Category: D

design.

1. overcome, to put down, defeat

• Sik TB i daunim planti manmeri.
  TB overcame many people.
• Yumi mas daunim ol pasin nogut na kranki tingting.
  We must overcome our sinful behaviour and erroneous ways of thinking.
• daunim spak pasin to overcome a drinking problem
• daunim tok (down talk) to suppress gossip

2. to lower, to put down, swallow

• daunim kaikai (down food) to swallow food
• Meri i daunim kaukau.
  The woman swallowed the sweet potato.
• daunim sel (down sail) to lower the sail

3. to humiliate someone

• daunim hambakman (down humbug man) to humiliate a show off, to humiliate a braggart

4. daunim yumi yet to be humble

disciple.

humble, humility.

diesel.

(eastern Papua) white person.

dozen.

(New Ireland) therefore (usually olsem na).

1. a debt

• Long taim bilong baim skul fi, planti man i save kisim dinau.
  When school fees are due, many people borrow money.
• Man i stretim dinau.
  The man settled his debts.
• Meri i gat dinau long mi.
  The woman owes me money.

2. to borrow some money

• Meri i dinau long mi
  The woman has borrowed money from me.

dish, bowl

• Wasim han bilong yu long dis bilong waswas.
  Wash your hands in the wash basin.