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kale2Nvehicleka
kalefeADJshortsotpelaNo manbingam kobo kalefe nanak kobo yebeng.I want to tell one short story.
kalegeADVcompletelyolgetaA bong kalege bobotugule.I left that place forever.
kalemNanimalabuskalem bisiVhunt
kalem bisiVhuntKalem bisi a kugumuk, a kuge dabote tege kalem ut tugumuk a Yongkonge gige. We went hunting and started killing the animals at Yongkonge.unspec. comp. form ofkalembisi
kalenNmiracle; signmak
kangkalenVtbrecogniseluksave
kalengADJhilly; rugged
kalenganVtcarefully select or separate from a groupsaitim
kalepmok1Nutensil used for stirring, traditionally carved from wood but presently made from a cow ribspun2Vstir by bringing from bottom to toptanim
kaleptaVbecome shortsotim
kaletVhave sexslip wantaim
kalihaNkind of bird: orange-footed scrubfowlpisinMegaposius reinwardtlays red eggs and is shown in the tebekap traditional dance
kalikN1container, usually rectangular-shapedbokis2container made from a middle section of bamboo that holds an egg or breadfruit sap
kalikupmipNrooftophet bilong hauscomp. ofkanin2kupmip 1
kalinangNnew plant shootnupela kru
kalingNthornnil
kalingkakatNkind of bird: bat hawkpisinMacheirhamphus alcinus
kalisNchariotkaris
kaluNseedlingkrukalukupmipNtreetop
kalukaNkind of tree whose roots are used in flooring housesdiwai
kalukupmipNtreetopcomp. ofkalukupmip 1
kamNsicknesssikKam kot fo nomong fo a dokta yengkalamatebesak.The doctor will say if we have sickness or not.
kam ifitaga ibeNnurseneskt. phr. ofkamtibitaga 1ibe 1
kamakNfrogrokrok


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