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wapi minewuk [wapi minewuk] n the Elegant Imperial Pigeon (PL18#9); namba 4
balus
Ni rar nyes kin, gibe mand quem kin, di dob grinpela.
It has yellow eyes, a white neck and green back.
wapi mir [wapi mir] n the Papuan Frogmouth (PL26#11); taragau bilong nait
Ni viri viri dobu di doq rind. This bird calls and at the end makes a clicking
sound.
wapi muaiqatu [wapi muaiqatu] n the Helmeted Friarbird
(PL33#4)
Gh: wapi atowi; H: wapi ahaqowiyi
Yuram bur wapi muaiqatu nari, "Chokuai chokcho".
Puayi aye ni nari, "Nyokoye". In the evening the friarbird
calls, "Chokuai chokcho". At other times it calls, "Nyokoye".
w. muaiqatu
wapi muamoge n Blyth's hornbill (PL25#8); kokomo
Gh: wapi terege; H: wapi munge; So: wapi nowbe
Wapi muamoge nyingraiq ruso riri, "Ngoq ngoq", ruso.
Hornbills fly calling, "Ngoq ngoq".
wapi muarkawoyi n the Fawn-breasted Bowerbird; men saw how they made their
bower and copied it when making a protective fence (PL49#9)
H: wapi muarkawoyi/erigruqyi
Wapi muarkawoyi ni muanj yembe minduw. It makes a sturdy place from sticks
and puts seeds in it.
wapi mborngap n a bird which lives in the swordgrass and looks like the Chestnut
Rail (PL10#4)
Gh: wapi gurame; H: wapi pungahmo [pungahmo]
Wapi mbornap qi pe yemu ye. These birds live on the ground.
wapi ngat n the Braminy kite, has a light brown body and white throat, it lives in
the sago swamp and near other water. People from Ibab and Wandomi villages
have seen this bird. (PL6#11)
Wapi ngat irembo ghati te wuq ye.
This bird eats bandicoots and snakes.