Dalkalaen

A dictionary from Dalkalaen to Bislama to English

Edited by: Kilu von PrinceIllustrations: Tyobong Maseng (Emyotungan)

Kilu von PrinceElena Karvovskaya

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Vanuatu 2012

About buk ia

Buk ia em i wan result blong wok blong mi wetem tufala colleague blong mi,Manfred Krifka mo Soraya Hosni, mo wetem ol man Wes Ambrym long yia2009 i kasem 2012.

Wok ia em i stap long saed blong lanwij (language documentation). FromVanuatu i gat plante smolsmol lanwij, be ol lanwij ia oli no yusum long skul,mekem se ol pikinini oli nomo lanem gud lanwij. Wok long saed blong lanwijia em i blong helpem ol man blong holem taet lanwij mo blong lanem longol pikinini.

Insaed long buk ia, trifala lanwij, Dalkalaen, Bislama mo English. Evriwod i stap long Dalkalaen festaem, afta i translet long Bislama, afta longEnglish.

Mi hop se buk ia bae i helpem ol pikinini blong rid mo raet long lanwij.Mo ol man bae oli stap storian, stap eksjenisim tingting, stap yusum lanwijmo holem taet kastom save blong olgeta.

Kilu von PrinceBerlin, August 2012

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Long saed blong lanwij D"&."&"(#, mi wantem talem tankyu tumaslong jip Maseng blong Wuro, we em i bin helpem mi fulap blong oganaesemol rikoding mo blong raetem ol stori. Wan bigfala tankyu i go long jip Téétééblong Melten, jip Jonas blong Wuro mo jip Ramwel blong Wuro. Luk moJeni blong Wuro tu oli helpem mi plante blong andastanem gud ol wod mool storian.

Plante man oli givim stori mo plante oli helpem mi blong raetem moandastanem. Mo tu, sam man oli bin givim haos long mi, mo plante oli bingivim kakae. Mi tankyu tumas long evriwan we oli helpem mi.

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Kilu von PrinceBerlin, August 2012

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Ol leta blong raetem Dalkalaen

A - a afyang, afyaló

B - b barbar, basel

D - d dun, dalu to

E - e eteta, ebol

É - é tép, lép

F - f faaver, fyareprip

G - g gal, gere

I - i iya, isuk

J - j jiren, jitan

K - k kerkor, kusuk

L - l lul, lerlir

M - mmaa, myasolo

N - n nohon, niti to

Ng - ng ngapngap, ngormyar

O - o ol, ononon

Ó - ó óó, ó

P - p binap, miyip

R - r resogo, riri

Rr -rr rramwele, rralir

S - s saakerker, seboro

T - t tangtang, telelel

U - u up, ur

V - v vii, veen

W -wwobung, womap

Y - y yal, yikon

Contents

1 Jije kebene 4

2 Ol stampa 35

3 Ol Animol 38

4 Haos mo garen 42

5 Bodi blong yumi 43

6 Nature 45

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1 Jije kebene

A

a conj mo En. and

abu n skae En. sky

abu v stonem En. hurl sth. at so.

abwelep n posen En. black magic

abyate n mun En. moon

afyalo n sip, bot En. shipafyalo ten kenu En. canoe

afyang n faea En. !re

alun n.tr.b skin En. skin 1s: aluk2s: alum

alu n.tr skin En. skin, bark

am poss.pron blong yu En. your

amjul poss.pron blong yutrifala En.second person paucal possessive (ofyou few)

an poss.pron blong hem En. her/ his

anam poss.pron blong mifala En.our

ane v.tr kakae En. eat, burn

ane prep wetem, long En. with

anemro pron mitufala En. we two(you excluded)anen n kakae En. foodanjul poss.pron blong yumitri En.our (!rst person inclusive paucalpossessive)ao intj yes En. yesap n blak crab En. shore crabaro n saot ist win En. wind from theSouth-Eastaro ne tong win we i kam longsaot wes En. wind coming from theSouth-Westasi n han (blong wan pamtri) En.branch of a palmtree or similarate v kakae En. biteatobol n basket En. basket, bagaua n rop En. liana, rope, cableaudon n.tr.b nek En. neck 1s: audok2s: audomaue n wan kaen rop En. a lianaspeciesaunbijun n.tr.b nabuton En. navelaup n waet krab En. ghost crabave n nakavika En. mountain apple

avel n (1) wan pat blong bredfrutEn. part of a breadfruit (2) gatoEn. fried bun

Bban n.tr.b solda blong hem En.shoulder 1s: paq 2s: pam 3p: paabon n.in! smel blong hem En. his/her/ its smell 1s: poq 2s: pomba n topsel En. coneshellbaarip n strong man, polis En.strong man, policemanbaasu n bun En. bone

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baasun n.tr !nger blong En. bonesof

bakon n.tr !ngga En. digitpakon vyaa !ngga blong han En.!ngerpakon la !ngga blong leg En. toesee: pasun see: qarun

bal v faet En. !ght

bamken n mostik En. mosquito

bangae afta En. later

bangbang v pleple En. play

barangri n wan bebet we i stap sin-gaot En. cricket or grasshopper

barbar n pig En. pig

barin jen n.tr stampa blong holblong sisit En. intestine

barmoro n los En. grouperbarmoro ne sihe los blong rif En.0agtail grouperbarmoro ne mesa los blong kliaples En. coronation grouper

barne n gras En. grass

basel n pijin (we i bigwan) En.large.bird

batun n.tr.b hed blong hem En. head1s: patoq 2s: patum

bati n.tr hed blong En. head of

batibasel n smol pidjin wetem sot-fala maot mo we i kalakala En. par-rot !nch

bato n nasara En. sacred enclosurededicated to the performance of cer-tain rites

bato n.tr hed blong En. head ofbe qu (1) wem En. which • orenbe? wanem ples? En. where?(2) wea • gom kebu be? yu kam-bak wea? En. where are youreturning from, where have youbeen?

bebaru n.tr insaed long En. insideof • bebaru lihe insaed long tri En.inside the tree • bebaru ver insaedlong ston En. inside the stone

bebyap also: byabyap v planem En.plant

bebyo n balong!s En. pu1er!sh

beesi klosap En. closebehe n sak En. sharkbehe kekapyur stingre En. stingray

belta n laetning, 0as En. lightning,0ash

ber v stap En. stay5

B

berep longfala En. longbervyu n renbo!s (strongskin) En.striped surgeon!shBesa name Saotist En. Sout-EastAmbrymbeta n bredfrut En. breadfruitbeta an vyu popo En. pawpaw

bibwiline v.tr swingim raonem wanrop blong sakem En. to hurl a ropebija v kalarem En. paintbijal n piko En. rabbit!shbijine v.tr fasem En. fastenbila n nambilak En. banded rail

binap n kijen En. kitchen hutbisi v holem En. embracebisi v.tr fasem En. bindbisine v.tr soem En. showbiwop n heron En. heronbiya v.itr muvmuv En. move to theside, make spacebiyaa n spaeda we i no gat net En.hunting spider, spider without netbiyop n fanis En. fence, penbo v stap En. staybo v sting En. stinkboa n wan pijin blong solwota En.whimbrelboba n bebet En. insectboba susuluwan bebet we i mekemskin i soa En. an insect which se-crets an irritating substanceboba susulu ne tee nanggalatblong solwota En. jelly!sh

bol n bol En. testicle

bol v.itr pas En. pass

bolbol res kros En. crosswise• vyanten en ti mo longtane bol-bol man ia i no tekem not (lowanem we yu talem) En. this mandoesn’t take note (of what you tellhim)lihe bolbol kros (blong wud) En.wooden cross

boliji n wan wud En. a tree species

bolvya n burao En. cottonwoodlipolvya stampa blong burao En.cottonwood tree

bon also: fun prep kolosap En. at,close to

bone taem En. timepone enbe wanem taem En. whenr

bongon n.tr.b maot En. mouth1s: pongoq 2s: pongom 3p:pongoo

bongmarere n redmaot En. emperor!sh

bongme no gat tut (wan pig) En. (ofa pig) to have no tusks

bongo n.tr maot blong En. mouth of

bor n redmaot En. black spot snap-per or similar

boroo sora fas En. deaf

bu coll. bu myato n pig we tut i fas, ino gat bol En. a castrated boar withteeth which have grown back intothe lip

bu n singsing En. song

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bubne v.tr tonem i afsaed daon En.for containers with one open sidelike pots, plates etc: to turn themon their head, the open side facingdown

bubu adj raon En. round • ver bubusupwan ston we i raon En. a roundstone

bubuor n bus En. bush

buee v lukaot En. look for, foragebul v pulum En. row

bulun n.in! hol blong hem En. itshole 1s: bulug 2s: bulumbulbul n (1) hol En. hole (2) ples wehil i stap raon long hem En. valley

bulo n nambilak En. rail

bulu coll. afyang n asis En. ashes

bulu also: buli n.tr hol En. hole• bulu ver hol long wan ston En. ahole in a stone • bulu wo pul blongwota En. pond • bulu myarop holblong volkeno En. crater, mouth ofvolcano

bulu v stanap En. stand, come to ahold

buluk v haed En. hidebuluur n get En. gate

bun v mekem kaen saon we naw-imba i mekem En. make a deep,booming sound, like a pig or pi-geon, to coo • barbar mu do bunparpar i stap mekem saon En. a pigis grunting

bun coll. bun len n.tr ni En. knee

bun n singsing En. song

bunlengal n kona En. corner

bunoo n katel!s En. squid

bung coll. bung !! n tudak En.night

bungmere n das En. dust

bungmerip n asis En. coal see:bungmere, bulu afyang

buobi n drupela En. vase shells

bur !nis En. already

buru v brekem En. break

butur n lif we laplap i stap insaedlong hem En. leaves used as awrapping for laplap

buubuu n wan sik we ol joint oli so-lap mo i soa En. gout, arthritis, aman su1ering from either condition

búl n glu En. glue

búlbúlan n fren, brata En. brother,friend

búsum also: búsung v kuk En. cook

bwen n.in! hip En. hip 1s: bwek2s: bwem

bwe festaem, yet En. yet (in nega-tive contexts)

bweji n.tr stampa blong En. stemof, a whole plant of • bweji liviistampa blong banana En. bananaplant

bweju n aro blong blak palm En.arrow made of treefern, with apointed end

bwele n.tr sel blong En. shell of• bwele ul sel blong kokonat En.coconut shellbwele ba kaori En. coweriesbwele veree spida sel En. spidershellsbwele tubu (1) wan sel En. harpshells (2) bokis!s En. box !sh

bwelen coll. bwelen jen n.tr asholEn. anus

bwelengen n.tr sel !gga En. nail ofa !nger or toebwelengen veran sel !ngga blong

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han blong hem En. her/ his !nger-nailbwelengen len sel !ngga blong legblong hem En. his/ her toenail

bwengaa v openem maot En. openone’s mouth

bwengao n majik En. magicbwer n smol wud En. stick

bwer n hed En. head

bwerkolkol n skabis hed En. head(pejorative)

