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Entries

Tepan kom— January
Kang-Amblgha Mekem— (is) pregnant
Aeul— Tail
Bou Kunda— Right
Nemb— How
Kutpa— short
Peng nokem— Having headache
Wei (toah, turmum, tomba)— Call
Ena tokem— sunny
Tukna— Middle
Yamb kaa— Relative
Lghopa kumka— mouse
Nuu mundmong teken eh— Are you afraid/scared
Lgaka mong— testicles
Ma— maternal grandmother
Mae Kola— Earth
Keil ta— Clean/Wipe
Kopa toa— Wrap
Nu Lghe— Shower
Key Toah— Applaud
Aegn Kom— elder brother
Apah— Uncle - Mum's brother or men from mu's side, similar to Kepa
Mienba
Mate ken— Sometimes
Tepan— December
Mena Dtha— Lower
Nunt— Salat tree (Dendrocnide excelsa)
Nuu popolg tekem eh— Are you angry
Koma lghekem— cold
Urr pil melgh— Blanket
Tilg— March
Aep-dama— Afternoon
Pulghul— Many
Atngah— Pray
Gheee— Tighten
Wembea— snake
Kera twiek— Grassland bird
Golgh— Reed
Unt Walgh— Baby tree
Keya— Cordyline plant
Kanglep— Hug
Oulgh— A practice
Lghang— Food
Bou kola— Native/original place
Koya— knife
Gnokem— (to) eat
Molghek pui o— Stay and go (safe travels)
Mera— smell
We— Yell/Shout
Maen— Centre/Middle/Core; best friend; grease
Kah— Rope/vine
Urr— Sleep
Liemlim— Blackish brown
Quimb Lghepa— First
Kanana— song
Kape (lghepa)— (to) dry
Lgheh— Excreta
Kalgh— Cook
Op minta— Yam
Kera Ldiph— hawk
Meipel— Star
Aklmb— little finger
Tok meek— frog eggs
Taeprlgh— Cucumber
Kung kiewlga— Pig killing pit
Ku Palgh — fly (noun)
Numan bu lgek— Methodically and patiently
Puna kongn tekem— Gardening
Kera mek— Black bird of paradise
Pelker— (to) feel
Anda kawa— Ancestor
Mimi ngum— Pancreas
Opim Tolem— Joint
Unt toah— Chop the tree
Pulgh— root
Naman bu— Conscience
Akel— Youngest sibling
Kumtumb— Teenager
Mata pai— Motor bike
Neker— (to) say
Naeman— Liking
Kuntha thapya— Cooking thongs
Key kum— Fist
Mong nti— Eye lids
Kopreng— knee
Gnu Nomba— Will drink water
Taklum maklum— twin
Kumb mong— toe
Quimbeil— Bitter/Yucky
Tiering— Did
Nemka namb— (want to) commit suicide
Tanga mongamb— Spider
Pembeit— Wart
unt tukting(unt ing)— Tree trunk
Kop— Cliff
Mela Puka— Waipa
Mundmong mintil tekem— Heart painful / Heart break
Kumb kamlgha— march
Molgha— Stay
Mok toa— Share
Karr
Lghe kimint— Fart
Oaek lep— (to) flinch
Puna gapena kola— Garden area
Pun nah— Sprint
Kumb eilth— toenail
Kond kulghur— (Feeling) Sad
Gnu Num— Lake
Perend— Laid
Ie Tep— Like this
Kalgh Ren— Cooked it
Meah— Taro
Gaie mund— Kaukau mound
Walgh/Kelgh— Small
Molga— butterfly
Puka toh— jump
Meek— vomit
Lghmae— Wash
Ket nu or keta pipe — saliva
Bulgh meing nokem— Having back ache
Para— Clarify/reveal/confess
Kera mei— Birds nest
Pun— September
Meek tokem— vomiting
Met Maena— Down there
Keap— Hill/Slope
Tulg olg— Large interstines
Yei— man
Keta pop— Lips
Mong Maen— Pupil,
Kolga teh— cry
Takra— Wild
Pui Oh— Goodbye
Oma— Fish
Nuu ming— Water container
Unt kraip— Beechwood tree
Waltha— Ask
Uka— (to) dig
Waena— hat
Kopeng— Oil/Moisturiser
Ngu— tooth
Wa yamb— thief
Lghoo kola— Home
Nock Mulgh— Chronic cough
Madpa— Deep
Ya wuae— Come here
Nat Ken— When
Tukund— Insider/interior/
Tanghl— Day
Poo (toah/tokem)
Ing nah— talk
Pa (Tekem)— (is) Bright/clear
Talghnga— Yesterday
Yamb on kola— Graveyard
Olga Angla— Arise/stand-up
Nanga kolah— I am from/My place
Kut— Tattoo (ed)
Palgha— Fence
Noh Polg— Bridge
Lghwee— axe
Tar kunda— Left
mong kuna T'de— eyebrow
Owa— dog
Oup-Lghumi— Morning
Kul-kul (tekem/temba/telem/terem)— Itchy
Key mong— finger
Mulg tokem — full moon
Wah— Steal
Taep tok— Join (a group)
Wei— Call
Kiakmiak— con
Kumb teip — heel
Weil-weil— Filled/stuffed
Ake da— Is that so?
Oimb Unt— Penis shaft
Kung mukal— Moka ceremony/exchange ceremony
Pip— Chase
Aiya— Sister, male address to female of similar age group, both within and outside family
Pela— Consider
Kalemb — moon/month
Ku— rock
Turum— Happened
Enkek Pemb talgh peep— Ten
Yamb kulghul— dead body
Kang Toah— (to) peel
Iltem— Nails
Kuur wenwen— Bush spirit
Kanda Molgh— Weak/Insufficient
Olgh ka— intestines
Kumb Kaimlgh— Flat part of foot
Keak make— Deceptive
Kung owangal— Traditional moka exchange
Ngu Lghmae— Brush teeth
Kalgh lghen— Cook it
Gum— leaf
Olgha Olgha— Shallow
Unt ngum— Tree leaf
Ker Kur— Flu
Towah Ngum— Banana leaves
Lghopa lilot— rat

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