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wafi1almosti no yetKome wafi kubitang kokoekye tohong a it tuguk a, kadang kubitni a bahong.When it was almost dark, they gathered their dry bamboo.2just nownau tasolFe ginang katge boge wafi nak fefe tohong fatgu.He was in the garden and just came and peeled the food.3laterbihainIna wafi besak.He will come later.
wafiniyoungyangpelaAma ibe tongkaning ofonga nanak wafini ate tugunga.The elderly people down to the young babies did this.
wagem1hourglass drum, carved from wood with an animal skin on the topkundu2kind of tree used in making hourglass drumsdiwaiThe sap is used as a glue in attaching cuscus skin to the drum3any non-traditional musical instrumentmusik
wainwine; grapewain
wakfather's sister; mother's brother's wife; auntsusa bilong papa; meri bilong brata bilong mama
waka1ViruinbagarapKalange kadit kole wakangak.The path to Kalange is ruined.Nak ka tege kole wakagumun.We are extremely hungry (lit. ruined).2Vattempt to do something but not succeed; failno inap mekimIna mam a ku tebeng tewakahong, bop a aliwakanga aliwakanga yak a kohomo tanga fatak.The cuscus struggles to escape the trap but it can't and dies.3Vtbhatebel nogut
wakwavery badnogut tru
walaspiritspiritwalanin kotoksoul
walandangveranda; porchverandaUsed in Mama and Gifan
walangkaweak due to thinnessno gat strongIna fop fewalangka sinik sak.
walanithinliklik
walategecarefully; wellgutNak ame walatege nomong nangkomontagung.They did not eat well.Mele te walatege disak aina tek olonge ka tentang.If the sun shines well, the clothes might dry.
walorise; stand upkirapKome fakangale afini a fatege walogumun.At sunrise we got up again.
wameng1ADJbadnogutA tangale yabonganguk, amaibe komolok ke benep ayun tohong teteni wameng a beme tugung. Doing that, he saw many people repenting of their bad deeds.mumulu wamengsomeone who places a curse on a family or village by hiding an object nearby2NsinsinWamengnin sefelegu.He cleansed our sin.3ADJgoodgutpelaA nahong katge, katge mangge it dofon difigumun ginang a ologumun aina nak wameng afak fudut tege kamatgunge.After we roamed eating from the other houses, we entered a house that we slept and the good food was cooked with a coconut.
wangkabody of waterraunwarawangka bedelevel ground that is covered by water after a rain
wap1NtodaynauBua wap fatnentamon yangale nandengange.We know that today is a holiday.Fe wap tenen a kole bonga adeng metak.Today's work is done.2ADVnowdispela taimKaninen faimba wap botak yangale.It is time for the helicopter to come now.
wasing1ADVaboveantapA defele tugumun kuda wasing guna aningge kobo fatgunge.We saw many mangos up above the tree.2Nnorthnot
watiwatidisordered; scattered abouttromoim nabautBodong bene, ma nak yek awo watiwati a fatele.The bunch of betel nut and bag of food were scattered around.
watnuknutpikinini bilong diwai
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