Vocabulary from Galip to Gugu

Galip to Gugu

galip 1. A tree that bears edible nuts. 2. galip nuts.
Like the coconut the galip has been a source of food for centuries and now a source of income for villagers who sell the nuts at Kokopo market. The long nut is known as gulum and there is another type whose outer soft skin is purple is called ngarikoko. The nut is also called galip.
Aina galip. A galip tree.

galipuna      Seedling; seedling of. var. midir; midirina
Seedlings from nuts are called galip or midir.
Nam a galipuna ma namo a dawaina. That is the seedling and over there is the tree.

galum   Kiss. galumia - Kiss him/her/it. wargalum; n. galgalum; pres. cont.

galume         Hold in the mouth. galgalume; pres. cont.
Koko u galume ra galip. Do not hold the galip nut in your mouth.

galowo         A plant whose leaves are used for food and general wrapping. There are various species of galowo that are used for food wrapping. A similar plant related to galowo is gaga and the leaves are also used for food wrapping.
Una kumit pa ta ura mapina galowo. Get two galowo leaves

gamata        A fruit tree. var. tagia (Raluana). Gamata is a fruit tree that bears juicy fruits. Like the coconut and galip, gamata is also one of the valuable trees for its fruit and wood. The fruit is commonly found at Kokopo market during season.

gami 1. A species of small black ant. 2. Spit at
A gami itupia tara mao na waiaka. There are plenty of black ants on the ripe waiaka banana.

gamul  1. Blunt; gamuluna; 2. Adult male without any facial hair (beard).
Taumana tutana aumana gamul. Some men do not have facial hair.

gap   blood; var. gapu (Boawa) gapi blood of. var. gapui; gapum Your blood;

gapugu  My blood gapuna His/her/its blood

gawul  1.Cloud. 2. Obscured.
A korong na gawul. Thick black cloud.

ge 1.brush; vb.  to clean. gege brush n. 2. Dry.

Ge ra palangiam. Brush your teeth.

gege crooked; not straight gegene;; bent object. var. potok; potokina

Igege nam ra kaur. That bamboo is crooked.

gegelul         Seesaw; swing. var. gogolil

geo n.   Rope used for tying an animal, especially a pig, so that it does not wander off. Geo is also used as a verb.

gi      vb.Cut into small pieces. ginigi   n.Cuttings
Una gi nam ra kakaruk aikikilik na pakana. You cut the chicken meat into small pieces.

gigi   1. Lemon grass. 2. Cut into small pieces. 3. Clear: clear off twigs and logs from an area prepared for gardening.

gigie Crush; crush between the palms. gigigie; present continuous
Una gigie ra kuburi ra guava.You crush the young guava leaves.

gilaur  Sea weed.

gilu   1. Out of tune. 2. A species of reef fish that inhabits areas where see weeds are found.

ginigira        1. Impression. 2. Vision , dream.

gire   see. giregire      pres. cont. gigira   the act of seeing, viewing.

go     1. Spear; to spear. 2. sharp pointed. 3. this. var. gono, gon

gori today; now. var. ieri (Raluana)

ToBata na pot gori. Mr Bata will arrive today.

gogol   1. Rainbow. 2. Singe; burn

gogor  1. to strip. 2. young palm leaf

gol    vb. sprout. ginol n. ; goagol pres. cont

golom Wood cut, peeled, and dried in preparation to be used in building a house. Also refers to secondary growth comprising mostly of wood.

gomgom   Clean; free from impurity. gomgomuna   Clean one. var. gomgomina. wagomgom vb. warwagomgom n; advb

gu     Merry. gugu happy gugu leke overjoyed.

guan Rock to and fro; shake; guane  To shake; guaguane pres.cont

gugu Happy. Gugu mat. Very happy. Gugu leke. Over joy.

