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Contents CONTENTS.......................................................................................................................................... PREFACE............................................................................................................................................. GUIDE TO THE DICTIONARY....................................................................................................... GRAMMAR.......................................................................................................................................... DICTIONARY OF WAND TUAN .................................................................................................... A a ........................................................................................................................................................ B b ........................................................................................................................................................ Ch ch .................................................................................................................................................... D d........................................................................................................................................................ E e......................................................................................................................................................... G g........................................................................................................................................................ Gh gh.................................................................................................................................................... I i .......................................................................................................................................................... J j .......................................................................................................................................................... K k........................................................................................................................................................ M m ...................................................................................................................................................... Mb mb.................................................................................................................................................. N n........................................................................................................................................................ Nd nd.................................................................................................................................................... Ng ng.................................................................................................................................................... Nj nj...................................................................................................................................................... Ny ny.................................................................................................................................................... O o........................................................................................................................................................ P p......................................................................................................................................................... Q q........................................................................................................................................................ R r......................................................................................................................................................... S s ......................................................................................................................................................... T t ......................................................................................................................................................... U u........................................................................................................................................................ V v........................................................................................................................................................ W w ...................................................................................................................................................... Y y........................................................................................................................................................ INDICES ............................................................................................................................................... English to Kamasau (segi) Index......................................................................................................... Tok Pisin to Segi Index ....................................................................................................................... Ghini to Segi Index.............................................................................................................................. Hagi to Segi Index ............................................................................................................................... Soigi to Segi Index............................................................................................................................... Scientific Words ..................................................................................................................................
Preface This tri-glot dictionary includes primary entries in the Kamasau Language (Wand Tuan) along with Tok Pisin and English meanings. This language is used by approximately 700 speakers who live in the East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Another 100 live in the towns of Lae, Madang and Mount Hagen. Tok i go pas Dispela diksunari em i bilong tok ples Kamasau. Dispela tok ples i gat klostu long 700 manmeri. Ol i stap long East Sepik Province. Sapos yu ritim wanpela hap tok long tok ples Kamasau, yu ken lukim tu as bilong en long Tok Inglis na long Tok Pisin. O sapos yu laik, yu ken i go long narapela hap long beksiat long buk na painim hap tok long Tok Pisin na long Tok Inglis, na em i givim dispela hap tok long tok ples Kamasau. Wand ye wuwo kin Wand Tuan Wand Puate kin buk wen ni Wand Tuan pe kin. Buk wen nde pe yumbo buagi ni nyamb rise. Nu wand puch ire Wand Tuan pe gudoq pudi nu puate oghine nei guab segi, tedi nu buk wen nde pe meri nduw tuqui. Di wand buagi Wand Tuan pe kin ni puate te Tok Pisin di Inglis pe anene rise. Wand ninge aye wen nde ane rise ye te nu ghav runduw di nu wand puate nei ghamb kin tuqui.
Page 1 and 2: Wand Tuan Wand Puate Kamasau Langua
Page 3: This publication was made possible
Page 7 and 8: y a committee of Wand Tuan speakers
Page 9 and 10: p 7 pu “pig” //not found// //no
Page 11 and 12: nganye, ‘very big rain.’ Adverb
Page 13 and 14: 3) Things that are neuter or withou
Page 15 and 16: A a abo nand vt he rebukes, scolds
Page 17 and 18: ange nawo [angge nawo] vt he listen
Page 19 and 20: awo namb vt he does sorcery; wokim
Page 21 and 22: Ni kibar nde wuso. She went to her
Page 23 and 24: Ngimrawu bi wuso pu yequ. The door
Page 25 and 26: Ni muq gang nase pre, pugri bu ni b
Page 27 and 28: Warbu quan nganye namb, broq no. Th
Page 29 and 30: uid nap vt he tries hard; wok hat,
Page 31 and 32: Ch ch chach n a general term for li
Page 33 and 34: char n (dense) bush/jungle; bus Gh:
Page 35 and 36: chirori n kind of worm that lives i
Page 37 and 38: 1) adv very; tru Yabe chuqo koku ni
Page 39 and 40: dig [dig] adj torn loose; broken of
Page 41 and 42: Wapi nyoq dog rind. The bird egg do
Page 43 and 44: E e ebu n type of tree whose large
Page 45 and 46: G g gab n side; sait Wuny rand gab
Page 47 and 48: gigriq [gigriq] n viscous substance
Page 49 and 50: Gh: kri; H: minye 1) way; we Wen gr
Page 51 and 52: Gh: mba nawo; H: nihinj, nihiri/paq
Page 53 and 54: 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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(it) ripples; ideng kup rise up; yi
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sawdust; nyumo kinji, nyumo tinanji
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shrivel up; chuqapi no, mese namb s
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soon; yamb soot; wase ges (it is) s
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steps; sinyembe sternum; mand jari
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sweats; tuw nap sweep; breng wup sw
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threaten; woyungo nuang righe three
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-for medicine; nyumo moriwuany -for
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unconscious; rar ori nati uncooked;
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watch, guard; niringi water; wuye w
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wrist; si gubuq write; ur nand writ
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askim; pengu nand askim/askim laik
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ikpela kaikai; muanj bikpela liklik
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un bilong kumu; dubu bun bilong mur
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flai i go; nyingraiq no flaua; yomb
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H h haibiskas; ambomawi i hait/bani
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hul bilong nus; kime gawo hul bilon
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karim ananit long han; singap nand
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kru bilong het; ituwar kru bilong k
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lip bilong karamapim kaikai; mone l
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mango; sanyi manmeri; wute marit; n
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nek pas bilong morota; tu wumb nem;
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paitim pikinini; pug nindig pait lo
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planti lain manmeri; wute tit plant
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aunpela; mog raunwin; tembemo rausi
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save/tingting; nei namb i save; nut
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sol; sikar solap; buq rind, neri ne
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surikim i go; churoch nap, bres nap
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i tok gris; urugu nand tok gude lon
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wara bilong saksak; sawar wara bilo
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yupela; nungoqi yupela manmeri; wut
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abo; obo ade; ate, ede/nyembe amo;
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chambe; quongi ngam chambonar; samb
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es nand; ghes nand et; nyombui et w
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kainy; totu kamone; kamo gugo kamo
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memeri; priq nindoq meriyaru; mirai
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nambar; quet nambu; sumanyi nango;
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ngape riti [richi]; ngape riti ngap
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nyumo muanyguri; nyumo muanyenguri
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qang namb; quang namb qebari; imbri
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tebu/mueng; mong tebu/tunyi; sunyi
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toba tare; sare nyingi kis toi; cho
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umo qat kumo; qat kumo umo ranyi; u
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wapi digitchi/wapi nji chit; wapi d
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wate yat/wate chang; wase yas/wase
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ya yu/ ya dup; yaq yu yembe nand/ye
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abo; obo aboraw; ambomawi ah; at ah
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chihhumo; kiyitumo chiqe no; kangi
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habri yod; tab yuwod hagh ar; saw a
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hi nowi; si nowi hi nuang; si nuang
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huguag numbueg; yirir nimbig humb;
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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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