mambu

Bamboo (species of Bambusa).

See original Mihalic entry.

Bamboos growing in Western Highlands.

Noun forms

1. bamboo, the bamboo tree or plant

2. a bamboo flute (i) for recreational music (ii) for ceremonial use
   winim mambu (i) to play a flute (ii) to play pairs of ceremonial flutes

3. a pipe, a tube (now replaced by paip in most contexts)
   mambu bilong bensin the fuel line on an engine
   mambu bilong blut a vein, an artery
   mambu bilng masket the barrel of a gun
   mambu bilong nek the windpipe, the gullet
   mambu bilong wara a water pipe

Noun combination forms

4. Culture: mambu tamberan special bamboo flutes or trumpets played in rituals

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