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Nehan-English A - a a ART. article before nouns, abekuot (from: abekoutu) adj. adjectives, and singular for class a transparent. nouns but plural for class o nouns, abih (from: abihi) v. spit, spew out of definite article, one of two definite the mouth, spray. See: lou. articles the other is o. a tetiau the adod (from: adodo) n. 1) infected bird Halia: a. See: me; o. ear, pus from ear, otorrhea. a SM. third person plural, ‘they’, is — v. 2) water runs into house from found usually prefixed with the rain. ligature r- but also the completive adua n. sap, incense, sap of lueih marker k-. See: ra. tree. See: bultana; lueih. -a PRO. second person singular ae (from: aea) Q. Question word, pronoun ‘you’, follows verb or ‘why’, often used with reason word adverb. ia ro la -a Where are you maene. ae maene ko la Why, what going? reason did you go? Tok Pisin: a tun uakikilang (from: a tun bilong wanem; Halia: aha tsiponi, uakikilanga) n. first born child. Tok tara neha. Pisin: namba wan pikinini. See: aegigeig (from: aegigeigi) PPRO. uoum; uakeluk. first person plural inclusive aa EXCL. yes, long a. aa inggo ku possessive pronoun for food and banga tatanon Yes, I saw him. related objects. Tok Pisin: bilong Halia: aa. See: ahik. yumi. See: inggeig. Variant: aa bahau EXCL. of course, yes of egigieg. course. Halia: geha. See: aa. aeguo PPRO. first person singular abeab (from: abeaba) adj. flash like possessive pronoun, ‘mine’. Tok lightning, reflect, shine. Tok Pisin: i Pisin: bilong mi. See: inggo. lait; Halia: piraha. Variant: ab. Variant: eguo. abeakeken (from: abeakekene) n. aemiueim (from: aemiueimi) PPRO. the air, space, space where birds fly. first person plural exclusive abeke v. hang above. a baket e abeke possessive pronoun, ‘our’. Tok kus i ran The bucket was hung Pisin: bilong mipela. See: inggeim. above. Variant: emiueim. 1 aemiuoum a b d e g h i k l m n ng o p r s t u ahik uadeil aemiuoum (from: aemiuoumu) name means ‘fern on top’, probably PPRO. second person plural refers to its climbing or epiphytic possessive pronoun for closely habit. Microsorium sp. See: agur. related objects such as food, ‘your’. ah1 (from: aha) v. grate food, Tok Pisin: bilong yupela. Variant: especially grate tapioca. Tok Pisin: emiuoum. skirapim tapiok; Halia: sugu. aemua PPRO. second person singular ah (from: aha) v. 1) number, count. possessive pronoun for closely 2 related objects such as food, ‘your’. ahang kaman douk wish list Tok Tok Pisin: bilong yu. Variant: Pisin: kaun, kaunim; Halia: ase. emua. 2) related to. hape re aha peion aenon (from: aenono) PPRO. third tamiuoum How is she related to person singular possessive pronoun you? 3) cut off, rejected by the clan. for closely related objects such as inggon ka aha liuin He is cut off. food, ‘his, hers its’. Tok Pisin: bilong en. See: anon. Variant: Variant: kat liuin. enon. ah3 (from: aha) EXCL. exclamation aesisin (from: aesisina) PPRO. third of refusal, ‘no way’. person plural possessive pronoun aha uaman (from: aha uamana) v. for closely related objects such as food, ‘their’. Tok Pisin: bilong ol. sharpen with a stone. Tok Pisin: Variant: esisin. sapim wantaim ston; Halia: han. ag (from: aga) v. float, fish to swim See: ah. on the surface. Halia: alasa. See: ahik (from: ahiki) NEG. no, negative, niag. as without money, without agiut (from: agiutu) v. desire to see, possessions, without a husband or let me see. Tok Pisin: mi laik lukim tu. See: nagiutu. wife. ahik tun me agout (from: agoutu) v. avoid, avoid inete be without something Tok food, fast for garden sake. inggo u Pisin: nogat; Halia: kaka agout tar laur teene inggo regu lot puku, e moa, na. Morph: a-hik. I avoid the water because of my Variant: haik. sore Tok Pisin: abrusim. ahik auia adv. ok, no it’s ok, never agur (from: aguru) n. fern species, mind, don’t want any. Tok Pisin: Sword fern, family Polypodiaceae, nogat emi oraet; Halia: noatalana. different leaf shapes. Nephrolepis See: ahik; auia. sp. See: aguran ran. Variant: ahik puk (from: ahik puku) adv. iagur. never. Tok Pisin: i nogat wanpela aguran ran (from: aguran rana) n. taim; Halia: mamala, namala. fern species, family Polypodiaceae, ahik uadeil (from: ahik uadeili) adv. 2 ahik ualuluahar a b d e g h i k l m n ng o p r s t u aluh none, nothing, answer to request ‘no alemud tar parau you are late for none’ don’t have any. Tok Pisin: the ship nogat samting. See: uadeil. alialah (from: alialaha) adj. no ahik ualuluahar (from: ahik heavy, light. See: mamarakan; ualuluahara) NEG. none at all. mamaol. ail (from: aili) n. plant species, family alialiangan (from: alialiangana) n. Malavaceae, Hibiscus species. sound, echo, a muffled distant Hibiscus sp. speech associated with the ghosts of aiu EXCL. let me see. Tok Pisin: mi absentees or thoes who have died laik lukim. away for Nissan. Variant: -ako DEM. location down there, alialingan. away from speaker. Tok Pisin: long aligog (from: aligogo) n. 1) ginger hap. See: giako; -ko. type of plant, family Zingiberaceae. al (from: ala) v. strike as a match, Alpinia oceanica. Halia: toutou. shape with wedge, carve, shape, by See: gorogoro. 