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bear fruit, come trueKi\ami tembi ata ti
bear fruit, come trueKi\ami tembi ata timi. trueanimals; reciprocal only]catch one's wind, take a breatheradaOaadaOasub aebousub aedabasub aedugasub aegidusub aegubiOasub aeNanoNanosub aeNuNusub aemuinasub aenatesub aetapatapasub ae\awaae duOiridden leg (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.) aeduguknee (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.) foot, sole (of foot) (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)ains: 2.1 - Body.)its of totem] (sem. domains: soc.)cowrie shell (humpbacked) Cypraeidae (sem. domains: mar, type mollusk.)butterfish (spotted, humpbacked) Scatophagidae (NG 667, 669, GF 346) (sem. domains: mar, typepron they, them, 3rd person plural free pronoun sub aOuwathe two of them sub aitosub aito toOithe three of them sub ai anosub ai na dugasub ai daboOastump sub ai OaNaOaNatwig, small branch sub ai masososub ai sangasub ai wowoOatrunk, stem, middle of tree sub aiOausub aipambupestle (the mortar's stick) ai tiso ane nastick for pounding taro (sem. domains: bot.) wangga aidudu naparrotfish (half-toothed) S

caridae/Sparisomidae (NG 820-821) (sem.
caridae/Sparisomidae (NG 820-821) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)paper moneygen pron sub aOuwandi nombasomethingconcerning the two of them sub aitondi nombasomething concerning the few of them sub aitotoOi aindi nombasomething concerning the three of them sub ai ti\amama aindi nombasomethinghardwood (dark, used for making handdrums) Vitex cofassus (sem. domains: bot, type tree.)small-eyed python (juvenile) (fr. var. ) (sem. domains: zoo, type reptile.)pron sub atuwathe two of us (you and me)sub aitosub aito toOigen pron sub atuwandi wanggasub aito tandi wanggasub aito toOi tandi wanggasubaita ti\amama aitandi wanggaThey extinguished the lamps. ,nawi aiti-paNa aiti-paNa.It blinks offfaito1 (ai1, toOi) pron they few, them few; 3rd person paucal free pronoun aito aindi NapaOapron aito tandigen pron somethingpron banyan Ficus spp. (sem. domains: bot.)NapaOa ai\ungashade of the house (sem. domains: nat.)-\ota aOauma aOagarden fence (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)giant, monster [with long, braided hair] (sem. domains: soc.)avid storyteller (sem. domains: soc.)em. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)mouth (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.) Ena aOoOo anana Note.He's a hypocrite./He's two-faced.tang, surgeonfish type (sma

ll); tang type sub aOon
ll); tang type sub aOongana wiOasmall lined tang sub aOonganaNiNi\asmall dark tang Acanthuridae (FH 16-17): Ctenoc xanthopterus (GF 457) (sem. domains: mar, typesand (sem. domains: nat.) widower (sem. domains: soc.)pron they two, them two; 3rd person dual free pronoun awa Oumother and father aOuwa seseboth the same Nundu aOu anepron aOuwandi nombasomething forcentipede (sem. domains: zoo.)tongue (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.) clitoris (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.) groper Epinephelidae: Promicrops lanceolatus (NG 480, GF 234) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)great-grandfather (sem. domains: kin.) handdrum TiOapa/Tiso ambamba.They beat handdrums. [handheld drum used for singsings](sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)-ewegreat-grandmother (sem. domains: kin.)turtle eggs (sem. domains: zoo.)hold [Irregular: (Nonfuture) wambi '1s-hold', wombi '2s-hold', wembi '3s-hold', tambi '1ip-hold',mambi '1xp-hold', mombi '2p-hold', tembi '3p-hold'; (Future) nambi, nombi, nembi, tanambi, manambi,munambi, inambi (persons & numbers in same order)] and pass it (to me). Take it in your hands. become full Ena susu wembi.leafy vegetable [red-stemmed, spinachlike, smaller than linggalingga] Amaranthus (sem. domains:(comp. of soursop (sem. domains: bot, type tree.)pron sub amuOasub amutosub amuto toOigen pron sub

 amuOa mundi wanggasub&
 amuOa mundi wanggasub amuto mundi wanggasubturtle (freshwater, pit-shelled?) (sem. domains: zoo, type turtle.)gen pron anami tumbumito/tumbumewetoanami siNa/Napayour elder/younger sibling of the same sex awamamayour parents (mother and father) anami nima/aeanami banianami tina wawanaanami wanggaclear, empty It's cleared up. Ena aOoOo anana Note.Wanga awa anana i\a mou.empty; no fish.pineapple (sem. domains: bot.)way; ideophonic suffix I'm shivering.I'm trembling.

ce (sem. domains: soc, type dance.)�
ce (sem. domains: soc, type dance.)sub NoOapa asasayoung adult man Tipai asasa.Tinggo anami asasa.They praised you. (sem. domains: soc.)jaw; chin (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)spouse (junior) [spouse of one's younger same-sex sibling] (sem. domains: typeaffine.)spouse (senior) [spouse of one's elder same-sex sibling] (sem. domains: type affine.)spouse (sem. domains: type affine.) women married to brothers (sem. domains: type affine.)Wo ata nima.War is coming. /awa wanginda na ata inaOapa.will later pound (the sago). [preverbal particle indicating an impending or intended event]pron NaNaOinga ata.I'll shave. I'll stretch (myself) out. You fooled yourself. I forgot (my own thought). We'll talk to each other. TiOongoni binga ata Note.They can't hear each other. Let's each help ourselves./Let's each do our owns each do our own()atindi nata \ota ataatawa n thatch; roof -tumbu atawa remove spines from sago blades -saOi atawa-teta atawabind roof sections together [made of sago leaf] (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)calf of leg (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)ngeOa atiatibamboo thicket (sem. domains: bot.)head (counter for pigs and sago palms) MataOa Nundu atiOa Ouwa.We felled two sago palms.BoOa atiOa toOi tiNipa wai.Three head of pig they've slaughtered already. (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)amu atindiai atindithey themselves Numbami atindithe Numbamithemselvesselv

esinsanity, etc.] (sem. domains: soc.)pr
esinsanity, etc.] (sem. domains: soc.)pron canoe for the two of us (you and me) (fr. var. gen pron subatuwandi wanggasub auOa bamosub auOa siOibasub auOa-wa-NaOasastorm wind, wind-and-foam sub auOa diwasub auOa ton]angasea breeze, southeast wind (from Samarai) sub auOa undaundanawind, cold shore breeze from mountain sub auOa niwowhitecaps (on the sea) (sem. domains: nat.)storm wind (that whips up the sea) (sem. domains: nat.)sub ausama tubasub ausama Oewawooden sword (sem.domains: 6.6.5 - Art.) floor support beams (main lateral supports)uOangawa < uOanga awaclay pit; island name leeward side of island (sem. domains: loc.) mother aunt, mother's sister, father's brother's wife awa bamomother's eldersister/father's elder brother's wife awa Naemother's younger sister/father's younger brother's wife (sem.domains: kin.)mouth awagingoyawn (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.) vapor, tobacco (smoke) sub awaguweguwe wawanasteam (hot vapor) (sem.domains: nat.)NuOaNuOa awaNataOurim, hemAwayagi [island and village; one of the two original Numbami village sites]cowrie shell [large, spotted; used for arm bands] Cypraeidae (32, 26, 37 [3], 55, 57) (sem. domains:mar, type mollusk

.)awiOa i\a nafish hook (sem. domains:
.)awiOa i\a nafish hook (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)lime (for betelnut) awiOa buwa nabetelnut lime (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)wallaby type (sem. domains: zoo.)awosa Ni\ami niwodog tooth necklace [of dog's teeth or shell beads] (sem. domains: zoo,expression of surprise and mild dismayvery timid personmarket fair the Lababia people's pig market . (sem. domains: soc.)Its shell, they'll distribute to them.Sai niNi ena buwa de wo\a nabaga?Who'll give some betelnut for me to buy?[archaic, supplanted by -ambuli, -uli] fan palm (with unseparated, fanlike fronds) (sem. domains: bot, type palm.)wing (sem. domains: body, zoo.)shoulder (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)Sa bai-andaOa.It's overcast. emperor fish type (variegated or reticulated) (Valenciennes) (NG 597); Lethrinus reticulatus Valenciennes (NG 600) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)imprint, footprint, track NoOe na baNa\aman's footprint wati na baNa\arock's imprint (sem.domains: nat.)sago palm type (with thorns) (sem. domains: bot, type palm.)umbrella, rain cape mata baOaOa\a.I awoke, opened my eyes. KoOe te Noe nao mou ima baOaOa\a.A man over theretree used for making gunwales (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art, type tree.)nautilus shell Nautilus pompilius (sem. domains: mar.)mantle, crust Its shell, they'll distribute to them. [ cooked skin of scorcheddance type [traditional, with handdrums, slow and mournful] (sem. domains: soc, type da

nce.)conch shell (blood-mouth) Strombida
nce.)conch shell (blood-mouth) Strombidae (sem. domains: mar, type mollusk.)big, elder, large, much Big Alu, the elder Alu awa bamomother's elder sister father's elder brother much money bristle worm, polychaete (sem. domains: mar.)horsefly (sem. domains: zoo, type insect.)bani tanani nafood we eat (not [homophonous] fishbait) Kundu aOu ane e bani matana.Sago and taro, they were the original staples. (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)bani i\a nafish bait (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)white potato Solanum tuberosumsnapper type (rosy) Lutjanidae: L. lutjanus Bloch (NG 539) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)atus Cuvier & Valenciennes (GF 285) L. lunulatusMungo Park (NG 530) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)branch coral [used to make betel lime] (sem. domains: mar, type coral.)KoOe wena ipi NapaOa beandaOama.Nu\awe sanga te beandaOama.Secretly break a branch (to mark the trail).us pulchellus Ruppell (NG 843) (sem. domains: mar,plate (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)bread (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)adv, adj, pred done, finished, no more, used up The work is finished. Ma\aNi beOe\a taNo maponi \awi.We finish paring it; okay, weMaponi \awi beOe\a wa maNi bani manu ma\aNi na su uOanga.We finish building thefire, and we put the food we've pared into the pot. BeOe\a wai wa manggewe beOe NeOe mawasa su tina.We finish that and we carry the dirty dishes down to the

river. Ma\uma tina beOe\a wa
river. Ma\uma tina beOe\a wa taNo mama.We finish bathing and, okay, we come back. We divide out the food till it'sshield (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)gudgeon (freshwater fish) Eleotridae: Carassiops compressus (Krefft) (GF 553, NG 974), Mogurndaaustralis (Krefft) (GF 555, NG 987) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)mud plaster on skin (sem. domains: nat.)rectum red sheath over banana blossoms (anus) rectum (sem. domains: 2.1 -flaming The fire is burning with big flames. PastoO iOapa motawi suwangaOaudabung i woti ima The pastor preached about the Holy Spirit comingspleen (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)sub biOowa NaOingasmaller, deepwater, longjawed squirrelfish (NG 224, 239) subbiOowa matabamosub biOowa taOe\analarger, long-jawed squirrelfishsub biOowa woNa\a221-239) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)pandanus type with edible fruit [long and red, used for men's body oil] (sem. domains: bot, typepalm.)kingfisher type (small) (sem. domains: zoo, type bird.)calm (at sea) dead calm (sem. domains: nat.)wantok, speaker of same language binga anoTok Pisin (= language of the whites) (sem. domains: soc.)Tananggo bingauOa eOi binga Numbami ma.Let's have aconversation in the Numbami language. . (sem. domains: soc.) . (sem. domains: soc.)missionary (foreign) (sem. domains: soc.)beans (sem. domains: bot.)sub&#

x000c; bi\a sunalarger trochus shells
x000c; bi\a sunalarger trochus shells [used for women's arm bands] Trochus spp.Trochidae (sem. domains: mar, type mollusk.) knife (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)Biyanagutu [name of island off Numbami coastline]fragrant plant [used as ornament] (sem. domains: bot, type plant.)BoOa bobo NaOamata eta bamo. TRaw pork belly is big. They put it on the smokeshelf and it shrinks up small. (sem. domains: 2.1 -chest, upper torso (man's) (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)twins (sem. domains: soc.)sub boboOi Ni\ami niwo Choerodon cephalotes (GF 410-411) Choerodonvenustus (GF 406-407) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)large sotaenia (NG 537) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)result money in the ground. Tidaga boda binga/buwa.nidaga \aweOa boda.The moon will cover up the sun. Nanggi dabanata iNi boda.My mind is blocked/I have a mental block. The Jabêm language took over. Wo\a tai\a inggo nani buwa. E bodadawa inggo neni.plain, free(ly), worthless(ly), empty-Let's drink plain water. ,ndo bodabodama.E NoOe goi\a NoteNoOe bodama.He's not a bigman, just a plain man. ,wesa iu sawa na? Mou iwesa bodama.What didhe go for? No, he went for no particular reason. (netbag (plain, large, used for food) (sem. domains: art,goldmanni (Bleeker) (NG 581, GF 301) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.) sweetlips type (netted) Plectorhyncus flavimaculatus Ehrenberg (GF 306-307)shark type (blac

k-tip) Carcharhinus spallanzani (Le Sueu
k-tip) Carcharhinus spallanzani (Le Sueur) (GF 52-53) (sem. domains: mar, type Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch) (GF 430-431, NG 799)(sem. domains: mar, type fish.)pig; large mammal domesticated (village) pig sub boOa weni nadomesticated pig sub boOa bumasub boOa amaOapig bone/spine (sem. domains: zoo.) red meat, venisonhalibut, flounder, sole Pleuronectiformes (GF 121-127, NG 199-220) (sem.domains: mar, type fish.)pig bone (sem. domains: body, zoo.) branch coral (sem. domains: mar,Oawa boOo NiNi\a/usousoI feel sick/I'm in pain.Have you become healthy again? become accustomed I'm not accustomed (to it) yet. boOo iOapa ata Note.They are not accustomed to each other yet.sub4th group [ritual used to enforce community sanctions] (sem. domains: soc, art.)croton plant (sem. domains: bot, type plant.)spp. H. varius/acuminatus/permutatus (NG673-675) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)I feel sick/I'm in pain. (sem. domains: 2.1I feel healthy. (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)dust, dust cloud (sem. domains: nat.)bijuga (sem. domains: bot, type tree.)mullet (with large scales) Mugilidae: Liza vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard) (GF 148-149, NG 276) (sem.domains: mar, type fish.)The handle blistered my hand.turban shell (blotched or spotted) Turbinidae (sem. domains: mar, type mollusk.)dinghy (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.) West New Guinea (NG p.

