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[aŋ afunamamba] v. paradigm example you (pl) will fight/hit us (excl)

(Tok Pisin) yupela bai pait mipela

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[aŋ aitaiyau] v. paradigm example You (pl) look at me

(Tok Pisin) yupela lukim mi

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[bagebage tamat, bagebage paiin] n. grandparent

(Tok Pisin) bubu

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[boi.ip ŋau ŋaitaiyomba] phrase tomorrow I will see you

Speaker: John Agid

[bor balbalman sugenganen han] phrase Pig fat is for washing

(Tok Pisin) gris bilong pik bilong waswas

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

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[bubun] n. grave

(Tok Pisin) hul (bilong planim man)

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[burau ti gagaugo] phrase I am not thirsty

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[dabelabel] n. sweet potato

(Tok Pisin) kaukau

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

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[didirun] n. thorn

(Tok Pisin) nil

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[dikaiilkaiile disomba] v. paradigm example They will come crawling

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[dikaiilkaiilinggo] v. paradigm example They are turning

(Tok Pisin) ol I baut

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[dikaiilkaiilingokai] v. paradigm example They turn (habitually)

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[gigireŋ] n. comb

(Tok Pisin) kom

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[i aidi dibimbakai] v. paradigm example they yawn (modal: can, must, should)

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[i babago] v. paradigm example S/he barks (imperf)

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[i bәkakai tinaiyteŋ] v. paradigm example S/he poops, but I don’t see him/her

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[I ditalininggo] v. paradigm example They are going around (it)

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[i gam urat nageŋe] v. paradigm example S/he works (completive)

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[i girire nageŋe] phrase He was mad

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[i kas dadabakai bo ti] phrase He wanted to buy cigarettes, but didn’t

(Tok Pisin) em laik baim smok, tasol nogat

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[I madondop gamukabawai] phrase S/he is sitting and is about to talk

(Tok Pisin) em sindaun nau na em laik tok tok nau

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[i malal dabok-a madonggo] phrase S/he is in town

(Tok Pisin) em I long taun

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

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[i mariu panamambawai] phrase s/he wants to give us (excl) a betel nut

(Tok Pisin) em i laikim givim mipela buai

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[i ŋukŋuk suweŋo] v. paradigm example S/he has the sniffles

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[i niu sisinge milo nagembawai] phrase S/he husked the coconut to make food

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

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[i nub-alo logamoke] phrase S/he swam far away in the water

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[i paikai] v. paradigm example S/he plants (but…)

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

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

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

(Tok Pisin) em i lukluk long mipela

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[i tamat maniyanәn a kaibo, i malal dabok a madoŋgo] phrase He is a man from here, but he stays in town

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[i tariyaiye] v. paradigm example S/he cut them (with a knife)

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[i urat nageŋe] v. paradigm example S/he worked

(Tok Pisin) em i wok pinis

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[i uriamamago] v. paradigm example s/he is following us (excl)

(Tok Pisin) em I bihainim mipela

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[i watitimbawai] v. paradigm example S/he capsizes (desiderative)

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[i wau paiin, i wam paiin, rauwau] n. mother-in-law

(Tok Pisin) tambu

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[I yanganakai ti ngaiyiteng] phrase He’s still going, but I don’t see it

(Tok Pisin) em i go tasol mi no lukim

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

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

(Tok Pisin) yumi kapsaitim pinis

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[kabəgabəg] n. tadpole

(Tok Pisin) pikinini rokrok

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[kadum kaiilkaiile yago] phrase Caterpillars crawl

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[kakatiu] n. my mole

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[ketuk milo hudungan yauyauwenganen han] phrase Purses are for holding everything

(Tok Pisin) paus bilong holim olgeta samting

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[kol han aipaiin dabok] n. cousin’s elder daughter

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[kol han aipaiin natun] n. cousin’s small daughter

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[kududeu kuduman] n. my ear hole

(Tok Pisin) yao hol blo mi

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

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[main hanant] phrase what is this?

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[mariu nekaman yamel ilonlo yenago] phrase The betel nut skin is in the cloth

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[mat dikaiilkaiile dilango] phrase The snakes are going crawling

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[Mathusela han milo yanik gadagadaman. Wolfgangaida had yanik gadagadaman. Aruru hadi milo yanik eba] phrase Mathusela has a bad way of eating. Wolfgang also has a bad way of eating. Both of their ways of eating food is like how pigs eat food.

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[mau magar pide, anan magar pide yenago] phrase There are dried taro that fell, dried yams that fell (you can see the sticks and know that they fell off the vine)

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[neukapekapen] n. my ankle

(Tok Pisin) ankol blo mi

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[ŋahau aipaiin dabok] n. my daughter (grown up)

(Tok Pisin) pikinini meri bilong mi

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[ŋahau aipaiin natun] n. my daughter

(Tok Pisin) pikinini meri bilong mi

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[ŋahau bor aru gurgurman] phrase my two black pigs

Speaker: John Agid

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

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ŋam ŋamanimbakai] v. paradigm example we (excl) eat (modal: can, must, should)

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

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

(Tok Pisin) mipela bai baut

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

(Tok Pisin) mipela go antap pinis

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

(Tok Pisin) mipela bai slip

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[ŋam ŋampalumba] v. paradigm example we (excl) will run

(Tok Pisin) mipela bai ran

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

(Tok Pisin) mipela opim em

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

(Tok Pisin) mipela kam daun

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

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

(Tok Pisin) mipela kamap

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[ŋam ŋamsambakai] v. paradigm example we (excl) come up (modal)

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[ngau ab ngatalininge ab natunte ngago] phrase I go around the house to go to the outhouse

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[ŋau brusa panange ngapaiyange] phrase I was angry with you (pl) and yelled at you (pl)

(Tok Pisin) Mi bel hard long yupela na mi crossim yupela

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ngau bubun-te ngago] phrase I am going to the mountains

(Tok Pisin) mi go long maunten

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

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[ŋau dadeŋ abәn te ŋago bor ŋadadabawai] phrase I am going to the market to buy a pig

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[ŋau malal te tiŋagokai] phrase I don’t (habitually) go to the village

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[ŋau ŋahau wag adape, ŋau wasiŋ ŋawanәppe] phrase If I had a canoe, I could catch fish

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

(Tok Pisin) mi bai katim (em)

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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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[nornen ŋam ŋamtadine] phrase yesterday we saw them

Speaker: John Agid

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

Speaker: John Agid

[numau tahaik, numau kukun yawaiyawa ] n. nine

Speaker: John Agid

[oŋ haiyai] phrase who are you

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[oŋ maniyanәn a kaibo, oŋ malal dabok a madoŋgokai] phrase You are from here, but you stay in town

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[ong tagtag balago?] phrase What did you say?

(Tok Pisin) yu tok wanem?

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

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[patrol box ilonlo yendo ngarubesaipidago] phrase It is inside the patrol box and I am taking it out from in there

(Tok Pisin) I stap insait long patrol box na mi rausim kamap

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[rairai] n. bag inside body

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[tamat dabellabel yaniŋe] phrase the man ate the sweet potato

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[tanbaubau] n. dust

(Tok Pisin) das, smok bilong graun

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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

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[tutumau] n. my bone

(Tok Pisin) bun blo mi

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[wag onon baleng han] n. Canoe for catching fish

(Tok Pisin) kanu long kisim pis

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

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[wai wai] n. mango

(Tok Pisin) mango

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[wakadikado] v. paradigm example be in pain (and…)

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

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[yau numam kukun nanip tagtag urat nagemba?] phrase If you burn your fingers, how will you work?

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad