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MendeTriglotDictionary
MendeEnglish
TokPisin
MendelanguageTriglotDictionary
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MendeTri-glotDictionary
Mende
EnglishTokPisin
Compiledby
MichiyoNozawa
Editedby
ClementApingua,FrancisLevermbu
PeterWanewain,DavidApinqua.
May2006
SummerInstituteofLinguistics
Ukarumpa,PapuaNewGuinea
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Contents
Preface4
MendeEnglishTokPisin5
EnglishMende87
TokPisinMende124
Appendix157
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Preface
TheMendelanguageisspokenbyapproximately6,000peoplewholivein15villagesinthe
Nukudistrict,SandaunProvince.ThearealiesbetweentheTorricellimountainstothenorthand
theSepikRiverplainsandswampstothesouthandisontheborderoftheEastSepikand
SandaunProvinces.Thedatauponwhichthisdictionaryisbasedwascollectedbetween
September1991andFebruary2006byTarjaIkaheimonen,HannaMarieHoelandMichiyo
Nozawa.
AbbreviationsUsed
adj adjective
adv adverb
conj conjunction
Cpart counterpart
dem demonstrativepronoun
Gen generic
inf infix
int interjection
Lit literalmeaning
Mat materialn noun
Nact actornoun
neg negation
Ninst instrumentnoun
Nug undergoernoun
Part partofthewhole
pro pronoun
Redup reduplicationform
Res result
sfx suffix
Sim similar
s.o. someoneSpec specific
s.t. something
tns tense
v verb
vi intransitiveverb
vt transitiveverb
Whole nounofthewhole
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a akasuvu
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A-aa Variant:na.pro.firstpersonsingularpronoun,I
(preverbalposition).mi.
a1 v. 1)eat. kaikai. Pajen or awa. He atemamiyam.2)drink.dringim.uksembenadrinkwater
-a sfx.evidentialmarker.afla n.ariverinApiku.waraAfla.aflamaln. a star intheeastsky,which looksdown
Aflariver.stanem.See:fandumal.
aflornivin.yellow.yelopela.adj.yellow.yelopela.Syn:apmanuwu'bird
ofparadise,whichhasyellowtailfeathers'.
afokotajiv. bite lower lip, be furious. belhat.Afokotajihi normbari. He was so angry and
said. See: tarvlembak shintle 'furious (put
tonguebetweenteeth)'.
afura v.befullof.pulaplong.mashiyokafurandamaamanwhospeaksalotjekayokafuranda
maamanwhoisfullofringworm
aheye v.1)eattofindouthowittastes. testimkaikai.2)smell and find out. smelim na painimaut.
Nomboososiaheyeri,jesengar.Theevilspirit
woman smelled the air to find out where the
boy,herpreywas,butitdidnotsmellgoodlike
herprey.
aiai int. take heed, beware. lukaut, wasgut. Ai ai,yawurhishi.Takeheed,thinkcarefully.
aiman. both sides of body. sait bilong bodi.Aimatoltangri siw. Stand with one's arms akimbo.
See:avokome'bothsidesoflowerbackbone'.
ainainsi[ainyainysi] v. be lukewarm, behalf committed. i stap haphap. ainyainysihi
lotuundamamanwhoworshipshalf-heartedlyaintlasa[ainytlasa]n.wildsugarcane leaf.wel
pitpitlip.Whole:fakri'wildsugarcane'.
aitimiaitimik adv.bechoppy.waraigoantapnadaun.Fasitasahaaitimiaitimiksiermbenda.
River raises up and is choppy. Syn:
tuktanambu.
aitombokishan. nettle, weed on the path whoseleavesclosewhenonetouches.grasigatnil.
aje v. be afraid.pret.Anin ajewa hala. Don't beafraidofme.
ajelijisiv.bescared,timid.pretnaistap.ajipmajivin. good people (generous to others).
gutpelamanmeri.Ant:akapmakava.
aka n.house,building,shelter.haus.Part:akamale'extended roof and the area under it'; Part:
akamasuwu 'ridge ofthe roof';Spec: akalaka
'storage house for rootcrops';Spec: hunguaka
'garden house'; Spec: tinyavi 'shelter without
walls'.
akakwarntle n. soot. smok i kisim morota nakamapblakpela.Akaanhiakakwarntlejinda.
My houseis sooty. See: awuntlendi 'saucepan
soot';tlevi'burnedskinofcrops'.
akalakan.storagehouseforrootcrops,mainlyyamsandmami yams. haus bilong yam mami stret.
Syn:pakaka,safalaka.
akamale n. extented roof and the area under it.haphaus.akamaleksinjihangitunderextended
roof See: akanivi 'small addition to the main
house'.
akamasumbaheye n.ridgeoftheroof.hetbilonghaus, antap long morota. Wako
akamasumbaheyekwandow. Geckois on top
oftheroof.Syn:akamasuwu.
akamasumbashin. rat in the house. rat bilonghaus.
akamasuwun. ridge of the roof. het bilong haus.Aptoko akamasuwuk lawu wandow. A
chickenflewtothetopoftheroofandisthere.
Syn:akamasumbaheye.
akamba n.roof,emptyhouse.morota,hausnating .akambaheyeontheroofakambasiyejeunder
theroof
akanimbiyan.edgesalonginsideofthehouse.saitsaitbilonghaus.
akanindin.centreofthehouse.namelbilonghaus.akanirin. darker part of the traditional house (far
fromentrance),bothinsideandoutside.baksait
bilongkonalonginsaitlonghausnaautsait.
akanivin.smalladditiontomainhouse.hausbilongsindaun. See: akamale 'extended roof and the
areaunderit'.
akaomeVariant:akome.n.inside. insaitlonghaus,
insaitlongsamting.akapmakavan. bad people (not generous),
sorcerer, poor people. man nogut. Spec:
mambale'stingyperson';Spec:singalandama
'sorcerer'; Spec: erndakava 'poorpeople';Ant:
ajipmajivi.
akasamban.bighouse.bikpelahaus.akashitava v.buildahouseinthebush. hausbus.
Angopihisembengalakakashitavahalindari.
He has already left his village, settled in the
bush.
akasufialan. around the house, near the house.arere long haus. Sim: akasumbu 'around the
house,widerareathanakasufiala'.
akasumbun.1)aroundthehouse. arerelonghaus.2)rubbish and weed around the house. pipia
longarerelonghaus .akasumbunkruwuclean
up around the house See: akasuvu, jivikava,
asuplasuvu 'dust in the house, rubbish,
vegetablepeel'.
akasumnombon. path near the house. rot i staplongarerebilonghaus.
akasuvu n. dust in the house. pipia bilong haus.
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Akasuvun hakoho tanyi ormbe. Sweep the
dust and collect and throw. See: akasumbu,
jivikava,asuplasuvu.
akayanga n. door. dua. Akayangan sutlanak arasa.OpenthedoorsothatIcancomeinside.
adv.near.klostu.Sim:pasir'near'.
akayasharmbun. threshold of traditional houses.entransbilonghaus.
akishavaka n.staplefoodandvegetable.kaikainakumu.
akishmakisha n. poor people without land, slave(traditionally this word meant the captured
daughters of the enemy, whom they looked
after). tarangu. Akishmakishak li narin li
halaha ter jip er limu linduwa. They are no
longer slaves, they are living well (free) now.
Sim:erndakava'poorpeople'.See:kavasumba.
akome Seemainentry:akaome.akrashiadj.fresh,recentlyharvested.nupela.Tamo
akrashik awa, kava. If you eat freshly
harvested taro, that does not taste good. Sim:
akri 'new';Ant:hoje 'long timeago, harvested
longtimeago'.
akri adj.new,unripe.nupela.adv.1)recently.nautasol.Akritarisir. She
came (here) recently (new comer). 2)first,
newly.akrijishiwolointhebeginning
akrik adv.alittlebitlater.bihainliklik.Kaniaku?Wahau,akrik.Shallweeat?No,later.
akuaku adj. unripe, white. i no mau. Waswaretoso aku aku hom osmu heyenduwa. This
papaya looks white (unripe). Nact: lovo,
painapol,wasware.
akumbajen. yam and mami yam (originally itmeant paje and nanyi which they kumba ).
yam.Akumbajejilaharanakaajehen.Bring
mefood(yam)sothatIwilleat.
akwa n.food.kaikai.akwasumbun. leftover food. hap kaikai. See:
akwantlamu'foodcrumbs'.
akwatlamu n.foodcrumbs.pipiakaikai.Akwanaarik akwatlamu misambik takari. I ate and
crumbs fell to the ground. See: akwasumbu
'leftoverfood'.
alarmbushin.navel.belibaton.alasin.placenta.ropbilongen.am adv.rightnow,now.nau.Amar?Haveyoujust
finished eating now? am li akuri wolok si
narik when it became time for them to eat
Lerawu os li landa am ambe lihik os olmu
lawa. They have done the work as they wereassigned.
amasiv. eat and get strength. kaikai na pulap.Akwan amasinakni vai i.Eatsomefoodand
getstrength,thenwewillgo.
amaya int.addressingformtowomen.gutpelameri.Cpart: awaya, awasayi, hopkonuwu 'good
man';Syn:apmanuwu,apmaya.
ambaambaadv. very much, too much. bikpelatumas.Amba amba kavamisiwasir. Shewas
very, very sick. Ink amba amba nari. Too
muchinkcameout.Syn:wasilakak,lakalakak.
ambahukwa n. traditional feast type. tumbunasingsing.Gen:hiyawu.
ambarambasi Seemainentry:ambasi.ambasi v. 1)getdrunk. spak.Wavuambasiku. (If
you eat toomuch ton fruit,) you will become
drunk.2)unconscious.hapidai.Amasuknya
ambasiwa. I slept and didn't realize. 3)be
stupid, crazy. longlong. 4)delirious. longlong,
mental kes. Hinyer or angop ambasiri. He
wentcrazyyesterday.Redup:ambarambasi.
ambatlapsi Variant: ambatlavi. n. decoration forsingsing. bilas bilong singsing. See: tlahapsi
'decorate'.
ambatlaviSeemainentry:ambatlapsi.ambe1n. 1)edge, end, limit. pinis o arere bilong
samting. telemba ambe edge of mountain
Lerawu os li landa am ambe lihik os olmu
lawa.Theyhaveworkedastheywereassigned
(according to their limit). Am nimu Baibelin
tormblerakokwa ambek nandu te. We are
about to finish translating Bible. Am ambek
nar. It is about to finish.Am a ikwa ambekosmu nanduwa. I am about to leave now.
2)territory mark.mak bilong arere. Tisumbu
ambekasira.Hereisthegardenterritorymark.
See:woloambe,tisumbu.
v. be about to, be about to finish. klostu,
klostu pinis.Hi am si ambewakhin a yaku.
Firewood is nearly finishing, so I will chop
some.Hiamsiukurikamberi.Firewasabout
toburns.t.Amhaambewte.Iamabouttodie.
Maamrakakwakambew.Itisabouttorain.
ambe2adj.both.tupelawantaim.nokopjiambebothare girlsSee:numbu 'all thesamekind (more
thantwo)'.
ambehom adv. enough.pinis nau, inap.Anakwaambehoma, lawenjikavaiwarje nga laku. I
haveenoughfood,forwhosesakedoIneedto
workhard.
amberadj. all, every. olgeta. Ushok ma ambermaketikikwa.Tomorroweverybodywillgoto
market.
ambu neg. not. i no.Mir nokove ambumir. Youarenotawoman.Hinyerlerawunnalakurika
misiri ambu. Yesterday I didn't feel like
working.
adv. very much (with mor). tumas. Or
nakunmorandaambu.Heeatsalotofsago.
amelev.coveragainstrainandsun. karamapim.Anhinyermawasilakaksirakarikshovok amu
amele ira. Yesterday it rained heavily so I
walkedunderneathaflatlimbumsheet.Minjan
nongoamele.Pickupaleafandcoveryourself
with it against rain.Ninst: shovo, lopkukwa,
ambrela;Sim:tangri.
amisi v. eat and see how it tastes. kaikai na filim.Jivikamuamisinduwa.Thistastesgood.
an pro. first person singular, I (in sentence initial
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position). mi. An a hishiwa karem. What I
thinkisthus.
anaanahaVariant: anaha anaha. v. 1)reciprocatefood (between fusele and aunombo). givim
kaikaiigoikam.2)playcatch. tromoibaligoi
kam.
anaasumlasumav.eattogether.kaikaiwantaim.anafaanafasiSeemainentry:anafasi.anafalev. putarmsoneachother's shoulder.tupela
man i poroman na putim han long narapela
narapela.
anafali v. live harmoniously. i stap wanbel, i stapwantaimbelisi.Syn:anafasi.
anafasi v. live harmoniously. i stap wanbel, i stapwantaim belisi. Syn: anafali. Redup: anafa
anafasi.
anafayin. ego's grandfather's sister's grandchildren,ego'sgrandmother'sbrother'sgrandchildren,best
match for marriage. pikinini bilong kandre
bilong papamamabilong em.Anafayi orhi os
ormu landuwa. He is marrying his anafayi.
