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1) a plant that resembles another plant; wankain
Ni iringe nganye segi suquani nap. It's not real betel nut pepper, it resembles it.
2) same name for two people; wan nem
Ni temi nyamb suquani. The two men have the same name.
suquari n ants; anis
Gh: tuwari; H: hoqari
suquari nyuw: ant’s nest
suquari sigaw [sigaw]: weaver ants; large red ants which make their nests by
folding over leaves
Gh: tigaw [tigaw]
suquari simbiani [simbiani]: small reddish brown ants that live in the ground
Gh: tuwari tami [tami]; H: hoqari himbiani
suquari tamb: a black ant which travels in lines
Gh: mitambyir [mitambyir]; H: mimhamb
suquari tugogo: black ants with large mandibles which tear the skin when they
bite
Gh: dugago; H: hoqari duguago
suquari tuguaib: two kinds of ants
1) a large black ant with a painful bite, 2) an ant with a red abdomen
Gh: dugop; H: bubrange [bubrangge]
Tuguaib ni umbo gawo ambo kin. These ants have a red bottom.
suquari waumanj/ waghi manj: small black ants which make black nests in
trees; wanpela blakpela anis
Gh: wiyayi; H: huquari womanj/waghi manj; So: suquari womanj
Waghi manj quari kin nyumo pe ungu pu yenu ye. The nest of the black ants
hangs from the tree.
suraip n
Gh: turiap; H: uhi; So: quis
1) carved piece of wood used for stirring food; stik bilong tanim kaikai kukim long
sospen
Nyumbueg gos req wughe suraip pe quang rimbiq. When women cook hot water
sago they stir it with a carved spoon.
2) pieces of cane or bamboo used as tongs to turn hot food on an open fire; sisas bilong
tanim kaikai kukim long paia
Gh: turiap; H: huraip; So: suraip