K - k

kabure   noun. copra. Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2013.  For further information: see No. 480 of Quackenbush Word List.  

kaferment   noun. government. Borrowed from: English: government. Source: Justin Andrew 2013. Category: Borrowed Words.

kafernor   noun. governor. Borrowed from: English: governor. Source: Justin Andrew, 2016. Category: Borrowed Words.

kahau   verb. to scratch. Piris ekahaut boar. The dog is scratching the ground. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006.

kalabus   noun. prison. Borrowed from: Spanish: calabozo: dungeon. Source: Peter W. Black 2013. Category: Borrowed Words.

kamara   noun. miracle. Source: J. Ellis 2013.

kangi   verb. to sharpen. Note: There is a choice of words between kangi and taimi. See:  taimi.  For further information: see No. 226 of Quackenbush Word List.  

kangitsir   noun. thorn. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Category: Plants & Trees.  For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.

kapoot   finished. Borrowed from: German: kaput. Source: Peter W. Black 2013. Category: Borrowed Words.

kapun   noun. leader. Borrowed from: English: captain. Source: Peter W. Black 2013. Category: Borrowed Words.

karabau   noun. cow. Borrowed from: English: cow. Source: Justin Andrew 2013. Category: Land Creatures, Food, Borrowed Words.

karaiseng   noun. railroad tracks. Borrowed from: Japanese: Source: Justin Andrew 2016. Category: Borrowed Words.

karo   noun. cart. Borrowed from: Indonesian or Malay. Note: This word was used when older Tobians talked about the railway carts that were used on Tobi during the Japanese time when phosphate was mined. Source: Justin Andrew 2016. Category: Borrowed Words.

kasino   movie. Borrowed from: Japanese: katsudou: activity. Source: Sabino Sakarias 2013. Category: Borrowed Words.

kasinoma   noun. cancer (malignant tumor). Borrowed from: English: carcinoma. Source: Justin Andrew 2016. Category: Health & Body Parts, Borrowed Words.  For further information: Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006).

kasomari   funny; amusing. Source: David Sapio 2001.

kat   noun. binding yarn. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936.

katem   noun. scissors. Borrowed from: Indonesian or Malay. Source: Justin Andrew 2016. Category: Borrowed Words.

katemat   curse word. Borrowed from: English: goddammit. Source: Marcus Hangaripaii 2013. Category: Borrowed Words.

katkateri gatam   noun. door lock. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936.

katsudo   noun. movie. Borrowed from: Japanese: action, activity. Source: Marcus Hangaripaii 2013. Category: Borrowed Words.

katzefas   noun. fertilizer plantation. Source: Elisabeth Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936.

kau   verb. to learn. Source: David Sapio 2001.

kau   crooked, not straight. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009. See:  toforofor.  For further information: see No. 118 of Quackenbush Word List.  

kawawa   verb. to boil. Source: Paulina Theodore 2015. Note: Paulina used this term in the Hamarete story. See:  habech charubech; kuawa; moru waa us.

keake   noun. file. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. 09/Dec/2016.

keh   happy. Source: David Sapio 2001.

keingah   noun. bird: black noddy. Source: Dominic Emilio, Francis Victor 2000. Anous minutus. Category: Birds.

 keingah. [Photo: Barbara W. Black 2015.]  keingah.

keresia   noun. church. Borrowed from: Spanish. Audio & source: Paulina Theodore 2004.See:  iglesia.  For further information: see No. 399 of Quackenbush Word List.  

           Corind Ngiralbong at Echang church, May 31, 2014 [Photo: Barbara W. Black].

kien   Variant spelling hin. noun. tree bark. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910; variant: Paul Hambruch, Thilenius Expedition. Category: Plants & Trees.   For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.

kimeian   greeting. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. 09/Dec/2016.

kiri   noun. amoebic dysentery. Source: Justin Andrew. Note: Justin uses this spelling because the meaning of kiri is the level of intensity of something. See:  ekeri. Category: Health & Body Parts.  For further information: Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006).

kiri   noun. fruit. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Category: Plants & Trees.  For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.

kiri   descriptor of level of intensity. Source: Justin Andrew 2006.

kirifoi   Variant spelling silivo. noun. thespesia populnea. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. thespesia populnea. Category: Plants & Trees.  For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.

 kirifoi.

kirigay   Variant spelling hirihah. noun. bird: brown noddy. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Variant: Hans Hellwig, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. See:  hirihah. anous stolidus. Category: Birds.  For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.


 kirigay  [Source: www.Audubon.org]

kirin   noun. bird: Pacific golden plover. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. pluvialis fulva. Category: Birds.  For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.

kirio   noun. ficus. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910.ficus benjamina. Category: Plants & Trees.  For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.


 kirio.

kiris   fat. Borrowed from: English (Crisco). Erap kiriseri marurae. This animal has a lot of fat. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. Justin H. Andrew 2016. See:  wii; batai. Category: Borrowed Words.  For further information: see No. 419 of Quackenbush Word List.  

kobahnoo'uk   noun. name: old Tobian proper name. Note: This name was recorded by Horace Holden in 1834 and is found in Eilers where she recounts his story as part of the history of Tobi. This name was a daughter of the family with which Holden lived. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1. For further information, see Horace Holden, 1836 A Narrative of the Shipwreck, Captivity and Sufferings of Horace Holden and Benjamin H. Nute. Boston: Russell, Shattuck. Reprinted 1975. Fairfield, WA: Ye Galleon Press. http://www.friendsoftobi.org/tobithenandnow/ifiriingris.htm#horaceholden.

