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girire do sole— mad and ran away
i gam palumago— he runs (imperf 2)
bagebage pain— grandmother
yowo, burar itai yago— I don't know, maybe he is going to the river
i aim wabimbawai— he yawns (desiderative)
ong nagengane— yu putim tasol
id gam tayuninge— we (incl) blew (completive?)
ong gam waningo— You eat (imperf 2)
ong mariu wai— yu laikim buai
tukoran— sotpela
kalam wadan— hap mun
ngadabe, milo main ti— I reached up, but nothing was there
i balaba— em bai tromoi
kuloiloi nagekanen han— Necklaces are for wearing
ngam gam ngamyumingo— we (excl) blow (imperf 2)
ongadabdahe lamu/ongadab dahe lamu— putim han I go antap
ngau ngainagokai— I sleep (habitual)
ngau tum ngapanonge— I gave you the arrow shaft
ab madokanen han— haus i blo sindaun
gab garangena pat yenago— The coconut shell is close to the stone
ngahau aihu hudungan diturago maniy a— My crops are all standing here
ang afunauba— yupela bai pait mi
wau— uncle
ngau ngabawai— mi laik walkabout
tamat main boip ti naitep— I will not see this man tomorrow
ngau ilo— ting bilong mi
id tainakai— we (incl) sleep (but…)
dobi ong sop milo waikanen aben a waba— Betty, you come and go to the place for selling food (tomorrow)
i girire nagenge— He was mad
i selenganamamago— S/he is laughing at us (excl)
i diyuningokai— they blow (habitual)
numaukuskus— smolman blo mi
i gam tamareke— S/he urinates (completive)
bor natun— pikinini pik
kol han wadon (dabok/natun)— cousin's son (elder, younger)
ong numam yogani— You shake your hand
i lapanidine— S/he cooked them (make hot, browning, toasting)
buldop magogaba— you will cause it to spill
ngam ngamyogenimba— mipela seksekim em
i yetimba— S/he will have sex
I lamu ti, I tante— em no antap, em daun bilo
i sombakai— he comes (modal: can, must, should)
ong ilom gire— yu tingting
nye— digging stick
i wag— tambu
i yuningo— he blows (imperf)
i disongo— they come (imperf)
ong tinim wanananago— yu gat fiva
ngam ngamsimbawai— we (excl) come down (desiderative)
ngau malalte nal hudungan ngapalumagokai— I go (run) to the village every day
gutu— staff
ib hibem tinim te mai— don't look at yourself/you can't look at yourself
ngau ngasingkai— I come down (but…)
mahautago— breaking
bor gugur— black pig
labeu— basket bilong man bilong mi
warinen— hapasde
ang ayuningokai— you (pl) blow (habitual)
ong bom tati ngale palume mainwai bom ta tabulip tanikanen bom ti— You didn't bring any sago, therefore we won't turn or eat any sago
tinidite— on their skin
ib mai mai— no ken lusim, no ken no laik
ngam ngamyumimbakai— we (excl) blow (modal: can, must, should)
ketuk— bilum
ngam ngamsangokai— we (excl) come up (habitual)
ang abulingo— you (pl) turn (imperf)
wap ham fui pani— Go and give him your bow
ai talini— go around the tree
i dibulingo— they turn (imperf)
i gam nonge— S/he hears (completive)
kasaromrom natuntun ta— very small spider
musuksup— type of plant, fragrant, small leaves, put in arm cuffs as bilas
aigi ngarabutindo ainta yenago— I broke half and half remains
uyanamok— gutpela tru; tenkyu
i urat nagenge— em i wok pinis
boip— tumora
id tapalumakai— we (incl) run (but…)
dalawan natun— windo
i dali— S/he cooks (covering in leaves and then baking in fire)
ngatalininge— I went around (it)
bor gurgur aru— two black pigs
bubur— sutman
i mamaringo— S/he cooks (roasting, cooking in fire) (imperf)
war— let, paspas bilong bel
mau magar pide, anan magar pide yenago— There are dried taro that fell, dried yams that fell (you can see the sticks and know that they fell off the vine)
ong nauda nug taitenge— we see each other
i kit— em i stilim
ngau ngamulakai— I come back (but…)
i ya— em i go
i sombawai bul do ngaitenge— em I laik kam na mi lukim em pinis?
i sigidinago— S/he peels them (all) (carrots, potatoes) (imperf)
ong maniyanen a kaibo, ong malal dabok a madongokai— You are from here, but you stay in town
ararati— type of snake (poisonous)
bor gurgurman dabok ngahau— my big black pig
ngatuli paninge yap nina natun ngale sombawai— Mi tok save long en long kisim liklik naip i kam
ngau ngasumayaibawai— I ask (desiderative)
sulung pain— show-off woman
aim damag— virgo (man)
i sunongo— S/he carries you (imperf)
ngau idlo ilo girengo— I think about us (incl) (imperf)
lamu— antap long
ai taratetep haiya haiya— S/he chops up the wood into pieces
matan— mani
to i pani mai— yu no ken markim em (yu laik paitim, paitim stret)
i suningo— S/he carries him/her (imperf)
id tapidakai— we (incl) come down (but…)
ong yunimba— yu bai winim
ngau ongada nug taitenge— we saw each other
i i nongaman wasing ngalekanen han kabiaiman— He knows the way to catch fish his way
i tarpasiyaye— S/he made them fall/threw them down
gaun yarataiye— The dog bit them
aim tidienago— the boys are not sleeping
mariu pakaman— betel leaf stem
ong pid— yu kam daun
ngau ngasataningo— I choose (imperf)
hanat wai ngasonge, ngatulinge, i maiye, so ngamaipe— Why did I come, I asked, he didn't, come I don't like leaving?
