mende dictionary (triglot)

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MendeTriglotDictionary

MendeEnglish

TokPisin

MendelanguageTriglotDictionary


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MendeTri-glotDictionary

Mende

EnglishTokPisin

Compiledby

MichiyoNozawa

Editedby

ClementApingua,FrancisLevermbu

PeterWanewain,DavidApinqua.

May2006

SummerInstituteofLinguistics

Ukarumpa,PapuaNewGuinea


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Contents

Preface4

MendeEnglishTokPisin5

EnglishMende87

TokPisinMende124

Appendix157


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Mende-English-TokPisin 4

Preface

TheMendelanguageisspokenbyapproximately6,000peoplewholivein15villagesinthe

Nukudistrict,SandaunProvince.ThearealiesbetweentheTorricellimountainstothenorthand

theSepikRiverplainsandswampstothesouthandisontheborderoftheEastSepikand

SandaunProvinces.Thedatauponwhichthisdictionaryisbasedwascollectedbetween

September1991andFebruary2006byTarjaIkaheimonen,HannaMarieHoelandMichiyo

Nozawa.

AbbreviationsUsed

adj adjective

adv adverb

conj conjunction

Cpart counterpart

dem demonstrativepronoun

Gen generic

inf infix

int interjection

Lit literalmeaning

Mat materialn noun

Nact actornoun

neg negation

Ninst instrumentnoun

Nug undergoernoun

Part partofthewhole

pro pronoun

Redup reduplicationform

Res result

sfx suffix

Sim similar

s.o. someoneSpec specific

s.t. something

tns tense

v verb

vi intransitiveverb

vt transitiveverb

Whole nounofthewhole


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a akasuvu


MendeEnglishTokPisin

A-aa Variant:na.pro.firstpersonsingularpronoun,I

(preverbalposition).mi.

a1 v. 1)eat. kaikai. Pajen or awa. He atemamiyam.2)drink.dringim.uksembenadrinkwater

-a sfx.evidentialmarker.afla n.ariverinApiku.waraAfla.aflamaln. a star intheeastsky,which looksdown

Aflariver.stanem.See:fandumal.

aflornivin.yellow.yelopela.adj.yellow.yelopela.Syn:apmanuwu'bird

ofparadise,whichhasyellowtailfeathers'.

afokotajiv. bite lower lip, be furious. belhat.Afokotajihi normbari. He was so angry and

said. See: tarvlembak shintle 'furious (put

tonguebetweenteeth)'.

afura v.befullof.pulaplong.mashiyokafurandamaamanwhospeaksalotjekayokafuranda

maamanwhoisfullofringworm

aheye v.1)eattofindouthowittastes. testimkaikai.2)smell and find out. smelim na painimaut.

Nomboososiaheyeri,jesengar.Theevilspirit

woman smelled the air to find out where the

boy,herpreywas,butitdidnotsmellgoodlike

herprey.

aiai int. take heed, beware. lukaut, wasgut. Ai ai,yawurhishi.Takeheed,thinkcarefully.

aiman. both sides of body. sait bilong bodi.Aimatoltangri siw. Stand with one's arms akimbo.

See:avokome'bothsidesoflowerbackbone'.

ainainsi[ainyainysi] v. be lukewarm, behalf committed. i stap haphap. ainyainysihi

lotuundamamanwhoworshipshalf-heartedlyaintlasa[ainytlasa]n.wildsugarcane leaf.wel

pitpitlip.Whole:fakri'wildsugarcane'.

aitimiaitimik adv.bechoppy.waraigoantapnadaun.Fasitasahaaitimiaitimiksiermbenda.

River raises up and is choppy. Syn:

tuktanambu.

aitombokishan. nettle, weed on the path whoseleavesclosewhenonetouches.grasigatnil.

aje v. be afraid.pret.Anin ajewa hala. Don't beafraidofme.

ajelijisiv.bescared,timid.pretnaistap.ajipmajivin. good people (generous to others).

gutpelamanmeri.Ant:akapmakava.

aka n.house,building,shelter.haus.Part:akamale'extended roof and the area under it'; Part:

akamasuwu 'ridge ofthe roof';Spec: akalaka

'storage house for rootcrops';Spec: hunguaka

'garden house'; Spec: tinyavi 'shelter without

walls'.

akakwarntle n. soot. smok i kisim morota nakamapblakpela.Akaanhiakakwarntlejinda.

My houseis sooty. See: awuntlendi 'saucepan

soot';tlevi'burnedskinofcrops'.

akalakan.storagehouseforrootcrops,mainlyyamsandmami yams. haus bilong yam mami stret.

Syn:pakaka,safalaka.

akamale n. extented roof and the area under it.haphaus.akamaleksinjihangitunderextended

roof See: akanivi 'small addition to the main

house'.

akamasumbaheye n.ridgeoftheroof.hetbilonghaus, antap long morota. Wako

akamasumbaheyekwandow. Geckois on top

oftheroof.Syn:akamasuwu.

akamasumbashin. rat in the house. rat bilonghaus.

akamasuwun. ridge of the roof. het bilong haus.Aptoko akamasuwuk lawu wandow. A

chickenflewtothetopoftheroofandisthere.

Syn:akamasumbaheye.

akamba n.roof,emptyhouse.morota,hausnating .akambaheyeontheroofakambasiyejeunder

theroof

akanimbiyan.edgesalonginsideofthehouse.saitsaitbilonghaus.

akanindin.centreofthehouse.namelbilonghaus.akanirin. darker part of the traditional house (far

fromentrance),bothinsideandoutside.baksait

bilongkonalonginsaitlonghausnaautsait.

akanivin.smalladditiontomainhouse.hausbilongsindaun. See: akamale 'extended roof and the

areaunderit'.

akaomeVariant:akome.n.inside. insaitlonghaus,

insaitlongsamting.akapmakavan. bad people (not generous),

sorcerer, poor people. man nogut. Spec:

mambale'stingyperson';Spec:singalandama

'sorcerer'; Spec: erndakava 'poorpeople';Ant:

ajipmajivi.

akasamban.bighouse.bikpelahaus.akashitava v.buildahouseinthebush. hausbus.

Angopihisembengalakakashitavahalindari.

He has already left his village, settled in the

bush.

akasufialan. around the house, near the house.arere long haus. Sim: akasumbu 'around the

house,widerareathanakasufiala'.

akasumbun.1)aroundthehouse. arerelonghaus.2)rubbish and weed around the house. pipia

longarerelonghaus .akasumbunkruwuclean

up around the house See: akasuvu, jivikava,

asuplasuvu 'dust in the house, rubbish,

vegetablepeel'.

akasumnombon. path near the house. rot i staplongarerebilonghaus.

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Akasuvun hakoho tanyi ormbe. Sweep the

dust and collect and throw. See: akasumbu,

jivikava,asuplasuvu.

akayanga n. door. dua. Akayangan sutlanak arasa.OpenthedoorsothatIcancomeinside.

adv.near.klostu.Sim:pasir'near'.

akayasharmbun. threshold of traditional houses.entransbilonghaus.

akishavaka n.staplefoodandvegetable.kaikainakumu.

akishmakisha n. poor people without land, slave(traditionally this word meant the captured

daughters of the enemy, whom they looked

after). tarangu. Akishmakishak li narin li

halaha ter jip er limu linduwa. They are no

longer slaves, they are living well (free) now.

Sim:erndakava'poorpeople'.See:kavasumba.

akome Seemainentry:akaome.akrashiadj.fresh,recentlyharvested.nupela.Tamo

akrashik awa, kava. If you eat freshly

harvested taro, that does not taste good. Sim:

akri 'new';Ant:hoje 'long timeago, harvested

longtimeago'.

akri adj.new,unripe.nupela.adv.1)recently.nautasol.Akritarisir. She

came (here) recently (new comer). 2)first,

newly.akrijishiwolointhebeginning

akrik adv.alittlebitlater.bihainliklik.Kaniaku?Wahau,akrik.Shallweeat?No,later.

akuaku adj. unripe, white. i no mau. Waswaretoso aku aku hom osmu heyenduwa. This

papaya looks white (unripe). Nact: lovo,

painapol,wasware.

akumbajen. yam and mami yam (originally itmeant paje and nanyi which they kumba ).

yam.Akumbajejilaharanakaajehen.Bring

mefood(yam)sothatIwilleat.

akwa n.food.kaikai.akwasumbun. leftover food. hap kaikai. See:

akwantlamu'foodcrumbs'.

akwatlamu n.foodcrumbs.pipiakaikai.Akwanaarik akwatlamu misambik takari. I ate and

crumbs fell to the ground. See: akwasumbu

'leftoverfood'.

alarmbushin.navel.belibaton.alasin.placenta.ropbilongen.am adv.rightnow,now.nau.Amar?Haveyoujust

finished eating now? am li akuri wolok si

narik when it became time for them to eat

Lerawu os li landa am ambe lihik os olmu

lawa. They have done the work as they wereassigned.

amasiv. eat and get strength. kaikai na pulap.Akwan amasinakni vai i.Eatsomefoodand

getstrength,thenwewillgo.

amaya int.addressingformtowomen.gutpelameri.Cpart: awaya, awasayi, hopkonuwu 'good

man';Syn:apmanuwu,apmaya.

ambaambaadv. very much, too much. bikpelatumas.Amba amba kavamisiwasir. Shewas

very, very sick. Ink amba amba nari. Too

muchinkcameout.Syn:wasilakak,lakalakak.

ambahukwa n. traditional feast type. tumbunasingsing.Gen:hiyawu.

ambarambasi Seemainentry:ambasi.ambasi v. 1)getdrunk. spak.Wavuambasiku. (If

you eat toomuch ton fruit,) you will become

drunk.2)unconscious.hapidai.Amasuknya

ambasiwa. I slept and didn't realize. 3)be

stupid, crazy. longlong. 4)delirious. longlong,

mental kes. Hinyer or angop ambasiri. He

wentcrazyyesterday.Redup:ambarambasi.

ambatlapsi Variant: ambatlavi. n. decoration forsingsing. bilas bilong singsing. See: tlahapsi

'decorate'.

ambatlaviSeemainentry:ambatlapsi.ambe1n. 1)edge, end, limit. pinis o arere bilong

samting. telemba ambe edge of mountain

Lerawu os li landa am ambe lihik os olmu

lawa.Theyhaveworkedastheywereassigned

(according to their limit). Am nimu Baibelin

tormblerakokwa ambek nandu te. We are

about to finish translating Bible. Am ambek

nar. It is about to finish.Am a ikwa ambekosmu nanduwa. I am about to leave now.

2)territory mark.mak bilong arere. Tisumbu

ambekasira.Hereisthegardenterritorymark.

See:woloambe,tisumbu.

v. be about to, be about to finish. klostu,

klostu pinis.Hi am si ambewakhin a yaku.

Firewood is nearly finishing, so I will chop

some.Hiamsiukurikamberi.Firewasabout

toburns.t.Amhaambewte.Iamabouttodie.

Maamrakakwakambew.Itisabouttorain.

ambe2adj.both.tupelawantaim.nokopjiambebothare girlsSee:numbu 'all thesamekind (more

thantwo)'.

ambehom adv. enough.pinis nau, inap.Anakwaambehoma, lawenjikavaiwarje nga laku. I

haveenoughfood,forwhosesakedoIneedto

workhard.

amberadj. all, every. olgeta. Ushok ma ambermaketikikwa.Tomorroweverybodywillgoto

market.

ambu neg. not. i no.Mir nokove ambumir. Youarenotawoman.Hinyerlerawunnalakurika

misiri ambu. Yesterday I didn't feel like

working.

adv. very much (with mor). tumas. Or

nakunmorandaambu.Heeatsalotofsago.

amelev.coveragainstrainandsun. karamapim.Anhinyermawasilakaksirakarikshovok amu

amele ira. Yesterday it rained heavily so I

walkedunderneathaflatlimbumsheet.Minjan

nongoamele.Pickupaleafandcoveryourself

with it against rain.Ninst: shovo, lopkukwa,

ambrela;Sim:tangri.

amisi v. eat and see how it tastes. kaikai na filim.Jivikamuamisinduwa.Thistastesgood.