531). Notesthes robusta/robustus (Gunthe
531). Notesthes robusta/robustus (Gunther) (GF 566-567) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)land (vs. sea), hill, mountain, shalow water mountain edge sub boubounamaMami bou Note mami Noe Naumba anoma.We didn't stay in the shallows; we were outsub i\a na boufish's dorsal fin sub aebouWo\a bo\a \aboNoOe.I don't like tobacco. KoOe =epen e bo\a Nopi.The Japanese man dislikedcoffee. axe (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)result ,naso tanganowa bo]oNa.They'll pierce the ear. clouds (thick, white), cumulus clouds (sem. domains: nat.)shell (corn), remove kernels (from corn, pandanus)Gubimi/=aOa]aOa BubusuCape Gubimi/Zalazalapeak of the mountain short temper (sem. domains: nat.)get angry, lose one's tempersub bui daboOabeech trunk/stump (sem. domains: bot, type tree.) beech tree stump 93-94): Synodontidae (GF 102, NG 88-92) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)cowrie shell (large, white) Cypraeidae (sem. domains: mar, type mollusk.)crustacean, prawn, lobster, shrimp, crayfish sub buOaOa tai nasub buOaOa tina nasub buOaOa watisub buOaOa \amundasmall, white (freshwater)sub buOaOa \agodoOalarge, dark (freshwater) prawn sub buOaOa Nabu. domains: mar, type crustacean.)cowrie shell (small cowries in general) Cypraeidae (37 [1-2, 4

-23]) (sem. domains: mar, typemollusk.)m
-23]) (sem. domains: mar, typemollusk.)money cowrie Cypraeidae: Cypraea moneta (31 [6-10], 54) (sem. domains: mar, type mollusk.)sago palm type (without thorns; with reddish leaf stalk) (sem. domains: bot, type palm.)wild, undomesticated NowiOa bumasomething that concerns (only) white people . (sem. domains: soc.)em. domains: mar, type fish.)parrotfishes (in general) Scaridae (sem. domains: mar, type fish.) NG 663-665) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)heavy, sad, worrisome, deep (voice) indicus (sem. domains: bot, type tree.)red-meat arecanut (sem. domains: mar.)) (sem. domains: nat.)sub busu anosub busu imboOamaNuwosa busu na?Are you going for a piss? (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.) i\anusa na busu NiNi\anavel, umbilical cord (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)L. russelli (GF 278-279, NG 524), L. fulviflamma/monostigma (NG 525-526) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)areca palm/nut sub buwa bungered-meat areca nut sub buwa usousowhite-meat areca nutAreca spp. (sem. domains: bot.) bowl coral (sem. domains: mar, type coral.)tang, surgeonfish type (white-tailed) Acanthuridae:925-926), A. xanthopterus (GF 456) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)Kela/Bukawa people from Salamaua sub Bu]ina BubusuSalamaua Point; Kela peoplepuffing Smoke is puffing up.spear (for fighting) (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.) hearth, dwelling unit, famil

y unit, origin Oawa daba teone family
y unit, origin Oawa daba teone family wowaiily tina daba river head [= headwaters] overgrown garden site(sem. domains: body, soc, nat.) brain (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)ains: 2.1 - Body.)nything else] Barringtonia asiatica (sem. domains: bot,mullet sub dabe\aOa ouwaOagreenback mullet sub dabe\aOa bongadiamond-scaled mulletMugilidae (NG 277-290, GF 145-147, 151-153) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.) undulatus (Mungo Park) (GF 496, NG 1053). Sufflamenbursa (FH 49) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)sub daboOa uOisub daboOa bogasub daboOa gubiOaback of head (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)trunk, stump, base (of tree) ai daboOatree trunk/stump coconut stump Ai iOapa daboOa wai.The trunk is beginning to form. Ena daboOa Nai tenda?What's the reason?/Why? . (sem. domains: nat.)Wa dadaOa ata \awi na.He came down outside. speech is out in the open (accessible, comprehensible).sub tupaNi dagabongawild yam pudding sub Nundu dagabongasub maniwoNa dagabongatapioca pudding (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)Mani dagadaga.We kept on eating. Ki\ami i\onggo bani daNadaNa.daNadaNamat coral (sem. domains: type coral, mar.) enclosure (for bullroarer ceremony) (sem. domains: soc.)gill rakers?, branchiostegals? (joining gills beneath fish) (sem. domains: mar.)greens, leafy

vegetables (sem. domains: bot, type plan
vegetables (sem. domains: bot, type plant.)limpet? (sem. domains: mar, type shell.)augur shell Terebridae (11, 15, 100, 101) (sem. domains: mar, type shell.)usana damana namonsoon raintwo seasons, two years (sem. domains: 8.4 - Time.)headbone, skull without jaw (of pig) (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)wou ndamendamedamandama) (sem.domains: nat.)They're torchfishing. sub ane danasub buwa danasub niwiOa danasprout (sem. domains: bot.)giant clam (fluted) Tridacnidae: Tridacna squamosa Lamarck (118) (sem. domains: mar, typemollusk.)leaflets (of palm fronds) separate into leaflets (or young fronds) (sem.domains: bot.)bumblebee sub daninggaOa putalarge wasp (mud-sub daninggaOa ]imuwamedium-sized bee/wasp small bee/wasp (sem. domains: zoo, type insect.)Ena niwo iNi danga.carus globiceps Cuvier & Valenciennes (GF434) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)sago palm type (with thorns) (sem. domains: bot, type palm.)shelf, smokerack shelve, smoke (fish, etc.) We smoke fish.sub denaOa \onisub denaOa sitasubdenaOa tapanasub denaOa uOawasanasub denaOaundi sapuae (GF 446-451, NG 898, 902-903, 905, 907) (sem.domains: mar, type fish.)day after tomorrow (sem. domains: 8.4 - Time.)I'm shivering. (fr. var.prep manu tiwaOanga ata n

a.They'll say to each other, "Enough".
a.They'll say to each other, "Enough". TitaOa wangga denga e.They carved a canoe for him.Nasisi de ai\a.I'll carry it for you. Hold it for me. him to eat. bedbug (sem. domains: zoo, type insect.)netbag (colorful, for display) (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)belt type (traditional, decorative) [ same material as |kasama|] (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)more, some more Tapai NuOaNuOa de\ama.Let's work some more. Pour out some more. (de\amade\ama morecordyline, ti plant Cordyline spp. Dracaena spp. (sem. domains: bot.)guitarfish, shovel-nosed ray Rhinobatiformes (sem. domains: mar, type ray.)sap, putty, caulking material tree sap (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.) a little, just a little, little bit, not much Ai\a mas noni ditaNo.You must eat a little.auOa diwasea breeze, northwest wind (from Lae) (sem. domains: nat, typev+res slice off, cut off (a length) I sliced off pieces of onion.Slice off a length of sugarcane. Wadoboni binga gi.I cut off the conversation.I'll slice off a length of wire/I'll cut the nail in two.games, play She runs faster than me.Wadodomu wami wasu nanggi NapaOa.I ran on down to my house.pufferfish, blowfish sub doga dandaOutasub doga mateOelarge spottedpufferfish (GF 486, NG 1025, 1028, FH 55-56) sub doga owasuOuta) Tetrodontoidei (NG 1018-1040) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.) tuna; albacore (yello

wfin or bluefin; largest of tuna) (irreg
wfin or bluefin; largest of tuna) (irreg. infl. 340-343) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)boar's tusk donga-awosaboar's tusk and dog's teeth (traditional money) (sem.domains: zoo, art.)dudu-adaOamountain top fusilier fish Caesiodidae (NG 541-545, GF 289) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)sub aedugasub nimadugasub ai na dugacorm, bulb (of plant) ane duOiae duOielephantiasis-ridden leg (sem. domains: bot.)sub dumaNai tuwatuwabackbone (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.) . (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)They're behind/Tiwesa gutu dume.They went to the windward side of the island. (sem. domains:greens, leafy vegetable type (sem. domains: bot, type plant.)a hardworking mangamesbird type (sem. domains: zoo, type bird.)bowl; wooden bowl (from Siassi or Tami islands) (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)pron he, she, him, her, it, 3rd person singular free pronoun Look at him/her. kind of food. [rarely refers to nonhumans] pref female young woman small girl old woman poor old woman(expression of sympathy) dem pron sub eanatosub eanaNoethat (not associated with you or me) This/that won't be enough for me.Wa ostreOi\a manu tindo SaOamaua eana ai tin]oOo.And the Australians who were at Salamaua, thoseguys, they took off. [always anaphoric]wallaby type [savannah dweller] (sem. domains: zoo.)

girl, young woman sub e
girl, young woman sub eNapa woweyoung, unmarried woman sub eNapa NaNapismall girls ) (sem. domains: soc.)immediately, just now, right awaythen, thereby, therefrom It must be anature spirit or something. (fr. var. from, sub eOedugu \awowosub eOedugu bunama(= he mumbled). (fr. var. ) (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)prep from (location) Tima eOi /ae.They came from Lae. (fr. var. prep with (instrument), from (ingredient) NaNuwa ata eOi tauOi ma.I'll cover myself up with a towel. ,sasaNi buwa paOe eOiHe crushes up betelnut in a mortar. TiNaOati eOi goOa na \awa ma.They make it fromdragonfly, damselfly (sem. domains: art, zoo.)amethystine python Liasis amethystinis (sem. domains: zoo, type python.)mat (for sleeping) (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)dear woman (expression of sympathy)old woman (very old) (sem. domains: soc.)tree type (with fruit resembling chicken's craw)gen pron ena siNa/Napahis elder/younger sibling of the same sex ena awamamaparents (mother and father) ena tina wawanaKundu ena Oau wa NapoOe ena wambaOa ti\amamanomba sesemi sese ena boOo Ouwa.Sago, its leaf and stalk, all its content is the same, but its skin is ofpron Eta ma\aNi manu inggoThen we pare [the food] which we plan to cook. (fr. var. pron nomba eta Nundu naami puta na inami NuOaNuOa bamo anoma su

NuOaNuOa eta bani na.women who dwell on
NuOaNuOa eta bani na.women who dwell on the earth, we really have a lot of work preparing food. ,Nana Oawa ta tindotitabinga SaOamaua tipai NuOaNuOa na imungga.So those people [previously mentioned] who werestaying near Salamaua, they did this [cargo] work first. (irreg. infl. dem pred ed demonstrative]dem pred That's it!/Exactly!/You can say that again! This (by me) is a knife and that(by you) is an axe. [2st person demonstrative]dem pred NapaOa Nae etoNoe!That (by you) is the women's toilet! The men's toilet is way over there! [3rd persondemonstrative]-ewefemale abu ewagrandmother (sem. domains: soc.)-ewewoman (as individual) married woman Which woman? . (sem. domains: soc.) -ewefemale [on kin terms only] young woman, female youth (sem. domains: soc.)women (collectively) sub ewesiNa mamataOayoung adult women [adult marriedwomen in general] (sem. domains: soc.)women and men, every adult (sem. domains: soc.)various, miscellaneous miscellaneous things, et ceterawild taro (sem. domains: bot, type taro.)pandanus type [root used as rib for sewing thatch to] (sem. domains: bot, type palm.)crutch, cane, walking stick (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)telephone (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)sub gadi anotoOisub gadi sagaOimany-pronged spearsub gadi sangasangasub gadi somoOobamboo spear p

ole (to be made into spear) bamboo spe
ole (to be made into spear) bamboo spear handle (attached to spear)(sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art, type spear.) lift, suspend (by arm, handle) Nugadi NoNae nipi NapaOa.They tied the ropes supporting the canoe platform.carbuncle, boil (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)Ki\ami na tanganowa igagaOa inggo niOongoni.The dog's ears perked up tosugar glider Petaurus breviceps (sem. domains: zoo.)urethra (sem. domains: body, nat.) echidna (long-beaked) (sem. domains: zoo.)Unggo gaOa.You're joking. ringworm, scabies () (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)white pigfeet [white and scaly from ringworm?] (sem.domains: 2.1 - Body.)canoe platform (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)Small fish are breaking the surface. mildew, mold (sem. domains: nat.)flatland, level ground (sem. domains: nat.)diamondfish Monodactylus spp. Monodactylus argenteus Linnaeus (GF 342, NG 655) (sem.domains: mar, type fish.)plenty; many [more commonly |kilili|] paste (of taro) (sem. domains: mar, art.) testicles (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)hardyhead fish Atherinidae (GF 143, NG 291-303) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)basket (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)crustacean type: ghost crab; spanner crab; mantis shrimp Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas)illa granti Stephenson (GF 592) (sem. domains: mar,NaNuwa gauma.Usana iOapa gawa-adaOa wai.Hang the lampWawaOasa bou gawagawa.I stood on the mountain) (sem. domains: loc.)) (sem. domains: zoo, type bird.)monitor li

zard type, emerald monitor (sem. domains
zard type, emerald monitor (sem. domains: zoo, type reptile.)tomorrow, the next day (sem. domains: 8.4 - Time.)cucumber (sem. domains: bot, type vegetable.)) (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)image, shadow, spirit, mask map \aweOa gedohour, noon, time of day, timepiece Ena gedo niwesa.reflection, mirrorbasket hook (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)play, games play (games)marked off, reservedtree frog (sem. domains: zoo, type frog.)totem sub Numbami totems incOudesub Nundu anosub manimbomsub mango]asub sagoOasub samanaoutrigger (sem. domains: soc.)Gesi upi niwiOa go?climbed a coconut? When did it come? (sem. domains: 8.4 -Time.) Gesinamago nima?When will it come? (sem. domains: 8.4 - Time.)You know it well.(come) between, (go) between commit adultery mediate (sem. domains: soc.) -pai ge\amge\amresult off, in two Wadoboni binga gi.I cut off theI completely forgot. Christmas (Eve)sub gibu wausub gibu owemustache (sem. domains: 2.1 -bird's beak (sem. domains: body, zoo.) istipoma nigra Cuvier (GF 302, NG 576);Plectorhynchus schotaf Forskal (GF 303, NG 578, 575-584) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)trembling I'm trembling.rivermouth (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)sub giOa NunduOausub giOa manimanta ray

sub giOa puta
sub giOa putasub giOa siOiwosub giOa to niwosub giOa watisub giOa wawaOiOauMyliobatiformes (sem. domains: mar.)slitgong (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)smoothhead unicorn tang Callicanthus lituratus (Bloch & Schneider); (NG 909) Cyphomycter spp.(NG 910, 911) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)mountain edge seashore (sem. domains: loc.) -Oapa giOi\areceive payment of debt (sem.domains: soc.)protrusions (from husk) cornstalk protrusions (sem. domains: bot.)pandanus fruit [totem] (sem. domains: bot, type palm.)sub ginggini tamonashort vase shells Vasidae(79) (sem. domains: mar, type mollusk.)vase shell type (lit. rock vaseshell) Drupa spp. (sem. domains: mar, type mollusk.)) (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)small strands on hand of areca nuts octopus tentacles (sem. domains: mar.) star (sem. domains: nat.)TiNiu-adaOa go tawasa.Ata nawasa +awaii go napai NuOaNuOa mainama.I return to Hawaii, I'll do different kinds of work. a pig? Gesi upi niwiOa go?Since when have you climbed a coconut? rat; mouse (sem. domains: zoo.)offshoot, sucker [from banana or bamboo, but not from taro, palm, or seed-bearing trees] (sem. domains:men married to sisters (sem. domains: soc.)great, eminent, prominent great man NoOe goi\abigmancross-cousin (sem. domains: kin.)cross-cousin (

female) my female cross-cousin your f
female) my female cross-cousin your female cross-cousin his/her female cross-cousin (sem. domains: kin.)yam (domesticated) Dioscorea esculenta? (sem. domains: bot.)Awamama tigogoOa e wi\a anoma.Mother and father took care of him/,nagogoOa ata inggo inaponi \awi Note.They were to be careful not to build fires.' twine, string (for netbags) (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)I'm happy for (or because of) the two of them.sago chute [made from sago leafstalks for washing sago pulp] (sem. domains: bot.)seashell, mollusk [in general] (sem. domains: mar, type mollusk.) llusk.) goOeme1 n oar -Oapa goOemeto row (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)KoOapa tiso da goOeme.The boys throw gingerstalk spears. (sem. domains:seashell (sem. domains: mar, body.) money, price, pay (sem. domains: soc.)prep Manggewe ai mawasa goOi\a /ababia.We carried them as far as Lababia.Mubadami wo\a goOi\a maningoOa.Wait for me until midnight. Nanggi tuwatuwa goOi\a na.pit stake (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)toad; marine toad (sem. domains: zoo.)come loose; be loosely fastenedadornment, decoration, foliage AOuwa ndi wambaOa wa goOonga nomba sesemi.and foliage are the same. (said of thorny and thornless sago palms) (sem. domains: soc, bot, nat.) MagoOonga ata inggo manaOapa wo\a.We dressed up for thegecko (sem. domains: zoo.)clam type (elongated) sub goOuwe tinasmaller, thicker-shelled clam Lucinidae

