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parawadvpastParaw homkwe a penkin meio mo?How did you build your houses in the past?
pareisnkind of kangaroo
parhawnorphan (sp. parhaw)Hakwe ney sokukwe nekie, payhokuaw hokwe parhaw ney.I take that child under my care, because she is an orphan.
pariaweyadvlastHano ney pariawey-ar hiykwe peik non.My last (youngest) child is ill.
parionayvloose, forgetSeik hano kokwe perey po nuw-mon parionay hain e?I am not sure where I lost my knife.
parmawk?
parmaysCmpnd.nrope to hang one selfHiykwe hiykiaw parmays kane okrue.He hung himself and died.
parparvclapiha kwa lokin parparclap your hands
pasenot, neverHomkwe hye pase ma-lomniy mamniy e.They did not hit him again.Hiykwe sawk mo ok ko meyk-ar kokwe pase lonuayk popriy e.He was not able to understand the real meaning of what they said.pase lei-arabsolutely not
pasuaynringworm
paswawadjsmallNey paswaw lwak ankin, yeyk liy meio ley.When a child is small, he can not make a canoe.paswaw neyneyvery little
paswawreneyadjreally small
pau3prtmarks present time, -u marks emphasisHu pau lia.The water is going down at this very momentHakwe a-kapa pau po say lowpway.I have completely finished the sago thatched roof.pau po marks completely finished action.
pau2vtake awayNow-ohi me pau say e.Take away the bark of the tree.
pau1vlift upHakwe mowkwar hnuayk pau linon.I dived for turtles, bringing them up and taking them with me.
pauievbe affected, caused something to happenNey prueyn hiykwe uwr prueyn so hopion se la pauie, hiykwe sa peik sehe lwak.A certain child ate the pig meat of a certain man, and then as a result he became ill.
paumbody, appearanceHunkwe hano ney so i-paum eyn leyr so.Your whole bodily appearance has not developed like my child.
paw2ntree (sp.)paw-now kokwe a senaw meio.houses are built with the 'paw' tree.
paw1vmaking a sound, action can be heardNwoh sohokwe now non kwa lokian paw e.Hit that dog with a stick that it sounds.
pawk1not short ofmein-pawk sonot short of stonesnaw-pawk sonot short of sago
pawk3vlook forHakwe hano huok se liwa pawk lokruok.I looked for and called out in vain for my pig.
pawk2nsteep side,mnuw-pawksteep mountain side
pay2npiecenow-payPiece of woodyeyk-payside of a canoeki-payarea. bank, river side
pay3Q.NHwhatHomkwe Lotu mon kokwe pay me mon mo?What did you do in church?Hunkwe hu mon pay se lira so?What did you see in the river?Hunkwe pay ke pawk ko?What did you look for?other possible forms: pay ke, pay se. (feminine and masculine)
pay1ntrap