Spec:nokopwa'wifewhoishisanafayi';Spec:
hulawa 'husband who is her anafayi'; Sim:
awanalo.anafumasiv.visiteachother,comeacross. golukim
wanpelawanpela.Hambangri nga Kafle nga
anafumasinda.PeopleofHambangriandKafle
visiteachotheroften.See:fumasi'visittoshow
one'sface'.
anahav. reciprocate food (between fusele andaunombo). givim kaikai i go i kam. Redup:
anahaanaha,anaanaha.
anahakasiv. inseparable. i stap wantaim oltaim.Pita ngaJonngaanahakasindavri.Pitaand
Jon are always together, inseparable. Sim:
anakorondaambu.
anahaliv.exchangemarriage,brothermarriessister'shusband's sister, sister marries brother's wife's
brother. senismarit.Ovro anahaliri vri. They
(brotherandsister)hadexchangemarriage.Sim:
anantlasa 'arrange marriage as exchange
marriage'. See: laihali larahali 'take-exchange
bring-exchange'.
anaheye v. reunite, look one another. bung gen.Nukuk anaheyeri shir.We reunited atNuku.
Redup:anaheyeanaheye.
anaheyeanaheye v. (many) reunite, look oneanother.plantimanibunggen.
anahirnyav. do alternately.senis namekim. Sirinfalewa wolo, yelndam kresewa hala,
anahirnyakrese.Whenyoudo the roof,don'ttiehambakormeonwomkowithbushropein
one way, but do it alternately. Manden
anahirnya wolo. Change string between right
handandlefthandandhang(cat'scradle).
anahishav.can'trecognizeeachother.savepinisnalustingting longnarapelanarapela.Maswolo
angop shi anaheyendari shir,hako oso wolo
er shi anahishari. Beforewe met each other,
but at that time we could not recognize each
other.
anajiv.fight,quarrel,hitoneanother.pait.anajintletakri v. fight always. pait oltaim.
Anajintletakrinda vri. They are fighting
always.
anakoro v.sever,separate(betweentwo).bruklain.Anakoronda ambu shir. We two can't be
separated.See:anayari,toloyari.
anala v.hard,difficult. strongtumas.Siyanashiwatlewa ambu, anala siw. I tried to cut the
coconutpalm,butitwasnotcut,itstoodstrong.
Erem li ukmba li hishiwa analamendekwa
lir. Ifthey thinkto dolike that,theywill have
difficulty.Sim:kavau.
analayiv. touch each other for friendship. paswantaim.Tavakanalayishirawa.Twoofyou
cameholdinghandinhand.
anamainykwambumbav.debate.toktokstrong.anamakshitakshi v. greet one another (rub each
one'schinsasgreetings). tokamamas,tokgude.
Sim:makshitakshi;Syn:makaptakhavantle.
anambaanamba v. inculpate one another. tokpait. Anamba anamban ji halaha mashi
namdas nom ji mbaka. Stop inculpating oneanother,beunited.
anamblarna v. dispute. tok pait.Redup: anamblianamblarna.
anamblianamblarna See main entry:anamblarna.
anamblianaseve v. dispute over ownership. tokpaitnakikigoikam.
anamblirmblariv.dispute.tokpait.anamuanamuv.prodaround.bungnapushimigo
i kam. Lir orin anamu anamuri lira. They
proddedhimaround.
anamuanamumba v.(pigs)mate.goap.ananaimbletolo v. be friends, become friends.
porowantaim.
anandi1n.anotherone.narapela.Nililihilaramorishiwak hovok anandi lar ta nimu linduwa.
Westayedandonewentawayandanotherone
came and we stay. Pen masi anhi angop
wanyiwa. Ushiwak anandi kari. My old pen
disappeared,hereisanotherone.
anandi2v.tieagain,restore.joinimgen.Nug:kuvu.ananduware v.interchanges.t.onedoesnotwant.
senisim.Ananduware a. Interchangefood and
eat.Ananduwarefale.Interchangeclothesand
putiton.
anangriyav.getangryoneanother.tupelakros.
ananja v. paste, sticktogether, stack.pas wantaim.Ananjawahala,apshambakowe.Don'tpileup
ontop ofeachother,putthemseparately.Sim:
loko.See:hinfale'pileupfirewoods';pajenfaa
'pileupmamiyam'.
ananjali v. sit down touching each other. paswantaimsindaun.
anantlasa v. arrange exchange marriage, brothermarries sister's husband's sister, sister marries
brother's wife's brother. senis marit. Sim:
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anahali.
anantlev.disputestrongly.sanapstronglongtoktok.anantlehe awun u dispute and insurrectionize
See:anangriya.
anaowev.consent.pasimtok.Lianaoweheparilir.They consented and said.See: paolsolo 'reach
conclusion'.
anapanaptav. go everywhere. raun long olgetahap. Anap anap taha miamarombon nimu
lasara.Wewenteverywheretolookforyellow
paint.
anasaufakav. spread bad talk. planti lain i toknogutlongnarapelananarapela.
anasawe v.converse,talktogether.toktokwantaim.Awarsinak annga jirngani anasaweshihi ji
vai i.Wait amoment,we'lltalktogether for a
whilethenyougo.
anasiliv.asks.o.wheretogo,whichisnotsupposedtoask (forthepersonwilllosepowertohunt).
askimsamtingitambu.
anasiliwilijiVariant: anasuluwiliji. v. repeat asbeingsaid.bihainimmaus.
anasuluwilijiSeemainentry:anasiliwiliji.
anataanatav. overtake one another, race. resiswantaim.
anatambuv. go together.wokabaut wantaim.Friranatambunda vri. They two go together
everywhere.See:anatoloya.
anatariv.scramblefor. tokpaitnaresislongkisimsamting.Tinosonjikfrianatarinda.Thosetwo
arescramblingoverthattin.See:anaji.
anatolov. hold hand in hand. holim han. Tavakanatolo analayi shi rawa. You two came
holdinghandinhand.
anatoloya v. hold hand in hand and go together.holim han na wokabaut. Anatoloyanda vri.
They two are good friends, they go together
everywhere.See:anatambu.
anatumsiv. run into each other and be frightened.tupela bung na fretim tupela yet . Er shi
anatumsihioryokortulurikanyokatuluri
nir. We two ran into each other, and he ran
away toone direction and I ran away to other
direction.
anaworentle v. talkeachother jokes(between in-lawssuchaswa'aand nayama). tokpilai.Sim:
hukwakolmashinmba.
anayariv.divideoneself.dilim.Sim:anakoro.See:toloyari.
andiyambo v. restore itsformer state (cut branch,
broken bones), grass grows and become bushagain. em i yet i joinim, bus pinis gen. See:
remendi,jintlayarasa.
andov. cross over, pass over higher point, lay s.t.across. kalapim. Hinyer an kombek inyin a
andori.YesterdayIcrossedoverafencewitha
stick.Ni lawuandohoApikuknimu layikwa.
Wewillwalkup,thengodowntoApiku.Taam
layiandor.Thesunhasjustcrossedthehighest
point.Minshiandofaravak! Cutatreeandlay
itoverthecreek!
andombongrin. man's limbum basket. limbumbasket bilong man. andombongrin tomboko
carry man's limbum basket on shoulder Mat:
tuwambayi;Syn:yermbene.
andonombondi v. grass grows back and blocksthepath.buspinisgen.Sim:andiyambo.
andule n.bushknife.busnaip.aneimaneyembav.talkonethingafteranother,not
talk well. tok i kalap kalap. Ma oto
aneimaneyembanda ria. He talks one thing
after another and does not talk well. See:
haifalhandafalemba.
anflakowav. lie down across the road blocking.krosim rot na slip. Nombo nindik a haha
anflakowawanir.Ifaintedontheroadandlied
downacrosstheroad.
angopadv.already.pinis.angrasohola v.envyandjealousofs.t.andtakeit
with force. tok strong long kisim. See: antla,
hirnya.
angumba v.carrys.t.onback. karimlongbaksait.Sirin a angumbanda mishi angop hakowa.
The place(of the river) whereI carried her onmy back has become clear. See: tomboko,
kisha,avisha,foso.
angunyo v.circle.raunimtewel.Himirushahandaavak a angunyo ermbehe anandik a sikwa
nir.Iwillcircleandabandonthenameyougave
meandwillstandon(givemyself)anewname.
Masikomen a angunyoho mawak a
humbukwa.(Holdingcoconutshootwithhand)
Icirclespirit(aroundthehead)thenplant(it)at
grave(=Iwillhavenothingtodowithyoufrom
now on). Suwamblumblushin koroho
masikomenyihinangunyoka,uhukaumasijik
hakaowehe wandangrika. Ushinak tarmbe
iku ambusir. Cut cat'swhisker,then holdthe
whisker and circle around your head, then put
the whisker under your pillow. Then she
wouldn'tgowild.Osniwashiliwaambunahi,
singalandaotoortahasingaangunyokwari.
If we do not watch over (the grave at the
funeral), the sorcerer will come and circle the
coconut.
anhik adv.onmyown.miyet.Anhikamupakuwa.I will talk myself.See: anhinjik 'according to
myliking'.
anhikup n. addressing form to one's good friend.porobilongmi.
anir Variant:nir.pro.firstpersonsingularpronoun,I(insentencefinalposition). mi.Antorokfehe
anira.Iamfromthisarea.
anjelen.lowerplace.daunbilo.anjelekadv.onlowerground.plesdaunbilo.anjelek
lindaliveonthelowerground
anjelnombon. lower path. daunbilo rot .Anjelnombokaiku.Igoonthelowerroad.
anjiyan.polishedcoconutshell,usedasladle,shoveltoscoop soil and coveryammound. savol sel.
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anjiyan awala polish the coconut shell Sim:
siyambiya.
antlav. envy, jealous. mangal. See: suntlakaya,angrasohola.
antlambayi adj. slim, thin. bun nating. maantlambayithinmanSyn:melmba.
antlekadv. at an angle. saitim. Ayin tlehe antlekhongonda.Cutsugarcaneandplantatanangle.
Sim: andok. See: wornak humbu 'plant
vertically'.
apkambafalen. 1)big grasshopper type.binatang.2)referring form tos.o.who has gone hunting
(ifs.o.referstohisname,hispowertohuntwill
be lost, therefore they use this word instead).
manbilongpainimabus.
apkumbonon. hawk type, eagle type. tarangau.See:apsalayi,apjalambayi,apmirkumbiya.
apkumbu n.flyingfox.blakbokis.apkumjelektolon. seize front neck. holim pasim
nek. Apkumjelek or toloshiwak perem or
ukwa ambuk or ufuhu ormu jisawewa. He
seized his front neck, so he could not do
anything, he choked. See: mandinyi 'nape';
jelauk,wastavaawuk.apkumsanje adj. very old (people) with no
strength,old(yam),whichdoesnotgrowwhen
planted.lapunpinis.Nijavalakaapkumsanjek
nawa. She has become very old. See:
kunyasuva talenda 'very old (house) with
glowingfungus'.
Apkwaswa n.spirit,wholivesatconfluencedownfromMambuvillage.masalainem.
apmanuwu n. 1)bird of paradise. kumul. 2)goodwoman, addressing form to women. gutpela
meri.Syn:amaya,apmaya.
apmarjeren.soiltype,whichlooksblue-ish.tais.adj.blue.blupela.
apmayan.addressingformtowoman.gutpelameri.Syn:apmanuwu,amaya.
apmbayin.softtipofwildsugarcane,whichisstillnot dry. kru bilong wel pitpit, i no drai yet.
