Kuot

Introduction

Kuot is a language of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in New Ireland Province, northwest coast. 9 villages.

The Kuot Verb

Verblist

• abə -- to climb
• abə, dəŋ, tiŋ, ut -- to swell
• abən, tarak-ban -- to vomit
• akat -- to think
• akkit, fakabuo, tekkit -- to laugh
• apə, ko, pure -- to throw
• at -- to hold
• bəle, pure -- to shoot
• bəsa, pəreit, səba -- to split
• bukara, pa iouna -- to cook
• bulə, kirip -- to cut, hack
• buliŋ, pure, siki -- to stab, pierce
• buruk-in, pəla, pis -- to tie up, fasten
• duri -- to lie down
• duri, tete -- to sleep
• dus -- to stand
• fu, ləf -- to blow
• ga, gama, mama -- to say
• ie -- to sniff, smell
• i-i, kima -- to see
• ip-au, suam -- to burn
• it -- to know, be knowledgeable
• ite, mat -- to choose
• kakai -- to swim
• kako-ri, sukə -- to hide
• karamit -- to scratch
• karət -- to bite
• kasup -- to spit
• kau -- to dig
• kəm, mir, tiri -- to fall
• kərəs, səm, səmsəm, soŋ, ŋose -- to chew
• kikkirit-ie -- to dream
• lə, li -- to plant
• libə -- to cry
• marala -- to yawn
• mu-o, op -- to come
• nəm -- to kill
• nim -- to live, be alive
• ninip, sisi -- to suck
• num -- to walk
• o, parak -- to eat
• omirə, ptə -- to hear
• onəma -- to sit
• pəra -- to die, be dead
• pəs -- to count
• pəva-la -- to fly
• pilas -- to open, uncover
• pit, pukət -- to hit
• pora -- to squeeze
• pula -- to steal
• ra, sək -- to pound, beat
• rau -- to fear
• ripa -- to flow
• seo, u-i -- to buy
• sik, siksik -- to grow
• sikit -- to sew
• sin -- to hunt
• təp-o -- to drink
• ubi -- to work