Matukar English

[ ai ]

n.    tree

( Tok Pisin ) diwai

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Plants and trees

[ dawai ]

n.    male

( Tok Pisin ) man

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• People/Kinship

[ darkəke ]

n.    pandanus

( Tok Pisin ) karuka

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Plants and trees

[ niu raun ]

n.    coconut leaf

( Tok Pisin ) lip bilong kokonas

Speaker: Joe Mawob

Semantic domains:

• Plants and trees

[ kor ]

n.    coconut cover (on tree)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Plants and trees

[ niu ]

n.    coconut tree/coconut

( Tok Pisin ) diwai kokonas/kokonas

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Plants and trees
• Food and drink

[ kadum ]

n.    caterpillar/worm

( Tok Pisin ) binatang, snek

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Insects

[ abaŋ pasiuti ]

n.    dawn?

( Tok Pisin ) tulait

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Times and seasons

[ ab balən ]

n.    veranda (lit. house tongue)

( Tok Pisin ) veranda

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• House

[ bad ]

n.    pot

( Tok Pisin ) sospen

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Fire and cooking

[ kalago ]

n.    cage

( Tok Pisin ) kalabus

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Material Culture

[ kukurek ]

n.    chicken, duck

( Tok Pisin ) kakaruk, pato

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Bird
• Food and drink

[ amenekuku ]

n.    mantis

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Insects

[ wasing uyun ]

n.    fish tail

( Tok Pisin ) tel bilong pis

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Fish and sea life

[ lam abәkәman ]

n.    place for lamp, part of a canoe

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Boats

[ nub kuduman ]

n.    well

( Tok Pisin ) hul wara

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Food and drink
• Ocean and water

[ ulum ]

n.    wheel

( Tok Pisin ) wil

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Tool

[ did ]

n.    mountain

( Tok Pisin ) maunten

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Natural World

[ mariu rau.un ]

n.    betel leaf

( Tok Pisin ) lip bilong buai

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Plants and trees

[ dəm ]

n.    type of ant (very small, eats sugar)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Insects

[ aipaiin natun ]

n.    girl

( Tok Pisin ) meri, gel

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• People/Kinship

[ tan ]

n.    ground

( Tok Pisin ) graun

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Natural World

[ niu mudan ]

n.    coconut meat

( Tok Pisin ) kopra

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Food and drink

[ ar ]

n.    fence

( Tok Pisin ) banis

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Material Culture

[ muluk ]

n.    pigeon

( Tok Pisin ) balus

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Bird

[ garaŋ kasik ]

n.    jungle or forest

( Tok Pisin ) bus

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Natural World

[ wag ilon ]

n.    inside of canoe

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Example: Tomas Taleo Kreno inside a canoe.

Semantic domains:

• Boats

[ bakum ]

n.    type of gecko

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Reptiles

[ tamat ]

n.    man

( Tok Pisin ) man

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• People/Kinship

[ wasing garegaren ]

n.    fish

( Tok Pisin ) pis

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Fish and sea life

[ dur ]

n.    fork

( Tok Pisin ) pok

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Tool

[ witwit ]

n.    fan

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

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Tool

[ wag ]

n.    canoe

( Tok Pisin ) kanu

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Example: Justin Willy stands by a canoe being stored.

Semantic domains:

• Boats

[ niu ririn ]

n.    fresh coconut meat remaining in coconut shell after scraping

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Food and drink

[ dalawan ]

n.    door

( Tok Pisin ) dua

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• House

[ sam ]

n.    float or outrigger, part of a canoe

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Example: Tomas Taleo Kreno touches the canoe’s float.

Semantic domains:

• Boats

[ rarar ]

n.    floor joist

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• House

[ gagi ]

n.    ocean, sea

( Tok Pisin ) sal wara

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Ocean and water

[ daruk ]

n.    meat (of all kinds)

( Tok Pisin ) abus

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Food and drink

[ abək ]

n.    table, bed, bench

( Tok Pisin ) tebol, bet, bens

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Material Culture

[ yagoh ]

n.    Shade

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Natural World

[ samud buson ]

n.    coconut husk inside

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Plants and trees
• Food and drink

[ mariu sadaro ]

n.    betel branch (broom)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Plants and trees
• Tool

[ tutui ]

n.    nail

( Tok Pisin ) nil

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Tool

[ pat ]

n.    hammer (lit. stone)

( Tok Pisin ) hama

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Tool

[ bururuk ]

n.    river

( Tok Pisin ) wara, riva

Speaker: Joe Mawob

Semantic domains:

• Ocean and water

[ palagis ]

n.    axe

( Tok Pisin ) akis

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Tool

[ ai suluŋan ]

n.    bark (lit. tree skin)

( Tok Pisin ) skin diwai

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Plants and trees

[ garib ]

n.    mat

( Tok Pisin ) mat

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• House
• Material Culture

[ dalawan natun han ar ]

n.    screen (window’s wall)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• House

[ piri ]

n.    drum

( Tok Pisin ) kundu, garamut

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Example: Joe Mawob holds a drum.