Whole:fakri.See:sarapayi'drywildsugarcane
tips'.
apmbayisen.flowerofwildsugarcane.flauabilongwelpitpit.Whole:fakri.
apmblambla n.butterfly.bataflai.apmorjawun. mantis. binatang. Spec:
apmorjawumbunga 'small type mantis'; Spec:
apmorjawukala'bigsizemantis'.
apmorjawukalan.bigsizemantis.binatang.
apmorjawumbunga n. small type mantis.binatang.
apmuman. large size pigeon. namba wan balus.See:ujaavi.
apmunyari n. owl.pisin bilong nait.Apmunyarihishomhongonda, nirikyanda.Apmunyariis
gray,andmovesaroundatnight.
apnimbajin.adoptedchild.pikininibilongnarapelamanolilukautim.
apnimbakisha v. adopt someone'schild, takecare
of someone's child. lukautim pikinini bilong
narapela man. Mahi jikisin apnimbakishari
vria. They adopted s.o.'s child. See:
kishaapnimba, kishaapnimbaji, apnimbaji
'adoptedchild'.
apsalayi n. hawk type, eagle type (apsalayi issmallerthanapkumbono,botheatcarcas).liklik
tarangau.See:apkumbono.
apsambun.cassowary.muruk.apsarka n. tree type, whose leaves are edible
(apsarkakisha).kumupos.Apsarkaruvunshi
laraharumuhubalinjika.Let'sfetchapsarka
stem,makeitsmooth,thenplayfootballwithit.
apsarkakishan. edible leaves of apsarka. kumupos.
apshamVariant: apshar. adj. different. narakain.Mashi nyihi apsham. Your language is
different.
apshar Seemainentry:apsham.apsharmbak adv. differently, separately.
separetim.
aptambi n. traditional money. tumbunamoni. See:kaya,lishi,pombosari,warenimba.
aptlahavun. various decoration for singsing.kainkainbilas.Masimasiwoloknelokoavoko
aptlahavun undari lir. Before our ancestors
usedtodecoratethemselves.See:tlahapsi.
aptoko1n.chicken.kakaruk.aptoko2n.anttype.anis.aptokwalkon.cockscomb.hetbilasbilongkakaruk.ara n.voice,tune.nek.Arakaremkoro.Singthis
way.Araorhikwambu.Hisvoiceisstrong.
arai n. grandparents. tumbuna. Cpart: nira'grandchildren'.
araje n. 1)original ancestor. ropdiwai. mas arajewolobeforebefore2)rootcropandcoconutfor
planting. mama kaikai. Spec: siya araje 'soft
whitepithycentreofasproutingcoconut'; Spec:
pakaraje'seedmamiyam'.
arambikoro n. lose voice. nek i pen.Na ujajihiarambiangopkorori.Ihavegotacoldandlost
myvoice.
aranfarango Seemainentry:arango.arangoRedup: aranfarango. v. 1)close, shut.
pasim. Akayangan arango. Close the door.
2)cover. karamapim. Warkuwayi ojen aw,
ishihiarango.Fliesareeatingthesore,dressit.
3)block s.o.'s way. pasim rot. Nyir nombon
arangowa. You are in my way. 4)rule over,
take care of. bosim, lukautim. hulaima
nokopmanarangoruleoverpeople5)arbitrate.stopimpait.Fririnorarangokmbauhu ormu
mbara. Then he tried to arbitrate them (who
werefighting)andsaid.
ari n. skin (ofhovo,wako, intlavi, apmblambla,kindam).skin.See:sishi'humanskin,treebark,
pigskin';armbu'thinskinofhame,skinflake
(ringworm)'.
arjavan.wife'sparents,grandfather'ssister'schildren,grandmother's brother's children. tambu, papa
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asuplasuvu awolo
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Your attitude over food is bad. You are
complaining.
asuplasuvu n. peels, rubbish. skin bilong kaikai.See:jivikava,akasuvu,akasumbu.
atamatawe v. avoid, keep distance. abrusim nastap longwe. Pele pele kava las mihik si
lakunaksiunakmiheyenahiatamatawesika.
Ifsomethingbadcomes toyouandyousee it,
keep distance from it.Orin a heye na ajehe
orin amu atamatawera. I saw him and was
afraid of him, so I avoided him. See:haitawe
'getoutoftheway'.
auau int.bequiet.pasimmaus.See:aiai'beware'.auushav.warn. toklukaut.auushandamishiholy
place(placewherespiritlives)
auaukmbav.threat,talkwithforce.toktokwantaimpait.Jiravakmanauaukmbahayalihinlawa
hala. You should not threatenpeople and take
their money. See: jinomkanomba 'threat
children'.
auheye v.watchout,becareful.wasgut,toklukaut.Suwambushi jihinauheyeka.Watchoutwhat
youspeak.
aumashiaumashimbav. get angry easily andfight.paittasol.Aumashiaumashimbandama
ria.Heisamanwhogetsangryeasilyandstarts
fighting.
aumba v.growl.dokikros.Asaaumbaw.Adogisgrowling.See:fale,tashi.
aunduwambu n.stepchild,spouse'schild.pikininibilong meri man i maritim. See: apnimbaji
'adoptedchild'.
v. adopt. lukautim pikinini bilong narapela
man.
aunombo n. food exchange partner. kawas. Syn:fusele.
auntlasholon. cushion forclaypot. samting bilongsospan grauni sindaunantap.Mat: tlakukwa
'pandanusleaves'.
Aura n. spirit, who lives in river in Sepetala,Hambasamaarea.masalainem.Gen:wasi.
avakadv. now, today, later today. tude, nau.Avakmoushok?Todayoftomorrow?
avanjenene n. vine type, to make armband. ropbilongwokimpaspas.
avasejene n. whip to hit pigs. kanda. Flenavasejenekwakoro.Hitthepigwiththewhip.
avemban. chisel. sisil.Avembaminplanda.Withchiselcarveslitdrum.
avermbuv. prostate.brukim skru naslip long bel.
Misambik taka avermbu wa. Fall on thegroundandprostrateandlie.Sim:furfurjamu.
avi n.bird.pisin.avifun. 1)hornbill. kokomo. 2)war leader.man i go
paslongpait.
avintlasan. bird's nest. haus bilong pisin. Sim:aviwusi.
Aviruman. clan name, "crested pigeon people".gurialain.See:Nakma,Hopma.
aviruwu n.thecrestedorcrownedpigeon,thegoura
pigeon.guria.
avisha1 n.cockatoo.koki.adj.white.waitpela.
avisha2 v. carry on the neck. karim long nek. See:kisha,tomboko,foso,angumba.
aviteye n.birdtrap.hauspisin.See:fleteye'grateforroastingpig'.
aviwusin. nest, bird's nest.haus bilongpisin. Sim:avintlasa.See:flewusi.
aviyerkun.breastmeatofbird.prosbilongpisin.avokon. father. papa.Mashi yeje avoko mashin
sawenda ri. He (though he is just a child)
speakslikeanoldman.Sim:avui.
avokolakan.oldman.lapunman.avokomen.bothsidesoflowbackbone.saitbilong
baksait.See:aima.
AvravraiWanjesumbun. spirit, who livesaround confluence near Sulupnuku village.
masalainem.Gen:wasi.
avui n.father,father'sbrothers.papa.Sim:avoko.awa n.croton,whichhasredleavesandisplantedto
mark boundary. tanget, purpur. awan humbu
plantcroton
awaiSeemainentry:awasayi.awalav. sharpen, polish rim. sapim arere.
siyambiyanawalapolishthecoconutshelldish
Nug:siyambiya,koso.
awanalo n. best match of marriage.man tru longmarit,meritrulongmarit.Awanalosihiria.He
is her best match ofmarriage.Awanalo mihi
sira. She is your best match wife. Ego's
grandfather's sister's grandchildren is the best
match for marriage, also ego's grandmother's
brother's grandchildren. Spec: hulawa 'best
match husband'; Spec: nokopwa 'best match
wife';Sim:anafayi.
awantlehumbu v.giveupdoings.t.withoath,(ifhebreaks,hewilldie).tambuim.
awaradv. a little bit. liklik tasol. Men awarkavamisiwasir.Sheisjustalittlebitsick.
awarikandaadj. small. liklik.jikisi awarikanda asmallchild
awarikandakadv.alittle,littlebit. likliktasol.Maawarikandaktakar.Rainisfallingalittlebit.
awarsi v. wait a moment. wet liklik. Awarsinakamu ralandow. Wait a moment, I'm coming
out.
awasarka n. 1)boundary mark.mak bilong graunbilongem.2)decoration.bilaspurpur.
awasayiVariant: awai, awaya. int. good man,
addressingformtomen.gutpelaman.Awasayiria.Heisagoodman.Cpart:apmanuwu'good
woman'.
awayaSeemainentry:awasayi.awolovi. eat bewitched food and receive power.
kaikai na daunim marila kaikai. Angop or
awolohondaosikormuerlanduwa.Forhehas
eatenbewitched food, he has been (beating in
thegame)allthetime.
vt.givepoisontos.o.givimpoisin.
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lakwaambu?Don'tyouhaveguts?Areyounot
tryingtoworkhard?Redup:entlesantlembu.
entlesantlembu v.weak,noguts. inogatstrong,pretnales.Entlesantlembuyandari. Hedoes
not have strength.Entlesantlembunda homa
sihi pandari. Ispoke likea sickman(butterfly
instomach).See:homborombo.
entlesiv. charm. wokim marila. Asa angop orentlesiri sir. Undak pashin osmu shinduwa.
Hecharmedhisdog,sothedogiscatchingrats.
Nokove angop or entlesihi nor lari sir. He
charmedherandmarriedher.
entleyi v. feel hot.hot. Sim: halamalangafia. See:tloria'sweat'.
er adv.thus.istapolsem.eremVariant: erhem. adv. also, too, thus. olsem.
Tlawahala,anerematakatukuyirinir. Don't
cry,I,too,fellover.
erengha v. behungry. hangre. Jikisi erenghawaktlaw. Child is crying, because he is hungry.
Hinyer peek ukun a tarmuhu hin yaha
ukurikamisiriambu,hakojikisierengharik
li tlarik permbaramu ura.YesterdayIdidn't
feellikecarryingwater orchoppingfirewood,but children were hungry and they cried so I
cookedreluctantly.Redup:erengmarengha.
erenghambaradv. hungry. hangre. Erenghambarlawuwa.(He)wentuphungry.
erhemSeemainentry:erem.ermbaermbakadv. all the time, always. olgeta
taim.
ermbasi n. young man. yangpela man. Cpart:nokopminyongo 'young woman'. See:jikanda
'youngmanandwoman'.
ermbeSeemainentry:ormbe.ermbeermbeheyeSeemainentry:ormbeormbe
heye.
ermbefarawa Seemainentry:ormbefarawa.ermbekrupshiSeemainentry:ormbekrupshi.ermbewirnjiSeemainentry:ormbewirnji.erndakavan. poor people (financially). tarangu.
Gen:akapmakava.
esasemblarna v.defeats.o.inargument. strongnawinim. esasemblarnanda ma strong debater,
neverlosedebate
ese1 v. 1)stamp. wokabaut antap. Raisin shovokesehe narkaha jivin bekik woloho kavan
ormbe.Stampthericeonlimbumsheet,remove
chaff and fill the good rice into the bag and
throw away the bad ones. 2)walk. wokabaut.
Maxormuesenduwa.Max(whoisatoddler)iswalking.3)goafterpigs.raunimpik.fle(n)ese
(findand)chaseafterpig
ese2 v.1)pileup(drycoconuts).pailimap(kokonas).siyan flate ese tie dry coconuts with its own
skinandpileupNug:siya.2)pour(sagostarch)
into limbum basket where leaves are spread.
pasimsaksak.Nug:naku.
esembuv.wade.brukimwara.Fasirasawakormufaheyewa, esembundahik nawa ambu. The
river swelled, so he swam, he couldn't wade.
Syn:pu.
esesengashiv.wipeoffs.t.onthegroundwithfoot(likeremnantofbaby'sexcrement). rausimlong
lek.
eshumbuv.stepfirmly.krungutimstrongnago.eskorlafaav.takeashortcutlevelward.sotkatigo.eskorlafale v.takeashortcutdownward.sotkatigo
daun. Aptuwonon ni eskorlafalehe Apiku
nombok ni iwa. Without going through
Aptuwono,we tookshortcut andwentdown to
Apiku.
eskorlafawu v.takeashortcutupward.sotkatigoantap. Hamtavan ni eskorlafawuhu Apiku
nombok ni iwa. Without going through
Hamtava, we took a shortcut and went up to
Apiku.
eskoro v. go ahead of, go before s.o. andwaitforhim,ambush.gona blokim rot nawas.Osor
ikurimishinomboyok li eskoroho limu lira.