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position). mi. An a hishiwa karem. What I

thinkisthus.

anaanahaVariant: anaha anaha. v. 1)reciprocatefood (between fusele and aunombo). givim

kaikaiigoikam.2)playcatch. tromoibaligoi

kam.

anaasumlasumav.eattogether.kaikaiwantaim.anafaanafasiSeemainentry:anafasi.anafalev. putarmsoneachother's shoulder.tupela

man i poroman na putim han long narapela

narapela.

anafali v. live harmoniously. i stap wanbel, i stapwantaimbelisi.Syn:anafasi.

anafasi v. live harmoniously. i stap wanbel, i stapwantaim belisi. Syn: anafali. Redup: anafa

anafasi.

anafayin. ego's grandfather's sister's grandchildren,ego'sgrandmother'sbrother'sgrandchildren,best

match for marriage. pikinini bilong kandre

bilong papamamabilong em.Anafayi orhi os

ormu landuwa. He is marrying his anafayi.

Spec:nokopwa'wifewhoishisanafayi';Spec:

hulawa 'husband who is her anafayi'; Sim:

awanalo.anafumasiv.visiteachother,comeacross. golukim

wanpelawanpela.Hambangri nga Kafle nga

anafumasinda.PeopleofHambangriandKafle

visiteachotheroften.See:fumasi'visittoshow

one'sface'.

anahav. reciprocate food (between fusele andaunombo). givim kaikai i go i kam. Redup:

anahaanaha,anaanaha.

anahakasiv. inseparable. i stap wantaim oltaim.Pita ngaJonngaanahakasindavri.Pitaand

Jon are always together, inseparable. Sim:

anakorondaambu.

anahaliv.exchangemarriage,brothermarriessister'shusband's sister, sister marries brother's wife's

brother. senismarit.Ovro anahaliri vri. They

(brotherandsister)hadexchangemarriage.Sim:

anantlasa 'arrange marriage as exchange

marriage'. See: laihali larahali 'take-exchange

bring-exchange'.

anaheye v. reunite, look one another. bung gen.Nukuk anaheyeri shir.We reunited atNuku.

Redup:anaheyeanaheye.

anaheyeanaheye v. (many) reunite, look oneanother.plantimanibunggen.

anahirnyav. do alternately.senis namekim. Sirinfalewa wolo, yelndam kresewa hala,

anahirnyakrese.Whenyoudo the roof,don'ttiehambakormeonwomkowithbushropein

one way, but do it alternately. Manden

anahirnya wolo. Change string between right

handandlefthandandhang(cat'scradle).

anahishav.can'trecognizeeachother.savepinisnalustingting longnarapelanarapela.Maswolo

angop shi anaheyendari shir,hako oso wolo

er shi anahishari. Beforewe met each other,

but at that time we could not recognize each

other.

anajiv.fight,quarrel,hitoneanother.pait.anajintletakri v. fight always. pait oltaim.

Anajintletakrinda vri. They are fighting

always.

anakoro v.sever,separate(betweentwo).bruklain.Anakoronda ambu shir. We two can't be

separated.See:anayari,toloyari.

anala v.hard,difficult. strongtumas.Siyanashiwatlewa ambu, anala siw. I tried to cut the

coconutpalm,butitwasnotcut,itstoodstrong.

Erem li ukmba li hishiwa analamendekwa

lir. Ifthey thinkto dolike that,theywill have

difficulty.Sim:kavau.

analayiv. touch each other for friendship. paswantaim.Tavakanalayishirawa.Twoofyou

cameholdinghandinhand.

anamainykwambumbav.debate.toktokstrong.anamakshitakshi v. greet one another (rub each

one'schinsasgreetings). tokamamas,tokgude.

Sim:makshitakshi;Syn:makaptakhavantle.

anambaanamba v. inculpate one another. tokpait. Anamba anamban ji halaha mashi

namdas nom ji mbaka. Stop inculpating oneanother,beunited.

anamblarna v. dispute. tok pait.Redup: anamblianamblarna.

anamblianamblarna See main entry:anamblarna.

anamblianaseve v. dispute over ownership. tokpaitnakikigoikam.

anamblirmblariv.dispute.tokpait.anamuanamuv.prodaround.bungnapushimigo

i kam. Lir orin anamu anamuri lira. They

proddedhimaround.

anamuanamumba v.(pigs)mate.goap.ananaimbletolo v. be friends, become friends.

porowantaim.

anandi1n.anotherone.narapela.Nililihilaramorishiwak hovok anandi lar ta nimu linduwa.

Westayedandonewentawayandanotherone

came and we stay. Pen masi anhi angop

wanyiwa. Ushiwak anandi kari. My old pen

disappeared,hereisanotherone.

anandi2v.tieagain,restore.joinimgen.Nug:kuvu.ananduware v.interchanges.t.onedoesnotwant.

senisim.Ananduware a. Interchangefood and

eat.Ananduwarefale.Interchangeclothesand

putiton.

anangriyav.getangryoneanother.tupelakros.

ananja v. paste, sticktogether, stack.pas wantaim.Ananjawahala,apshambakowe.Don'tpileup

ontop ofeachother,putthemseparately.Sim:

loko.See:hinfale'pileupfirewoods';pajenfaa

'pileupmamiyam'.

ananjali v. sit down touching each other. paswantaimsindaun.

anantlasa v. arrange exchange marriage, brothermarries sister's husband's sister, sister marries

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anahali.

anantlev.disputestrongly.sanapstronglongtoktok.anantlehe awun u dispute and insurrectionize

See:anangriya.

anaowev.consent.pasimtok.Lianaoweheparilir.They consented and said.See: paolsolo 'reach

conclusion'.

anapanaptav. go everywhere. raun long olgetahap. Anap anap taha miamarombon nimu

lasara.Wewenteverywheretolookforyellow

paint.

anasaufakav. spread bad talk. planti lain i toknogutlongnarapelananarapela.

anasawe v.converse,talktogether.toktokwantaim.Awarsinak annga jirngani anasaweshihi ji

vai i.Wait amoment,we'lltalktogether for a

whilethenyougo.

anasiliv.asks.o.wheretogo,whichisnotsupposedtoask (forthepersonwilllosepowertohunt).

askimsamtingitambu.

anasiliwilijiVariant: anasuluwiliji. v. repeat asbeingsaid.bihainimmaus.

anasuluwilijiSeemainentry:anasiliwiliji.

anataanatav. overtake one another, race. resiswantaim.

anatambuv. go together.wokabaut wantaim.Friranatambunda vri. They two go together

everywhere.See:anatoloya.

anatariv.scramblefor. tokpaitnaresislongkisimsamting.Tinosonjikfrianatarinda.Thosetwo

arescramblingoverthattin.See:anaji.

anatolov. hold hand in hand. holim han. Tavakanatolo analayi shi rawa. You two came

holdinghandinhand.

anatoloya v. hold hand in hand and go together.holim han na wokabaut. Anatoloyanda vri.

They two are good friends, they go together

everywhere.See:anatambu.

anatumsiv. run into each other and be frightened.tupela bung na fretim tupela yet . Er shi

anatumsihioryokortulurikanyokatuluri

nir. We two ran into each other, and he ran

away toone direction and I ran away to other

direction.

anaworentle v. talkeachother jokes(between in-lawssuchaswa'aand nayama). tokpilai.Sim:

hukwakolmashinmba.

anayariv.divideoneself.dilim.Sim:anakoro.See:toloyari.

andiyambo v. restore itsformer state (cut branch,

broken bones), grass grows and become bushagain. em i yet i joinim, bus pinis gen. See:

remendi,jintlayarasa.

andov. cross over, pass over higher point, lay s.t.across. kalapim. Hinyer an kombek inyin a

andori.YesterdayIcrossedoverafencewitha

stick.Ni lawuandohoApikuknimu layikwa.

Wewillwalkup,thengodowntoApiku.Taam

layiandor.Thesunhasjustcrossedthehighest

point.Minshiandofaravak! Cutatreeandlay

itoverthecreek!

andombongrin. man's limbum basket. limbumbasket bilong man. andombongrin tomboko

carry man's limbum basket on shoulder Mat:

tuwambayi;Syn:yermbene.

andonombondi v. grass grows back and blocksthepath.buspinisgen.Sim:andiyambo.

andule n.bushknife.busnaip.aneimaneyembav.talkonethingafteranother,not

talk well. tok i kalap kalap. Ma oto

aneimaneyembanda ria. He talks one thing

after another and does not talk well. See:

haifalhandafalemba.

anflakowav. lie down across the road blocking.krosim rot na slip. Nombo nindik a haha

anflakowawanir.Ifaintedontheroadandlied

downacrosstheroad.

angopadv.already.pinis.angrasohola v.envyandjealousofs.t.andtakeit

with force. tok strong long kisim. See: antla,

hirnya.

angumba v.carrys.t.onback. karimlongbaksait.Sirin a angumbanda mishi angop hakowa.

The place(of the river) whereI carried her onmy back has become clear. See: tomboko,

kisha,avisha,foso.

angunyo v.circle.raunimtewel.Himirushahandaavak a angunyo ermbehe anandik a sikwa

nir.Iwillcircleandabandonthenameyougave

meandwillstandon(givemyself)anewname.

Masikomen a angunyoho mawak a

humbukwa.(Holdingcoconutshootwithhand)

Icirclespirit(aroundthehead)thenplant(it)at

grave(=Iwillhavenothingtodowithyoufrom

now on). Suwamblumblushin koroho

masikomenyihinangunyoka,uhukaumasijik

hakaowehe wandangrika. Ushinak tarmbe

iku ambusir. Cut cat'swhisker,then holdthe

whisker and circle around your head, then put

the whisker under your pillow. Then she

wouldn'tgowild.Osniwashiliwaambunahi,

singalandaotoortahasingaangunyokwari.

If we do not watch over (the grave at the

funeral), the sorcerer will come and circle the

coconut.

anhik adv.onmyown.miyet.Anhikamupakuwa.I will talk myself.See: anhinjik 'according to

myliking'.

anhikup n. addressing form to one's good friend.porobilongmi.

anir Variant:nir.pro.firstpersonsingularpronoun,I(insentencefinalposition). mi.Antorokfehe

anira.Iamfromthisarea.

anjelen.lowerplace.daunbilo.anjelekadv.onlowerground.plesdaunbilo.anjelek

lindaliveonthelowerground

anjelnombon. lower path. daunbilo rot .Anjelnombokaiku.Igoonthelowerroad.

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anjiyan awala polish the coconut shell Sim:

siyambiya.

antlav. envy, jealous. mangal. See: suntlakaya,angrasohola.

antlambayi adj. slim, thin. bun nating. maantlambayithinmanSyn:melmba.

antlekadv. at an angle. saitim. Ayin tlehe antlekhongonda.Cutsugarcaneandplantatanangle.

Sim: andok. See: wornak humbu 'plant

vertically'.

apkambafalen. 1)big grasshopper type.binatang.2)referring form tos.o.who has gone hunting

(ifs.o.referstohisname,hispowertohuntwill

be lost, therefore they use this word instead).

manbilongpainimabus.

apkumbonon. hawk type, eagle type. tarangau.See:apsalayi,apjalambayi,apmirkumbiya.

apkumbu n.flyingfox.blakbokis.apkumjelektolon. seize front neck. holim pasim

nek. Apkumjelek or toloshiwak perem or

ukwa ambuk or ufuhu ormu jisawewa. He

seized his front neck, so he could not do

anything, he choked. See: mandinyi 'nape';

jelauk,wastavaawuk.apkumsanje adj. very old (people) with no

strength,old(yam),whichdoesnotgrowwhen

planted.lapunpinis.Nijavalakaapkumsanjek

nawa. She has become very old. See:

kunyasuva talenda 'very old (house) with

glowingfungus'.

Apkwaswa n.spirit,wholivesatconfluencedownfromMambuvillage.masalainem.

apmanuwu n. 1)bird of paradise. kumul. 2)goodwoman, addressing form to women. gutpela

meri.Syn:amaya,apmaya.

apmarjeren.soiltype,whichlooksblue-ish.tais.adj.blue.blupela.

apmayan.addressingformtowoman.gutpelameri.Syn:apmanuwu,amaya.

apmbayin.softtipofwildsugarcane,whichisstillnot dry. kru bilong wel pitpit, i no drai yet.

