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puiq n septum of bamboo; buk bilong mambu
Gh: pui
Eny puiq gidiq wuso. I'm breaking out the bamboo septums.
puiq no vi it bends; krungut
Gh: puiyu wuto; H: rengu kuri
Ni puwo dobui kin newo bu puiq kuso.
He climbed a long betelnut tree and it bent.
puq nen vi he does like this; wokim olsem
Gh: mbu nend; H: buqo nen
puqi nindiq vi he coughs; em i kus
Gh: triqo nindi; H: bihu nindiq [bihu]
puqo n breadfruit, after being cooked the soft white flesh is eaten; kapiak
Gh: mbuo
Puqo yambi emiraq. They cut down the wild breadfruit tree.
puqum namb vi he is dirty; em i doti
Gh: quari namb; H: puqum nimbiq
Chongo puqum rimb . The clothes are dirty.
puraq nand vt
1) he scatters something; tromoi
Gh: pura nand; H/So: buraq nand
Ni minye kuanji puraq wund. She scatterd the seeds of greens (on the ground to
plant them).
2) he sprinkles; tromoi
Gh: buraq nand; H: wany
Minye sol puraq wundiny, kuache wunde. She sprinkled salt on the greens before
cooking them in leaves.
3) he picks an object up with something and tosses it away
Gh: pura nand; H: puraq nand
Yu puraq ghand. Comb your hair.
puraq mand kin wuye n water which is used for sprinkling
Gh: wuye pura