Theywentbeforehimwherehewasgoingtogo.
eskrestafav. miss one's step. lek i abrus napundaun. Na eskrestafaha na tukuyiwa. I
missed my step and fell. Syn: estangarmbe.See: miskrestafa, heikrestafa, tolkrestafa,
jikrestafa.
eslaieslarav. doonethingheredo one thingthere,wastetime,workinefficiently.westimtaim.Os
or takwawolok sinawa peekeslaieslarakwa
ambu ri. When it comes to time that he will
come,hewon'twasttimebutcomequickly.See:
solovi,esntlemantlela.
esmblangolafalev. stepand itsnaps, stepand fall(into trap). sanap antap na i bruk. Shovo
numbuwa, unda osik osmu
esmblangolafalewa. Floor became wet and
rotten,soitwasbroken(whens.o.walkedon).
esmbresev.crushs.t.whichcontainswaterwithfeet.krungutim samting i gat wara. Nug: warnivi,
lopnivi. See: esnorko, esshutla, esesengashi,
esngisha.
esmisiv.touchandfeelwithfeet. krungutimnafilim.Kumbak esmisiw.Feelwithfeet.See: tolmisi
'seizeandfeel'.
esndiri v.kickwithfoot.paitimlonglek.esnerkoSeemainentry:esnorko.esngisha v. step on s.t. and hide it. krungutim na
haitimsamting.Flenombonormuesngishara.
He stepped on the grass and hid the path pig
went(sothathewouldshootit).See:estangri.
esnorkoVariant: esnerko. v. 1)crushs.t.with foot.krungutimlonglek.Pelekasaesnorkonduwa,
se mo? I stepped on something, excrement or
what? See: esmbrese, esshutla. 2)look down
on.daunim.Liheyelimba,"Orkomboninda
ri,"karempa liernorkoyawakavaotoAvui
Wasilaka or heyewa hi nga nawa ri. "Heis
unimportant,"theonepeoplesaylikethis,God
sees that heis important.See: esngisha 'cover
withfeet'.
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esntle v. break s.t. long into two with feet or legs.krungutimnaibruk.See:tolntle,jitle,shintle.
esntleiv. walk and make noise (treading twigs) andgo.wokabautwantaimplantinoisnago.
esntlemantle v.breaks.t.withfeetorlegsquickly.brukimlonglekhariap.Nambekuwahala,hin
esntlemantle suwu a. Don't take time, break
firewoodquicklywithlegsandcookandeat.
adv.improperly,roughly,carelessly,inhaste.
hariap hariap, i no mekim gut. Esntlemantle
lerawun landa ri. He works carelessly (not
carefully). Nombolakak rawa ambu re,
esntlemantle rawa lir. Theydid not come on
themainroad,theycrossedthebush.
esntlerav.walkinthebushandmakenoise(treadingtwigs) and come. wokabaout wantaim planti
noisnakam.
esshutla v.crushs.t.withheel. krungutimlonglek.Ninst:kumbasako.See:esnorko,esmbrese.
estambana v. stand firmly. krungutim strong nasanap.Sim:sitambana.See:toltambana.
estangarmbev. miss one's step. lek i abrus napundaun.Syn:eskrestafa,estekrembe.
estangri v. 1)step on s.t. (not crushit). krungutimna haitim long lek . Wako angop a
estangrishiwak os wandu. I have already
gotten thegeckoundermyfoot.See: toltangri
'holds.t.tightly';esngisha.2)start.statimwok.
Nursumbukopaestangrishihilerawunalala
raha osmu ter nanduwa. I started working
earlyinthemorningandonandonuntilnow.
estekrembefaraka v.missone'sstepandfall,stepons.t.unsteadyandfall.lekiabrusnapundaun.
estekrembefarakasteppedons.t.unsteadyand
felldownSim:eskrestafa,estangarmbe.
estloptlapsokoiv. walk and make noise and go.wokabaut wantaim planti nois na go. Sim:
esntlei.
estloptlapsokora v. walk and make noise andcome. wokabaut wantaim planti nois na kam.
Estloptlapsokorawa oson a misi na tormble
heyewa, pele las aheyewa ambu.Iheardthe
noiseofsomebodycoming,soIturnedaround,
butcouldn'tseeanybody.Sim:esntlera.
evrembamadj. both. tupela wantaim. Ukuevrembam hojeri. Both water tanks are full
withwater.
ewe Seemainentry:owe.eweheye Seemainentry:oweheye.
ewesaweSeemainentry:owesawe.
F-f
fa1 n.river,lake.wara.Faangopwolnawa.Riverhas swollen. Fa jisiriri. River flooded and
causeddamage.Spec:fanduwu.
fa2 v.put(band)throughandhangorcarry.putimigo.falekuvukshovonfaputfalekuvuthrough
limbum basket lovon fa tomboko put string
throughahandofbananaandcarryonshoulder
Ninst: falekuvu 'beltmadeof flattened ropeoffaletree';Nug:shovo'limbumbasket'.
faa1 vt. pile up. hipim. When a girl has her firstmenstruation,hermother'sbrotherandhisgroup
bring theirmami yam and make one pile, and
her family and villagers make another pile of
their mami yam.Nug: paje 'mami yam'. See:
ananja,kumbamu,wolowa.
faa2 v.stickintoground,plant.planim.fakrikombenfaastickwildpitpitstickintogroundNug:mi,
kombe, fakrikombe, marmar ' tree '. See:
kwafaa.
faa3 v.readytoharvest.kaikaiemiredilongkisim .
Naku am faaw/rombok naw. Now sago isreadytocutdown.Nact:hishi,rais'pitpit,corn'.
faasiv.stuckinmud. lekiplanim.Jerekfaasikwante.Iamstuckinmud.
fahaconj. suspectfalsely.olitingtingsaspekt,tasolnogat.Ahirnyari fahaaninlitololaikotim
uri. They took me to the court saying that I
stole,butthatisnottrue.
v.disguise.kamapolsem.Wasiflefaharari
ria. Evil spirit came in a form of pig. See:
arndi,arungu,otle,arla.
fahaye Variant:faheye.v.swim.swim.faheyeSeemainentry:fahaye.fajimbin.shallowplaceofriver,neartheshore. ples
warainotait.Fajimbikuja,fawukiwahala.
Batheneartheshore,don'tgowhereitisdeep.
See:fasumbu'edgeofriver'.
faka1v. sow. tromoi pikinini kaikai.ishavakan/waswarsijin faka sow vegetable
seeds/papayaseedsNug:siji'seeds'.
faka2v. build (a shelter). sanapim haphaus. Nug:tinyavi'shelterwithoutwalls'.
fakrin. wild sugarcane, its stem isused for makingfence. wel pitpit . Part: fakri, apmbayi,
apmbayise,ainytlasa,sarapayi.
fakrikomu v.acustomwhichpaternalaunt(takoi)used to givemeat and other food to her niece
(nari). kastam bilong anti. This custom is no
longerpractised.
fale1 v.1)puts.t.onbody.putimklos.Kumbaarina
falehe nimu ikuwa. I'll put on my shoes andwe'llgo.2)stickfoldedsagoleavesintotheroof
frame. putim morota. akan/sirin fale stick
folded sago leaflets into the roof frame 3)put
boundary markers on the garden ground and
divide.putimmak. tisumbun falehe uraurak
hala place the boundarymarksand divide the
garden into sections Nalmingripmbak li
faleshirik...Theydividedintothreepartsthen...
4)plant sprouted seedlings. planim.
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Mahamyelen/Siyan fale. Plant new stem of
betelnut/coconutshoot.Nug:siya,mahamyele,
ujakisha (ujayele), nakyele, tamoyele,
nashiyele,warsiji.See:jiyi.
fale2 v. (dog)bark in order to tell his masterwherepigis.singautlongabus.Asajiviflenfalenda.
Gooddogsniffsthepigandbarks(inordertolet
hismasterknow).See:tashi,aumba.
fale3 v. pile up.pailimap.hin fale pile upfirewoodsiyan falelawu/eselawu tie and pile up dry
coconutsNug:hi,siya.See:faa1,ananja.
fale4 n. tree type, its bark is used for basket strap.diwaimangas.
faleheye v. put on and see if it is OK.putim natraim.Ma or toroktaha aiglasin faleheyewa
maotolawehiavokoria? Whosefatherwashe
whocameheretotrytheglasses?
falekuvun. strap for carryingbasket,made of treebarkwhichwaspoundedflat.skinbilongdiwai
mangas.Masfalekuvuk neloko avoko jikisin
simbindari. Forefathers used tocarry children
withmangasstrap.Mat:fale'treetype'.
falelawu vt. pile up firewood or dry coconuts.
pailimap.Sim:eselawu.famambu n. sandy riverside,riverbank.arere long
wara.See:fatelembu'cliff'.
fambanan.middlesizeriver,smallerthanfanduwu,biggerthanfarava.namelsaizwara.
fandumal n. a star in the west sky, which looksdownv:fanduwu.stanem.Cpart:aflamal.
fanduwun.river.wara.fanuku n.upperriver.waraantap.Ant:fatombo.fanyikanda adj. short, small. sotpela. Ant:
hombelaka.
farapmblango n. ditch, very deep holewith/without water in the bush. wara i raun
aninitnaigathul.
farapnombo n. path along creek. rot i bihainimwara.
farausi v. (mind) is blocked, not smart, stupid.longlong.Wavu lihi angop si farausishiwak
peek krahak yarinda ambu lir. Their minds
areblockedandtheycannotthinkclearly.See:
ambasi.
faravan.creek.liklikwara.farfarsa v. mix different things together. tanim,
bungim.Ujakishanga siyamblanga farfarsa.
Mixtulipleavesandshreddedcoconuttogether.
See:sukru,sujele.
farka n. cricket. binatang. Farka shiwa, kavak
nanda. When farka eats (yam), they will beruined.
farmen. sprout, seedling. kru. Spec: pakfarme,siyafarme 'sprout of mami yam, sprout of
coconut'.
farnarov. hitthe ground,flingdown.paitimgraun.Asajinyinfarnarow. Dogishittingtheground
with its tail.Misambin kombek farnaro. Hit
thegroundwithastick.Pelekastakafarnaro
indow?Whatdidfalldownandhittheground?
farnaroormbev. throw s.t. and it hits ground(whenangry).belhatnatromoilonggraun.
farniyi n.position,responsibility,office.kisimples.Pita Jonhifarniyiksiri ria. PetertookJohn's
office.
fasa v. turn over s.t. which is in the pot. tanim.Najirak ishavakan fasa, heyeyok siyok
layinak siyeje heyeyok tasaka. Turn over
vegetables with tongs so that the surface part
goes down to the bottom, and the bottom part
goesuptothesurface.See:hovele'turnovers.t.
inthefire'.
fasi v.wrapinleavesandcookinfire.pasimlonglipnakukimlongpaia.Intlavinnyifasiakwaol?
Areyougoingtocookinsectsinleavesandeat
them?See:hisi'roast';hiksuwu'cookinfire'.
fasikadv. underwater.aninit longwara. fasik layisink
fasumbun. edge of water. arere long wara. See:famambu'riverbank'.
fasuwuRedup: fisufasuwu. n. drift wood in river.diwai wara i kisim i kam. Fa si rasawa wolo
fisufasuwusi ermbenda.Whentheriverrises,
it brings up all the drift trees. Spec: fasuwuminimbatombo,fasuwutombo'driftwood'.
fatelembun. cliff riverside. arere longwara. See:famambu.
fatenje n.confluence.warabung.fatombo n.downriver.waradaunbilo.Ant:fanuku
'upriver'.
fawu1 v. cover s.t. with soil. karamapim wantaimgraun.Pajenfawu.Covermamiyamplantwith
soil.Nug:paje,nashi;Ninst:anjiya.
fawu2 adj. deepwater.wara i daun tumas. Fawukujawa hala. Don't bathe in deep water. See:
frumu,wolna.
fawu3 vt.stands.t.asasupport.sanapim.Minshihifawulawu.Cut tree,standit (next tothehuge
treeyoucan'tclimbwithouthelp)andusingthat,
climb.
fawu4 v.(pigs,dogs)mate. goap.Nact:fle,asa.See:hakolo'(chicken)mate'.
fayenden.longfishlikeeel.mausgras.fehe1v. hack, pound. sigarapim. Nug: naku 'sago
(trunk)';Ninst:jimashoko'sagopounder'.
fehe2adv. be from, come from, belong to. bilong.Peek fehe mir? Where are you from?
sembengalakfeheishavakagreensfrombush
fendele v. can't understand. i no gat save. Amufendelenduwa, perem a ukwa na? I can't
understand,whatshallIdo?Sim:pele,fenje.fenga [feng-a]v.befull,thereisnospace.spesi
pas olgeta. Kas fialahambawa ambu, angop
fenga mender. No space at all, it is packed.
