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warbu [warbu/kuarbu] n Chinese taro; taro
Warbu te ris. There are taro.
warbu kumo: the stem of a taro plant
warbu kongu: taro which grow from planting the taro sprout
Gh: warbu kengu; H: warbu puind
Warbu bi ruaq kongu riteri. They dug up the taro and got the young taro.
wari baj n a traditional place where men went to worship ancestral spirits; haus
tambaran
Gh/So: yumboyi baj; H: wari baj/yumboyi baj
Quayi wone wari baj pe mo di nyumbueg wo segi. Just the boys went to the spirit
house, not the girls.
wari gom n a type of plant which looks like a ginger plant but is used because of
its good aroma; wanpela kawar bilong bilas
So: wombui ange
warijuq n a type of medium-sized spiral shell found in the streams like umo
nyimi; wanpela kain sel bilong kukim kambang
Gh: orbijuq
wariqamo n a large type of bamboo used for making
combs; bikpela mambu So: raqais
Wariqamo bir mawo ede ire yembe munduw. They split
the bamboo to make a platform.
wariqo n a cold or cough, mucous or phlegm; kus
Nge wariqo kiraq. I have a cold.
wariqo niraq vi he has a cold or cough; em i gat kus
waru n pumpkin or squash; pamkin
waru ngaim: a long pumpkin
waru ngam: a round pumpkin
wase n fire, firewood; paia
Gh: wate; H: waha
Ni wase pe mas wand mand. They sat by the fire and talked.