bwerwomedal n wud blong kilimpig En. ornamented club for killingpigs

bwerwowop n wol blong lifkokonas En. walls woven from co-conut leaves

bwese v.itr stanap long En.stand.up.on • gom bwesene ul yustanemap (wan bag) kopra En. toerect (a bag of) coprabwil v.itr (1) sarem ae En. shut theeyes (2) pre En. praybwil n bata0ae En. butter0y

bwiliem n doa En. door

bwiri v kontrolem En. control

bwirin coll. pwirin len n.tr trakblong leg En. heel

bwirivyaa v.itr i handicap En. behandicapped

bwirne v no wantem En. refuse

bya v planem En. plant

byaek n grin snel En. green snail

byagul n pamtri En. Palm tree

byak v bigwan En. big

byak n nambangga En. banyan tree

byakvi n sekumsisen En. circumci-sion

byal n hok, pijin blong kakae faolEn. hawk

byalbyale v.tr krosem En. to ar-range sth. in a cross •nam byal-byale lihe mi krosem wud En. Iam arranging two sticks in a cross

byar n bed En. platformbyar ne hul oven blong kopra En.copra oven

byarop n wan bebet En. an insect

byase v karem pikinini En. givebirth

byasuu v lem eg En. to lay eggs

byogoo n hotspring, hafsol En. hot-spring

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D

da n blad En. blood

daa n frangipani En. frangipani

dalun n.tr.b eg blong hem En. itsegg 1s: daluq 2s: dalumdalun loso bol En. testicles

dal n lanwij En. language, speech,the local language

dalu n.rel eg En. egg • dalu to egblong faol En. egg of a chicken

damne v.tr kolem En. call so (by acertain name)

danga v.itr no gat En. not.existdawe v (kakae) i sting, i nomo gudEn. (of food) rottenlang dawe adj blu0ae En. blow0ydelinan n.tr.b sora En. ear1s: delinaq 2s: delinam 3p: delinaadem n yam En. yam

demelole v wantem En. want

demene v tingbaot En. thinkdeng also: rreng v krae En. cry

deng v.itr fuldaon (plante samting)En. (of many things) fall down atthe same time

derreli n wan bebet we i gat planteleg En. millipede

dian n.in! blad blong hem En. its/his/ her blood 1s: diak 2s: diamdo also: rro v stap En. to be at, to bedoing sth.

do n.tr wota blong (wan fruit o tri)En. juice, liquid contained in aplant or fruit

dol n.tr voes blong En. voice ofdon v draon En. drown, sink

dor adj level En. level, 0at • tan dorlevel graon En. 0at land

du v stap En. stay En. exist

du n.tr haf blong En. part ofdurrute hafhaf En. retardedduboo also: rruboo n wael pig En.wild pigdul n blaen En. blinddumo also: rrumo n wan kaen triEn. a tree speciesdumo v.itr go festaem En. precede,to lead, to go in frontdun also: rrun n kastom stori En.kastom.stori

EEbi name Epi En. Epiebol n bambu blong stikim wansamting En. bamboo tongsee n blak anis En. black antee kaka n 0aeing !s En. 0ying !shefa n wan wud En. a tree speciesefa nwud blong fasem pig En. a postfor fastening a pigei n naef En. knifeemel n nakamal En. nakamalbulu emel ples blong nakamal En.place of the nakamalen v kakae En. eatene n malet En. mulletene ne won mangru En. scadenjul pron yumitri En. !rst personpaucal inclusive (we few, you in-cluded)entaro pron tufala En. third persondual, the twoenyeril pron trifala En. third personpaucal, the few see: ngerilep n faeawud En. !rewood

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erian intj mi no save En. I don’tknow

esul n bambu blong stikim wansamting En. a forked bamboo stick

esusu coll. esusu vyovyul n komEn. comb

eteta n nalnal En. club

etetebwil coll. etetepwil melee nsamting long trot blong solem daonkakae En. velum (for kicking backfood)

etingting n tamtam En. slit drum

etol n bambu naef En. knife madeout of bamboo

evevesu n speret En. spirit

evyo n blakpam En. treefern see:lievyo

F

faa v.itr (hoknaet) i singaot En. (ofan owl) to cry • lul mwe faa hok-naet i singaot En. an owl is cryingsee: sii

faagomo v.tr stikim (wan frut)wetem wan stik En. to pluck a fruitby hitting its branch with a stick

faaver n kabij En. edible leavesfaaver ten aelan kabij En. islandcabbage

faaver an vyu waetbun En. chard

faayaa v.tr strong En. very strongfabibi v.tr sperem En. to spear, to hitsth. with an elongated object heldin both hands

fangfangren adv moning En. morn-ing

fangren adv tumoro En. tomorrow

fee v spet En. to spit [This is the rit-ualized ending of a story which thelisteners have to provide after thestoryteller says:] kiki lon jen tomoa ‘take some of the rat’s shit and...’‘fee!’ Speakers say that this is toremind the listener of the !ctionalstatus of the story.

fefa v.tr karem lo baksaed En. carryon back

fe! v.tr karem En. carry

fefya v karem En. carry

fefyo adj waet En. whitefelagte res lukaotem En. to look forsth •ma do téé felagte tee hem istap lukaotem solwota En. he waslooking for the sea/ for the shore

felgoro v pikimap En. pick up

felkuru v.tr pikim ap En. collect

felkuu v.tr pikim ap En. pick up

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fen v sutum En. shootfenfen vwesel En. whistle (with lipsonly)fengor v.itr lukaotem sel!s En. tolook for shell!sh when the tide islow!!ri v red En. red •ma !!ri i redEn. it’s red!gate v.tr taetem En. bind • Sese mi!gate lisepsep do bo Sese i taetemlisepsep i stap En. Sese bound thelisepsep!i!i v.itr i naet En. be night • bungmi !i!i ples i tudak En. it’s nightbung !i!i naet En. night!ribung n red!s En. soldier!sh,squirrel!sh!ten v tru En. truefo v berem En. buryfolo v klaem En. climbfona contpart !nis En. already (forcontrastive topics)fonsoo n klif En. cli1foo v pem (plante samting) En. buy(several items) • ba go foo? baeyu pem sam samting? (spos wanstokipa i askem kastoma blong sto)En. do you want to buy something?(as a shopkeeper might ask a cus-tomer)fookuu v pem aot En. pay interest,compensatefu v rol En. rollfufulonwon n si-kukamba En. seacucumberfune v.tr rolem, tonem En. to rollsth. (eg. down a hill)-fune suf kafsaed En. (knock, kick)sth. over • ram tufune lisepsepenti oli pusum lisepsep ia i kafsaedEn. they pushed the lisepsep over

furoo v.itr kranki En. stubborn, ec-centricfuune v.tr skwisim En. squeezefwee v fulap En. be full, be plentiful• bamken mwe fwee ten mostiki fulap tumas En. there are (too)many mosquitosfwel n bolhed En. bald head• vyanten en ti méé fwel man iai bolhed En. this man is bald • fwelsup nga ti wan bolhed hem ia En.there is a bald manfwer v silip En. sleepfwerfon v silip wetem blong protek-tem En. to brood, sleep at a baby’sside to protect themfwerka v drim En. dream • fwerkaan sup lo mu ul neknek naetmea,drim we i mekem yu fraet En. anightmarefwerveturu v.tr silip wetem En. pro-tect so.’s sleepfya v karem En. carryfyaa (1) n dekoresen En. adornment(2) v.itr dekoret En. adorn, decoratefyaane v.tr kalarem En. to paint sth.fyali also: fali v bekem En. bakefyalo v pul En. rowfyan prep daon En. downfyane also: fyanen v.tr bonem En.burn • lok mi fyane ngae mi kroslong hem En. I’m cross at himfyang v hot En. warmfyareprip n aftanun En. evening,the time starting with sunset andending after dinnerfyarir v.itr agri En. agree, make adealfyoone v mekem las kakae (afta wanmen i ded) En. to have the last mealto conclude the period of grievingafter a death

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gal v.itr hang En. hang

gal n grin lised En. green gecko

gami pron yufala En. second personplural, you (many)

gamjul pron yutrifala En. secondperson paucal, you few

gamro pron yutufala En. secondperson dual, you two

gamu v.tr holem En. grab

gaom n grin pijin En. green pigeon

garo adjv drae En. dry, ready to beburned • or mwe garo ples i draeEn. it’s dry

-gate res taet En. res.tight • teleme kergate len tejimre sup nata-lae i kakae i holem leg blong wanpikinini En. a giant clam bit tightlyinto a child’s leg • lisepsep mugumgate tomo lisepsep i holemtaet rat En. the lisepsep had a !rmgrip on the rat

ge v mekem En. do

gee v wok En. work

gel n reb En. rib

gelar n nanggalat En. nettleligelar taraligelar fefyoligelar ten

gele v.tr pem (wan samting) En. buy(a single item) • gom gele sa? yupem wanem? En. what did youbuy?

-gelgel suf jenis En. changesaagelgel jenis En. change(clothes)meragelgel jamjam olbaot En. tojump all around

genamro pronmitufala En. !rst per-son dual exclusive, we two (you ex-cluded)

gene v mekem En. do

genem also: gemem pron mifala En.!rst person plural exclusive, we(you excluded)

genemjul also: gememjul pronmitrifala En. !rst person paucalexclusive, we few (you excluded)

gerase v.tr kiaman long En. cheat,lie to

gere n 0aeng fokis En. 0ying.foxgere ne tee 0aeng fokis blong sol-wota En. ray

gere v.itr krol En. crawl

geres v.itr kiaman En. lie

gin dem lo ples ia En. this place, thisisland • ta gin man ples En. locals,inhabitants

girin n.in! tail blong hem En. itstail • girin tomo tel blong rat En.a rat’s tail 1s: girik 2s: girimgiri n.tr en blong En. end of • giriselap en blong rod En. end of theroad

-gogo res gud En. do sth. well, dosth. carefully • gom tugogo monok yu raetem gud !nis En. youhave written it down carefully

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goloo v fatfat En. to be fat, to put onweight

goma adv tede En. today

gomo v karemaot (wan frut longwan tri) En. pluck (a fruit)

gon adv jas En. just

gone v.tr klinim En. to clean sth., toremove an outer layer

gore v.tr tekem En. carry

goro v.tr blokem En. to cover, toshield

gorobul n stesen En. village

gorop v.tr helpem En. help

gorop v kamaot En. leave, go away

gote v destroem En. destroy

gugulu v.tr brasem En. to brush•nam gugulu luwuk mi brasemtut blong mi En. I’m brushing myteeth

gurutu n bigfala sanpepa!s En. ti-tan trigger!sh

H

hu v.tr bloem En. blow

I

ii v i olsem En. be.like

im n haos En. house

inak n.in! mama blong womanblong wan man En. a man’smother-in-law

ina n anti En. a man’s father’s sister;a man’s daughter

irek n.in! sista blong mi (blong wanwoman) En. my syster (of a femaleego)

isuk n.in! angkel blong mi En. myuncle (a man’s father’s sister’s hus-band) 1s: isuk 2s: isum 3s: isunisu n angkel En. a man’s father’ssister’s husband; a man’s sister’sdaughter’s son; a man’s daughter’shusband

iya v luk En. see

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jen n sisit blong hem En. shit 1s: jek2s: jemjaljal v klis En. slipperyjapani n tiklips En. sweetlips (sev-eral !sh species)japani gelan tiklips wetem olstraep En. lined or oriental sweet-lipsjapani mirmir tiklips wetem blakspot En. spotted sweetlips

je n samting En. thing • to i tije tusup i no wan samting En. don’tworry, it’s no big deal

jergote v.tr katem En. cut

ji q.ir sam En. some, a bit (non-presuppositional) •ma kala royan lo tila beta ji mon hem i setufala bae i go karem sam bredfrutbakegen En. he said they should goto get some more breadfruit

jie v katem, slaesem En. cut

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jiewowo n ol samting we i 0ot longsolwota En. driftwood

jijer v.tr selaot En. scoop out (copra)jimap nwan !s En. black damsel!sh

jimede n wol En. wall

jimite q smol En. a little • go gorejimite karem smol i kam En. bringme a bit of it here

jinan narawan En. the other one

jine v.tr sakem (wan kaleko, ol lif)long graon En. to spread sth out onthe ground

jiren n klaod En. cloud

jitan n grev En. grave

jiye v katem En. cut

jul num tri En. three

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ka v talem En. say

ka v.itr 0ae En. 0yka v traem En. try

kae v.tr stonem En. hurl objects atso.

