[Mihalic] some entries

[C A Volker]

Some miscellaneous terms of interest that I've jotted down in New Ireland
recently. I wonder how widespread these are in other areas--

1. siks-bai-wan: (6x1) a well-built man, e.g., tall and straight like a 6x1
piece of timber

2. No ken kurakum: Don't gang up on one helpless person. (Kurakum = red fire
ants)

3. popo melon: A small type of pawpaw with a red interior. Unlike most pawpaws,
the skin stays green even after it has ripened (i.e., it doesn't turn yellow).

4. A small note on the etymology of filas: The entry notes "aflaas" in Nalik.
This should be "a flaas". "A" is the nonspecific article in Nalik, so the
cognate itself is just "flaas".