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Wand Tuan wand puate: Yumbo yumbo buagi raqe wund (As tok ...

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nyumo urim [urim] n a tree with a big base, some with buttress roots, a lot of sap,<br />

big leaves and a large fruit. (See also nyumo sambrim)<br />

Ni gidaqi di muange pe kis wumb. Seeds grow on the trunk and branches (eaten<br />

by bats).<br />

nyumo urowi n a large tree with long branches and greenish yellow leaves<br />

Gh: nyumo erewi<br />

Nyumo urowi ni kis wapi keme me kin. Bats eat the seeds of this tree.<br />

nyumo vorpa n a tree whose leaves are now used for rolling cigarettes, but long<br />

ago its bark was used to make loinclothes for men; makas<br />

Gh/H: nyumo wurape; So: juguamo<br />

nyumo wiyai n a tree with a small base and short branches used for house building<br />

H: nyumo wiyaiv<br />

Nyumo wiyai ni gidaq quem kin, ni <strong>raqe</strong> nambu gri quem namb.<br />

This tree has a light (white) colored trunk and the leaves are white underneath.<br />

nyumo wom n sapling, young tree; liklik diwai<br />

Beghi nyumo wom kuan pi maghe. We plant young saplings.<br />

nyumo yir n floor joists; diwai bilong flua<br />

Nyumo yir te nyaw wam mawo mase. The floor joists lay on top of the girders.<br />

nyumo yit n tree roots; rop bilong diwai<br />

Gh: nyumo tar; H: nyumo har<br />

Nyumo <strong>buagi</strong> ni yit rise. All the trees have roots.<br />

nyumo yivan n two different trees called by the same name, which are used for<br />

house posts. The inside of one is light colored and the other dark; pos diwai<br />

Gh: nyumo yuwan<br />

Iri mingi kinyeq quari namb kin, ni muange rengu rengu mase.<br />

The one with the dark center has crooked branches.<br />

nyumurighi [nyumurighi] n wind; win<br />

Gh: morighi<br />

Nyumurighi gure no. The wind stops.

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