Saliba

Introduction

Saliba is a language of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Milne Bay Province, China strait, Sariba and Rogeia islands, mainland across from Rogeia island.

Dialects

Loga, Saliba. Distinct from Suau (See: Suau).

The Saliba Verb

Verblist

• beku -- to fall
• bodi -- to sew
• bogaboga, seses -- to swell
• boli -- to cut, hack
• didi -- to flow
• dou -- to cry
• gamoli, yasai -- to scratch
• giyali, keli, sala, tudai -- to dig
• halo -- to hunt
• hasili -- to count
• hedede, wane -- to say
• hemaisa -- to buy
• heyawasi, kai, namnam -- to eat
• igali -- to split
• kabi -- to hold
• kaikewa, kita -- to see
• kaiso -- to spit
• kaisunuwai -- to choose
• kaiwahali -- to steal
• kala -- to burn
• kalasi, kapulau -- to bite
• kata -- to know, be knowledgeable
• keno suwai, yaoyaowa -- to dream
• keno -- to lie down
• keno -- to sleep
• keno-wadam -- to hide
• kini -- to grow
• koi -- to hit
• kuma -- to plant
• lao, yona -- to walk
• lao-ma -- to come
• lapui -- to hear
• liga -- to cook
• loi -- to fly
• lotalu, towa, yuhi -- to blow
• lusa -- to shoot
• maliwai -- to vomit
• maluhi -- to laugh
• matausi -- to fear
• mate, mwaloi -- to die, be dead
• mauli -- to live, be alive
• mawahi -- to yawn
• mumusi -- to suck
• mwalae -- to climb
• nau (lohi) -- to chew
• numa -- to drink
• nuwatu -- to think
• pai -- to tie up, fasten
• paisowa -- to work
• pane -- to sniff, smell
• sikwa -- to stab, pierce
• soke -- to open, uncover
• tam -- to squeeze
• tolo -- to stand
• tu -- to throw
• tuba -- to swim
• tuli -- to sit
• tutu -- to pound, beat
• unui -- to kill
• yawasi -- to breathe