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wapi sambodrongyi/ngrowngrow n the Large-tailed Nightjar, a nocturnal bird
which eats small insects (PL27#1)
Gh: wapi tighabeyi [tighabeyi]; H: wapi hamondrongyi
Burpoq wapi ngrowngrow mari di beghi pari wute quariye mandi pu yemu. At
night the nightjar calls and we say secret killers have come.
wapi sare grir/toqgir [toqgir] n the Yellow-billed Kingfisher, when this bird calls
people say someone from another village is coming (PL24#10)
Gh: wapi tare grir; H: wapi hare grir
wapi sarnim n these birds live on the ground deep in the forest. They are grey,
green and red. (Unidentified)
Gh: wapi tomanguari; H: wapi huahi; So: wapi samangaru
Wapi sarnim ni teri di teri aye teri kin pugri qi pe nyinge rire ye. These birds
walk around on the ground in pairs or groups of four.
wapi sembegiaw n Papuan Flowerpecker, a tiny grey bird with red patches on
forehead, chest, and tail, (PL43#1b)
Gh: wapi ngawu ambo
wapi sibrengkuaw [wapi sibrenggkuaw] n the Red-throated
Mysomela (PL45#7)
Gh: wapi chighaw- there are three types of birds with this
name; H: wapi kahuqyengikuawi [kahuqyengikuawi]
Ni sawo kuaim muwi pe ni kumrendu wuye ne. With his
pointed beak he drinks nectar from ginger plants.
wapi sighaq n the Spotted Catbird, a bird with green wings and tail and a yellow
spotted breast (PL49#6)
Gh: wapi tigha; H: wapi anepi; So: wapi seyang
Ni wuri, "Hhaa hhaa". She calls, "Hhaa hhaa".
wapi simurki n two kinds of very small green parrots or lorikeets about 10-15 cm
long, some with an orange beak and some with red under the neck.
Gh: wapi bueri; H: wapi hmuri; So: wapi sumwuri
Ni iye kis wuye me. They drink the nectar of coconut flowers.