necklace (single curved shell)ga'ai mirincresent shaped shell necklace that is more open than kusi miri, with a shape like a ga'ai (bow).mirincrescent shell necklace, the shell was traded from Western or Central, and the string for the necklace was usually made of gare, heme or tieme. unspec. comp. formga'ai miriunspec. comp. formkusi miri
Browse English
n
necklace (single dog tooth)raeaHLnnecklace made from a single tooth from wild dogPeople would put a sago frond into a cave of wild dogs; the dogs would bite the branch and the people would pull out the frond full of really white teeth. The caves are upriver.
necklace (single snake tooth)auo girinnecklace made from 'dragon' teeth traded from Western Province, not from a local animal
necklace typeebihae idomaintraditional decoration; a small bilum with a specific seed inside that is carried down from the Highlands in the river
needleironneedle, weaving instrument for mats made from fish bone or a pin
nephewmudu-merennephew or niece, the child of a sibling4.1.9Kinship
net typeaba2cfaba2aba2emiritiemeuburonnetemiricfaba2emiriemiriemiripoohotiemena round net with a long tail, used for catching prawns and bait, traditionally made from tieme, currently often made from mosquito nets. Also used to scoop fish from behind a fishing net, or caught on the end of a line. Traditionally only made and used by women, but this is no longer the case.poohocfemirigooropoohopoohonfishing net, traditionally made from stiff pieces of sago bark tied together with heme that was used to close the river when the tide was high, it reached all the way down to the mud at the bottom of the river. emiri were then used to scoop up the fish and prawns caught behind the pooho. A traditional fishing method for women. Can also be used to corner a crocodile so that it can be speared.Irodau tuiai, omoi-da raai iriobo, poohoi-da.When I go out on the river I catch fish by blocking a creek with with a fishing net.Hiei-da rimo poohoi peei-da idimai ka obo-rai imatiꞌi-ri.So then we pulled the net out of the canoe and jumped into the river to drag the net.synrekereti1.6.1.5FishrekeMHnnet, fishing netsynpoohoretiEngnnetsynpooho
new yearoio burionthe new year8.4Time
newmoonbaduanthe dark night when the moon rises just before dawn, a good time for hunting cuscus.Omei baduai-da pitoi ru'ai-da rea'a maaka. He saw the cuscus in the tree, in the early morning moon light.syngarumigaruminnight during new moon, when it is very dark and the moon rises around daybreakantkairi2synbadua
niecemudu-merennephew or niece, the child of a sibling4.1.9Kinship
nightduonnightPitoi turiaha duoi poraoidiodio.Cuscuses all go hunting at night.Duoi irirobu himio.We slept through the night.Duoi-da buaꞌea ma aꞌai.He sweats at night.Ida irimatai, duoi, momoꞌoi-ro pooꞌu ...Then, in the night, a bird came ...8.4Time
ninetuu-hapuo retoꞌa-retoꞌaadjnine
nipapaatannipa bush
nipa (watery fruit)uꞌopu kahurununripe, watery nipa fruit, used for feeding cuscus or cassowary
nipa baseutu biibinrotten, dead nipa palm, a common hiding place for crabs
nipa fruituꞌopu aamonnipa fruit that is too hard to eatuꞌopu bamunnipa fruit that are still edible, but harder than is optimaluꞌopu ihannipa fruit ready for people to eatuꞌopunsection of nipa palm fruit ball when mature (after bamu)comp.uꞌopu aamocomp.uꞌopu bamu
nipa fruit balluꞌopu itunbranch of nipa fruit, bundle of nipa fruit
nipa leaf (cooking)huaecfhuaehuaehuaehuaehuaehuaemadu1magugumamareheerurutaroonlong folded nipa leaf used for cooking, the outside of the leaf is on the inside of the cooking packagemadu1cfhuaemadu1madu1madu1madu1madu1madu1magugumamareheerurutaroonmade from multiple overlapping nipa leaves, that are not pinned together, but wrapped around. The ends are then twisted, folded up, and used to ties the top of the bundle. An extra piece of leaf is used to tie the middle. Used for sago grubs, and for carrying things home, but not so much for cooking, mostly for carrying protein back home.magugucfhuaemadu1magugumagugumagugumagugumagugumagugumamareheerurutaroonmade from two nipa leaves taht are folded, but not broken, to make a stronger version of taroo. Used to cook things that need a loner cooking time, such as strong pig meat.mamacfhuaemadu1magugumamamamamamamamamamamamareheerurutaroonlong folded nipa leaf used for cooking, the inside of the leaf is on the inside of the cooking packagereheecfhuaemadu1magugumamareheereheereheereheereheereheerurutaroon nipa leaf folded in a similar way to madu, but bigger and longer. It is often used to gift food, which will later be reciprocated.rurucfhuaemadu1magugumamareheerurururururururururururutaroonshort folded nipa leaf used for cooking, the outside of the leaf is on the inside of the cooking packagetaroocfhuaemadu1magugumamareheerurutarootarootarootarootarootaroonmade using the strong bottom half of two nipa leaves, used to cook shellfih, sago grubs, pig etc together with sago
nipa palmutunnipa palmRimo ata uumo bia ruu utui mabui-da iorobui. We did not know it was asleep at the base of the nipa.
nipa seedbamu horonsection from a fruit ball of a nipa palm when it is fleshy (between kahuru and u'opu)
Kope Dictionary © 2018 SIL International®
