PotonPrp.NPotonA vöön va Poton to ihoʼ non sinten a hanan.The village of Poton sits beside the road.
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potpoetvashamed (to be)A köövo se keh hikta kupkup non a pasuneah, eʼ se kui a uvineah. Ivëhkëk, eʼ se keh potpoet e non pa kui a uvineah, keʼ a köh vapekaʼ a uvineah,...If a woman does not want to cover her head, she should shear her hair. However, if she is ashamed to shear her hair, then she scrape bald her hair,...
poʼ1nthickness, trigger fishA poʼ eʼ a iian apuh toʼtoʼ vörep.The trigger fish is a very big fish and very thorny.2dual.prnwe twoPoʼ se nö Buka.We two will go to Buka.3seqso then, thenKe Jeosëp sun, ko me poʼ en pe köövo peʼ, vamanih pa ö no ankeroʼ pe Sunön to soe ke poan po tatarep.Then Joseph got up (woke up), and so then he got married to his wife, just the way that the person carrying the Lord's talk (angel) had said to him in the dream.4q.wdwhat about
poʼpoʼvplant (to)Poʼpoʼ o kon pën manih.Plant your(s) corn here.
poosvfill up (to), shut (to)A pasuneoʼ to poos rakah en koʼ se papön eoʼ.My head is truly filled up and I will go crazy.
pö1vdirty (to be), go below (to), pull weeds (to)E koaʼ mon to pö a kiu pe.The girl child pulled weeds in her garden.2adjblack, is black, dirtyO rara peöʼ to pö.My cloth is dirty.3obj prtobj.prt4poss n mrkr prtposs.n.mrkr.prt5prep n prtprep.n.prt6prom n mrkr prtprom.n.mrkr.prt
pöh1ntwinsA poa koaʼ pöh ivarih e re Siivoes pen Raveaansi.The two children twins these ones they are Siivoes and Raveaansi.2numoneTaneo non pe Abraham pareʼ nö ko öök non pe Devit, a pau pa napan va Israël to antoen ne o pöh havun me ro taanaʼ manih pa kën sipuiire. And it started with Abraham and it reached until David, the generations of the people of Israel were up to (and including) one ten and four (fourteen) of their ancestors.3advsame, very muchA pöh uhön to nus maʼ kuru.Very much rain fell today.4adjsameEʼ to maaka en, e Sosoenën to heʼ en pa Tuvuh Vasioʼ manih pa napan varih to hikta teʼ ne o Jiuʼ, ivëhkëk, ee to vaman ne e Ieesuʼ Kristo.It is clear, God has given the Sacred Wind (Holy Spirit) here to these people who are not Jews, however, they believe in Jesus Christ. It is the same gift which he in the begining gave us(incl) when we(incl) first believed.
pöktönvtouch (to)Eöʼ se pöktön ro kek nös.However I will only touch later.
PölBiblical SourcePolPrp.NPaulEöʼ e Pöl...to kiun ka nös neöm kurus a ma napan vivihan pe Ieesuʼ Kristo...I am Paul...who writes this letter to all of you the holy people of Jesus Christ...,
PölusBiblical SourcePaulusPrp.NPaulusEʼ to teʼ vaʼpeh me non a teʼ susun pa kaman, a ëhnaneah e Sergius Pölus.He stayed together with the important person (governor) of the government, whose name was Sergius Paulus.
pöm1vcover up (to), wrap around (to)Pöm o ohop rë pen ko vatet maʼ neoʼ.Wrap around your long cloth and follow me.2dual.prnyou two(p)E Pitaʼ to vavaato avoeʼ e non, ka unöh tavus maʼ, ko pöm en pee, kee naöp rakah ee.Peter was still talking then the cloud covered them(p), and they(p) became very afraid.
pömahinal.kin.nrelative (your) (s)Eën to nat e nom e pömah Lisabet no a napan to sosoe voh ne pan, eʼ to hikta onöt voh non a han koaʼ.You(s) know your relative Elizabeth that the people had continually said that she was not able to conceive children.
pömpömvtie (to continually)[tying]E voe to pömpöm non a una po uris.The man is tying the fish hook with the string.
pön1varrive late (to)Poa manot to pön maʼ.The married couple arrived late.2advduring darknessKe Jeosëp sun, ko pön me en pa poa tom sinan peʼ, kee nö ko vos ee manuh Isip.Joseph stood up (woke up), and he took off in the cover of darkness with his wife and child, and they went and arrived in Egypt.
pönpönvgo around in the dark (to continually)[going around in the dark]Ivëhkëk, a teʼ pamëh se keh pönpön vah non pa popoen, eʼ se kuʼ en.But, if that person will continually go around in the darkness of the night, he will fall down.
pöpövweed (to)Ahik, eöm to meʼ pöpö nem o meon hat, paröm pö vaʼpeh me em pa kon.No, you(p) might be weeding (pulling out) the bad weeds, and you(p) pull them out together with some corn.
pöpöʼraʼnwild tahitian chestnutA napan to hikta osoes ne sih o voaʼ pöpöʼraʼ manih po karuʼ.People are not always harvesting the fruit of the wild tahitian chestnut tree (which is bitter) from the domesticated tahitian chestnut tree.
pöpöökvfeel with hands (to continually)[feeling with hands]Pöpöök keh hah ta maʼ esun.Want to be feeling with hands the crayfish again.
pöraʼnpowderrEe to vaës ko vaho’ o pöra’ va pa vatvus a tah vavuh vih pare te’ a peret pamëh manuh pe SUNÖN Sipoan vamanih po he’.
pöstakah1ndawn, daybreak, good morning, morningPöstakah avih kea.Good morning brother.2tempdawn, daybreak, good morning, morningA muhin to pöstakah en.The area is dawning.
pöʼ1vpay back a credit (to), return a borrowed item (to)Eöʼ se pöʼ hah a moniʼ peʼ nöʼ to kon voh.I will pay back the money that I had borrowed.2nedible greens (common name for)O pus koaʼ peöʼ to nö vur ee pa oes pöʼ.All my children already went to harvest edible greens.3advperhapsEʼe se pöʼ tënan poë pare ta e ne peʼ.Perhaps they will hear him then they will respect him.4rhet.q.mrkrRhet.Q.Mrkr“Eʼ pöʼ kuru e koaʼ pe Jeosëp?”“Isn’t he just the child (son) of Joseph?”
pöök1vfeel (to), touch (to)Eën e koe a pöök vakis, a piʼ peʼ to kamis.You(s) should not touch it hard, her sore hurts.2nanklet, armlet, couple, pairA pöök pe Seon to tökurus.John's armlet is torn.3numtwoA pöök pa pe koaʼ to ro e.The child's two balls are lost.4deterbothPareʼ vaket non en pöök koaʼ.And he held both children.
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