Sinama Introduction Pakilāku ma kaꞌam si Sir Anthony L. Tan, dakayuꞌ Sūk/Sama abantug min Mꞌddas (hatina min Siasi, Sulu). Bay iya makatalus doctorate ma pangiskul English Literature. Iya isab ya bay magmakōk ma English Department ma MSU-Iligan. Aniyaꞌ kaginisan daꞌuganna min saga tarasul bay sinulat eꞌna. Niꞌentom maka pinabantug eꞌna lahatna porol Mꞌddas ma saga […]
A Sama Tale of the Fisherman Bebang and the Celestial Maiden Bay ma waktu jaman ēꞌ, aniyaꞌ dakayuꞌ lꞌlla niōnan si Bebang. Miskin iya buwat kitam. Sogoꞌ aniyaꞌ garaꞌna amusay ni Tumbagaꞌan, magusaha. Mahēꞌ paꞌin iya ma Tumbagaꞌan, llaw-llaw iya magusaha. Magdaing iya sabab nsaꞌ aniyaꞌ kalluman saddī bang bangsa Sama. Aniyaꞌ dakayuꞌ llaw, ulan-ulan […]
Ma Hurupan Sama Bahagiꞌ 1 bay aku anulat bang angay subay pinasugpat pronoun ni kabtangan ma bahasa Sinama. Mbal ajukup pagsulat ilu bang halam aniyaꞌ sulat ma pasalan saga vowel atahaꞌ. Ai saupama vowel atahaꞌ ma bahasata? Aniyaꞌ nnom hekaꞌ vowel ma Sinama (aeiouꞌ), sogoꞌ lima hadja makajari pinatahaꞌ (āēīōū). Bassahun saga kabtangan itu: ā […]
Maingga-maingga aniyaꞌ saga kauman kasamahan, aniyaꞌ isab saga kalangan Sinama takaleta min radju atawa DVD. Labi-labi bang aniyaꞌ kawin. Min daiꞌ-llaw sampay tongaꞌ bahangi, makakale kam saga tenes-tenes si Jenes atawa kalangan bahaꞌu min si Den Bisa atawa si Jumadin. Mbal aku ‘expert’ ma pasalan saga kalangan itu sogoꞌ bilahi aku angalista bang sai saga […]
A Sama Tale of the Puffer Fish and the Flounder Dakayuꞌ llaw bay maghati kamemon saga daing magagaw lahat sigām, bang sai makajari magnakuraꞌ ma saga daing. Duwa du ya akosog ma sigām. Kulamperaꞌ maka lukuꞌ itingan. Yuk kulamperaꞌ, “Magtapuk-tapuk kita. Bang sai makapiha dahuwan, iya ya makajari nihinang nakuraꞌ.” Yukna “Sai dahū patapuk?” Yuk […]
Sama Tribe competes in the “Hiyas sa Kadayawan” Though I hesitate to get involved with Mindanaon politics, I am supporting a candidate. The candidate is Elmia Sailadin, one of the 10 candidates in this year’s “Hiyas sa Kadayawan” cultural beauty pageant. I’m also not a huge fan of beauty pageants, but beautiful adequately describes the depth […]
A Sama Tale of the Turtle and Her Child Bay waktu kamattoꞌahan heꞌ, aniya dangan mattoꞌa lꞌlla, balu. Halam aniyaꞌ seheꞌna ma lumaꞌna. Dakayuꞌ llaw anoleꞌ iya ni kapūꞌ-pūꞌan. Pagsoleꞌna paꞌin makabāk iya dakayuꞌ tohongan ati binowa eꞌ na amoleꞌ. Niꞌipat eꞌna pinaheya. Pagubus pilambulan aheya na tohongan. Dakayuꞌ llaw palꞌngngan mattoꞌa lꞌlla eꞌ, pagpoleꞌna […]
Bay na bahāꞌ talabaynu buwattitu? Ma tabuꞌ ka jari aniyaꞌ takalenu suwala magtausug. Minsan halam tandaꞌnu aꞌa magsuwala ilu, tasayunu magtūy Bangsa Sama iya. Yangay bahaꞌ? Hurupanna koꞌ ya sababanna ilu. Magbiddaꞌ toꞌongan Sinama maka saga bahasa saddi ma Pilipin maka ma Malaysia. Angkan minsan Tagalog bay taꞌanadku dahū min Sinama, bang aku magtagalog, hurupanku […]
A Sama Tale of the Monkey and the Four Winds: Kamemon baliyu bay na sinulayan eꞌ kuyyaꞌ. Magkosog-kosogan sigām. Bay parāg kuyyaꞌ ni nunuk angagaran baliyu. Pagtꞌkka baliyu satan, angꞌntan ya kuyyaꞌ ma sanga nunuk. Akosog eꞌna angꞌntan ma pasal baliyu satan. Baliyu satan, mbal makahulug ma kuyyaꞌ. Pagtꞌkka baliyu dalat masi angꞌntan kuyyaꞌ ma […]
Aniyaꞌ bay anilaw aku bang ai “sea-anemone” ma Sinama. Aheka pangitaꞌu bangsa Sama ma pasalan saga daing indaginis mareyom tahik sogoꞌ dumaꞌin aku Sama. Milikan aku. Angkan kulang pangitaꞌuku pasalan ilu sogoꞌ bay du kasambunganku panilaw bagayku. Buwattitu panambungku: Lason Bobohan Dandiyaꞌ-Dandiyaꞌ Kambang Kinsan Komboꞌ-Komboꞌ Loꞌon Pari-Pari Lobot-Lobot Yampa duwantahun aku anganaran Bahasa […]