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paglaukl lpaglaukupaglagtabladegeuk (gebik) paglaukblade of a knifeGeuku paglauka an soa dii-ya.The blade of the knife is ‘insufficient’ (has been reduced by usage).paglak (flat)
pagrapagra; paγra1to be strong, powerful, important, mightySandem jaa nye badek wie, ase kpaling la, ate nurba miena a seb ain ba pagra.The people of Sandema managed their own affairs like fighting; thus all people knew that they were strong (powerful).2to be expensive or dearKu nala alege ku pagra.It is good but expensive.3to be hard, difficult, complicated, seriousMi kan yaali nganta bai ale pagra la.I do not like things which are complicated.Tuemu pagra [m h l l].The illness is serious.Wa nina pagra.(Lit.: His eyes are strong) He is wicked.
pagripagi1to separate, to divide, to divorce, to differentiate, to splitPagri niinga a te bisanga ate ba kasi.Separate the cows for the children so that they can herd (them).2to take different directions, to pursue a different courseBe te ti pagri (tog-toga).Then let us take different directions.
pagrikm mpagrika pagrisa or pagrapagrukstrong, powerful, mighty, important; expensive or dear; hard, difficult, complicated, seriousNaab pagrika ale kpi diemwa la.It is the strong cow that died yesterday.Wa ka nin-pagra.(Lit.: He does not have strong eyes) He is not wicked.nin-pagrastrong eyes, wickednessnaa-pagrisastrong cows (strong chiefs)boglu-pagrisastrong shrinespagra v.
pagrimm mpagrimupower, strength, energy, forceBa pagrimu ale gaam Yuisanga la.Their strength surpassed that of the Kasena.Nye ale pagrim.Do it with energy (force).Wa ta pagrim gaam mi.He is stronger than I.
pagroam mpagroawapagroabastrong, powerful, rich, important personAsam me chim pagroa.Asam became a powerful person, too.
pagsi1to deny, to contradictBiika a pa ligranga ale pagsi.The child took the money and denied (having taken it).Wa pagsi wa noai.He denied it.(Prov.) Kpingkpaali laa pagsi di nyono noai.The snuffbox contradicts its owner's statement (lit. mouth).- (only the snuffbox knows that the statement about the consumption of tobacco is not true). 2to prove that one is innocent, to undergo an ordealnampagi n.
painpãĩ; mpaanipaanapaarigap, passageNaawa liewa ta nyin-pain.The chief's daughter has a gap between her teeth (incisors).Buuku a ligi paani.The goat obstructed the passage (e.g. in a wall).
pakhpakapaksasp. thin grass; waist-string made of this grass (worn by girls and women, cha-miik more common)Nipooma cheng ka pak po.The women have gone to fetch pak-grass (lit. have gone into the pak-grass).Gramineae sp.
pali2panipalahalf, piece of, part ofNidoawa a da garu-pali a te wa poowa.The man bought a piece of cloth for his wife.ta-pali [l l m], pl. ta-pala [l l m]part of a mat (separated)ja-pali [l l m], pl. ngan-pala [l l m]half a thingsiuk pali [h h h], pl. siuk-pala [h h m]half the way, part of the roadmampali n.
pamhpamupamsasmall mammal, Bush Genet(Prov.) Ba kan pa pam a yug pam-oa.They do not take a genet to throw at a genet.Genetta tigrina
pamaukl mpamaukupamokta or pamauktatraditional tweezers, pincersWa voori mung ale pamauk.He extracted a thorn with tweezers.
pamdierikh m mpamndierikapamdierisadebtor; sb. who buys on creditPamdierik kan chali chivie.A debtor does not fear shame.pami (debt) and de (to give)
pamih hpaminipamadebt, (on) credit, borrowed moneyFi choroawa diem da n daam pami.Yesterday your husband bought my pito on credit. de pami(lit. to eat debt) to be encumbered with debtstuni wa pamito pay one's debt, to revengegiri pamito avenge oneself, to have one's revenge, to take revenge
panito plait (e.g. straw, hair), to weavePani miik a bobi buenga.Plait a rope and tie up the goats.panika v.n.plaiting pattern, e.g. cast in brass
panungpanungkupantaplaited, wovenTi yeni yiewa ale soa wu-panungku.The plaited grass belongs to the blind man of our house.wu-panung [l l l], pl. wu-panta [l l l]woven grass mat used for roofing a house (cf. wuuk grass)mi-panung [h m m], pl. mi-panta [h m m]plaited rope (cf. miik, rope)pani v.
pangmpangnipanga [m m], def. pl. panga [m h]pangi [m m]liverDungka lamu miena kan digi, ka panga ate baa dig.Not all the meat of the animal will be cooked; it is the liver that they will cook.
pangsito break, to crackPangsi jigsanga ate ti kuri kpaam.Crack the shea nuts that we can prepare shea oil (cf. liika mobi, the pot broke).
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