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10. At the end of the dictionary several indices are included in the following order:
English to Kamasau (Segi dialect);
Tok Pisin to Kamasau (Segi dialect);
Ghini to Segi;
Hagi to Segi;
Soigi to Segi;
Scientific Names.
If you know the English or Tok Pisin expression, you can look up that word in the “English to
Kamasau” or “Tok Pisin to Kamasau” index and find the Kamasau (Segi dialect) equivalent.
If you know the word in the Ghini, Hagi, or Soigi dialect, you can look up that word in the
appropriate index to find the Segi word.
11. Pronunciation Guide to the Kamasau Language Alphabet. Small, raised numbers in the
following chart refer to notes given after the chart.
Letter Kamasau word English meaning Examples with this sound in:
Tok Pisin English
a tami “string bag” papa also
b bobo “aunt” banana banana
ch char “jungle” //not found// church
d dabo “bush” daunbilo down
e ede “shelf, bed” bet bed
f //loans only// faiv five
g wuge “sago” givim give
gh 1 ghati snake //not found// //not found//
h 2 hami “string bag” haus house
i iny “hair, fur” liklik feet
i 3 kime “nose” //not found// //not found//
j jebe “shelf” Jun June
k ko “I go” kam king
l //loans only// longpela long
m moyu “my mother” mama mother
mb imbiski “louse/lice” mambu bamboo
n nandi “he come” nau now
nd ndig ruso “it gets stuck” Mande Monday
sinde
“torch”
ng 4 nginy “sun” singsing sing
gang
“old person”
ng 5 mange “limb” pinga finger
nying “grass skirt” //not found// sink
nj njoqu “black palm” //not found// orange
ny 6 nyoq “egg” //not found// //not found//
o obo “crotan” nogat no