mai 1adjheavy, weighs a lot; hevi Ex: Os mai wiyo.The saucepan is heavy.2n femtroubles, worries; hevi Ex: Beghi mai pare.We have a lot of troubles.mai pe nas, mim mai riwo, nei mai viyo, si mai riwo
mai pe nas (id. ofmai) vihe is troubled, facing a difficult situation; i stap long hevi; Gh: mai mbo nat; H: mai pe nah
mame bidi n masca machete; bus naip; So: mame bidi, mame sabraw Ex: Mame bidi qu naind.He sharpened the machete.
mame brong
mame brong [brong]n fema large adze used for shaping flat planks; tamiok
mame chaqi n femshim made from a piece of wood, pounded into an ax head to keep it from flying off the handle. (Young people now use a small piece of old saraip blade instead.); kail; H: mame chaiq Ex: Mame chaqi mame puate pe baq bad kin.The shim is for putting an axe head on.
mame gebich
mame gebich n fema small sharp paring knife; liklik naip; H: mame choqui; So: choqi Ex: Mame gebich mitaqwi, warbu nyoq mand.They got a paring knife and peeled the taro.
mame opui n femthe handle of a knife Ex: Opui beghi mame pitiq wuse yembe bad.We hold the handle of the knife to work.
mame puate n feman ax; tamiok; Gh: mame mbuate; H: mame puaha Ex: Wute mame puate pe nyumo emare.Men cut down trees with axes.
mame siresi
mame siresi [sɨresi]n masca small adze; wanpela sampting bilong wokim plang; Gh: mame chubi Ex: Nge mame seresi pe mame puate quang nyoq gad.I made the handle of an axe with an adze.
mame tamaku
mame tamaku n masctool like a hoe for cutting down trees; H: mame proh; So: mame megu Ex: Mame tamaku ren ni Jemani pu mare mandi.They brought these tools from Germany.
mamereng [mamerengg]n masca small cicada; samting bilong bus i krai; Gh: tarereng [tarerengg]; So: maneneng [manenengg] Ex: Mamereng dabo char pe nari kin.Cicadas call out in the bush.see also: givari.
manj rip viland slides; graun i bruk long sait bilong maunten; Gh: muanji romu; H: chiriqo naghe, manj rip; So: minjiriqe naghe Ex: Qi manj rip.There was a landslide.
manyi [manyi, mangi](fr. var.mangi) adjeach; wanwan; Gh: mangi; H: manyi Ex: Wik manyi po.We go each week.manyi manyi