garamut

Ross (1992: 374) notes that Kuanua has garamut, Romoaaina garaamut, and Kandas (Southern New Ireland) garamut. Don Niles adds that there are other languages in the region with garamut also.

See original Mihalic entry.

Noun forms

1. Trees: a tree with hard white wood, Vivex confossus. It is one of the few woods not eaten by termites.

2. Culture: a wooden signal drum, the slit gong. ® kundu
   paitim garamut to beat the slit gong, top give short signals on it
   sutim garamut to play a garamut with its long beater, which is driven longways onto the side of the instrument
   salim tok long garamut to send a message on the slit gong
   sutim tok long garamut to send a longer message by slit gong

3. Tools, machines, instruments: a muffler on a car or engine

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