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tumo part almost, nearly; klostu
Gh: dumo; H: tumo
Yembe omo ningg tumo. The work is almost done.
Tumo di ni wapi iri ni. He nearly caught one bird.
tumone part nearby; klostu
Gh: dumone; H: tumone
Wonji segi, tumone. It isn't very far, it's nearby.
tumondu n stones used to hold a pot for cooking; ston bilong putim sospen antap
na kuk
H: humondu; So: wet mendu
Os tumondu wam yequ ni wase waw. The pan is on top of the stones, she cooks.
tumo wo adj some, a few, a little bit; sampela, liklik
Gh: dumo wo; H: tumo wo
Buany tumo wo kuaq wughe. I put in a little bit of sugar.
tumuaq namb vt he carries on the shoulder by a strap; karim long sol
Gh: chumua namb; H: tumuaq neri
Quayi tami tumuaq mamb. Men carry bilums on their shoulders.
tumuri n roots of some plants including palms and bananas; rop bilong sampela
diwai
H: humuri
tumb neri vt he gives out things, shares; givim samting long
H: humbui neri
Quanj te tumb meri. They give out shell rings.
Ni wane buagi te tumb wuri omo. She shared all her bananas.
wuti tumb neri kin: a generous man; man i save givim samting long narapela
So: tumb wuti
tumb iye: a coconut broken during the woman's puberty ceremony. The water
is poured over her and pieces given to children to insure she will be a
generous person.