2.6. Life

apasenskeleton, bones (dry)olgeta ol bun2.6.6.2Corpse
apiit1adjold (of something living)lapunSekaraiya wale diikii takua Elisabet, biirii apiit kiipii ka.Sekaraiya and his wife Elisabet, they were very old.Sekaraiya wantaim meri bilong en Elisabet, tupela i lapun pinis olgeta.8.4.6.5.2Old, not young2nelderly person lapunNak apiit gaiba nii kuao.An elderly woman is lying down in the house.Wanpela lapun i slip i stap long haus.2.6.4.5Old person
apiit badinold manlapun man2.6.4.5Old person
asiik apaadvquickly (of growth)hariap em i kamapKiigi nyaan asiik apa dii yalakutniik.This child grew very quicklyDispela pikinini kamap bikpela hariap.Asiik apa miinii niiman ye rapme te miinii gabukiyo? Wuna miniba miinii sakuk.When did you get big (Lit. quickly you became big) that you want to stand up and talk [to me]? I knew you when you were born (Lit. You came into existence in my eye).8.4.8.1Quick2.6.4.6Grow, get bigger
bapmun1moonmun1.1.1.1Moon2monthmunBapmu Oktoba yaakiinii.She will come in the month of October.Mun Oktoba em bai kam.8.4.1.4Month3period (of woman), menstruationsik mun (bilong meri)Sera bapmu kulake nii nyaan te yile nii vaniing nyaan kuriik.Sera stopped having her period and was with child and later she bore a child.Sera i lusim sik mun na kisim bel na bihain em karim pikinini.2.6.3.1Pregnancy2.1.8.4Female organs4stopper to prevent water from going to the middle of the canoekanu stopa (bilong holim wara na wara i no ken go long namel bilong kanu)Gu nyiidii vala yibakgii we, wunii bapmu vala kiiriiksok.So that water does not go to the middle of the canoe, I made a stopper.Nogut wara i go long namel bilong kanu na mi wokim stopa bilong stopim wara.7.2.4.2.1Boat
baap gaannwake or night of mourning after someone dies. The next day the body is buried. Mourners put white mud on their bodies and fast from eating meat, foods cooked with water and drinking plain water for five nights.nait bilong krai na soriBaap rakuan niiba kuik wudii kuik nang ana kakiide, yakiitne de ro.The people who are mourning are not allowed to eat sago cooked with traditional salt, they are being tabooed.Ol lain i sindaun long haus krai i no inap kaikai ol kaikai ol i kuk long tubuna sol, ol i sindaun long tambu.2.6.6.3Funeral4.2.2.1Ceremony2.6.6.4Mourn
biitvreproduce, multiply, become manykamap plantiNyaaka baadii take nii siibulauwe de biitniik.A chicken put eggs and she broke them by pecking and they multiplied.Kakaruk i putim kiau na brukim na ol kamap planti.2.6.3.8Fertile, infertile8.1.4.2Increase
buekiiranadult, grown-upbikpela2.6.4.4Adult
dun1man, maleman2.6.5.1Man2husbandman bilong meriNyiinii du wale nyiinii tu o kayak?Do you have a husband or not?Yu gat man o nogat?4.1.9.2.1Husband, wife3personman2Person4size (large)8.2Big
du kiya takuanwidowmeri man i dai pinis2.6.1.3Unmarried
dunyannboypikinini man2.6.4.2Child
dunubunalivestap laipDii ka kiyai. An dunubu dii tu, agi nyaan.He did not die. That man is alive.Em i no dai. Dispela man em stap laip.2.6Life
dutakuancouple consisting of one male and one femaleman na meri8.1.1.5Numbered group2.6.1Marriage
gemokonyoung womanyangpela meriDiikii takuanyan, gi niimo niimo takua gemoko ka.His daughter, is a young woman [now].Pikinini meri bilong en, em kamap bikpela meri pinis.2.6.5.2Woman2.6.4.3Youth
giilgunthe body fluid of a dead person who has been dead a few dayssting wara bilong ol man i dai pinis2.6Life
giinkiyaavlove and care forlaikim na kisimGusiibal nyaan ga. Vadiise giinkiyai ma kure tii.[He] is an orphan. Look after and love and care for and hold [him].Trangu pikinini ya. Yu kisim lukautim na holim em i stap.4.3.4Do good to2.6.4.2.1Rear a child3.4.1.1Like, love
giiviivburyplanimKiyai rakuan waata ma kari yile wagu vai giivii.Take the dog that died and dig a hole and bury it.Dok i dai pinis kisim i go na digim hul na planim.2.6.6.5Bury
giyabavloselus2.6Life
giyam1adjyoung teenager to marriageable ageyangpela man o meriWuna takua nabi kuataniite, nanii getiipmanang giyam nyaangu wale, kaje kure kak.My wife boiled greens, and we along with the young people of the village, served them and ate.Meri bilong mi boilim kumu, na mipela wantaim ol yangpela man long ples, tilim na kaikai.2.6Life2nyouthyangpelaKiigi ganbi an aiya apa, giyam, dunyangu, takuanyangu, nyadi nyaangu an miina taabang nanii takako. This morning we are putting parents, youth, boys, girls and little children into your hands.Long dispela moning mipela putim papamama, yangpela man yangpela meri na liklik pikinini long han bilong yu.
gusiibal nyaann1orphantrangu pikininiGusiibal nyaan ga. Vadiise giinkiyai ma kure tii.[He] is an orphan. Look after and love and care for and hold [him].Trangu pikinini ya. Yu kisim lukautim na holim em i stap.2poortranguGusiibal mini kiirai dii ve ro.He has become an orphan and is sitting and looking.Em i kamap trangu pikinini na em sindaun lukluk i stap.3cricketbinatang2.6Life
kadikutnyaannadopted personadoptim pikinini2.6Lifevariantkadinyaan
kamarada1ninstruction, correction, counseltoktok long stretimJaat niimoval daadiite dii diikii apa dii kamarada gabuko.He was very disobedient and his father is talking and correcting him.Em i mekim bikpela bikhet tumas na papa bilong em i toktok na stretim em3.6Teach3.6.5Correct2.6.4.2.1Rear a child
katdakuan nyan1place the sun sets, Westhap we san i go daunGubiik tiikuan guane, ma kari yile katdakuan nyaba taka, wupiyakguadii.The things that are wet, take and put in the West, so it can dry.Samting i wet i stap long em, karim i go putim long hap san i go daun, larim em drai.1.1Sky2elderly person in the sunset time of life.lapun pinisNabui rakua ka. Nii katdakuan nya ka.She is a poor woman. She is old.Em i trangu meri, em i lapun pinis.2.6.4Stage of life
kewiadjbarreni no inap karim pikinini2.6.3.8Fertile, infertile
kiipii1ncorpse, remains; body of a dead person or animalbodi bilong man o animal i dai pinis2.6.6Dievariantkiivii
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