FW: Puripuri

[BURTON John]

Eric

Just a spelling check, don't you mean "kol kambang"?

John Burton

-----Original Message-----
From: Hela, Eric [mailto:erich at morobegold.com.pg]
Sent: Monday, 26 November 2001 5:13 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: RE: Puripuri


Up in the Highlands, especially in the Tari in the Southern Highlands
puripuri is not used often.    However, we say, "Kol Kangbang",(literally
means- cold lime), when referring to magic/spell linked with betel nut/lime.
The Highlanders don't have betel nuts so I guess the word came from the cost
most probably the New Guinea Islands.

Some more here:

(Hai/hei/ai) meit! - more like saying hello, normally used to great someone
passing bye(literally  means - hey mate)
Baras!/brat! - to say brother


Eric Hela 
Wau, Morobe Province. Papua New Guinea.
phone: 675 474 6208; fax: 675 474 6344
mailto:erich at morobegold.com.pg