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biilobiilo waaclap (of hands), applaudpaitim hanNyaagiit gabue giitiidete de taaba biilobiilo wai viyaak.They finished speaking and they clapped their hands.Ol i toktok i go pinis na ol i paitim han.2.3.2.3Types of sounds
biinhidehaitWuniikii viyaatuwe kau biinguadeng val, bukangba wunii mosiit yak?From where could I have known that they were hiding to beat me up?Ol i laik paitim mi na hait i kam na mi no bin save liklik.Yaat kiinba wunii biine kulakak.I hid my knife over here and left it.Naip mi subim haitim long hia na lusim.7.6Hide
biip1decay, rotsting8.3.7.8Decay2cooked, done of foodredi pinis5.2.1Food preparation
biiraagrate something such as coconutsikirapimMa ve tii. Wunii tiipma wunii biiraako.You wait. I am grating coconut.Yu wet i stap. Mi sikirapim kokonas.Tiipma biiraaguriite bu nabi kuate kabo.You all grate the coconut and then let's boil the greens and eat.Yupela sikirapim kokonas na mipela boilim kumu na kaikai.5.2.1.2Steps in food preparation
biiraam waa1falling sound of something falling through leaves and branchespairap pairapWapi siitiite dii agi nyiidiiba dai biiraam waak.I shot a bird and it fell down and flapped in that place.Mi sutim pisin na em i pundaun long dispela hap na pairap pairap.2.3.2.3Types of sounds2talk without coming to a pointpainim tingtingBiiraam biiraam wai wikbak. Liing waatake ma agua nyaagiit sii kiirai vii.Don't go around and just make noise. Wait a little and find the reason for the story.Yu no ken pairap pairap na go kam. Stap isi na painim as bilong toktok.3.5Communication
biirii1persyou (two)yutupela2persthey (two)tupela9.2.3Pronouns3connandna, tupelaElisabet biirii Sekaraia gi apiit kiipii yabiiriing.Elizabeth and Zechariah were very old.Elisabet na Sekaraia i lapun tru.9.2.5.1Phrase conjunctions
biiriilsplit something lengthwise in halfbrukim namelMi katiikne de biiriilko.They cut and are splitting trees.Ol i katim diwai na brukim.Kiigi mi biiriile dii tu.This tree is split.Dispela diwai em i bruk na stap.Nyiidiiba ma biiriile katgiya.Split [it] down the middle.Brukim long namel stret.7.8Divide into piecesdialectbiiriit
biiriil jiilsago frond that has been torn down the middlesaksak lipwhpuka jiil6.5.3Building materials
biirik waago down at the same time, of multiple objectsgo daun wantaimTiipma gajiik kubu wale kiiriikdete dii dai biirik waak.They cut coconuts with the stem and it fell down at the same time.Kokonas ol katim wantaim rop na em pundaun.7.2.2.5.1Fall
biirubiirucrunch (of food in mouth)nois bilong brukim kaikai i stap insait long mausApa balii nii biirubiiru wai kako.She is crunching and eating pig bones.Em i kaikai bun bilong pik na em i wok long pairap pairap.2.3.2.3Types of sounds
biitreproduce, multiply, become manykamap plantiNyaaka baadii take nii siibulauwe de biitniik.A chicken put eggs and she broke them by pecking and they multiplied.Kakaruk i putim kiau na brukim na ol kamap planti.2.6.3.8Fertile, infertile8.1.4.2Increase
biitbiitdescendantstumbuna lain, bisnis4.1.9.1Related by birth4.1.9.8Family, clan
biitbiit jangjangdescendantstumbuna lain4.1.9.1Related by birth4.1.9.8Family, clan
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