Sim:embeina.
fengfakawav. hang down. hangamap. Apkumbufengfakawaw. Flying fox hangs down (from
tree).
fenjev. 1)tightenrope,makeknots, tight.pasimropstrong. kuvun fenje tighten the rope Pajen
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wanjek fenje. Tie cane ropewithstick sothat
mami vine can climb up.Mainfusha mushi
fenjew. Cats cradle tangled. Idiom: serembo
nga fenje paha yanda 'go around with tight
buttocks(crazy!)'; Sim:ta.See:kuvuk ishi'tie
withrope'.2)notclear,notunderstandable. ting
tinginoklia.Mashiosmimbawaamfenjew.
Whatyousaidisnotclear.
fere v.sprinkle,whengivingoffertothelandspirits,dip a twig in water or coconut juice or meat
juiceandsprinkle.tromoi wara.Mingri las or
laha ukuk or falehe ormu ferera. He took
mingritwig,dippeditinwater,sprinkled. See:
nambre.
ferfaradv.stupidly,foolishly(followdesirewithoutthinking).mekimnating.ferfarpandamaman
who talksnonsenseFleasa homferfaryanda
mari.Helivesfollowingintuitionlikepigsand
dogs.
ferfarmbaVariant:merwarmba. v. talk nonsense,stupid.mauswaranating,giaman.
ferfarna v. stupid. i no gat tingting. ferfarnandamastupidman
ferkaryaVariant: firkarya; ferkaruya. v. expectfoodwithoutworkingproperly,pretendtowork
and get food, hang around for food. karim
wisket,igolongkaikaitasol.Mangrahakinda
nembes,ferkarmenakwanjikyandalir.They
did not go to funeral (formourning), but they
wantedtoeatfood,sotheywent.Anafayiorhin
orheyeshihimenferkaryandari. Hewantsto
getmarriedsoheishangingaroundthehouseof
hisanafayi.Sim:ferkarmbaya.
fermbasiv. do without thinking, give withoutthinking.inosavelongwanemsamtingembai
mekim.Mashin men or fermbasiwa. He just
talkedwithoutthinking.Ant:yari.
fi1 n.blood.blut.Fikorowakaheyewa,fitlekanawa sir. When I saw the bloodwas shed, it
wasthick.
fi2 n.bambooflute,thickertype.mambuflute.See:hambarava'bambooflute,thintype'.
fialahamba v. there is space. i gat spes. Kasfialahambawaambu,amfengamender.There
is no space at all, it's packed. Sim:
samblakambla.
fialanga v.feelhot.hot.Kopinaahanafialangaw.I drank coffee and feel hot. Sim:
halamalangafia,entleyi.See:tloria.
fialanjev. 1)drink s.t. very hot. daunim hotpela
samting. Kopi hi nga na fialanjewak tarvleosmu flolonduwa. Coffee was too hot,so the
tongue got blister. 2)shine. givim bikpela lait.
Tujakan ukru fialanjenak a heye. Light the
torch and make it shine so that I will see.
3)disobedient,troublemaker. bikhettumas.Lir
fialanje mende u te. They are horribly
disobedient.Sim:fialanga.
adv. so fast. hariap tumas. Naman iwa
amburi, lewasfialanjeiwari.Hedidnotgo
slowly,hewentsofast.
fihomheye v.getbruise.retpelamak.Nokoveosomisokomefihomheyenda.Hulasihijiriospe
mo si rakatukuyiris pe? That woman has a
blackeye. Iwonderwhether her husbandbeat
herorshefellover.
fija v. cut open with knife. katim na opim.Waswarenfijahaniaka. Let'scutopenpapaya
andeat.Sim:fika,fruva.
fiji n.heir,biologicalchild.pikininitru.OrangopAvuiWasilakahifijiindingaknawari. Hehas
becomeGod'strueheir.See:arkaji,apnimbaji.
fika v.cutwithknifetoptowardonself.katimopim.Nug:wasware,lovo,pushi,melon.
finalhongov. get bruise, sunburn. retpela mak.Kumba anhi finalhongori.My leghad bruise.
Sim:fihomheye.Redup:finalwanalhongo.
finalwanalhongo Seemainentry:finalhongo.findumu v.carrys.t.betweenbodyparts.karimlong
sangana.harkashivikfindumucarryunderarm
jekapnashik findumu carry between chin and
shoulder tavajelekfindumu carry onthebend
ofthearm
firkarya Seemainentry:ferkarya.firnyaormbev. fling up, fling off with fingersor
sticks.tromoilongpingaostik.
firnyafalawuv. bendbackupward. lus i goantaphariap. Mitava tlefaha firnyafalawunduwa.
Tree branch bent down and broke, and it bent
backupward.
fisufasuwu Seemainentry:fasuwu.fiwa n.shelltrumpet,conchlikeseashell.taur.fiwan
ufunablowthetrumpet
fiyangav. (sun and moon) come out (from cloud)andshinestrongly.laitikam.Taamfiyangaw.
Sunrises.Hiam fiyangaw.Nowfire is on (it
lookeddeadbutnowonecanseelight).
fiyarana v.strongphysically,haveguts.strongpelaman.Otofiyaranandamari.Heisstrong(can
workwell).Ant:entlembu.
fiyi v.wipe.rausim.kukuvanfiyiwiperunnynosefiyokon. tree type, whose leaves are used by
traditional healers. diwai nem. fiyoko minjak
hakonda ma traditional healer (rub the body
with two leaves inboth hands and look at the
leavesandtellthecauseofsicknessandheal)
fla v. 1)harvest partially. rausim. Mahambinkunyakwanembes,menfla.Notremovingthe
wholebetelnutbundle,buttakejustonebranch.
2)remove midrib. rausim. Siyajeskan fla
Remove midrib of coconut leaflet. See:sirmbirmin la. 3)split. rausim. naksharntlen
fla split sago stem into strips Makantlanyin
flaha takrihimakasijin la. Split openwinged
beanpodandtakeoutthebeans.
flafla adv.slightly,littlebit. liklik.Maflaflarakaw.It rains slightly.Ma flafla taw. Rain comes
insideofhouseabit(becauseofwind).
flaflata v. stare. lukluk strong. Ma oto aninflaflatawa ri. That man stared at me. See:
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lishiolo,washiolo,sishiolo.
flahan.planttype,itslongleafissharp.longpelagrasnem.
flainysan.valley.plesdaun.flako1 v.sunshinesbrightlyatbothrisingandsetting.
san i lait strong. Ta am flakow. Sun shines
brightlynow.Nact:ta'Sun'.
flako2Variant:flango.v.1)makeanotchontimberendto placebeamon.katimposlongolsemY.
wormbonflakomakeanotchontheendofthe
posts 2)hang in not fall altogether. hangamap
long namel.Hamba tenjek flakowa. Bamboo
didnotfallaltogethertotheground,butithung.
flakorov.tease. sigarapim.Anpeek ji flakorondaambu nir, avak a jilawongrimba
lafafandakwajir.Youcannotteaseme,ifyou
doso,Iwillbeatyouall.Orpeekjiflakoronda
amburi.Youcannotteasehim.
flarma v.warmup.filimhot.Hingaanakmaomesi flarmaka.Drinksomethinghot sothat body
willbewarmedup.Hiwalonakflarma.Stayat
fire so that body will warm up. Tarvle si
flarmarik ormu maimbara. Tongue was
warmedup(loosened) andhe started speaking.Sim:himau.See:hiwalo,taiwalo.
flarmasi v. extractmilkywaterby addingwatertograted coconut and squeezing. bengim drai.
Siyanflarmasi.Milkcoconut.Res:flarmauku
'coconutmilk'.
flarmaukun. coconut milk, milky liquid squeezedfrom shredded coconut fruit. gris bilong
kokonas.
flarnav.force.strongnating.Orflarnariksiufuhuiri sir. He forced her to go and shecouldnot
refuse,soshewent.
flashi v.ties.t.withropeinordertocarry.pasimnakarim.Hinsiyahakuvuksiflashifosori. She
choppedfirewoodand tiedthemwithrope and
carried.flashi tombokotiewithropeandcarry
ontheshoulderSee:eiye,ishi,mushi,flate.
flatev.tiestripsofcoconuthuskskintocarry.rausimhapskin bilong kokonas na pasim. Siyan flate
toloi. Tie stripsofcoconuthusk skin, takeand
go.
fle n. pig. pik. Spec: fletarmbe 'wild pig'; Spec:flewa'tamed/domesticpig'.
flefarikiVariant: flefar i. v. hunt pig.painim pik.An flefarik a iku. I go hunting pig. Sim:
flefarnduwui.See:asaromlayi'(wholevillage)
gohuntingpigs'.
flefarnduwui v. hunt pig. painim pik. Sim:flefariki.
flefun.pig'steeth,smallknife.likliknaip.flehapmavaya Seemainentry:fleya.flehavav. pig bone, special name, which makes
personhappy;everynamehasitscorrespondent
flehava. bun bilong pik, kastam nem. Orin
flehavan li kwari. They greeted himwith his
specialname.
flehukun. breastmeat of pig,which issupposed to
be the best part. wisket bilong pik. Flehuku
hinukumanjavanjikorlaiowendasira.Pork
breast is the meat that hinuku gives his
manjava.
flejiakoro n. small, wild piglet whose mother waskilled. liklik welpik mama bilong enol i kilim
pinis.See:flejiaumbu,flejiasamba.
flejiaumbu n. grown up wild piglet. namel saizwelpik.Sim:flejiasamba.See:flejiakoro'small
wildpigletwhosemotherwaskilled'.
flekormen. spear to shoot pigs. spia bilong sutimpik.Flekormen laharanak fle toson a jikwa.
Bring me spearso that I will shoot this pig.
Idiom:Flekormen kishanda ri. 'He is a good
hunter.'.
flekovon. garden fence toavoid pigs.banis bilonggaden.Flekovonombokopi,nowekiwahala.
Goalongthegardenfence,don'tgoinside. Sim:
inyi.
flekuvun.ropetrapforcatchingpig. trapbilongpik.Flekuvunormbe.Settheropetocatchpig.
flemasuwu n.backboneofpig.baksaitbilongpik.flembantleVariant: flepantle. n. pigs' hair on the
neck.grasbilongbaksaitbilonghetbilongpik.See: avishambantle 'crest of cockatoo';
aptokwalko'cockscomb'.
flengoroheyev. hunt for pigs, surround and huntpigs.banisimpik.
flengramangrahaSeemainentry:mangraha.flepantleSeemainentry:flembantle.fleteyen. grate tosmokepig.betbilongsmokimpik.
Flenjahateyekowe.Cutuppigandplacethem
onthegrate.
flewa n.domesticpig.pikbilongples .Gen:fle'pig';Ant:fletarmbe'wildpig'.
fleyan. big payment for bride price, fine orcompensation. bikpela moni, bikpela pe,
kompenseson. Misambi mashama li panak
fleyanukwaola.Iflandowenersask,theywill
givepayment.Redup:flehapmavaya.
flolov. 1)loose. bikpela tumas. Kowe anhiwasilakaksinahaflolow.My skirtis big, it's
loose.Ant: krishi 'tight'. 2)haveblister. skin i
lus.Hiuwakflolowa.Itwasburntandblistered.
flormbo v.becomeloose(s.t.whichwastied). lus.Kuvu angop flormbo rakari. Ropewas loose
andfelldown.
florsho vt.loosenandremovewithoutuntie.surukimna rausim.Kuvun/Pulin florsho. Loosen and
remove string /wreath without untying. See:
sorngo'untie'. vi. slippery, slimy. wel. Serekowak
florshow.Muddy andslippery.Uku nga naha
florshow. Wet and slippery.Foome florshow.
Fishisslimy.
florshofarakav.loosenandfall.luspundaun.flu v. be filled with water. pulap long wara.
