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tatkiirasurpass, overtake, go beforeabrusimYikiinba yibak. Ma piite yile diikii tatkiire yi.Don't go slowly. Run and overtake him and go.No ken go isi. Ron i go na abrusim em na go.Diikii abu naniikii tatkiire dii tu. Nanii kokapak.His mind surpasses us. We don't have such.Save bilong em i winim mipela na stap. Mipela nogat.8.3.7.2Better
tatkiira tatkiiraneck and neck in a struggle to acheive top positionresisDii wale wunii tatkiira tatkiira anii piitiik. Dii ka talii yile guadiik.He and I ran neck and neck. He got there first.Em wantaim mi, mitupela resis na ron klostu klostu. Em i kam pas.synawat tatkiira awat tatkiira4.3.4.3.1Compete with
tau1put into, fill upputim i go daun, pulimapimNiikii kuaso guane nii guba tauk.She put her things into the water.Em putim kos bilong en long wara.Katik tabii nang taukiinyiinii?How many bags of sago will you fill?Hamas bek saksak yu bai pulimapim?Kabuena tiigiiba dii yenmeri dii tautu.From the mouth of a snake the rainbow appears.Long maus bilong snek renbo i save kamap na stap.7.5.9.2Fill, cover
tau2standsanapYile watiite, tauwe ve tiikiidii.I will go and tell him, and he will stand and watch.Bai mi go tokim em, na em bai sanap na lukluk stap.Gai kut powi wunii bagiin tauwe kariko.I marked out the site for building a house and I am standing up pegs.Mi makim mak bilong wokim haus na mi sanapim stik i go.7.1Posture
tavi1plant (vine) especially long pepperplanim rop dakaMau piyaka kiirai wunii guajiik miba tavik.I took a growing tip of the long pepper vine and planted it by the breadfruit tree.Mi kisim kru daka na planim long kapiak diwai.6.2Agriculture
tavi21be near, be close to, touching or leaning against somethingstap klostuWububa tiitiite mait giyaadiite, wunii niimo mi aguaba taviye tiik.I went to the bush and it rained, and I stood near the trunk of a big tree.Mi go long bus na ren i pundaun, na mi hait klostu long bikpela diwai.8.5.1.3.2Under, below4.5.4Submit to authority2unitepas wantaim wanpela man o meriBagii taviye yile tiiniinang niiba, van koka. Nak niiba wale yile tiidam ana giiralkiidii.If she is with people who are good friends, that is alright. If [she] goes with other people, it will not be alright.Ol lain i fren gut na em stap wantaim ol, em orait. Em i go stap wantaim narapela lain em i no bai gutpela.
taviiriikmake brighter by waving torchmekim lait i strongGaan diikii mija kure yile ya taviiriikne te dii magiin siik.At night he took his spear and went and made his torch brighter and speared a fish.Long nait em i kisim supsup bilong em wantaim tos na bombom lait, na em sutim pis.8.3.3.1.2Bright5.5.4Burn
tawi1excrement, feces, pooppekpek2.2Body functions2it is nothing, you are welcomewelkam
tawi yadefecate, pooppekpek2.2.8Defecate, feces
tawipuikpass gas, expel flatulencekabubuViika. Vatiik ye rakuan mi ka. Te yatakiye tawipuikbakgii ve!Be careful. That tree is heavy. Watch out when you carry it that you don't pass gas!Lukaut. Diwai i hevi i stap. Nogut yu kabubu wantaim!2.2Body functions
-te1different subject suffix on dependent verbs, in switch reference usage, whose subject’s referent is different than the subject of the following clause. naWi yile te wariyadete, wunii vakiitne yaak. They were fighting in the field, and I was afraid and came.Ol i go stap long kunai na ol i pait, na mi pret na kam.9Grammar
tebiirappress downpresim daun7.3.4Handle something
tekiitakhold down something to immobilize itpresim strongWuniikii wakiire ma agi mi tekiitakne kure rii.Help me to hold down this tree.Yu helpim mi na holim strong dispela diwai.7.3.4Handle something
tenyakpack down by applying pressurepresim i go daunNang kiirai yajiiba take nanii tenyakne sao.We take the sago and put it in the frying pan and press it down and fry it.Mipela kisim saksak na putim long praipan na presim i go daun na praim.7.3.4Handle something
tepakcoconut shell that is used to smoothen sago when frying itsel bilong kokonas bilong fraim saksak1.5.5Parts of a plant
tepifail, come to nothing, be unsuccessful; the expected result fails to happennogatNii kawiye re tepiye, nii yik.She waited and nothing happened, and she leftEm i wet stap nogat, na em i go.9.6.2.6.1Without result
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