Sos Kundi Dictionary

jabiilonarea underneath a houseaninit long haussynjabiiloko6.5.1.4Yard

jabiilokonarea under the househap aninit long haussynjabiilo6.5.1.4Yard

jabun1road sign made by pulling grass out by the roots and laying it on a path with roots pointing in the direction a person has travelled so that others will know where to go.sain3.5.6Sign, symbol2sign to mark ownership of an object by putting grass or leaves on top sain bilong tambu

jabu saakvmake an oath or expression that gives strength to what was saidtok tru bilong strongim arapela tokNak guane wuniikii kare kuituwe yaadete, wunii "kayak" we wunii gual Suwa we jabu saakniik.They wanted to come and give me something, and I said "no" and I called my ancestor's name, Suwa.Ol i laik kam givim samting long mi, na mi tok nogat na mi kolim tumbuna nem Suwa. 3.5.1.9Promise

jabui1adjbigbikpelaViiliituwe yakuaguriikuan mi, jabui mi ka?The tree you want to chop down, it's big?Diwai yupela laik katim, em bikpela a?2adjfatfatpelaKakii budii ke miinii jabui yak.You eat too much food and you got fat.Yu kaikai planti na yu bikpela.3adjolder, more respected personbik manDii jabui riipii nyaan ga. Ani apma dii sakuk. Valval ve dii tu.He is an older (Lit. big time) man. He was born long ago. He knows things.Em bikpela man. Em i kamap bipo. Em i save long olgeta samting.8.3Quality4nelder, leaderbikmanO jabui, miiniikii wunii viikii yaako.Oh leader, I am coming to see you.O bikpela, mi kam long lukim yu.

jabuidunelder, leader, lordbikmanDii kiigi getiipmana jabuidu ka.He is this village's elder.Em i bikman bilong dispela ples.4.9Religion

jabuiyaknlarge hand planer with a flat blade used to plane large objects such as a canoe or house posts.samting bilong sapim ol diwaiDekii vala yalii jabuiyak tai giite, gi kabiiliit lakiitsadakiide.They carved the inside of their canoe with a large hand planer and finished that and they will pull it down to the river.Ol i go sapim insait bilong kanu bilong ol pinis, ol bai pulim i go daun long baret.6.7.1Cutting tool

jabulvglowing (of firewood), one end has live emberspaiawut i laitMa wuniikii ya jabule kure yaa.Bring me a piece firewood that is glowing.Kisim hap paiawut lait stap long en kam long mi.5.5.4Burn5.5.5What fires produce

jagivwashwasimMung wunii jagiko, diikii lain.I am washing the yam, its slimy sap.Mi wasim yam, glu bilong em.5.6Cleaning

jagiitnsmall fish that has a long pointed lower lipliklik pis i gat bikpela nusZenarchopterus kampeni1.6.1.5Fish

jagiit

jagiit bagunsong sung around Christmas and the New YearKrismas singsing4.2.3Music

jagiit yabuenvine (kind of)rop bilong bus1.5Plant

jagisiivcarve outside of canoe after the rough carving of the canoe is complete in order to smoothen it and remove the rough chopping markssapim autsait bilong kanuWuna vala wunii yile jagise giite, wunii yaako.I went and carved my canoe and finished with that, and I am coming.Mi go sapim beksait long kanu bilong mi pinis na mi kam.6.6.3Working with wood

jagun1deep placedaunbilo hapVala kiirai yile jaguba vala kaburiipdiite, nanii daak.We got the canoe and went and at a deep place the canoe capsized, and we fell [into the water].Mipela kisim kanu go daun bilo long ples dip na kanu kapsait long wara na mipela pundaun.8.2.6.5Deep, shallow2depthdipKapkap jabuiyak kiirai taabate, dii maulii vala jagu daatu.We take a large adze and planer and carve, and the depth of the inside of the canoe goes down.Mipela kisim hap ain na sapim bel bilong kanu na bel bilong kanu i dip i go daun.

jaguaadjold, no goodolpela, nogut, bagarapToloba jagua ge wunii kiiriikgiyo.I want to remove the old house from before.Olpela haus bilong bipo mi laik katim na rausim.8.3.7.1Bad

jagunvtramplekrungutim graun (ples animal i kaikai)Balii gai maliiba de jagune ke kuao.The pigs eat and trample the area around the house .Pik i kaikai raun krungutim stap long sait long haus na stap.7.7Physical impact

jainspear (in flesh)spia (pas long bodi)Balii siitiite jai wale dii tu.I shot a pig and it has the spear in it.Mi sutim pik na spia stap wantaim pik.6.4.1Hunt

jaitnyangrasshopper, green that flies; its wings look like leaves [if it repeatedly chirps, it is a message that if you continue, something bad will happen to you]grasopa [sapos dispela i mekim nois em toksave olsem yu no ken go, yu mas go bek, nogut yu go na painim hevi]1.6.1.7Insect

jajiininsanehap sens

jajiimugunsweet potatokaukau1.5Plant5.2.3Types of food

jajiyamanninsanity that is temporary and brought on by a spirit, causing a man to become violentlonglongGetiipmat yikuatake nanii jajiyaman wale tiikuan dukue ve nanii vakiitniik.We were going to a village and then we saw a man that is insane and we ran away.Mipela laik go long wanpela ples na mipela i lukim longlong man na mipela ranawe.3.2.1Mind

jakvunwrap something and remove it from its wrappingsrausimWubu yile waak buiye wunii baadii kiirai wunii nyiiga baatne kure yaak, gait. Wunii nyiiga jakniik.I went to the bush and dug a bush hen nest and I got a leaf and wrapped the egg and brought it to the village. I unwrapped the leaf.Mi go long bus na rausim maunten bilong welpaul na kisim kiau pasim long lip na karim kam long ples. Mi opim lip.7.3.2.7Take something out of something7.3.7.1Uncover

jakalen taabanlittle finger, pinkieliklik pinga2.1Body

jakulapvchew (with noise)kaikai (wantaim nois)Yikiinba ma kii. Aga dam balii piilak jakulapme kabak.Eat quietly. Don't chew loudly the way a pig eats.Kaikai isi isi. No ken kaikai olsem pik i save kaikai na pairap long em.5.2.2Eat

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