Nalik

Introduction

Nalik is a language of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in New Ireland Province, north central, Kavieng on the east coast, 14 villages; west coast, 3 villages. Some in urban areas.

The Nalik Verb

Verblist

• imin

• bis -- to sniff, smell
• chaval, ɣawal -- to scratch
• dadru, kanis -- to spit
• dar, snak, tok paxal, wagal, zaxal -- to split
• dodor -- to say
• fangan, fəŋən -- to eat
• fəzu, vasu kau, vazu -- to plant
• imen, imin -- to drink
• iru, irur -- to stand
• izi, ziar -- to sit
• ka ilap, vaif -- to burn
• kaftuk, ling, rarai, wagal -- to cut, hack
• kaiok, suzuf -- to swim
• karat, kərət -- to bite
• kas -- to open, uncover
• kot, vakat -- to count
• kuin, run, vaf -- to cook
• langar, ləŋər -- to hear
• lawus -- to come
• ləf, lif -- to fly
• luak -- to vomit
• maraut -- to fear
• mat -- to die, be dead
• mauf -- to yawn
• milaif -- to lie down
• milaif -- to sleep
• mirif dai -- to dream
• nangan -- to laugh
• pawoi, tuk -- to shoot
• pei, pis, soɣo -- to tie up, fasten
• pizai -- to throw
• pnes -- to pound, beat
• pot -- to squeeze
• rachal, rahal, zəm -- to chew
• ramai, roro -- to live, be alive
• ramti, rapti, tehas -- to know, be knowledgeable
• rangis, raŋas -- to cry
• rawuk -- to turn
• roting -- to hold
• sak, varop pana mitna, zop -- to hit
• samap, sok -- to sew
• səŋ, zus -- to suck
• sing, zəzələpiu -- to hunt
• sok, woi, zacha -- to stab, pierce
• suruk maliu -- to breathe
• taif -- to blow
• tain, tamai, tamən -- to see
• vamuzes -- to work
• vinau -- to steal
• vun -- to hide
• wof -- to grow
• wof -- to swell
• zangas, zəŋəs -- to walk
• zop -- to kill
• zu -- to fall
• zuar, zuat -- to dig