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Wand Tuan Wand Puate Kamasau Langua
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This publication was made possible
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Preface This tri-glot dictionary in
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y a committee of Wand Tuan speakers
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p 7 pu “pig” //not found// //no
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nganye, ‘very big rain.’ Adverb
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3) Things that are neuter or withou
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A a abo nand vt he rebukes, scolds
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ange nawo [angge nawo] vt he listen
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awo namb vt he does sorcery; wokim
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Ni kibar nde wuso. She went to her
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Ngimrawu bi wuso pu yequ. The door
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Ni muq gang nase pre, pugri bu ni b
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Warbu quan nganye namb, broq no. Th
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uid nap vt he tries hard; wok hat,
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Ch ch chach n a general term for li
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char n (dense) bush/jungle; bus Gh:
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chirori n kind of worm that lives i
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1) adv very; tru Yabe chuqo koku ni
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dig [dig] adj torn loose; broken of
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Wapi nyoq dog rind. The bird egg do
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E e ebu n type of tree whose large
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G g gab n side; sait Wuny rand gab
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gigriq [gigriq] n viscous substance
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Gh: kri; H: minye 1) way; we Wen gr
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Gh: mba nawo; H: nihinj, nihiri/paq
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ghati ngrop [ghati nggrop] n type o
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Beghi kuawu ghis pipiq. We cut off
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imb nawo [imb nawo] vt to block; ba
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1) moon; mun Irew sawo pend pu kuse
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Non it yaq. Go ahead and eat it any
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J j jabin n stinging nettle with re
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jogro n decomposing body fluids of
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kamowo adj something little; liklik
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kimem [kimem] n his father's parent
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koku dobu n great grandparents on t
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Gh: kuamb piremo; H: kuamb pureq yi
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Nyombui pitare po, kuraip rit. We t
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mame gebich n a small sharp paring
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maribi part how; olsem wanem So: ma
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mi nar vi he is here under their au
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minye n a tree with paired edible l
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nei misiri: decide, thoughts become
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muai part where; we Gh: mai Nu muai
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mu nand vi perform magic, do magic;
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muqo nyony: thigh muscle H: muqo pe
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Mb mb mbajeri n a green or blue bee
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naimbni, nimbiqwi, nambri vt 1) he
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nange [nangge] part 1) above; antap
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nat vt it stings, bites (See also n
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nei nitraw vt he reminds someone ab
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nes newo vi stand up, get up, wake
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Pu teri riyi, mambui. Two pigs came
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ni nondo nandi vi it shakes; sekim
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Nge juwangiwo sare pe gijari. I str
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nisiri [nisiri] vt it hatches; piki
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Wuye lam pe nawo kughe. He filled t
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nungoqi pro you all, plural form of
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Nd nd nde part towards (a person);
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ngam nirang [ngam nirangg] vt he ca
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nge pro I, me; mi H: nevi Nge gadi.
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nginy viri vi it thunders when the
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Ny ny nyam nare vi he is fat; fatpe
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nye adj light colored, small amount
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Kar wapiqu nyinge wuwi nati. The ca
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munyi iny nyumo: a very tall tree w
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nyumo jibere n a tree with hard woo
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nyumo ndawgi [nyumo ndawgi] n a tre
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nyumo sunguari [sungguari] n a smal
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nyumbuagi n shells used for decorat
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O o obo n crotan, a plant used for
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umo ngawu/umo mbaq: tadpoles/polliw
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oti nireq vi he is slow; isi isi Gh
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P p pang [panggU/pangg] n a shell;
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pend ruso/di ruso n dawn, the first
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piyoq nand vi he makes something go
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prer newo vi Gh: prori newi; H: pre
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2) thus; used to indicate a number
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pugri adv thus; olsem 1) like that
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pureq nand vi Gh: pure nand 1) he i
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Q q qam, kiqam [kiqam], niqam [niqa
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Mame puate quang pe neq wuso. I gav
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Qi brequ wuse bu nyumo quari nase.
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quir quar rind vt surrounded, crowd
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qurur nand [qurur nand] vi it crack
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Nyumo raqe gub. The tree is in leaf
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Beghi ren badi. We have come here.