2) ghost of a man carving, flatten as when carving flat who died away from Nissan and has planks, light a fire with sticks. Tok returned to cry, this ghost can turn Pisin: slekim masis. into the aligog plant. -ala DEM. over there. Tok Pisin: long aloh (from: aloho) n. 1) ant species, hap i go. See: giala; -la. generic term for ants, Hymenoptera, family Formicidae. Iridomyrmex alai (from: alaia) n. plant species, sp.; Tetramosium sp. a alohene i family Sapotaceae. Pouteria kot the ant here on the ground maclayana. Tok Pisin: kain diwai. Halia: lasa. See: kadik; eitieit; Variant: pispisik. katet. Variant: bobo; pelpelesi; na alap (from: alapa) n. algae species. ut ro pekpeke. 2) plant species See: mom. family Labiatae, Basil species. alar (from: alara) v. to flower, flower Ocimum maericanum L. that precedes the fruit, blossom out. alol (from: alolo) n. bundle of a beik ke alar The mangos firewood. flowered. alaranar beik mango alonoin v. alone, word always takes flower Tok Pisin: niupela pikinini the object suffix, passive verb. diwai; Halia: holaka. alonoio I’m alone See: uaalon. alaran (from: alarana) n. pollen. alua n. head sores, could be from See: alar. scabies or lice. Tok Pisin: sua long alemud (from: alemudu) v. late, miss het. time, to arrive late. ingga ko 3 aluh a b d e g h i k l m n ng o p r s t u aseis aluh (from: aluhu) n. tree species anian2 (from: aniana) n. onion, family Rubiaceae. Timonius timon. popular food, used for cooking, Tok Pisin: kain diwai. family Alliaceae, not often grown. alut (from: alutu) n. hoarse throat, Allium sp.; Allium porrum. Variant: laryngitis. Tok Pisin: sua long nek; slatanian. From: Tok Pisin. Halia: goni. See: ngor. -anitie DEM. location there, not in amengan (from: amengana) v. view. See: gianitie; ginitie. lonely, to be in a place alone, a anon (from: anono) PPRO. singular lonely place. ke amenganasieig possessive pronoun, ‘his, her’s, mespaheigig we are lonely by it’s’. See: inggon; aenon. ourselves angal (from: angala) n. puss, ami n. army. From: English. discharge from a sore. a lot a angal The sore is pussy. Tok Pisin: amuh (from: amuhu) v. smell. sense waitpela blut; Halia: taspa. See: of smell, to discover by smelling. a ongo. lo ke amuh tar hueit roke The dog smelled the wild pig. Tok Pisin: angat (from: angata) adj. fresh, smel; Halia: soka. See: iamiamuhu unsalted, not sour, watery fruit. ‘perfume, body odor’; iamuhuia anggelo n. angel. Halia: angelo. ‘smell good’. Variant: iamuh. From: English. -anah (from: -anaha) DEM. up there. apus (from: apusu) v. wrap around, See: gianah; ganah; -nah. snake wraps around something. a soi ke apus pous tar bekio the anan (from: anana) n. hunter snake wraped around killing the fisherman winner, champion, fliyng fox professional, one who does his work ar (from: ara) v. wipe as after very well. See: tang. defecating, rub two sticks together. ananiasen (from: ananiasene) n. Halia: kukol. imprint, slit, crease, crack. arian (from: ariana) v. begin to heal, anas (from: anasa) v. to mark, make a mark, mark. a kup ke anasain come out of a fever, fever breaks, The kup is marked or cracked See: heal. Tok Pisin: sik i pinis; Halia: ualoin; uaanas. tahuala. -ane DEM. demonstrative for asa adj. bad, poor, evil. Tok Pisin: location, this place here. me nogut; Halia: omi. Morph: a-sa. uamokane tar kup Come put here See: sa. the cup. Tok Pisin: hia. See: gane. aseis (from: aseisi) n. plant species anian1 (from: aniana) n. portable bed used by chief, archaic. See: heig; family Sterculiaceae. Abroma uat. angusta. Variant: momohang. 4 -asila a b d e g h i k l m n ng o p r s t u auin -asila DEM. demonstrative, ‘those missing the flying fox See: over there’ animate but not visible. auiauala. O Retanasila i Alotau Those Buka auia adj. good, well, correctly. Tok people over there in Alotau city Pisin: gutpela; Halia: poto. Morph: See: -sila; gisila. a-uia. See: uaia. -at DEM. there location. See: gaat; auia belbel (from: auia belbele) adv. giat. alright but, to agree but hesitate. -atie DEM. there. See: gatie. Tok Pisin: em i gutpela tasol. atuau (from: atuaua) n. 1) tree with a auia tun (from: auia tunu) v. very nut, type of nut, it is a difficult nut good, thank you.