Uksembenomaawaosiksungufluw.Idrank
onlywatersothatstomachisfilledwithwater.
fohok adv.whole,altogether.olgeta.Fohoksiawa.
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fohoko fusakasaku
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Sheateallalone(withoutsharing).
fohoko adj.whole,altogether.olgeta.Fohokosira,kas a halashi rawa ambu. This is thewhole
thing,Ididnotsetasidepartofit.
folomav. incest, marry too close relative such asego's brother's daughter. marit pikinini meri
bilongem.Sim:timbara.
foomen.fish.pis.foomjeka n.fishscale.grilebilongpis.foso v.carrys.t.onone'sbackusingheadstrap(only
women carry this way). karim long baksait
wantaimropihangamaplonghet.Nug:shovo,
kowe 'female limbum basket, netbag'. See:
kisha,tomboko,findumu.
fre adv.conjunctionoftwoitems,and.na.JonfrePitaJonandPita
frehe v.tear,break.bruk.Koushimblasihiangopsifreheri. Her old dress had already been torn.
Idiom:Tersunguwavujihiamsifreheshiwak
armek jimu yarinduwa. 'Your hearts are
broken (have now clearmind) so that you are
nowunderstandingwell.';Ant:fenje'tietightly'.
fri Variant: vri. pro. third person dual pronoun,
theytwo(inpreverbalposition&sentencefinalposition.tupela.
frijip Variant:friship.num.two.tupela.fringimbaormbev. throw away s.t. on hands or
feet. rausim. Pol hovo shihi lokowarik or
fringimba ormberi. Pol threw away snake
whichbithimandhangingdown.
frir pro. third person dual pronoun, they two(sentence initial position). tupela. Frir
anakoronda ambu vri. They two are
unseparable.
friship Seemainentry:frijip.fru v. fly.flai.Aptoko fruhumetenjek lawuwa.
Chickenflewtowardtopofatree.
fruhumbla v. swing.flai tasol. Suwa si rasawakminjakukwafruhumblaw.Windblows,sothe
leavesareswinging.
frumuv.(water)deepandgooverthehead.waraigoantap long het . Fa si frumuwak ormu
faheyewa.Riverwastoodeep(towade)sohe
swam.Fawolnandaosikormulayifrumuwa.
The river is so deep that he sank and
disappeared.See:fawu,wolna.
frungawu v.buy.baim.Tavafushatosonpeeknyifrungawurisir?Wheredidyoubuythatwatch?
frungu v.lackof,don'thave. inogat.Ishavakatajihatlayishiwakamnifrunguw.Sunisstrong
and greenvegetables are driedupsowedon'thaveanyvegetable.See:saina'shortofs.t.'.
frushnyafawu v. snort. pulim kus i go insait .Kukuvanfrushnyafawuwahala.Don'tsnort.
fruva v.cuts.t.withknifefromtoptowardoneself.katim.Nug:melon,wasware;Sim:fika,fija.
fu n. tooth. tit. fuk shikoro cut off with teethIdiom: Fu orhi nga or sishirik wutari orhi
ormutulura.'Hestoodwithhisownpower,so
hisenemyranaway.';Idiom:fungasa.'digup
big yam (=good farmer).'; Idiom: fu nga
tantlemantlembu'veryangry'.
-fu neg. in vain. mekim nating. Karin ninikishifuri.Wewaitedforthecarbutitdidnot
come.Orflarnariksiufuhusimuiraornjik.
Heforced,shecouldnotrefuse,soshewent(to
marryhim).
fuja adj. (tree) young, short. yanpela. siyafuja,mahamfuja, mifuja, warfuja young coconut
tree, young betel nut tree, young tree, young
breadfruittreeParD:hapkwa'mature,old'.See:
hambatoko'youngbamboo'.
fulafulaadv. strong; strong physically. strongpela.Fulafulamankofarkofarikjikama.Appointa
strongmanateachplace.
fulalana v. pointed, sharp. sap nogut tru. kormefulalanandapointedspear
fulame n.fang,poweroffighter.titolsemnil.Nindi,listava, hovo, walmbombo ondo fulame
ngashi lir. Centipede and scorpion and snakes
have stings.Maoto fulamengashi ri. He has
powerforfight.
fuma n.face.pes.Sim:fumunyava,fumushima.
fumasi v.visittoshowone'sface.soimpes.Aihinafumasishikoparakwanir.Iwillgoandshow
myfacethencomeback.
fumbirmi n.gum.Fumbirmikandari,futungwanamber.Heis chewingwith gums,teeth have
notcomeout.
fuminyavaSeemainentry:fumunyava.fumunyava Variant: fuminyava, fumushima. n.
face. pes. Fumunyava nakrem nanda vri.
Theirfacesarethesame(twin).Sim:fuma.
fumushima Seemainentry:fumunyava.fungushan.lipsandteeth.lipnatit.See:kusha'lip'.funtlehavantleadv.hardwork.wokhat.Lerawun
funtlehavantlelandari.Heisahardworker.
funukun. front teeth. tit i stap namel. Cpart:taktombo'wisdomteeth'.
funuriv. be impressed, admire so much that snapupperteethwiththumbnail.wokimpairaplong
tit. Jikandaoto mi laka oson or kishairik a
heyehe men a funuriri. I saw a youngser
carried a huge tree, I was so impressed that I
snappedmyupperteethwiththumbnail.
funyi v. grow thick with leaves. kru i kamap nakaramapim. Nanyi, paje funyindu. Yam and
mami yam tendril is coiling and getting thick
withleaves.See:palengu'coilup'.
furfurjamu v. prostrate, turn over. tanim na
karamapim. Hambiyan furfurjamu, warkwailiku. Turn over the plate lest flies come.
furfurjamushiwandariprostrateontheground
andstaySim:avermbu.
furku n. small spear. liklik spia. Fakrin shi tanakfurkuknandasir.Cutwildpitpitandsharpen,
thenitbecomessmallspear.Mat:fakri.
fusakasakuv. rebel, disobey. bikhet. Fusakasakunda ma ondo fle tarmbe hom nanda. The
rebelious men are like wild pigs. Sim:
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fusakasak pa 'demand things inappropriate
way'.
fusele n. food exchange partner. kawas. Sim:aunombo.
fusha n. band.paspas. fushan la make bandMat:wanje; Spec: tavafusha, kumbafusha,
wangfusha 'armband, ankle band, stone axe
band'.
fushantloltavantlolo adv. go without telling. inogivimtoksave.Jikisinafushantloltavantlol
namurandu,peekasawenarawaambunir.
WithouttellingchildrenwhereIgo,Icame.
fushatavantlolov. abandon, not help. harimtoksave, tasol i nohelpim.Lerawun or lawa,
orhimafushatavantlolowa lir.Whenhewas
working, his people abandoned him (did not
help).
fusi v.sharp.sap.Anduleorhifusiwa.Hisknifeissharp.Sim:awu.See:awu,hambara,fulalana.
v. intend, aim. tingting longmekim.Akwa
tosoornjikafusihinauwasir.Icookedthis
foodforhim.Avinorjikmbafusiriosa,hako
mitava yejen ormu jira. He aimed to shoot
bird,butinsteadheshotthebranch..
futaktombon. back teeth, wisdom teeth. tit. See:funuku.
H-h
ha1 v. 1)die, faint, become unconscious. dai. Anjikandakanarikmamaianhiharisir. WhenI
was a child, mymother died.Orhawakop a
tlawa. If he had died I would have cried.
Hahandamashikasawerik limisiriambu. I
told veryweakly so they didnot listen. 2)set,harden.dai.Nakuamhaw.Sagohasset(after
pouringhotwater).
ha2 v. give.givim.Akwan a harik or ari. Igavefood tohim,sohe ate.Lapaninhanda.Give
meafew(s.t.whichisseen).
hafakasi v. humble, meek. daunim em yet, i nobikhet.Hafakasindamari. Heisamanwhois
humble.Sim:hafakali,hangishali.
hahakrindiv.diecompletely. daiolgeta.Angopsihaha krindiwa sir. She has died completely.
Sim:hahaambasi,hahakambakna.
hahangoli v. humble, meek. daunim em yet .hahangolinda ma meek man Sim: hafakali,
hafakasi,hangishali.hahangoya v.humble.daunimemyet,inobikhet.
hahangoyandama humble, quiet person Sim:
hafakaya,hahangoli.See:ruwoltavaolo.
haiesev. step levelward. tromoi lek i go pas. See:hakaese,hasaese,hauese,halese.
haiesehandaese v. step backandforth repeatedly.lekigoikam.See:tereiterera.
haifaihandafayev. jumpfrom onetreetoanother.kalapkalapigoikamlongantap.See:haifaye
'kalapigo'.
haifale v. 1)put s.t. around, put on s.t. levelward.putim. Orin haifaleka. Put arm around him.
2)pull s.t. near.pulim i kam. kwalak haifalelahara. Pull (betel nuts) with hook. 3)affect.
toktokkalapigolongnarapelaman .Kavakava
or uri osmuhai orinernga falera.What he
didwrongaffectedotherman.
haifalhandafalembav. talk one thing afteranother,not talkwell.wokimkain kain toktok.
Haifalhandafalembawa hala, os mi
pakmbahamipawaosonommba. Don'tjump
fromonetopictoanother,speakwhatyouwant
tospeak.See:aneimaneyemba.
haifayev. jump over to another tree. kalap longnarapela diwai. Mi orok lawu mahambin
haifayehekunya. Climbup that tree, jump to
thebetelnuttreeandtakewholebranchofbetel
nuts.See:haifaihandafaye.haihandahav. throw back and forth. givim i go i
kam.Sim:anaha.
haihandaormbev. throw around, make a mess.tromoi nabaut nabaut . Pele pelen
haihandaormbewa hala. Don't throw things
around(messy).
haihandaowev. distribute (food). dilim.Haihandaoweshinak li a. Distribute food so
thattheywilleat.
haihandaowemisiv. smell around and find out,listenaroundandfindout.painimaut.
haihandaowesiliv. askand find outs.o.'s thought.askim nabaut nabaut na painimaut .
Haihandaowesilinak or sawe. Ask him andfindout(histhought).
haihandasawe v. spread talk. toksave, salim toknabaut.Sim:haisauhandasawe.
haiishi v. tie s.t. levelward.pasim. See: hakaishi,hasaishi,halishi,hauishi.
hailav. take s.t. levelward. kisim.Oson haila. Takethatone.See:haula,hakala,hasala,halla.
haimbahandamba v.lie,givefalseevidence. tokgiaman.Sim:pafirimba,haihandamba.
haimbunyai v.(scabies)spread(withinonebody).sua i bruk bikpela. Oje oso haimbunya
haimbunya ihi wasilakak si nawa. That sore
wasspreadingalloverthebody.haindiso v.graftatreeinto.pasimwantaim.Ormiondon tolkunya laharaha mi waa indingo
orok orhaindisori lir.Hechoppedthosetrees
andgraftedthemintothecultivatedones.
hainduwu v.makes.t.stand.sanapim.haiowe v. put s.t. levelward.putim. See: hakaowe,
hauowe,halowe,hasaowe.
haisauhandasawev. spread talk. salim tok i gonabaut.Sim:haihandasawe.
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haisauhandasaweyav. spread talkgoing around.toktoknabaut.
haishiv. cut s.t. levelward. katim. See: hakashi,haushi,halshi,hasashi.
haisiv.moveaside,giveway,standthere. surukigo,sanaplonghap.Jihaisi.Movetotheside.Sim:
haitawe.See:hausi,hakasi,halsi,hasasi.
haisilihandasili v. ask around. askim nabautnabaut.
haitawev. move aside, give way. suruk i go.Nombonhaitawe.Moveasideoftheroad.See:
atamatawe'stayaway'.
haitolo v. hold levelward. holim. See: hakatolo,hasatolo,hautolo,haltolo.
haiuhandauv. steal, make trouble. wokim trabol.Haiuhandaundaria.Heisatroublemaker.
haiwav.makespacefors.o.toliedown. surukigonagivimspeslongslip .Mirhaiwanakorwa.
Yousleeptheresothathecansleephere.
haiwahandawa v.1)(manypeople)sleephereandthere in one place. (planti man) slip long
wanpela rum nabaut nabaut. 2)rejoice. kalap
kalap naamamas.Or haiwahandawa randu.