kaepse v.tr ton En. turn at, changedirection at

kafu v kavsaed En. fall over, tumble

kakere v mestem En. to fail, to miss

kala v talem En. say

kaméé v stret En. good, rightkapkere v mestem En. miss

karrum v hitim graon i mekem noesEn. stamp, hit the ground with aloud noise • óó mwe karrum ren iron we i ron En. it’s pouring

kase v wasem En. wash

katetebwe v brekem En. breakthrough

ke also: kye v.tr singaotem En. call

ke v.itr i fas, i glu En. be !xed, befastened, be stuck

kebene q evri En. every

kebu v go bak En. return

-kebúnu res i ded En. to death•afyang me yan lo enkebúnu ófaea i kam ale kakae krab i ded En.the !re came and burned the crabto death • ba maro yan lo fenke-búnu lisepsep mitufala bae go alesutum lisepsep i ded En. we twowill go and shoot the lisepsep dead

kee v.itr fat En. fart

keeki adj swit En. sweet • beta anvyu keeki sup wan swit popo

keeki v wash En. wash

keene v wantem En. want • lok tokeene mi no wantem En. I don’twant this

kel v talemaot En. to name, to men-tion, say

kelwo redup: kelkelwo redup: kel-wowo v talemaot En. confess

ken v sap En. sharp

ker v kakae En. bite

ker v.itr i stak En. be stuck

kerbwere v save En. know

-kere suf mestem En. miss • byalma riye an metaa lo sekeretelelel hok i tekem spia blong hemale sperem mestem smol pijin En.the hawk took his spear and threwit at the triller but missed

kerir v singsing En. sing

kerkor n kabij blong krik En. ediblefern

kerwoka v kakae brekem En. bitethrough sth.

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kevenene v.tr infomem En. inform•nam kevenene nek tebyan téé-fonan mi infomem yu long seftiEn. I am informing you aboutsafety issues

kevyar v kruked En. crooked,twisted

kikei adj smol En. small

kiki v pusum han En. reach out (totake sth)

kil v dig En. dig

kin v (ren) i fuldaon, i ren En. (ofrain) to fall • oo mwe kin ren i renEn. it’s raining

kin v pinjim En. pinch, grasp andpress

kinte v pinsim En. pluck, break ortear sth. o1 with thumb and fore-!nger

kirine v.tr wetem, En. with •namane kumaala kirine faaver mikakae kumala wetem kabij En. I’veeaten sweet potato and leaves

ko v.itr tonem En. turn

koko v.tr sarem En. shut • go kokobwili em sarem doa En. shut thedoor

kokoo also: kokoro v sat En. beshut, be closed

kolo v fatfat, solap En. fat, swollen

kom v comb En. brush, comb

kon n kon En. corn

kon adj tabu En. taboo • or en ti mokon ples ia i tabu En. this place istaboo

kon v smok En. smoke • ep enta mokon nga faeawud ia i smok we En.this !rewood smokes a lot

kon v.itr konkon En. bitter

konon v stret En. straight, alright•ma konon i stret En. !ne

kongon tumas En. too (much etc.)

koo v resis En. race

koo v.tr 0atem En. (do sth.) every-where

koofoo v.tr kavrem ap En. cover

kookoo n hil En. hill

koone v.tr tanem En. turn stharound/ on its head

kop fulap En. full, overfull • baketmwe fwee kobkop ten baket i fu-lap tumas En. the bucket is over-0owing

kopmir v.itr blak En. black

korkor v.itr hariap En. hurry

koro v werem En. wear

korohor protektem En. protect

kotutu v.tr ronem (taem yu kros) En.to chase so. or sth. with shaking!sts

ku v skrasem En. grate •kuku olskrasem kokonat En. grate a co-conut

kubarne redup: kup-kubarne v pu-lum wid, wid En. to weed • ramdo kubarne oli stap pulum wid En.they were pulling out weeds

kubne v.tr sakem En. shake, throw

kukuan n miting En. meeting

kulum v.itr kaont En. count

kulumte v.tr kaonem En. count

kup v kamaot En. emerge, come out

kupne v.tr stonem En. to hurl sth. atso. v (plante man o plante samting)i tugeta En. collect

kusun n.tr.b nus En. nose 1s: kusuk2s: kusum

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kusumer adj blak, doti En. black,dirty • atobol kusumer sup wandoti basket En. a dirty basket

kuu v muv En. movekuune v.tr muvum En. move sth.

kuufe v spet En. spitkyengyen v trabol En. pain, hard-ship, su1ering

kyep v sisit En. shit

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lon n.tr.b insaed blong hem En. in-side him/ her/ it 1s: loq 2s: lomlen n.tr.b leg blong hem En. leg1s: lek 2s: lemla n leg En. leg

laa v haed En. hidelal n troka En. trocha

lan v.itr (spos wan man i traemkilim) avoed, muv kwiktaem blongi pas long yu En. dodge

lang n 0ae En. 0y

lang v karem frut (ol banana) En. (ofbananas) to bear fruit • vii me langbanana i karem frut En. the bananaplant is bearing fruit

le v mared En. married

lebanban n pig we i gat bol we tut ifas En. a boar which has not beencastrated and the tusks of whichhave curved back and entered theskin of the upper lip

lela n smol pijin En. a cover term fordi1erent honeyeater species

lelar n yangfala woman we i rediblong mared En. maid, a nubile, un-married woman

lenkser n strongbak En. spiny chi-ton

lenun v.itr lukluk (fes long wanmira) En. see one’s re0ectionleng n win (1) En. windleng fyan win we i kam long opensea En. wind coming from the opensea (2) En. breathlenga (1) v.tr putum kakae long wanlif, givim long wan narafala manEn. to put some food on a leaf orplate and give it to so else (2) v.trleftemap lid o wan pelet we i stapkaverem ap wan samting blong luk-luk En. to lift a lid or similar, to lookunderneath itlerlir n anis En. ant

letaase v.tr bitim En. surpassletee adv long solwota En. on thesea, at the sealéé v le En. lie downlép n wan smol pijin wetem longfalamaot En. a honeyeater specieslép n tut En. tooth

libi n nalaslas En. a tree species! Polyscias scutellaria

libibii n stamba blong nambirimbiriEn. sea hearse trees, lantern tree!Hernandia nymphaefolia

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libung adv naet En. nightlibwi n.tr rus En. rootlibyao n stamba blong nambakuraEn. tamanu !Calophyllum ino-phyllumlibyul n glutri, bulu En. a treespecies !Cordia dichotomalidamdam n stampa blong melektriEn. milkwood !Antiaris toxicarialidumdum n wel!s En. whalelievyo n blakpam En. treefern

likombi n stamba blong nabisa En.bead tree !Adenanthera pavoninalili v.itr (hed) i spin En. (of the head)to spin, be dizzylim num faef En. !velimael n stampa blong namele En.cycad treelimedal n stampa blong namatal En.red silkwood treeling v putum En. putlingi v putum En. putlingkapne v.tr lego En. release, letgo, let sth. falllingkaprine v.tr lego En. release, letgo o1, leave sthlingsine v haed En. hideliokon n stampa blong yelotri En.Indian mulberry !Morinda citrifo-lia

liplip n yan kokonas En.young.coconutliraa n stampa blong narara En. In-dian coral treelisepsep n lisepsep En. lisepseplisite n.rel sids En. seedslisumol n stampa blong bluwota,nananara, navilae En. New Guinearosewoodliul n stampa blong kokonat En. co-conut palm

liwele n stampa blong nangai En.bush nut treeliwena n burao blong solwotaEn. sea trumpet (a tree species)!Cordia subcordataliwo n ples blong kasem solwota En.a place on the beach where certainpeople have the right to take a bathliwowop n stampa blong !sposentriEn. !sh poison tree !Barringtoniaasiaticaliyal adv delaet En. time of dayliyep n rif krab En. reef crabliyep n kenutri, navoe En. canoetree !Gyrocarpus americanus

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lo also: long disc afta En. then

lok n.rel lalap En. laplaplok vii bobae wan !s En. spur-cheek cardinal!sh

lolon n.tr.b (1) test blong hem En.its taste (2) !ling blong hemEn. his/ her/ its feeling 1s: lolok2s: lolom (3) sol blong hem En. his/her/ its soul • lolok mwe fwee nemaruan sol blong mi i glad tumasEn. my soul is full of joy

loli n.tr insaed En. inside • loli liheinsaed long tri En. inside the tree• loli em insaed long haos En. in-side the house

lolibung also: lelibung also: neli-bung also: lolubung adv naet En.at night

lolkeke n laf En. love

loloo v.itr swim En. bathe, take ashower, wash

lon prepp long En. in

lone v.tr spoelem En. to wrong so.,to harm so.

lonle adv nao ia En. now, todaylong (1) v smel En. to smell sth (2)harem En. hear (3) !lim En. feel

longta v lesen En. listen •nam dolongtanemusikmi stap lesen longmusik En. I’m listening to somemusic

loo v swim En. swimlooloo was En. wash, bathe, take ashower

loplop v sopsop En. softlormiline v.tr fogetem En. forget

loson pinis blong hem En. his/ itspenis 1s: losok 2s: losomloso n pinis En. penis

lu v haed En. hide

luk v gru En. growlul n hoknaet En. owl

lulu adv afsaed daon En. up-side.downlum n lif we i kavremap laplap En.the leaves which cover the leaveslungu v kavremap En. cover, wraplutep n banaro En. bow, bow and ar-rows

luwo v.tr fasem En. fasten, to put aleash onto an animal

Mmaa n sotleg En. dovemaama n mama En. mothermaamaa n saon blong wef En.sound.of.wavesmaarir n namarae En. moraymaarir ne woon namarae blongsanbij En. spotted garden eelmadun n bak, baksaed En. backmae also: maa v mekem En. make• gom do mae sa? yu stap mekemwanem? En. what are you doing?mae n lef En. leftmagatéé ating En. probably, I think•magatéé enjulmainto n wan kaen plant we lifblong hem olsem wotagris En. aplant with edible leaves