ngau bar ngabingo— mi sing
ngahau kuroiraun— insait long liklik bel blo mi
ngau ngasambakai— I come up (modal)
ong kudimba— You will get rid of it
ang abulimba— yupela bai baut
gagi— sal wara
ong funamamba— yu bai pait mipela
apalum— Run y'all!
hutman tain— anal discharge
ong manag buldo ngau pid funauba ngabule— yu makim olsem na klostu mi pundaun
garman wabi— bung, putim wantaim
ma— type of snake (really big, can eat a person)
i rai— em i smokim
ngau ngasingo— I come down (imperf)
ngam ngamaipago— mipela painim (em)
wagamami ngau bor ti, gaumoni ngahau bor tol— I didn't used to have (any) pigs, now I have 3
id tainago— we (incl) sleep (imperf)
baba nganingo— S/he barks and I hear it (imperf)
i tarpasdinago— S/he makes them (all) fall/throws them (all) down (imperf)
id tasa tapid— yumi kamap
mahautdine— broke
ang ain— yupela slip
ong nornen gaun ngale so panaupe, ngau ti ngaipaiope— If you had come and given me the dog yesterday, I wouldn't be/have been mad at you
tiniute— on my skin
i sulubawai— S/he spits (desiderative)
ngau ngasop— I come from a long way
i kas dadagokai bo ti panaugokai— em sa baim smoke, tasol em no sa givim mi
ngau ngasonge— mi kam pinis
bor gurgurmadi tol uya uya— 3 big black pigs
suripanga— boilim pastaim
i watitimba— em bai kapsaitim
id tasongokai— we (incl) come (habitual)
i Enga-a madonggo— em I long Enga
i yabawai do tuli panauwe— s/he wants to come and told me so
ngau aio ngabi— I yawn
bururuk— wara, riva
abi yabi— em i mekim gaden
tamat mon dabellabel yaninge— that man ate the sweet potato
i selenganongo— S/he is laughing at you
bog— taragau
yanialaba— will finish eating
i mariu timamap, haun ti mariu mamba— S/he is not chewing betel nut, s/he cannot chew betel nut
gamohage yabakai— em i no yet i go
dudauwap ngaba milo waikanen aben a ngaba— yu laik salim mi go long ples blo baim kaikai
ai hule— katim diwai liklik
ngam gam ngambulingo— we (excl) turn (imperf 2)
i salimba— S/he will cook (make hot, browning, toasting)
ong buldo ngau pid funauba ngabule— yu makim na klostu mi laik pundaun
i kas dadakai bo ti panauwe— em baim smok, tasol em i no givim mi
tamat main yangan titulipanade taiyonge— This man who didn't tell us his name saw you
teu— younger brother
ong haimba— yu bai pasim (em)
maror dabok— big chief
ngau tinganinge — I didn't eat.
i maiye ngago— He leaves, I'm going
i nonge— em i harim pinis
ai tahaik— 10 kina (one log [of coins])
ong singe— yu kam daun pinis
ful rasusuni— S/he tears up the mustard
id taine— yumi slip pinis
pat gab paina yenago— The stone is under the coconut shell
ngau milo ta tinaitengo— I don't see anything there
mariu bag— betel bunch
i brunsa panauwe paiyauwe— Em bel hard long mi na em crossim mi
ngau ngabulimba— mi bai baut
ngau gam ngamadongo— I sit (imperf 2
mon madokasinge— he is sitting
i uringe— em I bihainim pinis
ang apidabakai— you (pl) come down (modal)
sulu paspas— spet
suwesonge— S/he stabbed it towards him/her/it
kukurek katalun— kiau bilong kakaruk
ngau ngataiyok kaibo tamat main tingatulipaninge— although I saw you, I did not tell the man
tamat main ong yongam titulipaninge main tayauwe— This man you did not tell your name to saw me
ngau Maluka Bay-te ngago— mi go long maluka bay
id tamulaba— yumi bai kam bek
ulum tamat— draiva, man o meri bilong draiv
ngau hibeo tineu tinaitengo— mi no lukim mi yet
i beke— S/he pooped
ngau nganimbawai— I eat (desiderative)
i tinin wanananago— em I gat fiva
awamlo yendop tetok tongali— Leave it in your mouth and slowly swallow
ngau girire nganagengo— mi kros
i yaba— em bai go
ong tengo— mi lukim em

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