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i sarimba— em bai komim
ngaunen kas ngale palum panau— Bring and give me a cigarette
ngau bar ngabimba— mi bai singsing
ngau sirisiri malal te ngagokai— I go to town all time
dudaugo ngaba— you are sending me, I will go
laben sulungan— basket bilong man
i wanedine— em i hukim ol pinis (pis)
ti ngasuwelange— I didn't stab it away/down
ngahau nen— mama bilong mi
i tapase— em i pundaun pinis
main te— look here
ang afe— yupela opim (em)
pain milo yaningo— the woman is eating
mataman— i dai pinis
i gam mulago— he comes back (imperf 2)
watataye— S/he capsized them
numau tahaik— faiv, faivpela
garmau— het blo mi
wabi sap gunip ngaite— holim, apim, sanapim, na mi lukim
mat— snek
ham urat tialago— is your work finishing?
ngau tati nganageng— mi no wokim
murinamain— 2 days after tomorrow
ngau ngapidakai— I come down (but…)
sul— torch (made from coconut leaves)
abate ngadahe— I went up to the house
lusuni— bruk, brukim
mariu panimbawai— s/he/you want to give him/her a betel nut
mani te— look here
i suri— em i boil
i turagokai— S/he stands (habitual)
hamam matan— mani bilong mipela
mam— kaikai
boip hibeo tahaik tingasugaba— I will not wash myself tomorrow
nen namok— mama tru
ai aru— 20 kina (two logs [of coins])
i malal dabok-a madonggo— em I long taun
ngau titurago— mi no sanap
ngau Mosbi-a ngago— mi go long mosbi
i sunamamago— S/he carries us (excl) (imperf)
i disambawai— they come up (desiderative)
i dilogalamokgokai— They (habitually) swim far away
ngahau bor tol— tri pik bilong mi
ngau ngahau aim ngapaikamati do sol yawe— mi krosim pikinini man bilong mi nogut tru na em i go
i nub lumimbawai, buldo aim pid hunindo maiye— S/he wanted to drink water, s/he turned, a boy fell down, s/he didn't
ganman— waitpela blut
i tarpasiauba— S/he will make me fall/throw me down
i mulago— he comes back (imperf)
i bal— em i tromoim
bag— pos
kasi yepago— kasi lukluk
nyat— hook for getting something from trees
kataluk— kiau
ong tuli panauwe— yu tokim mi pinis
ngau Manus-a ngago— mi go long manus
nornen milo yaninge— asde em i kaikai pinis
id tasimba— yumi bai kam daun
ngahau mam han lun natun— my paternal aunt (younger)
kalungaman— feathers (possessed)
ong watitinge— yu kapsaitim pinis
i milo naingo— S/he cooks (imperf) food
apain natun, aim natun— bebi
ngau aio ngabingo— I yawn (imperf)
ngam ngamsa ngampid— mipela kamap
uyadi diyenago— there are some good ones
pain timadongo— the woman is not sitting
i tarauwe— S/he cut me (with a knife)
ngam ngambulingkai— we (excl) turn (but…)
mon madonge— s/he (dist) sat
i koke— em i pilai pinis
i disop— they come from a long way
i nub lumimbawai, aim pid hunindo, maiye— S/he wanted to drink water, a boy fell down, and s/he didn't
id tasangokai— we (incl) come up (habitual)
ong wasing wai ilom bal tapage, ong ngalembakai— If you think about (taking) the fish, you can take it
ngau malalte nal hudungan ngagokai— I go to the village every day
kadoi— pren
dar bale— blood comes up
funip suni— paitim na karim
malal natun te yago?— is he going to the village?
baliklik— sel
gaun kudi!— Get rid of the dog!
ngam ngamsango— we (excl) come up (imperf)
i pidakai— he comes down (but…)
tineu yasago— ai bilong mi i hevi
ngau ilo girenge ngago— ating mi bai go
maluse yene— It lay there broken
kabakabman— eye white (possessed)
i diyenago— they sleep (imperf)
i sondo naitenge— em i kam (/pinis) na mi lukim em pinis
mariu balun— betel nut sprouts
id tapidabawai— we (incl) come down (desiderative)
i dipidaba— they will come down
i gam suggo— S/he washes (imperf 2)
fud suri— boil the banana
ngau ngahoharimba— mi bai rabim (em)
ngau nub ngaloge yawe— I swam across the river
i dalimba— S/he will cook (covering in leaves and then baking in fire)
malain— longpela
ham urat tiale— is your work finished?
