lalinEnglishunderneath; bottomTok PisinaninitThis word is used primarily with the meaning of 'underneath', but can also be used to indicate 'at the bottom', as in lalin_pungpung (at the bottom of the mountain, not underneath it).kabinkis i lalinlal2lalin bewanglalin naul bát8.5Locationlocation
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lalin bewanglalin beulalin bewamlalin bewenlalin bewamlalin bewenlalin beu gitEnglishmy armpit2.1Bodybody part human
lalin naul bátEnglishearth and its atmosphereunderneath the top of the skyThis term excludes the sun, moon, and stars.naul bát8.5Location1.7Nature, environmentlocation; nature
lamTok PisinSurngisán kubauEnglishplant typeThe lam is a kind of tree that has large leaves that have several points. Women get its leaves to cover their mumu with. And they thread the fruits/seeds on a coconut leaf stalk and light it on fire for light inside the house. Its trunk is hollow and that is true also of the stalk of its leaves.1.5Planttree/plant
lam arong-oiEnglishlead astray; lead to the wrong placelead causing to be lostThis is used of leading a person, deliberately or inadvertently, along the wrong road, ending up at a different place than where one wants to go. It can also be used of leading another into wrongdoing, bad ways or habits.lam bengtailami
lam bengta-iEnglishmislead; lead astraylead incorrectlyThis can be used of leading a person through an area without following a true road or path.lam arongoilami
lam talmilam talum/lam talmi
lam talum / lam talmiEnglishgather into a grouplead gatheriang talum/iang talmilami; talum/talmi4.2.1Come together, form a groupgroup
lam tar-iSurtus tariEnglishshow another what he needs to know; present one person to anotherlead givePákánbung iau hutngin hut main, káp iau te mánán ngo ai a kis ái á rumán huhul. Má ngorer ák lam tar iau ái Wili uri pokon a mon ái á rumán huhul mák tus tari singing.When I newly/first came here, I did not know where the store was located. And so Wili led/showed me to the place where the store was and pointed it out to me.lami
lamasSurngisán kubauEnglishtree type; coconut (generic term)Tok PisinkokonasThe lamas is a wonderful tree. Every part of it helps people. Beginning at the roots going up to the new growth on top, it helps people. (In) some places here on earth they get the roots and they weave them into rope. Its trunk they make buildings with, and its fruit they eat and they drink its juice. The leaves of the lamas they weave into mats and then they sit on them or sleep on them. And when its leaves are dry, then they take them to (use as) hunting torches. And the ribs of the leaves they make (into brooms) for sweeping.pokon lamastonaenStages/parts_of_coconutbáubáukámkámlánkulunpirkurules1loson lamasmarangmáruppol1siránguntaiántágár1.5Plant5.2Foodfood; tree/plant
lame...pateEnglishstory introduction; introductionThis is used as an introduction for story telling, roughly equivalent to "I'll tell a story...O.K. go ahead." It is a way of announcing that one will tell a story now and getting agreement from the hearer. The person telling the story says "Lame." The hearer responds with "Pate."3.5.1Sayspeak
lamlamEnglishmagic typeThis describes the action of drawing a dead person's spirit from the jungle by use of a piece of pork and a lock of hair placed in a length of bamboo. This may be done by the dead person's relatives, but can be done by anyone. Those who carry the bamboo are said to feel the dead person's spirit moving and revealing to them who killed him.wah14.3.9.1Customanthro
lamlam mátuSurkesá matngan isuEnglishfish type; parrotfishThe lamlam_mátu is a fish that is blue in color, and it is bigger than the mákmákráwán. However its head bulges like the mátu. And it is a bit smaller than the mátu. Some live in the deep and some live in the shallows. It scrapes off coral and eats it. If it is high tide, then they go up on the reef to eat. And they only eat in the day time, and at night they sleep beside the coral in a place where there is sand.1.6.1.5Fishfish
