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poor pronunciationdadobeadjpoor.pronunciation
pork (for next day)maaꞌu1npork reserved for eating the next day
post (house foundation)abonhouse post, that goes from the ground to the floor of the house and that bearers sit on top of
poturo2npot; sauce pan, traditionally a clay pot, but used for al pots5.2.1.3Cooking utensil
pouchroꞌonpouch, where wallabies and cuscus keep their babies
pounding stickooto1sp. var.oto2nstick to pound sago; sago making implement with cutting edge at one end
pourahuedivpour, spoutahuꞌeedivpour, tip outMereki imoru'o oboi ahu'eedi rimo-ka. Pour the dirty water out after we wash the plate.uodivpour
pour (into container)emaate 1HLLLvpour (into a container) for someone, fill something for someone5.2Food
pour onemadoꞌa 1vpour water on one thing one timeOboi-ro poiroi-da era aiha pemadoꞌa.The water came up and washed away the fire.5.5Fire
pour outemahuduutivpour.out
powererara 3ph. v. oferara 3powernstrength, power, might, ruleph. v.erara emaꞌai
praiseemarahuevpraiseRoo-ro moo remarahue.You must praise me.
praise (self)eremarahuevboast, praise yourself
prawn speciesgaugaꞌunvery small prawn sp, tiger striped1.6.1.5Fishgaꞌi1nsmall prawn species, tiger-striped1.6.1.5Fishhubentiny prawn species1.6.1.5Fishraꞌiminfreshwater prawn (crayfish), 2.5 cm wide, 15 cm long, that make mud hills (damea) to live in1.6.1.9Small animalstahoonlarge prawn speciesOdai-ka, tahooi ioboi-ka, kimai aꞌai-da, rai eꞌuai-ka.They would catch prawns, and throwing lines they would catch fish.1.6.1.5Fishtara2nsmall species of prawn that lives under the mud and causes swelling when it bites someones foot, rarely eaten
prayirudemeaviprayKa moo-ro peei rioi-da aiha pirirudemea.I prayed inside the canoe.3.5.1Sayodemeavpray
pray for (plural things)imodemeavtpray for many people
pray for (single thing)omodemeavtpray for one person
praying mantis speciesiraꞌo1HHHnpraying mantiscomp.papa-iraꞌopapa-iraꞌonpraying mantis, large brown variety
preachtotomu 2LHLnpreach
pregnanttopi 2npregnantOobo gaaꞌu ata topi rautu poroaꞌoia.One woman was pregnant.Turia-ha goꞌoto ubii iahiꞌiaimoi-ka, aaꞌo topi ooboi emeheaimoi-ka.All the village people paddled away; only the pregnant woman was left behind.2.1Body
prepareemaumodivget.ready
presidentperesederiEngnpresident4.6.6.5Politics
pressarateꞌemocfarateꞌemoataꞌeemaivpressootiꞌitivpress down against
press downaraateꞌeemovgo under, press down, cause to be coveredMoo topi temeteme ra'ai, aa'o ra'u-ri raarate'eemo.My stomach is painful that is why I am pressing it down.ataꞌeemaicfarateꞌemoataꞌeemaivlay something heavy on top of another thing so that it is pressed down, such as when a house falls on people
pretendomoamuiaiLLHLvmake a feint, pretend to hit, threatenRuu-ro eꞌakerei-da omamuiai bia, midi aiha piahiꞌai.He did not give it another chance, but ended its life with a sharp chop to the neck with his knife.3.5.1Say