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

Wute buagi unyup tami yembe rind. Many women make string bags starting at
the bottom and working up.
big tami: bilum started in middle
botmo tami: a string bag made with a traditional design of yellow, red and
white colors
H/So: ur hami
nyup tami: a string bag started at bottom and worked up
sawu tami/timendu tami: bilum started with the strap and worked down
H: himrendu hami
tami ke: a row of stitches in a string bag
tami kiyi: a row of closely woven stitches used as decoration around the
middle of some string bags
H: hami ngiyi
tami timendu: the strap of a string bag; sling bilong bilum
H: hami himrendu
tami wund: the holes in the stitches of a string bag
wase tami: a very huge bilum used for carrying firewood; bilum bilong
pulimapim paiaut
H: hami kiyi
wo tami: uterus, womb (See also wo yabri.)
tami wumb vt she makes a string bag; em i wokim bilum
Gh: tami ti wunj; H: hami wumb
tamu part below; daunbilo
Gh: tingi; H: hamu
Ni tamu nas. Nge nange kas. He is sitting below. I am sitting above.
tamb n string; rop bilong wokim bilum
H: hamb
Ni tamb wup. She is making string by twisting fibers together.
tambye n friend, playmate (See also mand); poroman
Gh: kimand [kimand]
Beghi bon tambye ane griny pe po. We go to play with our own friends.
ane tambye wand: to make friends with someone; wokabaut wantaim poroman