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sámátSurlongoi suri kip kaleng onEnglishrecoup; reciprocateTungu i nginim pol sur koko, ái Tobunbun a isi kesi bor mák mur i iau mai. A longoi ngorer suri kip kalengnai kán piran tabal er a tumái kak bor mai er iau isi i pákánbung a nginim pol sur mámán. Bor erei a ngoro a sámát pasi kán pirán tabal mai. A isi suri inak tumái ur singin.Previously at the coconut drinking (feast) for my uncle, Tobunbun tied a pig and followed me with it (brought it or helped me by contributing it). He did like that to get back his money that he exchanged for my pig that I tied when he did the drinking coconut (feast) for his mother. That pig is like he recouped his money with it. He tied/contributed it so I would exchange/pay to him.pás kámnahtumái4.3.9.1Customanthro
sámkánSurhuhu án tan kálámul tili aru mát no di kis on (?)Englishgroup comprised of members of both moieties (?)Kápte gim marán er gim han suri lotu, gimhat tara is má sár. Má ngo a mákái ngorer ái pasta, ki ák parai "Ngo githat sámkán sár githata lotu," pasi gimhat sámkán masik má gimhatá lotu.We were not many we who went for church, we four were just how many (we were just a few). And when the pastor saw that, then he said "Let's us from both moieties worship," resulting in we alone from both moieties then we workshipped.arasámkán4.1.9Kinshipkinship
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sáng pas-i1Surtop páptai mai limán á táit di lápkai ur singinEnglishcatch; grabcatch getTan angelo da sáng pas iáu mai lim di suri ngorer na mák suski kikim i hat. (Mat 4.6)The angels will catch you with their hands so that therefore a stone will not pierce your foot.Tungu i Tagur gim ialbái rakbi. Má pákánbung ngo di eran suri hom á tan rung di lu hom, ái Koboni mái rung di lu hom i Muruk dik rut sol uri pokon án hom má dik lápka sarai tan loli ur singin matananu di ialial suri da top páptai ur ándi. Tan kalilik dik sáng pasi marán loli sang.Previously on Saturday we watched rugby. And while the ones who play were preparing to play, the Koboni (team) and those who play as the Muruk (team) ran entering the play area and they threw scattering sweets/candies to the people who were watching so they would grasp on to them for theirs (food). The children caught/grabbed very many candies.pasi1; sángái1
sáng pas-i2Surárár pasiEnglishgreet; welcome; speak withgreet getThis can imply stopping another person to speak with him or having a quick word with another.Ngo kálámul na hut i kam rum, ki una lu sangar i árár pasi suri kálámul erei kápnate áslai rumrum. Kam tan asir ngo da hut i kam rum, una lu sangar i sáng pas di mai kam árár.If a person arrives at your house, then you should quickly greet him so that that person will not feel embarrassed. Your visitors when they arrive at your house, you should be quickly welcoming them with your greeting.pasi1; sángái23.5.1Sayspeak
sáng-ái1Surtop onEnglishcatch; break the fall ofKauh, ina lápkai bal ur singim má unák top on mai limam. Una tohoi suri koion na pur uri bim. Ngo ina lápkai, ki una lain sángái sang mai limam.Son, I will throw the ball to you and you then grab it with your hand. You should try so that it does not fall to the ground. When I throw it, then you should catch it well with your hands.lángrisángáusáng pasi1
sáng-ái2Surárár pasi; sáng pasi mai árárEnglishgreet; welcome; engage in conversationKam asir ngo na hut i kam rum, una lu sangar i sángái mai kam árár ná káp rumrum suri sol.Your visitor/guest when he arrives at your house, you should quickly welcome him with your greeting lest he will be embarrased to enter.sáng pasi23.5.1Sayspeak
sángáuSurtop onEnglishcatchsángái1
