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ma2nleaf, papernow ma nonthe tree has leavesihey mo mapaper (lit: the good leaves)
ma3vmove rhythmicallySa homkwe yayh me koua ma.The women let their grass skirts move rhythmically in the singsing.
ma1ACMmarks attributive relative clauseEnekwei, ha serey ma lwak hokwe, hakwe peik non.The time that I was there, I was ill.
ma-V.PF.ASPpfxagain,ma-lecome again (or: come back)ma-meiomake againma-sahre kowgive in return
ma-hrodry leaves
ma-meyCmpnd.nbook, paper, letter (lit: leaf-work)Hakwe hano nay se mamey pa po meyha.I already wrote a letter to my younger brother.
maipnspecial kind of cooking bananaMaip-yoh kokwe ia non naws a.The 'maip' banana should be cooked in the fire.
mairnadze, special tool to scrape sagoSa homkwe naw-mair non mayr, naw mokwe.The women scrape the sago with a sago-adze.
maka-V.PF.DIRLpfxmake slight movement in unspecified directionHunkwe maka-lorok ha.Go and stand up a little bit further.Hakwe maka-nak-ey ha hokwe, yeyk hane po lorway.If I had moved on a little, the arrow would have hit me.Now hiykwe sawk hyo oiow mon maka-orway ne, sa hyo i se sehe swaun.The tree came down hitting his leg and broke his bone.maka-waynohcome down and cover from unspecified direction.
makromawenbig lizard, (size of young crocodile)
makunfaceok-makutopic, subjectine-makuface
makuaykvfallHakwe now lie se makuayk.I fell when climbing the tree.Hano pen se makuayk.My pen fell.makuayk sakuaykall of them falling
makweynheadmakwey lomniythe head aches
makwey-ohne2Cmpnd.nhair
makwey-ohne1hair
makwey-owhmahair
makwonayvgive up, allow,Yabru-sa homkwe hano naw se huok me isay makwonay a.The Yabru women allowed the pigs to eat my sago.
mamnpaternal aunt's husbandMam hokwe hano yow ko uwr.The 'mam' is the husband of my aunt.
mamaV ADV ?fill up?Hunkwe kosi seme kwa lour mama.Stamp on this ground and make it flat.
mamanyayvdisappearNokous-uwr hiykwe hu mon-aw kiynuw-mamanyay.The sanguma man disappeared in the water
man2v1repay, revengeHiykwe hne pase man sawksawk mon e.He did not pay you back in revenge2pay back
man1ncrayfishMan homkwe iha mokwe kraiar.The crayfish has many 'hands'.
man sawkriy (check)(check meaning)
mandenMonday