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kutsiwengna type of knifeSimbinalluhukewah6.7.1Cutting tool

kuttukuttuvto cookEndi nenguttukuttu tep nehileng kami.No one did the cooking because we were late.5.2.1Food preparation

kutunhead liceNantumtum ulu min nahdem et alinan tuwak ni kutu tu. Our heads were close together last evening and so he infected me with his lice.1.6.1.7Insectkukkuttu1

kutuntransto follow and complete in detail traditional religious ritual protocolsKinutun dan emin hu hengan payew.They have completed all the ritual protocols pertaining to the henga-ritual (rice-field ritual and sacrificial offerings).4.9.5.4Religious ceremony-en/-in-Class 4

kuugintransto be swelling; to be bulging, e.g., stomach during pregnancy, a pocket full of somethingKimmuug hu antutuggan tu. The back of his head is bulging. 2.5.6.3Swellum-/-imm-Class 2G Processes

kuwadiintransto make a slight movementHeni netey tep ag umkuwadi. It seems to be dead because it does not move.7.2.1Manner of movementum-/-imm-Class 2B Movement, change of position

kuwadladuh1nto be square in shapeYa etan bebley ey kuwadladuh e nan-ingngeh kalinakkeb tu niya kadinukkey tu. (Revelation 21:16a)That city, (the New Jerusalem) was perfectly square, just as wide as it was long.8.3.1.7Square2stafor an object to have four equal sides; to be square-shapedNekuwadladuh ni netaketak ni telek ni keihhukyupan ni nekuwadladuh ni utduk ni tabla.The hole for the insertion of the tenon (lit. square end) of another piece of timber is square-shaped.ne-3transto make something square in shapeImpangkuwadladuh tudda etan tabla ni binenengwah tu.He made all the lumber that he cut into square shapes.paN-/impaN-

kuwaltuhsp. var.kuwartuhna roomKaw hineggadan mu kuwaltuh mi?Did you sweep our room?6.5.2.7Room

kuwartuhsp. var. ofkuwaltuh

kuyatransto regard lightly; to disregardAntan tu kukkuyya hu tugun ni apu.Don't disregard your grandfather's advice.Simkuhaw3.2.5Opinion

kuyagvfor something to spill out of a containerGinagannu tun simpap etan metukkad et lan langusi ni napnun begah et endi neikuyag ni begah.He quickly supported the sack full of rice that was about to fall so no rice was spilled.7.3.2.7Take something out of something

kuyeputnthe tissue surrounding the internal organs of animals1.6.2Parts of an animal

kuyubstato be wrinkled, as in clothing or an old person's faceWada nekuyub etan di kinugut tun balwasik.There is a wrinkle in my shirt that she sewed.Nangkekuyud law hu angah tu tep nea-amma law.His face has become wrinkled because he is old now.2.6.4.5Old person8.3.2.5Furrowme-/ne-

kuyugtransto take, bring or lead someoneYan eman ni Lunis la nengikuyugan tun nan agim.It was last Monday when he took your brother with him.Ingkuyug Jesus humman ni tuu et ida meappil. (Mark 7:33a) Jesus led that person away and they separated themselves (from the crowd of people).7.2.5AccompanyiC1-/iN-Class 3F Move an object along with oneself

kuyungtransto get water by shaping a leaf or piece of plastic as a containerKalli kuyung ni danum et inumen ku.Get water with a leaf and I will drink it.Attulli mu kinuyungan ni danum?Where did you get water with a leaf?7.4.3Get-an/-in- -an

kuyyennthis word is used as a substitute for any word that is forgotten at the time of speakingkuyyena

kuyyenaInf. ofkuyyenna word that is used to refer to anything when a speaker has forgotten the word that names it