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wambi n a type of tree like a black palm ; wel limbum bilong wokim tumbuna sol
H: wuge wambi; So: wambiyi
wambi bade: a specific type of this tree whose trunk is burned to make
traditional salt
So: wambi ghat
wambog adv very high; antap tru
H: minge puayi
Wapi minewuk pripri nyumo wambog ei ris.
Doves always sit very high in the trees.
wane n a banana, bananas; banana
mom wane/wane wuye: a short banana which can be eaten
with or without cooking
H: wane nyong [nyongg]
tamo wane: a kind of banana eaten without cooking
wane gremo: the trunk of a banana tree after the fruit has
been harvested; rop banana
Gh: wane dug; H: wane peghe
Wane nganye puaq bad pre, di wane gremo omo te yenu.
After we remove the bananas, then the banana trunk stands
empty.
wane presi: the fibres in the dried stems of a banana tree
Gh: wane mbreti; H: wane prehi
wane totu: a stalk of bananas; banana wantaim rop
H: wane hohu
mom wane
wane totu
wane ambo n a type of red skinned banana eaten without
cooking when ripe
Gh: yibar wane
wane bari [bari/bare] n a type of short fat banana eaten without cooking
H: wane uqurimo/oruwi
Wane bari ni guaq ungu wuso segi, teti pune yequ ye. These bananas do not bend
over and hang down, they stand upright.
wane duagi n type of long cooking banana
Gh: wane tiwuchi