Sudest

Introduction

Sudest is a language of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Milne Bay Province, Yama-Yele district, Tagula island, west of Rossel island, end of Calvados chain. 17 villages or hamlets.

Dialects

Central Sudest (Araetha, Pamela), Eastern Point, Eastern Sudest (Rambuso, Rehuwo), Rambuso (Rewa), Western Sudest (Dtelha, Griffin Point, Jelewaga). Lexical similarity: 44% with Nimoa (See: Nimoa) (most similar).

The Sudest Verb

Verblist

• dagedage, dobu, mwalo -- to fall
• du, duvoronga -- to throw
• gai, thithu -- to swim
• ge -- to cook
• gethi, matagaviya -- to split
• ghaningga -- to eat
• gharï -- to bite
• ghawi, nggwi -- to chew
• ghena -- to sleep
• ghinevadede -- to lie down
• ghïnlolo -- to dream
• iku, kiten, vole -- to cut, hack
• imbi, tam -- to squeeze
• kabu -- to plant
• kaivï -- to steal
• kaiwo -- to work
• kubaro, wathïwole -- to hide
• kuyanga, randa -- to cry
• laghalagha, yaku -- to live, be alive
• li -- to breathe
• longga -- to walk
• longwe -- to hear
• mamao -- to yawn
• mare -- to die, be dead
• mbumbunga -- to shoot
• mbun, uvewo -- to blow
• mbuthu, vorovoro -- to grow
• mena -- to come
• mun -- to drink
• nae -- to sniff, smell
• nga -- to say
• ngambu, ra -- to burn
• nggarï -- to tie up, fasten
• nggawi, nggiya -- to sew
• ngge -- to hit
• njen -- to suck
• njenggo -- to spit
• nu, unïghï -- to kill
• ravu -- to know, be knowledgeable
• renuwanga -- to think
• ronja, yaku -- to sit
• roro -- to swell
• tate -- to open, uncover
• thegha -- to vomit
• thuwei -- to see
• tïghï -- to dig
• tuthi, vaghïle, vune -- to choose
• vaghaghïle -- to turn
• vamodo -- to buy
• vana -- to climb
• vaona -- to count
• vavïrï -- to laugh
• vivi -- to scratch
• voru -- to flow
• waidi -- to hunt
• yalawe -- to hold
• yo -- to fly
• yondo -- to stand