Matukar English

[aipaiinim] n. child

(Tok Pisin) pikinini

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[aipaiinim tinadi tamadi dimataman] n. orphans (children whose parents died a long time ago)

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[aŋ aimim abiŋgo] v. paradigm example you (pl) yawn (imperf)

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[bagebage tamat] n. grandfather

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[bagebaged] n. grandparents

(Tok Pisin) ol bubu

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[bukabuk] n. mosquito bite

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[dampilpil] n. type of gecko

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[fud ngatariututi] phrase I cut up the banana

(Tok Pisin) mi katim banana

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[ganman] n. pus

(Tok Pisin) waitpela blut

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[gigәmi malal te tiŋagokai] phrase I didn’t go to the village every day

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[i ab tiyabiŋgokai, i ononhami balagokai] phrase He never builds houses, he always goes fishing

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[i girire nageŋgokai] phrase He is mad (habitual)

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[i kas dadagokai bo ti panaugokai] phrase He (habitually) buys cigarettes but he doesn’t (habitually) give them to me

(Tok Pisin) em sa baim smoke, tasol em no sa givim mi

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[I madondo gamukgokai] phrase S/he is there and (habitually) talks

(Tok Pisin) em i stap na em save long tok tok

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[i seleŋanaŋgo] v. paradigm example S/he is laughing at you (pl)

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[i soŋgokaibo kai gaumomoni ti] phrase S/he habitually comes but not today

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[i soŋgokaibo kaibo gaumomoni ti] phrase S/he habitually comes but not today

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[i sugangane] v. paradigm example s/he washed (continuous)

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[id maniyanәn a kaibo, id malal dabok a tamadoŋgokai] phrase We are from here, but we stay in town

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[id nug titaiitep] phrase we can’t see each other

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[kududən tain] n. earwax

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[lala] n. Shelter

(Tok Pisin) ples bilong hait

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[lala han bag] n. Shelter’s pole

(Tok Pisin) longpela diwai bilong ples bilong hait

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[mælabcmbcm] n. type of flying fox (small)

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[matau gurgur] n. pupil (lit. eye black)

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[ŋahau aipainim kagin uyan ho ŋaiyamataiye huduŋan sule uyan lo diyawe, ilo girek uyan diŋaleŋe] phrase I looked after my children with good behaviors and all of them went to school and became smart

(Tok Pisin) mi lukautim ol pikini bilong mi na ol i go long skul na ol i kisim gutpela save

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[ŋaitaiyoŋgo] phrase I see you

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[ŋam maniyanәn a kaibo, ŋam malal dabok a ŋammadoŋgokai] phrase We are from here, but we stay in town

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[ŋam ŋamago] v. paradigm example we (excl) go (imperf)

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[ŋam ŋambuliŋkai] v. paradigm example we (excl) turn (but…)

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[ngam ngamdase] v. paradigm example We (excl) went up

(Tok Pisin) mipela go antap pinis

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[ŋam ŋamyumi] v. paradigm example we (excl) blow

(Tok Pisin) mipela winim

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[ŋam ŋamyumiŋkai] v. paradigm example we (excl) blow (but…)

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[ŋaŋale mule] phrase I took it and came back

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[ŋau maniyanәn a kaibo, ŋau malal dabok a ŋamadoŋgokai] phrase I am from here, but I stay in town

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[ŋau mariu ŋamamagokai] phrase I (habitually) chew betel nut

(Tok Pisin) mi save kaikai buai

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[ŋau ŋaitaiyaŋe] phrase I saw you (pl)

(Tok Pisin) mi lukim yupela pinis

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[ŋau ŋaulo ilo girәŋgo] v. paradigm example I think about myself (imperf)

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[ngau onon ngabale wasing ngawanenge] phrase I go fishing to catch fish

(Tok Pisin) mi troimawe huk mi kisim pis

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[numau aruru tote] n. ten

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[numau aruru tote, numau kukun yawaiyawa] n. fourteen

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[oŋ ŋau matan numau tahaik wai tuliŋe ŋapanomba, duba panau mul] phrase You talked about the five kina (eyes) I will give you, you hurry give me it back

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[oŋ ŋauda taba tape, oŋ mai dop ŋauda taba.] phrase I will go with you, if you let me go with you

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[ong nornen gaun ngale sope, ngau tingaipaiope] phrase if you had come with the dog yesterday, I wouldn’t be/have been mad at you

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[paiin mon ilon tininago] phrase that girl is not sad

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[rarar] n. floor joist

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[wagagamami ab yabiŋgokai, gaumomoni onon balaba yawe] phrase Before he built houses, now he went to throw a hook

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[wagamami] adv. before

(Tok Pisin) bipo

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[waiiwaik dinip dimasiaibawai] phrase They eat konyak in order to have a ritual meeting

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[wawanda ] n. his grey-hair

(Tok Pisin) waitpela gras bilong em

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