p- v1.pl; yumi, mipela Ex: Beghi po, ane yembu.We went and stood with them.
paiqo
paiqo n neutunpounded piece split off felled sago trunksee also: prise.
pang [panggu̥, pangg]n fema shell; sel; Gh: paung [paungg]; H: pang [panggU]; So: mangchuqomi pang, eir pang, wapi pang
panje
panje n masca type of pandanus which grows in the swordgrass fields with white flowers and large inedible fruit; liklik lip arang
panju n femthe tail of a fish; tel bilong pis; Gh: baju; H: quewo Ex: Wuye umo buagi ni panju rise.Fish all have tails.umo ranyi panju
paqe adjbroken; i bruk; Gh: mba, pua; H: paqa Ex: Mame puate sawo paqe wus.The ax blade is chipped. Ex: Nge lo paqe kuaq.I broke the law. Ex: Mame quang paqe wus.The handle of the machete is broken.see also: gure no.
paqi n masca bat, a club, a carved piece of wood used as a weapon to kill things; hap limbum bilong kilim man o abus; Gh: pari; H: paq qui; So: pari Ex: Wapi cheme paqi pe bab.We kill bats with a bat.
pari adjflat, thin; brait; Gh: nep; H: dabri Ex: Dabo sare pari kin yeru.There are thin vines in the bush. Ex: Nyumo te pari bibig.We make thin planks of wood.
parwongreng (id. ofchach) n mascEmerald Monitor lizard; Gh: erwongreng; So: parwogregEmerald Monitor lizard (sem. domains: 1.6.1.3.2 - Lizard.)
pas nare he arranges, puts them in order; putim wantaim; Gh: bat nare; H: pahi neri; So: bais narevi1he arranges Ex: Yaq pas nare.He arranges sago leaves in a pile to carry back.2he arranges designs; poromanim mak Ex: Ane ur te pas miraq.They arrange designs in making an arm band.
pasim ab nounfasten, shut, stop; pasim Ex: Nambu ni ruso, ni kar pasim wundiq yequ, Joy kar pasim wundiq yequ, kati ki, ni teri wabe ne indi.They would go home, Joy would stop the car, I would get down, and they went in the house.
patiqe n m/fwaist; sait; Gh: petiqe; H: pahiqe; So: big [bɨg]
pe see also: nde. ; Gh: mbopart1to; long Ex: Beghi wuye pe po.We are going to the river. Ex: Ni wuny mbe ruso.They went to the garden. Ex: Nge moyu nde ko.I am going to my mother.2with; wantaim Ex: Ni mame puate pe nyumo emare.They cut the tree down with an ax.3on, at, in Ex: Kap matu pe wus.It is in the bottom of the cup. Ex: Nge qi pe ne kas.I am sitting on the ground. Ex: Buk baj pe wuse.The book is at/in the house.
pend adjcut, broken; i bruk; Gh: mbend; So: di Ex: Sare nen pend pu nase.This rope is nearly cut in two.
pend nawo, di nawo [dɨ nawo]vthe cuts something; katim wanpela samting; Gh: mbend nawo; H: nap Ex: Sare pend kuawo.You cut the ropes. Ex: Kakao gras di nawo.He is cutting grass in the cocoa garden. Ex: Wuti iri pend nawo.One man died.
pend ruso vidawn, the first appearance of daylight in the morning, day breaks; tulait; H: pend ruho Ex: Ni di ruso segine nes newo.It was not yet dawn when they got up.see also: di ruso.
pendane n mascbelt used as a decoration for traditional dances; paspas; Gh: ane maji Ex: Nyumbueg ire ni pendane sare tigam pe yembe wunduw.One woman made a belt from twisted string.
pendi
pendi n masca type of palm that is poisonous to eat; wel limbum; Gh: pendi, woman; So: man Ex: Pendi nyum te wute maq di minyar mand.They ate the center of this type of palm and vomitted.
pengu nand [penggu]vthe asks, he asks someone something, he queries; askim; Gh: pengu nand, tiang niping [tiangg nipingg]; So: taing nap [taingg nap] Ex: Nu nge pengu gudigh.You asked me. Ex: Pengu mindim.They asked them.God pengu nindig
penjin n masca type of palm with an edible portion; sotpela wel limbum; H: kenjin Ex: Penjin nyum segine ir puaq paq ye.We can take the center part of the penjin where new growth is and eat it.
perei nand vthe mocks, slanders; tok bilas; Gh: wand puri mand; So: parei neng Ex: Ni Jisas perei mindig.They mocked Jesus.
pereru
pereru n masca flute made from bamboo; mambu musik; H: pareru Ex: Asi wari baj pe pereru pui muqond.Long ago they blew the flutes in the men's house.
peswo n feminner leaf of palms covering the seeds; Gh: petwo; H: purngaq; So: jogru Ex: Ni no njoqu, puwo dubuiyi di serimboi peswo te dong nand.He went and collected the inner leaf from a black palm, betel nut, and two other palms.see also: jogru.