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nyumo jibere n a tree with hard wood used for making the frame of a house;<br />

wanpela kain diwai bilong wokim house<br />

Gh: dibere; H: nyumo hibiji; So: injayi maqri<br />

Nyumo jibere beghi baj kutaw ningg epare.<br />

We cut down this tree to make the rafters of a house.<br />

nyumo jig [nyumo jig] n a tree with red inner bark which grows in the sword grass<br />

and in old gardens<br />

Nyumo jig te baj mare. They build houses with the jig tree.<br />

nyumo kinji n sawdust; so das bilong diwai<br />

Gh: nyumo kingi [kinggi]<br />

Choi nyumo gawo mamb kinji ir riti.<br />

The insects make holes in wood the sawdust falls down.<br />

nyumo kirev [nyumo kirev] n small slivers or splinters of wood from splitting<br />

firewood<br />

Gh: nyumo rangi [ranggi]<br />

Wase bir pawo di nyumo kirev baq ndug.<br />

When we split firewood the splinters hit us.<br />

nyumo krongu n a tree whose bark is dark on the outside and red on the inside<br />

Gh: nyumo tupra<br />

Beghi chongo puaq bidiq, wuye pe dang bidiq di umo riti. We remove the bark,<br />

we pound it in the water and the fish die (and we get them to eat).<br />

nyumo kuamu n a tree found in the sago swamp; wanpela diwai i kamap long tais<br />

saksak<br />

So: nyumo odumo<br />

Nyumo kuamu siquari kin. The kuamu tree is full of ants.<br />

nyumo kuim n a tree which grows in the swordgrass<br />

Nyumo kuim ni kis gub kin, ni yi kuse ye. This tree has seeds and fruit.<br />

nyumo kuop n a tree with red bark and a small inedible fruit<br />

Gh: nyumo kuop<br />

Ni chongo bir mawo ni yi wabe rise, ni quem kin.<br />

They remove the bark, the white seeds are inside.

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