sángsángáiSurgengen sau táilnaiEnglishsingeTan wák ngo di nem i iohoi tan kaukau pakta mai kápán, ki di lu mulán gengen sau táilnai má namur dik lu iohoi. A ngoro di lu mulán sángsángái besang má namur dik iohoi suri ák lu lain pim á tara kaukau ngo di pulpulu on ngorer.The women when they want to mumu large sweet potatoes with their skins on, then they first cook them a little and then they mumu them. It is like they first singe them and then they mumu them so the large sweet potatoes are nicely cooked when they mumu them like that.asángsángái5.2.1Food preparationcooking
sángwá toh-oiSurser pasi taunEnglishweighlift tryIau sángwá tohoi kuán galas min má kápate taun, a tu maráhráh sár.I weighed trying/testing this eyeglass case and it was not heavy, it was only just lightweight.sángwái
sángwá-iSurtop pasi iamuni bát; durki iamuni bátEnglishlift up; honourKesi matngan hom di utngi mai sángwá bal. Tan kalilik di lu tur i gegen, má koner a tur táil na tari bal ami iatin lul. Mái koner a tur til namur na top pasi iamuni bát má nák tari uradi namur. Keskeskes na top pasi sang á bal nák han hut sang adi namur. Di tu sángwái sang á bal iamuni bát má koion na pur uri bim.There is a kind of play they call lifting the ball. The children stand in a line, and that one who stands in front will give/put the ball up to the top of his head. And that one who stands from behind will take hold of it up in the air and will give it to behind him. Each one will grasp the ball it will go arriving back at the last (one). They just lift the ball up in the air and don't allow it to fall to the ground.A lámán á dan má gama tu durki iamuni bát á kalik erei má gamáng kakas polsai dan mai. Kápate arwat suri ngo gama káhái sár má gamáng kakas mai, na káp konkonam dan, pasi gamák tu sángwái á kálik iamuni bát.The river is deep and you all should just lift up in the air that child and then swim crossing the river with him. It is not possible that you will just carry him and swim with him, lest he swallow water, so you should just lift the child up in the air.Ái Káláu a parai ngo rung di lu sángwái ngis di urami bát na lu talka asosih i di. Mái rung di lu agengen pas di, ái Káláu na sángwá di urami bát.God says that those who lift/honour their (own) names up to heaven he will pull-lower them. And/but those who humble them(selves), God will honour them up to heaven.duruk/durkisángwá tohoi3.5.1Sayspeak
sápSurhan; láklák; sorliu; urupEnglishthroughKeskam, inak sáp be main.Excuse me, I'm going through.Dan á Ioridan, ái á tilik dan sal on á balis á Israel. A tangkabin tili pungpung á Hermon, má ák sal sáp uri dan taliu á Galiláiá, má ák sorsorliu uri Tas Mat.The Jordan River, it is a big flowing river in the land of Israel. It begins from the mountain of Hermon, and it flows through the lake of Galilee, and it passes on into the Dead Sea.
sápal / sápliSurkuti má long palai táit tilami polgonEnglishdisembowel; castrateBor er di lu iohoi, di lu mulán os palai besang i nihun má namur dik lu pursi. Di lu sápli tili bál ngorer suri dik lu long palai bál bor, má namur dik lu duri ki dik iohoi má.That pig they mumu, they first burn off its hair and then they disembowel it. They cut and remove from its stomach like that so they remove the pig's insides, and then they wrap them then mumu them.puras/pursi5.2.1Food preparationcooking
sápka-iEnglishthrow outlápkai; pukrai
sápkinEnglishbad; evil; inferiorTok Pisinnogutlain sápkin kálámullongoi sápkinsápkin ngudunsápkin sasamsápkin tatalentám sápkin4.9.7.2Christianitylotu
sápkin ngudunSurwáng a kis i katbán worworEnglishcuss; curse; swearevil mouthsangnán ngudunwángngudung3.5.1Sayspeak
sápkin sasamSursasam kápte araliu ur onEnglishincurable diseaseevil sickness2.5.1Sicksickness
sápkin tatalenEnglishsin; transgressionevil custompinahte4.9.7.2Christianitylotu
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