: Pencillus penis(130) (sem. domains: ma
: Pencillus penis(130) (sem. domains: mar, type mollusk.)scab, earwax (flaky) (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)AOu tinggewe e tiOa Na tina gose manu ti\oNosa da i\e na.They two took him to a deep part of the river where they had stood up spears. Tina te iNana NapuOawasub gotamuna tinaOrectolobidae (GF 32-39) (sem. domains: mar, type shark.)wowai gotoyoung mango leaves (sem. domains: bot.)conifer type Araucaria hunsternii (sem. domains: bot, type tree.)crane, stork (sem. domains: zoo.)hermit crab (sem. domains: mar, type crustacean.)okeracks) (sem. domains: bot, type tree.) . (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)pigfeet (sem. domains: zoo.)tree type (used for timber) Dysoxylum sp. (sem. domains: bot, type tree.)wowoi-adaOacockroach (sem. domains: zoo, type insect.)dregs, remaining portion of liquidcommunity (people of the village as a whole); church congregation chuckling, smiling; titter I chuckled/smiled. longiceps (NG 844) (sem. domains: mar, typeanal fin of fish (sem. domains: art, mar.) cerith shell Cerithiidae (sem. domains: mar, type mollusk.)large beetle, bumblebee (sem. domains: zoo, type insect.)humped, protrudingAwa\agi gutuAwayagi Island Namowana Island (sem. domains: nat.)pron sub iOuwasubsub i ti\amama,wesa i\uma tina wai.in-laws, relatives [spouse's cross-sex siblings and parents' cross-sex siblings] (s

em. domains:tree kangaroo (sem. domains
em. domains:tree kangaroo (sem. domains: zoo.)rump boOa na ibiNawaOithe pig's hindquarters, ham (sem. domains: zoo.)sweet potato Ipomea spp. (sem. domains: bot.)They have a lot of money.prep We do work as I'll describe. Nutawi.They say he won't be going to school. (irreg. infl. prep, conj nomba iNana Nauti masomething like a lavalava nomba Na wangga masomething like a canoe The medicine foams like soap. andaOowa NeOeNaOe iNa inumu bi\a ma.He's staggering as if he's been drinking beer.,Nana te maNi niwiOa masoso iwiOi\a.,Na wanggo nanggo tuwatuwa ditaNo su inami NuOaNuOa bani na.We do work likeWo\a iNana wambiOaOo.Me too, I don't know/I don't know either.raft (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)iOama bamolarge adze for hewing iOama Napasmaller adze for trimming(sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)GF 311, FH 42) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)pron ,nambi damu wa waOasa inama.They'll bring torch frondsgen pron sub inami NapaOasub i ti\amama inami NapaOasub iOu mandi NapaOaawa mandi NapaOahouse belonging to mother and me (excluding you) sub ito mandi NapaOameasured, be measured out Ti\oNosa i\e gaOagaOa indani tiwesa ti\onggo indengama.them on the canoe platform in measured quantities until they saw they had enough.shark ray Rhinobatiformes: Rhina ancylostomus Bloch & Schneider (NG frontispiece) (sem. domains:mar, type ray.)pre

p suffice, be enough (for) Take biscuit
p suffice, be enough (for) Take biscuits,nai\e indengama 12 NiOoN.Ai indengama Note inggo iThey can't speak the Numbami language.,ndengama go tawasa.,ndengama goIt's all right, so take some. Nanggi mata indiandi.Sa eta indiandi.vagina, female genitals vagina, (female) urethra (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)fireplow (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)Nabadami inggo Ouwawa isuni.I'll wait becausethe tide is coming in. Wabadami inggo Ouwawa isuni.I'm waiting because the tide is coming in. taeweweta inggo tipai NuOaNuOa ta bamo na bodama.They're angry because thay did all that work for,nagogoOa ata inggo inaponi \awi Note.They were to benima ninggo binga denga aita.I heard that the kiap [patrol officer] is going to come talk to us. They can't speak the Numbami language.,nggo usana niOapa nawasa Note.,nggo TotoO niwesa Oawa NiOiOi Note--nomba mainama!If the M.V. Totol goes, there won't just be alot of people--it'll be something else again! When you go toLae, buy one for me. Manu wawasa /ae na wambuOi te denga ai\a.When I went to Lae, I bought onefor you. [with irrealis complement clause]sub isuwa bombinbinlarger bandicoot with shorter nose sub isuwa egasmaller bandicoot (sem. domains: zoo.)ark shell? (sem. domains: mar, type mollusk.)trail of a pig (sem. domains: nat.)pron cousin-in-law [spouse's (usually wife's) cro

ss-sex classificatory siblings (usually
ss-sex classificatory siblings (usually male)] (sem. domains:kin, type in-law, type affine.)cousin-in-law (female) my female cousin-in-law; her female cousin-in-lawanami iwameweyour female cousin-in-law ena iwaneweher female cousin-in-law [husband's cross-sex classificatory siblings (female)] (sem. domains: kin, type affine, type in-law.)sub iwonggona ngan]amilarge freshwater eel Anguillidae (NG 124-128) (sem.domains: mar, type fish.)seine [fishing net used to surround fish] (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)ai iwo\aane iwo\a(sem. domains: bot.)tinned/canned fish (sem. domains: mar.) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)garfish type (medium-sized, plain) Hemirhamphidae: Hyporhamphus spp. (NG 174-176) (sem.domains: mar, type fish.) pufferfish) Thunnidae: Parathunnus mebachi (Kishinouye) (GF 169);Kishinoella tongol (Bleeker) (GF 167) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)s) Carangidae (NG 387, 389, 390, GF 179-181) (sem.domains: mar, type fish.)mangrove jack; snapper type (dark red) Lutjanidae L. argentimaculatus (NG 520, GF 281) (sem.domains: mar, type fish.)332-335) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)anemonefish, clownfish Amphiprionidae (NG (GF 210-211) also so-identified. (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)mackerel (very small) Scombroidei (NG 334) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)cowfish; boxfish (smaller) Ostraciidae (GF 506, FH 56, NG 1070-1075) (sem. domains: mar, type . Polynemidae: Eleuthe

ronema tetradactylum (NG 325, GF 156)(se
ronema tetradactylum (NG 325, GF 156)(sem. domains: mar, type fish.)sago palm type (thorny and rare) (sem. domains: bot, type palm.)squid; cuttlefish (sem. domains: mar.)coral sand (sem. domains: nat.)sago palm type (with thorns) (sem. domains: bot, type palm.)mackerel Scombroidei (sem. domains: zoo, type fish.)be, exist (of inanimates); be at/in/on lie inert, sleep (of animates)semen (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)amberjack; rainbow runner; yellowtail Carangidae: El(NG 396, GF 207-208) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)emperor fish (spotted, reticulated) opterus/rhodopterus (NG 599, 604) (sem. domains: mar,bouncing back, rebounding (off hard surface)fish type (small, freshwater) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)womb, ovaries (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)areca type (small, wild, edible nut) (sem. domains: bot, type palm.)little, small, younger, junior Little Alu, the younger Alu awa Naemother's younger sisterfather's younger brother NapaOa nao Naesugar glider (sem. domains: zoo.)inlander, highlander, hillbilly (sem. domains: soc.) butterfly [and butterfly fish] (sem. domains: zoo, mar.)E NoOe Nain mainama.He's a different kind of man.fish type (freshwater) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.),paNa Naitenda?What happened?/How is it?/Why?/What for? Na Naitenda?What kind of people.foam; lung The medicine foams like soap.(sem. domains: body, nat.) Nanggi ae NaNaOata ma\a.My leg is itch

ing bad. (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)obs
ing bad. (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)obsidian; glass; bottle [formerly used for shaving] (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)junior siblings of same sex (collective) (sem. domains: kin.)little, minor, young bani NaNapi NataOusome minor staples sub NaNawa ewasub NaNawa tamonasub NaNawa weni naNapaOa NaNawa nachicken house (sem. domains: zoo.)raise, remove (hat, lid) UNaNawi dabatumi.You salute/tip your hat. NuNaNawi gauma.Take off thesanguin clam Garidae (sem. domains: mar, type mollusk.)grass (sem. domains: bot.),naNaOati sa inggo inaOaOangi Nundu na.They'll prepare a place to(NG 845) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.) (Lund) (GF 577) (sem. domains: mar, typeparrotfish type (hump-headed) Scaridae: S. rubroviolaceous (FH 34), Bolbometoponmuraticus, Chlorurus microrhinos (NG 829, 846) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)v, v+res The coconut's fronds are beginning to separate intoAi iNaOe ena usi--iNaOe gigi beOe\a wai.The tree cut his clothes-it cut them completely tocanoe rope [binding fore-and-aft platform supports to outrigger boom] (fr. var. (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)car (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)bamboo type; bamboo fish spear (sem. domains: bot, art.)TiNaOinga aindi daboOa.Nawasa naNaOinga ata.I'll go shave(myself).ae (NG 320) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)tree type (used for firewood) (sem. domains: bot, type tree.)unripe, immature (fruit) i

mmature coconut row, line (of houses,
mmature coconut row, line (of houses, people) (sem. domains: soc.)sub NaOuNa dagaOamud crab (Scylla serrata GF 580-581) sub NaOuNa Nabonga (sem. domains: mar, type crustacean.)call out, call (by name) Nanggi awa na Ou naNamba sai? What do I call my mother's brother?That thing they call "sunimbani".moon; month KambaOanga isoOonga.The moon goes inside (= new moon). menstruate (sem. domains: nat, time.) follow; come behind Nuwosa numungga wo\a naNamu.You go ahead; I'll follow later.overgrown garden overgrown garden NamuOa wounewly overgrown area garden site (sem. domains: nat.)barracuda (large, near reefs) Sphyraenidae (NG 270, 272, GF 140-141) (sem. domains: mar, typeyellow tree python (small-eyed) (sem. domains: zoo, type python.)tern (sem. domains: zoo, type bird.)parrot (sem. domains: zoo, type bird.)firefly, glowworm (sem. domains: zoo, type insect.)rock (large, or rock outcropping) (sem. domains: nat.)basket type (small), coconut frond basket (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.) . (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)ankle (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)sea cucumber, trepang, bêche-de-mer (sem. domains: mar.)spittle, saliva (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)afterbirth, placenta (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.) same sex, usually male) [classificatorysibling: father's younger brother's children of same sex; mother's younger sister's children of same sex](sem. domains:

kin.) papaya Carica papaya (sem. domain
kin.) papaya Carica papaya (sem. domains: bot.)sub NapaOa Oumanamen's clubhouse, dormitory (without hearth) subsub NapaOa ta\a nasub NapaOa NaNawa nasub NapaOa NabaOa nasub NapaOa aOiOisub NapaOa tuwatuwahouse frame sub NapaOa naosub NapaOa nao Naewindow (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)sub NaNapingacrossbars holding sieve in sago washing chute (sem.domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)clasp, embrace, clip (hair) I cut my hair. wo\a.A woman jumped up and embraced me..Napowe (Napa2, -eweyounger, of same sex, female) Napoweto[classificatory sibling: father's younger brother's daughters (of same sex as possessor); mother's youngersister's daughters (of same sex as possessor)] (sem. domains: kin.)younger female same-sex siblings (collective) (sem. domains: kin.)tina NapuOawagills (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)vine type (woven into armbands) (sem. domains: bot, art.)armband, bracelet (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.) -Nasawi Oandumana-Nasawi tinaNasawi Oaisitree type (favored for canoes) (sem. domains: bot, type tree.)two-masted canoe (large) wangga NasaOilarge, two-masted canoe (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)mourning headband (worn by widows) (sem. domains: art, soc.)whale (sem. domains: mar.)sago leaf rib (used for wa

lling houses) (sem. domains: bot, art.)c
lling houses) (sem. domains: bot, art.)cry out, blurt out; ooze out [laugh?] call by name naNata ena ase nisuwa nanggi NoOapahis name onto my son.some, several der. Sa iNatanga.small, little pull weeds (sem. domains: bot.)i\a na daboOa NatiOafish's head bones ,Ni ano Note NatiOa maNambase.There's no meat, just (head)bones. (sem. domains: mar, body.)cucumber (sem. domains: bot, type vegetable.)potato (archaic) (sem. domains: bot.)mullet type (smaller, freshwater, yellow eyes and fins) Mugilidae (NG 275?) (sem. domains: mar, typemind, intelligence, understanding Aindi Nau wou te tiNaOati eOi pOastic ma.They're of a newer mindset,so they make them out of plastic. Mami Noe Naumba anoma.We were way out there in the deep sea. (sem. domains: mar.)sago grub Rhyncophorus spp. (sem. domains: zoo.)stomach pig's stomach i\a na Nautifish's stomach NaNawa na Nautichicken'sstomach (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)lamp wick/mantle (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.) bailer shell, shell ornament (used to tally kills, one per kill) Melo spp. (7, 102) (sem. domains: mar,white paint/dye (made from seashells) (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)mosquito (sem. domains: zoo, type insect.)armpit (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)Tambosi ane/undi Nawi ma.loins, upper thighs, lap (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)Lefthand Man (mythical hero, brother of Ano Kole) limping ,pa andaOowa NeintaNeinta.He walked with

a limp.melt, dissolve Aisi/bata iNeNa wa
a limp.melt, dissolve Aisi/bata iNeNa wai.The ice/butter has melted already. KaNawa iNeNa Netu.Nawasa naNeNa ta\a.I'm going to go take a shit.have diarrhea (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.) meandering, staggering ,pa andaOowa NeOeNaOe iNa inumu bi\a ma.He's staggering as if he's beenThe stream meanders. (fr. var. meanderingv+res bell (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)SangawiOa na nima\awa niNeOopo amuOamundi mataNetu wai.The eagle'sfootstrap (for climbing palm trees) (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)skin discoloration, freckle (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)archerfish (brackish water dweller) Toxotes spp. (NG 659, GF 568) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)butterfly fish, coralfish (undifferentiated) Chaetodontidae NG 671-701, GF348-364, 370-377, FH 8, 14, 22-23) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)r, type fish.)eaking non-Austronesian [Guhu-Samane] languageand intermarried with Numbami people]Sago na Nenga Note.That's not the sound of the M.V. Sago. (sem. domains:wail, keening, mourning cry (sem. domains: soc.)Atawa iNesi.Usana iNesi.Usana iNesi nanggi wambaOa paOe.The rain leaked, ruining my things.Did I say something wrong?; go awry', sapu . (sem. domains: loc.)sub Netu anggasub Netu niwiOasub Netu \awaeyeball (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.) NaNi aga su buwa tatena.I'm going to put a taboo on this arecaput mud on skinv+res Tumi iNi sa boda.Nanggi dabanata iNi

