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kangkangSura tu muni bátEnglishup above; off the groundThis word implies the ideas of being up on posts (as a sleeping house), off the ground, not touching the support underneath, or the second story of a building.Kip erei a tu imuni bát má kápte a kis i iátin toros. Una bali básái kuir erei a kangkang suri náng kis i iátin toros.That horizontal beam is up in the sky/air and it is not sitting on top of the upright post. You should again pound/nail that piece that is up above so it will sit/be on top of the post.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.kis kangkis kangkangrum kangkang6.5.1.1Househouse
kangkungSurkesá matngan rohoEnglishgreens typeKangkung is a kind of greens that grows and crawls along beside the river. Its leaves are a bit long and it is like a vine. The new shoots of the kangkung they eat, it is good greens. The name of these greens is not a name from Sursurunga. The Chinese call these greens with it (this name).roho5.2.3.1.3Food from vegetablesgreens
kapir / kapriSurlong palai mai táitEnglishscrape up; scrape offLik, káptak erei i guán rum, una long pas tekesi kápán lengwen lamas má unák long palai mai. Una lain kapri sang mai kápán lamas má unák lápkai ada i loltas.Daughter, that feces beside the house, you should take an empty coconut shell and remove it (feces) with it (coconut shell). You should well scrape it up with the coconut shell and then throw it out in the ocean.kapir palai
kapir pala-iEnglishscrape offscrape removekapir/kapri
kapis / kapsiSurtop on mai nikapEnglishpick up with tongsThis verb is used of picking up hot stones in a mumu, hot coals from the fire, or hot items from off a fire.Kalik, inbul imuni kámnah ák bam má. Kipi nikap má unák top on mai urmain singing. Una lain kapsi sang na káp pur uri kikim má nák málas iáu.Child, that yam over there on the fire is already burned. Take the tongs and take hold of it (yam) with them (and bring it) over here to me. You should pick it up well lest it will fall on your foot and burn you.
kapkapurEnglishdecorate the face
kaplahSurtáu alari; táu tilatung; tur tepákEnglishremove oneselfPákánbung kak tu kanbái kak busán lamrut, ki tan kalilik dik tur kalar iau. Ki iak parai si di ngo, “Gam táu tilatung!” Iau tipar pala di suri da tur kaplah alar iau ngorer da káp kal i kak busán lamrut.While I was carving/trimming my spear handle, the children stood surrounding me. So I said to them that, "You all get away from there!" I chased them away so they would remove themselves away from me like that lest my spear handle gets poked in their eyes.
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kapukSurngisán kubauEnglishtree typeKapuk is a big tree. It has thorns along its trunk and along its branches also. Kapuk leaves are like sápku leaves, and the fruit of a kapuk is long and in the middle of the fruit there is a thing like cotton there. And in the middle of that cotton there are small seeds. Kapuk fruit when it has ripened and become dried out, then they get the fruit and take out the cotton and make it into a pillow. The name of this tree they adopted from English and Tok Pisin.1.5Planttree/plant
kapulTok PisinEnglishpossum; tree wallaby; Spotted CuscusThe kapul is a kind of thing that has four legs and it lives in trees. Its hair is like cat hair. The color of their hair is for some gray, and some it is reddish and it is spotted with white. And some, its hair is all white. All kapul eat the ripe fruit of those trees that are up in the middle of the jungle. And there are also some tree leaves it will eat. It (kapul) is also good food.1.6Animalanimal
kar-i1Surlong palai pekpek; karusEnglishscoop; shovelThis is to scoop or shovel something to throw it away. It is used of feces but also of scraping burned food out of a saucepan.Kalik, ái kauh a pek erei i guán rum. Una long palai be mai kápán lamas. Una kari mai kápán lamas má unák lápkai ada i loltas.Child, the boy defecated there outside the house. Remove it now with a coconut shell. You should scoop it with a coconut shell and throw it out in the ocean.kalai22SurkarusEnglishscrape; scratchThis is used, for example, when one's leg is scraped on a log.karus/karsi
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