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Nge juwangiwo sare pe gijari. I string seashells on a string.
ninjari ruso vt he gets someone else's property and claims it as his own; man i
strong long kisim samting
H: ninjari ruho
Wuge ni ninjari ruso, di wute aye te kring nap mo.
He claimed the sago as his own and the other men stayed away.
ninjeir pu kuse vt it leans at a slight angle; em i slipim i stap
H: ninjeir pu kuhe
Wuti iri nyumo nare nandi ninjeij pu kuse. One man brought a tree and leaned it
up (so it wouldn't rot).
Wuye groq bad pre, di eny bijeir pu rise. After we poured the water in, then we
leaned the pieces of bamboo up (so the water wouldn't run out).
ninjeqi yequ vt he pounds something on the ground, pokes at or pushes at
something with a sharp object; bengim long graun
Gh: ninjei yeu
Os qi pe ninjeqi yequ. He hit the saucepan on the ground (to break it).
nipiq nari, wupiq wuri vt a husband or wife is jealous of someone who is
interested in their spouse; jelas
Gh: ghimbi nap nari
Ni ngaim ningg wuri bu nyumbueg aye wupiq wuri. She thought her husband was
cheating on her, so she was jealous of the other woman.
niqu vt he closes something; em i pasim
Gh: niraq wughe; H: nibo; So: priqi [priqi]
Ngim niqu. He closes the door.
nirainy newo vt he turns it right side up; tanim i kam antap
Inyeng wuraiq wiyo pu wus. She puts the plate right side up.
niraiq vi he gets rained on; ren i wasim em
Ni wuge pe pu wuye riraiq riraiq nambu rindi.
They came home from the sago swamp while the rain was pouring on them.