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2) he stretches
Ni ghimbi qo wumb. She is stretching her body.
qo nap vi it wilts, dries out
Gras qo wup pre, tedi mbreng pipiq. When the grass has dried out, then we will
sweep it.
qow n yellow ground used as a pigment; yelopela graun
H: qowi
Yumbo yumbo: ambo, qow te rire rindi. They bring different things: red seeds
and yellow ground (for making designs on skin for traditional dances.)
quab nare vt he squeezes liquid out of something; milkim
Gh: nyi nap; H: riq nap
Beghi chongo quab pare. We wring out the clothes.
Ni iye nyiq quab wure. She squeezed the liquid out of the grated coconut.
quamb n handle, the butt end of something; handel
Ni yir quamb pe gri nutuq wuse. He held the spear by the bottom end.
quan adj
1) plenty, many, much; planti
Wute quan yuwo pe rindi. Many people came to the party.
Quan buagi ris. Many are living.
2) very loudly
Ni quan kumo mari. They talk very loudly.
chongo quan quan: person of mixed race; hap kas
H: chango quan quan
quane n a whole unit, an entire thing; olgeta yet
Ni wapi bir nawo segi, quanene nawo ris. He did not split the birds open, he left
them whole.
Ni quanene naq. He ate the whole thing.
quang n
1) a hook used for hanging things; huk
Tami quang pe yemu. The string bags are hung on a hook.
2) a handle; stik tamiok