9. Grammar

wale🔊1connandnaNabi wale magiin kuate kabo? Let's boil greens and fish to eat? Mipela boilim kumu wantaim pis na kaikai?2advwithwantaimKiyari bakaba wale wunii kure yaak.I came with extra.Mi kisim ekstra wantaim i kam.9.5.2.2With, be with
Wapi KudinMelanesian PidginTok PisinWapi Kudi wale gaikudi kubiiriipme gabubak.Do not speak Tok Pisin together with Sos Kundi.No ken dabalim Tok Pisin na tokples na toktok.9.7.1.5Names of languages
waru ya1vsomeone returns empty-handednogat samtingKakii kuakne yile tepiye, waru yadiite dii yaak.He went searching for food and got nothing and empty-handed he came back.Em i go painim kaikai, nogat, na em i kam bek nating.7.4.6Not have2mean, unkind to othersnogut pasin long narapelaKapiire waru burii dii yak.He was very mean.Em mekim pasin nogut.3.4.2.1.1Dislike8.3.7.1Bad3vsomething is unproductive such as a plant or eventkamap nogutKutkuatiikuan jiipa waru dii yako.The work that I am doing is unproductive.Wok mi wok long en i kamap nogut.9.6.2.6.1Without result
wau2advtootusynmusiik9.6.1.1And, also
wobunonland in the center of the village that belongs to the spirit house.graun bilong hausboi9.7.2Name of a place4.9.8.2Place of worship8.5.4Area
-wunum > ordnumsfxordinal suffix only used for daysvitikwu nyasecond dayde namba tu9Grammar
wunapossmybilong mi9Grammar
wuniipersImi9Grammar
-wuniivsfxI, 1 singular subject markermi9Grammar
ya2v1happen, becomekamapAgi siipak sakuna val nya watkiite yakiidii.At that time the sun will become dark.Ol samting bai kamap long dispela taim, san bai i kamap tudak.9.1.2.1Happen2domekimAgabat yakwunii?What will I do?Bai mi mekim wanem?9.1.2Do3is, copula function with adjectiveskamapKiigi laapu aak ye dii nyaliik nyaliik yako.This banana is ripe and is very soft.Dispela banana, i mau pinis na em i kamap malumalum.
yau2interjectready, expression asking if people are ready to start somethingredi9.2.7Interjections
yointerjO.K.orait9.2.7Interjections
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