My mind is blocked/I have a mental block
My mind is blocked/I have a mental block.sprout (sem. domains: bot.)mediate, make peacev+res They didn't believe him.impregnateNuNi pepa ni\e Nisa.TiNi binga de i.They sent word to us. ,naNi Oawa Oomosanga na.They'll appoint the people to wash the sago.dried (hard); parched (rope, smoked fish); baked (to a crisp);

sub NisuwaOa tuwatuwa
sub NisuwaOa tuwatuwacassowary bone implements (sem. domains: zoo,patrol officer (sem. domains: soc.)dog's mother pitcher plant (used in love potions) (sem. domains: bot, type plant.). (comp. of dog tooth (sem. domains: body, zoo.) tuskfish, parrotfish Choerodon albigena (De Vis) (sem. domains: type fish.)sub Ni\aota Ni\aOabright-saddled goatfish (Parupeneus cyclostomus/Mulloidichthys auriflamma NG 632, GF 270, FH 38) sub Ni\aota OuNu baOemasubsubNi\aota nuso goOagoOa nasub Ni\aotawhite (Samoan) goatfish (Mulloidichthys samoensis NG 624, FH 39) sub Ni\aotalarge dark-spotted goatfish (Parupeneus macronemus/barberinus/pleurostigma NG 628, 630,sub Ni\aota wawanggaOa samanaNG 633, FH 37) Mullidae (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)male Noma\aold man dem v pref demonstrative prefix Sawa No-itangi?What's making that sound? Nanggi buwa No-i\e.(sem. domains: loc.)pron Diminutive (indicates sympathy) poor old man poor old woman ai\aNomeat, game (fr. var. venus clam Veneridae (sem. domains: mar, type mollusk.)there, over there, yonder (sem. domains: loc.)sub NoeawiOa samanasub NoeawiOa niwiOa tambaunahammerhead shark Lamniformes (GF 41-55) (sem. domains:

mar.)that, those (over there); demonstra
mar.)that, those (over there); demonstrativeNuwosa nombi nomba Noena.barnacle (sem. domains: mar, type mollusk.)little boy, small child (sem. domains: soc.)bushfowl (sem. domains: zoo, type bird.)We lift the pot to one side. MunaNoNo wanggashell scraper, coconut grater (sem. domains: art, mar, type mollusk.) kneecap (sem. domains:scrape off (ash from cooked food, etc.)perfume, fragrance I smell a nice fragrance. (sem. domains: nat.)Jew's harp (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)nerite shell (plain) Neritidae (sem. domains: mar, type mollusk.)affine; in-law [spouse of one's cross-sex classificatory sibling (|lu, luNewe|)] (sem.domains: kin.)sprat, round herring Dussumieriinae (NG 47-50) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)male youth; child sub NoOapa masina imboOaembryo sub NoOapa paOeOeinfant (male or female)sub NoOapa Naesub NoOapa NaNapimale small children sub NoOapayoung, unmarried man sub NoOapa asasayoung adult man wasusu NoOapa . (sem.domains: soc.)Orion's Belt (sem. domains: nat.)bigman (sem. domains: soc.)messenger (sem. domains: soc.)warrior, soldier (sem. domains: soc.)man; person (as individuals only) married man NoOe goi\abigman, prominent man ordinary man, worthless man Orion's Belt (three men) Which man?/Which person? . (sem. domains: soc.) NuNoOe wati.Turn over the roc

k.camera; photograph photographs (sem.
k.camera; photograph photographs (sem. domains: soc.)beach coral, crushed coral (sem. domains: mar, type coral.)My towel is hanging from a tree. They hang earrings from their ears. WaNoOoOo nanggi tauOi i\e Oain.I hung my towel on the line.NuNoOonga wangga Note.Don't rock the boat.Ki\ami iNoOonga ata.moray eel, reef eel sub Nomba asagablack spotted leopard moray (G. flavimarginatus NG 142)sub Nomba wandanga Oaublack blotched moray (G. favagineus GF 99) sub Nomba ]abuwanabrown mottled moray (fatty) (G. undulatus NG 145, GF 100) [traditional monster in legends]Muraenidae: Gymnothorax spp. (GF 99-100, NG 133-145) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)nook (used as toilet) (sem. domains: loc.)dear fellow (expression of sympathy)elderly man (sem. domains: soc.)sand bass (small) Latidae: Psammoperca waigiensis (GF 221) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)fishing net (light, stationary) (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)TaNona boOa/NaNawa/Ni\ami.Let's feed the pigs/dogs/chickens.Ki\ami iNopi ata.v+res It burned so it shriveled up small.BoOa bobo NaOamata eta bamo. Tsmokeshelf and it shrinks up small.iNopoOa su nanggi nima.A bee is perched on my hand. KaNawa iNopoOa puta/ai.v+res TiNopoOi Siapan boda i\e Noe Boana.scrotum; testicles Nopu gaOuwescrotum and testicles embryo insprouted coconut (fed to pigs) (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.) disembark, step do

wn from TiNosa wangga/NapaOa.They steppe
wn from TiNosa wangga/NapaOa.They stepped down from the boat/house.strychnine tree Strychnos nux-vomica (sem. domains: bot, type tree.)GF 489-495, FH 21, 51-52) (sem. domains: mar,swim through; wade through; cross (water); ford (stream) KoOe/boOa/i\a iNota tina.The man/pig/fishswam/crossed the river.,ndengama Note inggo nani bani.I can't eat any food. No problem!/Not aproblem. KoOe Note \u mo sawa na?It's not human; is it a ghost or what?lticus saliens (NG 869) (sem. domains: mar, typeyam (sem. domains: bot.)ll) (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)toe (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)moss, algae (on bottom of canoe) wangga na NuNuimoss of bottom of canoe (sem. domains: bot.)Niwo iNuOa.sub NuOaNuOa bamosub NuOaNuOa Nundu nasub NuOaNuOa tinisi bani nasub NuOaNuOa sesemisubsub NuOaNuOa iu Ouwa Noe matanalast Tuesday work, work (sem. domains: soc, time.)sub NuOawi daboOa gegeisub NuOawi misinasub NuOawilarge, spotted rock cod (NG 486, 489-491, GF 240, 244-245) sub NuOawi niwiOa \awasub NuOawi tiOanasub NuOawi usousosubNuOawi \abae nalarge, spotted rock cod (NG 486, 489-491, GF 240, 244-245) Epinephelidae (sem.domains: mar, type fish.)dolphin. porpoise [those accompanying tuna

are called |yabami na tumbunewe| tuna's
are called |yabami na tumbunewe| tuna'sgrandmother'] (sem. domains: mar.)octopus [traditional monster in legends] (sem. domains: mar.)gurgling My stomach is gurgling. anami tanganowa NuOuNuOu-adaOa.Water will gurgle in your ear.coconut (sem. domains: bot.)old, previous, former long ago; former villagepreviously, formerly, before, long ago NuOumunggama timi Awa\agi Gutu.The Numbami people used to live on Awayagi Island. ma unggo wangga nao wa wangga mui.You used to say "bow" and "stern" of a canoe. (sem.domains: 8.4 - Time.)offense; guilty party (in bullroarer ceremony) sub Nundu anosub Nundusub Nundu dagaOasub Nundu NapoOesub Nundu Natasub Nundusub Nundu saOesago soup (mixed with coconut milk) [a Numbami totem] Metroxylonspp. (sem. domains: bot, type palm.)GF 214-215) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)it's going to ooze pus.KaNawa tiNunga ata.Let's heat the iron to bore (holes in) the canoe. drill (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)Sago ima Nusu-adaOa.A canoe just appeared over there. Wa\anggo nomba te Nusu-adaOa.I saw something popsago palm type (without thorns) (sem. domains: bot, type palm.)KaNawa iNuwa natuto boda.NaNuwa ata eOi tauOi ma.I'll cover myself up with a towel. TanaNuwa wambaOa su wangga.TaNo maNuwa gauma.black cockatoo (sem. domains:

zoo, type bird.)ginger (sem. domains: b
zoo, type bird.)ginger (sem. domains: bot, type plant.) sorcery poison, venom (sem. domains: 4 - Social behavior.)branch (small), twig ai OaNaOaNatree twigs (sem. domains: bot.)walnut shell Dracontomelon mangiferum (sem. domains: bot, type tree.)son) (GF 286) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)spider; spiderweb (sem. domains: zoo, type insect.)AwiOa iOaOangi nanggi gibu.The lime burnt my lips.mind, intelligence, understanding He has great understanding./He's wise. I can't think of it./My mind is blocked. Nanggi OaOo iu wi\a.I remember now. [archaic,It's inside the house. . (sem. domains: loc.) possum, spotted cuscus (sem. domains: zoo, type animal.)talisman; sorcery; death magic (sem. domains: art, soc.),Oanga Nan]anga.canoe rollers (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)sub Oangana tinalarge spider conch shell Lambidae (sem.domains: mar, type mollusk.) fly (sem. domains: zoo, type insect.)be covered with muddaub mud on skinv+res cover up, close off (a wide opening) be angry, be ashamed, sulk form a trunk (of trees)v+res scale, remove scales from Usana ipai nanggi bo\aOa iOapa masina.The rain made my ax rust.PastoO iOapa motawi.The pastor preached a sermon. v+res beat to a pulp, mash by beatingv+res Sa iOapa taOunga.cut off part (of betelnut/coconut cluster)Ai bobonga iOapa wagena ane.They sang (performed asingsing of the mouth). TiOapa wo\a wa Oauwa.They performed a

full singsing.Tinggo inaOapa \asawi su a
full singsing.Tinggo inaOapa \asawi su ai\a.We killedv+res roll up (mat), strike (sail) bowl (small), half-shell cranium, braincase toxic and medicinal plant Semicarpus sp? (sem. domains: bot, type plant.)v+res KaNawa iOau Netu tamu.iOau ena NoOapa Nae tamu.The mother went and lay down with her child. (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)sub Oau na aiboom of sail sub Oau niwofork on boom to catch mast -Oapasa Oau-waOungu Oauhoist (pull) the sail [traditionally made ofpandanus leaf] (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.) comp. NoOe Oauwa na-pai Oauwaancestors (sem. domains: soc.)officers (with swords) [people of the long knife] (sem. domains: soc.)police [people of the spear] (sem. domains: soc.)warriors, soldiers (sem. domains: soc.)Japanese (sem. domains: soc.)in-law (male, not of same generation) my father-in-law anami Oawamiena Oawanggihis/her father-in-law (sem. domains: kin.)people of Siboma Oawa ti\amamavillage people (sem. domains: soc.)in-law (female, not of same generation) my mother-in-law anami Oawameweyour mother-in-law ena Oawanewehis/her mother-in-law (sem. domains: kin.)tall grass, swordgrass Imperata sp. (sem. domains: bot, type plant.)result -Oapa OeOegarfish type (larger, with markings) Hemirhamphidae: Hemirhampus spp. (NG 173, GF 113, 115,116) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)turban shell type (striped or plain) Turbinidae

(sem. domains: mar, type mollusk.)nit,
(sem. domains: mar, type mollusk.)nit, louse egg (sem. domains: bot.)steep bank, drop off steep bank of stream edge of reef, drop off (sem.domains: loc.)black palm (used for spears, ax handles) (sem. domains: bot, type palm.)v+res triggerfish type (spotted, blotched) Balistidae (sem. domains: mar, type fish.) lime spatula (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)details (sem. domains: soc.) larger than |ambuke|) Abelmoschus manihot(sem. domains: bot, type plant.)damselfish, puller fish (small, plain, blue or green) Chromidae (GF 383, 395; NG 755, 758,760); Pomacentridae (GF 386, 389; NG 728); Abudefduf imparipennis (FH 14) (sem. domains: mar, typev+res Turn it hard. Nawasa /ae naOiwi.I'm going to go have a lookant eggs (sem. domains: type insect.) ant (sem. domains: zoo, type insect.)jam, fill up; jam into ewesiNa wa tamota.women and men. The canoe is jammed intomoan leach, wash (sago to extract starch from the pulp) leaching, washing (sago to extract starch from the pulp) man who washes the sago pulphear, listen; obey, comprehend, understand Listen! binga denga aita.I heard the kiap[patrol officer] is going to come talk to us. The daughter obeyed, but she wasn't happy about it. ,Oongoni binga Numbami Note.He didn't understand the Numbami language.terrace ridge (in hillside garden) (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)brother; cross-sibling (male); parallel cousin (male) anami Oumito e

na Outomy/your/her brother(s); my (colle
na Outomy/your/her brother(s); my (collective) brothers (female speaking); your(collective) brothers (speaking to female); her (collective) brothers [(male) classificatory sibling of theopposite sex] (sem. domains: kin.)barracuda (large, in deep water) Sphyraenidae (NG 274, GF 142, FH 16) (sem. domains: mar,village official (former) (sem. domains: soc.)tina OuOuwiOasa OuOuwiOaboOo OuOuwiOaclubhouse, dormitory (without hearth) sub Oumana pepa naenter school (sem.domains: soc.)sister; cross-sibling (female); parallel cousin (female) my sister(s) (male speaking); your brother(s) (speaking to female); her brother(s)[(female) classificatory sibling of the opposite sex] (sem. domains: kin.)helm, rudder, steering oar (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)vomit, throw up /awa OuwaOuwaNo tima.Very few people came. (two at a time Nunumu maOasin OuwaOuwa.Take the pills two at a time.a few at a time, severally /awa OuwaOuwama teni bani.A few people at atime are eating./uwawa isuni.The tide is coming in. vomit Ki\ami iOuwa go weni ena Ouwenga.The dog threw up, then ate its own vomit.dehortative, negative imperative, prohibitive E ma niOapa ai\a Note.He won't attack you. nuNoOe nu\onggo wo\a nuse\a wo\a Note.Don't turn around and look at me or ask me anything. nomba manu tapai tami na Note.Don't forget the way we behavedcome Bring me a betelnut. Pass me a betelnut.

(Let me have) a betelnut please. Ma
(Let me have) a betelnut please. Mawoti mama manggewe bani.We come back down carryingWo ata nima.War will come. [(toward speaker)] Mawasa mau\a beOe.We go wash theadverbial marker Tiwesa boubounama/taitainama.wi\ama?Are you doing well? murky, muddy Tina maimbotana iwoti.Murky water is coming down.different, other, odd, strange He's a strange man. different/odd (kind of)separately, differently, aside MaNi i\e mainama.We put it aside.,Ni ano Note NatiOa maNambase.There's no meat, just (head)bones.bird type (sem. domains: zoo, type bird.)tang, surgeonfish type (large dark) Acanthuridae: A. leucopareius/mata (NG 922, FH 22); A.(sem. domains: mar, type fish.)misina maOamaOashing) (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)TimaOi waOasa.BoOa na unae imaOi.The pig's tailMota na niwo imaOi.The snake's fangs curve. Mota imaOi ata.wisdom, omniscience wisemenfather's elder brother/mother's elder sister's spouse father's younger brother/mother's younger sister's spouse nanggi mama na tamamy father's father[term of address and 1st/2nd person reference] (sem. domains: kin.)taro type, inedible wild taro (sem. domains: bot.)stonefish Synanceiidae (NG 1010-1013, GF 257); Scorpaenopsis gibbosa (GF 255) (sem.domains: mar, type fish.)comfort NamamaOi nanggi NoOapa naNi ni\e wai.I'm going tosuckle my child to put him to sleep.catfish, catfish eel Siluroidiformes (sem. domains: mar, type fish.) . Sygn

athidae: Hippocampus spp. (FH 57, GF 133
athidae: Hippocampus spp. (FH 57, GF 133, NG 249-250) (sem.domains: mar, type fish.)Tai imamasa.monitor lizard type (larger, spotted) (sem. domains: zoo, type reptile.)schoenleinii (NG 766, GF 412) (sem. domains: mar,tree type (with edible fruit and leaves) (sem. domains: bot, type tree.) Callyodon ghobban (NG 836) (sem. domains: mar, typeWe'll take it andscales (sem. domains: zoo.) sub manataOa boOoNandimamelampygus/bucculentus NG 374, 376) sub manataOa gisupennantfish, diamond trevally (Alectissub manataOa gubituwanasub manataOa imanusub manataOa iwatasub manataOa Nabonganablack pomfret (diamond-shaped) (Parastromateus niger NG 361, GF 178)sub manataOa NatoOioxeye scad? (Selar boops NG 370) sub manataOa Nundusub manataOa poNaOasub manataOa taianoyellowtail scad (young shelter under jellyfish) (Alepes mate NGsub manataOa tapatapalong-finned trevally (Carangoides armatus/diversa NG 383-385) subgreat trevally, turrum (C. sexfasciatus NG 375, GF 193) sub manataOa wiOi\asub manataOa ]iOi]iOi(Carangoides emburyi GF 192) Carangidae (NG 362-397) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)rattan Daemonorops mollis; Calamus mollis (sem. domains: bot, type palm.)stays (h

olding the mast in place) (sem. domains:
olding the mast in place) (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)orphan (sem. domains: soc.)KoOe te te imande ma\omoni.One man, he died and we buried him. They're dying for a smoke. iOu awa mandi NapaOahouse belonging to mother and me (excludingYou're afraid. Namonwana dume iwesa.She fled all the way over to the backside of Namowana.Tipai NuOaNuOa manemane\ama.They worked slowly. [deliberately?]bird (generic) (sem. domains: zoo, type bird.) nightjar, frogmouth ['termite bird'] (sem. domains: type bird, zoo.)braid (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.) flying fox, fruit bat [totem] (sem. domains: zoo.)sailfin tang Acanthuridae: Zebrasoma spp. (NG 916-917, GF 453) (sem. domains: mar,midnight (sem. domains: 8.4 - Time.)sardine (NG 51-62) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)manioc, tapioca sub maniwoNa dagabongatapioca pudding (sem. domains: bot.) pron daboNi manu mimisina bobonga nathe large, red triggerfishthe marlin that has a sail the marlin that's black bambamo anoma su temi tato manu bada bamo na.What nostalgia [I feel] for that time of the bigassembly. /awa Oauwa na manu tima na pa\ama tima.The soldiers who had come, they came forWa ostreOi\a manu tindo SaOamaua eana ai tin]oOo.And the Australians [not previouslymentioned] who were at Salamaua, those guys, they took off. UOanga manu waNi suwa na etate.Here'sI'm looking for my knifecome first.