Whole:fakri.See:sarapayi'drywildsugarcane

tips'.

apmbayisen.flowerofwildsugarcane.flauabilongwelpitpit.Whole:fakri.

apmblambla n.butterfly.bataflai.apmorjawun. mantis. binatang. Spec:

apmorjawumbunga 'small type mantis'; Spec:

apmorjawukala'bigsizemantis'.

apmorjawukalan.bigsizemantis.binatang.

apmorjawumbunga n. small type mantis.binatang.

apmuman. large size pigeon. namba wan balus.See:ujaavi.

apmunyari n. owl.pisin bilong nait.Apmunyarihishomhongonda, nirikyanda.Apmunyariis

gray,andmovesaroundatnight.

apnimbajin.adoptedchild.pikininibilongnarapelamanolilukautim.

apnimbakisha v. adopt someone'schild, takecare

of someone's child. lukautim pikinini bilong

narapela man. Mahi jikisin apnimbakishari

vria. They adopted s.o.'s child. See:

kishaapnimba, kishaapnimbaji, apnimbaji

'adoptedchild'.

apsalayi n. hawk type, eagle type (apsalayi issmallerthanapkumbono,botheatcarcas).liklik

tarangau.See:apkumbono.

apsambun.cassowary.muruk.apsarka n. tree type, whose leaves are edible

(apsarkakisha).kumupos.Apsarkaruvunshi

laraharumuhubalinjika.Let'sfetchapsarka

stem,makeitsmooth,thenplayfootballwithit.

apsarkakishan. edible leaves of apsarka. kumupos.

apshamVariant: apshar. adj. different. narakain.Mashi nyihi apsham. Your language is

different.

apshar Seemainentry:apsham.apsharmbak adv. differently, separately.

separetim.

aptambi n. traditional money. tumbunamoni. See:kaya,lishi,pombosari,warenimba.

aptlahavun. various decoration for singsing.kainkainbilas.Masimasiwoloknelokoavoko

aptlahavun undari lir. Before our ancestors

usedtodecoratethemselves.See:tlahapsi.

aptoko1n.chicken.kakaruk.aptoko2n.anttype.anis.aptokwalkon.cockscomb.hetbilasbilongkakaruk.ara n.voice,tune.nek.Arakaremkoro.Singthis

way.Araorhikwambu.Hisvoiceisstrong.

arai n. grandparents. tumbuna. Cpart: nira'grandchildren'.

araje n. 1)original ancestor. ropdiwai. mas arajewolobeforebefore2)rootcropandcoconutfor

planting. mama kaikai. Spec: siya araje 'soft

whitepithycentreofasproutingcoconut'; Spec:

pakaraje'seedmamiyam'.

arambikoro n. lose voice. nek i pen.Na ujajihiarambiangopkorori.Ihavegotacoldandlost

myvoice.

aranfarango Seemainentry:arango.arangoRedup: aranfarango. v. 1)close, shut.

pasim. Akayangan arango. Close the door.

2)cover. karamapim. Warkuwayi ojen aw,

ishihiarango.Fliesareeatingthesore,dressit.

3)block s.o.'s way. pasim rot. Nyir nombon

arangowa. You are in my way. 4)rule over,

take care of. bosim, lukautim. hulaima

nokopmanarangoruleoverpeople5)arbitrate.stopimpait.Fririnorarangokmbauhu ormu

mbara. Then he tried to arbitrate them (who

werefighting)andsaid.

ari n. skin (ofhovo,wako, intlavi, apmblambla,kindam).skin.See:sishi'humanskin,treebark,

pigskin';armbu'thinskinofhame,skinflake

(ringworm)'.

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asuplasuvu awolo


Your attitude over food is bad. You are

complaining.

asuplasuvu n. peels, rubbish. skin bilong kaikai.See:jivikava,akasuvu,akasumbu.

atamatawe v. avoid, keep distance. abrusim nastap longwe. Pele pele kava las mihik si

lakunaksiunakmiheyenahiatamatawesika.

Ifsomethingbadcomes toyouandyousee it,

keep distance from it.Orin a heye na ajehe

orin amu atamatawera. I saw him and was

afraid of him, so I avoided him. See:haitawe

'getoutoftheway'.

auau int.bequiet.pasimmaus.See:aiai'beware'.auushav.warn. toklukaut.auushandamishiholy

place(placewherespiritlives)

auaukmbav.threat,talkwithforce.toktokwantaimpait.Jiravakmanauaukmbahayalihinlawa

hala. You should not threatenpeople and take

their money. See: jinomkanomba 'threat

children'.

auheye v.watchout,becareful.wasgut,toklukaut.Suwambushi jihinauheyeka.Watchoutwhat

youspeak.

aumashiaumashimbav. get angry easily andfight.paittasol.Aumashiaumashimbandama

ria.Heisamanwhogetsangryeasilyandstarts

fighting.

aumba v.growl.dokikros.Asaaumbaw.Adogisgrowling.See:fale,tashi.

aunduwambu n.stepchild,spouse'schild.pikininibilong meri man i maritim. See: apnimbaji

'adoptedchild'.

v. adopt. lukautim pikinini bilong narapela

man.

aunombo n. food exchange partner. kawas. Syn:fusele.

auntlasholon. cushion forclaypot. samting bilongsospan grauni sindaunantap.Mat: tlakukwa

'pandanusleaves'.

Aura n. spirit, who lives in river in Sepetala,Hambasamaarea.masalainem.Gen:wasi.

avakadv. now, today, later today. tude, nau.Avakmoushok?Todayoftomorrow?

avanjenene n. vine type, to make armband. ropbilongwokimpaspas.

avasejene n. whip to hit pigs. kanda. Flenavasejenekwakoro.Hitthepigwiththewhip.

avemban. chisel. sisil.Avembaminplanda.Withchiselcarveslitdrum.

avermbuv. prostate.brukim skru naslip long bel.

Misambik taka avermbu wa. Fall on thegroundandprostrateandlie.Sim:furfurjamu.

avi n.bird.pisin.avifun. 1)hornbill. kokomo. 2)war leader.man i go

paslongpait.

avintlasan. bird's nest. haus bilong pisin. Sim:aviwusi.

Aviruman. clan name, "crested pigeon people".gurialain.See:Nakma,Hopma.

aviruwu n.thecrestedorcrownedpigeon,thegoura

pigeon.guria.

avisha1 n.cockatoo.koki.adj.white.waitpela.

avisha2 v. carry on the neck. karim long nek. See:kisha,tomboko,foso,angumba.

aviteye n.birdtrap.hauspisin.See:fleteye'grateforroastingpig'.

aviwusin. nest, bird's nest.haus bilongpisin. Sim:avintlasa.See:flewusi.

aviyerkun.breastmeatofbird.prosbilongpisin.avokon. father. papa.Mashi yeje avoko mashin

sawenda ri. He (though he is just a child)

speakslikeanoldman.Sim:avui.

avokolakan.oldman.lapunman.avokomen.bothsidesoflowbackbone.saitbilong

baksait.See:aima.

AvravraiWanjesumbun. spirit, who livesaround confluence near Sulupnuku village.

masalainem.Gen:wasi.

avui n.father,father'sbrothers.papa.Sim:avoko.awa n.croton,whichhasredleavesandisplantedto

mark boundary. tanget, purpur. awan humbu

plantcroton

awaiSeemainentry:awasayi.awalav. sharpen, polish rim. sapim arere.

siyambiyanawalapolishthecoconutshelldish

Nug:siyambiya,koso.

awanalo n. best match of marriage.man tru longmarit,meritrulongmarit.Awanalosihiria.He

is her best match ofmarriage.Awanalo mihi

sira. She is your best match wife. Ego's

grandfather's sister's grandchildren is the best

match for marriage, also ego's grandmother's

brother's grandchildren. Spec: hulawa 'best

match husband'; Spec: nokopwa 'best match

wife';Sim:anafayi.

awantlehumbu v.giveupdoings.t.withoath,(ifhebreaks,hewilldie).tambuim.

awaradv. a little bit. liklik tasol. Men awarkavamisiwasir.Sheisjustalittlebitsick.

awarikandaadj. small. liklik.jikisi awarikanda asmallchild

awarikandakadv.alittle,littlebit. likliktasol.Maawarikandaktakar.Rainisfallingalittlebit.

awarsi v. wait a moment. wet liklik. Awarsinakamu ralandow. Wait a moment, I'm coming

out.

awasarka n. 1)boundary mark.mak bilong graunbilongem.2)decoration.bilaspurpur.

awasayiVariant: awai, awaya. int. good man,

addressingformtomen.gutpelaman.Awasayiria.Heisagoodman.Cpart:apmanuwu'good

woman'.

awayaSeemainentry:awasayi.awolovi. eat bewitched food and receive power.

kaikai na daunim marila kaikai. Angop or

awolohondaosikormuerlanduwa.Forhehas

eatenbewitched food, he has been (beating in

thegame)allthetime.

vt.givepoisontos.o.givimpoisin.


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entlesantlembu esnorko


lakwaambu?Don'tyouhaveguts?Areyounot

tryingtoworkhard?Redup:entlesantlembu.

entlesantlembu v.weak,noguts. inogatstrong,pretnales.Entlesantlembuyandari. Hedoes

not have strength.Entlesantlembunda homa

sihi pandari. Ispoke likea sickman(butterfly

instomach).See:homborombo.

entlesiv. charm. wokim marila. Asa angop orentlesiri sir. Undak pashin osmu shinduwa.

Hecharmedhisdog,sothedogiscatchingrats.

Nokove angop or entlesihi nor lari sir. He

charmedherandmarriedher.

entleyi v. feel hot.hot. Sim: halamalangafia. See:tloria'sweat'.

er adv.thus.istapolsem.eremVariant: erhem. adv. also, too, thus. olsem.

Tlawahala,anerematakatukuyirinir. Don't

cry,I,too,fellover.

erengha v. behungry. hangre. Jikisi erenghawaktlaw. Child is crying, because he is hungry.

Hinyer peek ukun a tarmuhu hin yaha

ukurikamisiriambu,hakojikisierengharik

li tlarik permbaramu ura.YesterdayIdidn't

feellikecarryingwater orchoppingfirewood,but children were hungry and they cried so I

cookedreluctantly.Redup:erengmarengha.

erenghambaradv. hungry. hangre. Erenghambarlawuwa.(He)wentuphungry.

erhemSeemainentry:erem.ermbaermbakadv. all the time, always. olgeta

taim.

ermbasi n. young man. yangpela man. Cpart:nokopminyongo 'young woman'. See:jikanda

'youngmanandwoman'.

ermbeSeemainentry:ormbe.ermbeermbeheyeSeemainentry:ormbeormbe

heye.

ermbefarawa Seemainentry:ormbefarawa.ermbekrupshiSeemainentry:ormbekrupshi.ermbewirnjiSeemainentry:ormbewirnji.erndakavan. poor people (financially). tarangu.

Gen:akapmakava.

esasemblarna v.defeats.o.inargument. strongnawinim. esasemblarnanda ma strong debater,

neverlosedebate

ese1 v. 1)stamp. wokabaut antap. Raisin shovokesehe narkaha jivin bekik woloho kavan

ormbe.Stampthericeonlimbumsheet,remove

chaff and fill the good rice into the bag and

throw away the bad ones. 2)walk. wokabaut.

Maxormuesenduwa.Max(whoisatoddler)iswalking.3)goafterpigs.raunimpik.fle(n)ese

(findand)chaseafterpig

ese2 v.1)pileup(drycoconuts).pailimap(kokonas).siyan flate ese tie dry coconuts with its own

skinandpileupNug:siya.2)pour(sagostarch)

into limbum basket where leaves are spread.

pasimsaksak.Nug:naku.

esembuv.wade.brukimwara.Fasirasawakormufaheyewa, esembundahik nawa ambu. The

river swelled, so he swam, he couldn't wade.

Syn:pu.

esesengashiv.wipeoffs.t.onthegroundwithfoot(likeremnantofbaby'sexcrement). rausimlong

lek.

eshumbuv.stepfirmly.krungutimstrongnago.eskorlafaav.takeashortcutlevelward.sotkatigo.eskorlafale v.takeashortcutdownward.sotkatigo

daun. Aptuwonon ni eskorlafalehe Apiku

nombok ni iwa. Without going through

Aptuwono,we tookshortcut andwentdown to

Apiku.

eskorlafawu v.takeashortcutupward.sotkatigoantap. Hamtavan ni eskorlafawuhu Apiku

nombok ni iwa. Without going through

Hamtava, we took a shortcut and went up to

Apiku.

eskoro v. go ahead of, go before s.o. andwaitforhim,ambush.gona blokim rot nawas.Osor

ikurimishinomboyok li eskoroho limu lira.

