rong

Ingglish mining / English meaning;
wrong

Hau yu ridim brom Ingglish / how to read it in English:
wrong

Langa sentens / Example sentence:
1. Wanim rong la yu? / What's wrong with you?
2. Gen! Ai bin meigim rong / Oops! I made a mistake.
3. Rongwei yu bin tok / You said the wrong thing.

olpipul

Ingglish mining / English meaning;
elders, old people, the elderly, ancestors

Hau yu ridim brom Ingglish / how to read it in English:
OL-pee-pull

Langa sentens / Example sentence:
1. Im olpipul na, im kaan mubraun matj na / She/he's elderly now, s/he can't move around much now.
2. Ai bin irrim det langgus wen olpipul bin stil laib / I would hear that language when (our) ancestors were alive
3. Yu garra askim ola olpipul / You should ask the elders.

jugdan

Ingglish mining / English meaning;
to duck down, bow head

Hau yu ridim brom Ingglish / how to read it in English:
DJOOK-done

Langa sentens / Example sentence:
1. Im jugdan gabarra en im sheim mijel / She/he's bowing his head and she/he's feeling embarrassed/ashamed
2. Guyu! Jugdan! Jugdan! Blijiman jeya! / Look out! Duck down! Duck Down! There's police there!
3. Ai bin gula la im en imin jugdan en jidan kwait / I yelled at him/her and he/she bowed (their head) and sat quietly.

dalim

Ingglish mining / English meaning;
tell, to tell somebody

Hau yu ridim brom Ingglish / how to read it in English:
DAH-lim

Ba tok shotwei / In casual speech:
dali (DAH-lee)

Langa sentens / Example sentence:
1. Imin dalimbat mi yu kaminap / He/she told me you were coming
2. Ai dali yu! / I tell you! (A saying that means "seriously!", "absolutely!")
3. Ai garra dali yu samting / I have to tell you something

lida

Ingglish mining / English meaning;
1. ahead, in front of
2. in the future, afterwards

Hau yu ridim brom Ingglish / how to read it in English:
LEE-dah ("leader")

Oposit / antonym :
biyain

Langa sentens / Example sentence:
1. Imin go lida / He/she went ahead (of us)
2. Im garra kamat jeya lida / He/she will appear there after a little while
3. Im jeya lida la yu. / It's there in front of you

maitbi

Ingglish mining / English meaning;
maybe, perhaps, possibly, not sure, I think so, I don't think so.

Hau yu ridim brom Ingglish / how to read it in English:
MIGHT-be

Mowa infameishin / notes:
Lorra pipul tok shotwei: 'maidi' / Many people use a shortened form: 'maidi' (MY-dee)

Langa sentens / Example sentence:
1. Im maitbi bin go misal. / He/she/it may have gone on their own.
2. Maitbi ai kaan go. / I don't think I can go.
3. Q: Alabat bin win? A: Maitbi. / Q: Did they win? A: I'm not sure.