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makup v.itr kamaot En. fall out

mal n las rang we i bitim ol narafelarang En. highest rank

malele nwan kaen banana En. a ba-nana species

malgel n yangfala man we i rediblong mared En. a young man ofmarriageable age

man adj man En. male

map n namambe En. Tahitian chest-nut

marong v no wantem En. refuseSyn: metene

maru v.itr i glad En. joyful

mavyor n strongskin En. convictsurgeon!sh

me v kam En. come

mebyuk n bubu En. grand-child 1s:mepyuq 2s:mepyum3s:mebyun

meerin adv bifo En. long ago

melaa n kolkol En. cold •melaa miker i kolkol En. it’s cold

melafer num naen En. nine

melaule n.tr pikinini blong (wan an-imol) En. young, o1spring of ananimal •melaule barbar pikininiblong pig En. suckling pig

mele n namalao En. incubator bird

melee n kakae En. food

melen v melen En. melon

melipru num seven En. seven

membyun n smol abu En. grand-child

memele v konkon En. bitter •meleeente ma memele kakae ia i konkonEn. this meal tastes bitter •meleememele sup wan kakae we ikonkon En. a bitter food

memelip n natalae En. free livinggiant clam

mena fani En. funny

meno v.tr presem, exaltem En.praise, exalt, glorify

menok n soa En. wound, injury

mer v ded En. die

mera v jam En. jump

mere adv antap En. up

mesa n klia ples En. open space, theopen sea, a clearing

mesaa klin En. smooth, clean, clear

mesaer v siksik En. sick

mese v i sik En. to be sick

metan n.tr.b ae blong hem En. eye

meta n.tr ae blong En. eye of

metaa n spia En. spear

metanyaa n Nodwin En. North-wind

mete slo En. slow

mete n.tr poin blong samting sap(olsem naef, nidil) En. tip of sth.pointed

metee v.itr brok (wan kaleko) En.broken (of textiles)

metelo n papa blong woman blongwan man; gel blong sista blong wanman En. father-in-law; a man’ssister’s daughter; a man’s son’smother-in-law

metene (1) prep from En. from (2)no wantem En. refuse

meteselap n sista En. sister [theoriginal meaning of the word is saidto be ‘end of the road’, indicatingthat a sister is the one person a mancan always turn to.]

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metesowan han we i stret long wansamting En. expert •ngae mwémeteso ne tutu etingting an hemi stret han blong mekem tamtamEn. he’s an expert carver of slitdrums

meu v.itr stap laef En. live, be alive,be in good health

méngméng v.itr i yusless, i no savemekemwan samting En. be useless,be helples

midi n sop, smol kalakala !s En.wrasse, any small, colorful reef !sh

mijuk n.in! angel blong mi En. myuncle 1s:mijuk 2s:mijum 3s:mijun

miju pron mitrifala En. !rst personpaucal exclusive, we few (you ex-cluded)

milen n.in! ples blong hem En. its/his/ her place, position

milipje num sikis En. six

milipjul num et En. eight

mimire coll. parpar mimire adjsmol pig En. suckling pig

mini v i difren En. be di1erent

miptop n ston!s, lion!s En. stone-!sh, lion!sh

mirmir v blak En. black •mi mir-mir i blak En. it’s black

miyip n wael popile En. lesser yam,Chinese yam

miyip n lisad!s En. reef lizard!sh

mo adv fes En. !rst

molone v.tr spoelem En. destroy,damage

momere smol En. small

mon contr.p tu, bakegen En. again

mopmopkeri v.itr bling En. blink,pulsate

moso n (1) sta En. star (2) si sta En.sea star

motop v.itr i brok En. break (of elon-gated objects) • bwer en ti mamo-top ran ver wud ia i brok lo wanston En. this stick was broken ona stone •nam motop ne geean miwokhad tumas lo wok En. lit: I ambroken by the work see: ree

mu (1) n etkwek En. earthquake (2)v (etkwek) i sek En. to quake

mubu n mit En. meat

muju (1) subj yutrifala En. secondperson paucal, you few (2) subjmitrifala En. !rst person paucal ex-clusive, we few (you excluded)

Mur name nem blong wan ston En.name of a stone

mur v foldaon En. fall

mursup q smol En. a little, some, abit

múni also: múnu also: mún v.trdring En. drink

múnmúnwo n wan bebet we i 0ae,mo we i stap dring wota (lit. ‘dring-dring wota’) En. a 0ying insectwhich will touch down on the wa-ter very brie0y (lit. ‘water drinker’)

músun n.in! pispis blong hem En.his/ her/ its urin

músu v.tr pispis (long wan samting)En. to pee on sth. • tomomi taaralo músu an afyang mi mer rat igirap ale pispis long faea blong hem

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i ded En. the rat got up and pissedon his !re so it went out

mwermwer sot En. short

mwitéé n (long tut blong pig) taemwe tut i jes kamaot En. (of a boar’stusk) the !rst stage, where the toothis just visible

myan n.tr.b tang En. tongue1s:myak 2s:myam 3p:myaa

myaa n hangri En. hunger

myaa v.itr (solwota i) drae En. (ofthe tide) to be low, to be dry

myaa n bred En. bread

myadir kolkol En. cold • or mimedir ples i kolkol En. it’s cold•wo en mi medir wota we i kolkolEn. cold water

myaer n trot En. throat

myage n namangge En. a statuecarved out of a treefern stem rep-resenting a traditional rank

myale n blu!s En. parrot!sh

myalumlum adj (1) tem En. tame(2) sef En. safe

myan v.itr laf En. laugh

myangaase v.tr laf long En. laugh at

myap hevi En. heavy

myar res olbaot En. aimlessly

myar v i no dan En. raw

myar n ae En. eye

myar adj olbaot En. strange, weird

myari n namariu En. barrel tree, atree species used for slit drums

myaril n red-ae-krab En. red-eyedcrab

myarmyar n mak En. mark

myarmyar v lukluk En. look

myarmyaryal n barakuta En. bar-racuda [folk etymology has it thatthis word is derived from] myar‘eyes’ and yal ‘sun’, because in themorning, the sword!sh will standvertically in the water, presumablyto have its eyes closer to the sun.

myarop n volkeno En. volcano

myasolo n !s En. !sh

myato adj olfala En. old

myato n raet En. the right side

myen coll. vii myen adj raef bananaEn. ripe banana, a banana that canbe eaten raw

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naknak v.itr redi En. ready

nange qu wanem taem En. when

nap v nap En. enough

nek pron yu En. you

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nek v i fraet En. be afraid •alukme neknek mi fraet En. I’m afraid•alum me neknek ne lul? yufraet long hoknaet? En. are youafraid of the owl?ni pron mimi En. I, menin coll. nin meuan n.tr speret En.spirit, the holy spiritnipnip tintin En. 0atnirnirwetwet En. wetniti n.tr pikinini blong En. child•niti byal pikinini blong hok En.hawk chicksnohon n.in! fes blong hem En. her/his/ its facenoho also: loho n.tr fes blong En.face of •ma gogone vyoo entimuu lo ma iya noho an maamamo do ne em i klinim gud kokonatia afta i luk fes blong mama blonghem i stap long hem En. he peeledthe husk o1 the coconunt and sawhis mother’s face on the coconutnok v !nis En. !nishnon v.itr sek En. be startled, get afrightnono adv yestede En. yesterdaynop v.itr i wantem silip En. bedrowsy •mo longne metan monop hem i wantem silip En. shefeels drowsymyar nop !ling blong silip En.drowsinessnor v tingring En. thinknorgate v bilif En. believenu n.tr nes blong (wan pijin) En.nest •nu lul nes blong hoknaet En.nest of an owlnutun n.tr.b piknini blong hem En.his/ her/ its child 1s:nutuk2s:nutum 3d:nitiro, nuturo

nyap n spea, aro En. arrow made ofblack palm Syn: pweju

nye pron olgeta En. third personplural, they

nyeru pron tufala En. third persondual, the two of them

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ngaa v saon we sam animol i mekemEn. make a high-pitched cryingnoise, shriek, mew • bus ma ngaapus i singaot En. the cat mews• barbar ma ngaa pig i singaottaem yu holem En. the pig shrieks(when in distress)

ngaa jes En. just

ngae pron hem En. third person sin-gular, he, she, it

ngapngap v spel En. rest

ngaru also: ngaro number tufalaEn. third person dual, the two ofthem

ngaseren contpart yet En. still, yet•na to múni ti ngaseren mi nodring ti yet En. I haven’t drunk teayet

ngor bigwan En. big • vyanten ramngor i gat fulap man En. there aremany people

ngormyar v bigwan En. grown up,adult, big

ngungu yelo En. yellow

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ol n kokonat En. coconutol garo drae kokonat En. dry co-conut

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on v i tik (bus, hea) En. (of the bush,hair etc) to be thickondi v solem En. swallowonon coll. lang onon ol sosmol 0aewe i kakae frut En. fruit0yononon n.in! sado blong hem En.his/ her/ its shadow 1s: ononok2s: ononom 3s: onononor n ples En. placeor adj tabu En. taboooro v.tr ronem En. huntoro n bus En. bushoroo n hil En. hilloroopul han blong hil En. foothills

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ó n krab En. crabó ne tee naura En. lobsteró lerlir wan kaen krab En. prawnóó n ren En. rainóó konkon asid ren En. acid rain

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raa v soa En. sore • lok me raa mikros En. I’m angryrabongo v mekem saon blong silip,pulum win En. snortrahen n.tr.b mama En. mother.of1s: rahek 2s: rahemran also: la prepp long En. on, ontore n.tr lif blong En. leaf • re bolvyalif blong burao En. leaves of thecottonwood tree

reberarmen n kava En. kava

rebrip v.itr i aftanun En. be eveningree v.itr i brok En. break, shatter• belet ma ree pelet i brok En. theplate shatteredrehor v pleple tumas En. romprejip n longmaot En. trumpet!shren v (1) i delaet En. be dawn, todawn (2) (hed, tingting) i klia,anastanem En. to be alert, to under-stand • lokme ren ne siiwisian enti mi anastanem toktok ia nao En. Inow understand this storyrengyar also: rrengyar n liva En.liverreprep n wan tri En. tree speciesreprip v.itr !sing En. go !shingrera n bata0ae!s En. banner!shrera tamake wan bata0ae!s En.moorish idol

resogo n ol lif En. leavesrihan n.in! woman blong bratablong wan woman En. sister in law1s: rihak 2s: rihamrii v saen En. shinerine v.tr mekem wan samting i dotiEn. to soil sth, to stain sth. • gomrine ul yu mekem klos blong yu idoti En. you have stained your shirt

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riri n nawita En. octopus

riye v karem En. take

robne v.tr helpem En. help

rom n rom En. rom mask

rongrong v kwaet En. quiet • go taarongrong yu stap kwaet En. bequiet!

