kas tahniEnglishcover with earthscoop burykasi2; tahun/tahni
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kaselSurtáit a su pas tili niánEnglishslip down; slideThis is appropriate for cargo that has slipped from where it was anchored or tied, or for a child's nappy that has slipped down around his legs.Kipkip minái gitar kipi a su pas má tili nián má erei má pátum iáu. A ngoro kápte gitar kabat timani pasi áng kasel ur er sur iáu.This cargo/burden you and I are carrying (between us on a stick) has backed off now from its place and is there near you. It is like we did not tie it properly resulting in it slipped to there toward you.selsel3
kaskas11transitive verbEnglishscraping; shreddingThis implies an over and over again motion and most frequently occurs in the phrase kaskas_lamas (coconut-scraping).kasi35.2.1Food preparationcooking2alienable nounEnglishpackage of food; vegetable packageThis is a food package containing sweet potato shredded and mumued with shredded coconut.lul hirupapal ololáspáhiumpákur5.2.1Food preparation5.2Foodfood; cooking
kaskaskápEnglishlizard type; gecko typeThe kaskaskáp is like the kakun_kibal (lizard type), but the kaskaskáp is smaller than the kakun_kibal. Kaskaskáp live inside buildings. At night if there is light, then it goes close to the light for the purpose of lying in wait for mosquitoes or flying insects and small butterflies that go to sit on the light. It does that so that it can catch them for its food. The color of some kaskaskáp is brown, and some are all white.árám1.6Animalanimal
kasuaiSurngisán kubauEnglishtree type; mangoTok Pisinwail mangoThe kasuai they plant, and some just grow around in the jungle. This tree is mango from the jungle, its fruit and its leaves are like the mango. They eat the fruit of the kasuai, however its flavor is different than the taste of the mango. The kasuai is a wild mango from down in Sursurunga.1.5Plant5.2Foodfood; tree/plant
katbánEnglishmiddle; amongTok PisinnamelTan isu di kis i katbán lontas.Fish live in the middle of the ocean, i.e. water is all around them.kohlobon2argopsonkatbán kálámulkatbán lohonkatbán tiborborkatbán tihlotur i katbán8.5Locationlocation
katbán kálámulEnglishmediatormiddle man2Personperson
katbán lohonSurkatbán libungEnglishmidnight; middle of the nightkatbán tihlo8.4.1Period of timetime
katbán tiborbortiborborSuri katbán muswan, tepák uranang má tepák uradiEnglishcentreNgo da han til Lae ur Goroka, da sorliwi á Kainantu. Kainantu a katbán muswan, tepák ur Lae má ák tepák ur Goroka. Kainantu a kis i katbán tiborbor i aru tilik malar á Lae má Goroka.When they (people) go from Lae to Goroka, they pass through Kainantu. Kainantu is the true middle, far to Lae and far to Goroka. Kainantu sits at the centre of the two villages/towns Lae and Goroka.arpot8.5Locationlocation
katbán tihloSurkatbán libungEnglishmidnight; middle of the nightbop na belbelkatbán lohontelngen8.4.1Period of timetime
katit1Surngisán kubauEnglishtree typeKatit is a tree that grows in the wilderness. Its fruit is big and a little long like betel nut, and the skin of its fruit is very strong like the skin of ram fruit. When they want its flesh/insides for glueing a thing like an outrigger canoe or a canoe (without an outrigger), then they split its skin with a knife to get the insides. And the katit fruit insides they grate like cassava and take the shavings for gluing.1.5Planttree/plant
katit2Surkáng mai durEnglishfilled with dirt; extremely dirtyThis can apply to dirt in clothes or shoes that are covered in mud.A tuan dur á án pogong á kolos erei. Kápte di lu bal gorsai pasi áng katit i dur on má na rakrakai kalar má suri gorsa palai.The neck of that blouse is very dirty. They did not repeatedly wash it resulting in the dirt has filled it up and it will be difficult now to wash it out.
katlánSurkotlin losonEnglishtesticlesitán káláu2.1Bodybody part human
katmurEnglishpumpkin; cucumberpákán katmur5.2Foodfood
katnga-iEnglishshake; bounceTok Pisinsakim; kalap kalap tumasA longoi áng kálik wáh á tyre suri kápnate lala katngai á kar i kostung.He deflated the tyre a little bit so that the truck would not bounce too much in the potholes.
kauSurkesá matngan manEnglishbird type; heron; Zebra Heron; Nankeen Night HeronThe size of a kau is the same as the kong (egret), but the egret's neck is very long while the kau has a shorter neck than the egret. Its feathers are all black. And the kau lives on the ground and in tree branches also, and also lives along the reef. When they hear the voice of the kau, they believe that a sorcerer is walking/around, and some believe that the spirit of a dead person is nearby and walking/around.1.6.1.2Birdbird
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