Theywentbeforehimwherehewasgoingtogo.

eskrestafav. miss one's step. lek i abrus napundaun. Na eskrestafaha na tukuyiwa. I

missed my step and fell. Syn: estangarmbe.See: miskrestafa, heikrestafa, tolkrestafa,

jikrestafa.

eslaieslarav. doonethingheredo one thingthere,wastetime,workinefficiently.westimtaim.Os

or takwawolok sinawa peekeslaieslarakwa

ambu ri. When it comes to time that he will

come,hewon'twasttimebutcomequickly.See:

solovi,esntlemantlela.

esmblangolafalev. stepand itsnaps, stepand fall(into trap). sanap antap na i bruk. Shovo

numbuwa, unda osik osmu

esmblangolafalewa. Floor became wet and

rotten,soitwasbroken(whens.o.walkedon).

esmbresev.crushs.t.whichcontainswaterwithfeet.krungutim samting i gat wara. Nug: warnivi,

lopnivi. See: esnorko, esshutla, esesengashi,

esngisha.

esmisiv.touchandfeelwithfeet. krungutimnafilim.Kumbak esmisiw.Feelwithfeet.See: tolmisi

'seizeandfeel'.

esndiri v.kickwithfoot.paitimlonglek.esnerkoSeemainentry:esnorko.esngisha v. step on s.t. and hide it. krungutim na

haitimsamting.Flenombonormuesngishara.

He stepped on the grass and hid the path pig

went(sothathewouldshootit).See:estangri.

esnorkoVariant: esnerko. v. 1)crushs.t.with foot.krungutimlonglek.Pelekasaesnorkonduwa,

se mo? I stepped on something, excrement or

what? See: esmbrese, esshutla. 2)look down

on.daunim.Liheyelimba,"Orkomboninda

ri,"karempa liernorkoyawakavaotoAvui

Wasilaka or heyewa hi nga nawa ri. "Heis

unimportant,"theonepeoplesaylikethis,God

sees that heis important.See: esngisha 'cover

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esntle v. break s.t. long into two with feet or legs.krungutimnaibruk.See:tolntle,jitle,shintle.

esntleiv. walk and make noise (treading twigs) andgo.wokabautwantaimplantinoisnago.

esntlemantle v.breaks.t.withfeetorlegsquickly.brukimlonglekhariap.Nambekuwahala,hin

esntlemantle suwu a. Don't take time, break

firewoodquicklywithlegsandcookandeat.

adv.improperly,roughly,carelessly,inhaste.

hariap hariap, i no mekim gut. Esntlemantle

lerawun landa ri. He works carelessly (not

carefully). Nombolakak rawa ambu re,

esntlemantle rawa lir. Theydid not come on

themainroad,theycrossedthebush.

esntlerav.walkinthebushandmakenoise(treadingtwigs) and come. wokabaout wantaim planti

noisnakam.

esshutla v.crushs.t.withheel. krungutimlonglek.Ninst:kumbasako.See:esnorko,esmbrese.

estambana v. stand firmly. krungutim strong nasanap.Sim:sitambana.See:toltambana.

estangarmbev. miss one's step. lek i abrus napundaun.Syn:eskrestafa,estekrembe.

estangri v. 1)step on s.t. (not crushit). krungutimna haitim long lek . Wako angop a

estangrishiwak os wandu. I have already

gotten thegeckoundermyfoot.See: toltangri

'holds.t.tightly';esngisha.2)start.statimwok.

Nursumbukopaestangrishihilerawunalala

raha osmu ter nanduwa. I started working

earlyinthemorningandonandonuntilnow.

estekrembefaraka v.missone'sstepandfall,stepons.t.unsteadyandfall.lekiabrusnapundaun.

estekrembefarakasteppedons.t.unsteadyand

felldownSim:eskrestafa,estangarmbe.

estloptlapsokoiv. walk and make noise and go.wokabaut wantaim planti nois na go. Sim:

esntlei.

estloptlapsokora v. walk and make noise andcome. wokabaut wantaim planti nois na kam.

Estloptlapsokorawa oson a misi na tormble

heyewa, pele las aheyewa ambu.Iheardthe

noiseofsomebodycoming,soIturnedaround,

butcouldn'tseeanybody.Sim:esntlera.

evrembamadj. both. tupela wantaim. Ukuevrembam hojeri. Both water tanks are full

withwater.

ewe Seemainentry:owe.eweheye Seemainentry:oweheye.

ewesaweSeemainentry:owesawe.

F-f

fa1 n.river,lake.wara.Faangopwolnawa.Riverhas swollen. Fa jisiriri. River flooded and

causeddamage.Spec:fanduwu.

fa2 v.put(band)throughandhangorcarry.putimigo.falekuvukshovonfaputfalekuvuthrough

limbum basket lovon fa tomboko put string

throughahandofbananaandcarryonshoulder

Ninst: falekuvu 'beltmadeof flattened ropeoffaletree';Nug:shovo'limbumbasket'.

faa1 vt. pile up. hipim. When a girl has her firstmenstruation,hermother'sbrotherandhisgroup

bring theirmami yam and make one pile, and

her family and villagers make another pile of

their mami yam.Nug: paje 'mami yam'. See:

ananja,kumbamu,wolowa.

faa2 v.stickintoground,plant.planim.fakrikombenfaastickwildpitpitstickintogroundNug:mi,

kombe, fakrikombe, marmar ' tree '. See:

kwafaa.

faa3 v.readytoharvest.kaikaiemiredilongkisim .

Naku am faaw/rombok naw. Now sago isreadytocutdown.Nact:hishi,rais'pitpit,corn'.

faasiv.stuckinmud. lekiplanim.Jerekfaasikwante.Iamstuckinmud.

fahaconj. suspectfalsely.olitingtingsaspekt,tasolnogat.Ahirnyari fahaaninlitololaikotim

uri. They took me to the court saying that I

stole,butthatisnottrue.

v.disguise.kamapolsem.Wasiflefaharari

ria. Evil spirit came in a form of pig. See:

arndi,arungu,otle,arla.

fahaye Variant:faheye.v.swim.swim.faheyeSeemainentry:fahaye.fajimbin.shallowplaceofriver,neartheshore. ples

warainotait.Fajimbikuja,fawukiwahala.

Batheneartheshore,don'tgowhereitisdeep.

See:fasumbu'edgeofriver'.

faka1v. sow. tromoi pikinini kaikai.ishavakan/waswarsijin faka sow vegetable

seeds/papayaseedsNug:siji'seeds'.

faka2v. build (a shelter). sanapim haphaus. Nug:tinyavi'shelterwithoutwalls'.

fakrin. wild sugarcane, its stem isused for makingfence. wel pitpit . Part: fakri, apmbayi,

apmbayise,ainytlasa,sarapayi.

fakrikomu v.acustomwhichpaternalaunt(takoi)used to givemeat and other food to her niece

(nari). kastam bilong anti. This custom is no

longerpractised.

fale1 v.1)puts.t.onbody.putimklos.Kumbaarina

falehe nimu ikuwa. I'll put on my shoes andwe'llgo.2)stickfoldedsagoleavesintotheroof

frame. putim morota. akan/sirin fale stick

folded sago leaflets into the roof frame 3)put

boundary markers on the garden ground and

divide.putimmak. tisumbun falehe uraurak

hala place the boundarymarksand divide the

garden into sections Nalmingripmbak li

faleshirik...Theydividedintothreepartsthen...

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Mahamyelen/Siyan fale. Plant new stem of

betelnut/coconutshoot.Nug:siya,mahamyele,

ujakisha (ujayele), nakyele, tamoyele,

nashiyele,warsiji.See:jiyi.

fale2 v. (dog)bark in order to tell his masterwherepigis.singautlongabus.Asajiviflenfalenda.

Gooddogsniffsthepigandbarks(inordertolet

hismasterknow).See:tashi,aumba.

fale3 v. pile up.pailimap.hin fale pile upfirewoodsiyan falelawu/eselawu tie and pile up dry

coconutsNug:hi,siya.See:faa1,ananja.

fale4 n. tree type, its bark is used for basket strap.diwaimangas.

faleheye v. put on and see if it is OK.putim natraim.Ma or toroktaha aiglasin faleheyewa

maotolawehiavokoria? Whosefatherwashe

whocameheretotrytheglasses?

falekuvun. strap for carryingbasket,made of treebarkwhichwaspoundedflat.skinbilongdiwai

mangas.Masfalekuvuk neloko avoko jikisin

simbindari. Forefathers used tocarry children

withmangasstrap.Mat:fale'treetype'.

falelawu vt. pile up firewood or dry coconuts.

pailimap.Sim:eselawu.famambu n. sandy riverside,riverbank.arere long

wara.See:fatelembu'cliff'.

fambanan.middlesizeriver,smallerthanfanduwu,biggerthanfarava.namelsaizwara.

fandumal n. a star in the west sky, which looksdownv:fanduwu.stanem.Cpart:aflamal.

fanduwun.river.wara.fanuku n.upperriver.waraantap.Ant:fatombo.fanyikanda adj. short, small. sotpela. Ant:

hombelaka.

farapmblango n. ditch, very deep holewith/without water in the bush. wara i raun

aninitnaigathul.

farapnombo n. path along creek. rot i bihainimwara.

farausi v. (mind) is blocked, not smart, stupid.longlong.Wavu lihi angop si farausishiwak

peek krahak yarinda ambu lir. Their minds

areblockedandtheycannotthinkclearly.See:

ambasi.

faravan.creek.liklikwara.farfarsa v. mix different things together. tanim,

bungim.Ujakishanga siyamblanga farfarsa.

Mixtulipleavesandshreddedcoconuttogether.

See:sukru,sujele.

farka n. cricket. binatang. Farka shiwa, kavak

nanda. When farka eats (yam), they will beruined.

farmen. sprout, seedling. kru. Spec: pakfarme,siyafarme 'sprout of mami yam, sprout of

coconut'.

farnarov. hitthe ground,flingdown.paitimgraun.Asajinyinfarnarow. Dogishittingtheground

with its tail.Misambin kombek farnaro. Hit

thegroundwithastick.Pelekastakafarnaro

indow?Whatdidfalldownandhittheground?

farnaroormbev. throw s.t. and it hits ground(whenangry).belhatnatromoilonggraun.

farniyi n.position,responsibility,office.kisimples.Pita Jonhifarniyiksiri ria. PetertookJohn's

office.

fasa v. turn over s.t. which is in the pot. tanim.Najirak ishavakan fasa, heyeyok siyok

layinak siyeje heyeyok tasaka. Turn over

vegetables with tongs so that the surface part

goes down to the bottom, and the bottom part

goesuptothesurface.See:hovele'turnovers.t.

inthefire'.

fasi v.wrapinleavesandcookinfire.pasimlonglipnakukimlongpaia.Intlavinnyifasiakwaol?

Areyougoingtocookinsectsinleavesandeat

them?See:hisi'roast';hiksuwu'cookinfire'.

fasikadv. underwater.aninit longwara. fasik layisink

fasumbun. edge of water. arere long wara. See:famambu'riverbank'.

fasuwuRedup: fisufasuwu. n. drift wood in river.diwai wara i kisim i kam. Fa si rasawa wolo

fisufasuwusi ermbenda.Whentheriverrises,

it brings up all the drift trees. Spec: fasuwuminimbatombo,fasuwutombo'driftwood'.

fatelembun. cliff riverside. arere longwara. See:famambu.

fatenje n.confluence.warabung.fatombo n.downriver.waradaunbilo.Ant:fanuku

'upriver'.

fawu1 v. cover s.t. with soil. karamapim wantaimgraun.Pajenfawu.Covermamiyamplantwith

soil.Nug:paje,nashi;Ninst:anjiya.

fawu2 adj. deepwater.wara i daun tumas. Fawukujawa hala. Don't bathe in deep water. See:

frumu,wolna.

fawu3 vt.stands.t.asasupport.sanapim.Minshihifawulawu.Cut tree,standit (next tothehuge

treeyoucan'tclimbwithouthelp)andusingthat,

climb.

fawu4 v.(pigs,dogs)mate. goap.Nact:fle,asa.See:hakolo'(chicken)mate'.

fayenden.longfishlikeeel.mausgras.fehe1v. hack, pound. sigarapim. Nug: naku 'sago

(trunk)';Ninst:jimashoko'sagopounder'.

fehe2adv. be from, come from, belong to. bilong.Peek fehe mir? Where are you from?

sembengalakfeheishavakagreensfrombush

fendele v. can't understand. i no gat save. Amufendelenduwa, perem a ukwa na? I can't

understand,whatshallIdo?Sim:pele,fenje.fenga [feng-a]v.befull,thereisnospace.spesi

pas olgeta. Kas fialahambawa ambu, angop

fenga mender. No space at all, it is packed.

