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

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

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.