kobaw'ut   noun. name: old Tobian proper name. Note: This name was recorded by Horace Holden in 1834 and is found in Eilers where she recounts his story as part of the history of Tobi. This name was a daughter of the family with which Holden lived. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1. For further information, see Horace Holden, 1836 A Narrative of the Shipwreck, Captivity and Sufferings of Horace Holden and Benjamin H. Nute. Boston: Russell, Shattuck. Reprinted 1975. Fairfield, WA: Ye Galleon Press. http://www.friendsoftobi.org/tobithenandnow/ifiriingris.htm#horaceholden.

kochowo   noun. a lie. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2010.  For further information: see No. 199 of Quackenbush Word List.  

koferment   noun. government. Source: Huan Hosei 2005.

kofie   noun. coffee. Borrowed from: English (coffee). Source: Marcus Hangaripaii, 2013. See:  charubech. Category: Food.

koharu   noun. cockroach. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Category: Land Creatures.  For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.

kohorian    See:  miri. Category: Birds.

koko   Variant spelling coco. noun. chicken. Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2013; Paul Hambruch, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910.  Note: Justin H. Andrew thinks this word probably came from the chicken's sound. Category: Land Creatures, Food. See:  hayang; coco; imeri koko.  For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.

 koko [Photo: Barbara W. Black 2014}.

kokorun   noun. beetle. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Category: Land Creatures.  For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.

kom   noun. comb. Borrowed from: English: comb. Source: Sabino Sakarias, 2013. See also kom: corn.
    Decorated wooden combs. [Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910.]

kom   noun. corn. Borrowed from: English (corn). Source: Justin H. Andrew, 2013. See also kom: comb. Category: Plants & Trees, Food.

komeng   sorry: I'm sorry; sorry. Borrowed from: Japanese (gomen). Source: Justin H. Andrew 2016. Category: Borrowed Words.

kona   noun. soap: powdered soap. Source: David Sapio 2001.

kook   verb. to cook. Borrowed from: English: cook. Source: Justin H. Andrew 2016. See:  bomuri sagam; cook rice; kuk. Category: Borrowed Words.

koorooma   noun. cart. Borrowed from: Japanese: kuruma: car. Source: Justin Andrew 2016. Category: Borrowed Words.

kop   noun. cup. Borrowed from: English. Source: Isauro Andrew; David Sapio 2001. Category: Borrowed Words.

korok   noun. clock. Borrowed from: English: clock. Source: Justin H. Andrew 2013. Category: Borrowed Words.

koroyes   noun. belt. Source: Justin Andrew 2016. See:  tatag.

kotoragei   noun. festival. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936.

kotsou   Variant spelling katsow; kotso. lie; to lie. Source: David Sapio 2001; variant: Paulina Theodore 2015.

kristiano   christian. Borrowed from: Spanish: cristiano: christian. Source: Sabino Sakarias 2013. Category: Borrowed Words.

kruegu   noun. toenail. Source: Paul Hambruch, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Health & Body Parts. 09/Dec/2016.

ku   noun. nail: finger, toe nail. Source: Isauro Andrew 2009. See:  kuripa. Category: Health & Body Parts.  For further information: see No. 8 of Quackenbush Word List.  

kuawa   Variant spelling kuaua. boiled. Source: Paulina Theodore 2015. Note: Paulina said this term was invented by people telling the story of Hamarete and may be derived from moru waa us, meaning cooked. See:  moru waa us; kawawa; habech charubech.

kuh   noun. Fishing Method: netting fish at night; fishing. Category: Fishing.  For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).

kuk   verb. to bite (not eat); to cook. Piris ehusu heriweich. The dog bit the child. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. See:  husuu; kook.

kum   noun. bluespine unicornfish. Borrowed from: Palauan: chum. Peter W. Black 1968; David Sapio's Tobian Fish Names. Note: David Sapio says that some think that if you eat this fish, it will help you hold your breath and dive deeper when spearfishing. Category: Sea Creatures. See:  naso unicornis.   For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).

kuou masirap   Variant spelling sauiefen. noun. annually. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, pp. 40-47.  See:  seu masirap; masirap; jaato. Category: Calendar.  For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.

kup   Variant spelling gup. verb. to look for; to search. Ekupeti yar uwasei. He is looking for his knife. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006, 2010.  For further information: see No. 202 of Quackenbush Word List.  

kuperi fauhumir ma hanahahir   research and reference. Audio & source: Isauro Andrew.

kuras   noun. mirror; glass. Borrowed from: English (glass). Source: Justin H. Andrew 2016. Category: Borrowed Words.

kuripa   noun. fingernail. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009. See:  ku. Category: Health & Body Parts.  For further information: see No. 8 of Quackenbush Word List.  

kurus   noun. cross; man who does women's tasks. Spanish: cruzar: Source: Justin Andrew, 2014; Sabino Sakarias, 2014. Category: Borrowed Words.

kurutip   sad (non-crying). Ekuru tiperi feifinae ba emes raur. She is sad because her child is dead. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006.

kutmen   good man. Borrowed from: English: good man. Source: Julita Lorenzo 2013. Category: Borrowed Words.

kuu   dull. Audio & source: Nemecio Andrew 2012.  For further information: see No. 110 of Quackenbush Word List.