Sim:embeina.

fengfakawav. hang down. hangamap. Apkumbufengfakawaw. Flying fox hangs down (from

tree).

fenjev. 1)tightenrope,makeknots, tight.pasimropstrong. kuvun fenje tighten the rope Pajen


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wanjek fenje. Tie cane ropewithstick sothat

mami vine can climb up.Mainfusha mushi

fenjew. Cats cradle tangled. Idiom: serembo

nga fenje paha yanda 'go around with tight

buttocks(crazy!)'; Sim:ta.See:kuvuk ishi'tie

withrope'.2)notclear,notunderstandable. ting

tinginoklia.Mashiosmimbawaamfenjew.

Whatyousaidisnotclear.

fere v.sprinkle,whengivingoffertothelandspirits,dip a twig in water or coconut juice or meat

juiceandsprinkle.tromoi wara.Mingri las or

laha ukuk or falehe ormu ferera. He took

mingritwig,dippeditinwater,sprinkled. See:

nambre.

ferfaradv.stupidly,foolishly(followdesirewithoutthinking).mekimnating.ferfarpandamaman

who talksnonsenseFleasa homferfaryanda

mari.Helivesfollowingintuitionlikepigsand

dogs.

ferfarmbaVariant:merwarmba. v. talk nonsense,stupid.mauswaranating,giaman.

ferfarna v. stupid. i no gat tingting. ferfarnandamastupidman

ferkaryaVariant: firkarya; ferkaruya. v. expectfoodwithoutworkingproperly,pretendtowork

and get food, hang around for food. karim

wisket,igolongkaikaitasol.Mangrahakinda

nembes,ferkarmenakwanjikyandalir.They

did not go to funeral (formourning), but they

wantedtoeatfood,sotheywent.Anafayiorhin

orheyeshihimenferkaryandari. Hewantsto

getmarriedsoheishangingaroundthehouseof

hisanafayi.Sim:ferkarmbaya.

fermbasiv. do without thinking, give withoutthinking.inosavelongwanemsamtingembai

mekim.Mashin men or fermbasiwa. He just

talkedwithoutthinking.Ant:yari.

fi1 n.blood.blut.Fikorowakaheyewa,fitlekanawa sir. When I saw the bloodwas shed, it

wasthick.

fi2 n.bambooflute,thickertype.mambuflute.See:hambarava'bambooflute,thintype'.

fialahamba v. there is space. i gat spes. Kasfialahambawaambu,amfengamender.There

is no space at all, it's packed. Sim:

samblakambla.

fialanga v.feelhot.hot.Kopinaahanafialangaw.I drank coffee and feel hot. Sim:

halamalangafia,entleyi.See:tloria.

fialanjev. 1)drink s.t. very hot. daunim hotpela

samting. Kopi hi nga na fialanjewak tarvleosmu flolonduwa. Coffee was too hot,so the

tongue got blister. 2)shine. givim bikpela lait.

Tujakan ukru fialanjenak a heye. Light the

torch and make it shine so that I will see.

3)disobedient,troublemaker. bikhettumas.Lir

fialanje mende u te. They are horribly

disobedient.Sim:fialanga.

adv. so fast. hariap tumas. Naman iwa

amburi, lewasfialanjeiwari.Hedidnotgo

slowly,hewentsofast.

fihomheye v.getbruise.retpelamak.Nokoveosomisokomefihomheyenda.Hulasihijiriospe

mo si rakatukuyiris pe? That woman has a

blackeye. Iwonderwhether her husbandbeat

herorshefellover.

fija v. cut open with knife. katim na opim.Waswarenfijahaniaka. Let'scutopenpapaya

andeat.Sim:fika,fruva.

fiji n.heir,biologicalchild.pikininitru.OrangopAvuiWasilakahifijiindingaknawari. Hehas

becomeGod'strueheir.See:arkaji,apnimbaji.

fika v.cutwithknifetoptowardonself.katimopim.Nug:wasware,lovo,pushi,melon.

finalhongov. get bruise, sunburn. retpela mak.Kumba anhi finalhongori.My leghad bruise.

Sim:fihomheye.Redup:finalwanalhongo.

finalwanalhongo Seemainentry:finalhongo.findumu v.carrys.t.betweenbodyparts.karimlong

sangana.harkashivikfindumucarryunderarm

jekapnashik findumu carry between chin and

shoulder tavajelekfindumu carry onthebend

ofthearm

firkarya Seemainentry:ferkarya.firnyaormbev. fling up, fling off with fingersor

sticks.tromoilongpingaostik.

firnyafalawuv. bendbackupward. lus i goantaphariap. Mitava tlefaha firnyafalawunduwa.

Tree branch bent down and broke, and it bent

backupward.

fisufasuwu Seemainentry:fasuwu.fiwa n.shelltrumpet,conchlikeseashell.taur.fiwan

ufunablowthetrumpet

fiyangav. (sun and moon) come out (from cloud)andshinestrongly.laitikam.Taamfiyangaw.

Sunrises.Hiam fiyangaw.Nowfire is on (it

lookeddeadbutnowonecanseelight).

fiyarana v.strongphysically,haveguts.strongpelaman.Otofiyaranandamari.Heisstrong(can

workwell).Ant:entlembu.

fiyi v.wipe.rausim.kukuvanfiyiwiperunnynosefiyokon. tree type, whose leaves are used by

traditional healers. diwai nem. fiyoko minjak

hakonda ma traditional healer (rub the body

with two leaves inboth hands and look at the

leavesandtellthecauseofsicknessandheal)

fla v. 1)harvest partially. rausim. Mahambinkunyakwanembes,menfla.Notremovingthe

wholebetelnutbundle,buttakejustonebranch.

2)remove midrib. rausim. Siyajeskan fla

Remove midrib of coconut leaflet. See:sirmbirmin la. 3)split. rausim. naksharntlen

fla split sago stem into strips Makantlanyin

flaha takrihimakasijin la. Split openwinged

beanpodandtakeoutthebeans.

flafla adv.slightly,littlebit. liklik.Maflaflarakaw.It rains slightly.Ma flafla taw. Rain comes

insideofhouseabit(becauseofwind).

flaflata v. stare. lukluk strong. Ma oto aninflaflatawa ri. That man stared at me. See:


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lishiolo,washiolo,sishiolo.

flahan.planttype,itslongleafissharp.longpelagrasnem.

flainysan.valley.plesdaun.flako1 v.sunshinesbrightlyatbothrisingandsetting.

san i lait strong. Ta am flakow. Sun shines

brightlynow.Nact:ta'Sun'.

flako2Variant:flango.v.1)makeanotchontimberendto placebeamon.katimposlongolsemY.

wormbonflakomakeanotchontheendofthe

posts 2)hang in not fall altogether. hangamap

long namel.Hamba tenjek flakowa. Bamboo

didnotfallaltogethertotheground,butithung.

flakorov.tease. sigarapim.Anpeek ji flakorondaambu nir, avak a jilawongrimba

lafafandakwajir.Youcannotteaseme,ifyou

doso,Iwillbeatyouall.Orpeekjiflakoronda

amburi.Youcannotteasehim.

flarma v.warmup.filimhot.Hingaanakmaomesi flarmaka.Drinksomethinghot sothat body

willbewarmedup.Hiwalonakflarma.Stayat

fire so that body will warm up. Tarvle si

flarmarik ormu maimbara. Tongue was

warmedup(loosened) andhe started speaking.Sim:himau.See:hiwalo,taiwalo.

flarmasi v. extractmilkywaterby addingwatertograted coconut and squeezing. bengim drai.

Siyanflarmasi.Milkcoconut.Res:flarmauku

'coconutmilk'.

flarmaukun. coconut milk, milky liquid squeezedfrom shredded coconut fruit. gris bilong

kokonas.

flarnav.force.strongnating.Orflarnariksiufuhuiri sir. He forced her to go and shecouldnot

refuse,soshewent.

flashi v.ties.t.withropeinordertocarry.pasimnakarim.Hinsiyahakuvuksiflashifosori. She

choppedfirewoodand tiedthemwithrope and

carried.flashi tombokotiewithropeandcarry

ontheshoulderSee:eiye,ishi,mushi,flate.

flatev.tiestripsofcoconuthuskskintocarry.rausimhapskin bilong kokonas na pasim. Siyan flate

toloi. Tie stripsofcoconuthusk skin, takeand

go.

fle n. pig. pik. Spec: fletarmbe 'wild pig'; Spec:flewa'tamed/domesticpig'.

flefarikiVariant: flefar i. v. hunt pig.painim pik.An flefarik a iku. I go hunting pig. Sim:

flefarnduwui.See:asaromlayi'(wholevillage)

gohuntingpigs'.

flefarnduwui v. hunt pig. painim pik. Sim:flefariki.

flefun.pig'steeth,smallknife.likliknaip.flehapmavaya Seemainentry:fleya.flehavav. pig bone, special name, which makes

personhappy;everynamehasitscorrespondent

flehava. bun bilong pik, kastam nem. Orin

flehavan li kwari. They greeted himwith his

specialname.

flehukun. breastmeat of pig,which issupposed to

be the best part. wisket bilong pik. Flehuku

hinukumanjavanjikorlaiowendasira.Pork

breast is the meat that hinuku gives his

manjava.

flejiakoro n. small, wild piglet whose mother waskilled. liklik welpik mama bilong enol i kilim

pinis.See:flejiaumbu,flejiasamba.

flejiaumbu n. grown up wild piglet. namel saizwelpik.Sim:flejiasamba.See:flejiakoro'small

wildpigletwhosemotherwaskilled'.

flekormen. spear to shoot pigs. spia bilong sutimpik.Flekormen laharanak fle toson a jikwa.

Bring me spearso that I will shoot this pig.

Idiom:Flekormen kishanda ri. 'He is a good

hunter.'.

flekovon. garden fence toavoid pigs.banis bilonggaden.Flekovonombokopi,nowekiwahala.

Goalongthegardenfence,don'tgoinside. Sim:

inyi.

flekuvun.ropetrapforcatchingpig. trapbilongpik.Flekuvunormbe.Settheropetocatchpig.

flemasuwu n.backboneofpig.baksaitbilongpik.flembantleVariant: flepantle. n. pigs' hair on the

neck.grasbilongbaksaitbilonghetbilongpik.See: avishambantle 'crest of cockatoo';

aptokwalko'cockscomb'.

flengoroheyev. hunt for pigs, surround and huntpigs.banisimpik.

flengramangrahaSeemainentry:mangraha.flepantleSeemainentry:flembantle.fleteyen. grate tosmokepig.betbilongsmokimpik.

Flenjahateyekowe.Cutuppigandplacethem

onthegrate.

flewa n.domesticpig.pikbilongples .Gen:fle'pig';Ant:fletarmbe'wildpig'.

fleyan. big payment for bride price, fine orcompensation. bikpela moni, bikpela pe,

kompenseson. Misambi mashama li panak

fleyanukwaola.Iflandowenersask,theywill

givepayment.Redup:flehapmavaya.

flolov. 1)loose. bikpela tumas. Kowe anhiwasilakaksinahaflolow.My skirtis big, it's

loose.Ant: krishi 'tight'. 2)haveblister. skin i

lus.Hiuwakflolowa.Itwasburntandblistered.

flormbo v.becomeloose(s.t.whichwastied). lus.Kuvu angop flormbo rakari. Ropewas loose

andfelldown.

florsho vt.loosenandremovewithoutuntie.surukimna rausim.Kuvun/Pulin florsho. Loosen and

remove string /wreath without untying. See:

sorngo'untie'. vi. slippery, slimy. wel. Serekowak

florshow.Muddy andslippery.Uku nga naha

florshow. Wet and slippery.Foome florshow.

