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hrou-so-hrouagain and again, repeatedlyHakwe ok somokwe hrousohrou liy ma-mesor ley.I cannot keep repeating this talk continually.
hruayknsweat
hruovget in contact with spirits - hruo??Powp me lowpwarowp liy hruoWe can come in contact with all spirits. ??
hruw-hruwvdisagreelonsa-hruw-hruwdisagreement
hruw-hruw-ayv
hu2nwater, riverHakwe hu har lowswa ley.I am going to drink some water.huok-huhigh water (easy to kill wild pigs)su-hucoconut milksueyr-hurain wateryeyk-huwater in the canoehu-hicurrenthu-nan ey-nanbad spiritshu-poupwater devilhu-sowpuddle of water
hu1nflutehu loublow the flute
hu-awnon-swimmer, does not know howUwr sohokwe hu-aw, hu seyn ha pey.This man is a non-swimmer, he does not swim.
hu-hicurrent
hu-manwater surfaceMu hiykwe hu-ma-uon ko se lorsiow.The crocodile appears from under the water surface.hu-ma-uonunder the water surface
hu-mauonunder the water level (spelling??)
hu-nan ey-nanbad spirits
hu-nono1nstormy weather season
hu-nono2bad weather season, with lots of rain
hu-pakCmpnd.nedge of the shoreNyo homkwe hu-pak hu-pak-aw lak-e..The are going in downstream direction along the very edge of the banks.
hu-parCmpnd.nwave
hu-poupwater devil
hu-preyrCmpnd.nmoss, greenish slippery surface on logs, stones in water
hu-sanethe edge of the water, brim, water line
hu-sowpuddle of water
huawadjtoo much spaceHano trausis kokwe huaw lwak.My trousers are sitting too loose. (oversize)
huaw-pa-huawstretchHunkwe hano trausis ke peie lie huaw-pa-huaw kow o.You should not try to squeeze into my trousers.Hunkwe mey kwa meio huaw-pa-huaw, a mon peie liwak ok sopaso.Keep yourself fit by working, do not just sit becoming stiff in the house.
hueinthroathuei sowpto have a cold
hueyman! (exclamation of surprise or shock)
huhiCmpnd.ncurrentHano yawk hokwe huhi hiy say monmamon yay.My net has been severly damaged by the currentHiykwe inon huhi non le pa.He did not come quickly.