dodokSurlusi wán kubau tili aun mai dokdok; ngisán kubau ngo got uri dokoi táit maiEnglishfruit picking with a picking poledokoi1
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dok-oi1Surlusi wán kubau tili aunEnglishpick fruit; knock fruit off a treeThis refers specifically to the kind of fruit picking where one knocks or pokes the fruit off with a long stick, but it can also serve as the generic term for getting fruit off a tree in most any way.Kauh, han dokoi be i pok muda pas te na ru i wán inak ani.Son, go pick off the betel pepper back there getting two peppers so I can eat it.hiknoidodokdokdok
dok-oi2Surhul pasiEnglishpurchaseThis includes purchasing the rights to magic implements or knowledge, such as a tobuán (secret society dance).Wilwil minái iau hul pasi si Tomilon. A para sirai mai K50 pasi iak dokoi singin má onin áng kaiak má.This bicycle I bought from Tomilon. He said (he would) sell it with/for K50 resulting in I purchased it from him and now it is mine.huliardok4.3.9.1Customanthro
dokat / doktiSurtipriEnglishchaseKalilik di dokat bor ami kam pokon. Tan bor di roh kuli kam áir pasi ding kokon.The kids were pig chasing up in your garden. The pigs jumped over your fence resulting in they then dug around.Tan rung tili malar di dokti kesi tám wah anang i kándi malar a han suri ngo na wah i koko.The village people chased a sorcerer down in their village who had come to poison (my) uncle.tipar/tipri
dokta pasSurmurmurwasuEnglishfollow; imitateThe implication of this term is that one is not necessarily invited to follow, but does so at his own instigation. This includes following both a good example or a bad example.Kauh, koion una dokta pas singin kalilik erei di lu han suri hom i Sade. Kápdite lu hol pasi lotu. Di lu talar sár mai hom.Son, do not follow/imitate those guys who go for playing on Sunday. They are not thinking of church. They're just spending time on playing.arat i pokon kalkalungpasi1
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dol1intransitive verbEnglishtall; longTok Pisinlongpeladol i mansindoldolondolon2alienable nounEnglishlength
dol i mansinEnglishbreathing wellhis breathing is longThis describes a person who is able to hold his breath for a long time or able to exert himself without becoming short of breath.A tu kuir á kán hauhaunges ái koner pasi kápate arwat suri na lum ada i lámán. Ái rung sár a dol i mansin i di, di da han suri lumi sus ida i lámán.That one's breathing is just short resulting in it is not possible for him to dive out in the deep. Just those whose breathing is long (who can hold their breath a long time), they can go to dive for giant clams out in the deep.mansing2.1Bodybody act
dolatSurákte dik; ákte bonatEnglishcompleteKápte a dolat be á rum inang di iatih on. Da ser pokori besang uri bontai.The house down coast they are putting the roof on is not yet completed. They will search for kunai first to add to it.dik2perbehtigán perbeh
dolat / doltiSurturán; bontai; argemwaiEnglishaccompanyTok PisinmiximÁi rugar kán sinat masik á imuda. Tekes nák han turán i diar, kabin diar lu buh pasi tekes nák dolat diar kán sinat.Those two in-laws alone are back there. Someone should go to be with them, because they are respecting their taboo relationship (and) getting/asking someone to accompany them two in-laws.Be nana, tu roho masik una sawi? Má unák argemwai mam tekesi tin isu suri nák lu namnamin. Ngo una tu sawi ngorer má kápte te táit uri dolti, ki kápte na namnamin kuluk.Is it true, mother, only greens alone you will be cooking? You should mix them with some tinned fish so it will be tasty. If you will just cook it like that and there is nothing to accompany it, then it will not be nicely delicious.ardolat
doldolon1Sura dol má kápate lala pakta i poknahlánEnglishmedium height and sizeThis word is used to describe a person or a tree who is neither very tall nor very short, but in between, more of medium height. When referring to a person, it also includes normal or even slender body size.Kak aun tawan inang a tu gengen á poknahlán mák tu doldolon sár má kápate lala dol.My tawan tree down there its trunk is just small around and it's tall and/but is not extremely tall.dol2Surkápte a kiskisEnglishelongated; oval in shapeWhen referring to leaves, this term describes those that are long and narrow, as the individual leaves on a coconut leaf. It also describes the shape of a betel nut that is not round but is more long or oval. The defining characteristic seems to be that it is much longer than it is wide, so proportionately longer than wide.
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doltinSurturánEnglishtogetherThis refers to food items served together but not cooked together. It may include adding ingredients, or putting things together to be mixed, but not mixing them yet.Lik, una sawi mul á lengleng idi pal uri doltin kam kaukau erei u iohoi suri una kipi uradi bang dák ani ái kalilik di him imi bos.Daughter, you should also cook some greens in the cook house to put together with those sweet potatoes of yours you mumued so you can take them down to the men's house and the guys who were working up in the bush will eat them.gemnai5.2.1Food preparationcooking
domEnglishsinkThis is used of things such as a canoe rather than people.adomoi
dongahSurekesi rahEnglishfinished; gone completelyNamnam gim eran on, wa a lala marán sang. Mái sár ngo matananu di hut suri namnam, ki ák tu dongah sang á namnam main i bang.The food we prepared, it was a huge amount indeed. However when people arrived to eat, the food was all gone here in the men's house (all eaten by others).musráhdonginpur dongah
dongdongSurkesá matngan rohoEnglishgreens typeThis is a kind of bilu.
biluroho5.2.3.1.3Food from vegetablesgreens
donginSurekes palaEnglishirretrievablyNabung i rahrah gim wonwon ada i biris ki ák pur i kak gengen is mák pur dongin i arliwán aru palang uradi loltas.Yesterday afternoon we fished at the bridge/dock and my small knife fell and fell irretrievably into the space between two planks down into the ocean.dongah
dongorSurlala boptinEnglishsleep deeplyFor differentiations among sleeping and related terms, see boptin.
Pákánbung di hut ái rung er tili saksak nengen i libung, á iau iakte lala boptin sang má. A ngoro iakte lala dongor, pasi káp iau te ásla di er di hut.When those who were singing arrived last night, me I was already very much asleep. It was like I was sleeping deeply, so I did not feel that they arrived (was not aware of their arrival).barung2pán1boptin2.1Bodybody act
dor1EnglishslipperyTok Pisini weldordormálgirpeledor2Surmádut ákte mon má á doronEnglishstringyThis applies to vegetables that have been around too long and have become old and stringy.Tan tingnán namnam imi rum til nabung ákte dor má. Gama lápkai má ur singin bor nák ani.The bits of food in the house from yesterday are already stringy. You should throw them out to the pig he will eat it.doron
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