Fishisslimy.

florshofarakav.loosenandfall.luspundaun.flu v. be filled with water. pulap long wara.

Uksembenomaawaosiksungufluw.Idrank

onlywatersothatstomachisfilledwithwater.

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Sheateallalone(withoutsharing).

fohoko adj.whole,altogether.olgeta.Fohokosira,kas a halashi rawa ambu. This is thewhole

thing,Ididnotsetasidepartofit.

folomav. incest, marry too close relative such asego's brother's daughter. marit pikinini meri

bilongem.Sim:timbara.

foomen.fish.pis.foomjeka n.fishscale.grilebilongpis.foso v.carrys.t.onone'sbackusingheadstrap(only

women carry this way). karim long baksait

wantaimropihangamaplonghet.Nug:shovo,

kowe 'female limbum basket, netbag'. See:

kisha,tomboko,findumu.

fre adv.conjunctionoftwoitems,and.na.JonfrePitaJonandPita

frehe v.tear,break.bruk.Koushimblasihiangopsifreheri. Her old dress had already been torn.

Idiom:Tersunguwavujihiamsifreheshiwak

armek jimu yarinduwa. 'Your hearts are

broken (have now clearmind) so that you are

nowunderstandingwell.';Ant:fenje'tietightly'.

fri Variant: vri. pro. third person dual pronoun,

theytwo(inpreverbalposition&sentencefinalposition.tupela.

frijip Variant:friship.num.two.tupela.fringimbaormbev. throw away s.t. on hands or

feet. rausim. Pol hovo shihi lokowarik or

fringimba ormberi. Pol threw away snake

whichbithimandhangingdown.

frir pro. third person dual pronoun, they two(sentence initial position). tupela. Frir

anakoronda ambu vri. They two are

unseparable.

friship Seemainentry:frijip.fru v. fly.flai.Aptoko fruhumetenjek lawuwa.

Chickenflewtowardtopofatree.

fruhumbla v. swing.flai tasol. Suwa si rasawakminjakukwafruhumblaw.Windblows,sothe

leavesareswinging.

frumuv.(water)deepandgooverthehead.waraigoantap long het . Fa si frumuwak ormu

faheyewa.Riverwastoodeep(towade)sohe

swam.Fawolnandaosikormulayifrumuwa.

The river is so deep that he sank and

disappeared.See:fawu,wolna.

frungawu v.buy.baim.Tavafushatosonpeeknyifrungawurisir?Wheredidyoubuythatwatch?

frungu v.lackof,don'thave. inogat.Ishavakatajihatlayishiwakamnifrunguw.Sunisstrong

and greenvegetables are driedupsowedon'thaveanyvegetable.See:saina'shortofs.t.'.

frushnyafawu v. snort. pulim kus i go insait .Kukuvanfrushnyafawuwahala.Don'tsnort.

fruva v.cuts.t.withknifefromtoptowardoneself.katim.Nug:melon,wasware;Sim:fika,fija.

fu n. tooth. tit. fuk shikoro cut off with teethIdiom: Fu orhi nga or sishirik wutari orhi

ormutulura.'Hestoodwithhisownpower,so

hisenemyranaway.';Idiom:fungasa.'digup

big yam (=good farmer).'; Idiom: fu nga

tantlemantlembu'veryangry'.

-fu neg. in vain. mekim nating. Karin ninikishifuri.Wewaitedforthecarbutitdidnot

come.Orflarnariksiufuhusimuiraornjik.

Heforced,shecouldnotrefuse,soshewent(to

marryhim).

fuja adj. (tree) young, short. yanpela. siyafuja,mahamfuja, mifuja, warfuja young coconut

tree, young betel nut tree, young tree, young

breadfruittreeParD:hapkwa'mature,old'.See:

hambatoko'youngbamboo'.

fulafulaadv. strong; strong physically. strongpela.Fulafulamankofarkofarikjikama.Appointa

strongmanateachplace.

fulalana v. pointed, sharp. sap nogut tru. kormefulalanandapointedspear

fulame n.fang,poweroffighter.titolsemnil.Nindi,listava, hovo, walmbombo ondo fulame

ngashi lir. Centipede and scorpion and snakes

have stings.Maoto fulamengashi ri. He has

powerforfight.

fuma n.face.pes.Sim:fumunyava,fumushima.

fumasi v.visittoshowone'sface.soimpes.Aihinafumasishikoparakwanir.Iwillgoandshow

myfacethencomeback.

fumbirmi n.gum.Fumbirmikandari,futungwanamber.Heis chewingwith gums,teeth have

notcomeout.

fuminyavaSeemainentry:fumunyava.fumunyava Variant: fuminyava, fumushima. n.

face. pes. Fumunyava nakrem nanda vri.

Theirfacesarethesame(twin).Sim:fuma.

fumushima Seemainentry:fumunyava.fungushan.lipsandteeth.lipnatit.See:kusha'lip'.funtlehavantleadv.hardwork.wokhat.Lerawun

funtlehavantlelandari.Heisahardworker.

funukun. front teeth. tit i stap namel. Cpart:taktombo'wisdomteeth'.

funuriv. be impressed, admire so much that snapupperteethwiththumbnail.wokimpairaplong

tit. Jikandaoto mi laka oson or kishairik a

heyehe men a funuriri. I saw a youngser

carried a huge tree, I was so impressed that I

snappedmyupperteethwiththumbnail.

funyi v. grow thick with leaves. kru i kamap nakaramapim. Nanyi, paje funyindu. Yam and

mami yam tendril is coiling and getting thick

withleaves.See:palengu'coilup'.

furfurjamu v. prostrate, turn over. tanim na

karamapim. Hambiyan furfurjamu, warkwailiku. Turn over the plate lest flies come.

furfurjamushiwandariprostrateontheground

andstaySim:avermbu.

furku n. small spear. liklik spia. Fakrin shi tanakfurkuknandasir.Cutwildpitpitandsharpen,

thenitbecomessmallspear.Mat:fakri.

fusakasakuv. rebel, disobey. bikhet. Fusakasakunda ma ondo fle tarmbe hom nanda. The

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fusakasak pa 'demand things inappropriate

way'.

fusele n. food exchange partner. kawas. Sim:aunombo.

fusha n. band.paspas. fushan la make bandMat:wanje; Spec: tavafusha, kumbafusha,

wangfusha 'armband, ankle band, stone axe

band'.

fushantloltavantlolo adv. go without telling. inogivimtoksave.Jikisinafushantloltavantlol

namurandu,peekasawenarawaambunir.

WithouttellingchildrenwhereIgo,Icame.

fushatavantlolov. abandon, not help. harimtoksave, tasol i nohelpim.Lerawun or lawa,

orhimafushatavantlolowa lir.Whenhewas

working, his people abandoned him (did not

help).

fusi v.sharp.sap.Anduleorhifusiwa.Hisknifeissharp.Sim:awu.See:awu,hambara,fulalana.

v. intend, aim. tingting longmekim.Akwa

tosoornjikafusihinauwasir.Icookedthis

foodforhim.Avinorjikmbafusiriosa,hako

mitava yejen ormu jira. He aimed to shoot

bird,butinsteadheshotthebranch..

futaktombon. back teeth, wisdom teeth. tit. See:funuku.

H-h

ha1 v. 1)die, faint, become unconscious. dai. Anjikandakanarikmamaianhiharisir. WhenI

was a child, mymother died.Orhawakop a

tlawa. If he had died I would have cried.

Hahandamashikasawerik limisiriambu. I

told veryweakly so they didnot listen. 2)set,harden.dai.Nakuamhaw.Sagohasset(after

pouringhotwater).

ha2 v. give.givim.Akwan a harik or ari. Igavefood tohim,sohe ate.Lapaninhanda.Give

meafew(s.t.whichisseen).

hafakasi v. humble, meek. daunim em yet, i nobikhet.Hafakasindamari. Heisamanwhois

humble.Sim:hafakali,hangishali.

hahakrindiv.diecompletely. daiolgeta.Angopsihaha krindiwa sir. She has died completely.

Sim:hahaambasi,hahakambakna.

hahangoli v. humble, meek. daunim em yet .hahangolinda ma meek man Sim: hafakali,

hafakasi,hangishali.hahangoya v.humble.daunimemyet,inobikhet.

hahangoyandama humble, quiet person Sim:

hafakaya,hahangoli.See:ruwoltavaolo.

haiesev. step levelward. tromoi lek i go pas. See:hakaese,hasaese,hauese,halese.

haiesehandaese v. step backandforth repeatedly.lekigoikam.See:tereiterera.

haifaihandafayev. jumpfrom onetreetoanother.kalapkalapigoikamlongantap.See:haifaye

'kalapigo'.

haifale v. 1)put s.t. around, put on s.t. levelward.putim. Orin haifaleka. Put arm around him.

2)pull s.t. near.pulim i kam. kwalak haifalelahara. Pull (betel nuts) with hook. 3)affect.

toktokkalapigolongnarapelaman .Kavakava

or uri osmuhai orinernga falera.What he

didwrongaffectedotherman.

haifalhandafalembav. talk one thing afteranother,not talkwell.wokimkain kain toktok.

Haifalhandafalembawa hala, os mi

pakmbahamipawaosonommba. Don'tjump

fromonetopictoanother,speakwhatyouwant

tospeak.See:aneimaneyemba.

haifayev. jump over to another tree. kalap longnarapela diwai. Mi orok lawu mahambin

haifayehekunya. Climbup that tree, jump to

thebetelnuttreeandtakewholebranchofbetel

nuts.See:haifaihandafaye.haihandahav. throw back and forth. givim i go i

kam.Sim:anaha.

haihandaormbev. throw around, make a mess.tromoi nabaut nabaut . Pele pelen

haihandaormbewa hala. Don't throw things

around(messy).

haihandaowev. distribute (food). dilim.Haihandaoweshinak li a. Distribute food so

thattheywilleat.

haihandaowemisiv. smell around and find out,listenaroundandfindout.painimaut.

haihandaowesiliv. askand find outs.o.'s thought.askim nabaut nabaut na painimaut .

Haihandaowesilinak or sawe. Ask him andfindout(histhought).

haihandasawe v. spread talk. toksave, salim toknabaut.Sim:haisauhandasawe.

haiishi v. tie s.t. levelward.pasim. See: hakaishi,hasaishi,halishi,hauishi.

hailav. take s.t. levelward. kisim.Oson haila. Takethatone.See:haula,hakala,hasala,halla.

haimbahandamba v.lie,givefalseevidence. tokgiaman.Sim:pafirimba,haihandamba.

haimbunyai v.(scabies)spread(withinonebody).sua i bruk bikpela. Oje oso haimbunya

haimbunya ihi wasilakak si nawa. That sore

wasspreadingalloverthebody.haindiso v.graftatreeinto.pasimwantaim.Ormiondon tolkunya laharaha mi waa indingo

orok orhaindisori lir.Hechoppedthosetrees

andgraftedthemintothecultivatedones.

hainduwu v.makes.t.stand.sanapim.haiowe v. put s.t. levelward.putim. See: hakaowe,

hauowe,halowe,hasaowe.

haisauhandasawev. spread talk. salim tok i gonabaut.Sim:haihandasawe.


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haisauhandasaweyav. spread talkgoing around.toktoknabaut.

haishiv. cut s.t. levelward. katim. See: hakashi,haushi,halshi,hasashi.

haisiv.moveaside,giveway,standthere. surukigo,sanaplonghap.Jihaisi.Movetotheside.Sim:

haitawe.See:hausi,hakasi,halsi,hasasi.

haisilihandasili v. ask around. askim nabautnabaut.

haitawev. move aside, give way. suruk i go.Nombonhaitawe.Moveasideoftheroad.See:

atamatawe'stayaway'.

haitolo v. hold levelward. holim. See: hakatolo,hasatolo,hautolo,haltolo.

haiuhandauv. steal, make trouble. wokim trabol.Haiuhandaundaria.Heisatroublemaker.

haiwav.makespacefors.o.toliedown. surukigonagivimspeslongslip .Mirhaiwanakorwa.

Yousleeptheresothathecansleephere.

haiwahandawa v.1)(manypeople)sleephereandthere in one place. (planti man) slip long

wanpela rum nabaut nabaut. 2)rejoice. kalap

kalap naamamas.Or haiwahandawa randu.

