spia

There is a query about this entry.
English: ‘spear’.

Where both spears and arrows are used, can we say the primary meaning is ‘arrow’?

See original Mihalic entry.

Orator pacing with spear in hand, Mbukl, Dei Council, Western Highlands Province, 5 January 1987.

Noun forms

  1. Weapons: a spear or arrow ® banara, supsup, waia
    spia i gat huk a barbed spear or arrow
    sutim long spia to spear something

Noun combination forms

  1. Form of talking: spia tok invective; provocation; insults

Verb phrase forms

  1. Form of talking: givim spia to aim invective at someone; to verbally assault; to talk provocatively at someone
    em i givim spia, em i hatim em nogut tru he launched into a verbal attack, he really blew him up

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