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e1OBJ.IMPcommandHomkwe ley e.Go! (Plural)
e2OBJ.PURPin order to,Hakwe stua ko omeme nakway e ley.I am going in order to buy things for the store.
e3PRTnegation, used with 'pase'Hiykwe pase lonuayk e.He did not listen.
e4nvaginasa ko owh-marthe shame of a woman (female's genitals)
e5emphasis, exclamation
e6OBJ
-eOBJsfxOBJHakwe uwr se-h-e paraw lira pa.I have not seen that man before.
eheDEMhere (female: okwe; plural: eme)Hano uwr poho? Hno uwr ehe.Where is my husband? Your husband is here.Hakwe uwr ehe paraw lira pa.I have never seen this man before.
ehei1nwatch, be alert (or: eihei??)Ehei ehei non kwa nak-wak.Be on the watch out.Kwa nak-ehei ehei.Watch out! Be on guard!Hunkwe kwa eihei ok.Stop your behaviour.
ehei2reflect, calm down to make a changeNwoh sohokwe aw nuw-ono wayr, hiykwe ehei lok pey.This dog is keeps on fighting, he does not stop to reflect (does not stop to change his ways)
ehereyadvover here
eheyEXCLMdon't mock;
eheyrncrying, wailNey homkwe eheyr lyuk.The children cry.Hyo eheyr pau kumays lwak.His crying had stoppedeheyr-yowp1unspec. comp. formwailing chant
eheyr lon-yuk lon-yukunspec. comp. form oflon-yuk
eheyr lyukunspec. comp. form oflyuk
eheyr-yowp1unspec. comp. form ofeheyr
eheyr-yowp2CMPND.Nwailing chant or songSa homkwe uwr sopok se eheyr-yowp lyuk oun lohruw-a.The women wail a song of sorrow about the dead man.
ehieDEMover here (female: ekwie, plural: emie)Hano uwr ehie yeyk meio.My husband is over there making a canoe.
ehikweover there, at that perticUwr ehiykwe Jon.The person over there is Jon.
eindiayunspec. var.londiay1vjoin inHakwe Pita se nion a se eindiay eindiay meio.I build the house together with Peter
ein-nonnin a bundle, but not tied in a such a way that it carried hanging from the shoulder.Hakwe hano now ein-non se lway nok.I carry my bundle of wood.
einonnbundleHakwe yeik einon se lway.I am carrying a bundles of arrows
eir1ntop, surfaceNop-i mo eir mon hokwe musow me lyay sowkriy.The bearers are placed on top of the iron wood posts.
eir2nboa constrictorHuok-ney kamon kokwe sok-eir hiy peyk.One piglet was bitten by a boa constrictor.
eirpavextend? change? waste?Hunkwe yier mon kwa ma-saw-e. Mey meio enekwei se peie me eirpa eirpa o.Come back to the village quickly. Do not waste any of the time meant for work.