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piukpiuk; mpiukupiina(spotted) hyena, wrongly called ‘wolf’(Prov.) Ja-yogsuk yesung ala chim piuk.The shadow of a coward becomes a hyena (i.e. he is easily scared).
piuk-liem hpiuk-liewapiuk-lieba(lit. daughter of a hyena) witch, (syn. sakpak n.)(Prov.) Fi dan ta piuk-lie, fi kan ngaa tosi wuuka.If you have (married) a witch, you cannot stop breeding (e.g. chickens; the hyenas will eat them).piuk (hyena), lie (daughter)
piuk-sunsumim l l lpiuk-sunsumnipiuk-sunsumapi-sunsumi sp. tree, non-edible fruit of this treeMi ze dii ale soa ate bisanga yaa piuk-sunsumanga la.I do not know why the children fetched piuk-sunsuma fruit.
pom1(local meaning:) in, into, on, amongWa lo ka bulika po.He fell into the well.Wa doa ja-duomu po.He sleeps on the mat.Wa bo ka tengka po.He is in town.tama poamong us2(temporal meaning:) in, at, (at) about, duringWa le jam bang naaning po.He will come at (about) eight o'clock.goom poduring (in) sleep3of (restr.) Wa yaa tom wa bisanga po wanyi.Then he sent one of his children.poi n.
po-chinh mpo-chini [h l m]po-china [h l m]peculiarly shaped belly ("like a calabash"; flat stomach protruding near the navel; found esp. in women who have given birth)Nipoowade ale biag la, wa ta ka po-chin.After giving birth this woman has a po-chin (protruding belly).poi (belly), chin (calabash)
po-nirikh m hpo-nirikapo-nirisavery severe stomach pain (cf. poi-domsik less harmful stomach pain), stomach ulcer? stomach infection?Po-nirik ale ta wa.He has a stomach ulcer (?).
po-pientikpopje:ntik; h l mpo-pientika [h l l m]po-pientisa [h l l m]1happiness, joy, enjoyment, contentednessWa ta po-pientik (or: wa poi po pienti).He is happy.2kindnessTa po-pientik ale bisa.Be kind to children (lit. have kindness towards children).poi (stomach), pientik (clear)
poapuato remove (e.g. skin, bark of a tree), to peel (with a knife or axe)Nipooma poa chichebika a nye ngam.The women removed the bark of the chichebik-tree to make ngam.dabiak poakaremoving the upper layer of the floor of the inner courtyard Cf. piesi v. and poti v. (to remove or peel with fingers)
poagito spoil (persons, food, things etc.), to be spoilt, to rot, to go (or be) rotten, to go bad(Prov.) Ku dan poag, ku le nyung.When it is rotten, it will smell (secrets will be revealed).poosidi 1 adj.
poali1l mpoa(l)ni [l h]poala [l m]1leather belt with medicine (syn. cha-poali n., esp. worn by children; illustr., see chiak 1)2leather bangle with medicine; leather bangle stuffed with the cotton of the kapok-tree, used to protect the archer's wrist against the rebounding bowstring (syn. nisa-poali n.)Baanoawa su poali wa biika ngirini a te ka.The diviner put a (leather) talisman around his child's neck (and gave it to him).3small calabash (e.g. for storing tobacco)N mawa bang wa poani ale tabanga a zain.My mother forgot her calabash with tobacco (standing).
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poangm mpoani, poankupoansa or poantascaled, peeleddoa poang, def. doa poangku, pl. doa poantapeeled woodBiika a vaari doa poatanga a ta jam.The child collected and brought peeled wood.poa v.
poasimpɔasim, pɔsim1to be scarce, insufficient, small, to be not enough, to be too short, to run short (e.g. when sharing sth.)(Prov.) Ngan-diinta a poasim kama, biik kan poasimu.Food runs short, talking does not run short.2(trans.) to run short of (sth.), to lack, to want N poasim ligra yabanga po jinla.Today I was short of money in the market.3(trans.) to abstain from, to refrain from, to leave out, to stay back from Nipoowade kan poasim gokta chelim.This woman is always dancing (lit. does not abstain from dancing).Wa kan poasim jui-juiya.He does not leave anything out.4to be (too) short or small (e.g. in stature)Akayam ale Akumlie poasima.Akayam and Akumlie are small (in stature). Miika poasi.The rope is too short.poasimka or poasinka v.n.dearth, scarcity, shortage, want, abstinence
poatito do sth. intensively or seriously, to be seriousBa diintanga poati.Lit.: Their play is intensive. They played intensively.Ba kpalingka poati.Their fight was serious.poati nyung(nyung, dust) to cause or create a sensation; to make a stirWa poati ka nyung a cheng nurwa po a ga le wa.He caused a sensation (made a stir; lit. dust), went to the man and insulted him.
pob-soblikl l mpob-soblika [l l m m]pob-soblisa [l l m l]black ant (bites painfully; transports grains; syn. nandom n. and ngiak n.)Pob-soblik a diem dom n nambiri.Yesterday a black ant bit my eye.synnandomngiak2
pobipobrito wrap, to tie, e.g. a child on one's back, to put a child on one's hip (traditional way of carrying children), to close (restr.)Yaa pob-vaata ta jam ate n pob pobla.Bring the pobli-leaves so that I can wrap up the bean-cakes.Nurwa pa ka gie a pobi ginggaungku.The man took leather to close the drum (with a membrane).pobli n.
poblil lmpobni [l m] or poblini [l l m]pobla [l l] bean-flour cake, bean-cake, "couscous"N jinla ngob pobla. Today I ate beanflour cakes.
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