mátmátiah1Englishstar (generic term)Tok PisinstaNames of starsmátál án arasamátál án bor kokonmátál án rahrah liktám sopasTypes of starsgogontuhmátáltanián situnun1.7Nature, environmentnature2Englishinsect type; fireflyTok Pisinsta bilong busThe mátmátiah moves around at night, and in the day it sleeps. This thing lives on tree leaves and it eats tree leaves in the day. It is just a small thing like the lang (fly) and it has wings. The mátmátiah when it goes around at night, then it glows and it flashes. The light of the mátmátiah is located under its wings, and if it stretches out its wings, then the light glows or it flashes. In the belief from Sursurunga, they say that if many are in one tree, then that place has an urtarang (evil spirit).rohon bát1.6.1.7Insectinsect3EnglishstarfishThe mátmátiah is a thing that lives out on the ocean and it has five branches. They call it mátmátiah because it looks like that mátmátiah (star) that has five branches. Its color is blue like the color of the karkeken_bát (horizon), and because of that they also call it the karkeken_bát. This thing they do not eat.karkeken bát6.4.5Fishingmarine life
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