rop v ronron En. run, leave

ropsa v.itr ron i pasem En. run past

róó v.itr stil En. stealrósó v.tr stil En. steal

ru num tu En. two

ruliyal adv eli aftanun En. after-noon, the time between lunch andsunset

rurur n sanpepa!s En. trigger!sh

ruuruu v.itr mekem noise (olsemvolkeno, solwota, tanda) En. rum-ble (applies to volcanoes, the sea,and thunder)

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rralir also: dalir v wokbaot En.walk

rramwele also: damwele n spaedaEn. spider

rremsu v testem, kakae smol En.take a bite

rru v stap En. exist

rrumo v go festaem En. go ahead,preced

Ssa v karem frut En. bear.fruit • ol misa kokonat i karem frut En. the co-conut is bearing fruitsaa v muvum En. movesaafune v.tr pusum En. pushsaane v.tr pulum En. to pull sth.sabru v spel smol En. pausesagele v.tr jenisim En. changesagelgel v jenis En. change, changeclothessagtene v sakem En. throw sth.awaysakerker n dog En. dogsal v.itr 0ot En. 0oatsal v pulum En. pullsal v hang En. to hang, to swarmsalen v pullum En. pullsali redup: sasali, salsali v.itr wok-baot pleple En. take a walk, strollaroundsam n aotriga En. outriggersanga nogud En. bad [also used toexpress that something is extremelypositive]sangavyul num ten En. tenngavyul nga ru twenti En. twenjngavyul ngavyul nga ru tu hanredEn. two hundredsanguku also: sangkuku v mitingEn. to have a meeting • ram dosangkuku oli stap miting En. theyare having a meeting •me yan lonsaa sangkukuan sup em i go longwan miting blong olgeta En. he’sgoing to a meeting of theirssangveni v.tr karem En. carry sth.over the shoulderSaotist adv Saotist Ambrym En.South-East (of Ambrym)sap v tanis En. dance

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sare v.tr sperem En. throw a spear atso.

saring also: saling v go daon En.descend

saringne v.tr statem En. start

sarong v.itr stap kwaet En. quiet (asto hide)

saru n.tr branis we oli kroskrosemEn. branches of one plant whichare oriented towards di1erent di-rections

save v.tr klinim, sevem En. shave,cut along the length of a piece ofwood

se v muv En. move

se v hukum En. to be hooked, be!xed

seboro n king!sa En. king!sher

sebweti n mat blong lif pandanasEn. pandanus.mat

see n sel!s En. nerite

seene v.tr pusum En. push

segtene v.tr sakem olbaot En. throwaway

sekor v i brok (wan mat etc.) En. bebroken (of mats and similar)

selan n brata En. brother, cousin onthe father’s side 1s: selak 2s: selamselal v i lus En. be.lostselap n rod En. way

selar n hip blong kakae En. a heapof food and other goods meant aso1erings for family members

sele v i drae En. to dry (as of clothesetc. not for burning) see: garosele n.tr laen blong En. line along• sele wo krik En. riverbed • selebiyop laen blong fanis En. astraight fence

sele wo n krik En. riverbed

selene v katem En. draw along •mariye etol lo selene ran teban hemi tekem bambu naef ale katem longbel blong hem En. he took a knifeand drew it across her bellyselingin n.tr.b samting blong hemEn. possession of 1s: selingik2s: selingim 3pc: selingril 3p: selingiiselingi n.tr ol ting blong En. thingsof, possessions ofsengane v.tr givim En. givesera also: selal evriwan En. all ofthem • ro sera tufala evriwan En.both of them • enjul sera trifalaevriwan En. all of themsesa v pusum han En. reach outsesele n ples we i stap bitwin longtufala samting En. space in be-tween sthsetin adv long we, long taem En. faraway, long agoseu n.tr stim blong En. smoke orsteam of sth. • seu myarop stimblong volkeno En. smoke of thevolcanosewur n swet En. sweatsfee intj spit En. spit, ritual closingof a storysi qu huia En. whosihe n rif En. reefsii v.itr (wan hoknaet) i singaot En.(of an owl) to cry see: faa • lul modo sii hoknaet i singaot En. an owlis cryingsiilingi v.itr sakem han, talem gud-bae En. to say goodby, to wavegoodbysiito v tokbaot, talem En. tell (astory), talk aboutsiiwisii v.itr storian En. talksila v waepem, rabem En. to towelso, to wipe sth dry

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silingi n.tr ol ting En. things of, pos-sessions

sini n.tr fasin En. manner of

sinikoko also: senekoko n (1) pen-sil sta En. urchin (2) nil!s En. por-cupine !sh

sipa intj tank yu En. thank you

siri v.tr skelem En. to scale (a !sh)• ram do siri myasolo oli stapskelem !s En. they are scaling !sh

sisi n.tr saed En. side.of • sisi selapsaed blong rod En. either side of theroad

sisi v closem mat En. to tie up theloose ends of a mat

sivyane v hipim ap En. heap up

siwisiri v.tr storian, tokbaot En. tell,talk about

siwya v blokem, no letem En. pre-vent so. from doing sth., deny so.

so v foldaon En. fall

sofyarfyar v.itr hariap tumas En.rush

sogoo v.itr tugeta En. be together

sokrine v.tr faenem En. !nd

soksok n doti En. rubbish

sol v.itr (1) karem En. carry •namsol mi myap mi karem i hevi En. Icarry a heavy load •nam vese saksolan mi myap mi karem ol tingblong mi i hevi En. I carry a heavyload (lit. ‘I carry, my load is heavy’)(2) gat bel En. be pregnant

sol v stan afsaed long rod En. toleave a path • go sol! yu stanaplong saed blong rod (wan trak i stapkam)! En. Leave the road (a truckis coming)!solsaane v.tr karem olwe En. carrysth. past sth. •mo solsaane gereyan fyan emel hem i karem 0aeingfokis i go pas long hem i go longnakamal En. he carried the 0yingfox past her into the nakamalson coll. vii son idiom wan kaenbanana, skin blong hem i red, in-saed hem i yelo tumas En. a bananaspecies with orange peel and brightyellow 0eshsoo coll. soosoo keke n samtingblong naet En. cricketsopsop also: loblop v sotwin En. tobe out of breath, to pantsoro v.itr go insaed En. entersoro v toktok En. speaksosaa v pasem En. passsoso v mit En. meetsotaase v.tr pasem En. passsotare also: sotase also: sotee v ka-maot En. arrivesote v kasem, i fas long wan samtingEn. hitsovere v kamaot En. emerge, comeoutsóp v kamaot En. appear, visit sosu n.tr wota blong, jus blong En.juice of (a fruit) • su ol wota blongkokonat En. coconut juicesu v.tr komem En. to comb •namsu vyuluk mi komem hea blong miEn. I comb my hairsu v.tr (1) stikim wan samting (longwan naef) En. stick (a knife orsimilar) into sth., stab (2) stikim(kakae) En. take (food)

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su v.itr (solwota) i kam soa En. (ofthe tide) to be high • tee mu sugoro ngaro solwota i kam soa ikaverem ap tufala En. the tide roseand covered the two

subisine v soemaot En. expose, re-veal, show

sugu n.tr ol ting En. stu1sugu fyaa ol ting blong dekoretemEn. make-up, costume

sul n mat En. mat

sul v stikim En. to get sth with astick

sulu v.tr skrasem En. to irritate tomake so. itch • lok ma sulu ngaemi kros long hem En. I’m angry athim

sulu n.tr yang sut En. shoot of aplant • sulu vii yang sut blong ba-nana En. banana shoot • sulu betasut blong bredfrut En. shoot of abreadfruit tree

sulu v.tr stikim (wan frut wetembambu we i fok) En. to pluck (afruit) with a split piece of bamboo

suluhup n grin pijin olsem nawimbaEn. green-winged fruit dove

sumawewelebeta n dol!n En. Dol-phin

sumu also: simi v titi, likim En.suck, lick

sungune also: sone v.tr fulumap En.put sth into sth

sup num wan En. one

suro v toktok En. send • tomo masuro lerlir, ram kala buskat memer rat i sendem anis, oli se puskati ded En. the rat sent ants (tocheck), they said the cat was dead

suron v.tr joinem En. join, form asequence • suron aua en ta kirineen ti lo ba berep jimite joinemrop ia wetem hem ia bae i longwanlelebet En. tie this rope to this otherrope to make it a bit longersurosa v.itr rao En. !ght, arguesurowisi v toktok En. talksuruu v tingbaot, priperem En. pre-paresusuu (1) n titi En. breast, teat (2)v titi En. sucksute v laetem En. to light a !re (witha !rebrand from another !re) see:tingnesuu n wan ston blong posen En. ablack magic stone which allows youto enter into houses without any-one noticing, among other things.suu n mustas!s En. goat!sh

Tta attr.pp blong En. from • ta Am-brym ol man Ambrym En. thosefrom Ambrymtaun n.tr.b bihaen long hem En.behind 1s: tauq 2s: taum 3p: taoo2d: taomita v katem En. cuttaa v sidaon En. sittaara also: tawera v.itr girap En. getuptaase v.tr pasem, bitim En. pass, gopast, surpass •mo rop taase nihem i ron i bitim mi En. he runsfaster/ better thanme • em en ti makikei taase em en ta haos ia i smoli bitim narafala haos En. that houseis smaller than this housetaata n tati En. fathertabgono v kaverem ap En. coverSyn: toopwe

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tablin n.tr.b bodi blong hem En.body 1s: taplik 2s: taplim 3p: tapliitabli n.tr bodi blong En. body of

tabne v.tr leftemap En. lift sth.taplenga leftemap lid blong luklukEn. lift up a lid or similar to lookunderneath see: lengatabwel v.itr sling i go bak En. springback, bounce back

tabwere coll. tapwere loso v.trkatem (bol) En. castrate

tabwili n.tr medel En. middle• tabwili tee medel blong solwotaEn. in the middle of the seatapwili yal dina, medel blong deEn. noon

tae v katem En. cut

tae n mama En. mother, a man’sdaughter-in-law, etc.

tahon n.in! biaen long hem En.behind it/ her/ him 1s: tahok2s: tahom • Sese mi tinam méétahon lisepsep enti Sese i haed ibiaen long lisepsep ia En. Sese hidbehind this lisepsep

tak n blak!s En. lined bristletooth

tale n.tr rop blong En. rope of • talebarbar rop blong fasem pig En. pi-grope

talikapyur n wan kaen sta!s wetemlongfala han En. brittle star

talse v.tr openem En. open

tamadu n wan insek we hem i staplaef long graon En. an insect whichlives in holes in the ground

tamake n kastom mask En. kastommask

tamal n blakenwaet snek En.banded sea snake

tamsisi n 0at!s En. 0ounder

tan n graon En. ground

tang v tajem En. touch

tangbila v lukluk bak En. look overone shoulder

tangropte v karemaot not En. untie,unfasten (a knot)

tangse v klaem (wan hil), go antapEn. climb (a hill), go up • buskatton sakerker rom tangse ranwou pus wetem dog tufala i go an-tap long hil En. the cat and the dogwent up the hill

tangtang n nakato En. hermit crab

tangtanglii n krab kokonat En. co-conut crab

tap v.itr i !nis En. used up, ex-hausted •wo me tap wota i !nisEn. there is no water left

tapar n wan !s En. scissortailsergeant or similar

tapse v klinim En. clean

Tara name Pentikos En. Pentecost

taraa v.itr stanap En. rise, get up

-tare res brekem En. res.through• seboro mwe tatare bulbul long-maot i katem brekem wan hol En.the king!sher cut a hole (throughthe wood)

