Sursurunga Dictionary

tám arlamalienable nounEnglishguideThis term is used of someone whose job is to lead a person to someone else, for example John the Baptist pointing/leading people to be ready for the Messiah.tám12Personperson

tám arsarasalienable nounEnglishrescuer; Saviourone who rescuesPákánbung a hut á kámnah ada Rábául, bos tám arsaras di saras pasi tan kálámul tilatung uri lite kuir má ngorer kápte kes tili di a hiru i kámnah.When the fire (volcano) happened in Rabaul, the rescuers rescued people from there to another area and so not one of them was injured in the volcano.Tám Araliutám14.9.7.2Christianity2Personlotu; person

tám arupalienable nounEnglishsoldierone who fightstám12Personperson

tám bumbum matalienable nounSurkálámul a lu gong kári namnamEnglishgluttonone who fills his mouth (until he) diesbumbum mattám13.5.3.1Word2Personinteresting idiom; person

tám dahilalienable nounEnglishmagicianone who knows white magictám latlatkám sáksákmátsáksáktám wahtám12Person4.3.9.1Customanthro; person

tám dar worworalienable nounEnglishexaggeratorone who who adds to the truthtám1dari2Personperson

tám dákalienable nounEnglishspirit typeone who uses torchesThis is a spirit being who emanates light from his armpits. He is the subject of a well-known Sursurunga legend.dák2tám1tesit4.3.9.1Customanthro

tám gol basalienable nounSurkesá matngan isuEnglishfish typeone who has sex with ratsThe tám_gol_bas is a kurur (soldierfish), but it is the smallest of all the kurur. Some of their colors are red and striped horizontally with white, and some are striped horizontally with black. And it has big scales and its fin stands up. And also its jaw bone is sharp like the edge of a knife and it cuts with it just like the kurur. If it cuts you, that place it cuts will hurt a lot. This fish lives on the reef. They eat it.kururtám1goloi1.6.1.5Fishfish

tám himhimnaalienable nounEnglishgardener; farmerone who works/gardenstám12Personperson

tám hushustámhushusalienable nounEnglishwind from the southone who keeps blowingThis is the south wind, blowing from inland off the jungle.puluskihkihmátán kihkih tám hushusmátán tám hushustám11.1.3Weatherweather

tám káraalienable nounSurkesá matngan isuEnglishfish typeThis fish is like the kurah (rock cod), however its scales are a bit bigger and they are tough. Its color is also like the kurah. It lives along the opening to sandy areas. And it eats small fish like bikbik (blenny) and sangsang (clownfish). Sometimes it catches small crabs to eat them. It is good food.tám11.6.1.5Fishfish

tám lah káhkáhalienable nounEnglishdance composerone who originates the káhkáh dancekáhkáh4tám1tám lah saksaklahi4.2.4Dance2Persondance; person

tám lah saksakalienable nounEnglishsong composerone who originates a songsaksak1tám1tám lah káhkáhlahi4.2.3Music2Personperson; song

tám lahaualienable nounSurkálámul a lu kis kalbánEnglishunsettled personone who keeps moving housetám12Personperson

tám latlatalienable nounEnglishhealer; shamanone who does white magictám dahilkám sáksákmátsáksáktám wahtám12Person4.3.9.1Customanthro; person

tám leleklelekalienable nounEnglishleaning treeThis refers to a tree that does not have enough roots to hold it uprightlektám11.5Planttree/plant

tám mánánalienable nounEnglishknowledgeable person; expert; wise personone who knowskámlementengnaintám12Personperson

tám minminokalienable nounEnglishshowoffone who talks incessantlyThe implication of tám_minminok is that of an uneducated showoff, one who acts like he knows something when he really does not.minoktám1tám minminok mat2Personperson

tám minminok matalienable nounSurtaba kán wor; tabun borEnglishbabblerTok Pisinmauswaraone who talks (until he) diesminoktám1tám minminok2Personperson

tám nagogonalienable nounEnglishjudgeone who judgestám12Personperson

tám namnam matalienable nounSurkálámul taba kán namnamEnglishgluttonone who eats (until he) diestám13.5.3.1Word2Personinteresting idiom; person

tám ngákngákalienable nounEnglishrebel; criminalone who rebelstám abulbultám12Personperson

tám pukpukdaalienable nounEnglishtranslatorone who translatestám12Personperson

Tám Pulpulus Tánráualienable nounEnglishMost High God; Almighty Oneone who overthrows gods/spiritstám1tánráu14.9.7.2Christianity3.5.3.1Wordinteresting idiom; lotu

tám ráuráuwasalienable nounSurkálámul a lu mátutEnglishfearful personone who is afraidtám12Personperson

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