lamlam pas-iSuralas pasi; taltalka pasiEnglishenticing; familiarizinglead lead getThis is the idea of bringing or inviting a person or animal over and over again, and can be used of tempting a pig with food to lead him off to another place, or familiarizing a person or animal with a strange place to make him comfortable or tame.Kálámul er kápate las i han ur main i kak malar, mái sár ngo iau lamlam pasi ma ngorer ák las i han ur main sur iau. Iau lu bal taltalka on pasi minái má ák lu kis minái si gim.That man was not familiar/comfortable coming to here at my village, however I brought/invited him and so he became used to come to here for (to see) me. I repeatedly pulled him resulting in now he lives here among us.alasilami; pasi1
lamrutEnglishspear (generic term)mátán lamrutSpear typesbásrubátkeskátkátsosobor2unan4.8.3.7Weapon, shootweapon
lamuSurngisán kubauEnglishtree typeLamu is a kind of gorgor that grows in the midst of the jungle. This kind of gorgor produces fruit around the base of the tree (i.e. the fruit does not grow along the trunk or on the branches, only at the base). Those people who go hunting and when they get hungry up in the middle of the jungle, then they eat its fruit from the base of the lamu. They say also that a snake that is preparing to swallow that thing it has killed, then it (first) goes to drink the thick lamu juice from the base of the lamu, then at that time it will swallow whatever it has killed.gorgor11.5Planttree/plant
lang1intransitive verbSurrokoi; kápate lu han pátumEnglishwild; untamed; shy of contact; hermit-like; unsociable; ungregariousThis is used of humans who people view as disobedient and follow their own inclinations, and of domestic animals who are shy of humans.Gengen bor di parai ngo gita tolai, wa kápate las. Kápate lu tur kuluk kabin a lang. Má siari, gita tolai gut ngo kápte?The small pig they say we are to seize/capture, why it's not tame. It does not stand well (stay around) because it is shy of contact. And who knows, perhaps we'll capture it or not?tánlaklas2alienable nounEnglishinsect type; flyTok PisinlangLang have wings. And they swarm/crawl on smelly/rotting things and they very much like a smelly/rotting thing and feces too. All lang, they very much like to sit on sores and smelly dead things like animals and birds and things that crawl on the ground. The lang is a very bad flying insect, it gives sickness a lot. The color of some lang is blue and some are black. That blue one that is large, they call it lang_mákráu (blue fly).langbaulangwánteken lang1.6.1.7Insectinsect
lang-iSursepeiEnglishsplitKoko, kam palngat be, gimák langi tan pokon kubau muda uri ioh. Má ngo gima sep noi tan pokon kubau i muda mák rah, ki gimák tar kalengnai ur singim.Uncle, your ax now (give me your ax), we are going to split those lengths of wood back there for mumuing. And if we split all those lengths of wood and it's finished, then we will give it (ax) back to you.7.8.3Cutcutting
langanSurlongoi táit má kápate hol namurwai táit a longoiEnglishacting without forethought; doing something without thinking of the consequences; restlessPolis adi Lae a langan mai ubi kán wák pasi kán wák onin ák ekesi rau má, kápate arwat suri na mákmák mul.A policeman down in Lae greatly beat (without considering the consequences) his wife resulting in his wife today is permanently blind, it is not possible for her to see anymore.toltol1langan i kán pokon
langan i kán pokon1Surkápate lu haunges; lala mangan mai himEnglishalways doing something; moving from one job to another; workaholichis place is restless/always movingThis characteristic can be applied to both good and bad activities or habits.Ái pasta kápate lu haunges i longoi kán him. A lala mangan sang mai kán him erei. Wa, a langan i kán pokon mai lain arbin.The pastor does not rest in doing his work. He is very busy indeed with that work of his. Why, his place is restless (he is always working) with the good news/gospel.2Surlaes uri mátán tan kálámulEnglishshow offlong noi ngat
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