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i2nseedsHakwe arayp-i nowkI am collecting the "ton" seeds.
i3nbone, legai-i hane sayfish bone hurts meHakwe hyo i-oksa ke lonuayk huon.I heard his footsteps coming near.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.Hakwe i non lanioI am walking on footi-heirfront of leg under kneei-mawkskeleton, (bones and skull)i-rowparmi-rowp-owelbowi-oksasound of footstep
i1nwood post, lognop-iiron wood posti-ahouse on very high posts
-isfxhereeh-i-e, em-i-e, okw-i-e
i-a1Cmpnd.nhouse on very high posts
i-a2house on very high posts
i-awncontinue, without a stopSa homkwe i-aw i-aw nuw-nakey ha, maket mon.The women went straight to the market, without stopping anywhere
i-heirfront of leg under knee
i-mawk1skeleton, (bones and skull)
i-mawk2skeleton, (bones and skull)
i-meiCmpnd.nlong legs
i-oksasound of footstep
i-owokCmpnd.nmeat of legHiykwe huok so i-owok pion se lei wanpruw.He cut the meat of the leg of the pig.
i-paumCmpnd.nlegs (leg and knee), bodyHakwe yawp-ney kamon se nak-hnuayk menkin, i-paum hano mokwe sa seme prei-prei.When I dived (while doing something) in the creek, I shivered over my body as a result.
i-rowparm
i-rowp-owelbow
ien-pa-ienvfeel painHakwe a ko se makuayk se nak-ien-pa-ienI felt a lot of pain having fallen out of the house.
iepaiearouseHano uron hokwe aw lono e mon iepaie.I feel like being incited to fight.
-ihSFsfxsuffix, indicates reference used in kinshiphano nay, hyo nay-ihmy younger brother, his younger brother
ihanhandHyo iha kokwe yodne kamon kuor peys kampruHe lost one finger of his hand because of a swear.iha lopastingy, unwilling to share foodiha non nwaunwave, make silencing motion with the handiha non mon hniy-a-hniywave horizontally
ihaiha-awnfour, the hand without the thumbHakwe huok mokwe ihaiha-aw.I have four pigs
ihey2adjexcellentHno ney so yor ihey-ar.Your child behavior is excellent.
ihey1nwhite manihey mo yeykthe white man's canoe (aeroplane, car)ihey mo huokcattle, camel, donkey, horseihey mo nawbreadihey mo youkoutboard motorihey mo mein-owonmoney
ihey mo anancorn
ihey mo ey-mawk1watch, clock