Abau - English


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a11PRT2ACMverbal markerHromkwe penkin lon a? Hunkwe yaw hno yier mon pankaw ley a?What are we going to do? Are you going to your village tomorrow or not?Hiy po le a. Hiy ya le a.He will be coming shortly. He will come some time.Used in questions with words like 'penkin' and 'pankaw'. Used in affirmative sentences with 'po' and 'ya'.
a2nhouseHakwe a meio.I build a house.a-kapa1unspec. comp. formthe thatched roof of a house.a-menya1unspec. comp. formthe side walls (a-menia??)a-suwr1unspec. comp. formthe top of the roof.a-wai1unspec. comp. formfront/back of the housea-yier1unspec. comp. formthe ground around the house that belongs to it.a-yiaup-uwrunspec. comp. formthe home owneri-a1unspec. comp. formhouse on very high postsowk-a1unspec. comp. formhouse where special singsings are performed
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a-V.PF.DIRLpfxfrom distancea-me, a-iwourspeak from distance, shout from distance
-asfxRepetition of verb, indicates intensity or repetition of actionhoahotwist around and around
a ampokunspec. comp. form ofampok
a kamonunspec. comp. form ofkamon1
A ko se krey mon kumeyunspec. comp. form ofkumey
a kreysunspec. comp. form ofkreys
a krompriunspec. comp. form ofkrompri
a liarokunspec. comp. form ofliarok
a se kokor nionsowunspec. comp. form ofnionsow
a se kokor sayunspec. comp. form ofsay3
a se kros say1unspec. comp. form ofkros2
a se kros say2unspec. comp. form ofsay3
a-aynouunspec. comp. form ofaynou
ahahayADJdryHakwe hu hawr lowpway menkin, hakwe ey mon lorok ahahay.When I had washed myself, I stood in the sun to get myself dry.
aheyradvquick, fast, no delaySa sokukwe hoko omeme mokwe aheyr aheyr nonaw lopri.That lady collected her belongings immediately.
ahisvstirSowk-now non ahis.To stir with a double 'sago-jelly' stick.
ahneynbirdahney swethe birds are singing
ahney senkin senkinunspec. comp. form ofsenkin
ahney-neyunspec. comp. form of-ney
ahney-pionCMPND.Nbird meat
ainfish, foodai lunay a.prepare foodai-aiunspec. comp. formfood
ai kow a, ney semeunspec. comp. form ofkow