Matukar English

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

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[aŋ gam amulago] v. paradigm example you (pl) come back (imperf 2)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[aŋ ŋukŋuk soyaŋgo] v. paradigm example You (pl) have the sniffles

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ararati] n. type of snake (poisonous)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[bagebaged] n. grandparents

(Tok Pisin) ol bubu

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[boi.ip i ti taitadinap] phrase Tomorrow we will not see them

Speaker: John Agid

[boiip ŋaitaiyomba] phrase I will see you (tomorrow)

(Tok Pisin) (tumora) mi bai luklukim yu

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[bor arumon gurgurmadi] phrase those two black pigs

Speaker: John Agid

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

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[dampilpil] n. type of gecko

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

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

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[gab abek hona yenago] phrase The coconut shell is on the table

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[gab aruru longadilo pat yenago] phrase Two coconut shells have a stone between them

(Tok Pisin) Tupela shell namel long ol stone i stap

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[i aidi dibiŋe] v. paradigm example they yawned

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[i aidi dibiŋkai] v. paradigm example they yawn (but…)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

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

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[i gam aidi dibiŋe] v. paradigm example they yawned (completive?)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

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

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[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

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

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

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

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[i mamari] v. paradigm example S/he cooks (roasting, cooking in fire)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[i mariu timamap, alopage mariu mamba] phrase S/he is not chewing betel nut, later s/he will chew betel nut

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[i nina natun hona ai tarәmba kaibo ida tidas] phrase He will cut the wood with a small knife, but he can’t

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

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

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[i soyamamago] v. paradigm example S/he is stabbing us (excl)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[i watitiŋe] v. paradigm example S/he capsized

(Tok Pisin) em i kapsaitim pinis

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[i wau tamat, i wam tamat, rauwau] n. father-in-law

(Tok Pisin) tambu

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[id idami] pro. we (incl.) ourselves

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[id ŋukŋuk soyadago] v. paradigm example We (incl) have the sniffles

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[id tawatitiŋe] v. paradigm example We (incl) capsized

(Tok Pisin) yumi kapsaitim pinis

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[kakad] n. type of ant (big, red ant that goes up tree)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[kakatidi] n. their moles

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[kakatiu] n. my mole

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[kasakas] n. kind of fish

(Tok Pisin) bik maus

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad Forepiso

[kasaromrom] n. type of spider (lives in house)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[kasaromrom natuntun ta] n. very small spider

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[korəkoramau] n. my backbone

(Tok Pisin) bonbaksait blo mi

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[kududeu kuduman] n. my ear hole

(Tok Pisin) yao hol blo mi

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[kudumanda yawa yawa] n. 4 kina in coins (four "has a hole")

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[kukurek] n. chicken, duck

(Tok Pisin) kakaruk, pato

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[kuloiloi balau yabikap tariyenganen han] phrase Necklaces are for decorating me for singsings

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[laŋalaŋ] n. railing

(Tok Pisin) rel

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[laŋalaŋ han ar] n. railing side

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[lulu] n. sister - brother cross-gender

(Tok Pisin) bratasusa

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[madongando ham tamat dudinggo, ham tamat abeben haiyan] phrase You sit there and send your husband, your husband (does) the little chores

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[maimai] n. jewelry, large chest piece that women wear

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

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

(Tok Pisin) wokim tasol I go

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

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

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[Mathusela han milo yanik gadagadaman ebala bor milo yaninggokaiong.] phrase Mathusela’s bad way of eating food is like how pigs eat food.

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[mon haiyai] phrase who is this man?

