Sama, Central

tau

intelligent; knowledgeable; smart.

Nibantug eh na anak-na tau.

His intelligent child is being acclaimed by him.

Kakanun kinakan tutu maka tau koh ili.

Eat this food [it] can really make [you] smart.

Iya tau tunggal.

He alone is knowledgeable.

to know something; to know how to do something.

This stem has an allomorph, +-toon- used in object focus, active voice. See the subentry katoonan below.

Tau ya ling lahat kami.

He knows the speech of our land.

Pakale kow ma aku maka tau kow massa.

You listen to me [and] you will be able to know [how] to read.

Tau aku ngaliis.

I know how to grate.

‘way’ to find a way to do something; to know what to do.

Aku na tau ma kau.

I now shall find a way for you./ I know what to do for you.

pa-, caus.

to cause to know; to reveal; hence, to teach.

Patauhun ya massa buk.

Teach him book reading./ Let him know how to read the book.

Aku matau kau ling Sama.

I shall cause you to know Sama speech./ I shall teach you Sama.

eh, ni-

to be revealed; to be allowed to know; to be "let in" on some knowledge.

Nipatau ya ni mandusiya.

He will be revealed to the people.

panduh

aa tau ngahinang

‘magic’ a witch; a person who casts spells.

Literally, "knowledgeable person worker/works".

katoonan

toonan

to know.

The stem +-toon- is used only in object focus, active voice with affixes ka -- an ; the allomorph tau is used in all other conjugations. The ka- is frequently dropped from this stem in usage.

Katoonan nu bagey ku ma Bukidnon?

Do you know my friend in Bukidnon?

Katoonan ku pataganan-na.

I know where he stays.

Sikeya katoonan-na bang angey.

He doesn't know why.

Katoonan nu na...

You know now...[This is a very common phrase in both Sama and English.]

katauhan (Sim)

katau

know-how; knowledge; expertise.

Pasangun na katau nu.

Reveal your knowledge now.

Eh na masang na katau-na ma hinang tutu.

His expertise was displayed by him through this work.

pangatau

the thing known; knowledge.

Pangatau ku, subey beteh tutu eh hinang iya.

The thing I know, [it] should be made like this.

To my knowledge, it should be made like this.