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pa1PRT.PRESnow, at the present timeHa pa ley.I am going now.Su hiykwe pa sawr.The coconut bears fruit for the first time now.
pa2duplication marker, function:intensifier
pa3NEG.PST ?not, (marks past tense)Onkioh hiykwe hane mein owon kow pa.He did not give me any money yesterday.
pahweyrnbasket (made from strong vines) to carry fish
painvto mark, destineHakwe sa prueyn ke pain iwak.I marked one girl to get married.
pairncentre (edible) part of sago tree
pakadvmightHiykwe sapa mon lwak pak.He might be in the jungle.
pakane
paka-pakavkeep talking with no resultsHakwe Apau mon ley e me pakapaka wayr.I kept talking (in vain) about going to Abau.mon pakapakaunspec. comp. formwaste time in continuous talking
pamow kam pueysunspec. comp. form ofpueys
pampeynleechPampey mo weyn mokwe senkin, nioh lowswa.The leech' habit is to suck blood.
pamuownknee (spelling: pamuow)Hano pamuow hokwe yia non nakoum.My knee hurtspamuow kam pueysunspec. comp. formto kneel
pamuow kam pueysunspec. comp. form ofpamuow
panngrasspan swarunspec. comp. formthe grass grows
pan swarunspec. comp. form ofpan
panapanlikenessHromkwe hyo ney se lira menkin, hromkwe senkin me, "Hiykwe orih hiykiaw panapan nuw-wak"When we saw his son, we said, "He is the exact likeness of his father."
paniawcomplete, nothing missing, nobody touched itYoh
pankawhow many, to what extent, some time?Hunkwe huok pankaw mo?How many pigs do you have?Homkwe pankaw ley mo?Are you going sometime?Homkwe pankaw pankaw ley mo?How many of you are going?Homkwe eyrowpar pankaw ma-hokruw a?Will there be some other meeting in the afternoon?"pankaw" can be used as an adjective or as an adverb.pankaw pankawunspec. comp. formhow many?pankaw ... aunspec. comp. formwill there be some time?
pankaw ... aunspec. comp. form ofpankaw
pankaw pankawunspec. comp. form ofpankaw
panokewhyHunkwe hano huok se panoke hin kow so?Why did you shoot my pig?
panpaniownicolourful light,Napuar sohokwe panpaniowni se hieyn nakyar.That star shines with a colourful force.
papasee offHakwe hye Grin Riva mon hiy-iau papa ha.I brought him away seeing him off at Green River.ley papa haunspec. comp. form
papawadvfriendly, gently,Hiykwe hane me papaw hye su kow e.He talked me gently into giving him a coconut.me papaw2unspec. comp. formgive comforting friendly talk