Wembi poto manu Pita wembi i\e teteu Nu
Wembi poto manu Pita wembi i\e teteu Numbami na.in the Numbami village. MaNi bani manu ma\aNi na su uOanga.We put the food we've pared into theEta ma\aNi manu inggo mananisi na.e pared into theE taewembisu manu Oawa to maOiga na tinggo denga e na wa eOi isu manu ise\a ai na.wise men had said to him and also about what he had asked them. Sai niwese nomba manu ti\otaWho will show [us] what to tie the canoe with? Nomba Ouwa manu muse\a wo\a naThose two things you asked me about, here they are. E NoOe manu waNi anami iOama dengaHe's the man I gave your adze to. TiNi binga de Oawa manu aindi wangga itataOa na.They sentThey sent(manu ...)manu ... na2 cf: inggo1, inggo3. conj when (realis) Manu wawasa teteu na Oam na Nauti mou te wamiNiNi\ama.When we went to the village, there were no lamp wicks, so we stayed in the dark. bembenama ima teteu na iOongoni binga Numbami Note.When he first came to the village, he didn'tunderstand the Numbami language. Manu -acN iwesa AustraOia na weni bani mainama.When Jackwent to Australia, he ate different food. Manu wawasa /ae na wambuOi te denga ai\a.When I went toWhen you go to Lae, buy onefor me.; if, when (irrealis)', manu ... na; that, which, relativizerpron adj aforementioned, which you already know Wapisa nanggi bi\aga manu.I found myMawesa bani manu iwete beOe manu iwesa beOe\a

taNo ito ti\amaWe put that (afo
taNo ito ti\amaWe put that (aforementioned) food onto those (aforementioned) plates until it'sat(aforementioned) food. [never accented; marksNanggi Nap manu?Which is my cup? Where is mother? Which one is it? [always accented]sea perch (banded) Lutjanidae: L. semicinctus (NG 527) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)red bass, kelp bream [seasonal ciguatera poison]521) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)gravel [placed on graves] (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)valley, crevice (sem. domains: nat.) reef passage, opening in reef (sem. domains: nat.)white bird [frequents mangroves] (sem. domains: zoo, type bird.)hornbill [totem] (sem. domains: zoo, type bird.)A landslide broke.must Ai mas inandisa su wambana NiNi\ama.Masamba iOapa wo\a.Hunger strikes me (= I'm hungry).He's losing blood. (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.) match, lighterai masososub matagaOusub mataNisasubsub mata susumbaOeNanggi mata i\ouI'm groggy/I see stars. . (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.) sub matamataIs the stone adze sharp yet?

Nanggi matano iwa\a\a.My eyes are droopi
Nanggi matano iwa\a\a.My eyes are drooping/I'm sleepy. Nanggi matanoI see stars/I'm groggy. [literal] . (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.) eyelid (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)575, GF 304) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)v+res Stia imawosa.Nauti imawosa.The lamp mantle broke. Nanggi tos ipeNa imawosa.ma\a gawaOabushfowl (sem. domains: zoo, type bird.)NumbaOanga ai.helmet shell, bonnet shell Cassidae: C. tuberosa/tessellata/cornuta (63) (sem. domains: mar,type mollusk.)Timbe Nawa su nawatu.Wambe tauOi su nanggi daboOa.I put a towel over my head. goOonga su anami daboOa.Put ornaments in your hair.We roast fish/sago/bananas. (fr. var. EwesiNa timbuni ai masoso.The women are gathering firewood.sub -mbusu anomasub -mbusu imboOamaashamed, bashful, shy Shame on you! I'm shy/bashful/ashamed. heirloom, inheritanceashamed, bashful yodon chlorodon/cyanognathus (NG 835, 842) (sem.domains: mar, type fish.)tang, surgeonfish type (bright-colored) AcanthurFH 18, 23) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)dwell, live, stay, remain, be Umi wi\ama?Are you doing all right? [TP: Yu stap i orait?]your; 2d person singular possessive suffix anami tumbunaanami natuanami godeanami godemewe~godeneweyour female cross-cousin anami siNayour elder brother (speaking to male) siNamewe~siNaneweyour elder sister (speaking to female) anami Ouyour (male) cross-sibling/parallelanami Oumewe~Oun

eweyour (female) cross-sibling/parallel
eweyour (female) cross-sibling/parallel cousin anami iwamewe~iwaneweyour female cousin-in-law [not productive; preserved only on a few kin terms when followed by thefemale suffix -ewe] (irreg. infl. grimace, winceace, winceonut treetops] (sem. domains: zoo, type bird.)great-great-grandfather [imi] (sem. domains: kin.)great-great-grandmother [imio] (sem. domains: kin.)various, different Ai tembi ase eta minamaina.They take a variety of names.sea urchin (long-spined) Diadema setosa (sem. domains: mar.)sandflea (sem. domains: zoo.)day after tomorrow (sem. domains: 8.4 - Time.)sermon -Oapa mitipreach [êtê] two or three menAi\a nundisa numa mo?Are you going to get up and comeetched rock, tapa pounding rock (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)snot, nasal mucus MoNambunga ibo]oNa nanggi nisinowa.Mucus is blocking my nose.(sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)cove, inlet (sem. domains: nat.)What are you laughing at? ,momoOa ata.himself. Ai\a umomoOa iu sawa na?What are you laughing for? WamomoOa wami wamandeI kept laughing till I almost died! deceive, delude, mislead Ai\a umomonga ata.You kid yourself.smooth, level, unblemished smoothcompletely, whole(ly), all Take all the food.NutoOonga mondoOama.fish type (sweetlip emperor) Lethrinidae: L. chrysostomus (GF 314) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)sardine Clupeidae (sem. domains: mar, type fish.) Wo\a wapai mota.Mota iso wo\a.I've got the hiccups.

Bi\a ipai wo\a mota.The beer made me hic
Bi\a ipai wo\a mota.The beer made me hiccup.snake, worm, caterpillar sub mota tai nasub mota to uOisubshort, thin, dark type of sea snake [generic] (sem. domains: zoo, type reptile.)behavior, custom, sermon The pastor preached a sermon. reef, shoal (offshore) (sem. domains: nat.)excl, pred Mou nawasa Note.No, I won't go.Mumi wi\ama?Are you doing fine? (TP Yupelastap i orait?) . (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.) ae muinapig's hindquartersNapowe muinalast younger sister (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)amniotic sac child's amniotic sacKi\ami imuOu ma\a anoma.sub mumiOa buOumusub mumiOa manataOasub mumiOa bitoOowavermiculated or blotchy spinefoot (S. vermiculatus/spinus NG 906,GF 448) Siganidae (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)white pigeon (sem. domains: zoo, type bird.)be numb, go to sleep (of limbs)Munambi damu wa waOasa munama.amuOa mundi wanggatree possum (sem. domains: zoo.)He preceded me. You stay, I'll go first[leave-taking formula]. They did the [cargo] work first. fish liver oil (foul-smelling) (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)Holy Communion, Eucharist [ . (sem. domains: soc.)ena ambanewehis/her great-grandmother her female cross-cousin ena iwanewehis/her female cousin-in-law (speaking of female) [preserved only on a few kin terms, especially when followed by the female suffix -

enclitic following postnominal modifiers
enclitic following postnominal modifiers waOabenga tamtamonga nafish poison, local means of stunning fish explosives, foreign means of stunning fish wangga aidudu nasubmarine (undersea vessel) awiOa i\a naawiOa wuwu nabetel lime (betel |awila|) wuwu weni nawuwu dadanga nadomesticated) betel pepper wuwu na Oauwuwu OauNapaOa NaNawa naNaNawa na NapaOathe chicken's house fish smokehouse, house they smoke fish in bani tanani na,naNi Oawa Oomosanga na wa Oawa inaOapa na.They'll appoint people for washing and people to pound (the sago). ,Nana Oawa ta tindo titabinga SaOamaua tipaiSo those people [previously mentioned] who were staying near Salamaua, they didthis [cargo] work first.' [The established topic is cargo work for colonial administration.] Okay, we divide up the food.' [The established topic is the food brought back from thegarden.] [(marks established topic NP in nontopicalized position)]Nawasa na\anggo.Natter Bay [timber company camp]turtle, leatherback turtle (sem. domains: mar.)date, time (fixed) set a date/time (sem. domains: 8.4 - Time.) permanent, domesticated (sem. domains: soc.)wild fig [fruit used for toy vehicles] (sem. domains: bot, type tree.)Namowana IslandEna Nipa iNata nana.His sore is oozing pus. (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)brain coral (flowery, bulging) (sem. domains: mar, type coral.)/awa ndi nano minamaina.People's faces are of all kin

ds. (sem. domains: 2.1 -marble cone she
ds. (sem. domains: 2.1 -marble cone shell (sem. domains: mar, type mollusk.)green tree skink (sem. domains: zoo, type reptile.)highlanders (with facial tattoos) (sem. domains: soc.)gen pron my; 1st person singular possessive pronoun my elder/younger sibling of the same sex awamamamy parents (mother and father) nanggi nima/aemy hand/leg my food tina wawanamy tea (hot water) my canoe/vehicledisappeared (no face) [cf. Iwal na ma] (sem. domains: loc.) sub naoOa tumasub naoOa tawisub naoOa towibreadfruit sap Artocarpus spp. (sem. domains: bot, type tree.)pred sago palm owner brain (owner of head) (sem. domains: soc.)offspring, child, son sub natu tamonamale offspring, son (birth-order names: Alisa, Alinga, Gae,sub natu ewafemale offspring, daughter (birth-order names: Kale, Aga,Aya, Damiye, Owiya, Ase Mou) my child tanganowa natueardrum (sem. domains:daughter, offspring (female) (irreg. infl. ) (sem. domains: soc.)netbag; stringbag (smaller, carried mostly by men) (sem. domains: 6.6.5 -conceited, swelled head (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.) (NG 912-914, GF 458, FH 24) (sem.domains: mar, type fish.)Malay apple, rose apple, mountain apple [sign of habitation] Syzygium malaccense syn. Eugeniamalaccensis L. (sem. domains: bot, type tree.)She's grating coconut. Tanawi wangga pi bou.Let's drag

the canoeThe lamp shines well. ,nawi a
the canoeThe lamp shines well. ,nawi aiti-paNa aiti-paNa.off and on.Wandawe damu te bage\aOa iwiti ma\a.my arm is awfully sore.forget I've already forgotten. I completely forgot.I forgot my (women's/men's) netbag. . Lambidae (sem. domains: mar, typemollusk.)I'll write a letter to my sister (far away).suffice; be able, enough, okay, sufficient This won't be enough for me. Nombi buwa nindengama aito toOi.Take betelnuts enough for the,ndengama go tawasa.resemble She resembles you. munde\andenga ata.You two look like each other.bumewe ndi banithe Europeans' food, the food of the Europeans the inlanders' houses,Siasi ndi gutuwuwu Bu]ina nditype of betel pepper associated with the Buzina people at Salamauawuwu =ena nditype of betel pepper associated with the Zena people at the mouth of the Waria Riverv+res Ai\a nundisa numa mo?Are you going to get and come(with us)? Wamba NiNi\ama mandisa i\e Noe Ampo.Before dawn, we woke up over there at Ampo.stay, sit, dwell, remain, live, be awake Mango]a Ouwa tindo ai.Two hornbills are sitting in the tree.Awa No-indo NapaOa OaOo.,ndo su wangga gaOagaOa.the canoe platform. Ai\a undo mo u\e wai?I'm looking for my canoe/car. Tima /ae tindomoniThey come to Lae looking for work.The dog is licking its mouth. collarbone (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)sea grass, seaweed (sem. domains: mar.)v+res s ()syn: tuwangi . ndunga vt knead (st

