tab yuwod [tabyuwod, tabyuod]n maschouse posts, tall main posts that support the roof and walls of a house; pos man; Gh: tab; H: habri yod; So: tre yod Ex: Tabyuwod mi maghe.They stand the main posts up.see also: yuwod.
tamb nstring; rop bilong wokim bilum; H: hamb Ex: Ni tamb wup.She is making string by twisting fibers together.
tambye nfriend, playmate; poroman; Gh: kimand [kɨmand] Ex: Beghi bon tambye ane griny pe po.We go to play with our own friends.see also: mand₂. ane tambye wand
tami n mascstring bag; bilum; H: hami Ex: Wute buagi unyup tami yembe rind.Many women make string bags starting at the bottom and working up.nyup tami, big tami₂, botmo tami, sawu tami, timendu tami, tami ke, tami kiyi, tami timendu, tami wund, wase tami, wo tami
tami ke (id. oftami) na row of stitches in a string bag
tami kiyi (id. oftami) n masca row of closely woven stitches used as decoration around the middle of some string bags; H: hami ngiyi
tami timendu (id. oftami) n mascthe strap of a string bag; sling bilong bilum; H: hami himrendu
tami wumb vtshe makes a string bag; em i wokim bilum; Gh: tami ti wunj; H: hami wumb
tami wund (id. oftami) n femthe holes in the stitches of a string bag see also: wund.
tamo wane (id. ofwane) n masca kind of banana eaten without cooking
tamu partbelow; daunbilo; Gh: tingi; H: hamu Ex: Ni tamu nas. Nge nange kas.He is sitting below. I am sitting above.see also: nambu₁, sumanyi.
tan n neutsword grass; kunai; Gh: ndigh; H: han Ex: Irembo tan pe mase ye.Bandicoots are living in the sword grass. Ex: kambe beghi tan wase kuaqmu Buadu po ninggYesterday we went in order to to burn the kunai at ... someplace ... at Buadu .Imperata arundinacea (sem. domains: 1.5.3 - Grass, herb, vine.) tan tubugi
tan tubugi [dɨghbu](sp. var.tubuji) (id. oftan) na type of tall grass which grows in the sword grass; H: han dighbu; So: tan buji (sem. domains: 1.5.3 - Grass, herb, vine.)
tangi kughe [tanggɨ]viit seeps, it drips out; slek go daun; Gh: chighe wuto; H: hangi kughe [hanggi] Ex: Wuye qi pe tange kughe.The water seeps down in the ground.
taq₁ demthis; dispela; Gh: da; H: te Ex: Muq taq pre.Now this is done.
taq te demthat; em ya; Gh: dade; H: taq qa te Ex: Nge kambe kari kin buk taq te wuse.That is the book that I talked about yesterday.
taq yenu vihe is imprisoned; em i stap kalabus; Gh: ta yenu; H: haq yenu Ex: Nge wokuandi segi taq yenu.They are holding/ imprisoning my child in jail for no reason.wuti aye nde taq pu yemu yembe mand ye
taqi namb vthe ties things together; ropim samting; Gh: tai namb; H: haqi ni
tari righe vi1is low pitched; nek i go daun; Gh: chighe; H: hari righe Ex: Nge wariqo kiraq bu gibe tari righe.I have a cold, so my voice is low pitched.2is malnourished; i no kamap gut; Gh: ghe righe Ex: Warbu tari righe.The taro is malnourished.
tave nande vthe applies a poultice, he applies heated leaves to the skin for medicinal purposes; boinim lip na putim long skin; Gh: diabe nande Ex: Nyunguabu raqe wase wurai wunde, tave wunde.After heating plant leaves in a fire, she put the poultice on her.
te demthat/those; em; Gh: de Ex: Te pughe?What is that? Ex: Nge wand tene muqdi pre.That is my talk now, it is done.