yabe1long ago, beforelongtaim bipoYabene no pre.Yabene no pre.He went a long time ago.Yabe ni num gureg.Yabe ni num gureg.He has been sick for a long time.2alreadyO yabe wonji wuso.O yabe wonji wuso.Oh, it had already gone a long way away.yabe tiqevillage where people lived many years agoolpela ples
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asibefore, long agobipoyabeahiNi asine ngam wuso.Ni asine ngam wuso.She got married a long time ago.
miningmɨnɨnggearlier, a short time beforebipoyabesuquanyMining wand ye…Mining wand ye…The talk that I told earlier…
masismatchesmasisNi yabe masis segi.Ni yabe masis segi.Long ago they did not have matches.
iye guarcoconut soup used to work magickulau kokonaschi guarYabe wute iye guar muam.Yabe wute iye guar muam.Long ago men grated coconut and made a soup to work magic.
manyi nandmanyi, mangi nandmangi nambmanyi ni1he countskaunimYabe wik manyi mand segi.Yabe wik manyi mand segi.Long ago they did not count the weeks.2he chooses, appointsmakimNge pusi manyi giduw.Nge pusi manyi giduw.I chose a kitten for you.
megethey fightol i paitmiageyengYabe mas yir pe mege.Yabe mas yir pe mege.Long ago they lived, they fought with spears.
chuqoquari1advverytruYabe chuqo koku ni sam maghe.Yabe chuqo koku ni sam maghe.Very long ago the ancestors wore loin clothes.2n femcustomspasin, kastam
kime ombrinose ornament made of a reddish sea shell which used to be worn through a hole in the septum of the nose. They used to bring shells from the ocean to make spoons and nose decorations.Yabe kime ombri kime pe mirighi ye.Yabe kime ombri kime pe mirighi ye.Long ago men wore a nose ornament through a hole in the nose.
sandi, siresɨrevery talllongpela trutanjhire, dobuiNyumo sandi pe wapi riwo ris.Nyumo sandi pe wapi riwo ris.The birds are sitting in a very tall tree.Tiqe yabe puwo di iye sire yerune.Tiqe yabe puwo di iye sire yerune.In the old village site there are very tall betel nut and coconut trees.
MewuriMewuriMuqdi nge Saiwa Mewuri, nge yabe mas wiyi mas koku mem mas.Muqdi nge Saiwa Mewuri, nge yabe mas wiyi mas koku mem mas.Now I, Saiwa Mewuri, before my father and ancestors lived.
rangsewingsamapimBeghi yabe ... weg toq mand, chaghi rang mamb, chaghie urupui bir mawo, rang mamb.Beghi yabe ... weg toq mand, chaghi rang mamb, chaghie urupui bir mawo, rang mamb.Long ago they slit breadfruit, broke new coconut bast and sewed it.rang namb1vthe sewsem i samapimChongo rang gibiq.I sew clothes.2viare twistedNyumo yit rang rimb.The tree roots are twisted together.
toqhacking (repeatedly)katimBeghi yabe ... weg toq mand, chaghe rang mamb, chaghe urupui bir mawo, rang mamb.Beghi yabe ... weg toq mand, chaghe rang mamb, chaghe urupui bir mawo, rang mamb.Long ago they slit breadfruit, broke new coconut bast and sewed it.toq nandhe slashes, he cuts with a knife using a quick motionkatim kwiktaimto nandhoq nindiqWeg toq rind riq ruwi.They slash the breadfruit tree, sap flows.
vangvangga protective fence with a gate in itstrongpela banis i gat duavang [vanggU]wagYabe yir puayi koku ni mas kin tiqe pe vang opu opu mi righe.Yabe yir puayi koku ni mas kin tiqe pe vang opu opu mi righe.Long ago when our ancestors fought with spears they put up big fences on each side of the village where they lived.
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unyumocrossed sticksBeghi yabe quayi kiyi mas, wuge e mare, yamb mi righe, bir mawo kuse, unyumo mawo kughe.Beghi yabe quayi kiyi mas, wuge e mare, yamb mi righe, bir mawo kuse, unyumo mawo kughe.Before when our elders lived, when they felled sago to make pig traps, they split the sago and put the crossed sticks.Unyumo wuge nab sange pe opu mawo kughe.Unyumo wuge nab sange pe opu mawo kughe.They put the crossed sticks beside the sago bark.
muetcoiling, rollingBilas rinduw; ambo ritaw, nying muet taq rimbuw, tami quanj rite righe, nyumbaghi quanj mitani, yabe mitani tami pe wuq ruany.Bilas rinduw; ambo ritaw, nying muet taq rimbuw, tami quanj rite righe, nyumbaghi quanj mitani, yabe mitani tami pe wuq ruany.They decorated her -- they rubbed red dye on her, tied a grass skirt on her, put on a string bag on which they had tied rings and dogs' teeth.muet namb1roll up something that's flattantanimPepa muet gibiq.I roll up the paper.2coil up something long and slenderraunimSare muet gibiq.I coil up the rope.muet nocurl, droop, bend over by themselvesi krungutmueh noBuk muet wuso.The pages of the book are curling.Nyumo muet wuso.The tree droops.
