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Ni tan sange pe yenu. They live on the edge of the fields.
wapi wubquru n the largest carnivorous bird known in the area, the New Guinea
Harpy-Eagle (PL7#4); taragau
Gh: wapi bugur; H: wapi ungmo [ungmo]
Wapi wubquru ni munyi wut wuq. The eagle kills cuscus and eats them.
wapi wuye ari/wapi wuye wag n water birds with very long necks and legs which
eat fish, like egrets and herons. They live in the forest near water, having been
seen in the river near Nyari. They are like the Great-billed Heron (PL3#3); wel
pato
Gh: wapi wuye guwe; H: wapi wuye wag
Wapi wuye ari gibe dobui kin di wuye pe umo meri nat ye. This bird has a long
neck and gets fish from the water.
wapi wuye simbanjiwo [simbanjiwo/sumbanjiwo/sumbangiwo] n a bird like the
female Shining Flycatcher, has a black head, white breast, brown tail feathers and
lives near the water in trees. (PL38#9)
Gh: wapi wuye mbaye; H: wapi wuye humbanjiwo
wapi yawighes n a bird called Black-fronted White-eye (PL43#11a)
Gh: wapi tewurma; H: wapi yawigheh
wapi yodpuate n Baillon's Crake (PL10#10)
H: wapi jibir [jibir]
Ni tan mbe ris kin. They live in the swordgrass fields.
waq waq part it pleases me, thank you; tenkyu
So: woq woq
Wo yembe oghine nand bu kiyi chumbuai nand nari, “Waq waq”.
His son worked well so his father was happy and said, “Waq waq”.
war n a short blunt tool made of cassowary bone used by women to attach the
coconut bast in the sago washing platform. (See also waw)
Gh/H: waw
War duagi ngape pe yembe mindiny. They make the tool of cassowary bone.