Sama, Southern

Introduction

Sama, Southern is a language of Philippines. It is spoken in Muslim Mindanao autonomous region, southern Sulu, Tawi-Tawi Island Province, Tawi-Tawi, Simunul, Sibutu, and other major islands. Also in Malaysia.

Dialects

Balimbing, Bongao, Languyan, Obian, Sama Sibutu, Sapa-Sapa, Sibutu’ (Sibutu), Simunul, Sitangkai, Tandubas. Sibutu intelligibility of Sama Central (See: Sama, Central) 77%, of the Simunul dialect 89%. Simunul intelligibility of Sama Central (See: Sama, Central) 77%, of the Sibutu dialect 80%.

The Sama, Southern Verb

Verblist

• billi, milli -- to buy
• bunu' -- to burn
• engkot, ngengkot -- to tie up, fasten
• guling, paguling -- to lie down
• haka, ngahaka' -- to say
• hiyak, ngahiyak -- to throw
• intan, ngintan -- to hold
• inum, nginum -- to drink
• itung, ngitung -- to count
• kakan, mangan -- to eat
• kale, takale -- to hear
• kamas, kaskas -- to scratch
• katoonan, tau -- to know, be knowledgeable
• keket, kokot -- to bite
• labu' -- to fall
• llum -- to live, be alive
• lumán -- to walk
• lumangi -- to swim
• mag-adjal, magballa -- to cook
• magbahagi' -- to split
• mana', pana' -- to shoot
• mantow, pantow -- to stand
• matey -- to die, be dead
• mene', pene' -- to choose
• mikil -- to think
• nangis, tangis -- to cry
• nangkow, tangkow -- to steal
• nanom, tanom -- to plant
• nda' -- to see
• ngosso' -- to sew
• ngowap -- to yawn
• nitik, titik -- to hit
• papa' -- to chew
• paseklo' -- to turn
• pittu, takka -- to come
• sossop -- to suck
• talow -- to fear
• tappa -- to pound, beat
• tittowa -- to laugh
• tuli -- to sleep
• uppi -- to dream
• utta' -- to vomit