Semantic domains:

• Music and dance

[ tamatpaiinim ]

n.    people

( Tok Pisin ) man, ol man, pipel

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• People/Kinship

[ yad ]

n.    outrigger cross boom, part of a canoe

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Example: Tomas Taleo Kreno points to the outrigger cross boom.

Semantic domains:

• Boats

[ bor natun ]

n.    piglet

( Tok Pisin ) pikinini pik

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Mammals

[ makak ]

n.    cockatoo

( Tok Pisin ) koki, kokatu

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Bird

[ urom sawən ]

n.    wet conditions

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Weather

[ paiin ]

n.    woman

( Tok Pisin ) meri

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• People/Kinship

[ kadai ]

n.    type of lizard (lives in tree, green)

( Tok Pisin ) palai

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Reptiles

[ anattuntun ]

n.    shadow

( Tok Pisin ) tewel

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Natural World

[ apaiin natun, aim natun ]

n.    baby

( Tok Pisin ) bebi

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Babies and childbirth

[ amul abən ]

n.    hearth, cooking pit fire

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Fire and cooking

[ ud ]

n.    grass

( Tok Pisin ) gras

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Plants and trees

[ badam ]

n.    net bag

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Material Culture

[ dalawan natun ]

n.    window

( Tok Pisin ) windo

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• House

[ mudan ]

n.    meat

( Tok Pisin ) abus, mit

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Food and drink

[ dal natun ]

n.    trail (little road)

( Tok Pisin ) liklik rot

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ maniŋkal ]

n.    type of ant (brown, middle sized)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Insects

[ kabob ]

n.    butterfly

( Tok Pisin ) bataplai

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Insects

[ bag ]

n.    post

( Tok Pisin ) pos

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• House

[ ab hu:man ]

n.    roof of house

( Tok Pisin ) rup bilong haus

Speaker: Joe Mawob

Semantic domains:

• House

[ tanfag ]

n.    mud

( Tok Pisin ) graun malomalo

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Natural World

[ lala ]

n.    Shelter

( Tok Pisin ) ples bilong hait

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• House

[ did bubun ]

n.    hill

( Tok Pisin ) liklik maunten

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Natural World

[ mariu luwan ]

n.    betel trunk

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Plants and trees

[ te dabok ]

n.    big string net bag

( Tok Pisin ) bilum

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Material Culture

[ kadoi ]

n.    friend

( Tok Pisin ) pren

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• People/Kinship

[ aipaiinim ]

n.    child

( Tok Pisin ) pikinini

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• People/Kinship

[ bakbak ]

n.    type of ant (black and brown, really big ant, goes up tree)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Insects

[ i yao nage ]

v.    S/he made a fire

( Tok Pisin ) em i mekim paia pinis

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ wasing mudan ]

n.    fish meat

( Tok Pisin ) abus bilong pis

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Food and drink

[ id bar tabi ]

v. paradigm example    We (incl) sing

( Tok Pisin ) yumi singsing

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ uləp ]

n.    rope circle used for climbing trees (goes around feet)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Tool

[ ai ]

n.    (fire)wood

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Plants and trees
• Fire and cooking

[ madagel ]

n.    ashes

Speaker: Joe Mawob

Semantic domains:

• Fire and cooking

[ nye ]

n.    digging stick

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Tool
• Agricultural

[ gab ]

n.    coconut shell

( Tok Pisin ) sel bilong kokonas

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Plants and trees

[ tet ]

n.    step

( Tok Pisin ) lata, step

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• House

[ mariu bag ]

n.    betel bunch

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Example: John Agid and Tomas Taleo Kreno display a betel bunch.

Semantic domains:

• Plants and trees
• Food and drink

[ mariu ]

n.    betel nut

( Tok Pisin ) buai

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Food and drink
• Plants and trees

[ niu sadaroman ]

n.    coconut broom (lots of branches)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Tool
• Plants and trees

[ pat alon ]

n.    rock

( Tok Pisin ) ston

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Natural World

[ gaun ]

n.    dog

( Tok Pisin ) dok

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Mammals

[ kadalai ]

n.    frog

( Tok Pisin ) rokrok

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Reptiles

[ wasing gadarin ]

n.    fish scales

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Fish and sea life

[ niu babuman ]

n.    dry coconut

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Food and drink
• Plants and trees

[ i milo naiiŋgo ]

v. paradigm example    S/he cooks (imperf) food

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ yunip didaba ]

n.    firewood

Speaker: Joe Mawob

Semantic domains:

• Fire and cooking

[ makusik ]

n.    wallaby?

( Tok Pisin ) sikau?

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Mammals

[ palagis hona ai tareŋe ]

phrase    The wood was chopped with an axe

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

[ bor kasik ]

n.    wild boar

( Tok Pisin ) pik man

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Semantic domains:

• Mammals