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nornen mosbi-a yaba tuli kaibo tiyau— Yesterday he said he will go to Morsby, but he didn't go
tamat i mate— the man died
ngau ngaraiango— mi pulim yupela
kuloiloi balau yabikap tariyenganen han— Necklaces are for decorating me for singsings
langemimti— poor (2pl)
ngam ngamyumingkai— we (excl) blow (but…)
i totaiyade— S/he sawed us (incl)
i dipukalakai ti ngaiyiteng— ol I bruk olgeta, tasol mi no lukim
ngau ngafunomba— mi bai paitim yu
i urat nagembawai— S/he works (desiderative)
ngau bar ngabinge— mi sing pinis
ngam gam aimam ngambinge— we (excl) yawned (completive?)
i tapasagokai— S/he falls (habitual)
ngam ngamyogeyogba— We (excl) will see-saw
abab— sua
ong singokai— you come down (habitual)
i bale— em i tromoim pinis
Kennedy tege yago?— Kennedy go we?
ong wasing wai ilom bal tap, ong ngale— If you think about (taking) the fish, you took it
ngau ngapalum— mi ran
arau gab ilonlo yenago— The mon is in the coconut shell
hung— part of roof
ong nguknguk soyongo— You have the sniffles
i sombawai— he comes (desiderative)
uyan— good
ngau ilo uyanaba ngau ngangalayombawai— I will be happy, I would like to marry you
ngam ngamsingo— we (excl) come down (imperf)
i taramame— S/he cut us (excl) (with a knife)
ong ib ilom ti balamai! ham urat!— yu no ken les! wok bilong yu!
i gisingo— S/he cooks (smoking) (imperf)
i yabawai— he goes (desiderative)
ngau ngamadomba— mi bai sindaun
bor tinaitembakai— mi no ken lukim pik
i turabakai— S/he stands (modal)
ketuk milo hudungan yauyauwenganen han— paus bilong holim olgeta samting
I gadagade abite ti yau— S/he was stupid and didn't go to the garden
wai— laik
ngam ngampalumago— we (excl) run (imperf)
ngam ngamsambawai— we (excl) come up (desiderative)
wartatale— chew up
mam madongo— He is sitting
nal— de
katabebe aru hadi ab ate dimadonggo— Two spiders are sitting at their houses
id takai— we (incl) go (but…)
sip gagi lo madonggo— The ship is in the ocean (at the bottom)
i yepago— S/he is looking for (it)
ai— diwai, paiawut
ngam ngampalume— mipela ran pinis
i disingokai— they come down (habitual)
i dalingo— S/he cooks (covering in leaves and then baking in fire) (imperf)
ngam ngamabawai— we (excl) go (desiderative)
ngau ngasol ngawe ngamumuye— mi ranwe na hait
malu— kanai
i urat gam nagenge— S/he works (completive)
tum— spia, supsup bilong bunara
i lul-te madonggo— em I long nambis?
pain mon ilon ninago— that girl is sad
ihebem— em yet
miriam niging pain — Miriam is a pregnant woman (well suited to pregnancy)
ngau gam ngamule— I came back (completive?)
ngam ngamsamba— mipela bai kamap
ang gam amulago— you (pl) come back (imperf 2)
i bulinge— em i baut pinis
ngau gam ngasongo— I come (imperf 2)
i tarpasdinaba— S/he will make them (all) fall/throw them (all) down
i songgo do nganonge— em i kam na mi harim em pinis
ong taiyaugo— yu lukim mi
ngau ilo girengo ngaba— ating mi bai go
bad— sospen
makak balen— tonsil
ong dudauwe milo waikanen aben a ngabawai— mi gat laik blo yu go long market
sidar— rokrok
numau— han blo mi
ong pidabawai— you come down (desiderative)
ong bulimbawai— You turn (desiderative)
ngau gam ngatuli paninggo— mi bin tok save long en nau
i tarpasimba— S/he will make him/her fall/throw him/her down
i bekakai tinaiyteng— S/he poops, but I don't see him/her
id tayuningokai— we (incl) blow (habitual)
urom sawen— wet conditions
ngahau bor tol uya uya— my 3 big pigs
i naimbakai— S/he cooks (modal)
ang nug ate— Look at each other
bom— saksak
i suggokai— S/he washes (habitual)
maiat— fine sand
palagis ai tarekanen han— Axes is for chopping trees
ngau dedeng aben te ngap, bor ngadadap, dop ngamulaba— I will go to the market, buy a pig and come back
wasing main waikanen— pis blo salim
i nagembakai— S/he puts/makes (modal)
i ilon girekai— S/he thinks (but…)
id ilod gire— yumi ting pinis
ang ib apalum mai— Don't Run y'all!
