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The Matukar Talking Dictionary currently has 4151 entries, with 4039 audio files and 171 images.
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mariu sadaro [+]

[ mariu sadaro ]

n.    betel branch (broom)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Plants and trees
  • Tool
masmanin [+]

[ masmanin ]

n.    calm sea

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Ocean and water
mat [+]

[ mat ]

n.    snake

( Tok Pisin ) snek

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Reptiles
mau [+]

[ mau ]

n.    taro

( Tok Pisin ) taro

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Food and drink
  • Plants and trees
mudan [+]

[ mudan ]

n.    meat

( Tok Pisin ) abus, mit

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Food and drink
muluk [+]

[ muluk ]

n.    pigeon

( Tok Pisin ) balus

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Bird
nap [+]

[ nap ]

n.    wood on top sides of a canoe

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Example: Tomas Taleo Kreno with a canoe.


Semantic domains:

  • Boats
ngau palagis ho ai ngatarenge [+]

[ ŋau palagis ho ai ŋatareŋe ]

phrase    I cut the tree with an axe

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

nina [+]

[ nina ]

n.    knife

( Tok Pisin ) naip

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Tool
niu [+]

[ niu ]

n.    coconut tree/coconut

( Tok Pisin ) diwai kokonas/kokonas

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Plants and trees
  • Food and drink
niu babuman [+]

[ niu babuman ]

n.    dry coconut

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Food and drink
  • Plants and trees
niu kokaten [+]

[ niu kokaten ]

n.    coconut, green

( Tok Pisin ) kulau

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Plants and trees
  • Food and drink
niu mateuman [+]

[ niu mateuman ]

n.    coconut, ripe

( Tok Pisin ) kokonas

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Food and drink
  • Plants and trees
niu mudan [+]

[ niu mudan ]

n.    coconut meat

( Tok Pisin ) kopra

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Food and drink
niu raun [+]

[ niu raun ]

n.    coconut leaf

( Tok Pisin ) lip bilong kokonas

Speaker: Joe Mawob


Semantic domains:

  • Plants and trees
niu ririn [+]

[ niu ririn ]

n.    fresh coconut meat remaining in coconut shell after scraping

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Food and drink
niu sadaroman [+]

[ niu sadaroman ]

n.    coconut broom (lots of branches)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Tool
  • Plants and trees
nub [+]

[ nub ]

n.    river

( Tok Pisin ) wara, riva

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Ocean and water
nub kuduman [+]

[ nub kuduman ]

n.    well

( Tok Pisin ) hul wara

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Food and drink
  • Ocean and water
nye [+]

[ nye ]

n.    digging stick

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Tool
  • Agricultural
pain [+]

[ paiin ]

n.    woman

( Tok Pisin ) meri

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • People/Kinship
palagis [+]

[ palagis ]

n.    axe

( Tok Pisin ) akis

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Tool
palagis hona ai tarenge [+]

[ palagis hona ai tareŋe ]

phrase    The wood was chopped with an axe

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

pat [+]

[ pat ]

n.    hammer (lit. stone)

( Tok Pisin ) hama

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Tool
pat alon [+]

[ pat alon ]

n.    rock

( Tok Pisin ) ston

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Natural World
piri [+]

[ piri ]

n.    drum

( Tok Pisin ) kundu, garamut

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Example: Joe Mawob holds a drum.


Semantic domains:

  • Music and dance
pri sulungan [+]

[ pri suluŋan ]

n.    drum skin

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Music and dance
rarar [+]

[ rarar ]

n.    floor joist

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • House
rigeng [+]

[ rigeŋ ]

n.    part of roof truss

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • House
sal [+]

[ sal ]

n.    bench, seating area of canoe

( Tok Pisin ) bens, fom

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Example: Tomas Taleo Kreno points to the bench of a canoe.


Semantic domains:

  • Boats
salfek [+]

[ salfek ]

n.    ladle, scoop

( Tok Pisin ) bikpela spun

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Tool
  • Fire and cooking
sam [+]

[ sam ]

n.    float or outrigger, part of a canoe

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

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


Semantic domains:

  • Boats
samud [+]

[ samud ]

n.    coconut husk

( Tok Pisin ) skin bilong kokonas

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Plants and trees
  • Food and drink
samud buson [+]

[ samud buson ]

n.    coconut husk inside

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Plants and trees
  • Food and drink
sidar [+]

[ sidar ]

n.    frog (small)

( Tok Pisin ) rokrok

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Reptiles
sisal [+]

[ sisal ]

n.    roof (sago palm)

( Tok Pisin ) rup (bilong saksak)

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • House
sise pain [+]

