Minigir

Introduction

Minigir is a language of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in East New Britain Province, Gazelle peninsula, southeast of Cape Gazelle. 12 villages.

The Minigir Verb

Verblist

• a boroi ki do -- to live, be alive
• a kalikit i uu -- to suck
• aiap-iot, na kor kor i muu -- to burn
• apap iarkakarat -- to bite
• i a lin -- to swim
• i amat a bor noi -- to kill
• i apang a taman -- to open, uncover
• i ar kobor -- to laugh
• i bor bor -- to sleep
• i bukur vanatnat -- to fear
• i git -- to sew
• i ing na kau kau -- to plant
• i irereap -- to dream
• i karu o marang -- to squeeze
• i karunono -- to scratch
• i ke -- to sit
• i kubu oina, i kubu okukubu -- to tie up, fasten
• i logor -- to hear
• i luluk -- to count
• i mame -- to chew
• i mat -- to die, be dead
• i mibira o vai -- to throw
• i muiap -- to yawn
• i nei -- to see
• i nug na ur magit -- to sniff, smell
• i nunuran -- to know, be knowledgeable
• i panak i mo vuvur -- to shoot
• i papanak tur va many -- to hunt
• i parak na vovai -- to split
• i poko a bo roi -- to cut, hack
• i pupukuai -- to turn
• i tamo -- to eat
• i tangi -- to cry
• i tolo a kuma -- to hold
• i tuktur -- to stand
• i tutun a tio ma iap, it papava a tio ma ran, na malum iniap -- to cook
• i urek -- to say
• i van, i vanan -- to walk
• i varum -- to hit
• i wuwu -- to blow
• iap -- to drink
• igan -- to dig
• ilo vuvu -- to breathe
• imaladir -- to swell
• ipa piat -- to work
• na ur magit itur -- to grow
• o manu i mobo -- to fly
• tarauset -- to spit
• va go rit -- to come