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jabin n stinging nettle with red leaves; retpela salat
So: kaman ambo
Dob yuqo pati, jabin powi.
When our backs hurt, we put on nettle.
jag n liver; leva
Umbo tiqe wam jag wus. The liver is above the stomach.
jag ar n gall-bladder; pispis bilong leva
Jag ar abo kueq ye. The gall bladder tastes bitter.
jari/bujari n shelf (See also napri); bet
So: napri
Wam jari bidiq. We make a high shelf.
jebe n rack for drying meat; bet bilong smokim mit
Gh: tuguadi/wanj; H: umb chire; So: gebe
Pu jebe pe vand miraq.
They smoked pork on a drying rack.
jebo nand vi he is insane, demented, mentally disturbed; longlong
Gh: jabo nand; So: gebo nand
Ni jebo nand di wute bub nare namb.
He is insane and chases people to hit them.
jeje (See chech.)
jib n floor joists; cross pieces supporting the floor, found in some houses, but not
all; namba tri diwai bilong flua
H: gibi; So: nyumo yir
jig adj something that is leftover and is sour, spoiled; kaikai o saksak bilong asde
em i saua pinis
Mir kei kin bu jig rind. The food was from the day before yesterday, so it is
spoiled.