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~papa
carry ‹child+› on o.'s back (vs.
~tabe
‘carry on [...]
Part of Speech
verb, transitive
Phonetic Form
(i·)papa
Proto-Form
POc: *papa
carry ‹child+› on o.'s back (vs.
~tabe
‘carry on o.'s chest’)
Example 2027:
Ini i-papa men' iap' pon la-ke.
She took her baby on her back and out they went.
Related entries
See also:
~labu
1
hold ‹s.th.› in o.'s hands; grab, grasp / take ‹s.th., s.o.› in o.'s arms / touch ‹s.o.›, have body contact / massage / handle, treat ‹s.th., s.o.› in such and such a way; handle ‹s.o.› in such and such away / hold ‹skills, knowledge+›
Dictionary
Teanu dictionary (Solomon Islands)
by
Alexandre François
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