Lungalunga
Facts
- Language: Lungalunga
- Alternate names: Minigir, Tavue, Vinitiri
- Language code: vmg
- Language family: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic linkage, Meso Melanesian linkage, New Ireland-Northwest Solomonic linkage, St George linkage, Patpatar-Minigir-Tolai, Minigir-Tolai
- Number of speakers: 600
- Script:
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Introduction
Lungalunga is a language of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in East New Britain Province, Gazelle peninsula, Ataliklikun bay, Lungalunga and Vunamarita villages.
The Lungalunga Verb
Verblist
- biute -- to squeeze
- burasi -- to fall
- burut -- to fear
- diavu palari -- to lie down
- diavu, i diavu -- to sleep
- doko -- to kill
- gire -- to see
- gosa -- to stab, pierce
- i eani -- to eat
- i kisikisi -- to sit
- i le vana utl -- to come
- i le vana, i vanavana -- to walk
- i momo -- to drink
- i salari -- to swim
- i soso, tunia -- to burn
- i varivarikarat -- to bite
- i vuvusu -- to blow
- ikasi kasi, tagagar -- to scratch
- imbisi -- to spit
- isali -- to flow
- kakali -- to dig
- ko, kue -- to climb
- kubulia -- to shoot
- kubuse, visia -- to tie up, fasten
- kukulu -- to buy
- kulube, papara -- to cook
- launina -- to live, be alive
- longi -- to steal
- luluku -- to count
- mamai -- to chew
- manasungu -- to breathe
- maru maruai -- to vomit
- mati -- to die, be dead
- mauviavi -- to yawn
- nongon -- to laugh
- nukusure -- to know, be knowledgeable
- numui -- to suck
- nunuku -- to think
- papakati -- to pound, beat
- papalum -- to work
- papasi -- to open, uncover
- parakusu, sive -- to hide
- pipilaki -- to choose
- poka -- to cut, hack
- pupukusei -- to turn
- pururung -- to fly
- ririvuan -- to dream
- rovoi -- to hunt
- sangine, tadange -- to sniff, smell
- sarikia -- to split
- sioko -- to grow
- sisingi -- to sew
- surungu -- to swell
- tangisi -- to cry
- turu turu -- to stand
- tutupar, vuse -- to throw
- varubu -- to hit
- vaum -- to plant
- vavaturu -- to hold
- vitiri -- to say
- volongoro -- to hear