gárán pepeSurngisán saksak; gárán lotuEnglishsong typeThis is a praise song, sung to God.gárán4.9.7.2Christianity4.2.3Musiclotu; song
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gátna pas-i1Sursung pasiEnglishask for and receive; request permission forquestion/request getásra pasi2Surargálta pas mai bál mosEnglishquestion angrily; confront in angerÁi Pita a ubi kang kesi titi i pákánbung iau bokoh. Má pákánbung iau kaleng, ki ák atatir singing ái titi, pasi ák mos i balang má iak han má iak han gátna pas Pita suri káplabin ák ubi kak titi.Peter beat up on one of my grandchildren when I was away. And when I returned, then my grandchild reported to me, resulting in my stomach became angry and I went and confronted Peter concerning the reason he beat up my grandchild.argátna pasát pasi; gálta pasigátnai; pasi13.5.1Sayspeak
gáuSurlala laes má hol apakta pasi sang; laes kunánEnglishexcited; delighted; proudThis term is used with body parts rather than occurring by itself. It includes implications of joy and happiness. It can also be used idiomatically with pokon (place, garden) to refer to a person. See laes1 for differentiation of terms meaning 'happy'.War a lala laes bul ái konomer, siari sang á tait a bul á gáu i bál suri.Why that one is now very happy, who knows what his stomach is delighted about now.laes1gáu i bangingáu i kán pokon3.4Emotionemotion
gáu i banginSurparmatEnglishdelightedhis peritoneum is happy3.4Emotionemotion
gáu i kán pokonEnglishhappy; proudhis place is delightedSee laes1 for differentiation of terms meaning 'happy'.Ngo git parai ngo a gáu i kán pokon ái koner, ki a sálán ngo kálámul erei a lala laes i bál.When we say that that one's place is happy/proud, then its meaning is that that man's stomach is happy/proud.laes13.4Emotionemotion
gáugáu1Surkápate tur dikEnglishweak; shaky; moving back and forth; unsteadyAs well as the above, this includes the ideas of 'not tight, not strong, lacking'.Ái rung a gáugáu á kándi ruruna i Karisito, ngo na hut á arabilbiling, ki da pur melek. Mái sár rung er a tur dik i kándi ruruna má dik sorai rangrangas ák pang i áwáwatin pákánbung, á di da kipi lain arsupan.Those whose belief/faith in Christ is shaky/unsteady, when persecution comes, then they will fall quickly. But those who stand firm in their faith and they endure difficulty going until the last time, them they will get a good reward.gángángolgolháuháuatudik2rakrakaitumran2SurmátutEnglishunsure; fearfulPokon kubau er di obop kusai i tilik polon dan, marán kálámul di lu káukáu on. Má te di lu lala bunbun suri láklák i pokon kubau er. Di gáugáu suri láklák on kabin di mátut ngo da káp pur uri polon dan.That tree log they put across the big valley/gorge, many people scurry/walk on it. But some are very uneasy/afraid to walk on that log. They are unsure of walking on it because they are afraid lest they fall into the gorge.tumrangáugáu i bál3.4Emotionemotion
gáugáu i bálSurkápate tumran i holEnglishundecidedhis stomach is shaky/unsure
gáwár1EnglishcoldTok Pisinkolmákrinniptármálmálasagáwárgáwár i bálgáwár i holgáwár i nitán2Englishchills and achesThis sickness is sometimes, but not always, synonymous with malaria. Leaves of the bene plant and leaves of the mimia (pawpaw/papaya) are used in curing gáwár.
2.3Sense, perceive2.5.1Sicksensation; sickness
gáwár i bálSurákte rah i bál mosEnglishangry no longer; cooled downhis stomach is coldThis often implies forgiving.Tungu a lala mos i bál ái koner uri tuán. Má onin diar má te aratuán kuluk kaleng mul. Nákte rah má á kándiar tuán mos. Ákte gáwár má bál ái tuán.Previously that one's stomach was greatly angry at his brother. And/but today they two have returned to good brotherhood again. Their brother anger has probably finished. His brother's stomach has (returned to being) cold (his brother is no longer angry).3.4Emotionemotion
gáwár i holSurkápte má a gasgas i hol; ákte rah má nemnemEnglishgiven up; no longer interestedhis thinking/mind is coldThis expresses one's losing interest in something that was supposed to happen, but as time drags on without it happening, one finally gives up or no longer cares.3.5.3.1Wordinteresting idiom
gáwár i nitánSurnemnem suri mismuk i taul gáwárEnglishvery cold feelinghis liver is coldThis is a way of expressing the physical feeling of cold, i.e. one's body is feeling quite cold, but it is often heard from those who smoke, so there may be some element of craving being expressed as well.nitang
gegen1Surtahtahna; bohEnglishline; sentence; columnTan kálámul er di saksak di tahna di uri kesi sángul á tahtahna. I keskeskesá gegen er a lu lim á kálámul di lu tur on.Those people who were singing they lined themselves into ten lines. Each of those lines there were five people standing in it.tahtahna2SurrákánEnglishlineage; clan; moiety; social groupingTok Pisinlainkabinhunmát1rákán4.2.1Come together, form a group4.1.9Kinship4.3.9.1Customanthro; group; kinship
geleusa-iSurariwaiEnglishstirTan wák di geleusai palawa mai yis má tuh suri da sawi ur áián tan asir er da hut.The women are stirring flour with yeast and sugar to cook it for the food of the guests that will arrive.5.2.1Food preparationcooking
gemna-iEnglisheat with; accompanyTok PisinabusimThis is an important feature of Sursurunga eating as having something to eat together with one's rice or root vegetables is essential. This includes such things as greens and meat when eating, but also includes having betel pepper to accompany one's betel nut chewing.doltingemgemargemwai5.2Foodfood
gergerSurtu mákmák palaiEnglishignoreÁi Kiaplimlim git lu lain támri i pákánbung a lu han ur main i malar. Má i pákánbung gim han ur Kokopo má gimá banai, ki ák tu gerger i gim má kápate nem suri ngo na worwor mam gim.Kiaplimlim we feed him well when he comes here to the village. But when we went to Kokopo and we met up with him, he just ignored us and did not want to talk with us.tu mák atritu mákmákáigerger palai
gerger pala sitSurmákmák pala sit; hol agengen onEnglishavoid; uninterestedKálámul er kápate mákmák kuluk má sur git. Wa ák tu gerger pala sit i git mái koner git lala ololoh on tungu.That fellow did not look well towards us (did not acknowledge us or greet us). Why that guy we took good care of previously just avoided us.gerger palai
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