padau padauintransitive verbSurláklák parau parau mai táit a taunEnglishweighted down; walking bent overThis verb is followed by mai (with) and implies that one is unable to stand upright because of carrying something heavy.Ák tu láklák padau padau má ái koner mai kán kipkip a mákmák ngoro a tuan taun. Iau mák pasi tilamunang a tu parau parau mai kán kipkip erei.That one was walking bent over with his burden that looked like it was very heavy. I saw him (coming) from down coast he was just bowing with that burden of his.

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