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kamowo adj something little; liklik samting<br />

Os kamowo ris. There are small pans.<br />

Iye kamowo te ghare ghandi. Bring the small coconuts.<br />

kambe n yesterday; asde<br />

Gh: ngambe<br />

Kambe mo, tan mande namb. Yesterday they went to burn the sword grass.<br />

kambo muar n sweet potato ; kaukau<br />

Gh: tare muar; So: sarmuar<br />

Kambo muar wuny mbe pi righe. We planted sweet potato in the garden.<br />

kamboqu n bad spirit; often used as a swear word when angry; tewel bilong<br />

daiman<br />

Wuti kamboqu mait nase ni nyinge nare tuqui segi.<br />

If the bad spirits are holding him, then he can't walk.<br />

kande n cane; kanda<br />

Gh: gemot; So: kan<br />

Kande sare ningg bir muanq.<br />

They split the kande to get vines for tying things.<br />

kande digit: type of cane with a very small diameter; liklik kanda<br />

kandu n coconut shell; sel bilong kokonas<br />

Nge kandu gos keq wughe. I cook sago in a coconut shell.<br />

kandu paqe: coconut shell which results when a coconut is broken in half<br />

Gh: kandu pae; So: kandu man<br />

kandu popru: coconut dipper used to dump water when washing sago<br />

Gh: kandu tupopu; H: bagori; So: kopruq<br />

kandu romu: coconut with a very small opening for storing sago<br />

So: kande ow<br />

kangi no vi it is stuck to (See also teq no); pas i stap<br />

Gh: kei no/kangi no; H: chiqe no<br />

Qi sovel pe kangi wuso. The ground sticks to the shovel.<br />

kei n day before yesterday; some weeks before; hapasde, sampela wik bipo<br />

Kei nu kuo. You went the day before yesterday.

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