[Mihalic] Dawn/morning

[Bryant Allen]

I have never heard the phrase "pikinini don" in PNG (or elsewhere).

I am pretty sure my Torricelli friends would say "Bai yumi kirap long 
tulait", if they were saying we should get up at dawn. If they wanted to 
arise before dawn they might say "Bai yumi kirap long nambatu kakaruk", 
that is the second time the cock crows, all very biblical, but true 
nevertheless and about 5 am. "Namabwan kakaruk" is about 4 am.

Then they might say, "Bai yumi wokabuat inap long bik morning" if they were 
saying we should walk until just before the sun reaches its zenith and 
begins to go down again, which is around 11 am.

At least that is what I would understand them to be saying.

Bryant

>Today's Topics:
>    1. RE: Piccaninny dawn

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