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Mir kuach kin wase bade tongo pawo. We turn the food on the fire wrapped in
leaves over (so it will cook without burning.)
toq nand vi he slashes, he cuts with a knife using a quick motion; katim kwiktaim
Gh: to nand; H: hoq nindiq
Weg toq rind riq ruwi. They slash the breadfruit tree, sap flows.
toqu nand vi it is peeled; tekewe skin
H: huronji ni; So: toqi
Ni wuge bir nawo segi, toqu nand. He did not split the sago, the inner part is left
whole after the bark is removed.
Wane chongo ane mande segi, toqu mand mande. They did not cook the banana
with its peel, they cooked it in the fire without its peel.
umbo toqu nand: his stomach is enlarged; bik bel
torbing [torbing] n a small jew's harp made from
bamboo (in the past it was used as a part of magic to
cause sickness); susap
Gh: borbing; H: durbing
Nge torbing gubueq. I strike/play a jew's harp.
torbing
totu n a stalk of something; rop bilong sampela kaikai
Gh: kainy; H: hohu
wane totu: a stalk of bananas
iye totu: the coconuts growing on the same stem
totu kime [totu kime] n ridge between two streams; kil namel long tupela baret
Gh: wuye tetu; H: hohu kime [kime]; So: rand kime [kime]
Ni tiqe wuye gid opu opu ruso di totu kume pe yequ.
The village is located on a ridge between two creeks.
tragh nand vt he scratches (See also iring nand); skirapim
Gh: eri nand; H: huragh nindiq; So: iring nand
Ghimbi tragh wand rind. The body itches.