Matukar English

[ab ilonlo milo milo raranekanen han ab ilonlo haike yenago] phrase Somebody hung up a clothes line (thing for drying everything) in the house

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[abaŋkaŋ] adj. noisy

(Tok Pisin) pairap

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[aipaiin taiin] n. afterbirth (for girl)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[alal] n. type of bird (big, black crow)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[aŋ aiyogәyoggo] v. paradigm example You (pl) are see-sawing

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[boi.ip ŋau ti naitaiyop] phrase Tomorrow I will not see you

Speaker: John Agid

[bor gurgur dabok yәsman] n. really big black pig

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[bor main dabok kaibo ti ŋadade] phrase although the pig is big, I did not buy it

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[bor main tol gurgurmadi uya uya] n. these 3 big black pigs

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[bor mon gurgurman] phrase that black pig

Speaker: John Agid

[darkəke] n. pandanus

(Tok Pisin) karuka

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[dikaiilkaiile dipalumago] v. paradigm example They are coming/running crawling

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[dohage nagenge] phrase Later s/he worked/did it

(Tok Pisin) bihain em I wok (/mekim) pinis?

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[dudurun] n. shiver/be cold

(Tok Pisin) guria

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ebala ngam ngamhamamong] adv. like ours (excl)

(Tok Pisin) olsem bilong mipela

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[gaumomoni] n. today

(Tok Pisin) tude

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[gaun aipainim dikudaigo] phrase Dogs chase children

(Tok Pisin) ol dok raunim ol pikinini

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[gerageraman] n. iris & pupil (possessed)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[huhu] n. cough

(Tok Pisin) kus

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

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

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[i diniŋkai] v. paradigm example they eat (but…)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[I ditalininge] v. paradigm example They went around (it)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[i gәgemi girәk maŋau] phrase before he was a teacher

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[i girire nageŋe] phrase He was mad

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[i huhugo] v. paradigm example S/he coughs (imperf)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[i lala paina madonggo] phrase S/he is under the shelter

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[I madondo gamukabakai] phrase S/he is there and must talk

(Tok Pisin) em I stap na em mas tok tok

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[I madondo gamukabawai] phrase S/he is there and is about to talk

(Tok Pisin) em i stap na em laik tok tok nau

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[I madondo gamukgo] phrase S/he is there and talking

(Tok Pisin) em I stap na em tok tok

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[I madondop gamukaba] phrase S/he is sitting and will talk

(Tok Pisin) em sindaun na bai em tok tok

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[i malal ta, mainwaimi niu neneimba] phrase He is from another village, therefore he will scrape the coconut

(Tok Pisin) em blo narapela ples, olsem na em bai sigarapim drai

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[i mamaradine] v. paradigm example S/he cooked them (roasting, cooking in fire)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[i nal huduŋan malal dabok a yagokai i mariu manti] phrase He goes to town every day, but he doesn’t have betel nut

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[i neraurau tuli panauba kaibo i maiye] phrase He will tell me a story, but he didn’t

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[I numan ti dabdase, I numan dabpide] phrase S/he didn’t put her/his hands on top, s/he put her/his hands below

(Tok Pisin) em I no putim han I go antap, em I putim han I go daun

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[i sumәnamamgo] v. paradigm example S/he asks us (excl) (imperf)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[i taiyamamago] v. paradigm example S/he is looking at us (excl)

(Tok Pisin) em i lukluk long mipela

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[i watitiŋgo] v. paradigm example S/he capsizes (imperf)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[kadum kaiilkaiile yago] phrase Caterpillars crawl

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[korəkoramau] n. my backbone

(Tok Pisin) bonbaksait blo mi

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[kuloiloi nagekanen han] phrase Necklaces are for wearing

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[lala madokanen han] phrase Shelters are for sitting

(Tok Pisin) ples bilong hait bilong sindaun

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[lepalep] adj. shiny

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[mahauthautdine] v. paradigm example broke them

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[mainanaŋ boraŋ ti] phrase this is not like a pig

(Tok Pisin) em i no olsem pik

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[malal natun] n. little village outside city

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[mam han milo yanip, tialap, wagiau, wap, ngasop, han daig ŋaŋalemba] phrase (When) dad finishes eating his food, call me, go, I will come and take his plate

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[masmanin] n. calm sea

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[mat dikaiilkaiile dilango] phrase The snakes are going crawling

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[matalekalek] n. intestinal parasite

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[matan huhulun] n. eye lash

(Tok Pisin) gras bilong ai, ai gras

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋahau bor gurgur] n. my black pig

