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waru yi: pumpkin seeds<br />

yibar n European; waitman<br />

yibar <strong>wand</strong>: Tok Pisin<br />

yimin nand [yimin nand] vi he swears, he curses, he complains angrily using rude<br />

language; <strong>tok</strong> nogut<br />

Nge umo kitaqwi segi pugri bu nge wuye yimin gidiny. I didn't catch any fish so I<br />

cursed the water.<br />

yimb naghe vi he bends down; lindaun<br />

yimb no: He walks bent over<br />

yine, kine, nine n my in-laws, my husband's parents; tambu papa mama<br />

yindiqi vi it rises or swells up (See also neri newo)<br />

Gh: yinde wiyo wute<br />

Nyumo kis yindiqi wuso. The rice swells up.<br />

yindiqi yindiqi nganye: it swells up very much<br />

yir n spear; spia<br />

Ni yir muy paqe. His spear head is broken.<br />

yire vi it sprouts, it grows up; i kamap<br />

Su yire segine. The shoot hasn't grown up yet.<br />

yirir nimbig vt he rushes after someone; hariapim man<br />

Gh: yirir nimbing [nimbingg]; H: huguag numbueg<br />

yir tuwapo n a fishing spear; supsup bilong sutim pis<br />

Gh: yir tuop; H: waia murap; So: yir mirap<br />

yit n pus; susu bilong sua<br />

H: yih<br />

Waserar yit wumb. The sore is producing pus.<br />

yitaqwi vi it burned up<br />

1) a cigarette burns up

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