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gege (k), n. a creseent-shaped breast ornament ; nese gege, a breast 



ornament of pearl shell, 

 gemaiopo (m), n. an extraordinary swelling of the glands of the groin. 

 gemede, v. to rail at, to abuse, 

 gemedi, n. adultery, 

 genaio (ir), 71. a necklace or crossbelt of dogs' teeth ; (f) ornament of 



dog and wallaby teeth worn by men and women when they 



fight or dance, 

 geradu (k), v. to spit, 

 geraduru (k), w. saliva, 

 gere (?) 

 gesere (k), n. a shrub " grown usually in the (? sweet) potato gardens, 



with leaves nearly like those of the ash, but smaller. Eaten. 



as a vegetable." — MacGregor, Rep. 1890, p. 40. 

 geso, gesona, a. good, 

 gia (m), n. resin. 



giatou (k), a. distant. Cf . mui'eso, gaime. 

 gibo (k), v. to answer, reply. Cf. waratai. 

 gidinaro (k), demonst. pron. that, 

 gido, suffix, to, for. 

 gido (e), a. fiirther ; ad. there, 

 gigido (11), n. the spinal marrow, 

 gimai (e), n. a white pigeon, 

 gimini, n. the back ; gimini-kako (11), n. the spinal column ; gimini 



poa (e), n. the back; gimini soro (k), the backbone. 

 gimini (21), n. a sand bank, 

 giri, n. an iron knife, 

 giri (e), fingers. Cf. igiri, tuigiri. 

 gixiopu (e), n. the sternum. 

 giromi (e), nJa, variety of banana, 

 girop, n. the heart. Mir. nerkep. 

 giwari (e), n, poison. 

 gobodo (k), n. a variety of banana, 

 goboromi (e), prep. at. 

 godio (?) 



gogonea (f), n. a large conical fish-trap made from spines of sago palm. 

 gogu (e), v. to go. 

 goi (?) 



