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powrvhit, throwPan ke lour powr.The grass was flattened.Apaw nawp se peie lour powrmapowr o.Do not walk over your grandfather. (= do not step or walk too near him; grandchildren should show respect for the grandparents lest they fall ill)Sa prueyn hokwe huok kamon se powr su ha.A woman chased a pig away throwing (things) at him.Hanekwe uwr hiy powr.A man chased me out.lour powrmapowrstep all over smb
powrmapowrvwaste awayHokwe peik non ke a mon-aw nakian powrmapowr yay.She was wasting away lying only in her house, because of her illness.
poyavariousuwrsa poya poyamany people
poyapoyaadjvarious, all kind of, many
pra1nsound, noise (eg. as made by rain)Sueyr hiykwe a-suwr hokwe pra maka-lon.The rain makes a lot of noise on the roof.
pra2adjlameHyo irowp hokwe pra lwak.His arm is lame.
pras2vaddHakwe hu nak-owswa pras ley.I will drink some water in addition to (what I ate already).Sueyr hokwe howk ke kusa-pras nayr.The rain has filled up the lake.
pras1vfold openIpey hokwe ma me pras.Mother folds the leaves open.
prasayvstretch out with face downJon hiykwe hyo orih so sopok eir mon swa-prasay iawon yuk.John stretched himself out while crying over the dead body of his father.Nyo prueyn hiykwe siowp lokrue se swa-prasay iawon kok, aynou mon.The little boy being hungry stretched himself out and slept on the verandah.
prauprauvflapping sound of eg. flying foxesHakwe worim sian prau-prau nayr me lonuayk.I heard the flapping sound of flying foxes in the night.
prawknsmellwueir se yia nak-unay prawk emake fire in the garden to spread the scent of fire (will keep the pigs away)Aiai mo prawk mokwe piapeyn sway.The odor of the food smells awful.
prei-preivshiver, shakeHakwe yawp-ney kamon se nak-hnuayk menkin, i-paum hano mokwe sa seme prei-prei.When I dived (while doing something) in the creek, I shivered over my body as a result.
preiradjrottenSopok preir-araw lwak.The dead body is decayed completely.Sipru swaw hokwe pa po preir.The inner part of the pumpkin is rotten.Huok se sapa ouon mon lokrue, sa serey-aw sehe won preir.The pig died deep in the woods and lied there to decay
preiryayvfrightened, surprised, startledHakwe sok se lira preiryay.I was frightened by seeing a snake.
preisvcut lightly, slitHano raba se yokun peie preis nonkawk o.Do not steal by cutting and filling cups from my rubber trees.
preisiavreleasehye preisia hareleased him
preismapreisvfatten, grow wellHyo owh hokwe ipey-ar leyr preismapreis.His body developed well and strong.
premonnsweet potatoes, (depends on dialect)Hakwe hano premon yok me saro.I plant the new sweet potatoe runners ???
prihaadjragged, tornUwr sohokwe owh ko omeme mokwe priha priha-araw.That man's clothes are very ragged and torn.
priprinhumusPripri mokwe mnuw mon lwak.Humus is found in the mountains.
priyvtake (more than one thing)Wueir-aiai mokwe hohkwe awia mo wueir omeme me lanio priy.As for the garden food they went and took all the garden things from their enemy.
prokn1fish (very fast)2Hunkwe prok eyn iheyn
prokmaprokabundant,Hunkwe hane aiai kraiar po kow-a prokmaprok yay ha.You have fed me in an abundant way.
pror1vweave?nak-prorsew with needle.sowm pror kawk e ley.put in sticks and weave around the sticks for fishing purposesHromkwe a-kapa me pror say.We sew the sago-leaves to the rafters.
pror3adjporous, very breakableNow ihow non lwak ankin, pror pror lwak.If there are termites in the wood, it will be porous.