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

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Singew <strong>raqe</strong> pe maket wuge suronj rind.<br />

They wrap sago in pandanus leaves to take to the market.<br />

suronyi n leader, boss; kukurai, bikman long ples<br />

Gh: turonyi; H: huronyi<br />

Suronyi te wuti iri <strong>yumbo</strong> quan nei nimbiny di tiqe ire pe ngawu namb. The boss<br />

is a man who knows a lot and he's the head of the village.<br />

suropi n a type of grass that grows in gardens; gras i gat mosong<br />

Gh: tropi; H: muahi<br />

susu (See nyumo susu)<br />

suw n a new sprout from a seed; kru<br />

Gh: tuw; H: huw<br />

Iye suw yiraq segine. The coconut sprout hasn't come up yet.<br />

suwangu nari [suwanggu/suquanggu] vi he whistles; em i wisil<br />

Gh: yuwo nira; H: huwangu nari; So: suquangu nari/atu nari<br />

Nyombui suwangu nirany rindi. He whistled for the dogs to come.<br />

suweqi n the cocoon, the pupa stage of one specific insect; wanpela kai binatang<br />

Gh: tayi; H: huweqi<br />

Choi kin pugri trang muange quari kin ane yembe nindiny pre di ni tende wabe<br />

nase.<br />

An insect makes a web with dry twigs and lives inside (until it matures and is<br />

ready to hatch.)<br />

suwo n bamboo, type that can be eaten; liklik mambu bilong kaikai<br />

Gh: tuwo; H: huwo; So: singaw [singaw]<br />

Suwo map wumb nyoq bad, pe.<br />

When the bamboo puts up new shoots, we peel and eat them.<br />

suwo ngaim: type of bamboo shoots without small hairs; mambu bilong kaikai<br />

nogat mosong long en<br />

Gh: tuwo nyam; H: huwo hun<br />

suwo ngam: type of bamboo shoots with small hairs causing itching; mambu<br />

bilong kaikai i gat mosong long en<br />

Gh: tuwo; H: huwo ngam

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