Biak and English/Lexical selection
From LING073
bhw → eng
- farkor → study, teach
Biak Sentence | English Translation |
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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 → lie, live
- Definition of lie appears with a postverb
- bon → fruit, mountain
Biak Sentence | English Translation |
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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
- mkok → break open, destroy
- nap → beat, cousin, be naughty
- rir → hand over, release
- s → be, possess