Work P.E.s

Question 1

niyɑf piɑl tit ne mɑnu ɔfɛnɑu

Answer 1

Friend do you want to take the bush knife?

Question 2

ɛlɛk mei fɑni məleyɑ

Answer 2

Eric is shaving part of the tree

Question 3

ɛɛɛɛ niyɑf piɑl ɑn mɑneu

Answer 3

Yes friend I want to hold the bush knife

Question 4

nɑf ɑtɑpɑ ɑntɛte mwafyɑ

Answer 4

we are working together

Question 5

nɑf no tuwɑi yɑi miwɑfiyɑ

Answer 5

we are going on a long walk

Question 6

tɪmoti ne no kuwɛ ɑn nəməlɑ ɑtɛte mo o

Answer 6

Timothy, can you teach me some tok pies?

Question 7

tuɛ tit ɑnɛ fɔ f si

Answer 7

now carry it and go

Question 8

ɛɛɛɛ niyɑf piɑl ɛl ɑn ɑnef ɑn ɑntɛte mo

Answer 8

Yes friend I will take the bush knife and work with it

Question 9

mof yiɑ yɑlife pɔlit to wɛf moloiyɑ

Answer 9

Two men are lazy and sitting down

Question 10

isuɑ yɛ miu

Answer 10

after that we’ll burn it

Question 11

ɑndɾu fil me ne mɑtuwɑf

Answer 11

Andrew, go over there it would hit you

Question 12

ɑndɾu tuɛ ne wei yuno tɛti

Answer 12

Andrew, now you cut the firewood

Question 13

wei yuno pɑiyɑi tɛti

Answer 13

Cut the firewood in the middle

Question 14

le meitiwɛf yɑu

Answer 14

He will cut it in the middle

Question 15

le mɔmɛnɔ mei

Answer 15

He marks the tree

Question 16

mɛtɑ le fumɛ

Answer 16

He is starting to plant

Question 17

ɑn mɪtuwɑf ɑfɪnɑu

Answer 17

How do I cut it?

Question 18

ɑn wei tʌmɛlʌ mɛleyɑ

Answer 18

I am putting saksak roofing leaves

Question 19

tuɛ yu ɑf yumɪtiɑ ɑntɾu ne tɑne yuno ɑfi kɔtuɑ ɑn mɑnu

Answer 19

Now Andrew will carry three pieces of firewood and I will carry four.

Question 20

ɑn wei ɑm ɔ mʌxitɑ

Answer 20

I am digging a hole for a house post

Question 21

tuɛ ɑn wei yuno mɛtu

Answer 21

Now I will cut the firewood

Question 22

tuɛ ɑn yuno ɑnɛf ɑli ɑlu mofo

Answer 22

Now I am picking up the firewood and putting it on my shoulders

Question 23

tuɛ tei wei yuno mɑniu

Answer 23

Now we start to cut the firewood

Question 24

tuɛ tei wei yu ɑnɛf wei wɑs

Answer 24

Now you and I carry firewood and go to the house.

Question 25

ɑn poxole meu

Answer 25

Pulling grass by hand

Question 26

ɑn poxole mətəlo

Answer 26

scraping grass with a shovel

Question 27

ɑn ne ɑlɪniyɑi miyɑu oə ne miyɑu

Answer 27

Should I come get you or will you come?

Question 28

mɪpi tɛtɛ lɛpiyɑ

Answer 28

splitting into small pieces

Question 29

le poyei mɪpiyu

Answer 29

splitting rope down the middle

Question 30

mofi stifɪn le mɑlɑle fiyɑu

Answer 30

Steven is straightening the limbum

Question 31

wei tomɛlɑ mɛleyɑmɛ

Answer 31

They are putting the saksak roofing leaves on the roof

Question 32

nɑf pəxə pɛsiyɑi miyu

Answer 32

We are going to get wild karuka tree skin

Question 33

tuɛ yu ɑf tokuɑ mɛtuflɑi

Answer 33

We cut seven pieces of firewood.

Question 34

te efo meioflɑi

Answer 34

We pulled the grass already.

Question 35

nɑfʌ ɑtɛte ɑnɑ miyu

Answer 35

We work like this.

Question 36

noti mənɑxɪtiyɑ

Answer 36

Digging ground

Question 37

ɑtɛtei ɔf lɑimɛ

Answer 37

There is still work left to be done

Question 38

noti tɔ

Answer 38

Cutting ground

Question 39

ɑn poxɪli mɔu

Answer 39

I will cut the grass

Question 40

ɑn poxɪli mɔyɑ

Answer 40

I ɑm cutting cut the grass

Question 41

ɑn mei mɔu

Answer 41

I will cut the tree

Question 42

te noti wɑtufun

Answer 42

Let’s break ground!

