4.3. Behavior

abu budiiadjdisobedient, stubborn, rebelliousbikhet"Ma yaa," wakuatiite, dii ka wukukue. Niimo abu budii nyaan dii waan wukutapman yako."Come," I was saying and he is not listening. He is a very disobedient child and is not listening.Mi toktok long kam na em i no harim. Traipela bikhet pikinini na em i no harim tok.4.3Behavior
baguiyanwallaby; in Sos Kundi culture, the wallaby is considered a trickster or deceiver, not taking things seriouslysikau1.6.1.1Mammal4.3.5.5Deceive
bau tapiintreacherygiamanYai de wale kure ke re, dii bau tapii kuriik.He came and ate with them and he did treachery.Em i kam sindaun kaikai wantaim ol stap na em giaman.4.3.5.5Deceive
buriin1custompasin2behaviourpasin4.3Behavior
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
jaat daavdisobey, stubborn, behave very badlybikhetNiimoval jaat daatiikuan niiba, de ka kiigi kiipmaba siipiira tiitiikue.People who are very disobedient, do not live long on this earth.Ol manmeri i save mekim bikpela bikhet pasin, ol i no save stap longpela taim long dispela graun.4.3.1.1Bad, immoral
guiyakak yavproudhambakNiikii du balii siidiite, nii guiyakak yako.Her husband shot a pig and she is too proud.Man bilong em sutim pik na em i amamas tumas.4.3.2.4Show off3.5.1.7.3Boast
jauviyaavdestroy things belonging to someonebagarapimYakue kure tiideng baliika, wuna yawi guane yile jauviyaak.The pig that they take care of , went and destroyed my garden.Pik ol i save lukautim, i go na bagarapim gaden bilong mi.4.3Behavior
jiibutevtrim, cut (of frayed ends)katim (liklik pipia)Dai kuaakuan kupu pai, yaat kiirai gurii jiibutekiyo.You take a knife and trim the cane frayed ends that are hanging down.Yu kisim naip na katim ol liklik pipia rop kanda i hangamap kam daun stap.4.3.6.2Tidy
jobarav1litter or throw things around instead of looking after themmekim nabaut2be corrupt, misusepaulim samting, misyusim samting, bagarapim samtingNiikue kuibang guane, nii ka kutbaitne viitapiikne. Jobara nii kuriik.She did not look after the thing we gave her. She misused it.Samting mipela givim em, em i no lukautim gut. Em misusim.3wave hands around and yell at peoplemekim nabaut4.3Behavior
katabak1vstrong, laststretpela olgeta; fitKutkut batnye kutguriite katabakne tiikuatdii.Make it and check it carefully and it will be strong.Wokim wokim sekim gut na em bai strong olgeta na stap.Kabak takuba kutiidekuan gai van katabakne tiikiidii.The house that is built on the stone it will stand strong.Haus ol i wokim antap long ston em bai stap strong moa.4.3Behavior2adjstrong and will laststrongpela samting bai stap longpela taimKatabak ge de kuriik.They made a strong house.Ol i wokim strongpela haus.3vfaithful, strong in one's faithstrong long bilipNoa Niimoduna kudi wukue, jiipa kure katabakne dii tiik.Noah obeyed the Lord's talk and worked and was faithful.Noa i harim tok bilong Bikpela na em mekim wok na stap strong.
kuasasiivfeel sorry for, help, mercymarimari, soriMa wakiire kuasase kut, Niimoduna nyaagiit viyapatiyakdam.Help and support, translating the Lord's story.Helpim na sapotim mipela long tanim tok bilong Bikpela long tok ples.4.3Behavior
kuayikuayavidler, someone who does not worklesman i stap nating tasolKut jiipa kutkapman te miinii gaigai kuayikuaye tu.You don't do work and you sleep here and there in every house.Yu no save mekim wok stap i go na yu slip nabaut long olgeta haus.4.3Behavior6.1Work
kuisakvchange mind about giving something to someone, sometimes done on purpose to trick the other persongiaman givimNak takua yajii kari yile nak takuat kuituwe ye kuisakne nii nak takuat kuik.One woman went to give a frying pan to a woman and then changed her mind and gave it to another woman.Wanpela meri karim fraipan i go na laik givim long wanpela meri na em senisim tingting na givim long narapela meri.4.3.5.5Deceive
kukgiv1turn to the backtanim baksait7.2.2.6Turn2rejectgivim baksait4.3.2.1Despise someone
kunenek1vstrutsekim sekim bodiKutpi kuara kusotake nii kunenekne yiko.She is wearing a new skirt and is strutting and going around.Em werim nupela sket na em praud wokabaut i go.2nshowoff who has tried to make themselves attractivesowop4.3.2.4Show off
kusarapv1help someone up, usually because of illnesskirapimWudiitiiwat dai kuaakuan nyaan, diikii yikiin yikiin kusarapme miinii kure yikiyo.Carefully help up the child that is weak with hunger and go.Pikinini i hangre na slip i stap, apim em isi isi na kisim em i go.4.3.4.2Help2raise a childlukautim pikininiWuniika miiniikii kure te kusaraptiite, rapme miinii wuniikii viikapman yo.It was me that raised you, you grew up and you do not look at me.Mi tasol mi lukautim yu na nau yu kirap na yu no lukluk long mi moa.
kutwuliivcareless with thingspaulim4.3Behavior
mati takuaneavesdropper; joking expression said of a woman who is out of sight but listening to a conversationrat meri; meri i save hait na putim yau long toktok bilong narapela2.3.2.1Listen4.3Behavior
maulii taabankindnessgutpela pasin4.3.4Do good to
maulii takavpatientstap isi na no kirap o toktok hariapWokuwariyatiidete dii ka bapma siitukue. Liing wai maulii take dii tu.They fight and he does not join in. He is calm.Ol i pait na em i no save joinim ol. Em man bilong stap isi na lukluk tasol.4.3Behavior
nyiiga vitik takuanprostitutetu kina meri4.3Behavior
paitiikv1upright, righteous, virtuousstretpela, klin olgetaWuna midamaba nii paitiikne tu. Nii ka siikusiipiilak wiktiikue.In my eyes she is upright. She does not go around doing whatever she likes.Em i stap stret long ai bilong mi. Em i no save go raun na mekim samting long laik bilong em.4.3Behavior2all rightstretMiina tiitii paitiik wai miinii tu?Are you all right? (Lit. Is your life right?)Stap bilong yu, yu stap stret?
riirii kuakuanwayspasinsyntiitii kuakua4.3Behavior
sabiin1adjcrippled, injuredbagarap manNiimo siipiira kawiye rakiinyiinii. Yiput kure ana yaakiinii. Nii sabiin takua ka.You will wait a long time. She cannot come quickly. She is crippled woman.Bai yu wet longpela taim na stap. Em bai i no kam hariap. Em I bagarap meri.2.5.4Disabled2vhurt, injurebagarapimNaalii wamiiniing nyaan ana yaakiidii. Sabiin ye dii gaiba ro.The man you talked to yesterday cannot come. He got hurt and is sitting in the house.Man asde yu tok long en, em bai no inap kam. Em kisim bagarap na sindaun long haus.2.5.3Injure4.3.4.1Do evil to
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