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pili1to cover(Prov.) Kom tiak a kan pili.The mat of hunger does not cover (if you are hungry you cannot sleep).pili ngootato cover oneself against coldpilika v.n.putting a layer of grass on pottery vessels before firing them2to thatch, to roof, to put a roof on the house (straw-roof or metal roof)Diemwa n choroawa a pili n dakini.Yesterday my husband put a roof on my kitchen.
dok-piling n., ta-pili n.
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pilim11(often in connection with ngman 2) to return, to come back (to the speaker)Akanung a yaa jam basi Kong ale ngman pilim jam Sandem a yaa kali Kandem.Then Akanung left Kong and returned to Sandema, then he settled in Kadema.2(Transl.:) again, backCheng be fi pilim jam.Go and come back.Pilim yuen.Say it again. Once more, please. (free:) I beg your pardonpilim doto ride again
pilungl lpilungku or pilingkapilinta or pilimapilingcovered, for covering, roofed (with a sloping roof)Taa yeni ka ye-piling.Our house has a roof (lit...is a covered house).dok pilung [l l l]roofed hutyeri pilung [h h l l]roofed houseCf. mipili n.dok-piling n., ta-pila n.
pimpaalil l lpimpaanipimpaalapimpaari1exaggeration, overstatement, overactingNipoowade a yaa pimpaala.This woman likes exaggerating.2enthusiastic praise, boasting, self-praise(Prov.) Pimpaala ka jaab a de.Boasting has nothing to eat (talking about hard work is not profitable).pimpiok n., paali v.
pimpaanoal lpimpaanoawapimpaanoabapimpaaroa or pimpaadoaperson who likes exaggerating, exaggeratorN doawa ka pimpaanoa.My friend likes exaggerating.pimpaali n., paali v.
pimpaasinl l lpimpaasinipimpaasimadeceit, deception, fraud, cheating, falsityBiika ta pimpaasima.The child is deceitful (lit. has deceit).
pimpaasiroadeceiver, liar, hypocrite(Lk 6,42) - Nipoowa ká pimpaasiroa.The woman is a deceiver.synvelimvendoa
pimpanungm m mpimpanungkupimpantabig plaited rope (e.g. for tethering animals, bundling up firewood etc., syn. buoom n. and Bulsa miik n.; stronger than Yarisa miik but used similarly)Pa pimpanungku a ta ga bob naamu ta jam.Take the rope (and) go (bind) and fetch the cow.kazagsa pimpanungrope made of kenaf fibressynbuoom 1
pimpaukl lpimpaktapraise, thank, glory, honourBa te Naawen pimpauk.They praised God.(Chr.:) Pimpauk miena ka Naawen ale bo wenzuk la ale soa.Glory be to God in the highest.piimpaali n.pimpauku
pimpelungl l lpimpelungku or pimpelukupimpelintapimpelongspleen, lien (body organ)Ni kan yiuk pimpelungku a basi.Do not throw away the spleen (e.g. of an animal).synpipiikoluk
pimpitungl l lpimpitungkupimpitungtabanquette on the lower part of a wall (often the walls of the living-quarters; used, for example, for sitting, for shrines, for placing pots etc.; syn. kungkung n.)Vaa biaka bintanga pimpitungku zuk basi.Sweep the dog's faeces from the ledge.pung, pl. pina n. and kungkutung n.
pingionly in: nina... pingi (cf. nina eyes), to be or get confused or mentally disturbedBa ale cheng goani la, n poowa nina ale pingi ate wa cheng be.When they went into the bush, my wife was confused and she got lost.
piok2piokupaata or paasa 1grey, whitish (e.g. hair), yellow, (light) brown, khaki, pale, lightWa ta ka nin-paata.He has grey eyes (i.e. he is nearly blind). ja-piok [l lm], def. ja-pioku [l l m] pl. ngan-paasa [l m l]a grey thingnaab piok [h h], pl. naab paata [h h m]a (light) brown cow2dirty, dusty(Prov.) Bitakoli piok ka jaab-oa de.A dusty buttock has nothing to eat (laziness brings poverty).
pipiikolukh h m mpipiikolukupipiikoltaspleen, lien (body organ)Naapierika a nyini tiimu zuk lo, ate dachek a chub wa pipiikoluku.The shepherd fell from the tree, and a stick pierced his spleen.synpimpelungkoluk (testicle)
piripiiri1to swell (e.g. body, stomach; not: hand or river), to bloat, to get swollenWa diem ngobi tu-bena a piri.Yesterday he ate raw beans and (his stomach) swelled.2to overfeed, to get (be) overfed, to have a bloated stomachN diem a tugli n biika a zuag ate ka piri.Yesterday I gave (tugli) my child so much to eat that he got overfed.pirika v.n. or pirukconstipation3to swell with anger, to get angry or annoyed Nurwa le liewa, ate wa piri a kuli yeri.The man insulted the girl, and she got angry and went home.Cf. also: kanpirika-sari n. (frog)
piriba!listen! (used for sb. who is not listening), pooh! (expressing disdain or contempt, listener is no longer interested in further information)Piriba! Faa velim.Pooh, you are lying.
pirintipiinti1to undo, to retract, to withdraw, to revoke (an oath, a vow, a promise)(Prov.) Ba pirinti biik peka ale wa nyam kal kama.They revoke a child's oath when the parents are present (lit. sitting).pirinti kikaasato revoke an oath2to make disorderly movements, to roll about (e.g. over the ground)Kan duag Ama ga-duoku zuk a pirinti.Do not lie on Ama's bed rolling about.
pisito pick (up), to collect from the ground, to find, to peck (food)Nipooma a pisi ligra.The women found some money.Ba pisi tana.They picked up stones.pisi tuengato pick beans(Prov.) Yomoa a dan pisi kauk, wa de ka be-a?If a slave finds one half, where can he eat it? (Which part can he get? If a slave finds sth. he must give half of it to his master).
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