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English: ‘anchor’.

  1. an anchor
    tromoim anka; legoim anka = to drop anchor
    lego anka! = drop anchor!
    haisapim anka; hivapim anka; pulim anka = to life anchor, to raise the anchor. to weigh anchor

  1. to be anchored, to ride at anchor
    sip i anka i stap = the ship is riding at anchor

  1. to settle down, to stay permanently in a place
    mi anka long dispela ples = I’m staying here altogether
    mi marit, olsem mi anka pinis nau = I’m married and so now I’ve settled down


© Frank Mihalic 1971 (with permission) [Home]