West Kewa - English

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kagakare yala piri yae things that have just turned green; they are ripening. ajp.

kaga-karerene 1alternate term for the moss 'kagu'. NounC. gen: lubi ; syn: kagu₁ . 2green colored. n.

kagalaa n. 1an eel. gen: aakena₂ . 2a fish variety. gen: ena .

kagalaa pi aa a good man. ie. aa page ora epetare gore kagalaa pi aa tema if a man is really good we call him an "eel" man

kagala pea slippery like an eel. adj. go aga kagala pea this pandanus is slippery syn: dipa ; syn: era pia .

kagala-kua variety of wild edible grass. n. gen: ripu .

kagareke (emagu pea; karerene) green . adj.

kagarerene yae green colored. ajp.

kagaro-yaina sickness contracted at a strange place. n. syn: yaki-yaina .

kaga-rugi distasteful grubworm variety. NounC. gen: kolawi ; syn: pameda₁ .

kagato a small marsupial. n. gen: yapa₂ .

kage WE a myth. n.

kagele E woven cane. n.

kagena n. 1row as of a garden or ditch. 2a ditch.

kagepame E mushroom variety. n. gen: yasa₁ .

kagi possum variety. n. gen: yapa₂ .

kagi-kago a flowering plant. NounC. gen: repena₂ .

kago thin split fibres. n.

kagola to cut off. v. go rai gapimi nina ki egataa apo kagola tala puanada that axe cut off my little finger and it is there

kagola sa to cut off by slicing up through. v.

kagosi a boy. ie. syn: naaki .

kagu₁ small tree/shrub variety with berries, planted near houses. n. gen: repena₂ ; syn: kaga-karerene 1 . Rubiaceae, Psychotria

kagu₂ E snort of pig. n.

Kagua Kewa sub-district headquarters. nprop.

kagu-lubi a variety of moss commonly found on the 'kagu' tree. NounC. gen: lubi .