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Payika
To Get Up, To Rise In Flight, Fly
Part of speech:
(Vtr)
Sources:
Notes:
"payiki, werrki kinya peng!'' (said as a joke among a group of girls)
Usage:
Alternate use:
Categories:
Moving, Actions
Example Phrases
English:
The black duck got a fright and flew away
Language:
Nngare pambin payikin wariwin.
English:
They both heard galahs flying towards the trees
Language:
Nyernənbula wilək-wilək-para payikang piyalka.
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