adaun
verb [ reflexive verb / intransitive verb ]
ko-o
1
to be finished
2
to die. to finish
3
to accomplish, consummate
4
to complete, exterminate. (intransitive verb) to be sufficient
5
to be enough. (adaun is also used to translate ‘after’, and ‘to be dead’)
• adaunos akipi
the water is finished
• kodau ber akoniswam
first finish your work
• mam apeesan ngun edolete
that money is not sufficient
• kidau aswamukon, kobu
after your work, come here; or, come here when you have finished your work
• adaun papaka
my father is dead
• adaunos eong akituk
my cows are finished or are dead
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