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lokihorvaim,Hakwe hano yeik kokwe ompow-mays mon lokihor nak-iarok.I placed my arrow ready to shoot in the bow.
lokihrevfeel, feel healthHunkwe owh hokwe penkin lokihre ir o?How are you feeling? (health)
lokihyayvcome close; joinHano huok hokwe hane lokihyay ha pa.My pig did not come close to me
lokimacut off, separateNyo prueyn hiykwe sapa mon ley nerie, mays lokima e.A boy went to the woods in the morning to cut cane.Kaunsil hiykwe uwrsa me me sor okima okima ha.The councillor divided the people into equal groups.sor okimadividing into equal groups
lokin3vhitIpey hokwe ney se lokin.The mother hit the child.ai lokinfish with the help of poisonous vinesey hiy lokin eymit becomes dark, the sun has setlokin kworhit and killlokin manehit and cut manylokin mnow mnow sayremove all the parts that are sticking outiha lokin parparclap handslokin peykyaymoor (boat)lokin peykyay iaugo ashorelokin prumapru saycut in many pieceslokin loraroraccuse falsely
lokin2vapproach cautiously and gently (followed by 'ok')Hano kam hiykwe kasaw lon hohuaw, sawk hakwe hye lokin ok mesopok ey.My uncle was angry but I went over to him to ask him very gently.lokin ok meapproach gently and talk cautiously and friendlylokin sorsor mesopokapproach to question and find out
lokin1feel, senseHakwe owh hokwe po lokin hre liok, hanekwe peik lwak.I feel that I am not doing well, I am ill.lokin hrefeel, sense
loklokN ?decayA-kapa omokwe loklok po la.The thatched roof has been decayed
lokmayvcause to sit, support
loknana2vfollow, trailNwoh hiykwe hane nion nuw-oknana.The dog followed meNyo-ney homkwe hmo orih me lonsu oknana.The young boys followed their father.
loknana1vforce out,Hakwe hye loknana su ha.I forced him out
lokneianeivslip away, leave unnoticedNyo sohokwe hane lokneianei hain.That boy left without me noticing
lokrarvgather many, add on to make a big groupHakwe hano masi-ney piron-aw se nak-anio pawk okrar.I am going out to search and to add to my one small piece of poison ropeUwrsa me me okrar.Call people together.hakwe uwrsa me lokrar e ley.I am going to get the people togehter.
lokrevshout, cry out
lokresayvtake outHakwe am yia ko me lokresayI take the breadfruit out of the fire.
lokreyrgrowkonkon lokreyrgrow? well?
lokriyvleaveyier se lokriy hain.left the village and went on
lokriy-ayvbring someone and leave behindHakwe hano ney se apaw-uh so owh mon hiy-okriy-ay.I brought my child and left him with granddad.
lokruevdieuwr pa po lokruethe men died
lokruokcfliokadvactivity with abortive result.Hakwe onkioh hne narwok lokruok.I waited yesterday in vain for you.Hakwe yeyk se meio lokruok.I tried several times in vain to make a canoe.
lokruwvgruntHa ki sor linakok liok, sawk huok hiy lokruw me ne se lonuayk huon.I had not been hunting long, and then I heard a pig grunting coming towards me.
lokrwevcut many (lok krwe??)Yapru homkwe haus lotu se mays lokrwe.The people from Yapru will cut cane for the church building.yodne nays non nakokrwebite finger in embarrashment
lokrwonvturn over, unload (not liquids)Hakwe kosi me lokrwon say.I unload, turn over throwing out the sand.Homkwe yerki sehe kosi non kwa lokrwon soway ie.Make this road level by throwing heaps of ground.
loksa-kekeyrvshake offNwoh hiykwe hyo hu owh ko seme loksa-kekeyr say.The dog shook off the water on his skin.
loksahriychange appearanceUwr sohiy so owh hokwe peik hok wanohyay oksahriy sow.This man's body has changed by the sickness that came over him.