dorah1intransitive verbSursosih i nas ngo kalang ngo mátmátiahEnglishset (as sun or moon)This is used of things which appear on a regular basis, as sun or moon or stars.kauradorah i mansin1.7Nature, environmentnature2alienable nounSurkálámul tili tilik malar á Niugini, pokon er a dorah i nas áiEnglishperson from mainland New Guinea; highlander2Personperson
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dordorEnglishslipperyPáplun iás a tu dordor má kápate arwat suri ngo da top dik on.The body of an eel is just slippery and it is not possible to firmly hold on to it.dor1adordoroi
doronSursuir táit a dordorEnglishsliminess; slipperiness; slimy dischargeThis term is used to describe the 'threads' of sliminess one can see or handle when something like yams are slimy, and to talk about a large rock in the river that is slippery. It is also what a keremrem (snail) and certain other creatures that live in shells leave behind as they crawl, a slimy deposit from their tongues. This deposit from the keremrem is poisonous if ingested.dor
dorumSursol no; ekesi sosihEnglishdeep; penetrate deeplyThis is used when a knife or spear goes deeply into the body.Toros er di soso mai ngo uri pal, a ekesi sosih no uradi bim. Tan toros erei di soso mai mák lala dorum, kápate mákmák kuluk kabin a tu idi bim. Ngo na han káling kangkang urami bát, ki na han mákmák kuluk.That post they stuck (in the ground) for the cook house, it went way down into the ground. Those posts they stick in and they penetrate deeply, it does not look good because they're just way down in the ground. If it would be higher up toward the sky, then it would look good.lolom7.8.3Cutcutting
dos2Englishparalyzed; unbendable; rigidThis is often applied to people's legs, but is also applied to a dead animal or human which has been dead long enough to stiffen but not stink yet, as in rigor mortis.Nengen sang má a mat á bor erei má ákte dos má á páplun.Quite a bit earlier that pig died and its body is already rigid.adosdosdosdosadosdos pasi
dos kalar / dos káriSurtur kári; long páptai; long káriEnglishforbid; stopcommand blockIau lala nem i han tiklik mam kalilik uradi Belik suri ialial i pasbat i rumán kaunsel, mái sár ngo a long pápta iau ái nana. A dos kalar iau ngorer kabin ngo ina kis mona talatala na han suri mák iau.I really wanted to go together with the guys up to Belik to watch the council house opening, but Mother did-fastened me (stopped me). She forbid/stopped me like that because I was to wait for the superintendent minister who was coming to see me.tur kalar/tur káridos1kalar/kári
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dos pala-iEnglishorder; authorize; send on a missioncommand removeThis is appropriate for a person ordering or directing a servant or worker to do something, or for sending a child to borrow something from one's neighbor.Kesi bung má diar má bali dos palai má urami bos ngo na han má nák áir i pokon.One day then they again ordered him up to the bush that he would go and fence in the garden.tarwa palaidos1
dos pas-iSurlong pasi; parai suri longoi táitEnglishinvite; commandcommand getTan kalilik iakte long pas di suri ngo gima han, mái sar ngo pákánbung iau dos pas di má, ki kápte bul di taram, pasi iau masik má iak han.The guys I got them so we could go, but when I invited/commanded them, then they instead did not obey/cooperate, so I alone I went.dos1pasi1
duEnglishsea creatureThe size of the du is equivalent to the sawa or the sál, however the thickness of its spines are equivalent to the size of a persons finger. And the sál its spines are small like (the circumference of) a nok (leaf rib) and it pierces, but the du its spines do not pierce. The color of the du is red. If the du dies out in the ocean and its spines wash up in the tide along the beach, then the children take them to play with them like writing on rocks.6.4.5Fishingmarine life
duái1Surlápka páksi; rusan páksiEnglishleave it thereTan kalilik iatung di bás talis, dik tu lápka páksi má kándi tan kápán talis má kápdite nem má ngo da long palai. Dik tu duái má ngorer, ngo sinih má na sár palai?The kids there who are pounding (to break open) nuts, they just threw and left their nut pods and they did not want to remove them. They just left them there like that, (and) who then will clean it off?
dudauSurroh sosihEnglishdiveThis is used only of birds, and it involves folding the wings and streamlining the body to make itself travel swiftly down. It was also used of dive bombers during World War 2.Tárgau imuni a lala manman isu má til nengen. Má inái sár a mákái kesi numán isu ki ák tu dudau tilamuni suri surngi. Má pákánbung a roh sosih tilamuni, ák surung pasi sang i kesá isu.That eagle up there is waiting for fish since earlier today. And just now he has seen a school of fish so he has dived from up there to grab them/one. And when he flew-descended from up high, he did grab a fish.
dudur1intransitive verbSurboborEnglishwrapped; packaged; bandagedNabung káp iau te mánán ngo a sasam ái kauh. Mái sár ngo iau mákái má ngo a bobor mai sulu, ki iak gáltai ngo a dudur mai laplap suri dáh, ki áng kos iau ngo a sasam.Yesterday I did not know that my son was sick. However when I saw him that he was wrapped (for warmth) in a laplap, then I asked him why he was wrapped with a laplap, then he answered me that he was sick.boborduri2alienable nounEnglishenvelopetakup
duk11SurtusEnglishtouch; hit; bang; bumpTok PisinbamimThe common area of meaning seems to be two things coming into contact with each other, as when one bumps one's head on something, or when two posts are touching, one on top of the other, or when two fingers are touching each other.duk kalar2Englishapply to; accounted to; affectArbin káián ái pasta a tus iau. Pákánbung iau longra tangrai pinpidan a arbin mai, ki iak mánán tusi ngo a duk muswan i iau.The pastor's preaching touched/affected me. When I heard the talk/word he preached with, then I knew accurately that it truly touched (was meant for, applied to) me.tongos/tongsoitari duk
duk kalarSurpongpong i holEnglishbewildered; puzzledbumped blockedThis implies a person's inability to conceive of how something will work out.ngakngak kalarduk1kalar/kári
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dukul / dukliSurtángni nák rakrakaiEnglishsupport; strengthenKápte di obop te kubau uri turán tan toros, pasi ák suau á rum erei. Má ngo da han dukli mam te kubau á tungu nák rakrakai, ki káp na han te suau.They did not put any wood to go with the posts, resulting in that house is leaning. But if they had supported/strengthened it with some wood/stakes previously so it was strong, then it would not be leaning.biknitutribiknái; dikloiso dukul/so dukli; soso dukul/soso dukli6.5.1.1Househouse
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