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wub n a slit gong drum; garamut
Ni wub namb. He hit/sounded the slit gong drum.
wub bis [wub bis] n the stick for hitting a slit gong drum; stik bilong garamut
Gh: wub bit; H: wub bih [bih];
So: wub simb
Wub bis mune wub pe nawo vighe. He put the stick back in the garamut.
wub nas vi is loose; em i lus
Gh: ghib nat; H: gubui nah
Ni baj nyumo taq mamb kin sare wub ris. The vine for tying the house poles has
come loose.
wud n piece, especially of wood; hap diwai
Nyumo wud nitaqwi. He got a piece of wood.
wand wud: a word, a short utterance; hap tok
wud nap vt he cuts up wood that is already on the ground. He cuts it across the
grain with a machete or axe. (See also gure nawo); katim diwai
wuge n sago tree, uncooked starch from
the sago tree. Hagi and Ghini dialects use
this term for cooked sago as well. (See also gos) ; saksak
Beghi wuge pe po. We are going to the sago (swamp).
Wuge di os ane kare ko. I carried a bit of sago starch in a pan.
wuge mop: a lump of sago; mukmuk
Gh: wuge mog; H: wuge puoq; So: wuge put
Beghi wuge mop bab, wase bade ningg.
We make a lump of sago in order to cook it in the fire.
wuge puringe [puringge]: a tall bundle of sago wrapped in leaves and sold in
the market; karamap saksak
H: wuge chuqonj; So: wuge puringo
wuge wus/wuge yanji: older way of shaping uncooked sago starch that looks
like a flat saucepan
Gh: wuge wut/wuge yanji; H: wuge wuh
Wuge yanji te kinyawo pe chagi ririghe di yembe rindig. They form a huge lump
of sago by putting coconut bast inside a hole formed in discarded sago pulp.