Heiscomingrejoicing.Sim:kumbanukuksi.hakav. give downward,hand s.t.downward(talking

to s.o. above). givim i kam daun.Hakanak a

tolo.GiveitdowntomesothatIseize.

hakaesev. climbdownward (talking to s.o. above).kamdaun.See:haiese,hauese,halese,hasaese.

hakahakaowe v. give s.t. downward towardspeaker and put, and repeat the action. kisim

kisim i kam daun. See: handahandaowe,

hasahasaowe.

hakahangishali v. humble, obedient. stap isi,daunim em yet . Sim: hafakali, hafakasi,

hangishali.

hakaishi v. tie downward (talking to s.o. above).pasim.

hakaliv. sit downward (talking to s.o. above).sindaun. Torok hakali, kumbamu anhik. Sit

downhereatmyfeet.

hakana1 v. lesser, shorter, lower. liklik. Orhaunawak sir hakananda. He is tall, she is

short.Stoarosopraishakanandasir.Theprice

atthisstoreischeaper.

hakana2 n.treetype.diwainem.hakananarakav. come down gradually, decrease.

suruk suruk kam daun. See: halnanalayi,

haunanalawu,hasnanarasa.

hakaowev. 1)put s.t. downward (talking to s.o.

above). putim daunbilo. Ant: hauowe.2)advance,bringthedateforward.senisimdei

kamdaun.

hakasiv. stand in lower position. sanap daunbilo.Ant:hausi;Sim:hakana.

hakatolov. hold s.t. downward (talking to s.o.above).holimdaunbilo.Anyanahakatolonda

nir.Myincomeislow.

hakaunaya v.notworkhard,lazy.lesman.Menerhakaunayanda ri, laha anda ambu ri. He is

lazy,doesnotworkinordertogainfood. Sim:

hinjifleya,wanurmbuya.

hako1 vi.1)bewakeful.klia.Asuknyakmbanaurimisokomeanhierhakori.Iwantedtosleepbut

my eyeswere awake. 2)(river) clear. klia. Fa

angop hakowa, krupshiwa ambu. River is

clear,itisnotmuddy.3)findcauseofsickness.

painimaut as bilong sik . Fiyoko minjak

hakondamari (=manhakondama).Heisa

traditionalhealer(rubthebodywithtwoleaves

inbothhandsandlookattheleavesandtellthe

causeofsicknessandheal).

vt.sweep.brumim.Akasuvunhako.Sweep

dustinthehouse.

hako2 int. right,but,well. tasol.Hako,ma am te.Well/But, I don't know.Hako,eremnawa sir

te.Right,that'sishowitis.

hakolafafandav.sweepaway(withoutgatheringinone place). brumim. Akasuvun osmu

hakolafafandanduwa. She is sweeping dust.

See:hakohapnduwu'sweepandgatherinone

place(thenthrowaway)'.

hakolo Variant: hakwolo. v. (rooster/cock) mate.

goap.Aptokohakolombaw. Roosteris matingand making noise. Nact: aptoko. See: fawu

'(dogsandpigs)mate'.

hakri1v. crack. i laik bruk, hap bruk. Pavi angophakriri.Claypotwascracked.See:tava'break'.

hakri2v.abstain,fastinordertogainpowersuchascatching games and performing magic

(Traditionally it includes bathing and food

cooked in saucepan. Food cooked in fire was

allowed to eat.). tambuim kaikai. Sim:

hakritleina.Redup:haktikri.

hakritleina v. abstain, fast in order to gain powersuch as catching games and performingmagic

(Traditionally it includes bathing and food

cooked in saucepan. Food cooked in fire was

allowed to eat.). tambuim kaikai. Hakritleina

mendehesindari.Hefasts.

hakwolo Seemainentry:hakolo.hala1v.1)leave,stop. lusim.Ormuhalashilinduwa.

Hedid not go, heis staying.Or lerawu oson

angophalariri.Hehadleftthatwork.Mbeeka

halaku? How far I shall read? (Which verse

shall Istop?)Tisumbunfaleheuraurakhala.

Put theboundarymarkersandleave (divide) it

into parts. 2)let, allow. larim. Halashinak or

ta.Lethimcome.

hala2n.mat,coconutleafmat,pandanusmat.kokonas

mat.Halanmiuleshindanaka li.MakeamatsothatIcansitdown.

hala3neg.negation,donot. noken.Aninajewahala. Don'tbeafraidofme.

halamalangafia v. feel hot. filim hot. Kowen afalewa mor halamalangafiawa kom. Putting

on clothesmakesme feel veryhot.See: tloria

'sweat'.

halangakSeemainentry:halanganga.halangangaVariant:halangak.conj.while,before


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finishing. i no pinis yet. Mashin or saweri

halanganga simu sawera. Before he finished

talking,shestartedtalking.

halesev.godown(speakertowards.o.).godaun.halfale v. dip downward, plant downward. planim

daun,putimigolongwara.

hali1v. exchangemarriage. senis marit. Jon jikahaorhik orhalihilariria.Pitayelndamorlari

sir. Jon's sister got married and her husband's

sister came to become Jon's wife as an

exchange.Pitamarriedwithoutgivingexchange

husbandto hissister.Lailara haliri vri.They

two married by sister exchange. See: anahali,

lailarahali.

hali2v. 1)set fire, light. laitim paia. Hin hanaksakuyinahali.GivemefiresothatIlightmy

tobacco.Nukwan halishinak si u. Set fire on

kunai grass so that itburns. 2)fitan arrow on

thebowstring.putimsupsuplongbanara .Sayin

sarnjavak halihi hapjiraha ermbeka. Fit the

arrowonthebowstring,draw,shoot.

halishi v. tie downward. pasim. See: hauishi,hasishi,hakaishi.

haljiro v. merge and deflect. joinim. Fanduwu sirasawak farava osmu haljironduwa. River

swelled, so the water from the little creekhas

mergedanddeflectedattheconfluence.

halmbav. talk downward. tok i go daun.Halmbanakor tasanaka ji.Tellhim(whois

downbelow tocome up),when hecomesup I

will hit (him). See: hasamba, haumba,

hakamba.

halnanalayiv. go down gradually, decrease. suruksuruk go daun. Minjan a warowa kasal

halnanalayindute.Iwasweedingandsawthat

itwentallthewaydown.

halowe v. puts.t. downwardor inside.putiminsait,putim daunbilo. Pensilin hala, shovo akomek

halowe. Leave the pencil alone, put it in the

basket.

halshiv.cuts.t.downward.katim.halsiliv.askdownward.askim.haltolo v.holddownward.holim.halu v.cookins.t.kukiminsaitlongsospan.Akwan

sospanik halushinak si u. Put food into the

saucepansothatitwillbecooked.

haluhalau v. scoundrel, trouble maker. bikhet.haluhalaundamatroublemaker

halwolov. put into s.t. downward, fill downward.pulumapim.Kowekhalwolo.Putitintobilum.

hamahama adv. quickly, in a hurry. hariap.Hamahama ra. Come quickly. Sim:

lewaskawas,permpar.

haman adv.quickly,inahurry(withambu).hariap.Haman tanda ambu. He is not coming in a

hurry.

hamba1v. carve, copy. sapim diwai olsem piksabilong samting.Min li shijesehe ma hom li

hambanda.Theycuttreeandcarveitintoman's

shape.Mohon li heyehe li hambanda kasai.

Thatonethereistheonetheysawcrocodileand

copiedandcarvedintoitsshape.

hamba2n. bamboo.mambu. Siyan hambak jingo.Hitcoconutswithbamboostick.Spec:womko,

hamba sika, santle hamba, uku, korhamba,

shisha; Phase: hamba toko 'young bamboo';

Phase:hambahapkwa'maturebamboo';Part:

hambambongo,hambaarnga,hambaarmbu.

hambaarmbu n. white, cottony material foundinside ofbamboo.waitpela samting insait long

mambu. See: hamba ari (=hamba arnga)

'coveringofthebamboostem'.

hambanjindaman.diviner,amanwhoisabletofindoutwhocauseddeathusingbamboo.paitim

mambulongtewel.Sim:hambantelendama.

hambantlasan. dry bamboo without leaves. draimambu i no gat lip. See: hambatleskowe

'bamboograteforgrillingmeat'.

hambarav. become sharp. kamap sap. Fri ko kohambararik opmu rasara. They two were

sharpeningknivesandwhentheybecamesharp,

theycameup.See:jaha,awu,fusi,fulalana.

hambaravan.1)bambooflute(holdingvertically).

mambuflut.hambaravanufuna blowbambooflute See: fi 'thicker flute (holding vertically)'.

2)pipeforsmoke.paipbilongsmok.

hambasika n.largesizebamboo,whichisusedforbeamsofhouse,combsandspearpoints.mambu

nem. hambasikak masayin li unda with

hambasikatheymakecomb.

hambatleskowe n.bamboograteforgrillingmeat.plesbilongsmokimpik.

hambihi n. coconut shell as firewood.kokonas selpaiawud. Hambihin tiya. Make fire with

coconutshell.

hambiyan. plate, traditionally siyambiya (coconutshell)wasused.plet.

hame n. tree type with edible fruit. ton. Part:hamsekuvu 'flower'; Part: hamarmbu 'inner

thin skin of fruit'; Spec: hamlovo, hamnashi,

hamsembe.

hamflasarenjen.twintonfruits,necklacewhichismade of twin ton fruits by ruwai to give his

mango.pasimton.

haminyav. pretend to do s.t. giaman long mekim.Aninjikhaminyawari.Hepretendedtohitme.

Sim:lembu.See:krestafa.

hamkupminja n.leafoftontree,whichisalreadydetached. lip bilong ton. See: hamkukwa 'leaf

oftontree,whichisattachedtothetree'.

hamshorngo n.new,redleafoftontree,which isused to make sago paste strong. nupela lip

bilongton.See:pujasavi,kumbiyakukwa,lip

kaukau.

hamsishin.skinoftontreetrunk. skinbilongdiwaiton.See:hamsuvu'outsideskinoftonfruit'.

hamtuwu n. handle ofknife.hanbilongnaip.Ulehamtu angop shelewa. Handle of knife has

comeoff.See:lerhava'handleofkombefaand

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hamuku [ham-uku] n. ton stone soup made offermented ton stones, which were sundried,

shelled,soakedincreek,thencookedwith tulip,

apsarkaorasamanyi.

handahandaowe v. work hard toward deadline,overseveraloccasions,carryheavyloadlittleby

littleuptoonepoint,thenfromthereagainlittle

bylittletothedestinationoverseveraldays.wok

i klostu klostu.Handahandaowefoso iwa sir.

She carried the load little by little with some

shuttles.. Am ni larakokwak nimu

handahandaowenduwa. In order to complete

our work we areworking hard (little by little

approaching to the goal). Pele pelen

handahandaowerakoho akan faleka. Prepare

allthethingsthenstartthatching. See:namana,

hasahasaowe,hakahakaowe.

handaowev.puts.t.(towardspeaker).kamputim.handatolo v.seizes.t.nearthespeaker. ikamholim.

See:haitolo'seizes.t.levelward'.

hangangaiav.tastebitter.paitlongmaus.Nakfasina awahangangaiaw. I ate sago (wrappedand

cooked in fire) and it tasted bitter. Nact:

apsarka,hamsiji,tla, hishi(blackpart).See:jesenga,liliyi.

hangishaliv. humble, meek. em stap em yet, i nobikhet.Sim:hafakali,hafakasi.

hanguadj.weak,soft.malomalo.hangujiv. soft.malomalo.Mi toto hangujiwa ri.

This tree is soft. Misambi hangujiwa sir.

Ground is soft. Ant: kwambuji. Redup:

hangusanguji.

hangusanguadj. weak, unwilling. les. Lerawunhangusangulawahala.Don'tworkunwillingly.

hantlemantlev.feelweak.airaun,inogatstrong.Erenghawak kumbatava hantlemantlew.

BeinghungryIfeelmylegsandhandsareweak,

can'tmove.Nact:kumbatava.

hanyi v. new leaves come out (ready to harvest).nupelakrunalipkamap.Mishorngohanyiw.

