sampu, n. Safety; security. This word is usually masculine, except when discussing protection afforded by a specific feminine noun: Lasa sampikho sumekha rebatis: 'the women have given safety to me', but La lí sampihka sumekha rebatis: 'she has given her safety to me'. The masculine case is merely a result of the thematic vowel from the contraction of 'poalelía', although arguments have been made about longing for the Ksreskézaian patriarchy.