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[muimui] n. louse larva

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[neukukun] n. my toe

(Tok Pisin) pinga blo mi

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋahau aihu huduŋan diturago maniy a] phrase My crops are all standing here

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋahau aipaiin] n. my daughter

(Tok Pisin) pikinini meri bilong mi

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋaitaiyoŋgo] phrase I see you

Speaker: John Agid

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

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋam gam ŋamsoŋgo] v. paradigm example we (excl) come (imperf 2)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋam gam ŋamyumiŋe] v. paradigm example we (excl) blew (completive?)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

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

(Tok Pisin) mipela baut

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ngam ngamfe] v. paradigm example We (excl) open (it)

(Tok Pisin) mipela opim em

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ngam ngamgadagade ti ngama ngamsug] phrase We (excl) were stupid and didn’t go and wash

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

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

(Tok Pisin) mipela bai slip

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

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

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

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

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋam ŋammainakai] v. paradigm example we (excl) sleep (but…)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋam ŋammulabawai] v. paradigm example we (excl) come back (desiderative)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋam ŋampalumagokai] v. paradigm example we (excl) run (habitual)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋam ŋampalume] v. paradigm example we (excl) ran

(Tok Pisin) mipela ran pinis

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋam ŋamratiŋgo] v. paradigm example we (excl) bite (imperf)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋam ŋamsambawai] v. paradigm example we (excl) come up (desiderative)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋam ŋamsaŋ ŋampide] v. paradigm example We (excl) arrived

(Tok Pisin) mipela kamap pinis

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋam ŋamsimbakai] v. paradigm example we (excl) come down (modal)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

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

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋam ŋamwatitiŋe] v. paradigm example We (excl) capsized

(Tok Pisin) mipela kapsaitim pinis

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ngau haitai mon ngaitembawai] phrase I want to look at that someone over there (I don’t know who it is)

(Tok Pisin) mi lukim husait man

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋau ilo ninago oŋ milo main tipaunauwe] phrase I am sad, you didn’t give me this food

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋau maniyanәn a kai, ŋau malal dabok a ŋago] phrase I am from here, but I go to town

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋau ngaitaiyondo, matau singgo, nalaiyombawai ngahau paiin] phrase I see you, I’m attracted to you, and want to marry you my wife

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ngau ngatariututimba] v. paradigm example I will cut (it) up

(Tok Pisin) mi bai katim (em)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋau ŋauriŋgo] v. paradigm example I am folllowing

(Tok Pisin) mi bihainim

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋau ŋawatitiŋe] v. paradigm example I capsized

(Tok Pisin) mi kapsaitim pinis

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋau tinaitaiyoŋe] phrase I don’t see you

(Tok Pisin) mi no lukim yu

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[niu ririn] n. fresh coconut meat remaining in coconut shell after scraping

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

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

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[numamam ŋampanoŋgo] v. paradigm example We (excl) are helping you (We are giving you our hands)

(Tok Pisin) mipela helpim yu (mipela givim yu han bilong mipela)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[numau ŋagageŋgo] v. paradigm example I am helping (I am putting my hand)

(Tok Pisin) mi helpim, mi halivim

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[oŋ ŋalenge] v. paradigm example you took it

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[oŋ ŋau gamuk panau] phrase You talk to me

(Tok Pisin) yu tokim long mi

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[paŋepaŋeu] n. my hip

(Tok Pisin) hip blo mi

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[rairai] n. bag inside body

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[sababaman] adj. unripe

Speaker: Joe Mawob

[Sileng paiin han madok ebo Malu paiinaiong] phrase Sileng Pain’s way of life is like Malu Pain’s

(Tok Pisin) Sileng Pain, sindaun bilong en em olsem Malu Pain

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[sumsum] n. lion fish? Fish on 2 toea coin

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[Tamat awatunap tagtag negaba? Paiin awatunap main negabakai.] phrase How will a pregnant man give birth? A pregnant woman, now this can give birth.

(Tok Pisin) Man bel bai karim olsem wanem? Meri bel bai em karim

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[tamat main yaŋan titulipanade taiyoŋe] phrase This man who didn’t tell us his name saw you

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[tamatpain anatutudi dalwan te diyenago] phrase The pictures of the people are on the door

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[wagamami] adv. before

(Tok Pisin) bipo

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

[walowalon] n. vein

(Tok Pisin) rop

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

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

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad