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au1npot; traditionally a small clay pot for cooking green vegetablesliklik graun sospen bilong kukim kumu5.2.1.3Cooking utensil
au2n1band (decorative) worn around the upper arm or calf of legpaspas5.4Adornment5.3Clothing2band woven tightly to hold spear head onto shaftpaspas6.7.5Fastening tool
au siivmake a band for a bracelet or to attach the head of an ax or spear to a handle by weaving canewokim paspas wantaim kandaWuna vi au se giitiitiite bu yinanu.When I finish making a band for my spear then let's go.Mi wokim paspas bilong spia bilong mi pinis na mitupela go.6.6.4Crafts
ausari ausaravtalk back to someonebekim bekim tokNyiiniikii wakuatiite nyiina yikiin tiitii nyiinii ausari ausara yako, wuniikii.I am speaking for your well being, and you are talking back to me.Long gutpela stap bilong yu mi toktok na yu bekim bekim toktok bilong mi.Kutbaitne wukutapman ye biirii awat sosot ausari ausara gabue ye biirii wariyak.The two of them did not hear correctly and they argued back and forth.Tupela i no harim gut na toktok i go kam na tupela kros pait.3.5.1Say
autapuiadvlong timelongpela taimYikiin guaneba kiirai gai kutguriite, dii autapui tiikiyo.You make a house with good materials it will last a long time.Yupela wokim haus wantaim gutpela samting na bai em stap longpela taim.8.4.2.2A long time
aviisatnlarge river, usually referring to the Sepik Riverbikpela wara olsem Sepik Wara1.3.1.3River
aviisat tiigunriverbankarere bilong wara1.3.1.3River1.3.1.5Island, shore
aviitncane used to make the frame of a small fishing netkanda bilong wokim umben1.5.3Grass, herb, vine
awat1advreplace or return something that had been givenbekim bekAwat kuinyiiniite, awat kuikwunii.If you give to me, I will give something to you in return.Sapos yu givim, bai mi bekim bek long yu.7.3.3.2Return something2trade places, such as in a race one person moves ahead of another and the other falls behindsenisim plesWuna niimo nyaan yai wunii wale radiite, wunii niikue wak, "Nyiinii ma yai awat kiinba rii."My oldest son came and sat with me, and I said to her, "You come and trade places and sit here. "Bikpela pikinini man bilong mi kam sindaun wantaim mi na mi tokim em, "Yu kam sindaun long hia."7.5.6Substitute
awat sosotadveach otherarapelaAwat sosot biirii viyaak.The two hit each other.Tupela i pait long wanpela na narapela.Awat sosot anii ve ro.We are sitting and looking at each other.Mitupela sindaun na lukluk long wanpela na narapela.synawat sot9.5.2.4Each other
awat sotadveach otherarapelasynawat sosot9.5.2.4Each other
awat tatkiira awat tatkiiraadvneck and neck, head-to-headresissyntatkiira tatkiira4.2.6.2Sports
awatyi awatyinreturn in kind, retaliate, revenge, repay bekim bekimWuna vala yai miinii wakiire kutkiyo. Vangii bu miinakiin wakiire kuttu. Awatyi awatyi ka.You come and help me to make my canoe. So then I will help you make yours. It is returning in kind.Yu kam helpim mi long wokim kanu bilong mi. Olsem bai mi helpim wokim bilong yu. Em i bekim bekim.7.3.3.2Return something4.8.2.5Revenge
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