Tasa name Not Ambrym En.North.Ambrym

-tase suf bakegen En. do sth. again,redo sth. • tel enti ram un-tase garen ia, oli klinim bakegenEn. they cleared this !eld again

taserap adv evriwan (kaverem apevri pat blong wan samting) En.monochrome, to be entirely/ com-pletely (of one color) •mele maiya ononon lo to longne muu

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tebyan mi mirmir taserap na-malau i luk sado blong hem ale iluk se bodi blong hem i blak evri-wan En. the incubator bird saw hisre0ection and felt unhappy becausehe was entirely blacktate n sekon bon En. second-bornson (lit. ‘was later’)taten n sisit En. shittawe v.tr fulumap En. pourtawoka v.itr haj, brekem eg En.hatchtawyo n bubu sel En. triton trumpette adv afta En. later, afterwardsteban n.in! bel blong hem En. his/her/ its bellytebaa v.itr brum En. sweeptebaase v.tr brum En. sweeptebe v i pen En. to hurt, to be in paintebene v.tr wantem tumas En. to de-sire sth. to yearn for sth. •namtebene nga na yan Vila mi wan-tem tumas se mi go long Vila En. Iyearn to go to Vilatebu n kabij (kavrem ap evri kaenkabij) En. edible leavestebwel v kikim En. kicktebwelkepúnu kikim i ded En. kickto deathtebwelep n sopmat En. mudtebwelil n wan sel En. strombstebwelil myar !! wan sel!s we imekem ae i red En. turban shellsTebwelitee name Malekula En.Malekulatebwen len n.tr andanit blong letblong hem En. soletebweng v i no save En. to be un-!t •nam tebweng ne gege em anmi no save mekem haos En. I can’tbuild a house

tebyan n.tr.b saed blong hem, fromEn. side of, because oftebya n.tr saed blong En. at, beside•nam do tebya Maaseng mi stapwetem Maaseng En. I’m staying atMaaseng’stebyalir n bebet En. an insectspeciestee n solwota En. seatee v noes we longmaot i mekemEn. to make the sound a king!shermakestegaa v.itr (ol woman faol) i singaotEn. cackleteji v.itr karem En. carrytejine v karem i hang long baksaedEn. carry sth on the back or overthe shouldertekéé redup: tetekéé, tektekéé v.itri nam En. be numbtel n garen En. garden, !eldtele n akis En. axetele n.tr garen (blong) En. !eld of• tele ubwer garen taro En. taro!eldtele n natalae blong ston En. giantclamtelelel n wan smol pidjin we maotblong hem i sot, tel blong hem ilongwan En. long-tailed trillerteljil n snek En. snaketelmyar n bigbel En. topsail or sim-ilartemyar n devil En. demon, soul,ghostten1 adj blong ples ia En. na-tive •afyalo ten kenu En. canoe• barbar ten wuman pig En. sowten2 adv tumas En. veryten3 n.tr.b wetem En. and 1s: tok2s: tom • tok Solip mi wetem SolipEn. Solip and I

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tene n.tr bihaen lo En. behind • teneni bihaen long mi En. behind mi

tene v.tr wet En. waittenge v givim En. give, send

tengri kasem En. touch, untiltepsin n.in! saed blong hem En.her/ his/ its side 1s: tepsik2s: tepsimtepsi n.tr saed blong En. side oftera v.itr i boil En. boiltera i gru En. grow (of a plant in anearly stage)

terengong v tonem; luk i go antap(exampol: wan pelet, sospen etc:tonem blong open saed i stap antap)En. face upwardsteréé v.tr (man faol) i singaot

terir n lafet blong mared En. wed-ding feast

terra v.itr (1) i open En. be opentesulur n wan bebet En. a wormteten las wan En. last one

tevya n wef En. wavetewyan n tawi En. tawi

téé part ating En. I thinktééfon v.in! luk afterm, lukaotemEn. look after 1s: tééfok 2s: tééfom3s: tééfontééfo v luk afterem En. look.after

tél n rop En. rope for fastening an-imals • tél e barbar rop blong pigEn. pig rope

tép n aro En. wooden arrowti v.tr brekem En. tear sth. o1

tila v tekem En. taketima n.tr tati blong En. father oftimyan n.tr.b tati blong hem En. fa-ther 1s: timyak 2s: tumumtinen n.in! gat blong hem En. its/her/ his gut 1s: tinik 2s: tinim

tina n gat En. gut

tinam v haed En. hide

ting also: tung v laetem faea En. tolight a !re

tirip coll. tupu tirip wan kaen navelEn. a bush nut species

tirku v karemaot (wan rop o kalekowe i fas) En. unfasten • tirku bar-bar karemaot (rop blong) pig En.unfasten a pig

tirri n wan kaen !s En. rockskipper

titiyar coll. pwil titiyar idiom wankaen bata0ae we i stap 0ae longnaet, long taem we namambe ikarem frut En. a kind of moth

tiye v.tr kilim En. kill

to n faol En. chickento veen woman faol En. femalechickento teriye man faol En. rooster

to coll. to selap prepp long rod En.at the road

tobase v (wan rod o tri) i fok, i branisEn. to branch, to fork • lihe mo to-base tri i fok En. the tree branches• selap mo tobase or ta rod i fok loples ia En. the road forks here

tobol n medel En. middle see: tap-wili

tobole n.tr medel blong En. middleof

toi v fulap tumas En. very many

tom v tajem En. touch

tomo n rat En. rat

tone v.tr atajem En. attach

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toobwe v kaverem ap En. cover Syn:tapqono

top v kilim, faetem En. hit

towane v sakem En. throw sthaway, throw sth. to the ground

top v.itr i fulap En. be full, over0ow

toro n nawimba En. Paci!c imperialpigeon

towo v.itr (1) luk afterem En. tolook after so (2) traem, mekem En.try, do, have at sth. or so.

tó n wan sel En. limpettó ne woon kokias En. bivalveshells

tóp v i brok En. break

tóp v raonem En. to gird, to belt

tu n.tr hol long wan samting En.hole in sth. • tu ver hol long wanston En. hole in a stone

tu v kilim, faetem, hitim En. hit

tubu n navel En. bush nut

tubu v sutum En. shoot

tubyuk n.in! tawi blong mi En.(of a male ego) my father-in-law2s: tupyum 3s: tupyun

tunur n lif blong putum laplap antaplong hem En. the leaves the laplapis spread out on see: lum

turra part ating En. probably, Ithink

tusu v.tr raet En. write

tusup q wan En. one

tutur v.itr fasem En. to be fastened• barbar ma tutur ran lihe suppig i fas long wan wud En. the pigis fastened to a tree

tuu v raet En. write

tuutu n abu En. tuutu (1) gel blongsista blong wan man En. a man’ssister’s daughter

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ul n kaleko En. textiles, clothes

ulul v saot, singaot En. shout, bark,bellow

un v klinim, brasem En. to clear, toclean

unte v brasem, klinim En. to cutclear (to clear a !eld of trees etc)

ungu n.tr 0aoa blong En. 0ower of•ungu vii 0aoa blong banana En.banana 0ower

up n nawimba En. imperial pidgeon

upte v taetem En. to tense up,to brace oneself • upte metamopenem ae blong yu En. open youreyes

ur n bus En. bush

ur n laos En. louse

urrun n.in! smol abu En. father’ssister’s son

uu v gud En. good

uveran v wesel (long han) En. whis-tle (with !ngers)

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veen n wuman En. woman

venu n navenu En. tree species

ver n ston En. stone

veran n.tr.b han En. handvere (1) n vilij, aelan En. any spa-tial unit, eg. village, island, coun-try, continent (2) adv afsaed En.outsidevese v.tr karem En. carryvetu n safa En. su1ering, hardshipvetu pangpang !ling blong wanman we i sori long hemwan En.self-pityvéen n wan bebet En. a pest, aninsect that damages fruit-bearingtreesvii n banana En. banana

vii intrr hamas En. how many•nek am wovii nga vii? yu gathamas banana? En. how many ba-nanas do you have?vir num fo En. fourviri v.tr tonem (blong i kamwan rop)En. braid, turn into a ropevirim n wan smol pijin wetem rednek En. a honeyeater with a redthroatvivi adj niuwan En. newvivyo n totel En. turtlevovyo n hat En. heartvúnu n wan kaen tri En. a treespeciesvúnur v.itr joinem (mat) En. to join(two mats to form one large)

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vúnú coll. vúnú ul n.tr skin blongkokonat En. husk (of the coconut)

vúsu also: vúsi v.tr (ol smol bebet)kaverem ap En. (of a great num-ber of small insects) to crawl over• lerlir ma do vúvúsu jijie nye olanis oli stap kaverem ap ol samtingEn. ants crawl over things

vyaa n han En. hand

vyaane v.tr !dim En. feed

vyale n famli En. family

vyalte v.tr karemaot (ol hot ston)wetem bambu we i fok En. to move(hot stones) with a split, forkedpiece of bamboo

vyanten n man En. man

vyase v.tr kik En. kick •me vyasemyage hem i tekem rang En. hetook a rang

vyate v wivim En. weave

vyok v mekem noes En. be loud,make noise

vyoo n grin kokonat En. green co-conut

vyovyul n hea En. hair

vyu n bo En. bow

vyu n waet man En. white man

vyulun n.tr.b hea blong hemEn. hair 1s: vyuluk 2s: vyulum1p.in:vyulur 2d: vyulomro3p: vyuloo

vyulu n.tr hair blong En. hairof •ma luwo vyulu lisepsep newasi libyak em i fasem hea blonglisepsep long branis blong nam-bangga En. he tied the lisepsep’shair to the branches of a banyantree

vyunvyun vmekem wan kastom se-lebresen long woman we hem iblokem wan woman we em i jasbonem pikinini En. a kastom cel-ebration for the woman who hasprotected a new mother in the !rstdays after giving birth

Wwa v karem frut En. to bear fruit• beta mu wa bredfrut i karem frutEn. the breadfruit tree is bearingfruitwaep n pandanas En. pandanus

was v was En. washwasi n.tr branis we oli kroskrosemEn. branches of one plant whichare oriented towards di1erent di-rections see: saruwau n string blong skin blongkokonat En. !ber of the coconuthuskwe also: wee v.tr lukaotem En.look.forwele n nangai En. bush nutwene intj olgeta! En. (addressingseveral people): hey!wesawe also: wese v.tr lukaotemEn. look forwese also: wesawe v nap En.enough

