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Words for Category: Fighting
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paka
to hit
partema
to wrestle
taka
to hit, to smack, to strike with the hand or to kick
taktyerra
to fight, to hit one another
tyalka
to punch, to thrust a spear
tyilpa
to beat, to hit
tyilpa-tyilpa
to hit repeatedly, to flog
wirpa
to hide, to go into hiding