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

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Nyumbueg ninge muarepen raqu kuach rinde di yenji rip.<br />

Some women wrapped marepuen leaves in other leaves to heat them (so they<br />

would smell good) and then decorated themselves.<br />

muatu n bottom; as bilong samting<br />

H: hmuany So:mun<br />

Wet bidi kap muatu pew us. The money is in the bottom of the cup.<br />

muatuki n a millipede;liklik binatang i gat planti han<br />

Gh: erimatu; H: karmuehu<br />

Wokuandi muatuki wune rimbim. Children are afraid of millipedes (because their<br />

body fluids can cause blindness.)<br />

muaw wumb vi plants grow abundantly, profusely; i kamap bikpela na pas<br />

Nyungo muaw wumb. The grass is bushy.<br />

muchombo n variety of black palm used for flooring in houses; wanpela kain<br />

limbum bilong wokim haus<br />

H: minjambo<br />

mueq n a clay bowl, used as a plate for eating; graun plet<br />

Gh: mue<br />

Nge wuyi ni mueq yembe nindiny nei namb.<br />

My father knows how to make earthen bowls.<br />

mueq yeni: a big clay bowl used only by men during special feast days<br />

So: mueq yerwo<br />

muet namb vt<br />

H: mueh namb<br />

1) roll up something that's flat; tantanim<br />

Pepa muet gibiq. I roll up the paper.<br />

2) coil up something long and slender; raunim<br />

Sare muet gibiq. I coil up the rope.<br />

muet no vi curl, droop, bend over by themselves; i krungut<br />

H: mueh no<br />

Buk muet wuso. The pages of the book are curling.<br />

Nyumo muet wuso. The tree droops.

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