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dabo n bush; bus
H/So: yuqo
Dabo mo. They went to the bush to go hunting.
dabo part outside; ausait
Ni dabone yeru. They were standing outside the house.
dag n a type of grass found in the sword grass fields; gras
Dag tan mbe ris kin. The grass is found in the kunai.
dang nand vt (See also naimb/namb)
1) hit, pound; paitim
Ni sovel ningg ngawu dang wundig. She hit his head with a shovel.
2) chew; paitim kaikai long tit
Ni iye dang wund, prir wuqond. She chews the coconut, spits it out.
3) pound sago pulp
So: wuge timi durung nand
Wuge timi dang nand. He pounds sago pulp.
dar nand vi partially cooked food; i no tan gut
Gh: ndar nand; H: apo ureng nand; So: qurombiteq namb
Wane dar nand. The banana is partially cooked.
deibu n charm, white powder used for magic; waitpela graun bilong wokim
singsing mejik.
So: teibu
Deibu mu mand kin. The powder is for working magic.
di conj and; then; na
Pita, Jon di Andrew pugri pu Wewak mo.
Peter, John and Andrew went to Wewak.
di [di] adj just a little; liklik, liklik hap
Nge wuge di ne os pe kawo kughe. I put a little bit of sago in the saucepan.
Minye wase didi gade. I heated the greens just a little.