[ sise paiin ]

n.    old woman

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • People/Kinship
sise tamat [+]

[ sise tamat ]

n.    old man

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • People/Kinship
tamat [+]

[ tamat ]

n.    man

( Tok Pisin ) man

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • People/Kinship
tamatpainim [+]

[ tamatpaiinim ]

n.    people

( Tok Pisin ) man, ol man, pipel

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • People/Kinship
tan [+]

[ tan ]

n.    ground

( Tok Pisin ) graun

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Natural World
tan pidakaman [+]

[ tan pidakaman ]

n.    valley

( Tok Pisin ) ples daun

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Natural World
tan raun [+]

[ tan rau.un ]

n.    grass

( Tok Pisin ) gras

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Plants and trees
tanfag [+]

[ tanfag ]

n.    mud

( Tok Pisin ) graun malomalo

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Natural World
taratui [+]

[ taratui ]

n.    ceiling

( Tok Pisin ) insait bilong rup

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • House
te dabok [+]

[ te dabok ]

n.    big string net bag

( Tok Pisin ) bilum

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Material Culture
teratettet [+]

[ teratettet ]

n.    type of insect

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Insects
tet [+]

[ tet ]

n.    step

( Tok Pisin ) lata, step

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • House
timtain [+]

[ timtain ]

n.    cloud

( Tok Pisin ) klaut

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Weather
tinan [+]

[ tinan ]

n.    female

( Tok Pisin ) meri

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • People/Kinship
tutui [+]

[ tutui ]

n.    nail

( Tok Pisin ) nil

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Tool
ud [+]

[ ud ]

n.    grass

( Tok Pisin ) gras

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Plants and trees
ulep [+]

[ uləp ]

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

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Tool
ulum [+]

[ ulum ]

n.    wheel

( Tok Pisin ) wil

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Tool
urom [+]

[ urom ]

n.    rain

( Tok Pisin ) ren

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Weather
urom sawen [+]

[ urom sawən ]

n.    wet conditions

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Weather
wag [+]

[ wag ]

n.    canoe

( Tok Pisin ) kanu

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Example: Justin Willy stands by a canoe being stored.


Semantic domains:

  • Boats
wag ilon [+]

[ wag ilon ]

n.    inside of canoe

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad

Example: Tomas Taleo Kreno inside a canoe.


Semantic domains:

  • Boats
war [+]

[ war ]

n.    string, rope

( Tok Pisin ) lain, baklain

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Material Culture
wasing [+]

[ wasiŋ ]

n.    fish

( Tok Pisin ) pis

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Fish and sea life
wasing didin [+]

[ wasing didin ]

n.    side of the fish

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Fish and sea life
wasing gadarin [+]

[ wasing gadarin ]

n.    fish scales

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Fish and sea life
wasing garegaren [+]

[ wasing garegaren ]

n.    fish

( Tok Pisin ) pis

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Fish and sea life
wasing mudan [+]

[ wasing mudan ]

n.    fish meat

( Tok Pisin ) abus bilong pis

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Food and drink
wasing uyun [+]

[ wasing uyun ]

n.    fish tail

( Tok Pisin ) tel bilong pis

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Fish and sea life
witwit [+]

[ witwit ]

n.    fan

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

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Tool
yad [+]

[ 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
yagoh [+]

[ yagoh ]

n.    Shade

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Natural World
yau [+]

[ yau ]

n.    fire

( Tok Pisin ) paia

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Fire and cooking
yaur [+]

[ yaur ]

n.    leaf

( Tok Pisin ) lip

Speaker: Kadagoi Rawad


Semantic domains:

  • Plants and trees
yunip didaba [+]

[ yunip didaba ]

n.    firewood

Speaker: Joe Mawob


Semantic domains:

  • Fire and cooking
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First launched in 2010. All content copyright © K. David Harrison, Gregory D. S. Anderson and Danielle Barth (2010-2012). Words and recordings remain the intellectual property of the speakers and community. All rights reserved. Do not distribute or reproduce without permission.
how to cite: 2010. Anderson, Gregory D.S., Danielle Barth and K. David Harrison. Matukar Talking Dictionary. Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. http://matukar.talkingdictionary.org

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There are currently 4151 entries, 4039 audio files, and 171 images.

First launched in 2010. All content copyright © K. David Harrison, Gregory D. S. Anderson and Danielle Barth (2010-2012). Words and recordings remain the intellectual property of the speakers and community. All rights reserved. Do not distribute or reproduce without permission.
how to cite: 2010. Anderson, Gregory D.S., Danielle Barth and K. David Harrison. Matukar Talking Dictionary. Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. http://matukar.talkingdictionary.org

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