pwoi pig

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	pʷoi
Variant Form(s)	poi
Proto-Form	POc: *ᵐboRok
Tanema Equivalent	pwoi
Lovono Equivalent	pwoi

• • pig
  • • Zool

  Scientific Name	Sus scrofa
  (Part of) Antonym (for)	vao

  • • Example 180:
      

      anes poi

      pork meat

    • Example 519:
      

      Ije pwoi i-ke i-dadai.

      The pig tusk has grown out into a full circle.

    • Example 1297:
      

      Poi pe li-womanga ne kulumoe, vao i-moloe ne ngogoro.

      Domesticated pigs are fed in the village, but wild pigs wander about in the forest.

    • Example 2164:
      

      vesengele pwoi

      pig's snout

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