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

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mang wo n cousins, term I use for my mother's uncle's children; pikinini bilong<br />

kandere bilong mama<br />

kimang wo: his cousins<br />

nimang wo: your cousins<br />

manj rip vi land slides; graun i bruk long sait bilong maunten<br />

Gh: muanji romu; H: chiriqo naghe/manj rip; So: minjiriqe naghe<br />

Qi manj rip. There was a landslide.<br />

manyi [manyi/mangi] adj each; wanwan<br />

Gh: mangi; H: manyi<br />

Wik manyi po. We go each week.<br />

manyi manyi: every; olgeta<br />

manyi nand [manyi/mangi nand] vt<br />

Gh: mangi namb; H: manyi ni<br />

1) he counts; kaunim<br />

Yabe wik manyi mand segi. Long ago they did not count the weeks.<br />

2) he chooses, appoints; makim<br />

Nge pusi manyi giduw. I chose a kitten for you.<br />

mapitomo (See chach)<br />

maraqanj n a variety of small palm like dubui<br />

H: orinjaiv<br />

mare vt (See neri)<br />

mare n fog; sno<br />

Gh: erugow; H: ive [ive]; So: mare/undut<br />

Mare ir ni. It is foggy/ it is misting.<br />

wuye mare: dew drops; wara bilong sno<br />

mari vi they say (See nari)<br />

mari n muddy ground that pigs wallow in; sting graun bilong pik i save waswas<br />

Gh: pu nyumari<br />

Pu mari righe. The pigs wallow in the muddy ground.

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