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[EvaLindström]

Hi again

To wink in New Ireland tends to be 'slipim ai'.

'Ai gris' is to want something and like it; not
just girls; things like 'meri ya i aigris nogut
tru long nupela laplap bilong mi'.

'Long ai bilong x' is very prominent too; 'long ai
bilong ol man' = publicly, in front of everyone.
Also: 'long ai bilong haus': in front of the house,
where the door is -- rather than the gable (whis is
the short side, isn't it?).

'Ai bilong sospen' can be the opening too, as well
as the lid, confusingly.

'aiwara' = tears

'troimwe ai' = glance

'aisait' = look sideways, surrepticiously; also 'aisaitim'

Eva


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Eva Lindström
Linguistics
Stockholm University
http://www.ling.su.se/staff/evali