Direction, Distance, and Time

Directions

atanakwate = left

tugupa = up

pa'a = high

tukape = down

pedetsi = soon

wemauka = passed by

 

 

Distance

ede'yu, ede- = long, tall, deep

o'o = over there

sagi = close

waya' = far

waya'te = really far

wii-, wi'i = to fall, to drop (intransitive)

 

Time

ne kaichui manigene = I'm coming late

taba = clock, watch, (sun)

tabidua = to be daylight, to be light, to be visible

tokano = when it is dark, when it is night

tommo = year (winter), to be winter