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KT- SI UNY: ritually unclean; han tambu<br />

unye [qunye] n penis; kok<br />

unye muene n a covering made of leaves which men used to wear; lip diwai<br />

bilong haitim as<br />

So: pambu muene<br />

uny quaw n women's house used for menstruation; haus tambu<br />

wo quaw: house or separate room in a menstrual house used for mothers of<br />

new babies; haus bilong nupela pikinini<br />

uny wodi nand vt he commits incest, a crime in which someone has sex with a<br />

person they are closely related to, for example their brother or sister; trabel long<br />

wanblut<br />

uny wuso vi she menstruates, has a period; em i sik mun<br />

Gh: uny wuto; H: uny wuho<br />

Ni sonyi uny ruso. They just reached puberty and started menstruating.<br />

Wase dugu uny wuso. She started menstruating more regularly.<br />

up nand vi<br />

1) it is swollen up; solap<br />

Ni mir quan kumo ne umbo up nand. He ate so much food, his stomach sticks<br />

out.<br />

2) it is beginning to rot, is bloated; samting i laik sting na solap<br />

Pu puch up <strong>wund</strong>. The piece of pig meat is beginning to rot.<br />

Nyombui kambe nati bu muq up nand. The dog died yesterday so now he's<br />

bloated and beginning to rot.<br />

ur n a mark or pattern<br />

ane ur: types of patterns woven on arm bands (See also ane)<br />

ur jige: outline drawn on wood or skin for decoration<br />

ur tong: dot, a small round mark, period<br />

H: murong dub

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