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manevcut many ??yoh kraiar me lowk mane.cut the many bananas ??lokin manehit down many
maneimntree, special wood to make a canoe
mangonmango
mango-kueim
mapeyayadvintentlylira mapeyaystare, look intently
maprivin_pieces??
maprunlouseHokwe ney se makwey-mapru me lira inon say kow.She is looking and removing lice from her child's head.huok-maprupig louse
mapuntree, special wood to make a canoe
mar3nquarrelaw-mar liequarrel, argument arose
mar1nshameowh-mar liebecome ashamedowh-mar lonbe ashamedowh-mar lopano shame, not easily embarressed
mar2nstove sideunow-marfire place side
marasinnmedicine (Tok Pisin loanword)
marmar2adjsafe, in placeHano omeme mokwe marmar-aw lwak pey, nyo prueyn hiy yokun lopri nakey.My possession are not all present, a boy stole and took them away.
marmar1v1monitor, evaluate, watchParaw kokwe hromo Apaw-om homkwe nyo mo yor me lira marmar wayr.In the past the ancestors watched closely the behaviour of the young men.lira marmarto monitor, to watch closelySa sokukwe hoko meinowon me liy nakruok marmar popriyThat woman keeps her money together. (nothing drops to the ground)2hold together
marorvcause to breaklokin marorbreak by hitting
marowhwaypeace, quietnessUron yaprue nonaw kwa lwak marowhwayPeace be with you in quietness.Aymarowh eyn-aw nakrok wayr27/Sep/95(check)
masinpoisonous vine used for fishingmasi lorowhdig out the poisonous vinemasi lokinhit the vine (for the poison to go into the water)
maunvcut offyia-now me lokin maun nakeyBreak off and transport firewood
maw2let's do itMaw, hromkwe huok se ley hin e.Come on, let's go out and shoot the pig.
maw1vshelter, hide in safetyPolis hom ma le hokwe, Yabru har homkwe howk-nawp mon maw ha.When the police came a few Yabru people hid at the old lake.maw-omhiding place
maw-omhiding place
mawaymnfrog sp.
mawk4narea?
mawk3n1head, topmawk-nayrback of the headey-mawkposition of the sun, (ihey mo ey-mawk2clock, watch)i-mawkskeleton, (bones and skull)ine-mawkfore-headkrey-mawkstep of the laddernow-mawktop of the treepeyr-mawkfirst in linesomeyk-mawkshoulder bladeyawp-mawkorigin of the riveryia-mawkback, slightly below the shouldersmawk-pweirabove head
mawk2adjbluntHano ku kokwe mawk lwak.My axe is blunt.