Biak and English/Lexical selection

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bhw → eng

  • farkor → study, teach
Biak Sentence English Translation
Sampe nkofur o rum nane ra nabro romawa nsya sfarkor. After we built the houses, then the children began to study.
Fawawi evesya annane insamaido nufawi na kofawi na kam fa ras suine mre do kofarkor o roma kovansiwa. We should have this training so that we know the program and in the future we can teach it to our students in Papua.
  • vark → live, lie
    • Definition of lie appears with a postverb
Biak Sentence English Translation
Skovark ro mnu ine. The three live in this village.
Ikakya vyark wark i. The snake lay and guarded it.
  • bon → fruit, mountain
Biak Sentence English Translation
Nja mop ine rya muma ro ai bon Arfak kero riwa mumra rya. So this joke perhaps comes from mmm Arfak mountain towards the sea.
Mananarmakrdi pyauk mars bon anna ramnai ikofen wos na ramnai syo na be masen iwanda. Mananarmakeri peeled Mars fruits, after that he said a few words, then, threw them seaward to the water.
  • marandan → life, trip