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kiannpoisonous vine (used to kill fish)hakwe kian lorowhtake, gather poison vine
kianecfkanevto break something light.now lowk kiane, seik nonhit and break the tree, with a bushknifeyoh se kiane sow.cut the bananas (from the banana tree)
kiarvgo bad and discolor through heatLay somokwe ki apaw mon pese lokriy hain o, ey hiy lo kiar lak.Do not leave these tapiocs in the open, it would not be good if the sun blackened them
kiarkiarnscorpionKiarkiar hne peyk ankin, aw aiopey hay nakok, onon hne ma peyk se hieyn.When a scorpion bites you it is very painful like being bitten by a centipede.
kiarpakiarburnEy hiykwe hano owh se lo kiarpakiarThe sun is burning down on my skin
kiauncfkaunvto break a light itemhakwe now-kweim lo-kiaun.I break the branch.
kiawnhand drumKiaw se kwa lokin meir-meir ir e.Just try the drum out by hitting on it.kiaw se lowkcut the drum out of the 'kiaw' woodkiaw lokinhit the drum (with singsings)
-kiawsfxSLCThomkiaw
kiawkvsitwa-kiawksitYeyk mon wa-kiawk keyn ?? or: yeyk mon leyn-kiawk ken.Sit in the canoe
kiaypnmaternal uncle's daughter's husbandkiayp hokwe hano ipey ko uwruh.kiayp is my maternal uncle's daughter's husband
kiayradjnot tenderHano yoh hokwe kiayr-awaw.My banana is not cooked properly.
kie1vgo downstreamhakiewalk in downstream direction
kie2nlizard
kie3cfionnshoot (growing of)Wit-i sohom kei ohniy ie.The wheat shoots out and grows up.
kieyn-awawadjin between young and drysu kieyn-awawthe coconut is in between young and dry.
kihrefeel (how the body feels)Hakwe hano owh hokwe po lokihre ir, hakwe peik non.I am feeling my body, I am ill
kikrweikvsit down (on the ground, or canoe)Homkwe ki mon peie kikrweik o, a mon liwak sir e.Do not sit here (on the ground), sit down in the house.Yeyk mon kikrweiksit in the canoe
kinvenjoy eating smth.Ahney hom mango me sian kin.The birds were flying around and enjoyed eating the mangos.
kin-a-kinvshake head, indicating 'no'makwey se way kin-a-kinshake head, indicating 'no'
kina2nearthquakeKina hiykwe a se way wei-a-wei.The earthquake make the house shake.
kina1currency used in PNG
kindopvcover completely (??)wueir se saro kindop kawk lowpway. (or: saro lop kawk)plant in the garden covering everything (the complete ground)
kingnking
kiohnanworm
kiohnonwormHikwe kiohno mokwe ki ouon ko me lowkri.He dug the worms out of the ground.