pwa tokoli empty space under a house |
pwa motono deeper ocean |
Dapa iakapa noma li-ovei pe li-pwalau: li-katau kanimoro li-le ne basakulumoe kula.Our ancestors used to practice navigation: they would follow the stars, and reach new islands. |
Ngiro Palapu i-ka ka li-aiu li-ke li-pwalau i-le iura.As soon as the northern wind began to blow, they left [Vanikoro] and set off to sail southwards. |
Li-mali iawo ne lema awene pwo.You light a fire down in the oven. |
Moe iaba pwo; iote iu, ie mwaliko iote.storey houseOur flat is located below; as for the one above, it belongs to someone else. |
Awa eo i-viaene pwo nga iu.prayerThy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. |