Sengseng

Introduction

Sengseng is a language of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in West New Britain Province, southwest interior.

Dialects

Senseng treated as a dialect of Kaulong (See: Kaulong) by Wurm and Hattori.

The Sengseng Verb

Verblist

• enu-n li -- to dream
• h[u]wa, yasi -- to plant
• haop, hion -- to know, be knowledgeable
• hau, tinis -- to cry
• hesun, loŋ-koh -- to fall
• hibɛk-i, pin -- to sniff, smell
• hih, yok -- to walk
• hion -- to see
• hip -- to hunt
• hisi, hun, lukhon, lus -- to die, be dead
• hoŋ -- to laugh
• i -- to eat
• ɪn, mon, oŋ -- to live, be alive
• kaksum, kom, soŋ-ho -- to hold
• kan, vat -- to tie up, fasten
• kas, niyoŋ -- to scratch
• kat, koho, tuk -- to bite
• kau, wut -- to cook
• kek -- to hide
• kelaut, mutwok -- to vomit
• kɛl -- to dig
• ki|noŋ -- to hear
• klas -- to open, uncover
• kol, kul -- to buy
• kum, niŋ-pi -- to work
• kumak, minhu -- to think
• kusap, lakmo -- to spit
• lem, noknok -- to fear
• mak, nas -- to chew
• me[i], moi -- to come
• mihit, nuhum -- to grow
• moyo- -- to breathe
• nahuŋ -- to sleep
• nɪn, tak, vɛs -- to stab, pierce
• nok, sinok -- to lie down
• num -- to drink
• pakeh, puk -- to turn
• pal, tak -- to split
• paŋ[sut]- -- to squeeze
• psik, taŋ, tɪŋ -- to throw
• puh, sa -- to blow
• puk, tai, ut, vɛl -- to cut, hack
• sahal -- to choose
• sakal, tik, yai -- to say
• si, sopa -- to climb
• sihit -- to sew
• sioŋ -- to sit
• sipɪt -- to stand
• slup, sus -- to suck
• sosohom -- to swell
• suh [su] -- to swim
• sut -- to flow
• sut, tun -- to burn
• tak wo- -- to yawn
• tik -- to count
• tip -- to steal
• tuk, tut -- to pound, beat
• vɛs -- to shoot
• vi -- to kill
• vi, wok -- to hit
• yak -- to fly