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Wand Tuan wand puate: Yumbo yumbo buagi raqe wund (As tok ...

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Ni si gheyi nindig nandi. He motioned for him to come, he came.<br />

sighiq no [sighiq no] vi something moves back and forth slightly; surik liklik<br />

Gh: tighi no; H: hingiq no<br />

Titwuye naghe bu baj sighiq no. There was an earthquake so the house rocked<br />

back and forth slightly.<br />

sigh wumb/nyuruq wumb vi it is rotten, referring to foods and things that get<br />

soft and give off an odor (See also nyipi); i sting<br />

Gh: tigh wumb [tigh]; H: nyuqru wumb<br />

Wane sigh wumb. The banana is rotten.<br />

Nyombui ire kuti nyuruq gub. The dog died and is giving off a rotten stench.<br />

sikar n shoulder; sol<br />

Gh: ti miango; H: hikar<br />

Nge wo sikar pe kisinj kare kughe. I carry a child over my shoulder.<br />

simiqu n<br />

Gh: timiu; H: himiriq [himiriq]<br />

1) strips made from outer bark of the sago frond<br />

Wuge simiqu pe taq bab. We fasten the sago<br />

with the outer bark of the sago frond.<br />

2) woven blind made from sago stem strips; blain<br />

Simiqu ngin mimbiq. They are weaving a sago blind.<br />

simbe nand [simbe nand] vi he tells someone; em i <strong>tok</strong>im narapela<br />

Gh: timbe nand [timbe nand]; H: himbe nand [himbe nand]<br />

Nge simbe giduw. I tell you.<br />

KT- YUMBO UR BREQU SIMBE MAND: they confess their bad deeds<br />

si namb kui vt he struck out with his hand; tromoi han<br />

H: hi namb kui<br />

si bure nand namb kui: he hit something with the palm of his hand<br />

sinambri [sinambri] n a specific type of large leaves; a substitute name used for<br />

sago leaves as they are being collected or being used to build a house. (Seealso<br />

yaq.); lip<br />

Gh: ya/tinambri; H: muane tuqon

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