) into ballsnemi\e n cardinalfish, sol
) into ballsnemi\e n cardinalfish, soldierfish (dark, among ma214-215) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)You're bigger than me. runs faster than me.spines on sago palm husk (sem. domains: bot.)idae (NG 995-1006, GF 249, 254-255, FH 46) (sem.domains: mar, type fish.)r, type fish.)ngraulis spp., Stolephorus spp. (GF 88, NG 34-46)(sem. domains: mar, type fish.)Niwesa nipai NuOaNuOa ni\e taun.hand, arm, foreleg sub nimadabathumb sub nimadugasub nimagidusubupper arm sub nimaNuNupalm of hand sub nima\awasub nima Na]eleft hand (sem. domains: 2.1 -. (comp. of ) each for himself/herself Let's each help ourselves./Let's each do our ownwork. (sem. domains: soc.)palm (of hand) (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.). (comp. of nimateuOa ano seseminimateuOa ano OuwanimateuOa ano toOinimateuOa ano watanine (hand half right four) [numbers 1-5 on left hand, 6-10 on rightabandon, maroon They marooned the dog on an island. ,ningi ena NoOapa suThey're cooking (food). Nunisi tina wawana.Boil some hot water.sub nisinowa awanasal septum He's snoring. He's snoring.; hole (sem. domains:sub Partssub niwiOa anococonut meat sub niwiOa daboOastump, base ofsub niwiOa daninggaOasubembryo in sprout

ed coconut (fed to pigs) sub&#
ed coconut (fed to pigs) sub niwiOa Oasasub niwiOabase of coconut frond; hammerhead shark sub niwiOasub niwiOa wawan]ingasheath over coconut blossoms (used as tray)sub -Oapa daboOaform a trunksub -ambi anosub niwiOasub niwiOa NaOopavery young meatless drinking coconut sub niwiOasub niwiOa \awa dangaOasub niwiOaalmost-dry coconut sub niwiOa masosodry coconut for grating and copra-making sub niwiOaheart (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)sub niwogadomolar sub niwongaOigums auOa niwo\amoOa niwofork at top of mast to hold sail rope (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)yesterday (sem. domains: 8.4 - Time.) thing bad ? whatsit, whatchamacallitthing, something, matter something people eat not somethinganami nombayour problem No problem!/Not a problem! They don't do anything to the thing.Oawa to nu bamopeople in a largegroup (sem. domains: soc.)Nuwosa nunggo binga denga e.Go talk to him/turtle type, green sea turtle (sem. domains: mar.),numu doga wa ipeNa wai.He drowned and fell to the bottom.drink; smoke (tobacco) Ai tinumu bi\a Note.They don't drink beer.smell I smell the stench of urine.headrest (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)tr

ee type (with edible fruit) (sem. domain
ee type (with edible fruit) (sem. domains: bot, type tree.)They'll tie a leaf envelope. (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)fire bow, fire drill (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)coconut webbing (used as sieve, strainer) (sem. domains: bot.)TiNi ausama nin]eNa aOiOi.I got food caught in my throat.disparage, damage -n]enga atato argue with each otherscatter, scram, flee the scene Guys, let's get out of here!marble cone shell Conus spp. (88-99)(sem. domains: mar.)Nom nominalizing suffix vomit Nan]uwangaspeech (from PHG *be; 'say,talk' + *-nga) [no longer productive] temples (of head)ngaOau dabuNgaOaudabung i woti ima iNana \awi biOibiOi ma.Holy Spirit coming down like a tongue of fire. [(. domains: soc.)A visitor is looking for you. visitor is looking for you. Jab. ngaclêng] syn: \awa\ana . (sem. domains: soc.)gums gums of teethhardwood type [used for canoe paddles] (sem. domains: bot, type tree.)sub ngaOu tinaheading, major topic (sem. domains: soc.)Nunganangana Ni\ami.Pet the dog. [show physical affection (equivalent to hug orcomplaint They complained to him.red emperor, red snapper, sea perch type (bri(sem. domains: mar, type fish.)because [ 'its base'] thigh (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)bamboo (in general) ngeOa atiatibamboo thicket flute (of bamboo) People are to come and line up!scrape; trim (by scraping),nggewe NoOapa wai.She's given birth already.v+res rise up (d

og hair, lizard spines, fowl comb and wa
og hair, lizard spines, fowl comb and wattles, etc.) dog's spine hair is standing up.Ki\ami inggewe NaNawa.My friend took me in hismy, 1st person singular possessive suffix my grandson tumbunggewe~tumbunewemy granddaughter my child, my son my daughter my cross-cousin female cross-cousin my elder brother (male speaking) elder sister (female speaking) my (male) cross-sibling/parallel cousin my (female) cross-sibling/parallel cousin nanggi iwanggewe~iwanewemy femaleefew kin terms, especially when followed by thefemale suffix -ewe] (irreg. infl. quarrel, argueAi tinggo Oauwa buwa.Ai tinggo Oauwamoan He's sick and moaning.set a date or timescolded them to death. Nanggo tuwatuwa.I'm going to tell a story. Tinggo anami asasa.Eta tiNamba tinggoNungguni wangga tawasa.You pole the canoe and we'll go.giant clam Tridacnidae (111, 140) (sem. domains: mar, type mollusk.)irritated, restless, impatient Upai nanggi boOo ngin]ingan]a! Nuwosa wai!You're irritatingme! Go away!marry Ungisa ewa wai mo mou?Have you married yet or not? Wangisa asowa Note.I'm notmarried yet. AOuwa tingisa ata.They (two) got married.halyard, rope to hoist sail (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)shake, jerk, move to jerk, move, shakeuselessly (holding onto something)ginger type, green ginger (sem. domains: bot, type plant.)parrot (sem. domains: zoo, type bird.)freshwater fish (small and colorful)

(sem. domains: mar, type fish.)nsun For
(sem. domains: mar, type fish.)nsun Forskal (NG 378, GF 199) (sem. domains: mar,grass owl Tyto capensis (sem. domains: zoo, type bird.)green tree frog (sem. domains: zoo, type frog.)us Ruppell (GF 264, 265, NG 505) (sem. domains:mar, type fish.)casuarina (sem. domains: bot, type tree.)tree type (medicinal, very bitter, used for cough medicine) (sem. domains: type tree.)mange, scabies, poxai oweIt's farther out to sea (beneath the horizon?)Owi\awhiptail Nemipteridae: Pentapodus setosus (NG 569, GF 296-297) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)Wapai NuOaNuOa beOe\a Note.I haven't finished the work.play gamescommit adulterytransgress, commit offensev+res mash, crush,pai wena nanggi usi.He stole my clothes.do, make, cause, affect Numbami tipai ata ma\a anoma.The Numbami were muchaffected (by the war). TaeOaOo ipai wo\a.My insides affect me (= I have an intestinal disorder).What's happening? What happenedto you?/Where did you disappear to? Bi\aga tipaNa?What happened to all the knives? UpaNa nanggi\aboNoOe?What did you do to/with my tobacco? (irreg. infl. pa Nai tendanaget light, dawn, flash on (v. off), pop

the betelnut with a mortar and pestle.
the betelnut with a mortar and pestle. ( mashed utterly crushed/destroyed v+res twist off, twist apartdesk, bench (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)177-184) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)ai papaNawangga papaNacanoe shavings, trimmed canoeNoOe papaNaslim man (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)Holy Communion . (sem. domains: soc.)tree type (with edible fruit) (sem. domains: bot, type tree.) . (sem. domains: soc.)outrigger attachments (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)result ,so NangNang iwesa pa\a.He hammered it tight. altogether, completely, decisively, finally, for good, straightaway Pa\ama imandi su Noe Namowana dume iwesa.Namowana. Pa\ama iNi toNtoN save su Radio Morobe.Nanggi tos ipeNa su tai./awa tipeNa ai\aNote nomba mainama!People didn't just fall for you, it was something else!swamp (sem. domains: nat.)honey; beeswax (used on handdrum heads) (sem. domains: nat.)honeybee (sem. domains: zoo.)Naso pepa denga ai.I'll write them a letter. (sem.domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)mud (sem. domains: nat.)prep Tanawi wangga pi bou.Let's drag the canoe up on shore. ascend, go up, come up, climb Climb the coconut. Nunawi wangga nipi bou.,na]ubusa Nundu bamo na nipi sesemi ni\e.They'll gather most of the sago up in-wa\a piNawear a belt (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)Aligned bamboo poles they tie togetherand make rafts.mixedThe wind is making the clothes flap. ipusie NaNawa uOi piOipiOi-adaOa.The wind is

making the chicken's feathers flutter.Ta
making the chicken's feathers flutter.Tahitian chestnut (fr. var. Canarium indicum ) Canarium indicum (sem.domains: bot, type tree.)boat; motorboat [(nontraditional style)] (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)storytelling formula signaling end of story (fr. var. pindindi pandanda storytelling formula flea (sem. domains: zoo.)nose ornament He stuck an ornament through his nose. (sem. domains: 6.6.5 -express milk, squeeze breasts, suck milk, sucklesqueeze grated coconut for milkfind, discover, meet, encounter Cold has found me (= I feel cold). That doesn't sound like Numbami. I met/found them in Lae.yam storage cribsuperstition, old tradition (sem. domains: soc.)trumpeter fish type (banded) Theraponidae (GF 309-310, NG 585-589) (sem. domains: mar, typebang, snap, slam, burst stone adze ) (sem.domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)chief, master God (sem. domains: soc.)tortoise breastplate (sem. domains: zoo.)v+res Tiponi sa ai masoso.mold, mildew It's mildewed already. (sem. domains: bot.)Towi i\otomu pou-andaOa.blow (wind instrument) blow trumpet shell blow bamboo fluteNanggi dumaNae puOa ma\a.I'm bathed in sweat.The fish made the water/seawater spurt.damselfish, puller fish, sergeant-major fish (plain) Pomacentridae: Abudefduf sp., Chromis sp. (sem.domains: mar, type fish.) pig net (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)sub puputauOa tinaimperial angelfish Pomacanthidae (NG 702-711, GF365-368)

; tina P. imperator (NG 703) (sem. domai
; tina P. imperator (NG 703) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)sub puta misinasub puta uOangasub puta gedomap sub ase putaground name (tied to land rights) women who dwell on the earthWe ate rubbish food.They're making noise. place, weather, environment sa i\a naSa wawana ma\a.It's awfully hot. It's cleared up. Sa iu OuOuwiOa.It's turned overcast. (cf. Yawela isolonga wai. 'The sun has entered (the clouds).')[used as ambient impersonal referent]result Satan, devil (sem. domains: soc.)spear type (for fishing) (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)tree type (used for making canoe gunwales) (sem. domains: bot, type tree.)long-tom, needlefish sub sagawa ba\adudularge-scaled long-tom (perches in branch coral) (S.sub sagawa i\a manusa (T. indicus, NG 160) giant long-tom subsagawa manusa NomboOana T. crocodilus, NG 161) crocodile long-tom sub sagawa moNambungaT. melanotus, NG 162, GF 105) black-finned long-tom sub sagawa wowoOa ]uwabatom? (described as fat) Belonidae (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)look after, care for; minister to [perhaps not from position of authority] cockatoo (white) [totem animal] (sem. domains: zoo, type bird.)who (sg), what name, which person Who is he?/Which man is he? Ena aseWhat is his/her/its

name? Which dog (by name)? Which vi
name? Which dog (by name)? Which village (byname)? Which boat (by name)?try, attempt I'll try and see. Wo\a traim na\anggo.woven cane clasp (to bind stone to hammer or adze handle) (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)tree type (sem. domains: bot, type tree.)MunasaNe weni Note.Don't go (up) into the forest.sa saNesaNecliff, precipiceminister, servant embark, step up onto (e.g., veranda or deck)shine (like the moon) KambaOanga isaOa wi\ama.The moon is shining nicely.sago palm type (with thorns) (sem. domains: bot, type palm.)ribs (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)mixture of sago starch and coconut milk (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)TisaOi embaOa/usi.They're sewing mats/clothes. They're sewing sago blades ontoawl, needle, sewing needle (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)sea almond [shore variety, smaller fruit than yalipa] Terminalia catappa (sem. domains: bot,broom (fr. var. broom ) (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.) broom broommarket, conference, assembly outrigger float [totem] (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.) 464-465) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)term of endearment (sem. domains: soc.)hardwoood [used to make bowls; nut used to make women's body oil] Calophyllum inophyllum (sem.domains: bot, type tree.)pen shell Pinna nobilis L. (110, 130) (sem. domains: mar, type mollusk.)cheeks (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)sea-pike (smaller, inshore, near sea grass) Sphyraenidae (GF 138-139, NG 270) (sem. domains: mar,brushpi

le (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)canoe tre
le (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)canoe tree (sem. domains: bot, type tree.)mildew, moldai sangacrotch of buttocks (sem. domains:Ki\ami tisanga ata.WiN isanga \awi Note.The wick didn't catch fire. The fire didn't catch. Ge\age\a isanga Note.(netbag) from (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)sub sangawiOa wambangasub sangawiOa putaOaOoowl (sem.domains: zoo, type bird.)ambush, murder; murderer [custom and word reputedly borrowedfrom Laewomba, an Adzera group] (sem. domains: soc.)bamboo type (thin, used for fishing-spear handles) (sem. domains: bot.)egret (sem. domains: zoo, type bird.)box (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)result wrong, badly (misdo) You missed (your shot). wandanga.I mishandled the torch and it dropped on the floor. heavy net (for pigs, dugongs) (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)waterfall (sem. domains: nat.)Tisasa pa\ama.,sasaNi buwa eOi tongtong ma.He crushes betelnut in a mortar. sawfish Pristidae (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)monocle bream, spinecheek fish (dark-striped) GF 292, 293) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)sub sasuwana \aOared-margined sea perch (L. vaigiensis, NG532) Lutjanidae: L. janthinuropterus/amabilis (NG 533, GF 283) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)rock cod (white-lined) Epinephelidae: Anyperodon leucogrammicus (NG 464, GF 231) (sem.domains: mar, type fish.)frigate bird (sem. domains: zoo, type bird.)Eana nomba sawa

?What (thing) is this? Tipai iu sawa n
?What (thing) is this? Tipai iu sawa na?What are they doing it for?Sawai ndi wangga?Whose (pl) boat?/Which group does the boatbelong to? muna\onggo sawai.NusawaOa gamoOa i\a na.Tamota tisawaOa waOi.sea turtle (in general), hawksbill turtle (sem. domains: mar, type turtle.)hardwood (shore tree, casuarina?) (sem. domains: bot, type tree.)yeast, sourdough (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)scar (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)wedge clam Donacidae (sem. domains: mar, type mollusk.)remove WaseOeNi nomba ma\a.I removed something bad.bony bream, herring type (small) Dorosomidae (GF 90, NG 31-33) (sem. domains: mar, typeThey hang earrings from theirears. [considered Siassi custom] (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)mud-skipper (with two separate dorsal fins) Periopthalmus spp. (NG 953-955, GF 476) (sem.domains: mar, type fish.)mat (for food, etc.) (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)KapaOa NaNawa na sese NaNawa mou.sesemi sese ena boOo Ouwa.Sago, its content is the same, but it has two, but it has twoNatunewe iOongoni sese ena tae wi\a Note. The daughter obeyed,but she wasn't happy about it. garbage, food garbage (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)one-and-the-same same thing sameI went by myself. sese\ama.I went by myself. ,Ou sese\ama magogoOa ai\a.andaOa iwesa.elder (male) sibling or parallel cousin of same sex same sex [classificatory sibling: father's elder brother's children of same sex; mother's el

der sister'schildren of same sex] (sem.
der sister'schildren of same sex] (sem. domains: kin.)ains: kin.)er and younger classificatory siblings of the samesex] (sem. domains: kin.)elder male sibling or parallel cousin of same sex my (collective) elder malemy elder male classificatory sibling his elder maleclassificatory sibling (or her elder female sibling) [classificatory sibling: father's elder brother's childrenof same sex; mother's elder sister's children of same sex] (sem. domains: kin.)-eweelder female sibling or female parallel cousin of same sex sisiNaneweto(collective) elder classificatory siblings of same sex my elder female classificatoryyour elder female classificatory sibling her elder femalelesibling: father's elder brother's children of same sex; mother's eldersister's children of same sex] (sem. domains: kin.)breeze, light wind (sem. domains: nat.)wrongly, ineffectually mixed together, intermixedtremble, be chilled, be feverish ground skink (sem. domains: zoo, type reptile.)Nawasa nasinawi sa.I'm going to go have a look around thephosphorescent organisms (in water, visible at night) I'm groggy/I seestars. (sem. domains: nat.) dance type (sem. domains: soc, type dance.)plant type (decorative, fragrant) (sem. domains: bot, type plant.)v+res The shellfish sticks to the mangrove. ((Let's) raise our handdrums. spoon (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)EwesiNa tisisi waOi.Women carry netbags from their heads.Nusisi t