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weyang n wan kaen tri wetem redfrut blong hem En. a tree specieswith red fruit (1) n stampa blongtri ia En. the body of this tree

wije v karemaot En. take out foodfrom the surrounding leaves

wiljine n tonem En. turn sth. or so.over • tevya ma wiljine vyantenlon woon wev i tonem man longsanbij En. the wave was turningpeople around on the sand

wilse v.tr rolem En. to turn sth. overon itself (dough, textiles or similar)to form a cylinder •me wilse sul irolem mat En. he’s rolling a mat

wiri n wan kaen los En. dwarf-spotted los or similar

wisaa n.tr saed blong En. side of

wise v.tr wivim En. hit with anelongated object, to whip

wiseri also: wisiri also: wisili also:wisii v folem En. follow

wisi v stadi En. study

wite n plante En. a great number

wo n wota En. water

wo v.itr i olsem En. be like

wo n.tr frut blong (wan tri) En. fruitof (a plant) •wo ol frut blongkokonat En. a coconut •wo vii frutblong banana En. a banana

wo v.itr openem (laplap, buk etc) En.to open sth. by unfolding leaves (aswith laplap, books and similar)

wobung n de En. day

woka v spletem, mekem wan hol ikam bigwan En. to split sth open,to open sth wide

wolver n lava En. lava

womaa n blak nambalanggo En. atree with small round fruit grow-ing in clusters all around the trunk[Crowley] ! Ficus gibbosa or F.wassawomalmal n neked En. a nude, nu-ditywomap n kidni En. kidneywomesap n longmaot En. CrocodileNeedle!sh or similarwone v i olsem En. be likewone prep wetem En. withwoo n parel En. paddlewoo n hapa, bes, poen En. harbour,pointwoo n hip En. groupwoon n sanbij En. sandwosese n stik brum En. a naked ribof a coconut leaf, which are used asthe bristles of a broomwotili n korel En. coralwou n maonten, hil En. hill, moun-tainwuke also: wikye n natavoa En.tropical almond, sea almond, Indianalmond

wulu v gru En. growwunewetem En. as, withwuorwuor n tabu ples insaed longnasara, ol ston i raonem En. asacred place inside a nasara (sa-cred dancing ground), which is sur-rounded by stoneswuosup q sam En. somewusu v melekem En. sprinkle withcoconut creamwusu n as En. ass

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wusuu v.itr stadi, exersaes, tren En.study, exercise •ma wusuutepyan loya hem i stadi loya En.she/ he studies law •ma wusuutepyan ropropan hem i exersaesblong ronronEn. he/ she trains run-ningwusuune tijim En. teach

wusuura n napoleon En. napoleonwrasse

wuto v asem En. ask

wuu n strap blong nambas En. prob-ably some kind of custom pocket

wuu adv afta tumoro En. day aftertomorrow

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yaa strong En. strong, hard, tough

yaafu n bigman En. (important)man

yal n san En. sun

yan also: aa v go En. go

yap v go insaed En. enter

yap n bodi En. body •ngae mweyap mirmir bodi blong hem i lesEn. he/she is tired • yap tete bodi ismat En. to be !t

yap coll. yap myato n olfala En. oldman, a polite way of referring to aman

yapse v (1) lukafterem En. look af-ter (2) akompani, go wetem En.accompany

yaptetee n fetful, smat En. devo-tion, commitment

yar n bebet blong wud En. wood-borer

yeebobo adj grin En. green • faveren ta maa yeebobo kabij ia i gringud we En. this cabbage is brightgreen

yen v.itr semak En. be the same

yi n nem En. name • sam yi nga si?huia nem blong yu? En. what isyour name?

yi n oktri En. ironwood

yikon n smok En. smoke

yil n loaken En. lawyer cane

yir dem lowe En. over there

yis n En. yeast

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aua [haua] n rop En. liana, rope, ca-ble

barne n gras En. grass

beta n bredfrut En. breadfruitbeta an vyu popo En. pawpaw

bolvya n burao En. cottonwoodlipolvya stampa blong burao En.cottonwood tree

bweji [pwetSi] n.tr stampa blong En.stem of, a whole plant of • bwejilivii stampa blong banana En. ba-nana plant

byagul n pamtri En. Palm tree

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byak n nambangga En. banyan tree

daa n frangipani En. frangipani

dem [ ndEm] n yam En. yam

dumo also: rrumo rrumo n wankaen tri En. a tree species

efa n wan wud En. a tree species

evyo n blakpam En. treefern see:lievyo

faaver [fa:B r] n kabij En. edibleleavesfaaver ten aelan kabij En. islandcabbage

faaver an vyu waetbun En. chard

gelar n nanggalat En. nettleligelar taraligelar fefyoligelar ten

libi n nalaslas En. a treespecies ! Polyscias scutellaria

libwi [lipwi] n.tr rus En. rootlibyul [lipjyl] n glutri, bulu En. atree species !Cordia dichotomalidamdam n stampa blong melektriEn. milkwood !Antiaris toxicaria

likombi n stamba blong nabisa En.bead tree !Adenanthera pavoninalimael n stampa blong namele En.cycad treelimedal n stampa blong namatal En.red silkwood tree

liplip n yan kokonas En.young.coconutlisite [lisite] n.tr sids En. seedslisumol n stampa blong bluwota,nananara, navilae En. New Guinearosewood

liul [lihUl], [lihUr] n stampa blongkokonat En. coconut palm

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liwena n burao blong solwotaEn. sea trumpet (a tree species)!Cordia subcordata

liwowop n stampa blong !sposentriEn. !sh poison tree !Barringtoniaasiatica

liyep n kenutri, navoe En. canoetree !Gyrocarpus americanus

mainto n wan kaen plant we lifblong hem olsem wotagris En. aplant with edible leaves

malele nwan kaen banana En. a ba-nana species

miyip n wael popile En. lesser yam,Chinese yam

myari n namariu En. barrel tree, atree species used for slit drums

poliji n wan wud En. a tree species

re n.tr lif blong En. leaf • re bolvyalif blong burao En. leaves of thecottonwood tree

sa v karem frut En. bear.fruit • ol misa kokonat i karem frut En. the co-conut is bearing fruit

saru n.tr branis we oli kroskrosemEn. branches of one plant whichare oriented towards di1erent di-rections

tebu n kabij (kavrem ap evri kaenkabij) En. edible leaves

tirip coll. tupu tirip wan kaen navelEn. a bush nut species

tubu n navel En. bush nut

ubwer n taro En. taro

ungu n.tr 0aoa blong En. 0ower of•ungu vii 0aoa blong banana En.banana 0ower

v’unu n wan kaen tri En. a treespecies

v’un’u coll. v’un’u ul [vyny] n.trskin blong kokonat En. husk (of thecoconut)

vyoo n grin kokonat En. green co-conut

wa v karem frut En. to bear fruit• beta mu wa bredfrut i karem frutEn. the breadfruit tree is bearingfruit

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waep n pandanas En. pandanus

wasi n.tr branis we oli kroskrosemEn. branches of one plant whichare oriented towards di1erent di-rections see: saruwau n string blong skin blongkokonat En. !ber of the coconuthuskwele n nangai En. bush nutweyang n wan kaen tri wetem redfrut blong hem En. a tree specieswith red fruit (1) n stampa blongtri ia En. the body of this treewo n.tr frut blong (wan tri) En. fruitof (a plant) •wo ol frut blongkokonat En. a coconut •wo vii frutblong banana En. a bananawomaa n blak nambalanggo En. atree with small round fruit grow-ing in clusters all around the trunk[Crowley] ! Ficus gibbosa or F.wassawosese n stik brum En. a naked ribof a coconut leaf, which are used asthe bristles of a broomwuke also: wikye n natavoa En.tropical almond, sea almond, Indianalmond

wulu v gru En. grow

yi n oktri En. ironwood

yil n loaken En. lawyer cane

3 Ol Animol

ap n blak crab En. shore crab

aup n waet krab En. ghost crab

ba n topsel En. coneshell

bamken n mostik En. mosquito

barangri n wan bebet we i stap sin-gaot En. cricket or grasshopper

barbar n pig En. pig

basel n pijin (we i bigwan) En.large.bird

batibasel n smol pidjin wetem sot-fala maot mo we i kalakala En. par-rot !nch

bebyo n balong!s En. pu1er!sh

behe n sak En. sharkbehe kekapyur stingre En. stingray

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biwop n heron En. heron

boa n wan pijin blong solwota En.whimbrel

boba n bebet En. insectboba susuluwan bebet we i mekemskin i soa En. an insect which se-crets an irritating substanceboba susulu ne tee nanggalatblong solwota En. jelly!sh

bor n redmaot En. black spot snap-per or similar

bu coll. bu myato n pig we tut i fas, ino gat bol En. a castrated boar withteeth which have grown back intothe lip

bun v mekem kaen saon we naw-imba i mekem En. make a deep,booming sound, like a pig or pi-geon, to coo • barbar mu do bunparpar i stap mekem saon En. a pigis grunting

bunoo n katel!s En. squid

buobi n drupela En. vase shells

bwele n.tr sel blong En. shell of• bwele ul sel blong kokonat En.coconut shellbwele ba kaori En. coweriesbwele veree spida sel En. spidershellsbwele tubu (1) wan sel En. harpshells (2) bokis!s En. box !sh

bwil n bata0ae En. butter0y

byaek n grin snel En. green snail

byal n hok, pijin blong kakae faolEn. hawk

byarop n wan bebet En. an insect

byasuu v lem eg En. to lay eggs

dalun n.tr.b eg blong hem En. itsegg 1s: daluq 2s: dalumdalun loso bol En. testicles

dalu [ (n)dalu] n.tr eg En. egg • daluto eg blong faol En. egg of achicken

derreli n wan bebet we i gat planteleg En. millipede

duboo also: rruboo n wael pig En.wild pig

ee n blak anis En. black ant

ee kaka n 0aeing !s En. 0ying !sh

ene n malet En. mulletene ne won mangru En. scad

!ribung n red!s En. soldier!sh,squirrel!sh

fufulonwon n si-kukamba En. seacucumber

gal n grin lised En. green gecko

gaom n grin pijin En. green pigeon

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gere1 n 0aeng fokis En. 0ying.foxgere ne tee 0aeng fokis blong sol-wota En. ray

gere2 v.itr krol En. crawlgirin n.in! tail blong hem En. itstail • girin tomo tel blong rat En.a rat’s tail 1s: girik 2s: girimlela [lEla] n smol pijin En. acover term for di1erent honeyeaterspecieslenkser n strongbak En. spiny chi-tonlerlir [lErlir] n anis En. ant

lép n wan smol pijin wetem longfalamaot En. a honeyeater specieslidumdum n wel!s En. whaleliyep n rif krab En. reef crablul n hoknaet En. owl

maa n sotleg En. dovemaarir n namarae En. moraymaarir ne woon namarae blongsanbij En. spotted garden eelmelaule n.tr pikinini blong (wan an-imol) En. young, o1spring of ananimal •melaule barbar pikininiblong pig En. suckling pigmele n namalao En. incubator birdmemelip n natalae En. free livinggiant clam

midi n sop, smol kalakala !s En.wrasse, any small, colorful reef !shmimire coll. parpar mimire adjsmol pig En. suckling pigmiyip n lisad!s En. reef lizard!shm’unm’unwo n wan bebet we i 0ae,mo we i stap dring wota (lit. ‘dring-dring wota’) En. a 0ying insectwhich will touch down on the wa-ter very brie0y (lit. ‘water drinker’)myaril n red-ae-krab En. red-eyedcrabmyarmyaryal n barakuta En. bar-racudamyasolo n !s En. !sh

onon coll. lang onon ol sosmol 0aewe i kakae frut En. fruit0yó n krab En. crabó ne tee naura En. lobsteró lerlir wan kaen krab En. prawnpijal n piko En. rabbit!shriri n nawita En. octopus

rramwele also: damwele [ramwElE]n spaeda En. spidersakerker n dog En. dogseboro sEpORO n king!sa En. king-!sher

