Kap

Introduction

Kap is a language of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Sandaun Province, between Paup and Yakamul coast; Ali, Seleo, and Angel islands.

Dialects

Ali, Yakamul, Yigel.

The Kap Verb

Verblist

• aluək -- to think
• 'ar -- to bite
• 'eil -- to dig
• 'eu -- to fear
• 'i əŋ [sus] -- to suck
• 'iəŋ [riəŋ] -- to drink
• kiruwouŋ -- to turn
• las -- to sniff, smell
• líu -- to tie up, fasten
• -lol alí-ak -- to breathe
• luət -- to fall
• -lul, -tou -- to stand
• -ma -- to come
• mawaŋ -- to sleep
• miət -- to die, be dead
• mom -- to swim
• -nasi pitʏ -- to sit
• nʏɛl -- to scratch
• 'oŋ -- to see
• -or -- to hunt
• -pal aliŋ -- to say
• pis soəʔ -- to burn
• pis soəʔ -- to count
• roŋ -- to know, be knowledgeable
• rou -- to fly
• rouŋ -- to hear
• ru -- to blow
• sará -- to swell
• sarí -- to flow
• sei -- to sew
• siəl -- to walk
• sóəʔ -- to stab, pierce
• sor -- to spit
• ta'aiwak -- to split
• tamót -- to vomit
• tapaiŋ -- to kill
• tar -- to hit
• tar -- to throw
• tiəŋ -- to cry
• -tou -- to live, be alive
• tʏilítʏ -- to laugh
• wor -- to squeeze
• ʔiəŋ -- to eat