Category: D

diesel.

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.

pepper which is chewed with betel nut (also pepa).

dig, cultivate

• Ol pik i save go na digim graun long maket.
  The pigs are going and digging the ground at the market.

to dance

• Musik i pilai gut tru na tupela mekim save long danis.
  Good music is playing and the couple are dancing like crazy.

deal (see tilim)

• dilim kaikai to portion out the food

dust.