tukew , w Knife Listbolo, machete, large knife or small sword. Short sword type, normal curve on top and bottom, coming to a sharp point on the tip. Sharp on one side only. Most popular style is the "sundang", but there are many styles and shapes, depending on the type of work to be done with it. See: Knife List under "tukew" entry, listed below.Netawan ne baba i Ripsitu, netawan et tukew.Repsitu's mouth is wounded, wounded by the bolo.Mengelen ku et tukew dut bunbun apang maya gemiten ku.I'll bought bolo in the Brooke's Point, because I have a use for it.Tukew i Joshua merinek lang, temed metarem.Joshua's bolo is small but it's sharp.Parts of the tukew: murong - tip of the blade; 2. tarem or temu or yugut - the sharp edge of the blade; 3. teludtud - back of the knife blade; 4. benabeg - blade area just below the handle; 5. tinggang - the small flat part of the blade edge just under the handle, also called the emel; 6. umbalad - the band around the handle to prevent splitting of the handle under hard use. woven nawi is called umbala, woven nylon is called belikaskas, a metal sleeve is called a sampak. 7. pulo' - handle of the knife. 8. arag - the tang or shank of the blade that is inside the handle. Peter Sto. Domingo, NTM 1980.; Engkep or sarona - the sheath for the tukew knife. Parts are: 1. sampir - the decorative wing of the opening. 2. tali' - the rope that ties the engkep to the waist of a person. 3. ruwang - the opening at the top of the sheath. 4. segbitan - holes for the tie rope. 5. betek - the band that ties around the two halves of the sheath to hold it together. May have more than one. 6. lokis - carving around the top of the sheath, decorative disigns. Also called "ukir/okir".; Barong, Badong - A large knife, blade about 25 cm long, 8 cm wide at widest point, leaf shaped with sharp point, curved both top and bottom. For light work, not full size. about 2/3rds the size, and no flat spot by handle (kaya emel).; Bulurung - weeding knife, 20cm blade, 3-4cm wide, flat nosed to be wide and cutting on the nose and sharp also on 1 side. Used mostly by the women in the gardens.; Bukuku - medium size knife, cutting edge is straight, top is straight until radius downward to tip. Carpenters' favorite, and many others. About a 17 inch blade. 2nd Most popular style.; Espada - sword, knife sharp 2 sides, espada. About a 22 inch blade.; Gapas - knife to cut cogon, rice, gapas. Like a sickle knife blade for grass, and a palm held version that is about 8cm in size, sometimes with no handle for rice harvesting.; Gelit - knife or tool for harvesting rice heads of grain; cuts stalk, held in palm of hand, has a 3 inch curved inward blade, with no handle or a very small handle.; Karis - sword of the Muslim design, about 50cm long blade, in waves side to side, sharp both sides. Not very useful for work, but looks nice and probably good in a battle.; Karit - knife type used in tuba' gathering. v. megkarit.; Lading - small knife with about a six inch blade. See: laring.; Laring - small knife used mostly for making baskets or other handicraft projects. Blade about 10 cm long, an narrow. Has a curved blade. Longer curved handle to fit against your wrist and forearm to steady it for precise work.; Peis - small knife used mostly for making baskets or other handicraft projects. Blade about 10 cm long, an narrow. Often with a curved blade.; Rabur - Considered the original design of the Pelawan people, Straight edge on the bottom and top, square on the end, sharp on 1 edge. About a 16 inch blade.; Sundang - sword-short-sundang, normal curve on top and bottom, coming to a sharp point on tip. About a 18 inch blade. Most popular style.; Tigib - knife for weeding, short with a flat sharp point, in the Amas area. Syn. bulurung.; Tukew - knife large ones in general. Short sword, machette, bolo. Indispensible tool for house and farm.synbarongbukukurabursundang
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