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M m
mabri (See miraiqangu)
mai
1) adj heavy, weighs a lot; hevi;
Os mai wiyo. The saucepan is heavy.
2) n troubles, worries; hevi
Beghi mai pare. We have a lot of troubles.
mai pe nas: he is troubled, facing a difficult situation; i stap long hevi
Gh: mai mbo nat; H: mai pe nah
mim mai riwo: he is ashamed to eat or speak (because others are watching);
maus i hevi
Gh: kowi mai wiyo
nei mai viyo: he is worried; tingting i hevi
Gh: nei kumo namb
si mai riwo: he is ashamed to do something; han i hevi
H: hi mai riwo
maiambumo no (See momoi no)
mame n a cutting tool; naip
mame bidi n a machete; bus naip
So: mame bidi/mame sabraw
Mame bidi qu naind.
He sharpened the machete.
mame brong [brong] n a large adze used for shaping flat planks; tamiok
mame chaqi n shim made from a piece of wood, pounded into an ax head to keep
it from flying off the handle. (Young people now use a small piece of old saraip
blade instead.); kail
H: mame chaiq
Mame chaqi mame puate pe baq bad kin. The shim is for putting an axe head on.