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abo nand vt he rebukes, scolds someone; krosim bilong stretim tingting
H: dug wuri
Ni ngaim Maikel abo wundig. She rebuked her husband Michael.
abraw gawo n a deep ditch or tunnel formed by water eroding the soil away;
bikpela hul i stap aninit long graun
H: wuye braw gawo; So: ghibraqu gawo
Qi bir ir wughe bu abraw gawo wuse. The ground was washed away by water, so
there was a deep ditch in the ground.
adering namb vt he carries piggyback; karim pikinini long beksait
Gh: wo brit namb; H: hambo uranyi namb; So: kuari nand
Wo adering gab. I carry the child on my back.
ai rip adv too far to reach, beyond reach; longwe liklik
So: wam nganye
Wute bog mase, ni mowi mi tuqui segi, ngamo ai rip.
The men are short, they are not able to come out, it is too far to reach the top of
the hole.
Yumbo wam yeru, si ai rip. The things are high, it is beyond reach.
amojonyi [amonjonyi/amonjongi] n a sharp leafed grass; resa bilong kunai
Gh: bujenyi; H: bujonyi
Amojonyi nge si di ruagh. The sharp grass cuts my hand.
ambe n fruit of the Pometia pinnata tree; ton Gh: urambe; H: ambre
Wokuandi ambe meri mo. The boys went looking for pometia fruit.
ambo
1) n a plant with red seedpods; retpela pen
Wokuandi ambo maghe.
Children rub the red juice from the seed pods on themselves.
2) adj red; retpela
Puwo ambo ni puwo kin pugrine.
Wild red betel nut is like betel nut.