Heiscomingrejoicing.Sim:kumbanukuksi.hakav. give downward,hand s.t.downward(talking
to s.o. above). givim i kam daun.Hakanak a
tolo.GiveitdowntomesothatIseize.
hakaesev. climbdownward (talking to s.o. above).kamdaun.See:haiese,hauese,halese,hasaese.
hakahakaowe v. give s.t. downward towardspeaker and put, and repeat the action. kisim
kisim i kam daun. See: handahandaowe,
hasahasaowe.
hakahangishali v. humble, obedient. stap isi,daunim em yet . Sim: hafakali, hafakasi,
hangishali.
hakaishi v. tie downward (talking to s.o. above).pasim.
hakaliv. sit downward (talking to s.o. above).sindaun. Torok hakali, kumbamu anhik. Sit
downhereatmyfeet.
hakana1 v. lesser, shorter, lower. liklik. Orhaunawak sir hakananda. He is tall, she is
short.Stoarosopraishakanandasir.Theprice
atthisstoreischeaper.
hakana2 n.treetype.diwainem.hakananarakav. come down gradually, decrease.
suruk suruk kam daun. See: halnanalayi,
haunanalawu,hasnanarasa.
hakaowev. 1)put s.t. downward (talking to s.o.
above). putim daunbilo. Ant: hauowe.2)advance,bringthedateforward.senisimdei
kamdaun.
hakasiv. stand in lower position. sanap daunbilo.Ant:hausi;Sim:hakana.
hakatolov. hold s.t. downward (talking to s.o.above).holimdaunbilo.Anyanahakatolonda
nir.Myincomeislow.
hakaunaya v.notworkhard,lazy.lesman.Menerhakaunayanda ri, laha anda ambu ri. He is
lazy,doesnotworkinordertogainfood. Sim:
hinjifleya,wanurmbuya.
hako1 vi.1)bewakeful.klia.Asuknyakmbanaurimisokomeanhierhakori.Iwantedtosleepbut
my eyeswere awake. 2)(river) clear. klia. Fa
angop hakowa, krupshiwa ambu. River is
clear,itisnotmuddy.3)findcauseofsickness.
painimaut as bilong sik . Fiyoko minjak
hakondamari (=manhakondama).Heisa
traditionalhealer(rubthebodywithtwoleaves
inbothhandsandlookattheleavesandtellthe
causeofsicknessandheal).
vt.sweep.brumim.Akasuvunhako.Sweep
dustinthehouse.
hako2 int. right,but,well. tasol.Hako,ma am te.Well/But, I don't know.Hako,eremnawa sir
te.Right,that'sishowitis.
hakolafafandav.sweepaway(withoutgatheringinone place). brumim. Akasuvun osmu
hakolafafandanduwa. She is sweeping dust.
See:hakohapnduwu'sweepandgatherinone
place(thenthrowaway)'.
hakolo Variant: hakwolo. v. (rooster/cock) mate.
goap.Aptokohakolombaw. Roosteris matingand making noise. Nact: aptoko. See: fawu
'(dogsandpigs)mate'.
hakri1v. crack. i laik bruk, hap bruk. Pavi angophakriri.Claypotwascracked.See:tava'break'.
hakri2v.abstain,fastinordertogainpowersuchascatching games and performing magic
(Traditionally it includes bathing and food
cooked in saucepan. Food cooked in fire was
allowed to eat.). tambuim kaikai. Sim:
hakritleina.Redup:haktikri.
hakritleina v. abstain, fast in order to gain powersuch as catching games and performingmagic
(Traditionally it includes bathing and food
cooked in saucepan. Food cooked in fire was
allowed to eat.). tambuim kaikai. Hakritleina
mendehesindari.Hefasts.
hakwolo Seemainentry:hakolo.hala1v.1)leave,stop. lusim.Ormuhalashilinduwa.
Hedid not go, heis staying.Or lerawu oson
angophalariri.Hehadleftthatwork.Mbeeka
halaku? How far I shall read? (Which verse
shall Istop?)Tisumbunfaleheuraurakhala.
Put theboundarymarkersandleave (divide) it
into parts. 2)let, allow. larim. Halashinak or
ta.Lethimcome.
hala2n.mat,coconutleafmat,pandanusmat.kokonas
mat.Halanmiuleshindanaka li.MakeamatsothatIcansitdown.
hala3neg.negation,donot. noken.Aninajewahala. Don'tbeafraidofme.
halamalangafia v. feel hot. filim hot. Kowen afalewa mor halamalangafiawa kom. Putting
on clothesmakesme feel veryhot.See: tloria
'sweat'.
halangakSeemainentry:halanganga.halangangaVariant:halangak.conj.while,before
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finishing. i no pinis yet. Mashin or saweri
halanganga simu sawera. Before he finished
talking,shestartedtalking.
halesev.godown(speakertowards.o.).godaun.halfale v. dip downward, plant downward. planim
daun,putimigolongwara.
hali1v. exchangemarriage. senis marit. Jon jikahaorhik orhalihilariria.Pitayelndamorlari
sir. Jon's sister got married and her husband's
sister came to become Jon's wife as an
exchange.Pitamarriedwithoutgivingexchange
husbandto hissister.Lailara haliri vri.They
two married by sister exchange. See: anahali,
lailarahali.
hali2v. 1)set fire, light. laitim paia. Hin hanaksakuyinahali.GivemefiresothatIlightmy
tobacco.Nukwan halishinak si u. Set fire on
kunai grass so that itburns. 2)fitan arrow on
thebowstring.putimsupsuplongbanara .Sayin
sarnjavak halihi hapjiraha ermbeka. Fit the
arrowonthebowstring,draw,shoot.
halishi v. tie downward. pasim. See: hauishi,hasishi,hakaishi.
haljiro v. merge and deflect. joinim. Fanduwu sirasawak farava osmu haljironduwa. River
swelled, so the water from the little creekhas
mergedanddeflectedattheconfluence.
halmbav. talk downward. tok i go daun.Halmbanakor tasanaka ji.Tellhim(whois
downbelow tocome up),when hecomesup I
will hit (him). See: hasamba, haumba,
hakamba.
halnanalayiv. go down gradually, decrease. suruksuruk go daun. Minjan a warowa kasal
halnanalayindute.Iwasweedingandsawthat
itwentallthewaydown.
halowe v. puts.t. downwardor inside.putiminsait,putim daunbilo. Pensilin hala, shovo akomek
halowe. Leave the pencil alone, put it in the
basket.
halshiv.cuts.t.downward.katim.halsiliv.askdownward.askim.haltolo v.holddownward.holim.halu v.cookins.t.kukiminsaitlongsospan.Akwan
sospanik halushinak si u. Put food into the
saucepansothatitwillbecooked.
haluhalau v. scoundrel, trouble maker. bikhet.haluhalaundamatroublemaker
halwolov. put into s.t. downward, fill downward.pulumapim.Kowekhalwolo.Putitintobilum.
hamahama adv. quickly, in a hurry. hariap.Hamahama ra. Come quickly. Sim:
lewaskawas,permpar.
haman adv.quickly,inahurry(withambu).hariap.Haman tanda ambu. He is not coming in a
hurry.
hamba1v. carve, copy. sapim diwai olsem piksabilong samting.Min li shijesehe ma hom li
hambanda.Theycuttreeandcarveitintoman's
shape.Mohon li heyehe li hambanda kasai.
Thatonethereistheonetheysawcrocodileand
copiedandcarvedintoitsshape.
hamba2n. bamboo.mambu. Siyan hambak jingo.Hitcoconutswithbamboostick.Spec:womko,
hamba sika, santle hamba, uku, korhamba,
shisha; Phase: hamba toko 'young bamboo';
Phase:hambahapkwa'maturebamboo';Part:
hambambongo,hambaarnga,hambaarmbu.
hambaarmbu n. white, cottony material foundinside ofbamboo.waitpela samting insait long
mambu. See: hamba ari (=hamba arnga)
'coveringofthebamboostem'.
hambanjindaman.diviner,amanwhoisabletofindoutwhocauseddeathusingbamboo.paitim
mambulongtewel.Sim:hambantelendama.
hambantlasan. dry bamboo without leaves. draimambu i no gat lip. See: hambatleskowe
'bamboograteforgrillingmeat'.
hambarav. become sharp. kamap sap. Fri ko kohambararik opmu rasara. They two were
sharpeningknivesandwhentheybecamesharp,
theycameup.See:jaha,awu,fusi,fulalana.
hambaravan.1)bambooflute(holdingvertically).
mambuflut.hambaravanufuna blowbambooflute See: fi 'thicker flute (holding vertically)'.
2)pipeforsmoke.paipbilongsmok.
hambasika n.largesizebamboo,whichisusedforbeamsofhouse,combsandspearpoints.mambu
nem. hambasikak masayin li unda with
hambasikatheymakecomb.
hambatleskowe n.bamboograteforgrillingmeat.plesbilongsmokimpik.
hambihi n. coconut shell as firewood.kokonas selpaiawud. Hambihin tiya. Make fire with
coconutshell.
hambiyan. plate, traditionally siyambiya (coconutshell)wasused.plet.
hame n. tree type with edible fruit. ton. Part:hamsekuvu 'flower'; Part: hamarmbu 'inner
thin skin of fruit'; Spec: hamlovo, hamnashi,
hamsembe.
hamflasarenjen.twintonfruits,necklacewhichismade of twin ton fruits by ruwai to give his
mango.pasimton.
haminyav. pretend to do s.t. giaman long mekim.Aninjikhaminyawari.Hepretendedtohitme.
Sim:lembu.See:krestafa.
hamkupminja n.leafoftontree,whichisalreadydetached. lip bilong ton. See: hamkukwa 'leaf
oftontree,whichisattachedtothetree'.
hamshorngo n.new,redleafoftontree,which isused to make sago paste strong. nupela lip
bilongton.See:pujasavi,kumbiyakukwa,lip
kaukau.
hamsishin.skinoftontreetrunk. skinbilongdiwaiton.See:hamsuvu'outsideskinoftonfruit'.
hamtuwu n. handle ofknife.hanbilongnaip.Ulehamtu angop shelewa. Handle of knife has
comeoff.See:lerhava'handleofkombefaand
jimashoko';sospantava'handleofsaucepan'.
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hamuku [ham-uku] n. ton stone soup made offermented ton stones, which were sundried,
shelled,soakedincreek,thencookedwith tulip,
apsarkaorasamanyi.
handahandaowe v. work hard toward deadline,overseveraloccasions,carryheavyloadlittleby
littleuptoonepoint,thenfromthereagainlittle
bylittletothedestinationoverseveraldays.wok
i klostu klostu.Handahandaowefoso iwa sir.
She carried the load little by little with some
shuttles.. Am ni larakokwak nimu
handahandaowenduwa. In order to complete
our work we areworking hard (little by little
approaching to the goal). Pele pelen
handahandaowerakoho akan faleka. Prepare
allthethingsthenstartthatching. See:namana,
hasahasaowe,hakahakaowe.
handaowev.puts.t.(towardspeaker).kamputim.handatolo v.seizes.t.nearthespeaker. ikamholim.
See:haitolo'seizes.t.levelward'.
hangangaiav.tastebitter.paitlongmaus.Nakfasina awahangangaiaw. I ate sago (wrappedand
cooked in fire) and it tasted bitter. Nact:
apsarka,hamsiji,tla, hishi(blackpart).See:jesenga,liliyi.
hangishaliv. humble, meek. em stap em yet, i nobikhet.Sim:hafakali,hafakasi.
hanguadj.weak,soft.malomalo.hangujiv. soft.malomalo.Mi toto hangujiwa ri.
This tree is soft. Misambi hangujiwa sir.
Ground is soft. Ant: kwambuji. Redup:
hangusanguji.
hangusanguadj. weak, unwilling. les. Lerawunhangusangulawahala.Don'tworkunwillingly.
hantlemantlev.feelweak.airaun,inogatstrong.Erenghawak kumbatava hantlemantlew.
BeinghungryIfeelmylegsandhandsareweak,
can'tmove.Nact:kumbatava.
hanyi v. new leaves come out (ready to harvest).nupelakrunalipkamap.Mishorngohanyiw.
