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nariik1colourful pattern, design planti kala wantaim patenWut yate tiye kure yikuaniite, viidete, dii yikiin val nariik take dii ro.She was making a string bag and carried it around, and they saw, it has a very nice pattern.Em i wokim bilum na karim i go na ol i lukum kala bilong em i soim naispela paten.8.3.3.3.7Multicolored
nariik2groan, make a groan-like soundwokim nois olsem nois bilong penDiikii pao niiman ga. Nariikne wakuadiite de kure yik.His cut is big. He was groaning and they took him away.Em i gat bikpela mak. Em i wokim nois olsem nois bilong pen na ol i kisim em i go.Nyaan wutba nade siiputiikuadete, dii nariikguak.They laid the child in a string bag [to sleep] and he was making groan-like sounds. Ol i putim pikinini go daun long bilum na wokim nois olsem nois bilong pikinini i mas slip.2.3.2.3Types of sounds
naro magiinsmall fish that is usually cooked in bamboopis1.6.1.5Fish
nere1adjother sidehapsaitNiikii aiya kulake gi nere maaka veriye wulaakuaniing.Her mother left and was crossing over to the other side.Mama bilong en i lusim na em i go long hapsait long narapela sait.2nother sidehapsaitAgi guane nereba dii ro.That thing is on the other side.Dispela samting stap long narapela sait.8.5.1.6Across
-ng11perfective aspect markerpinisNang gi katiing. I am done eating sago.Mi kaikai saksak pinis.9.4.1Tense and aspect2perfective relative clause markerDii nak yuwa tagiit kiiraatiing du ka. He is the man that I collected money from.Em man mi kisim mani long en.
niiba1peoplemanmeriVan waalii de siikute siikute ye de van getiipma vitik niiba de kaje kure kak.They cut that crocodile into small pieces and the people from those two villages distributed [it] and they cooked and ate.Ol i katim pukpuk long liklik liklik hap na ol i tilim i go long ol manmeri bilong tupela ples na ol kuk na kaikai.2Person2cultural people group; people of the same cultural backgroundlainNanii kiigi Sos Kudi niiba, nana tiiburii kuaburii kapma ka.We, the Sos Kundi people, have our own culture.Mipela dispela Sos Kundi lain, mipela i gat pasin na kastam bilong mipela yet.2Person
niibage nyanoutsiderman bilong narapela ples2Person
niibi11nbeak (point)maus bilong pisin (hap i sap)Saun wapi gu tiipiitba magiingii kau take te, dii diikii niibiba se korure dii selikniik.The white egret was standing beside the water watching for fish and it speared with its sharp beak and came up and swallowed.Saun i sanap arere long wara na putim was long pis na em sutim long sap maus na apim nek na daunim.1.6.2Parts of an animal2npointsapMa niibi taasiip.Sharpen the point.Sapim sap poin bilong em.3adjsharp (pointed)sapWuna vi niibi budii vi ka.My spear is an extremely sharp spear.Spia bilong mi, em i gat ekstra sap moa.
niibi nyaanfirst born childnambawan pikinini4.1.9Kinship
niibi nyaan siikiyapromise or oath made by saying the name of a first born child as an oathpromisWuna apakue viyaatiite, dii niibi nyaan siikiye dii giilii sauk.I hit my father and he spoke the name of his first born child and made an oath.Mi paitim papa bilong mi, na em i kolim nem bilong nambawan pikinini na wokim promis.3.5.1.9Promise
niibi siisiipmaplug a hole by poking something pointed into the hole and breaking it offblokim hulVala kun siidiite, wunii yevina vi kiirai wunii niibi siisiipmak.My canoe had a termite hole, and I took a citrus thorn and poked it into the hole and plugged it.Kanu bilong mi gat hul bilong wait anis long en, na mi kisim nil bilong muli na subim go insait na blokim hul.7.5.9.2Fill, cover
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