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mendete manNcontempt; scorn; disrepecttok nogutid. ofmendeteman 1
mendetifikNperson who provides support; supporterpilocomp. ofmendenin
mendeutVt1disobeysakim tok2reject; turn away fromgivim baksaitcomp. ofmendeninut 1
mendewonVibend over, as an elderly person when walkingcomp. ofmendetewowon
meneNthorn embedded in body; splinternil
MeneNpropname given to a second-born son; also used with sixth and tenth-born sonnamba tu man
menebenNkind of bird: long-bearded honeyeaterpisinMelionyx princeps
menehasakNkind of bird: variable dwarf kingfisherpisinCeyx lepidus
menehubengNkind of bird: common cicadabirdpisinCoracina tenuirostrus
menehuliNkind of long bamboomambu
menembuaNlizardpalai
menemongeNkind of bird: Papuan and marbled frogmouthpisinPodarus papuensis & ocellatus
menengNkind of treekumu mosong
menenggetNbush nut, traditionally used for making oil
menewoNkind of bird: pheasant pigeonpisinOtidiphaps nobilis
meneyaulaNlong white wild yamlongpela waitpela wel yam
mengNi1mothermamaBobon mi a nomong fatguk.There was no mother chicken.Nanak gomone meng kadek kanen ko ginang salentatang, aina mene kot nomong salentange.Little babies that are born from mother's womb are born without teeth. kantak miNlarge insect with a tree bark-like exoskeleton, resembling a praying mantissamengsenenNparents; mothers and fathers2mother's sister or father's brother's wifeanti3grandparents of wifetumbuna bilong meri
menggelepN1kind of bird: eclectus parrotpisinEclectus roratus2feather from a parrotgrasbilongpisin
menggonggomNUMfivefaivAte mindifi menggonggom alak fatele tusihong katguk.It went around only laying five eggs.
mentebengNkind of vineropThe sap is cooked in a fire to treat cuts.
mentenenINTJspoken when you can't think of the name of a placewanem hap ya
mepmepNbeetlebinatang
mepmetVtcarry on the head, as in a net bagkarim
MesaiaNpropMessiahMesaia
metangNk.o. insectbinatang
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