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sawo kuaim n bird's beak; maus bilong pisin
Gh: wapi topui; H: hawo kuaim
Duagi, wapi ane sawo kuaim kin. Cassowaries along with birds have beaks.
sawo neri vt
Gh: natch [nach]; H: hawo neri, nahi [naih]
1) he stings someone; kaikaim
Nyambisar rar pe sawo riri. A bee stung him on the eye.
2) he bites something; kaikaim
Nyombui sawo neri. The dog bit him.
sawo us n wedge; kail
Gh: qang [qangg]; H: hawo uhi
Ni sawo us pe nyumo bir mowi. They split a tree with a wedge.
sawu n large stitches at the top of a string bag
Gh: timbrewu/taqwu; H: hawu
Nge tami sawu ki naghe. I make the large stitches at the opening of the string
bag before putting the strap on.
seb namb vt he rubs something usually in one direction; rabim
Gh: tighapo baghi [tighapo]; H: heb namb
Ni si yuqo nati bu seb nimbig. His arm hurt, so he rubbed it.
segi part
Gh: ghini [ghini]; H: hagi; So: soigi
1) no; no
Nu mir kirew? Segi. Are you hungry? No.
2) not
Umbo ker kawo segi. I'm not mad.
segine part
Gh: ghinine [ghinine]; H: hagine; So: soigine
1) not yet; i no yet
Ni nandi pre bri? Segine. Has he already come? Not yet.
2) for no special reason; tasol
Beghi segine badi. We have come for no special reason.
3) nothing; nating