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Chi nate ruso segi, tedi nati. If he doesn't get his breath, then he'll die.
Wo sungo chupoq. The child's breath is blocked.
chir nand vt an animal follows something by its scent; bihainim smel bilong abus
Gh: njir nand
Nyombui yanji chir rindig. The dogs followed a wallaby by its scent.
chiraq adj
Gh: chira
1) long time; longpela taim
Ni nas nas chiraq. He kept on living for a long time.
2) tough; em i strong
Umo puch chiraq rimb. The meat is tough.
3) sticky; em i strong
Qi chiraq wumb. The ground was sticky (clay).
chiring nand vt he pushes one end of firewood toward the center of the fire where
other pieces of wood meet; subim wanwan hap paiwut i go long namel bilong paia
Gh: churung nand; H: numbruq
chirir nand vi
H: ghaq gud
1) it sizzles; mekim wanpela kain nois taim wara i hat tru na i pairap
Praipan namb, tedi wuye quan nganye chirir gud.
When the frying pan is hot, then water sizzles on it.
2) a cassowary makes a loud hissing sound before attacking; muruk i mekim wanpela
kain nois taim em i laik kilim dog
Duagi nyombui wumb ningg chirir wund.
The cassowary wanted to kill the dog, so she made a loud hissing sound.
chirori n floor joist, beam upon which the flooring is laid; namba tu diwai bilong
flua (See drawing of baj)
Gh: jirori [jirori]
Nyumo yir nyaw pe mir riwo, di chirori nyumo yir wam miriwo, di njoqu chirori
wam mowi. They put the floor poles on top of the beams, then the floor joists on
the poles, then the black palm flooring on top of the floor joists.