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nubadami managami, nub milok bom hona ngapenenggo— with only water, I am stabbing the sago with water (refers to pouring a stream of hot water into sago, water goes into sago substance)
ngau mariu wai— mi laikim buai
sulungau— skin
hamim nidumim— their noses
mariu digotaman tapa.ase— The betel branch/leaf fell.
i gam songo— he comes (imperf 2)
i dimulabakai— they come back (modal: can, must, should)
puke— was broken
ngadabawai ketuk ilo— I am about to reach inside the bag
ngau ngamadongokai— I sit (habitual)
id hona tadase— We (incl) went on top (of someone else)
wasing mudan— abus bilong pis
ngau ngawe wag ilonlo ngamadondo matau yohe— I went, I sat in the canoe and fell asleep
nanyauwe— burned (1s), cooked
ngau ongalo ilo girengo— I think about you (imperf)
i selenganaiygo— S/he is laughing at them (some)
bule bule— krungutim
ngau yamel hona numau ngasosaingo— I am wiping my hands with the cloth
sogali— skrapim
i dibulimba— ol bait baut
i mariu guringe— S/he peeled betel (with his/her teeth)
nauna— ai bilong
ang ta anga townlo— yupela mas go long taun
i tamba— em bai krai
ngau ngafenge— mi opim (em) pinis
ngau bor ngaitemba— mi ken lukim pik
i tiyenago— em i no slip
id nug tinaitengokai— we don't see each other (habitual)
bor tan dubulakgo— planti pik ol I digim graun
i saringe— em i komim pinis
ful— mastet
i Garoka-a madonggo— em I long Garoka
wasing gagi ilo diyenago— fish are in the ocean
id bor titanaip— yumi no ken kuk pik
id ti taitadingago— We don't see them
kuloiloi— bis
mol tahai— rub thread (make thread)
i disimbawai— they come down (desiderative)
ngau Masikan-te ngago— mi go long masikan
is— natnat
i suwendo naitenge— s/he stabs and I saw it
i ture— em i sanap pinis
i taiyadaba do tuli panauwe— s/he will see us and told me
gab abek hona yenago— The coconut shell is on the table
i bab— S/he barks (dogs, chickens)
i diyenagokai— they sleep (habitual)
war milo milo raranekanen han ab ilonlo haike yenago— Somebody hung up the rope for drying everything in the house
id tayogenimba— We (incl) are shaking it
tobal— stap isi
ngau ngawe— I went
hur— pekpek wara
sus burun— ai bilong susu
ang mariu wai— yupela laikim buai
do— geramut
dabokamok— really a lot
id aid tabi— we (incl) yawn
ngau ngago— I go (imperf)
i dipidabawai— they come down (desiderative)
i tarenge— S/he cut (with a knife)
i lala-te madonggo— em I long ples bilong hait?
ti i tiyenago— No. Em i no slip.
tamat monangan wag hona yago— The man goes in the canoe
gaun aipainim dikudaigo— ol dok raunim ol pikinini
did dabok— maunten
tamarek— pispis
anan paik han nal tol yenago, alopage anan paikaba— Planting yams takes three days, later s/he will plant yams
langadimadi— have noise
alal— type of bird (big, black crow)
nidu kuduman— nus hol blo mi
ong gam songo— You come (imperf 2)
ngau ngasumayaigo— I ask (imperf)
i uridinago— em I bihainim ol
id tapidaba— yumi bai kam daun
ong mulagokai— You come back (habitual)
ngam ngampidaba— mipela bai kam daun
timtain— klaut
i dalidine— S/he cooked them (covering in leaves and then baking in fire)
bor mone— the pig is there
i magogo— it drips (imperf)
i yunimba do tuli panauwe— s/he will blow and told me
i aru main gaun— These two men are police
i dade— em i baim pinis
i kokgo— S/he plays (imperf)
ang apalumba— yupela bai ran
i negabakai— She gives birth (modal)
ong nina natun main wabi tape, ngafunomba— If you are holding the little knife, I will hit you
ngau nap dadeng aben te, ngadadap, ngasop, nganip, nganip, nganin dop, ngainaba— I will go to the market, buy, come, eat, eat, ? and sleep.
