tam ráp-áitransitive serial verbSurtam kip saraiEnglishgrab; snatchdivide tearThis is an idiomatic use of the term rápái, not actually tearing something but tearing/snatching at something to get it.Tan buk gim kipi uranang i malar suri tari singin tan kálámul. Pákánbung di longrai ngo a mon á buk suri tari, ki marán sang di han má dik tu tam rápái ák rah, má te má kápte di kipi.Books, we take them down to the village to give to people. When they hear that there are books for giving, then very many come and just grab them (until) they're finished, and some then do not get them.tami

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