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quongi ngam [quonggi/quonji ngam] n a scoop made of half of a coconut shell;<br />

bikpela spun bilong skelim kaikai<br />

Gh: chambe; H/So: quonji ngam<br />

Moyu quongi ngam pe mir wuwo. My mother served the food with a scoop.<br />

quongi tami [quonggi tami/quonji tami] n a small string bag for carrying a spoon<br />

and other necessities; liklik bilum bilong karim ol liklik samting<br />

H: quonji hami<br />

Nge quongi tami baj pene wus. My string bag for spoons is in the house.<br />

ququ n<br />

1) spirit; tewel<br />

Nyumo ququ yeng rind ye. Spirits from the tree fight against us<br />

Ni nati, pudi ququ te Yumbui nitaqwi. He died, but God took the spirit.<br />

Wute mati kin ququ te beghi buqod ye tuqui segi. We are not able to see the<br />

spirits of dead men.<br />

nyumo ququ: spirit that lives in a certain tree<br />

ququ brequ: evil spirits; spirit nogut<br />

Gh: ququ breko<br />

wuti ququ: spirit that lives in a man, a man's spirit/soul; tewel bilong man<br />

KT- GOD NINGG QUQU YUWON YE: The Holy Spirit, God's own Spirit; Spirit<br />

bilong God, Holi Spirit, Spiritu Santo<br />

H: God ningg Ququ Huan ye<br />

KT- QUQU BREQU MINGG YUMBUI: the Devil, Satan<br />

2) shadow; tewel<br />

Nginy naghe no bu nyumo ququ dobui rise.<br />

The sun was going down, so his shadow was long.<br />

ququ nare vi he peeks, takes a quick look; lukluk isi isi<br />

Gh: rar nat/miang nap; H: ququ nireq [nireq]<br />

Nge gawo pe gri ququ kare. I peeked in through the hole.<br />

qurur [qurur] n a crackling noise<br />

qurur mutungu: They hear the crackle (of leaves and say that a secret<br />

murderer has come).

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