dánra-iSurwor rakrakaiEnglishscold; rebukeThis is often done in annoyance with a loud voice.Ái nana a gálta iau ngo, "Be, wa dánih u mos suri?" Ki iang kosoi ngo, "Iau dánrai tan gengen kalilik imuni di long apurpuri malar imuni lalin talis."Mom asked me, "Hey, what are you angry about?" And I answered, "I scolded those small kids who made the area under the talis tree trashy."dásáiardánradánra palai3.5.1Sayspeak
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dángdángSurláklák sorliuEnglishwalking hurriedlyThis implies walking without looking around, but heading quickly toward a goal or place. It is not as fast as dangdang.
Ái Ruben a tu láklák sorliu Tolai, ki ák bin mai ái Tolai ngo, "Be Ruben, wa aiá u tu dángdáng sorliu iau ur ái?" Ki ái Ruben áng kosoi ngo, "Wa, iau sangsangar suri ina bana rung er da hut til Mosbi anang i malar."Reuben just hurried past Tolai, so Tolai called out, "Hey Reuben, where are you hurriedly walking passing me by to get to?" So Reuben answered, "Why, I'm hurrying so I can meet up with those who are arriving down in the village from Moresby."dangdang7.2Movemotion
dángdánganSurlala inanEnglishflaming very highKalilik, kámnah idi bang a lala dángdángan. Gama ás pala te kurnah suri koion na lala kurkurem.Guys, the fire in the men's house is really flaming high. Take away some of the burning pieces so the flames will not be so big.
dángla-iEnglishcause to fall or collapseThis word is typically used as the final member of a serial verb construction where the preceding member indicates how one causes the fall.posar dánglai; sá dánglai
dárákSurpáplun a kálik mirmirikEnglishbrownA marán á kak tan gengen bor, má kes sár i di a dárák. Koner gama mákái nihun er ngo a kálik mirmirik sang, ki ái á gama tolai má gamák isi uri namnam.There are many of my small pigs, but only one of them is brown. That one you will see his hair is a bit reddish, then him you should seize and tie for eating.kanih dárák8.3.3.3Colorcolour
dárdárkasSurmátán kálámul a mirikEnglishred-eyed from weeping or angerNabung i Sade gim siusiu adi suan má kángim tu wakwak. Má ngo a longra gim ái Toriu ki ák lala dánra gim suri gim wakwak. Aru mátán a tuan dárdárkas sang uri gim, pasi gimá tam han arsagil.Yesterday on Sunday we were swimming at the river mouth and we were yelling. And when Toriu heard us he really scolded us because we were yelling. Both his eyes were very red towards us (he was angry at us), so we separated and left.dárang
dás-áiSurwor rakrakaiEnglishscold; rebukeThis term imples a raised voice.Ái wowo a mos i nana mák dásái suri a kis bia má kápate oloi kán kámnah.Grandmother was angry at Mom and scolded her for sitting around doing nothing and not lighting her fire.dánrai
dáuEnglishsection of garden; section of text; paragraphIn a large garden, the dáu are the largest sections within the same garden. The dáu itself is divided into smaller sections called pang and buturkus.
pokon páp6.2.1Growing cropsgarden
dedeiSursehei pasi sepenEnglishcut a shallow cut; sliceThis might be to slice off a piece of pig, or remove a splinter.Lik, mudán bor erei iau kipi, una atuntunái ki unák dedei pas am tekesi mudán má unák oboi á tekesá mudán. Una tu sehei ngorer pas am tekesi mudán sepen, kabin a tu tuán á mudán bor er.Daughter, that piece of pig I brought, you should warm it up then slice off a piece for yourself and put (back the rest of) the bit. You should just slice like that getting yourself a slice, because that bit of pig (you got) is only bones.sehei7.8.3Cutcutting
dedengSurrut uri kesi balis masikEnglishfavouring one side only; deviating from the intended courseThis typically refers to being blown off course by the wind when traveling by canoe or deviating because of the inept carving of the canoe. This contrasts with dedeng_alari which is a deliberate action on one's own part to avoid something or someone.Kán takup ái kauh kápate lu rut nokwan, a taba kán dedeng. Pasi ngo una alsai kán takup ki una te tu alus masik tili kesi balsán.My son's canoe does not run straight, it goes crookedly a lot. The result is that when you paddle his canoe then you will just be paddling only from one side.handedeng alari7.2Movemotion
dedeng alar-iSurteleh alariEnglishavoid deliberatelyTok Pisinabrusimtravel off course away fromGim lu hanhan uri tan kalilik anang i biris má dik lu ngin i dan rakrakai, ki gimá teleh uri lite kuir. Gim dedeng alar di ngorer kabin gim matai ngo da lala wor mam gim.We were going along toward the guys down at the bridge and they were drinking liquor, so we turned off to another area/place. We avoided them like that because we did not want them to speak to us a lot.7.2Movemotion
dek1Englishsound of one unknown thing hitting anotherThis has the implication of causing fear. The belief of some is that this sound is being made by a spirit.Nabung iau han tilami bos, má pákánbung iau longrai kesi táit a dek ami kang kábáir, ki iak lala mátut, pasi iak táu tilami bos. Káp iau te mánán ngo dánih iau longrai a goh. Te urtarang gut ngo kálámul, káp iau te mánán.Yesterday I came from up in the bush, and when I heard something making a sound on my fence, then I was very afraid, so I fled from up in the bush. I do not know what I heard making a sound. Some evil spirits perhaps or a person, I don't know.gap2goh2dekdekdek2.3.2.2Soundsound
dek21Surargis; taunEnglishheavyngek12EnglishoverwhelmingThis implies discomfort, too much to cope with.Ák tuan dek i iau má á dolon sál er iau lu bal láklák on. Má inái iak matai má suri bal láklák on. A ngoro ák tuan argis má.That long road I keep walking is very overwhelming/tiring to me. Right now I don't want to walk it again. It is like it has overcome me.gisi1
dekdekdekSurkaungán gapgap kápte u longra ilmiEnglishsound one hears but does not recognizeThis is the idea of hearing a sound in the background but not seeing the source of it.Pákánbung iau longrai tan kálámul kándi tu bati rum si koko, ki iak gálta ngo, "Be, wa tara dáh imudi kándi tu dekdekdek?" Ki tan rung iatung ding kos iau ngo, "Tan kalilik di bati rum si kawam."When I heard the men putting the wall on Uncle's house, I asked, "Hey, who are those making that sound over there?" Then those there answered me, "The guys are walling your uncle's house."dek12.3.2.2Soundsound
delengSurkaungán a lala imiEnglishhigh voice; singing high notesThis may imply melodious and sweet-voiced in singing.Kaungán tan wák a tuan deleng sang i pákánbung gim saksak. Má ngorer tan kálámul kápte má dik saksak tiklik mam di kabin kaungán tan káláu kápate arwat mai kaungán tan wák.The women's voices were really quite high when we sang. And so the men did not sing together with them because the men's voices were not equal with (able to get as high as) the women's voices.ngek2kurung2.3.2.2Soundsound
demdemEnglishland snailThe demdem, it is a thing whose covering/shell is long like a gos, however a gos is just small and the demdem is the bigger of the two. The gos shell is stronger than the shell of the demdem. A demdem shell is not strong and like that also is its flesh. This thing slithers along the ground there in the jungle and along in the village also, and it crawls also on trees. It eats lots of things in the garden, like greens and sweet potato and ripe bananas and ripe pawpaw. When it slithers, then it sticks out its flesh/body into the village (outside its shell) and its two eyes stand up there in front of its flesh that it has stuck out.1.6Animalanimal
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