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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=016344300-06102007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>This looks very much like the Japanese word, which is
nasu(bi).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=016344300-06102007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Ross Clark</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> mihalic-bounces@anu.edu.au
[mailto:mihalic-bounces@anu.edu.au] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Robin
Hide<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, 6 October 2007 12:59 p.m.<BR><B>To:</B>
mihalic@anu.edu.au<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Mihalic] nasuwi<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>At 09:13 PM 5/10/2007, I wrote :<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT
face="Times New Roman, Times">.... Le Fevre gives <I>nasuwi </I>as a term for
"eggplant" (origin: Kuanua).<BR><BR>Its not in Mihalic - and eggplant is an
introduction. Can anyone confirm/expand/alter the
usage?</BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>I've just heard back from Laurie Le Febre who
writes:<BR><BR></FONT><FONT face=arial size=2><I>"I encountered it at Tabubil,
not having seen eggplant, as a plant, in my earlier times in PNG.
<BR></FONT> <BR><FONT face=arial size=2>The word was used by the Tolai
people on site, but I heard it used at tne market by wider language
groups. I can check with Tolai friends for info on its origin you if you
(like). <BR></FONT>...<BR><FONT face=arial size=2>I was also
interested in the use of the "old" word for pineapple - "ananas" - by the people
near the West Papua border. I do believe I hadn't heard it used at all in
the highlands after about 1963. "Mak" was another word that had all but
disappeared in the early 60s, and seems to be well and truly gone today.
<BR></I>...<BR><BR>Robin</FONT> </BODY></HTML>