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Ngimrawu bi wuso pu yequ. The door stood open.
Nyumo bi no. The tree comes apart.
bi no naghe [bi no naghe] vi it uproots and falls down; em i kamaut na pundaun
H: mund kuho kughe
Nyumo bi no naghe. The tree fell over roots and all.
binye no [binye no] vi
1) it is rotten and falls apart; em sting na bruk bruk
H: broq wuho
Popo uri sigh ir wi qi pe, di binye wuso.
An overripe papaya fell to the ground, it squished.
2) something is mashed/crushed and broken into many pieces; krungutim
Gh: minye rite
Nyumo puayi wam pu ir wi nyinge dang bu binye wuso.
A piece of wood fell from above and hit her leg so it was crushed.
bir [bir] adj broken; bruk
Qi os bir nas. The clay pot is broken.
bir baj [bir baj] n a larger shelter made to last for several years; liklik haus ol i
brukim morota na putim long en
So: bir ijaw
Yaq bir pawo, bir baj yembe bidig, pase. We split sago leaves, made a shelter
and slept.
bire nandi [bire nandi] vi he wakes up; em slip na kirap
H: pambe nandi
Ni ruqo nase nase bire nandi muq no. He was sleeping, he woke up, he went.
bir nawo [bir nawo] vt he splits something
1) he splits it lengthwise; brukim i go down.
Ni njoqu bir mowi. They split the black palm lengthwise.
2) he splits it open; brukim
Iye bir muew. They split open the coconut for her.
3) he divides something; tilim
Ni wet bidi bir nawo di nge ninge negh.
He divided the money and gave some to me.