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pwalanan1stem (its)wain pwalanastem of grapevine2stalkAho te, au nuwatuhui pa'ana haba ami pe'i doha mahina pwalana ya tamotu be ya pe'i,Now think about this, because you will die like the stalk of a vine which shrivels up and dies.
pwalouVinbent over (to be)Dagilana mate ya pwalou, be hige gonowana i safi~lolo.Her back was bent over so that she couldn't straighten up.
pwalun1herdBeyabeyana mate pwalu lala'i yai 'e miyamiya Long ago we were living in big herds.2group3pod4flock
pwaludinflock of them; herd of them; pack of themAu lau! Yau E duimiu, doha sipi nanatudi ꞌwayoꞌwayowa pwaludi yai.You go! I send you out like lambs amongst a herd of wild dogs.
pwalunanplantation be sa luhulau Oliwe pwaluna yai.and then they arrived at the Olive plantation. (i.e., group of Olive trees)Compare {pwalu} used for "herd, group, flock" of animals. It is sometimes used for a group or plantation of trees, etc.
pwatapwataadjthickNuwadi sa an'anloya - potopoto, pwatapwata. beyadi sa tipadi. Matadi sa fatoudi.Their minds are wandering off or calloused - They become thick. They block their ears. They make their eyes to become blind.Compare {potopoto} and {pwatipwati}.
pwatipwatiVinthick (to be)Thick, not runny.Used for liquids, thick, not runny.
Pwa'uwan1Friarbird, Helmeted2Helmeted Friarbird3possibly the Helmeted Friarbird or any of several honeyeater varietiesPwa'uwa waiwaihin yo tautaumohona hesadi Pwa'uwa. Hige i la'i su'u. Olona ya husihusi. Ai tana'ai ya miyamiya. Ena nohi ai oyagi la'ila'idi yo kiukiudi ai hewadi ya ginaulidi. Katinona kiukiu na kafukafuna. Hwalahwalala yo maimailafi haba te ita. Ana kalahe mate oyagi uludi. Hige pilipilidaina.Both the male and female Honeyeaters are called Pwa'uwa. they are not really big. Their feathers are brown. It lives in the jungle. It builds its nests in the tops of both large trees and small trees. its eggs are small and white. We see it in the morning and in the evening. Its food is fruit from trees. There are no stories.