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sii v.itr (wan hoknaet) i singaot En.(of an owl) to cry see: faa • lul modo sii hoknaet i singaot En. an owlis crying

sinikoko also: senekoko n (1) pen-sil sta En. urchin (2) nil!s En. por-cupine !sh

suluhup n grin pijin olsem nawimbaEn. green-winged fruit dove

suu n mustas!s En. goat!sh

talikapyur n wan kaen sta!s wetemlongfala han En. brittle star

tamadu n wan insek we hem i staplaef long graon En. an insect whichlives in holes in the ground

tamsisi n 0at!s En. 0ounder

tangtang n nakato En. hermit crab

tangtanglii n krab kokonat En. co-conut crab

tawoka v.itr haj, brekem eg En.hatch

tebwelil n wan sel En. strombstebwelil myar !! wan sel!s we imekem ae i red En. turban shells

tebyalir n bebet En. an insectspecies

tegaa v.itr (ol woman faol) i singaotEn. cackle

tele n natalae blong ston En. giantclam

telelel n wan smol pidjin we maotblong hem i sot, tel blong hem ilongwan En. long-tailed triller

teljil n snek En. snake

telmyar n bigbel En. topsail or sim-ilar

tesulur n wan bebet En. a worm

tirri n wan kaen !s En. rockskipper

titiyar coll. pwil titiyar idiom wankaen bata0ae we i stap 0ae longnaet, long taem we namambe ikarem frut En. a kind of moth

to n faol En. chickento veen woman faol En. femalechickento teriye man faol En. rooster

tomo n rat En. rat

toro n nawimba En. Paci!c imperialpigeon

tó n wan sel En. limpettó ne woon kokias En. bivalveshells

up n nawimba En. imperial pidgeon

ur n laos En. louse

véen n wan bebet En. a pest, aninsect that damages fruit-bearingtrees

vii n banana En. banana

virim n wan smol pijin wetem rednek En. a honeyeater with a redthroat

vivyo n totel En. turtle

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womesap n longmaot En. CrocodileNeedle!sh or similar

wotili n korel En. coral

yar n bebet blong wud En. wood-borer

4 Haos mo garen

afyalo [af Ealo] n sip, bot En. shipafyalo ten kenu En. canoe

afyang [haf EaN] n faea En. !re

bebyap also: byabyap v planem En.plant

binap n kijen En. kitchen hut

biyop n fanis En. fence, pen

buluur n get En. gate

b’usum also: b’usung v kuk En.cook

bweju n aro blong blak palm En.arrow made of treefern, with apointed end

bwiliem n doa En. door

byar n bed En. platformbyar ne hul oven blong kopra En.copra oven

ebol n bambu blong stikim wansamting En. bamboo tongsefa nwud blong fasem pig En. a postfor fastening a pigei [hEi] n naef En. knifeep [hEp] n faeawud En. !rewood

esul n bambu blong stikim wansamting En. a forked bamboo stickesusu coll. esusu vyovyul n komEn. combetol n bambu naef En. knife madeout of bambooim n haos En. house

lok [lOK] n.tr lalap En. laplaplok vii bobae wan !s En. spur-cheek cardinal!shlutep [lutep] n banaro En. bow, bowand arrows

metaa [meta:] n spia En. spear

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sebweti n mat blong lif pandanasEn. pandanus.mat

sul n mat En. mat

tebaa v.itr brum En. sweep

tebaase v.tr brum En. sweep

tel n garen En. garden, !eld

tele1 [tElE] n akis En. axe

tele2 n.tr garen (blong) En. !eld of• tele ubwer garen taro En. taro!eld

vyate v wivim En. weave

5 Bodi blong yumi

aunbijun n.tr.b nabuton En. navel

baasu n bun En. bone

baasun n.tr !nger blong En. bonesof

bakon n.tr !ngga En. digitpakon vyaa !ngga blong han En.!ngerpakon la !ngga blong leg En. toesee: pasun see: qarun

barin jen n.tr stampa blong holblong sisit En. intestine

batun n.tr.b hed blong hem En. head1s: patoq 2s: patum

bati n.tr hed blong En. head of

bato n.tr hed blong En. head of

bongo n.trmaot blong En. mouth of

bun coll. bun len n.tr ni En. knee

buubuu n wan sik we ol joint oli so-lap mo i soa En. gout, arthritis, aman su1ering from either condition

bwen n.in! hip En. hip 1s: bwek2s: bwem

bwelengen n.tr sel !gga En. nail ofa !nger or toebwelengen veran sel !ngga blonghan blong hem En. her/ his !nger-nailbwelengen len sel !ngga blong legblong hem En. his/ her toenail

bwengaa v openem maot En. openone’s mouth

bwer n hed En. head

bwerkolkol n skabis hed En. head(pejorative)

bwil v.itr (1) sarem ae En. shut theeyes (2) pre En. praybwirin coll. pwirin len n.tr trakblong leg En. heel

bwirivyaa v.itr i handicap En. behandicapped et. gili pwiri ‘to con-trol’ and vyaa ‘hand’, which indi-cates that the disability is the re-sult of manipulation through blackmagic

byase v karem pikinini En. givebirth

da [ nda] n blad En. blood

dal n lanwij En. language, speech,the local language

delinan [ndElinan] n.tr.b soraEn. ear 1s: delinaq 2s: delinam3p: delinaademene v tingbaot En. thinkdeng also: rreng v krae En. cry

dian n.in! blad blong hem En. its/his/ her blood 1s: diak 2s: diamdol n.tr voes blong En. voice ofdul [ ndUl] n blaen En. blind

etetebwil coll. etetepwil melee nsamting long trot blong solem daonkakae En. velum (for kicking backfood)

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evevesu n speret En. spirit

fenfen vwesel En. whistle (with lipsonly)

fwel n bolhed En. bald head• vyanten en ti méé fwel man iai bolhed En. this man is bald • fwelsup nga ti wan bolhed hem ia En.there is a bald man

fwerka v drim En. dream • fwerkaan sup lo mu ul neknek naetmea,drim we i mekem yu fraet En. anightmare

jen n sisit blong hem En. shit 1s: jek2s: jem

kee v.itr fat En. fart

kusun n.tr.b nus En. nose 1s: kusuq2s: kusum

len n.tr.b leg blong hem En. leg1s: lek 2s: lem

lép n tut En. tooth

lili v.itr (hed) i spin En. (of the head)to spin, be dizzy

lolon n.tr.b (1) test blong hem En.its taste (2) !ling blong hemEn. his/ her/ its feeling 1s: lolok2s: lolom (3) sol blong hem En. his/her/ its soul • lolok mwe fwee nemaruan sol blong mi i glad tumasEn. my soul is full of joy

long (1) v smel En. to smell sth (2)harem En. hear (3) !lim En. feel

loson pinis blong hem En. his/ itspenis 1s: losok 2s: losom

loso n pinis En. penis

madun [mandUn] n bak, baksaedEn. back

menok n soa En. wound, injury

mesaer v siksik En. sick

mese v i sik En. to be sick

metan n.tr.b ae blong hem En. eye

meta n.tr ae blong En. eye of

m’usun n.in! pispis blong hem En.his/ her/ its urin

myan n.tr.b tang En. tongue1s:myak 2s:myam 3p:myaa

myaa n hangri En. hunger

myaer n trot En. throat

myar n ae En. eye

nin coll. nin meuan n.tr speret En.spirit, the holy spirit

nohon n.in! fes blong hem En. her/his/ its face

noho also: loho n.tr fes blong En.face of •ma gogone vyoo entimuu lo ma iya noho an maamamo do ne em i klinim gud kokonatia afta i luk fes blong mama blonghem i stap long hem En. he peeledthe husk o1 the coconunt and sawhis mother’s face on the coconut

ononon n.in! sado blong hem En.his/ her/ its shadow 1s: ononok2s: ononom 3s: ononon

rabongo v mekem saon blong silip,pulum win En. snort

susuu (1) n titi En. breast, teat (2)v titi En. suck

tablin n.tr.b bodi blong hem En.body 1s: taplik 2s: taplim 3p: taplii

tabli n.tr bodi blong En. body of

taten n sisit En. shit

tebwen len n.tr andanit blong letblong hem En. sole

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tekéé redup: tetekéé, tektekéé v.itri nam En. be numb

tinen n.in! gat blong hem En. its/her/ his gut 1s: tinik 2s: tinim

vovyo [B Bjo:], [BoBjo:] n hat En.heart

vyaa n han En. hand

vyovyul [BjoByl] n hea En. hair

vyulun [vylun] n.tr.b hea blonghem En. hair 1s: vyuluk2s: vyulum 1p.in vyulur 2d vyu-lomro 3p: vyuloo

vyulu n.tr hair blong En. hairof •ma luwo vyulu lisepsep newasi libyak em i fasem hea blonglisepsep long branis blong nam-bangga En. he tied the lisepsep’shair to the branches of a banyantree

womap n kidni En. kidney

yap n bodi En. body •ngae mweyap mirmir bodi blong hem i lesEn. he/she is tired • yap tete bodi ismat En. to be !t

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belta n laetning, 0as En. lightning,

0ash

bubuor n bus En. bush

bung coll. bung !! n tudak En.night

byogoo n hotspring, hafsol En. hot-spring

fangfangren adv moning En. morn-ing

!i!i v.itr i naet En. be night • bungmi !i!i ples i tudak En. it’s nightbung !i!i naet En. night

fonsoo n klif En. cli1

fyareprip [f EaEpip] n aftanun En.evening, the time starting with sun-set and ending after dinner

jiren n klaod En. cloud

kin [kin] v (ren) i fuldaon, i ren En.(of rain) to fall • oo mwe kin ren iren En. it’s raining

kookoo n hil En. hill

leng n win (1) En. windleng fyan win we i kam long opensea En. wind coming from the opensea (2) En. breath

libung adv naet En. night

liwo n ples blong kasem solwota En.a place on the beach where certainpeople have the right to take a bath

liyal adv delaet En. time of day

maamaa n saon blong wef En.sound.of.waves

melaa n kolkol En. cold •melaa miker i kolkol En. it’s cold

metanyaa n Nodwin En. North-wind

moso n (1) sta En. star (2) si sta En.

sea star

mu (1) n etkwek En. earthquake (2)v (etkwek) i sek En. to quake

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myarop n volkeno En. volcano

óó [o:] n ren En. rainóó konkon asid ren En. acid rain

sele wo n krik En. riverbed

sihe n rif En. reef

tevya n wef En. wave

ur n bus En. bush

ver n ston En. stone

wo [wO(h)] n wota En. water

wolver n lava En. lava

woon n sanbij En. sand

wou [wOu], [hOu] nmaonten, hil En.hill, mountain

yal n san En. sun

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