owi/buwa wago.fish's tiny bones (sem. d
owi/buwa wago.fish's tiny bones (sem. domains: bot, zoo.)nerite shell (spotted) Neritidae (sem. domains: mar, type mollusk.)1001, GF 250-253, FH 45) (sem. domains: mar, typesealing wax palm Cyrtostachys sp. (sem. domains: bot, type palm.)si\aOa tupe,nambi si\aOa inama inaso giOu.take their poles and come remove (stab) the husk.kneel, plant one's knee v+res Nuso NaNaOi boda.v+res ,naso tanganowa bo]oNa.They'll pierce the ear. strike off protrusions ,naso ena giOu.They'll strike off its protrusions.foam The medicine foams like soap.wear an armband or bracelet,naso Ne\aOa sa inggo tanai\e.They'll enclose a place for us tocircumcise They circumcised his penis.shed feathers, molt (of fowl)v+res pound to a pulp, smash by punchingv+res Gadi iso pa\a.shed skin/shell, molt (of snakes, crabs, lobsters)v+res Tiso tamu ena ae.sound; fathom water depthv+res Did I say something wrong? beat/pound handdrums ornament through his nose. myself.garfish type (smaller, plain) (fr. var. ) Hemirhamphidae (GF 111, NG 170-172) (sem. domains:mar, type fish.)guard, watchman, lookout (sem. domains: soc.). (sem. domains: 8.4 - Time.)plummeting, whistlingIt's overcast. The boat came into the cove. He's already in school. palm type (with folding, separated, fan-shaped fronds) (sem. domains: bot, type palm.)bamboo pole, fishing pole (sem. domains: bot, art.)garfish (small, in-shore) Hemirhamphidae: Zenarc

hopterus spp. (sem. domains: mar, typeEa
hopterus spp. (sem. domains: mar, typeEana nomba nusona na Note.This is not something to be rushed.coconut milk (sauce, gravy) squeeze shredded coconut for milk(sem. domains: bot, art.)soap (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)pry off, pry out Soso\aOa isosoOiThe slingjaw wrasse pries off shellfish. TisosoOi goOa manu tisipi wati na.The pry off the shellfishscope jaw to pry off shellfish) Coridae: (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)wahoo, mackerel Acanthocybium solandri (Cuvier) (GF 159); Cybium queenslandicus (Munro) (GF161) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)sub sowaina awimasusub sowaina egangaingailesser wallaby (sem. domains: zoo.)ae (GF 218-219) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)prep Na\uma suOupama.I'm going to swim underwater.fish's bubblestriggerfish (wedge-patterned) Balistidae (sem. domains: mar, type fish.) bat, small bat (sem. domains: zoo.)Sawatae ipai beOet isuni.Yeast makes bread rise. /uwawa isuni.The tide is coming in.sago frond tip (used to whisk ash from scalded sago blocks)breast; milk Her breasts are swollen. (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)cowrie shell (small) Cypraeidae (sem. domains: mar, type mollusk.)inflammation, stye (in eye) stye/swelling in eye (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)MaNi i\e susuna.We put it in the corner. (sem. domains:prep WawaOasa su wati.TisoOonga Oumana su 8 NiOoN.

the mountains. wai.Lower the lamp./Ta
the mountains. wai.Lower the lamp./Take down the lamp. Wadodomu wami wasu nanggi NapaOa.I ran on down to my house.) Gnetum gnemon (sem.domains: bot.)horn (of animal), comb (for hair) (sem. domains: zoo, art.)wrasse (sharp-nosed) Coridae (sem. domains: mar, type fish.) Cheilio inermis (NGs (NGsuwundaOa (-andaOa) onom blown (out or away) Nupai moNambunga suwundaOa. Thdem pron demonstrative root Thdem v pref here, demonstrative prefix on verbs He's here inside the house. Ena goOe\awa ta-i\e.He has money. Tawosa ta\uma tina.approach, be near, be about to, almost ,Ou matabinga ata.We two approached eachThe sugar is almost out. He lives near me.sub tae paOeOeabdomen, belly sub taeNiNi\alarge intestine sub tae usousosmall intestine sub tae unaventral side of fish (sem.domains: 2.1 - Body.)reconciled, consoled (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)He's jealous. (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)E taebunama inggo nisoOonga Oumana.He's worried aboutworried). (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)Tiu\a boOa na taeOaOo.TaeOaOo ipaiwo\a.My insides affect me (= I have an intestinal disorder).doubt, be of two minds Wo\a taeOuwaOuwa inggo e nima niwou.that he will come again. (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)E taenembi ninggo i mai\e wai.He'll think we've gone toI will think; you will think; he/she will think (sem.domains: 2.1 - Body.)I'm not think

ing ofanything./I don't think anything a
ing ofanything./I don't think anything about it. Taewembi wanggo isasa wai.Taewembi wanggo nanggi bos nima mo mou?I thought: Is my boss going to come or not? I think; you think; he/she thinks (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)His thoughts aren't straight. (sem.domains: 2.1 - Body.)He's angry at them. Ena tae weweta anoma. angry). (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)sad; sympathetic with; sorry for What a pity!/How sad! ai\a.They're sad about you./They sympathize with you. , Oawa taun na tawiti Oawa teteu na.We townWe're happy about (or because of) you. His belly is very good (= He is very happy). (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)E tae\awowo inggo Oumana beOe\a wai.He's carefreeEna tae \awowo anoma.(sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)sub tai Oendangasub tai giOigiOisub tai tinasub taitainamaWe put inexcrement tanganowa taisub tainowa bibirectum hole (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)Wo\a tai\a buwa.KoOe =epen e tai\a ti.The Japanese man likes tea. implanted firmly, stuck fast Today is Saturday. SoNi taNaOama.It's Saturday today. Today we go to Lae.I've eaten enough. wosa.Ma\aNi beOe\a taNo maponi \awi.We finish paring it; okay, we build the fire. beOe\a wa maNi bani manu ma\aNi na su uOanga.We finish building the fire, and we put the foodwe've pared into the pot. Ma\uma tina beOe\a wa ta

No mama.We finish bathing and, o
No mama.We finish bathing and, okay, we come,taOa ane de wo\a.He lied to me.nod offv+res chop offsub taOa misinasub taOa usousosub taOa masososub taOa NaOopaunripe dye plant pod; red ochre (yielding red dye from seed pods, or paintwhen mixed with caulking putty) (sem. domains: bot, art, type plant.)We chop the sago down. I'm chopping anTitaOa wangga denga e.They carved a canoe for him.rudderfish, drummer fish sub taOowana be\aOalow-finned, large-tailed drummer (NG 661, GF339) Kyphosus spp. (NG 660-662) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)nanggi mama na tamamy father's father ena tama na tamahis father'sfather [term of 3rd person reference] (sem. domains: kin.)wild sugarcane (edible) (sem. domains: bot, type plant.)prep ,\anusa i\awa taminga wangga.Ti\ota e taminga aOiOi.They tied him to a post.male abu tamonamale child . (sem. domains: soc.)cross-nephew [(son of man's sister or female cross-cousin, son of woman's brother or male cross-cousin)] (sem. domains: kin.)cross-nephew [son of man's sister or female cross-cousin, son ofwoman's brother or male cross-cousin]men (collectively; adult men in general) women and men, everyone humans waOabenga) (sem. domains: soc.)-ewecross-niece [daughter of man's sister or female cross-cousin,daughter of woman's brother or male cross-cousin] (sem. domains:

kin.)result Ti\ota ngeOa tamu.They tie
kin.)result Ti\ota ngeOa tamu.They tie bamboo poles together. Tiso tamu ena ae.Tembi ata tamu.They embraced each other. join, accompany We eat together. Nuwosa nutamu ai.with them./Go and join them. Nitamu waOasa inggo niso waOi.She's joining string to make a netbag.,Ou mapai andaOowa matamu ata.We walked along together.wo\a wotamuI myself wo\a wotamu nanggi nombamy own thing/problem ai\a atamuai\a atamu anami nombayour own thing/problem himself/she herself AOisa etamuAlisa himself his own thing/problem; his ownthing/problem (irreg. infl. Tanapi NapaOa tanani bani.Let's go upright-of-way, common path (through gardens) (sem. domains: soc.)aito tandi wanggasub tanganowa awasub tanganowa Oausubtanganowa natueardrum sub tanganowa taisub tanganowa moudeaf' -Oapa tanganowacut off part of a hand of coconuts/arecanuts (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)dottyback (red and green) Pseudochromidae (NG 502-503, GF 262-263) (sem. domains: mar, typeremora, suckerfish Echineidae (NG 1017, GF 473) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)addict (sem. domains: soc.)Sawa No-itangi?What's making that sound? The slitdrum sounded. marlin, sailfish sub tangiOi baOaOa(Temminck & Schlegel) (GF 177,NG 347) Istiophoridae: Istiompax marlina (Jordan & Hill) (GF 174-175, NG 349); Makaira ampla (Poey)(GF 176,

NG 348) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)s
NG 348) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)starch) (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)palm of hand Tai tapatapa bamo anoma.The boat is broad-beamed. smother The dog smothered one of its puppies and it died.conch shell (true conch) Strombidae (sem. domains: mar, type mollusk.)sea anemone (sem. domains: mar.)this, these; demonstrative (1st person)Numa nombi nomba tatena.Come (here to me) and get this thing (near me). Na Naitenda?What is this "canoe" thing like? Wa\anggo tai goOi\a tate tai Uan Gof na.that, those; demonstrative (2nd person)I'll come (to you) and get that thing (near you). Tawiti bambamo anomasu temi tato manu bada bamo na.What nostalgia [I feel] for that time of the big assembly [we bothtrumpet shell; Triton trumpet Charonia tritonis (sem. domains: mar.) tea towel, hand towel (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)) (sem. domains: bot, type tree.)We dig yams. Titawi putawa.Titawi NapaOa.feces, shit, bowel movement have a bowel movement have diarrhea (sem.domains: 2.1 - Body.)diarrhea (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)dysentery (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)Topic marker Him, he went first. Me, I don't know. [never/am na Nauti mou te wami NiNi\ama.There were no lamp wicks, so we stayedThe dog smothered one of its puppies and so itMawasa su banN te mapisa e i\e taun.We were going to the bank and happened to see him in,se\a wo\a iu anami na te wanggo uOapa boOa wa uso i\a beOe\a wso I told him

you had killed a pig and speared fish al
you had killed a pig and speared fish already.pron One, they call buli. [of a known set, stressed] (fr. var. sago palm type (with thorns, rare in Numbami area) (sem. domains: bot, type palm.)drinking coconut (sem. domains: bot.)It's one kind of food. Carve one canoe more.Nu\onggo wamba te niwou.Look one more time. One of the mendied and we buried him. [one (of a known set)]Tami people island Tami mainland Tami, Taimigiant clam [used for coconut graters, lime, and fishhooks; shaped by grinding on stone] Tridacnidae(sem. domains: mar, art, type mollusk.)Where is it? Where are those two (people)? Which person? (fr. var. tape, tape recorder (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)v+res garrote, strangle, cut off with a string They strangle one's neck. Let's slice off some sago starch (with a string).Look out for the broken ladder/bridge. (sem. domains: 6.6.5-teta atawaThey asked me for tobacco. wo\a.They requested tobacco from me..tete\a adv well; proficiently ,Oapa wo\a tete\a.) (sem. domains: loc.) comp.tea towel, hand towel (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)Tinisi bani timi NapaOa OaOo.They're cooking food inside theTiNiu-adaOa go tawasa.tiNiu-adaOawater; freshwater; river; stream sub tina awarivermouth sub tina gidurivermouth steep bank of stream sub tina sasasub tina wowoOamiddle of river,midstream &

#x000b;sub tina ma\awawana�
#x000b;sub tina ma\awawanasub tinawa matamother my mother's mother ena tina na tinahis mother'smother [term of 3rd person reference] (sem. domains: kin.)offsize: augmentative, diminutive ai tinadeep forest, virgin forest a]iOi tinaextremely timid (person) NuOawi tina\uwa\a tinaimpregnateinside the can (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)sub tinowa usisub tinowa ]ambeOuwabig (erect?) penis sub tinowa ]imaniacorn (= circumcised) penis circumcise the penis (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)urethra (male) (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)leech (sem. domains: zoo.)ginger type, white ginger (sem. domains: bot.)turban, headcover (of cloth) (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)-baba tiwiwear a breechcloth (sem. domains:adv, pron, quant EwesiNa ti\amama eta mami puta na inamiNuOaNuOa eta bani na.All of us women who dwell on the earth, we really havesub ti\angga usousosub ti\angga tuwatuwaplain (female?) bird of paradise Paradisaea (sem. domains: zoo.)Okay, they came down and, okay, the twoof them shoved off. ,nggo i\onggo to i\onggo NoOe manu e bodadawa.When she looked, she saw theman that she didn't like. prep Oawa teteu na to Oawa goi\a mabrave man (with backbone) Ai\a to \aboNoOe?Do you have tobacco? Ai to goOe\awa bamo.have a lot of money. We lived in fear. TiNi buwa

to wuwu Oau ma de wo\a.gave me arecanut
to wuwu Oau ma de wo\a.gave me arecanuts with betel leaves. with [comitative] my two grandsons nanggi NaNapatomy younger brothers asowa to natunewetoEna Outo wisa?How manybrothers does she have? KaNawa iNuwa natuto boda. terms]s]syn: minamaina .toOatoOa1 fr. var. of toOotoOo1 cough toOatoOa2 fr. var. of toOotoOo2 coughtoOi num three bebetoOitoOonga1 n mangrove [used for house poles] (sem. domains: bot, type tree.)NutoOonga mondoOama.I'm sick with a cough. (fr. var.) (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.) friend, trade partner (sem. domains: soc.)kingfisher (hook-billed) (sem. domains: zoo, type bird.)I'm thirsty. I'm hungry for fish. I'm dying for a smoke.result broken (and similar adversative results) A dog bit me in the leg. WaOapa Ni\ami na saOasaOa tomu.Break off a piece and put it on the foreigner's plate. Draw off the water.barnacle (sem. domains: mar, type mollusk.)wind from southeast (from Samarai) (sem. domains: nat.)boundary (marker) (sem. domains: soc.)mortar sub tongtong na aipestle (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)I'm going to stetch out/lie down.prep I'm wet as hell. break off, crumble A landslide came down. Nutowa Nundu/ane.Break off some piecesnight (sem. domains: 8.4 - Time.)sub towi bu]inewasub towi moOuwo\asawesub towi \uwaOewasubsub towi ano

sub towi \awabreadfruit sap (s
sub towi \awabreadfruit sap (sem. domains: bot.)trumpetfish, flutemouth, cornetfish Aulostomidae, Fistulariidae (GF 130, NG243-245) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)I congratulated them.v+res, v+adj crush almonds afflictAre you filling it with kerosene? Watu NaNaOilouse (sem. domains: zoo.)stiff stiff neckremove spines (from sago leaf) remove spines from sago bladesmy grandson ) (sem. domains: kin.)granddaughter; grandmother tuna's grandmother (= porpoise) my granddaughter granddaughter (sem. domains: kin.)Sa tumi ma\a.It's awfully dark./The place is awfully dark. Tumi iNi sa boda.Usana bamo niOapa.Darkness is covering the place over. A big rain is going to come.become irritated, botheredThey're saving for their childrenarrow, bullet (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)