Question 43

isuɑ ne tit mɔu

Answer 43

Later you can chop this one

Question 44

ɑn mei wʌlɑle mɔxɔlo

Answer 44

I am cutting the tree branches

Question 45

ɑn ɔsu me ɑneyɑi mino

Answer 45

I am going up to get a tree

Question 46

ɑn mɛ tit mɔu

Answer 46

I will chop this tree

Question 47

tuɛ ɑn sino mɛfo

Answer 47

I am sharpening the ax

Question 48

wəlɑfi sino nɔ ɑn mɛfo

Answer 48

It’s alright I’ll sharpen your axe

Question 49

tit plɛ ne uwɛ mɔu ɛl wəlɑfi

Answer 49

It’s ok for you to cut this one first

Question 50

tuə ɑn me lof mɔofɑlɑi

Answer 50

I’ve cut the front of the tree

Question 51

ændɾu lei ofus ɔlo ɑntɛte mɛyɑ

Answer 51

Andrew is working in the office

Question 52

tuə ɑn memɑk moɔ

Answer 52

Now I’ll cut the back of the tree

Question 53

tuə ɑn memoɑf kɪlemiɑ

Answer 53

Now I’m cutting the tree and singing out

Question 54

tuʌ te ɑtɛtɛ le mefu

Answer 54

Now we start to work

Question 55

tuʌ te ɑtɛtɛ meo

Answer 55

Now we work

Question 56

tuɛ te mɛtɑimɑ mɔu

Answer 56

Now we’ll cut a big tree

Question 57

tuʌ te mei tit nɑnɑsefu

Answer 57

Now we’ll leave this tree here

Question 58

nufɑ memoɑf tinɑijo

Answer 58

We cut this way

Question 59

tuɛ ɑn sino ɛfofʌlɑf ɑn mei mou

Answer 59

When I’m done sharpening the axe I will cut a tree

Question 60

ɑfu wɛf ɑnɑ sifu

Answer 60

You cut it now leave it there

Question 61

sino nɑ nɛfɑnɑimio

Answer 61

You axe needs to be sharpened

Question 62

te ɑntʌte meoflɑi

Answer 62

Work is finished

Question 63

ne ɑntɛte ɑfitɛl ioflɑi ɑisi

Answer 63

You go finish the rest of the work

Question 64

ne ɑntɛteyɑi si

Answer 64

You go work

Question 65

ɑn ɑixəyɛ mʌtɑiyɑ

Answer 65

I am planting kaukau

Question 66

ɑn piɑl mɑni

Answer 66

I got the bush knife

Question 67

ɑn piɑl mɑne

Answer 67

I will get the bush knife

Question 68

te ɑxɛye wɑtiti

Answer 68

Now we get kaukau seeds

Question 69

ɑn wɑsuwe tito mof tiwɑiyu

Answer 69

big bush I’m cutting and cleaning it now

Question 70

ɑn le mɪpiyɑ

Answer 70

I’m breaking rope

Question 71

ne ɑpimɑ ɑtɛte ne mʌnɑi

Answer 71

what work are you wanting to do?

Question 72

ɑnɑ nɔ wei miyɑlɛlɛ mifʌwɑyɛ

Answer 72

I am cleaning your house area

Question 73

ɑn lo wɛfɛ ɔu meyɛ

Answer 73

I am sitting an making a bilum

Question 74

ne tɾindei ɑpimɑ ɔtɛte mo

Answer 74

what are you doing wednesday?

Question 75

tuɛ te flowɛ yɛ mʌtɑu

Answer 75

Now you and I plant flowers

Question 76

tuɛ te nuti mɑxɪli ɑlufu

Answer 76

We are breaking ground now

Question 77

tuɛ te foxle mətofʌlɑi

Answer 77

We removed the grass

Question 78

te flowɛ yɛ mɑmɑle mʌtɑwɛfeɑ

Answer 78

we will plant good flowers

Question 79

tuɛ te flowɛ yɛ mʌtɑu

Answer 79

you and I plant flowers

Question 80

tuɛ te flowɛ mʌtɑufʌlɑi nɑnɛl

Answer 80

now we are finished planting flowers, that’s all

Question 81

ne ɑpimɑ ɑtɛtɛ miyɑ

Answer 81

What are you doing/what work are you doing

Question 82

ɑn ɑwe mo

Answer 82

I am going to the garden

Question 83

ɑin ɑn tənɔ

Answer 83

Give me the axe

Question 84

piɑl ɑn tənɔ

Answer 84

Give me the bush knife

Question 85

tuə fɑume

Answer 85

Now it’s finished

Question 86

tuʌ wʌlɑfi

Answer 86

now it’s ok

Question 87

nɛ nɛl

Answer 87

That’s it

Question 88

ne tɑijɛlɑm miɑ

Answer 88

You are sweating