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Kanawen1Tern species2White Tern3Black-naped Tern4various kinds of tern are called {Kanawe}.
kane-Vin > VinpfxRDP{kanekanene}
kanekaneneunspec. var.kaneneVincrawling (to be)Na walahisa wa ye itadi. Boludi sa kanekanene.But I saw plenty of prawns. Plenty of them were crawlng around.
kanekanenediadjcrawling thingsTanohi yai, ginauli mwahumwahulidi nene hudo'i - hudo'i ti tubu: yosiyosi, suisui yekoyekodi, kanekanenedi yo kamokomodaladi.On the earth he created living things eith various appearances: tame animals, wild animals, crawling and creeping things.
kaneneunspec. var. ofkanekanene
kanene benaiVincrawl quietly, to
kaniso1Vinspit (to)Habahim ya kaniso na ya abilau lelona yai.Then he spit and he reached out and touched his tongue.Yesu ya kaniso tanohi yai, na ya falamo~kanisona ma'ena,Jesus spit on the ground, and he mixed his spit with it.lau~kanisoiunspec. comp. formVtrspit on him (to)Kuluna yai sa oi'oi, sa lau kanisoi yo sa tulibono be edi fadebasae bwalabwala sa ginauli.They were striking him on his head, and spitting on him, and they (would) kneel down and give him false worship.
kaniso2gerspittimgAfuli yo kaniso amaite'i mate laugagayo.Lime (chewing buai) and spitting here are against the law.
kanisofiVtrspit on him (to)be haba sa lau~faliuhwa'en, sa liba~faheyaya yo sa kanisofi.then they will be laughing at him, speaking evil about him, and spitting on him.
kankunn1kankun kind of edible aquatic greens from S.E. Asia.Ipomoea aquatica Forsk.; Plant family: Convolvulaceae2kangkongMalay?? kankun
kanuansweet potatoIpomoea batatas (Linnaeus) Lam.5.2.3.1.5Food from roots5.2.3.1.3Food from vegetablesthis alternative spelling of {kanuwa} is preferred by Suau speakers
kanuwan1sweet potatoNa bobon hesa, aufa luwaga yo kanuwa luwaga yo, sa abidi gabu yai...But the day after that, they took two taro sprouts and two sweet potatoes to the garden.Nohina mate: wa'ali, walabu, asai, kanuwa, imo, kapoi, nalei, yo an'an ou'ouli ya nohi, edi gabu ganahewana yai.In its lair it stores sugar cane, pitpit, sweet potatoes, taro, various kinds of yams, and many kinds of food, there in the middle of their garden.Ami asai, yo ami udo, yo ami kanuwa, yo loholohodi ti otawa,As for your bananas, and your taro and your sweet potatoes, and and your good things, leave the good ones behind.Originating in South America, the sweet potato was introduced into Papua New Guinea long before recorded Western contact, probably via Malay contact. "Over 350 varieties have been recorded." May, Kaikai Aniani, 1984:46). There are probably about 5,000 different kinds of sweet potato in PNG. Food Crops of Papua New Guinea, (Bruce French, 2006).antkapoinaleiIpomoea batatas (Linnaeus) Lam.;Plant family: Convolvulaceae5.2.3.1.3Food from vegetables5.2.3.1.4Food from leaves2sweet potatoes
kanuwa hatuhatunaNPmound for sweet potatoes6.2.1Growing crops
kapancopperWeso, ai kapa u ginauli be ai duhu duduna u oi~fapatu~lawen be u bono.Make a snake out of copper and fasten it on the end of a pole and then erect it.
kapakapa~seuliVrecip1sexual relations?, to haveLaulau sa ginaulidi haidadi lisidi yai mate sa kapakapa~seuli.They do these activities with companions of the same sex, (i.e., other females) ??- left2opposite, be doing{kapakapa~seuli} "?? - left" Only occurs once in our data as of 2019-09-30, its meaning seems to do with having sexual relations with someone.
KapanayumnCapernaumWaga yai sa gelu, be sa dohe fiyo gabogabo yai. Kapanayum sa lau haluhalului.The traveled by boat, and they went back across the sea. They headed for the vicinity of Capernaum.<ENG, "Capernaum"
kapekapen??kape~hiti~fuyocomp.Vinrepent again, tona yena sa Guyau sa 'waiyo'o'en mate, hige gonowana haba ti kape~hiti~fuyo,and if they erect God, it is not possible for them to repent again.
kapentancarpenterCompare older borrowed term also {kamda}.
kape'onbutterfly1.6Animal1.6.1.7Insect
kapesiyangall, bile
kapesuwangall, bile