Newleavesarecomingoutfromtree.Ishavaka

(shorngo) hanyiw. Leafy vegetable has new

leaves(soreadytoharvest).

hapjirav. tighten, stretch, draw (the bow). taitim.Sarnjavan hapjira. Draw the bow. Avi

shervlenhapjiraw.Birdisstretchingitswings.

hapkwaadj.tall,mature,old(trees,bamboos,palms,sugarcanes, wild pitpit), mature (insect).

longpela. intlap hapkwa mature insectParD:

fuja,toko'young,immature'.

haplorfaiv.jumpoverandgo.kalapnaigo.ukfianhaplorfai jumpoverditchquicklyand goSim:

sanglafai,kweinafai.

haplorfara v.jumpoverandcome.kalapnaikam.ukfianhaplorfarajumpoverditchquicklyand

comeSim:sanglafara,kweinafara.

haplorfarala v.jumpandcomeoutorin.kalapnakam autsait o insait. akan hala haplorfarala

come out of the house Sim: kweinafarala,

sanglafarala.

haplormbavlorov. hop. kalap kalap igo.Ujaukukavak si narik haplormbavloro or iri.

Morningdewwasheavy,sohewenthopping(to

avoidgettingtoowet).Akwanhaplormbavloro

uwa, anda ambu vri. Parents donot eat food

whichwas peeled and cooked incoconutmilk

by their daughters who are married (, and

daugters-in-law).

haplorov. step over s.t. kalapim. Hovon ahaplorowa. I stepped over snake. Akwan

haplorowahala.Don'tstepoverfood.

hapmusi v. (dyingperson)makenoise likesnoring.nek i pairap. Or hakwak ormu

hapmusinduwa. He is making noise like

snoringforheisdying.Sim:tlirtlorimba.

hapnduwuv.gather,heap(grainsandsands).hipim.Nug:havi,hapsishi,rais,pinats,kofi.

hapsalukun. clearwater on the surfacewhen onecooksrootcropsorothervegetable.warabilong

kukimkaikailongen.Ukmahanerkonaturaw,

hapsaluku nom ngoroshinak a a. I don'tlike

thehotwaterinwhichrootcropsmeltandcame

out,pouronlyclearsurfacewater,thenIdrink.

Ukmaha nerko siyok sinda sir, hapsalukuheyek nanda sir. Ukmaha nerko stays down

below (of the pot), hapsaluku stays on the

surface. See: ukmaha nerko 'bottom water of

cookedrootcrops,whichisthicker'.

hapsishi n.sand.wesan.haptlashnya n.dust(onsurfaceofs.t.).das.harav.dawn,becomelight.tulait.Aptokongaavuri

ngapawak,amharaw. Whenroosterandavuri

sing, it isbecoming dawn..Aka roso harawa

tangnawa ambu. This house is light, it's not

dark.Tujakanukruhara.Lightthecoconutleaf

torch.

harakoro n.beforedawn.klostutulait.harkav. make fun, playful.man i save pilai pilai.

See:normbi.Redup:harkambarka.

harkambarka v. 1)make fun.pilai pilai. 2)lookfor s.t. persistently, look into everything and

find. painim painim na kisim.

Harkambarkandare.Pele pelen orlawa.He

(close relative) looks intoeverything andfinds

thingsandtakesthem.

harkasarkav.tickle.pilaipilai.Harkasarkanakaleku.Ifyoutickle,Iwillvomit.

harkashipkukwa n. hair of armpit. gras bilongsanganabilonghan.

harkashiptombo n. chest.mak bilong pros. Fa

rasaha harkashiptombok naw. River swelleduptochest.

harkashivin. armpit. sangana bilong han. Idiom:Totoharkashivikjereheersindari.'Thisone

(myson)isfollowingmeallthetimewhereverI

go.'.

harngwaVariant: tarngwa. v. take out breadfruitseeds after cooked in fire. rausim kapiak sit.

Nug:warsiji.See:tlo'takeseedsoutfromripe,

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haruja v. shinevery strongly. laitstrong.Tujakanukrunaksiharujanakaheye.Lightthetorch,

itshinesstrongly,sothatIcansee.

hasav.giveupward(talkingtoapersonwhoisdownbelow).givimikamantap.

hasahasav. (bad thought) come up from heart, (phlegm)comeup.nekisigarap,givimtingting .

Jekapnashisihasahasawakormuorvinduwa.

(Phlegm)comesup inthroat,soheis trying to

clearthethroat.Pelepele kava ol sunguwavu

lihisihasahasawahomundalir.Theydobad

thingsasthosethoughtscomeupfromhearts.

hasahasaowev. give s.t. upward toward speakerandput, andrepeat theaction (speaker,who is

above,talkstos.o.belowusingthisword).kisim

kisimikamantap .Akwanhasahasaowenakli

a.Bringupthefoodmoreandmoresothatthey

willeat.See:handahandaowe,hakahakaowe.

hasambav.talkupwardtowardspeaker.toktokikamantap.See:halmba,haumba,haimba.

hasananarasa v. comeup gradually likewaterinthe well comes up, increase. sruk sruk i kam

antap.

hasaowe v. put upward. putim antap. Redup:hasahasaowe.

hatejeVariant: teje. v. die out, become extinct.olgetadaipinis.

hatlaadj.dry.drai.siyahatladry(mature)coconuthatlamba n.(eatrootcrops)withoutcookedgreens.

drai kaikai.Idiom:Hatlamban ni tlenda nir.

'We eat rootcropswithout greens.';Tamo oso

hatlamban ni tlewa re. 'We ate that tamo

withoutcookedvegetable.'.

hatlayi v.becomedry.kamapdrai.Siyaosoangophatlayiwa.Thatcoconuthasdried.

hauaheye v.pickupfoodandeatandseehowitis.holimnatestim.

hauese v.climbupward.goantap.hauhakaowesawe v.repeattellings.t. toktokgen.

Sim:sauyango.

hauhongo v. stick into upward. suvim antap. See:hakahongo, halhongo, hongo, hasahongo,

haihongo; sakuyin akambak jere 'stick

tobaccoleavesintothatchedroof'.

hauishiv.ties.t.upward.pasim.haumblihaumbliv. greedy, save up only for

himself. hipim hipim. Nokoven or haumbli

haumbliri. He had many wives. See:

Mirndonommirndonom lawahala.'Don'tbe

greedy.'.

haunav. surpass,better, richer, taller,higher.man iantap long narapera. Ma roto hishiyarinda

orhi haunanda sir. His wisdom surpasses

others.Ant:hakana'lesserone'.

haunanalawuv.increase,goupgradually.groigoantap.Pele pelestoak feheamhaunanalawu

te.Priceofthestoregoodsgoesup. Jikisitoto

haunanalawu te. This child is growing in

height. See: halnanalayi, hakananaraka,

hasananarasa.

hauntlehakantlev. change time repeatedly. senissenis. Tundek ikmba li pari hako angop li

hauntlehakantlenda osik Fraidek shi ikwa

shir. They said that we two were flying on

Tuesday,buttheychangedagainandagain,and

we are going on Friday.Tundek or takuri li

hauntlehakantlehelimuhakaowera,Trindek.

HewassupposedtocomeonTuesday,butthey

changed time againand they postponed, so he

willcomeonWednesdayinstead.

hauowev. 1)put upward, praise. putim antap. Hiorhin hauowe. Praise him. Ant: hakaowe.

2)postpone.senisimdeigoantap.Tundekshi

ikuri oso angop li halaha Trindek li

hauoweri.WeweresupposedtogoonTuesday

buttheypostponedthedatetoWednesday.

haushiheye v.pickupfoodandbiteandseehowitis. holim na testim. Pajen haushiheye,

kraunyawa os mo? Bite and taste yam, is it

bad?Haushiheye, amuwa osmo sembe os?

Bite and see if it is cooked or raw? See:

hauaheye'pickupfoodandeatandseeifitis

OK'.

hausi v.standinhigherposition.winim,stapantap.Orhausishiwakanhakasindanir.Hisposition

is higher than me. hausinda ma tall man/

superiormanAnt:hakasi;Sim:hauna.

hausimbausi v. praise. litimapim nem. Kraisinhausimbausi.PraiseChrist.Sim:hinauowe.

hausinji v.hangupward.hangamapim.Kowenhaumitenjeksinji.HangstringbagonYshapetree

branch. See: haisinji, hakasinji, halsinji,

hasasinji.

hautenjev. put (saucepan) over fire. putim longpaia. Uku anandin a hautenjenduwa, si

ukmahaunakoptianhinaukwanira.Iputon

somemorewater on fire,when it boils, Iwill

makemytea.

hautolov. hold upward. holim antap. Or yanhautolondari.Hereceivesalotofmoney.

havan. Redup: havarava. 1)bone. bun. havalongondamawhodoesn'thavemuscle2)stone

(of fruit). sit. Spec: kumbia hava 'stone of

mango'; Spec: tla hava 'seeds of pandanus'.

3)container. kontena. Spec: wohava 'lime

powder container'; Spec: ukhava 'water

container'.

adj. hardwork. hatwok. lerawuhavahard

workRedup:havakava.

havahavarikak adv.verymuch,verystrongly. tok

strong. Havahavarikamendek or pari, "Anmir nga shi akwa ambu nir. Avui anhi or

hahandaorheyenakopmirnganaakwanir."

Hesaidverysternly,"Iwon'teatwithyou.Only

if my dead father resurrects." Or kavamisiri

havahavarikamendek misiri ri. He was so

sick.Havahavarikak or pawa ri. He forbade

himverystrongly.

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nating,botolnating.Asahavambaknaw.(My)

dogisskinny.

havarava Seemainentry:hava.havaravambundin. bones of the dead body of

humanoranimals.bun.Osjiikunawolo,avak

havaravambundi anhin er nga ji lahaika.

Whenyougo,takemyboneswithyouandgo.

havaya n. traditional money. tumbuna moni. See:pombosari,warenimba,kaya,asaya.

havi v.1)spreadandsettle,beprecipitated. staplongbotom.Sugakaploklayi havishi liw.Sugaris

in the bottom of the cup. 2)cover all over.

karamap. Nakentle nom haviwa sir. (Sago

pounding stick) is covered with white sap all

over.Ukufikopsimuhavira. Waterturnedlike

blood.3)sleepforashorttime.slipliklik.Men

ahavishinausahawanir,yawurasuknyawa

ambu.Isleptforashorttime.

n.dust,finesand.das.havinnarkabrushoff

rubbish havin hapnduwu gather dust Havin

tanyiormbe.Scoopdustandthrowaway.

havika adj. 1)eldest sibling. bikpela brata bikpelasusa.Sirlakamendehavika, anmarikaakan

koso.Sheistheeldestchild,Iamtheyoungestchild. 2)big (betel nut tree, coconut tree).

bikpela.mahamhavikabigbetelnuttree Sim:

hapkwa.

hawu v.chopandspreadfallenbranches(inordertostart new garden). katim na kliarim gaden.

Hulajinowenliurawaknokopjihawundalir.

Mencutbranches,womenchopallthebranches

fellonthegroundandspread(thenburnthem).

Sim:korme'Usitamudialect'.

hayi v.laugh. lap.Orhayihitavanfukorshiri.Helaughed so much that he bit his arm. funtlei

funtleihayismileRedup:hayimbayi.

hayimbayiv. laugh. amamas na lap. Ant:jernamarna.

he int.yes.yes.heikrestafa v.misstosee.hapaikisimtasol.heilav. watch carefully. lukluk gut. Ma rakawak

fanduwu tangnawa peek foomen na

heilandahi ambu. It rained and the river

became dark, so I couldn't see any fish. See:

siheila.Redup:heilakaila.

heilakaila v. look carefully, judge carefully. luklukgut. Armek heilakaila unda ri. He works

carefully.

heilakailafalev. look carefully andwear or plant.luklukgutnaplanimowerim.

heilakailaha v. carefully judge then give. skelimgutnagivim.Orheilakaila mendehakwa ri.

Hewillcarefullyjudgeyouthenhewillgive.

heilakailamba v.meddle.putimwas longman natoktok. Lir lihinjik lerawun lakwan li

halashihi, olmu ma lawa yejen

heilakailambaha yanduwa. They stopped

workingthemselvesandnowgoingaroundand

meddleotherpeople'swork.

heilakailasi v. think carefully and handle well.

tingtinggutnasanapstrong.Maotopelepele

sitalawanarmekheilakailasindamaria. That

manhandlesthingswellwhichhappened.

heilananomVariant: heyenanom. adv. lucky,fortunate.laki.Heilananomorokaihifleoson

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