Newleavesarecomingoutfromtree.Ishavaka
(shorngo) hanyiw. Leafy vegetable has new
leaves(soreadytoharvest).
hapjirav. tighten, stretch, draw (the bow). taitim.Sarnjavan hapjira. Draw the bow. Avi
shervlenhapjiraw.Birdisstretchingitswings.
hapkwaadj.tall,mature,old(trees,bamboos,palms,sugarcanes, wild pitpit), mature (insect).
longpela. intlap hapkwa mature insectParD:
fuja,toko'young,immature'.
haplorfaiv.jumpoverandgo.kalapnaigo.ukfianhaplorfai jumpoverditchquicklyand goSim:
sanglafai,kweinafai.
haplorfara v.jumpoverandcome.kalapnaikam.ukfianhaplorfarajumpoverditchquicklyand
comeSim:sanglafara,kweinafara.
haplorfarala v.jumpandcomeoutorin.kalapnakam autsait o insait. akan hala haplorfarala
come out of the house Sim: kweinafarala,
sanglafarala.
haplormbavlorov. hop. kalap kalap igo.Ujaukukavak si narik haplormbavloro or iri.
Morningdewwasheavy,sohewenthopping(to
avoidgettingtoowet).Akwanhaplormbavloro
uwa, anda ambu vri. Parents donot eat food
whichwas peeled and cooked incoconutmilk
by their daughters who are married (, and
daugters-in-law).
haplorov. step over s.t. kalapim. Hovon ahaplorowa. I stepped over snake. Akwan
haplorowahala.Don'tstepoverfood.
hapmusi v. (dyingperson)makenoise likesnoring.nek i pairap. Or hakwak ormu
hapmusinduwa. He is making noise like
snoringforheisdying.Sim:tlirtlorimba.
hapnduwuv.gather,heap(grainsandsands).hipim.Nug:havi,hapsishi,rais,pinats,kofi.
hapsalukun. clearwater on the surfacewhen onecooksrootcropsorothervegetable.warabilong
kukimkaikailongen.Ukmahanerkonaturaw,
hapsaluku nom ngoroshinak a a. I don'tlike
thehotwaterinwhichrootcropsmeltandcame
out,pouronlyclearsurfacewater,thenIdrink.
Ukmaha nerko siyok sinda sir, hapsalukuheyek nanda sir. Ukmaha nerko stays down
below (of the pot), hapsaluku stays on the
surface. See: ukmaha nerko 'bottom water of
cookedrootcrops,whichisthicker'.
hapsishi n.sand.wesan.haptlashnya n.dust(onsurfaceofs.t.).das.harav.dawn,becomelight.tulait.Aptokongaavuri
ngapawak,amharaw. Whenroosterandavuri
sing, it isbecoming dawn..Aka roso harawa
tangnawa ambu. This house is light, it's not
dark.Tujakanukruhara.Lightthecoconutleaf
torch.
harakoro n.beforedawn.klostutulait.harkav. make fun, playful.man i save pilai pilai.
See:normbi.Redup:harkambarka.
harkambarka v. 1)make fun.pilai pilai. 2)lookfor s.t. persistently, look into everything and
find. painim painim na kisim.
Harkambarkandare.Pele pelen orlawa.He
(close relative) looks intoeverything andfinds
thingsandtakesthem.
harkasarkav.tickle.pilaipilai.Harkasarkanakaleku.Ifyoutickle,Iwillvomit.
harkashipkukwa n. hair of armpit. gras bilongsanganabilonghan.
harkashiptombo n. chest.mak bilong pros. Fa
rasaha harkashiptombok naw. River swelleduptochest.
harkashivin. armpit. sangana bilong han. Idiom:Totoharkashivikjereheersindari.'Thisone
(myson)isfollowingmeallthetimewhereverI
go.'.
harngwaVariant: tarngwa. v. take out breadfruitseeds after cooked in fire. rausim kapiak sit.
Nug:warsiji.See:tlo'takeseedsoutfromripe,
uncookedbreadfuit'.
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haruja v. shinevery strongly. laitstrong.Tujakanukrunaksiharujanakaheye.Lightthetorch,
itshinesstrongly,sothatIcansee.
hasav.giveupward(talkingtoapersonwhoisdownbelow).givimikamantap.
hasahasav. (bad thought) come up from heart, (phlegm)comeup.nekisigarap,givimtingting .
Jekapnashisihasahasawakormuorvinduwa.
(Phlegm)comesup inthroat,soheis trying to
clearthethroat.Pelepele kava ol sunguwavu
lihisihasahasawahomundalir.Theydobad
thingsasthosethoughtscomeupfromhearts.
hasahasaowev. give s.t. upward toward speakerandput, andrepeat theaction (speaker,who is
above,talkstos.o.belowusingthisword).kisim
kisimikamantap .Akwanhasahasaowenakli
a.Bringupthefoodmoreandmoresothatthey
willeat.See:handahandaowe,hakahakaowe.
hasambav.talkupwardtowardspeaker.toktokikamantap.See:halmba,haumba,haimba.
hasananarasa v. comeup gradually likewaterinthe well comes up, increase. sruk sruk i kam
antap.
hasaowe v. put upward. putim antap. Redup:hasahasaowe.
hatejeVariant: teje. v. die out, become extinct.olgetadaipinis.
hatlaadj.dry.drai.siyahatladry(mature)coconuthatlamba n.(eatrootcrops)withoutcookedgreens.
drai kaikai.Idiom:Hatlamban ni tlenda nir.
'We eat rootcropswithout greens.';Tamo oso
hatlamban ni tlewa re. 'We ate that tamo
withoutcookedvegetable.'.
hatlayi v.becomedry.kamapdrai.Siyaosoangophatlayiwa.Thatcoconuthasdried.
hauaheye v.pickupfoodandeatandseehowitis.holimnatestim.
hauese v.climbupward.goantap.hauhakaowesawe v.repeattellings.t. toktokgen.
Sim:sauyango.
hauhongo v. stick into upward. suvim antap. See:hakahongo, halhongo, hongo, hasahongo,
haihongo; sakuyin akambak jere 'stick
tobaccoleavesintothatchedroof'.
hauishiv.ties.t.upward.pasim.haumblihaumbliv. greedy, save up only for
himself. hipim hipim. Nokoven or haumbli
haumbliri. He had many wives. See:
Mirndonommirndonom lawahala.'Don'tbe
greedy.'.
haunav. surpass,better, richer, taller,higher.man iantap long narapera. Ma roto hishiyarinda
orhi haunanda sir. His wisdom surpasses
others.Ant:hakana'lesserone'.
haunanalawuv.increase,goupgradually.groigoantap.Pele pelestoak feheamhaunanalawu
te.Priceofthestoregoodsgoesup. Jikisitoto
haunanalawu te. This child is growing in
height. See: halnanalayi, hakananaraka,
hasananarasa.
hauntlehakantlev. change time repeatedly. senissenis. Tundek ikmba li pari hako angop li
hauntlehakantlenda osik Fraidek shi ikwa
shir. They said that we two were flying on
Tuesday,buttheychangedagainandagain,and
we are going on Friday.Tundek or takuri li
hauntlehakantlehelimuhakaowera,Trindek.
HewassupposedtocomeonTuesday,butthey
changed time againand they postponed, so he
willcomeonWednesdayinstead.
hauowev. 1)put upward, praise. putim antap. Hiorhin hauowe. Praise him. Ant: hakaowe.
2)postpone.senisimdeigoantap.Tundekshi
ikuri oso angop li halaha Trindek li
hauoweri.WeweresupposedtogoonTuesday
buttheypostponedthedatetoWednesday.
haushiheye v.pickupfoodandbiteandseehowitis. holim na testim. Pajen haushiheye,
kraunyawa os mo? Bite and taste yam, is it
bad?Haushiheye, amuwa osmo sembe os?
Bite and see if it is cooked or raw? See:
hauaheye'pickupfoodandeatandseeifitis
OK'.
hausi v.standinhigherposition.winim,stapantap.Orhausishiwakanhakasindanir.Hisposition
is higher than me. hausinda ma tall man/
superiormanAnt:hakasi;Sim:hauna.
hausimbausi v. praise. litimapim nem. Kraisinhausimbausi.PraiseChrist.Sim:hinauowe.
hausinji v.hangupward.hangamapim.Kowenhaumitenjeksinji.HangstringbagonYshapetree
branch. See: haisinji, hakasinji, halsinji,
hasasinji.
hautenjev. put (saucepan) over fire. putim longpaia. Uku anandin a hautenjenduwa, si
ukmahaunakoptianhinaukwanira.Iputon
somemorewater on fire,when it boils, Iwill
makemytea.
hautolov. hold upward. holim antap. Or yanhautolondari.Hereceivesalotofmoney.
havan. Redup: havarava. 1)bone. bun. havalongondamawhodoesn'thavemuscle2)stone
(of fruit). sit. Spec: kumbia hava 'stone of
mango'; Spec: tla hava 'seeds of pandanus'.
3)container. kontena. Spec: wohava 'lime
powder container'; Spec: ukhava 'water
container'.
adj. hardwork. hatwok. lerawuhavahard
workRedup:havakava.
havahavarikak adv.verymuch,verystrongly. tok
strong. Havahavarikamendek or pari, "Anmir nga shi akwa ambu nir. Avui anhi or
hahandaorheyenakopmirnganaakwanir."
Hesaidverysternly,"Iwon'teatwithyou.Only
if my dead father resurrects." Or kavamisiri
havahavarikamendek misiri ri. He was so
sick.Havahavarikak or pawa ri. He forbade
himverystrongly.
havakava Seemainentry:hava.havamban.boneonly,skinny,emptycontainer. bun
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nating,botolnating.Asahavambaknaw.(My)
dogisskinny.
havarava Seemainentry:hava.havaravambundin. bones of the dead body of
humanoranimals.bun.Osjiikunawolo,avak
havaravambundi anhin er nga ji lahaika.
Whenyougo,takemyboneswithyouandgo.
havaya n. traditional money. tumbuna moni. See:pombosari,warenimba,kaya,asaya.
havi v.1)spreadandsettle,beprecipitated. staplongbotom.Sugakaploklayi havishi liw.Sugaris
in the bottom of the cup. 2)cover all over.
karamap. Nakentle nom haviwa sir. (Sago
pounding stick) is covered with white sap all
over.Ukufikopsimuhavira. Waterturnedlike
blood.3)sleepforashorttime.slipliklik.Men
ahavishinausahawanir,yawurasuknyawa
ambu.Isleptforashorttime.
n.dust,finesand.das.havinnarkabrushoff
rubbish havin hapnduwu gather dust Havin
tanyiormbe.Scoopdustandthrowaway.
havika adj. 1)eldest sibling. bikpela brata bikpelasusa.Sirlakamendehavika, anmarikaakan
koso.Sheistheeldestchild,Iamtheyoungestchild. 2)big (betel nut tree, coconut tree).
bikpela.mahamhavikabigbetelnuttree Sim:
hapkwa.
hawu v.chopandspreadfallenbranches(inordertostart new garden). katim na kliarim gaden.
Hulajinowenliurawaknokopjihawundalir.
Mencutbranches,womenchopallthebranches
fellonthegroundandspread(thenburnthem).
Sim:korme'Usitamudialect'.
hayi v.laugh. lap.Orhayihitavanfukorshiri.Helaughed so much that he bit his arm. funtlei
funtleihayismileRedup:hayimbayi.
hayimbayiv. laugh. amamas na lap. Ant:jernamarna.
he int.yes.yes.heikrestafa v.misstosee.hapaikisimtasol.heilav. watch carefully. lukluk gut. Ma rakawak
fanduwu tangnawa peek foomen na
heilandahi ambu. It rained and the river
became dark, so I couldn't see any fish. See:
siheila.Redup:heilakaila.
heilakaila v. look carefully, judge carefully. luklukgut. Armek heilakaila unda ri. He works
carefully.
heilakailafalev. look carefully andwear or plant.luklukgutnaplanimowerim.
heilakailaha v. carefully judge then give. skelimgutnagivim.Orheilakaila mendehakwa ri.
Hewillcarefullyjudgeyouthenhewillgive.
heilakailamba v.meddle.putimwas longman natoktok. Lir lihinjik lerawun lakwan li
halashihi, olmu ma lawa yejen
heilakailambaha yanduwa. They stopped
workingthemselvesandnowgoingaroundand
meddleotherpeople'swork.
heilakailasi v. think carefully and handle well.
tingtinggutnasanapstrong.Maotopelepele
sitalawanarmekheilakailasindamaria. That
manhandlesthingswellwhichhappened.
heilananomVariant: heyenanom. adv. lucky,fortunate.laki.Heilananomorokaihifleoson
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