Finongan - English
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gegele Vt remove outer covering of plant (sugar cane; banana stalk) rausim
Gek Nprop name given to a third-born son; also used with seventh-born son namba tri man
gekbogom N kind of bird: brown cuckoo-dove balus Macropygia ambroinesis
gekngafut N kind of bird: red-knobbed imperial-pigeon; dove balus Ducula rubricera
gekolok N kind of bird: hooded butcherbird pisin Cracticus cassicus
gekonandeng N kind of insect binatang
geksan N short headdress made of bamboo in a cross or diagonal pattern, used in the tebekap traditional dance
gektale N short tree species diwai culture: sap is used as a glue in hourglass drum making; bark with sap is used as an adhesive covering over cuts
gektaleyup N kind of bird: mimetic honeyeater pisin Meliphaga analoga This bird eats the fruit of the gektale tree.
gelem N 1 area; place spes; ples A boge kasapmi guli ginang difige fatele bilige geleme ginang kamatgumun. It came and while it slept outside in the rain we put it back at its place. Dofon kobo, ninin tenen bobon tamene kobo, andi mindifi koloeng yege gelem ta udihong katguk. One time, our hen was looking for a place to lay her eggs. Ibe nanak a gelem yalekobo bugunge. The girls came in third place. 2 table tebol dum sese gelem N altar
geleme N dark area of skin caused by sun braun
gem N short smooth part of a palm trunk used for hitting the bark of a tree to make clothing hama
gendafek ADV somewhere; in a place no one knows about Ama kobo gendafek fatge bongak. One man was somewhere (we don't know where) and came.
geng tetele ADJ surprised kirap nogut id. of gengnin tetele
gengangang Vi yawn opim maus
genge ADJ narrow liklik spes gengka V mostly fill a gap
gengka V mostly fill a gap pulap Gumu fatak andige gengkangale. The area was filled with yams. der. of genge -ta 3
gengkokobat N kind of bird: hooded pitohui pisin Pitohui kirhocephalus