Protestant church leader
- Talatala i kam long ples.
The church leader has come to the village.
Category: T
taleo
the north-west monsoon
- Taleo i karim planti ren i kam long ples bilong mipela.
The north-west monsoon brings much rain to our village.
saksak
sago, the sago swamp, the sago palm
- Tanim saksak wantaim mau banana.
cook the sago with ripe bananas. - [meri i] karamap saksak ([the woman] cover-up sago) pregnant
See also: Sago in Papua New Guinea
Sabat
Sabbath
- Ol Sevende i save Sabat long Sarere.
Seventh Day Adventists keep the Sabbath on Saturday.
tinmit
canned meat
- Tanim tinmit wantaim kumu.
Mix the canned meat with some greens.
salamon
traditional rattles
- Ol i mekim salamon long sel kokonas.
They make traditional rattles with coconut shells.
salat
1. stinging nettle and other plants applied to the body to relieve aches and fever
- Skin bilong em i hat, na marasin meri i rapim bodi bilong em long lip bilong salat.
He had a fever, so the medicine woman rubbed him with stinging nettles to relieve his fever.
2. salad
- Sapos yu laik wokim salat, pastaim yu mas tanim na sekim wel wantaim viniga.
If you want to make a salad you must first shake a mixture of oil and vinegar.
tit
teeth
- Yumi gat tang na ol tit long maus.
We have a tongue and teeth in our mouth. - Tit bilong lapun i pen.
The old man has a toothache. - tit i gat windua bilong em (teeth have window belong him) a broken-off tooth
sadelim
to saddle
- Mi no save long sadelim hos.
I do not know how to saddle a horse.
salensim
to challenge.