Sama, Central - tonnob

tonnob

pa-

to sink.

Ley kappal patonnob.

The ship sunk.

Palantung ka atawa patonnob ka?

Will [it] float or sink?

eh, ni-, -an

to be sunk; to be dunked.

Eh na nonnob mintadda ni jalom boheh.

[It] was sunk in the water once by him.

eh, ni-, -an

to be immersed; ‘religion’ to be baptized by immersion.

This type of baptism is done by some Christian churches. It is not an Islamic rite, but it is mentioned in Kitab Injil , so apparently Jewish people were practicing it when the Injil was written, about two thousand years ago.

Nitonnoban mintadda bohoh nipatungas sab.

[It] is to be immersed once then [it] is to be raised up [straighten up].

pandi

‘food’ to dip.

This word applies to dipping food into sauce, such as dipping a lumpia "egg-roll" piece into sweet and sour sauce.