paiaman

See original Mihalic entry.

Paiaman smoke house copra drier, Rai Coast, 1998.

Noun forms

1. Kind of person: a fireman
   paiaman i save sevim laip bilong ol manmeri i stap long haus i paia a fireman saves the lives of people whose houses are on fire

2. House construction: a copra smoke house, a copra drier (originally the person who tended the fire under the house) ® haus drai
   haus paiaman a copra smoking house
   papa i wokim paiaman Dad is building a copra drier

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