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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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
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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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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
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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
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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 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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3 OL ANIMOL
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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3 OL ANIMOL
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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4 HAOS MO GAREN
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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5 BODI BLONG YUMI
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
6 Nature
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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