[Mihalic] as bilong sospen

[Bryant Allen]

I agree with Don. "As' is just the bottom, or the fundamental part, or the 
beginning. In the phrase 'as bilong sospen' it just means the bottom of the 
saucepan. 'As' is used similarly in many phrases - e.g. 'as bilong diwai', 
the base of the tree; 'as bilong trabel', the source of the trouble. 
Nothing to do with black arses. And I would be very surprised indeed if 
cannibalism is still practised anywhere in PNG in 2003.

Dr Bryant Allen
Senior Fellow
Department of Human Geography
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies
The Australian National University ACT 0200
Australia.

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