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wapi njomimur n Blue Jewel-babbler, a dark blue-black bird with white neck and
chest which lives deep in the forest near the ground. Seen only by people from
Ibab and Wandomi villages. (PL30#2a)
wapi oid [oid/odI] n Lesser Black Coucal, a type of black bird which lives in the
sword grass (PL23#17)
Gh: wapi od; H: wapi odibo
Beghi tan wase bidaq wapi oid ire wase nimbiq. We burned the swordgrass and
one of these birds burned to death (because it could not fly).
wapi omu n the female Eclectus Parrot, has a red head, blue body, and red tail
(PL20#4) The male Eclectus Parrot is called wapi urare; kalangar
Gh: wapi emu
Wapi omu nyumo wam nganye mase ye di mari, “Ki-yoong”.
These parrots sit very high in the trees and call, “Ki-yoong”.
wapi orinye n a term for small birds which live in flocks, Wattled Ploughbill
(PL42#2)
H: wapi orinyewo
Wapi orinye ni tan kin pe mas ye. These small birds live in grass.
wapi picheq n Cuckoo-shrikes, the Boyer's, White-bellied, and Black-shouldered
varieties of Cuckoo-shrike (PL42#2)
Gh: wapi piche; H: wapi bigarihiwe [bigarihiwe]; So: wapi weyek
Wapi piche temi ye, iri quari di iri quem kin. There are two birds, one is dark
and one is light.
wapi pogueqyi n a large bird with a loud call; it is said that when it calls people
get sick with colds. It stays up at the top of the trees so people don't see it.
(Unidentified)
Gh: wapi umbogre; H: wapi hogueqi
wapi ponkatres/toq ghir kumo n Sacred Kingfisher (PL24#13); kukubara
Gh: wapi edenmir kumo; So: ponkase
Wapi ponkatres ni nginy yenu kin puayi di rende rindi. In the dry season the
Sacred Kingfishers come here.