Mikloucho-Maclay: New Guinea Diaries 1871—1883, translated from the Russian with biographical and historical notes by C. L. Sentinella. Kristen Press, Madang, Papua New Guinea.
ID | Language | Word | Entry | Source Gloss | Annotation | Loan |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
196384 | Bongu | mask | aka | large wooden mask | ||
196386 | Bongu | ornament | bul-ra | made from boar tusks | ||
196394 | Bongu | musical instrument | monki-ai | made from coconut shell | ||
196344 | Bongu | knife | shelyupa | made from kangaroo bone | ||
196334 | Bongu | knife | dongan | made from pig's bone | ||
196332 | Bongu | house | darem | men's house | ||
196331 | Bongu | house | buambramra | men's house or community house | ||
196341 | Bongu | wind | karog | nor-nor-west wind | ||
196342 | Bongu | tree | kengara | nut-bearing tree | ||
196336 | Bongu | house of man, greeting | e-aba | "O brother" | ||
196333 | Bongu | bark (of tree) | dim | of a particular tree | ||
196337 | Bongu | house of man, greeting | e-meme | "O father" | ||
196388 | Bongu | braid | diu | plaited braid used for tying nd supporting hair | ||
196398 | Bongu | musical instrument | orlan-ai | rattle | ||
196401 | Bongu | ochre | suru | red ochre | ||
196340 | Bongu | hair | gatessi | ringlets of hair at the back of the head | ||
196406 | Bongu | beach | uleu | sandy beach | ||
196338 | Bongu | coconut | gamba | shell of coconut, often used as cup | ||
196329 | Bongu | drum | barum | signal drum or split gong | ||
196335 | Bongu | bird | dum | species of small fowl-like jungle bird | ||
196349 | Bongu | shell, hull | yarur | used for scraping the flesh | ||
196404 | Bongu | stake | udya | used in cultivation | ||
196405 | Bongu | spade | udyasab | used to break up soil | ||
196400 | Bongu | bracelet | rotei | worn on the upper arm or lower leg |