Numbami

Introduction

Numbami is a language of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Morobe Province, Lae district. 1 coastal village.

The Numbami Verb

Verblist

• -ambuli, -baga -- to buy
• -ani bua, -ŋaŋawi -- to chew
• -ani -- to eat
• gugumi -- to hold
• -iye wai -- to sleep
• -iye -- to lie down
• -kanzuwa -- to spit
• -kawewe -- to turn
• -kelele gi -- to choose
• -kota tai, -kota tina, -yuma -- to swim
• -lalaŋi, -mbosi, -tutuni, yaweni -- to burn
• -lapa uni -- to kill
• -lapa -- to hit
• -lapa -- to pound, beat
• -loŋoni -- to hear
• -lowa -- to fly
• -luwa -- to vomit
• -ma -- to come
• -mande uni -- to die, be dead
• -mandi -- to fear
• -maŋgawa -- to yawn
• matalalaya -- to live, be alive
• -momola -- to laugh
• -ndosua -- to sit
• -niniwi -- to dream
• -nisi bani -- to cook
• -numu -- to drink
• -numu, -pipia[susu] -- to suck
• -numusu -- to sniff, smell
• -ŋgewe -- to hunt
• -ŋgo -- to say
• -pa-andalowa -- to walk
• -pai kulakua -- to work
• -pai wena -- to steal
• -peka -- to fall
• -pi -- to climb
• -pipia -- to squeeze
• -pusie -- to blow
• -sali -- to sew
• -saŋa, -you -- to bite
• -so [iwoya] -- to plant
• -so yagawa, -you yagawa -- to breathe
• -so -- to stab, pierce
• taewembi -- to think
• -tala -- to cut, hack
• -taŋi -- to cry
• -tawi -- to dig
• -tiŋa -- to throw
• -tumbu -- to grow
• -uŋa ata -- to hide
• -waga -- to split
• -walasa -- to stand
• wale -- to scratch
• -wani -- to shoot
• -wete -- to count
• -woni -- to swell
• -wosa -- to open, uncover
• -yale -- to know, be knowledgeable
• -yoŋgo -- to see
• -yota -- to tie up, fasten
• -zuzula -- to flow