fud muman— ripe banana
ngau aio ngabimbawai— I yawn (desiderative)
ang apalume— yupela ran pinis
ong— yu
is yaratauwe— Mosquitoes bit me
i yenangan do tuli panauwe— s/he keeps sleeping and talked to me (i.e. told me s/he didn't want to get up)
kudumanda yawa yawa— 4 kina in coins (four 'has a hole')
abang yapkali — lait bilong klaut
i dinimbawai— they eat (desiderative)
ngau Matukar-a ngago— mi go long matukar
i suingo— S/he sharpens (imperf)
i nenge— S/he cooked (soup, rice)
i gam magoge— it drips (completive)
ngau tinganongaman ong tamat main titenge— mi no save olsem yu no lukim dispela man
ngahau aipainim kagin uyan ho ngaiyamataiye hudungan sule uyan lo diyawe, ilo girek uyan dingalenge— mi lukautim ol pikini bilong mi na ol i go long skul na ol i kisim gutpela save
bor maine— the pig is here
ong aim wabimbakai— You yawn (modal: can, must, should)
fud ngasaganido i yawe— mi sharpim banana yet na em go
ngau ilo ninago — I'm sad
i nongaba— em bai harim
bor ooo mone— that yonder pig
ebala id hadong— olsem bilong yumi
ngau milo main tipanau tap, ngau ilo hiyanaba— If you don't give me this food, I will be sad
yob kasik garang ilonlo i rodo i torago— birds of paradise fly around in the bush (sg)
i disimba— they will come down
ngau tamat main ti naitemba— I will not see this man tomorrow
ong mulabawai— You come back (desiderative)
ngau ngasumayaibakai— I ask (modal)
i dinimba— ol bai kaikai
i sai pidaba— em bai kamap
i gule— em i rausim (skin bilong banana)
i aidi dibinge— they yawned
i watitingokai— S/he capsizes (habitual)
ong ta nagenga— yu mas mekim em
i sondo ngaitengo— S/he is coming and I see him/her
ong gam mulago— You come back (imperf 2)
ngau ilo girenge ngabawai— ating mi bai go
ab balen— veranda
dangmor — type of plant, fragrant, lots of small leaves, put in arm cuffs as bilas
ngau Bagabag-u ngago— mi go long bagabag
abang kang dabok— loud noise
ngau gam ngapalume— I ran (completive?)
alopage nganimba— bihain mi bai kaikai
ang asa apide— yupela kamap pinis
milo paikamati— planim planti kaikai
i paindo naitenge— em i planim (/pinis) na mi lukim em pinis
i tarpasiyaiyaba— S/he will make them fall/throw them down
wagamu ngau bor tol yene— I used to have 3 pigs
ngahau mam— papa bilong mi
ngau Manam-u ngaba— mi go long manam
bulip rasuni— turn and break
ong pate ngangau— You show me
pasalan— strongpela
ang ilomim gire— yupela tingting
i sugabawai— S/he washes (desiderative)
aigi— hap
ang ayunimbakai— you (pl) blow (modal: can, must, should)
ong Judith han ab-ate wago?— Are you going to Judith's house?
dohage yawe— bihain em I go pinis?
bakum— type of gecko
ang gam abulingo— you (pl) turn (imperf 2)
seresere— Bulmer's fruit bat
dase— S/he went up
ngau ilo girengo i songokai— I know s/he habitually comes
ngau nga— mi go
i gam yaratinge— S/he bites (completive)
ngau andi papaya ngangalenggo— mi kisim popo bilong ol
ong mul— yu kam pinis
sar— rip
i pido naitenge— s/he comes down/came down and I saw it
ngau ngabakaibo tamat dipalume dinalayauwe— mi laik i go, tasol nogat, ol man kam kisim mi
i diyunimbawai— they blow (desiderative)
ngau gam ngamadonge— I sit (completive)
had ned— our legs
ang atuli panau— tell me y'all!
yaro:— sol blo mi
id taningo— we (incl) eat (imperf)
yawayawa— foa, foapela
hona das— go on top (type of sex)
main hanant— what is this?
wauwau— my grey-hair
i yado ngau brusange— em i go pinis na mi bel hard
sugamig!— Wash quickly!
i tarpasiange— S/he made you (pl) fall/threw you (pl) down
I disogalinggo— They are scraping (it) off
ngam ngammainagokai— we (excl) sleep (habitual)
ngau ngago abi te— mi go long gaden
tinan— bilong ol meri
hibeo tahaik tingasugap— I can't wash myself
lu— traut
i Manam-u madonggo— em I long Manam
ge— marita
bul pani— type of sex
i ilon yabidinago— S/he likes them (imperf)
i dipalum— ol i ran
ngau ngayuninge— mi winim pinis
gab did— polis
ngau ilo uyanago ngahau tamat— I am happy you are my husband
ong wawe— yu go pinis
i fun nagengo— S/he starts working
i niu sisinge milo nagembawai— S/he husked the coconut to make food
yao kas— smok
ngau tamat ngaitekaman— mi lukim pela long en
i mame— em i kaikai pinis
id gam aid tabingo— we (incl) yawn (imperf 2)
i gam bale— S/he throws (completive)
ngangamok— trupela
ngam ngamsambakai— we (excl) come up (modal)
yawaiyawa— four
i gam aim wabinge— he yawned (completive?)
id tasa— yumi kamap
ngau ngahau wag adape, nab onon ngabalape— If I had a canoe, I could throw a hook
bor tol gurgurmadi maine— these 3 black pigs

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