ngau ngabulimbawai— I turn (desiderative)
ngahau aim bad nagenggo— pikinini bilong mi workim kaikai
ab yaun ti— There are not many houses
ngau ngamadonge— mi sindaun pinis
ong wagokai— You go (habitual)
nub kuduman— hul wara
i ab nage— em i mekim haus pinis
i soyaubai bulago— em laik sutim mi
tamarek ab— outhouse
ngam ngampalum— mipela ran
ong palume— yu ran pinis
i yaningokai— he eats (habitual)
ang agokai— you (pl) go (habitual)
id tasingo— we (incl) come down (imperf)
ririuti— sigrapim
ngam ngama— mipela go
ngadabdase palang ngangalenge— I reached up and took the beam
wasing daran— red emperor
ong gam wago— You go (imperf 2)
ka dabok— elder brother (first born)
ngau ilo girenge i sokai tisonge— I thought he could come, but he didn't come
ong mai dop ngau ham aipain ngangalembawai— You wait, I would like to take your daughter
i niu sisinggo milo ngagembawai— S/he is husking the coconut to make food
bor dubalakgo— planti pik ol i digim graun
nagengo— makes (imperf)
ngau ong nganongaman— mi save long yu
gisipanga— smokim pastaim
tamat mon yanikaman hiyan— man i kaikai no gut tru
i dipidakai— they come down (but…)
sirigrigmau— bel blo mi
i dipalumbakai— they run (modal: can, must, should)
ngau onon ngabale wasing kobol kobol kasik ngawanenge— mi troimawe huk , mi kisim kain kain color pis
i sulukai— S/he spits (but...)
awatun— meri gat bel
tamat mon tite tap, ib tuli panau mai— if you do not see the man, do not tell me
ngau gam ngabulingo— I turn (imperf 2)
hurak— splash
ngau gam ngasonge— I came (completive?)
ngau ngamasiai— I have a ritual meeting
i ilon gire— em i ting
langemti— poor (2s)
ngau ngabulingkai— I turn (but…)
i mamari— S/he cooks (roasting, cooking in fire)
id taningokai— we (incl) eat (habitual)
ong gam palumago— You run (imperf 2)
ngau ngasombawai— I come (desiderative)
niner— type of vine
te natun— younger brother
ham babuman— hat bilong yu
Mathusela rubenge yenago— Mathusela took it out and it's lying there
pukado— be broken (and…)
mon— yonder
i gam ture— S/he stands (completive)
led— kiau bilong laus
ngam ngamgadagade ti ngama ngamsug— We (excl) were stupid and didn't go and wash
ornen ngatuli paninge, 'ib wa mai' ngabale, kaibo I yaw— asde me tokim em, 'you no ken go', tasol em bin go
tamat main ti mate— this man didn't die
i fun nagekai— S/he starts work (but…)
ngau nganingkai— I eat (but…)
ngau aio ngabingkai— I yawn (but…)
ang aba— yupela bai go
i pid— em i kam daun
ngau ngabawai— I go (desiderative)
i singe— em I kam daun pinis
ngau hibeo taiyaugo— mi lukim mi yet
maiab— twat
id tani— yumi kaikai
i sai pidabakai tinaiyteng— em i ken kamap, tasol mi no lukim em
i gam fun nanenge— S/he starts work (completive)
ong palumagokai— You run (habitual)
gaumoni mok— nau
i sulugo— S/he spits (imperf)
i gam yaratingo— S/he bites (imperf 2
ngau ti ngaitaiyongo— I don't see you
tamat milo ti yaningo— the man is not eating
tamat milo yaninge— the man ate
hiyanamok— nogut tru
i raidinago— S/he smokes them (imperf) (smokes 2, 3 times)
anatnat— tewel (bilong man o meri i dai)
mariu guri— S/he peels betel (with his/her teeth)
aim mon gam yene— the boy was asleep
i wau tamat— my brother in law
ngamngamsugabawai ngamago— We (excl) would like to wash, we are going
ngau ngayunimbawai— I blow (desiderative)
is kaduman— mosquito larva
waikanen— blo delim
i mamaringe— S/he cooked (roasting, cooking in fire)
ngau sop hona nub alo numau ngau ngasalaningo— I am washing my hands with soap and in water
ngau lala-te ngago— mi go long ples bilong hait
tamat main yongam titulipaninge main tayauwe— This man you did not tell your name to saw me
ud pasi— rausim gras
ngau sirisiri malal te tingagokai— I don't go to town all the time
aipainim tinadi tamadi dimataman— orphans (children whose parents died a long time ago)
ang apalumakai— you (pl) run (but…)
neugalehun— hip blo mi
ebo i hanong— olsem bilong en
i gam koke— S/he plays (completive)
hona— by means of
ngau maniyanen a kaibo, ngau malal dabok a ngamadongokai— I am from here, but I stay in town
bor dabok yesman— bikpela pik tru
id tasingkai— we (incl) come down (but…)
kol han pain— cousin's wife
I ta dimainga— They must stop it
i sai pidagokai— S/he arrives (habitual)
nganiale— finished eating
i paingokai— S/he plants (habitual)
wakadikgo— is in pain

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