un-ái1hunái2Surrabut palaiEnglishpull; pluckTok Pisinrausim garasThis includes taking old kunai grass off a roof or feathers off a chicken.Kalik, una unái kakaruk erei ami kon má unák sawi.Child, pluck that chicken out on the beach and cook it.untilong palaiun palai; un pasi6.5.1.1House5.2.1Food preparationcooking; house
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unanSurtáit ngoro lamrut di longoi mai kubau ngo kápán libungEnglishspear type with one point made from wood or betel nut barkTok Pisinsupia ol i mekim long sikin wail limbungThis is technically not considered a lamrut (spear), but is in a class by itself.lamrut4.8.3.7Weapon, shootweapon
unákunak, unuk, unang, unáng, unungunakunangunángunukunungEnglishsecond person singular (irrealis sequential)Pitil, koion una hom mai is erei. Ngo una hom mai is máng kut iáu, ki ina tas iáu, má káp ina te balan iáu. Ina lala tas iáu sang unák tang.Pitil, don't play with that knife. If you play with the knife and it cuts you, then I will spank you, and I will not let you get away with it. I will spank you hard and you will cry.-ku1una
unriSurunái; asaiEnglishsmooth; distribute evenly or wellThis can refer to smoothing ground to make it flat, or to distributing stones evenly around a pit for mumuing.Kalilik, gama unri má kamu ran suri giták lu ioh pala i tilik nas. Gama lain unái sang kabin a marán á mudán bor gita iohoi.Guys, you should spread around evenly (the stones in) your mumuing pit so we can finish mumuing in the hot sun. You should nicely smooth it because there are many pieces of pig we will be mumuing.unái25.2.1Food preparationcooking
unsirusirSurkesá matngan manEnglishbird typeThe unsir has another name those from the bush call it, usir. Its size is like the riuriupak (Willie Wagtail), and its feathers are black and its two eye corneas are red and its chest is whitish. It lives in tree branches. And when it wants to make its nest, then it finds a large tree like a tawan or irim to make its nest in, and it makes it to hang from a tree branch. And its not just one alone who makes its house; many make their house (together) and they live in it. It's usually two or three unsir who give birth in one house.1.6.1.2Birdbird
unsisEnglishturtle typeTok PisintrauselThe unsis is like the mabu (turtle type), but it is very much smaller than the mabu. And the covering on the back of the unsis is very tough and it is not possible to eat the carapace/back covering on the unsis. The unsis comes ashore to give birth on white sand. Its eggs are like the eggs of the mabu too, but its eggs are small and the eggs of the mabu are large. The unsis has its season to come ashore and place its eggs in the sand. It digs in the sand to place its eggs just like the mabu also.báisunmabu5.2Food6.4.5Fishingfood; marine life
untiSurlong saraiEnglishremove; pluckTok Pisinsenisim kunai long hausThis is used of removing kunai grass from a roof or feathers from a chicken.Kalilik di unti putun bang inang má dák iatih on sang inái mul.The guys removed (the grass roof of) that old men's house down coast and they will put grass on today also.long palai; unái16.5.1.1Househouse
untipSurmátán mansin kán tu him sangsangarEnglishpulsing rapidly; rapid heartbeatThis refers to the action of one's heart beating or pulsing more rapidly than normal. Contrast this word with sotip which indicates exactly the opposite, i.e. a stopped heart.Ák tu lu untip má mansin ái koner er a mátut.That fellow who's afraid, his heart/breathing centre is pulsing rapidly.somratsotiptip2.1Bodybody act
ununEnglishconstellationThis is the name of a particular star constellation which marks the seasons.mátmátiah1.7Nature, environmentnature
ung1on1u2umunumon1, unu git (u2)Englishmy skin; my bodyTok Pisinsikin bilong miÁi Moses a longrai ngorer mák lala mátut má ák surbáráu i on, má ngorer kápate mákmák suri aun kábau erei. (Apo 7.32)Moses heard that and he was greatly afraid and his skin/body goose-bumped, and therefore he did not look toward that tree/bush.Má suri na pilpil kaleng i kápán páplun, tám osmapak na timsi kálámul er mai dárán ololas má iahiah un bulumakau dikte osoi. (Eba 9.13)And so that his body would be pure again, the priest would sprinkle that person with the blood of an animal and the ashes of a cow whose body they had burned.páplun2.1Bodybody part human
ungiSurobop talmi; oboi maránEnglishpile upThere is a lot of overlap in meaning and usage between ungi and ungni. Ungi connotes piling up or mounding up things such as food or other items. Ungni seems to imply a more ordered piling or stacking. But often they are used synonymously.Kalilik, gama ungi sang á kán map ái koner mai rais kabin a taba kán namnam.Guys, you should pile up that guy's plate with rice because he eats a lot.ungni
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