tauntahun1intransitive verbEnglishheavy; effective; importantTok PisinheviThis term is used to connote talk that makes an impact on the hearer.ataunánboptin tauntatauntaun i kán holtaun kalartaun uri kán holtaunántauni2alienable nounEnglishweight; problem; difficultyTaun is also used of internal burdens such as sickness, hunger, sadness, "heavies" that one must bear in life. This includes feelings like fear and helplessness.Má matananu di kis iatung, taun a bor noi kándi liu, má dik árti kerme di kabin i lala rangrang di áslai,... (Apa 16.10)And the people who were there, heaviness/devastation completely covered their lives, and they bit their tongues because of the great pain they felt,...
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