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋahau bor uya uya gurgurmadi] n. my big black pigs

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋam gam ŋamawe] v. paradigm example we (excl) went (completive?)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋam gam ŋamsoŋe] v. paradigm example we (excl) came (completive?)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋam ŋamaba] v. paradigm example we (excl) will go

(Tok Pisin) mipela bai go

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ngam ngamaipago] v. paradigm example We (excl) are looking for (it)

(Tok Pisin) mipela painim (em)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋam ŋamakai] v. paradigm example we (excl) go (but…)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋam ŋamanimbawai] v. paradigm example we (excl) eat (desiderative)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

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

(Tok Pisin) mipela go antap pinis

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ngam ngamkudaiba] v. paradigm example We (excl) will get rid of them

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋam ŋammain] v. paradigm example we (excl) sleep

(Tok Pisin) mipela slip

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋam ŋammainabawai] v. paradigm example we (excl) sleep (desiderative)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋam ŋammulaba] v. paradigm example we will (excl) come back

(Tok Pisin) mipela bai kam bek

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋam ŋamsoŋkai] v. paradigm example we (excl) come (but…)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋam ŋamsoŋgo] v. paradigm example we (excl) come (imperf)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋaŋale mule] phrase I took it and came back

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋau dadeŋ abәn te naba bor ŋadadabawai] phrase I will go to the market, I would like to buy a pig

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋau haitai moya turdo ŋaiteŋe] phrase I saw someone standing there

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋau ilo uyanaba ŋau ŋaŋalayombawai] phrase I will be happy, I would like to marry you

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋau mariu ŋamamago] phrase I am chewing a betel nut

(Tok Pisin) mi kaikai buai

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋau ŋahau wag adape, nab onon ŋabalape] phrase If I had a canoe, I could throw a hook

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ngau ngasol ngawe ngamumuye] phrase I ran away and hid

(Tok Pisin) mi ranwe na hait

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋau ŋaumi] pro. my myself

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ngau ngawe onon ngabaldo wag ilonlo ngamadondo matau yohe] phrase I went fishing, I sat in the canoe and fell asleep

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ngau onon ngabalap wasing kobol kobol kasik ngawanemba] phrase I will fish and catch many different colors of fish (tomorrow)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋau sirisiri malal te tiŋagokai] phrase I don’t go to town all the time

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ngau waiiwaii luwan te numau ngasosaiinggo] phrase I am wiping my hands on the mango tree trunk

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[nirib i babago] phrase Beetles buzz

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[nornen aipaiinim ti diyenale] phrase yesterday the children didn’t sleep

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[numau aruru mi tote, neu aruru mi tote] n. twenty

Speaker: John Agid

[numau aruru tote, numau kukun tol] n. thirteen

Speaker: John Agid

[ong milo milo salanganindo ngau ngasuge] phrase you washed things, I bathed

(Tok Pisin) yu wasim samting pinis, mi was was pinis

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[oŋ ŋalep palum panaupe, ŋau mainwai bru sa panope] phrase If you bring me it and give it to me, then I will be mad at you

(Tok Pisin) yu kisim kam olsem bai mi kros

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[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

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[oŋ ŋukŋuk soyoŋgo] v. paradigm example You have the sniffles

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ong tariututimba] v. paradigm example You will cut (it) up

(Tok Pisin) yu bai katim (em)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[parendop langanaba] phrase S/he will stomp and make noise

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[tagumgume maisado] phrase bent, stand up and

(Tok Pisin) krum, krungut

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[tamat mateŋ huniŋo] phrase the man is only sick

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[teratettet] n. type of insect

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[tetok wartatale] phrase Chew it up slowly

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[wagamami dal main dabok, gaumomoni dal main yawe natune] phrase Before this road was big, now it went small.

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[wagamami wag langadimadi ti, gaumomoni wag main langadimadi da] phrase Before, boats didn’t have noise, now boats have noise (ie, ships have engines)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[waiiwaik dimasiaigo] v. paradigm example They are having a ritual meeting with konyak

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[waiwaite ngadasago ] phrase I am going up the mango tree

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[war milo milo raranekanen han ab ilonlo haike yenago] phrase Somebody hung up the rope for drying everything in the house

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[wasing tutumadi] n. fish bones (of many fish)

(Tok Pisin) ol bun bilong planti pis

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[watatade] v. paradigm example S/he capsized us (incl)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[witwit] n. fan

(Tok Pisin) brum bilong winim pes, fen, lektrik fen

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad