Abau - English


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me6cfkeseAi sohokwe piap lwak, homkwe onkiohaw la e meThis food is bad, you should have eaten it yesterdayAi sohokwe piap lwak, homkwe onkiohaw la pokThis food is bad, you should have eaten it yesterday
me2EXCLMof course,me oof courseme karait is true (audience singular)me kamait is true (audience plural)
me5actuallyHakwe senkin nan, hunkwe wueir mon ley, sa me wueir mon ley o.I thought you went to the garden, but as a matter of fact you did not go the garden.
me away-away prosueto override, overrule
me hato send off
me hnemahneto defame
me hokto speak frightenedHiy me hok, "Aw pese lono, hne lokrue lak"He said trembling, "Do not fight you might get killed."
me hok-a-hokto scareHomkwe ney me me hok-a-hok, hme hu mon lopruw lak."They scared the children, that they might drown in the river.
me hrorsayto reveal ('untie' the secret)
me kapakawr (kawrpakawr)defame one's name,
me karaEXCLMof course
me kowto talk to, to designate to
me krweys kawkspeak with contempt, ridicule
me kupakuto warn, speak emphatically
me kwan-a-kwanto speak very friendly
me leiorto deceive, make up untrue stories
me lohlohto persuade?, to calm someone down?
me lorayto promise
me lowp-lowpembarrash somebody, make fun of smb
me meirto know its sizeHakwe hyo yor mokwe papo memeir, hiykwe iha lopa.I know his character well, he is stingy.
me memeirto indicate, point out, illustrateHakwe ku kokwe now-meyk mon kekie hain ke me memeir kow ha, hyekwe.I pointed out to him the place where I left the axe behind at the roots of the coconut.
me monmamonto speak offensively
me naneito trick (could be joking)
me neianeimake all sort of excuses
me nokriy sianget up and speak at the same time (same opinion