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wapi chambreru n a bird with a whistle which goes up gradually in pitch. They
live in pairs, eat insects and fruits, and look like the Mottled Whistler (PL41#4)
So: wapi nyamb susuwi
Ni yuram bur mari kin te suangu mari.
When they call in the evening they whistle.
wapi cheme [wapi cheme/keme] n flying fox, various kinds of bats which are a
kind of mammal; blakbokis
Gh: wapi chame; So: wapi keme
Cheme meti nowi, chongo puaq midiq, unye muene mirighe. They took bats,
removed the skin, and made loincloths.
cheme mbramyi/cheme workeri: the Bare-backed Fruit Bat
Gh: chame; H/So: mbramyi
Cheme mbramyi ni nyumo yi pe nimbraqe namb pug pug bu mbramyi puq bidig.
This bat flaps his wings loudly among the fruit in the trees so we call him,
"mbramyi."
cheme nganye: Variable Flying Fox, a large type of bat caught in nets to be
eaten. Its fur has an odor.
Gh: chame nganye; H: cheme wep; So: keme
Cheme wep ni iny ambo o quem. This bat has reddish and light markings on the
chest.
cheme podimo: Rousette Bat;
Gh: chame podimo; So: obodinges
Cheme podimo ni wokuandi nganye. This bat is very small.
cheme qo/cheme numbunap: Flying fox, larger types of bats caught for food
Gh: chame wagu; H: cheme qo; So: keme qo
Cheme qo ni burpoq nyingraiq mo di mari, "Qo qo qo." In the night these bats
fly calling, "Qo qo qo."
pinyony: a very small yellowish bat about the size of praimo, Round-eared
Tube-nosed bat
Pinyonyi ni nimbraqe di suq te nyes ye. The wings and claws of the tube-nosed
bat are yellow.
praimo n bat, a very small bat with small ears; liklik blakbokis
Gh: penur; So: mbraimo
Pripri yuram bur di praimo baj unambe nyingraiq mir meri rind.
Often at dusk bats fly around the houses looking for food (flying insects).