kánáuSurngisán kubauEnglishtree typeKánáu, it's a tree which grows along the beach. This tree has flowers and it produces fruit. The fruit of the kánáu is small and round. It is a large tree and has shade suitable for people to gather under if it stands in the middle of the village. Small children like to climb around on it because it has low branches growing close to the ground.1.5Planttree/plant
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kánránSurtumran; a au kunlán mák atu i bálEnglishsettledThis is used of plans that have been settled and of people being well-prepared and practiced for dancing.Worwor minái git parai gita lain para timani suri nák dik má nák tumran pagas sang. Má ngo kápnate kánrán á táit git parai, ki tan kálámul kápdate talas ngo ngádáh da longoi ngoi á long namnam.This talk we are saying we should well say it correctly so that it will be firm and will be truly settled-remaining. And/but if what we are saying is not settled, then people will not be clear how they should do the meal/feast.dik2tumranturmis
kángkáng1Surdan a kis pagas i polgon táitEnglishstagnantThis is used of liquids, primarily water, left standing in a drum, empty coconut shell, or other container, and thus a breeding ground for mosquitoes.Nguk a lu lala nem i dan a kis i kápán lamas ngo daram má dan kápte a lu sal. Má ngorer koion á lápka sarai kápán lengwen lamas na káp kángkáng i dan on máng káhkáh on i nguk.Mosquitos really like water that's sitting in a coconut shell or drum and water that is not flowing/moving. And therefore do not throw away empty coconut shells lest the water stagnates in them and mosquitos give birth in them.káng
kángkángkángEnglishhollow sounding; empty soundingtungtungtung2.3.2.2Soundsound
kápEnglishnegative; not; lestThis is the short form of kápte. When used in a certain irrealis construction, the idea is that of 'lest, so that it won't'.Gama ololoh na káp porta i gam i tatalen káián tan Parisaio má tan Sadukaio. Kándi tatalen erei na káp sinim i gam ngorer i yis a sinim i palawa. (Mat 16.6)You should watch out lest the customs/behaviour of the Pharisees and Sadducees fasten on to you. (Lest) those ways of theirs infect/permeate you like yeast permeates flour.mák1káp kán te holkáp melek (sár) (mul)káp teken gumgumkáptábunkápte
káp kán te hol1Surwáin hol; kápate hol pas te táit ngo na longoiEnglishunable to think of what to dohe hasn't any thinking/mind2Surkápte hol tangraiEnglishcareless; sloppyThis describes a person who does not seem to care whether he does a good job at something or not.Kálámul erei a tu long siari i kán rum má kápte a lu hol tangrai ngádáh na longoi ngoi. A lu longoi kán rum ngoro káp kán te hol, má ngorer rum er a longoi kápate mákmák kuluk.That man just built his house haphazardly and he did not think about how he would do it. He built his house as though he had no mind (carelessly, without much thought), and therefore that house he built does not look good.long siari
káp melek (sár) (mul)Sursangsangar, sangarEnglishimmediatelynot quickly (only) (also)Any combination of káp_melek with the above words in parentheses, or without them, renders the same meaning.Tan tamelo imi iau soi a tu sangsangar sang i kán pákta. Tungu sár iau soi, má onin ákte hu má. Kápate dol be pákánbung, ki káp melek sár mul mák lu hu.Those watermelons up there I planted, their growing is really fast. Just a while ago I planted them, and now they have already born fruit. It was not yet a long time, then immediately they bore fruit.3.5.3.1Wordinteresting idiom
káp teken gumgumSurarpangia i tas má konEnglishedge of sea and beach; meeting of sea and landno crab fecesThis idiom describes where the beach meets the ocean waves, where the gumgum (crab type) live, and where the ocean waves wash away any feces left by crabs or other creatures.pirteken gumgumgumgum1tiking3.5.3.1Word8.5Location1.7Nature, environmentinteresting idiom; location; nature
kápate engengesEnglishreluctant; unwillinghe's not interestedThis verb is typically followed by suri (about, concerning).
kápate pam sákSura kuluk i liuEnglishhealthy; developed wellhe/she is not improperly developed/unwellpam sák
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