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Wand Tuan wand puate: Yumbo yumbo buagi raqe wund (As tok ...

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di riti [di riti] adj it clears, settles; becomes clear after darkness or dirt is cleaned<br />

away; i kamap klia<br />

Gh: mbend rich; H: pend rihi<br />

Ni rar di riti, wu nase no. His eyes cleared (so he could see), he ran away.<br />

Wuye suriq, di kuti. The muddy water settled out.<br />

di ruso (See pend ruso)<br />

diyab/jab/chamboquring n a fan used to blow on a fire; basket bilong winim paia<br />

i lait<br />

Gh: tonpi; H: njamo uring; So: pung<br />

Diyab iye timange o unduri pe yembe nindiny.<br />

They make fans from coconut fronds or a type of black palm.<br />

dob n back; beksait<br />

Gh: dob/gori<br />

Ni gang nase bu dob qurengu nare. He was old so his back was crooked.<br />

dob namb/ dob neng: he turns his back on someone to ignore them<br />

dobu adv later, behind; bihain<br />

Gh: dabu<br />

Nge dobu karu. I will come later.<br />

dobudobu adv backwards; wokabaut long beksait<br />

Gh: dabudabu<br />

Kar dobudobu <strong>wund</strong>i. The car backed up.<br />

dobui adj long, tall; longpela<br />

Wuti te dobui nganye. That man is very tall.<br />

dodi n door, refers to a door attached at the top which opens up (See also<br />

ngimraw); dua<br />

Gh: manye, jeji; H: dodi<br />

dog nand vi it does not mature<br />

Gh: dug nand; H: jog nand<br />

1) egg is not fertilized so it does not mature; kiau bagarap

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