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S s sabi nand vt (See also oghisim
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sange [sangge] part beside; long sa
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sare tubrege n vine with small thor
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Beghi segine badi. We have brought
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Ni si gheyi nindig nandi. He motion
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Ni tami si wuang pu yenu. She desig
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sinyembe n Gh: tinyembe; H: hurembe
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sir nap vi he prepares; redim samti
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srang gud [srang gud] vi it makes a
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sunyi [sunyi/sungi] n Gh: tebu/tuny
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Wane wase bade suraip pe tongo pawo
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suwo qunang: bamboo shoots which pu
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tan n sword gras; kunai Gh: ndigh;
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Wute temi mo. The two men went. Nyu
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tighaw nimbiq [tighaw nimbiq] vi he
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tir [tir] n fibers on the inside of
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trang [trangg] n spider web Gh: tra
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tumb yamb no (See em yamb no) tung
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Beghi yaq gure pawo, tu wumb bab. W
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Umo ngrom wuye roru pe jiji ngamo r
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H: umbo uyi kuri 2) the heart: the
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KT- SI UNY: ritually unclean; han t
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urugu nand vi he flatters, he tries
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V v van nand [van nand/ghan nand] v
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wambi n a type of tree like a black
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wane yawa n a short yellow banana o
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wand pe nari vt he nags, complains
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H: wapi wend wapi amqase n the Spot
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wapi chambreru n a bird with a whis
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wapi growgraw [growgraw/mograw] n a
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Wapi kurighi ngape di gibe dobui ki
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wapi njomimur n Blue Jewel-babbler,
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wapi sambodrongyi/ngrowngrow n the
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wapi toqgir (See wapi saregrir) wap
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Ni tan sange pe yenu. They live on
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namb wase: firewood that is still b
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wase rangi [wase ranggi] n a sliver
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wonji/wonyqe part distant, a long w
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wuge kinyawo [wuge kinyawo] n the p
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wuraim n ligaments, blood vessels,
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KT- WUTE JISAS NEI RIMBIG YE: belie
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wuye meng/ququ meng [meng] n a mirr
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wuye suruq n top black palm sheath
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yambu nari vi he doesn't want to do
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yawo nindig [yawo nindig] vt he is
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yeng nand vi 1) it tastes bitter, h
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H: yihaq wuwi Wasebo kaq kaq yitaqw
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yuqo nati vi he hurts, feels pain;
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actually; bu adhere to something; t
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ack; dob back of cassowary and othe
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efriend; ane tambye wand behaviours
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aid with three strands; miet brain;
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cause; ngin namb caved-in-hole; gra
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coconut, green; iye ghar coconut, i
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curl; muet no curl the hair; mbret
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divide; bir nawo divorce; ngam puaq
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Emerald Monitor lizard; porowongren
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fire; wase fire goes out; awu no fi
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friend; mand, tambye frightening ex
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goura pigeon; wapi enju gourd for l
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heart wood; nyumo qurati heat leaf
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imitate someone; sonyi nand imitate
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labia majora; quare mim ladder; sin
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-spotted moniter; kuraip -used as f
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medium sized; kamo meet; pikur meet
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nearby; tumone nearly; tumo neck; g
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palm, edible; penjin palm leaf, cov
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point; si nundub pointer; si timi p
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put something in a bag; ni nase put
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iye minj; iye toquki iye unamb; iye
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minye ring huai; ngim suai minye ri
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ni tighe; ni nindighe ni/pug numbue
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nyambi har; nyaimb sar nyamyi prare
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pend rihi; di riti pend ruho; pend
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andi, wari; rand raq minye; ngimraw
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und nihiny; mosing uny wuho; uny wu
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wapi huonjawmo; wapi suwonjaw wapi
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wuge hagh ar; wuge saw ar wuge himi
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yumbo nyu; yumbo sir yumbo nyumo; n
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amaragi; kimechiraqyi ambongi; saw
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gureich no; gureq no ghaq nand; men
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mosimb; mosing muaing; muanj muarep
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obodinges; cheme podimo oghisim nan
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sirgoid; sirkewo soigi; segi soigin
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wane maqsari; wane meseri wane puan
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Scientific Words
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Geoffroyus geoffroyi/simplex; wapi
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Xanthosoma sagittifoliam; warbu Zos
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