Sama, Central

tahah

long; horizontal length.

Dangey insih tahah-na?

How many inches is its length?

mag-, -an; pa-, caus.

to extend; to lengthen.

Kon ditu na sidja aku, mbal na aku magpatahah.

I shall just [write] up to here, I shall not cause [this letter] to extend/lengthen now.

eh, ni-, -an; pa-, caus.

to be lengthened; to be extended; to be made longer.

Sohoh-na nipatahaan anu eh nu nulat supaya tahati toongan eh mandusiya.

He is requesting the letter be made longer by you, so that [it] can really be understood by the people.

He is requesting you to lengthen your letter so that it will be really understood by the people.

katahaan

length.

The characteristic property of any rectangular shape. This term is not used in measurements.

Ndaun dahowh katahaan-na, bohoh kow nabas iya.

Look at its length first, then you cut it.

tahah llow, pondok umul

proverb

long days, short life.

Meaning: One does not know what the future holds, the time may be long, however, one may die before he is old.

tahah umul

long life; long age.