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Gh: kri; H: minye
1) way; we
Wen gri po o te gri po? Do we go this way or that way?
2) by means of; long
Jisas nde gri beghi pas pas otiwo.
By the way Jesus made for us we will live forever.
griny nand vi he plays sports; em i pilai
H: qaiv nand
Quayi wo griny mand. The boys are playing sports.
griny ninduw: to have sex with; puspusim
griny wand rind; to tease, joke
griq nand vt he grates something, he scrapes something; skirapim
Gh: gri nand
Iye griq nand. He is grating a coconut.
grirgrir no/grir no v i to drag along using hands only; pulim long graun wantaim han tasol
Nyombui tunguai bre pu ni grirgrir no.
The dog's back joints are dislocated so he dragged himself along.
gromui (See iye gromui)
groq nand vt pour out, dump out; kapsaitim
Gh: gro nand
Ghighe groq wundiq. She pours the lime.
Wuye brequ, groq bad kuso. The water is bad, we dump it out.
gruju namb vi is slippery; i wel
H: griju namb
Ngim gruju rimb. The paths are slippery.
gru namb vi is slimy; i wel
H: gugru namb
Singapi quang wuimb bu gru namb. She stirred the aibika so it became slimy.
gruq gud vi it bubbles, noise made by water boiling; em boil nau
Gh: napu wund/brok rind; H: wuye kur
Wuye namb, gruq gud, mir namb.
The water gets hot, it makes a bubbling noise, the food cooks.
gruq nand vi an animal makes a noise
Gh: gruqu nand
1) it purrs; neck bilong pusi i pairap
Pusi gruq wund. The cat is purring.
2) he makes a death rattle; man i laik i dai na kus i pairap long nek
Wuti gruq nand.
The man is making the noise a man makes when he breathes and is about to die.