pupukSurapturEnglishrise toward the surface; break throughTok Pisinkamautim mumuThis is used of things that rise toward the surface or the sky, like a wave that gathers itself to break, or a root vegetable that is pushing up the ground close to breaking the surface, indicating its ripeness. This is also appropriate for breaking open a mumu. It is also used to speak of something coming to one's thinking that he should do, like praying or going to see someone.Nabung gim sorliu ada i kábáir si Tolom má gimá mákái kán balbal a tu pupuk mamuni armongoh. A mákmák ngoro ákte matuk má kán pokon.Yesterday we passed by Tolom's fence and we saw his root vegetables were mounding up toward the sky. It looks like his garden was already mature/ripe.Kalilik, koion gama siusiusiu be. Gama mákái tara pákán nah imuda i más a lala pupuk, na káp sanra gam i ring uramuda i lámán má gamáng kong.Children, don't be swimming now. Look at those big waves out there in the shallows that are very high and breaking, (you should not be swimming) lest the undertow sweeps you off out into the deep and you'll drown.kas iohpukpupuk pasi5.2.1Food preparationcooking
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