NoOe itu ai\a?Is the smoke too much for
NoOe itu ai\a?Is the smoke too much for you? The alcohol overcame me./The alcohol did me in. (fr. var. measurement; assessment measure, assess sound, fathom water depth (sem. domains: soc.) He wants to learn the Numbami language. Ai tituwangi binga -ab?m de wo\a.Jab?m to me.; experiment'? [archaic, supplanted by |-ndu| -nggo tuwatuwalazy, lethargic strong, brave man NisuwaOacassowary bone implements wangga tuwatuwaribs resting across outrigger boom to supportcanoe platform Utuwatuwangi wo\a iu sawa na?Why are you copying me?sprout (from seed) (sem. domains: bot.)hardwood [South Pacific Timber's prime target] Anisoptera thurifera (sem. domains: bot, type tree.)for (whom/what), in place of, about What are they doing it for? eNapaNoOapa ndi.They're doing it for the children. Mawasa

m. domains: art, nat.)ains: art, nat.)uO
m. domains: art, nat.)ains: art, nat.)uOasa n pulp, sago pulp Nundu uOasa sago pulp (after pounding)uOawa n parrotfish (long-nosed) Scaridae: Hipposcarus longiceps (NG 844), S. dubius (FH 33) (sem. domains:mar, type fish.)NaNawa uOiNi\ami uOihead hair (sem. domains:buy, sell, trade [(fr. Jab. -ôli)] strength [fr. Jab. ôli-walô 'body-sinew'] uma aOagarden fence (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)fishing line (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)pandanus type (wild) [used for sails and mats] (sem. domains: bot, type palm.)tail (of animals) boOa na unaeNaNawa na unaeunae Oaufishtail (sem.domains: 2.1 - Body.)bush wind, wind from mountains (sem. domains: nat.)wrasse (various small), rainbowfish (marine) Coridae (sem.domains: mar, type fish.) sub undi angombasub undi asaOasub undi NoNo < NongNongsub undi wauWau banana sub undi anoblossom sheath sub undi Oaubanana leaf (sem. domains: bot.)result Mother scolded them to death. I'm dying for a betelnut. Eana ituwa wo\a uni.This numbsmy mouth. Tiwani Oawa uni. . Polynemidae: Polydactylus spp. (NG 330, GF 155, 157) (sem. domains:mar, type fish.)They've hidden it. Tiunga ata wai.They've hidden (themselves).v+res slice off/apart/in two He sawed the nails off/in two.v+res Let's slice open the (chicken's) crop.,usa i\a na tae.Tiusa

tanganowa.sub usana bam
tanganowa.sub usana bamosub usana mata bobongasubusana pisipisisub usana wambiOaOosub usana wamisubusana damana namonsoon rain (brought by southeast trades) Usana iOapa.It's raining. (sem. domains:whistle (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.) the bow's string ,so tuni natu su usiOa.(sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)rub, mold, shape white women Let's dig up some sweet potatoes. We pulled weeds. I plucked the chicken's feathers.Do you want me to come (to you)? Wau tupe te waNi iuwaI was short (of cash) so I didn't send you any.Nau\a wambaOa.I'll wash clothes. They'll develop the/awa te ti\onggo wa Oawa te ti\onggo Note.group didn't. ,nambi sunimbani inama wa inawou \awigauOa.They'll bring the sago-leaftip broomEwesiNa usouso aindi bani i\e NapaOa wo\ama wa i ewesiNa NiNi\a inamiWhite women, their food lies in a house ready; while us black women, we have aI came back.Mawaga bani na wosa.We divide up the food. divide up the food. wai2 n weeds=wai v encl completive marker It's all gone. It's done (cooked). here/I'm back.rope type (holding canoe platform framework together) (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)L. kasmira (NG 534, GF 277) (sem. domains: mar,WawaOa tauOi i\e wa\a.r,stun fish; said to be used for suicide in Papua, wh

ilehanging was preferred in New Guinea--
ilehanging was preferred in New Guinea--both methods are now said to be used] (sem. domains: bot.)gadi waOaOabo\aOa waOaOabi\aga waOaOaknife handle (sem.domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)emperor (spangled) Lethrinidae, Sparidae: L. 326-327), Rhabdosargus sarba (GF 328-329) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.),nawasa su teteu inawaOanga ata.crazy, mad, drunk Ena dabanata iwaOawaOa.His mind has gone crazy. scratch, scrape, massage nawaOe nanggi ae.I'm going to scratch my leg.veins, ligaments nima waOewaOearm veins gidu waOewaOeneck veins (sem. domains: 2.1 -netbag, stringbag (large, carried mostly by women) (sem. domains: 6.6.5 -two days before (sem. domains: 8.4 - Time.)sago palm type (inedible) Nundu waOoOa (sem. domains: bot, type palm.)murray cod (huge freshwater fish) Maccullochella macquariensis (GF 546-547) (sem. domains:mar, type fish.)vine split for rope (sem. domains: bot.)BoOa na tanganowa iwaOungu.The pig's ears fold over. WawaOungu \aboNoOe.I'm rolling a cigarette.cargo, goods, baggage occasion, time (fr. var. morningpumpkin (sem. domains: bot.)floor slats (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.),wani mango]a.Nuwanungu wangga nuwosa wai.ains: 6.6.5 - Art.)()wangga boOa na n+gen 1) canoe pig of 2) pig trap [(shaped like a canoe)]wangga taiOaOo na n+gen 1) vessel undersea of 2) submarine [(vessel of undersea)]large, two-masted canoe My friend took me in his car. sub Cano

e partssub wang
e partssub wanggasub wangga naosub wangga muisub wangga ngasamisub wangga gaOagaOacanoe platform sub wanggasub wangga tuwatuwaribs resting across outrigger boom to support canoeplatform sub wangga na bounotched boards supporting canoe platform sub wangga na bouraised sideboards supporting outrigger booms sub wangga nimatumbucanoe platform, tied to notched boards and supported by ribs resting on outrigger boom sub wangga\ambamisub wangga na manibubusuprow (of canoe) (sem.domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)grasshopper (sem. domains: zoo.)-Oapa wangindato pound sago (sem. domains:upper lip (sem. domains: loc.)roast sago ball (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)Mani uOi iwape iNana.ata boda eOi seOi ma.I'll cover myself up with a sail.e niwesa wo\a nawasa Note.If he's going, I'm not going. ,nggo ai\a nuwosa wo\a nawasa Note.you're going, I'm not going.hardwood tree used for canoe paddles (sem. domains: bot, type tree.)-wasusu NoOapamagic, charm, potion (sem. domains: const.)namesake Tinipa Kae e Tinipa Bamo na watanga.Little Tinipa is Big Tinipa's namesake.stone, coral; kidney (sem. domains: body, nat.)Munawatongi O

awa muna\onggo sawai.boxfish (sem. doma
awa muna\onggo sawai.boxfish (sem. domains: nat.)-wawai embaOaweave mats -wawai gamoOa-wawai bOainmonitor lizard wawaOa mambuOuwalarger (spotted) monitor lizard wawaOa gawetasmaller(emerald) monitor lizard; chameleon (sem. domains: zoo, type reptile.)(comp. of p. of gar wrappers] Hibiscus tiliaceus (sem. domains: bot,restrict access, dam up, close off WawawaOi buwa.I put the betelnut tree off-limits. TiwawaOiThey dammed up the river. Tiwesa tiwawaOi tina tema tinggewe i\a ma\a anoma.went and blocked off a stream and caught a whole lot of fish. [mark (st) as off-limits (with branches,boOo wawana-Ni wawanasheath (over coconut or betelnut blossoms) [used as tray] (sem. domains: bot.)aunt [father's cross-sex sibling (sister or female cross-cousin) or mother's cross-sex in-law(brother's spouse or male cross-cousin's spouse)] (sem. domains: kin.)Nuwa\a ane su gamoOa.-wa\a usi-wa\a piNa-wa\a/-Ni dabatumipossum, pen-tailed possum (sem. domains: zoo, type animal.)Anami mata iwa\a\a ai\a?We left each other. TaNaOama Buda niweNe aita.Today Buda is leavingNoOe wena . (sem. domains: loc.)bush, forest (sem. domains: loc.),nggo e niwesa wo\a nawasa Note.If he's going, I'm not going. [following verb prefix ending in /Wawesa bani wai.Don't show it to anyone.inami asowa to eNapa-NoOapa.We lay out a dish for each spouse and child.We don't eat regularly. We two don't see each ot

her very regularly. Wambi \awi eOi weti
her very regularly. Wambi \awi eOi weti ma.I picked up the fire with tongs. (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)flush (water out of a swamped canoe by shoving the canoe back and forth) Lightning flash.'

s burnt.uncle [mother's brother or male
s burnt.uncle [mother's brother or male cross-cousin; father's sister's or female cross-cousin'sspouse] (sem. domains: kin.)Ena natu iwowa.AOuwangana iwowa iwesa wai.silver biddy, ponyfish Leiognathidae (NG 408-409); Gerreidae (NG 611, 614,619, GF 330) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)wowai \awi nawowai dabamango wowai anomango fruit wowai daboOamango stumpwowoi-adaOasmooth(ly) middle, midsection, center, trunk (of body) trunk/midsection (sem. domains: body, loc.)pron I, me; 1st person singular free pronounLet's do a singsing.Let's put it ready.wuwu Oauwuwu anowuwuwild betel pepper plant with large leaves and short fruit wuwu dadanga nadomestic betelwuwu Bu]ina ndifragrant betel pepper from Bukawa people at Salamauawuwu =ena ndibetel pepper from Zena people at the mouth of the Waria River (sem. domains: bot.)snapper, threadfin bream (in general) sub \abae wa/usousoiodine bream (Gymnocraniusbutterfly bream (Nemipterus aurifilum, GF 295) Lutjanidae;Nemipteridae; Aprion microlepis (GF 266-267) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.) milidogtooth tuna, mackerel tuna (smallest of tuna) porpoises accompanying tuna Thunnidae: Euthynnus alletteratus affinis (Cantor) (GF 170, NG 346);Gymnosarda nuda (Gunther) (GF 171, NG 344) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)bonito, skipjack [smaller than |dogi|, larger than |yabami|] Katsuwonidae: Sarda chiliensis australis(Macleay) (GF 173); Cybiosa

rda elegans (Whitley) (GF 172); Katsuwon
rda elegans (Whitley) (GF 172); Katsuwonus pelamis (FH 65, NG 345)(sem. domains: mar, type fish.)gannet, brown-faced booby [who dive for bonito] Sulidae (sem. domains: type bird.)-\ou \agawa\agawa mouai\a wami \agamou. . (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)pandanus type (sem. domains: bot, type palm.)catechist, (indigenous) missionary (sem. domains: soc.)The handle rubbed my hand blistered.,\aNaOa Ni\ami eOi ]in]imi ma.He scraped the dog's fur with coconut husk.Ma\aNi igabo beOe\a.We finished peeling the sweet potatoes.shoulder blade (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.)year (sem. domains: 8.4 - Time.)oyster shell, mother-of-pearl [used for coconut scraper, and for betel lime by Bukawac people] (sem.domains: mar, type mollusk.)palisade coral (with sharp ridge) (sem. domains: mar, type coral.)coxcomb, wattles (of fowl) (sem. domains: zoo.)almond [inland variety with more pointed leaves and larger fruit that is also purple whenripe] Terminalia kaernbacchii (sem. domains: bot, type tree.)transient, temporarydugong, sea cow (sem. domains: mar.)moorish idol Zanclidae: Z. canescens (NG 908, GF 460, FH 10) (sem.domains: mar, type fish.)coral tree [used to mark Numbami ground] Erythrina indica (sem. domains: bot, type tree.)mast sub \amoOa niwofork at top of mast to hold sail rope (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)venus clam Veneridae (sem. domains: mar, type mollusk.)outrigger boom

(sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)maize, corn
(sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)maize, corn Zea mays (sem. domains: bot, type plant.),\eOe wangga i\angi Nana i\angi Nana.EwesiNa TaKiti ti\angi aindi tainowa nomba mainama!Tahitian womenswerve their hips--it's something else!tattoo, charcoal pigment whetstone, grindstone (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.),na\atingi Nundu niwesa su tina.wambaOa timandi su weni tiwesa.ains: 6.6.5 - Art.)\augaOa (\awi, gauOa) n ash\auOungu fr. var. of \awaOungu mistcanoe tree (sem. domains: bot, type tree.) palmtypesub Netu \awasubae\awasub nima\awafingernail, claw, talon [hard covering] (sem. domains: bot, zoo,AOuwa ti\awa tima.The two of them drifted here. ,\awa Na tai wembi.Muna\awaOi embaOa/sembiOa.Spread the mat(s).mist, fog (fr. var. ) (sem. domains: nat.)palm type [sheath used for holding processed sago starch; wood used for floor) (sem. domains: bot, art, type palm.)floor supports [flat, immediately under floor, made from yawanzi wood] (fr. var. ) (sem.domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)Tiwesa \awa\ana.ains: 6.6.5 - Art.)syn: ngaOe . (sem.domains: soc.)Ki\ami i\awe unae.Nu\awe sanga NateaNo.Break off a smalldry season [October through December, when sun appears farther south] (sem. domains: 8.4 -Time.)time of day, hour clock, watch (sem. domains: 8.4 - Time.)during the daytime Tiwesa \aweOama.They went during the daytime. (sem.domains: nat, time.

)) (sem. domains: 8.4 - Time.)It's cooke
)) (sem. domains: 8.4 - Time.)It's cooked/done. When it's heated it shrinks. Ena boOo \aweni wai.

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d in sweat.v+res Iwal, Kaiwa [people and language] (sem. domains: soc.) osus (sem. domains: zoo, type reptile.)sub \uwa\a natusub \uwa\a tina133-134, NG 247-266) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)enemy (sem. domains: soc.)coral trout, coral grouper, fairy cod, barramundi sub ]abuwana misinacod (Variola louti NG 467, GF 223) sub ]abuwana emoOocoral trout (Plectropomus maculatus NGsub ]abuwana \agowivermicular leopard cod (Plectropoma oligacanthus NG 466)Epinephelinae; Latidae: Lates calcarifer (GF 222) (sem. domains: mar, type fish.)Ti]agini NapaOa timi.They're building the house walls.E indo NapaOa ]agingana.(sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)remainder There's one coconut left,pai NuOaNuOa ]aOawaOa.He only works from time to time.with many people (relatives) (sem. domains: soc.)erect? tinowa ]ambeOuwabig (erect?) penis (fr. var. ) (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.),pai tai ]amen]ame.It's making the sea choppy.,\e NapaOa ]amoNa.It's on the veranda. (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)driftwood (sem. domains: nat.)hut, shed (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)funeral dance (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art, type dance.)empty, barren hardwood type (found high in mountains) sub ]a]a woNazaza root (used for clubs) (sem. domains:revenge, payback (sem. domains: soc.)corpse; mourning mourning house (sem. domains: soc.)mud whelk

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Potamididae (sem. domains: mar, type mollusk.)banded sea snake (sem. domains: zoo, type reptile.)age cohort; young men young men's group (= kolapa dewala) (sem. domains:Suena people [at the mouth of the Waria River] (sem. domains: soc.)small birds (undifferentiated) (sem. domains: zoo, type bird.) . (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)wild (inedible) areca nut (sem. domains: bot, type palm, areca.)hardwood [used for platform supports on canoe] (sem. domains: bot, type tree.)ai ]imanicircumcised penis (sem. domains: bot, typepython (sem. domains: zoo, type reptile.)remove sago leaf spine (sem.domains: bot.)comb, wattle (of fowl) (sem. domains: zoo.)horsefly type, small biting fly (sem. domains: zoo, type insect.)sennit material, coconut husk fiber (fr. var. ) (sem. domains: bot.)sea urchin (short-spined) Toxopneustes elegans (sem. domains: zoo.)mud shrimp Callianassa australiensis (Dana) (GF 595) (sem. domains: mar, type crustacean.)termite termite bird (= nightjar) (sem. domains: zoo, type insect.) Venus, morning star, evening star (sem. domains: nat.)v+res /awa ti\amamaina]ubusa inawasa su Oumana.-]ubu \awipile on more firewoodleaf mass leaf mass used in washing sago starch (sem. domains: bot.)have a party (sem. domains: soc.)lime gourd (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art.)Nu]u]u wangga niwesa su tai.dust (sem. domains: nat.)NumbamiEnglish Dictionaryompiled by Joel Bradshawfrom the University of