ebala ngahauong— olsem bilong mi
malal— ples
ngam gam ngamaningo— we (excl) eat (imperf 2)
patar— plua, purpur
boip tamat malain main naitemba— I will see this tall man tomorrow
niu sadaroman— coconut broom (lots of branches)
eb palumai— Don't run
sal— bens, fom
dalwan hontikanen han dalwan te yenago— The lock (thing for closing a door) is on the door
ngau gaumomoni wasing wai tinga kaibo, raurau doge ngaba— Today I have not gone fishing, I will go later this afternoon
id tapide— yumi kam daun pinis
ngau ngamulabawai— I come back (desiderative)
wai ngadasago— I am going up the tulip tree
alohage I yawe abite— bihain nau em go long gaden
bor mudan— abus bilong pik
ang gam ago— you (pl) go (imperf 2)
altot— firefly
i yenagokai— he sleeps (habitual)
angar— galib
inen— 3s (prox) can't be used as pronoun
wes— type of ant (black, little ant who bites)
fud sagaipanga— peel the banana first
ngau ngamadokasinge— I am sitting
tamat mon ilon tiuyanago— that man is not happy
se pain— tumbuna
i gitaningo— S/he cooks (baking, steaming, making hot) (imperf)
wai wai— mango
ngau nal hudungan malalte ngaba— I will go to the village every day
i aim wabingokai— he yawns (habitual)
ngau gagi-lo ngago— mi go long solwara
i diyabawai— they go (desiderative)
i ulum yabimba— he will be a driver (he will hold wheel)
ong masiai— You have a ritual meeting
ngaitaiyongo— I see you
ngam burar-i ngamago— mipela go long Burar
bagebage tamat, bagebage pain— bubu
ngau ngainago— I sleep (imperf)
ngau ngapasi— mi opim (em)
i mulaba— he will come back
i singkai— he comes down (but…)
ang apide— yupela kam daun pinis
do— na
i madomba do tuli panauwe— s/he will sit and told me
ong sango— you come up (imperf)
ful yaur ilonlo duninge yenago— The mustard is wrapped in the leaf
id tasambawai— we (incl) come up (desiderative)
ngau ngabuli— mi baut
ngau gam ngawe— I went (completive?)
ang apalum— yupela ran
i nguknguk suwengo— S/he has the sniffles
ong gaun ngale palum tape, ngau ngaipaiomba— If you come and give me the dog, I will be mad at you
ngam ngamanimbawai— we (excl) eat (desiderative)
ang aimim abingo— you (pl) yawn (imperf)
i selenganadago— S/he is laughing at us (incl)
ngam ngampidabakai— we (excl) come down (modal)
nornen ngau ngabale ti taiyauap, ngabalakaibo ngau ngasangapide I tayauwe— asde em tingim em I no inap lukim mi, tasol mi kam na em I lukim mi pinis
Kadagoi han mariu han milo milo paikamati han ab nauna— Kadagoi planim ol buai na sampela samting mo long klostu long haus long en
ngau ngapalumakai— I run (but…)
i gam disongo— they come (imperf 2)
narnar— wet
i siginingo— S/he peels (carrots, potatoes) (imperf)
i wam tamat— your brother in law
farik— arere bilong maus
dikailkailinge— ol i baut pinis
sise tamat— tumbuna
ngau gam ngamulago— I come back (imperf 2)
wai balun— mango sprouts
id hudungan— olgeta manmeri
langanamanda— has noise
ngau mariu ti ngamagokai— I never chew betel nut
mudan— abus, mit
i tarenge— S/he cut him/her (with a knife)
bor kudi!— Get rid of the pig!
ang apalumago— you (pl) run (imperf)
dohage songe— bihain em I kam pinis?
mog wai a— Go that way y'all!
i yaratingo— S/he bites (imperf)
i wanengo— S/he catches fish (imperf)
wi— rait
ngau ngawatitinge— mi kapsaitim pinis
ngam ngamaninge— mipela kaikai pinis
puk— I bruk
mani ti saipidap, moge saipidaba— It will not develop here, it will develop there
i disombawai— they come (desiderative)
tukan— tudak
ngau ngasa— mi kamap
id taso— yumi kam
mam han milo yanip, tialap, wagiau, wap, ngasop, han daig ngangalemba— (When) dad finishes eating his food, call me, go, I will come and take his plate
id gam tasonge— we (incl) came (completive?)
lung— wood on top sides of a canoe
I panenggo— S/he is stabbing
i yanimbakai— he eats (modal: can, must, should)
id tainabawai— we (incl) sleep (desiderative)
hudungan nami tamadongo — We are sitting
Kennedy tagwai madonggo?— Where is Kennedy?
i uriamamago— em I bihainim mipela
ong mulago— You come back (imperf)
ang ayogenimba— You (pl) are shaking it
wai— smell gurgur
tanhona— on top of ground
hebedi— ol yet

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