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umo ngawu/umo mbaq: tadpoles/polliwogs which hatch from frog eggs;
pikinini bilong rokrok
Gh: umo ngawu
oru bis [oru bis/ bris] n a green frog with yellow spots; some get large
Gh: eru poprang; H: oru bih [bih]; So: oru raw
Oru brit nyumo taq pe ris, wuye wundi di riri,"Ngrok ngrok".
This green tree frog lives in holes in trees, when it rains they call out,"Ngrok
ngrok".
oru kinyawumo n two types of tree frogs which live at the water and croak. They
are edible (can be eaten).
Gh: eru tare
Oru irene wokuandi wo, ni wuye pe nyoq wuwo. One of these frogs is very small
and lays its eggs in the water.
oru krip n a small type of frog; wanpela kain rokrok i liklik
Gh: eru mering; H: urip maw;
Oru krip tan pe mase ye. Ni mari, "Krip, krip."
Rana frogs live in the sword grass. They cry out, "krip."
oru maiq [maiq/mai] n two kinds of large tree frogs which live in the bush and are
edible; tupela kain bikpela rokrok
Gh: eru go
Oru maiq wuye muang pe ris kin.
These tree frogs live by the water's edge.
oru puanji n a striped orange tree frog living deep in the jungle. It is inedible
(cannot be eaten).
Gh: eru mbuangi [mbuanggi]
Oru puanji 5:00 pugri ni wuri, "Kuach kuach kuach".
The orange tree frog calls out at 5:00 (so people know it is time to go home.)
oru niqu vt he fixes a hole, he mends; stretim hul
Gh: gawo bab; H: oru ni
Tami pend nas, nge oru kiqu. My string bag is cut/worn through, I am mending
the hole.