Matukar English

[aipaiin bras] n. virgin female

(Tok Pisin) virgo (meri)

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[aŋ aitaiyaugo] v. paradigm example You (pl) are looking at me

(Tok Pisin) yupela lukim mi

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[aŋ gam aimim abiŋgo] v. paradigm example you (pl) yawn (imperf 2)

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

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

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[bor tol gurgurmadi maine] n. these 3 black pigs

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[daruk waninge mainwai gahum matangani] phrase You ate meat, therefore you clean your gums

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[dikaiilkaiile dipalume] v. paradigm example They came/ran crawling

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

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

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[gigireŋ] n. comb

(Tok Pisin) kom

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[i babakai] v. paradigm example S/he barks (but…)

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[i ilon yabiyamamago] v. paradigm example S/he likes us (excl) (imperf)

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[i kas dadakai ti panau] phrase He buys/bought cigarettes but doesn’t give me any

(Tok Pisin) em baim smok, tasol em no givim mi

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[i madondo ŋau naitenge] phrase s/he sits/sat and I saw it

(Tok Pisin) em i sindaun (/pinis) na mi lukim em pinis

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[i Mandang-a madonggo] phrase S/he is in Madang

(Tok Pisin) em I long Madang

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[i niu sisinggo milo ngagembawai] phrase S/he is husking the coconut to make food

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

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[i sombakai kaibo ti] phrase S/he can/could come but doesn’t/didn’t

(Tok Pisin) em I ken kam, tasol em I no kam

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

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[kogogo] n. hornbill

(Tok Pisin) kokomo

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[korrarai] adj. dried (leaves)

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[laŋalaŋ han ar] n. railing side

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[mana anagengan] v. paradigm example You (pl) do it/put it

(Tok Pisin) wokim tasol I go

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[matau huhulun] n. my eyelash

(Tok Pisin) ai gras blo mi

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[natun tunta] adj. very little

(Tok Pisin) liklik tru

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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

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋahau bor tol gurgurmadi uya uya] n. my 3 big black pigs

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[ŋam ŋamabawai] v. paradigm example we (excl) go (desiderative)

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[ŋam ŋamaniŋgokai] v. paradigm example we (excl) eat (habitual)

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[ŋam ŋambulimbawai] v. paradigm example we (excl) turn (desiderative)

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[ŋam ŋampidabawai] v. paradigm example we (excl) come down (desiderative)

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[ŋam ŋampide] v. paradigm example we (excl) came down

(Tok Pisin) mipela kam daun pinis

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[ŋam ŋamsaŋe] v. paradigm example we (excl) came up

(Tok Pisin) mipela kamap pinis

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[ŋau andi papaya ŋaŋaleŋgo] phrase I am getting a papaya for them

(Tok Pisin) mi kisim popo bilong ol

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

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[ŋau ŋawatitiŋe] v. paradigm example I capsized

(Tok Pisin) mi kapsaitim pinis

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[ŋau paiin mon han te bor ŋaŋaleŋe] phrase I took the pig from that woman

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[nub wananan] n. hot water

(Tok Pisin) hatwara

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[numau aruru tote, numau kukun aru] n. twelve

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[numaukuskus] n. my pinkie

(Tok Pisin) smolman blo mi

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

(Tok Pisin) yu katim (em) pinis

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[onon] n. fish hook

(Tok Pisin) huk

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[pargaga] n. twin

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[sasari] n. eel? Long fish, lives in a rock, when you go by, it stings you and the sting breaks off

(Tok Pisin) mario, snek bilong wara

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[tamat monangan wag hona yago] phrase The man goes in the canoe

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[tete tetok ator, ib magamag ator amai, atordo ab aparendo langanago] phrase Walk softly, don’t stomp, you stomp and break the house and it’s loud

(Tok Pisin) wokabout isi, no ken wokabout strong, wokabout strong na yupela krukrugutim haus na em paiaup

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[wasing garegaren] n. fish

(Tok Pisin) pis

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[watatauwe] v. paradigm example S/he capsized me

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[wauwak] n. one grey-haired person

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[raurau uyan] n. Hello

Speaker: Joe Mawob