MORE KUANUA VOCABULARY

Terms and their definitions. Edited 13/9/2017

Some more terms and their definitions are presented here. They are defined both in Kuanua and English.

bobol  A kapual na tawa na ta; a kapual na ta ipupuar ma iwana tuk ipore ra keke na woawor. Wave; sea wave. A bobol na ta.

bokaboko   A pakana tara matanoi ure ra turtur kai ra parau.
1. Anchorage; boat anchorage. A bokaboko kai ra umana parau. Ships' anchorage.

boko   A tunur na wawairop ba wawako. A parau itur; a parau iboko.
1. Anchor; to anchor a boat. A parau itar boko. bokaboko.press. cont. waboko adj. 2. Wait; wait a little while; hold on a minute.

bokon Mal bat ba turbat.
1. Prevent. Prevent from rolling downhill. Prevent from moving. bokonia  adv     2. Structure built to prevent soil erosion. 3. Deflect.

bolo 1. Kap ra magit tara ulawara; 2. Bolo na dawai. 3. Wana pakit taranga.
1. Carry on shoulders. 2. Crucifix. 3. Pass by.

bor   Kankan ure; kankanuane. Scold, berate

boroi   A wawaguai a iangina a boroi. Pig. var. bäräi (Boawa)

bonot   A magit di paitia ba tul taria upi wamutue ra niba ba wapar ra papalum
.Add; To add something more to make an amount complete or meet the required amount or need.

bong   Wakir ikapa; pa inukure; ngulngul.
Stupid. var. lunga

bongbong  A tuptup wakir ikapa ba matoto
1.The state of being stupid or unconscious. 2. Mental instability or retardation. papawua.

bola Wartulang upi da kap ta magit tara ulawara.
Carry; To carry on the shoulder. Used  when instructing someone to carry something on the shoulder.

boto Tikai tara lavur manga na en i laun tara raga ma wakir ta kotokotono.
A number of species of reef fish with no scales but tough skin. Some are coloured.

bua  A wawatur; a wawatur aira pakat ba ta magit na papalum.
1. Handle. 2. Bribe. warbua  bribery. 3. A shrub

buabuai  A bilim worogop ra tawa ininimim arikai, ba irop tara ngia.  
Froth.

buana. A pakana ituluai.
Mountain. buabuana moutanous. var. luana. lualuana mountanous

buara   A magit na nian igol tara pia. Di ilibe ra kuburuna aira nian.
A type of edible fern. Thie young sprouting leaves are collected and cooked for consumption and can also be purchased at markets where it issold in bundles or wrapped in banana leaves.

bubukul       A pakana iluluan.
Bulge

bubura      A dawai i alalir tara ulata ma mangoro a bobol iwore ra walian..  
Floating log. Also used to describe logs washed ashore.

bubur   Break; to break a stick. e.g., Bubur ra dawai. Break the law. Bubur ra warkurai.buburia        Break it.

burbur    Iwui ra umana lavur beo igol namur.     Tail feather. burburi Tail feather of. burburuna  
Its tail feather; tail feather of.

bukubuk  A dawai na nian. A wuaina i limut ma livuan tana, nianina, ipua. A patina ikorong.   
A fruit tree that bears edible juicy fruits with very thin green skin and white flesh. The seed of the fruit is diamond shape and has a brown to black color.

bula A wawatang guvai.
Also,too, as well. Iau bula.Me also. Tapi na wana bula. Tapi is going as well.

bul   Natna gunantuna; a wawina ba tutana di watangia a bul. 1.Child.e.g., Bul wawina. Female child. Bul tutana. Male child. 2. Swollen

bulit A tawa na dawai ideraderek.
1. Gum extracted from tree sap, e.g. Bulit na kapiaka. Breadfruit gum. Breadfruit gum is used for various purposes but mostly was used for aerial bird trapping.

bulukua. Tikai tara umana beo ikorong ra iwuna ma lolowina burburuna.     
a species of black colored bird  with long tail feathers and related to the bird of paradise. It is found in thick forest with huge trees but feeds like chicken by scratching for grubs and worms on the ground.