dzuu

Guhu-Samane

Etymology

Related to Proto-Binanderean *ju (“blood”), whence Zia yu (“blood”), Yekora u (“blood”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡zuː/

Noun

dzuu

  1. blood
    • 1975, Poro Tongo Usaqe: The New Testament in the Guhu-Samane Language of Papua New Guinea, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Matteo [Matthew] 26:27–28:
      Hiireqi noi paha bai obaho khooru aimaqi agoago eeteqi hiireta, Dzuu nameke minaraho kahosa teeteqi poro tongo erake saqore oonita aima muunare.
      He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave to them, saying, “All of you drink it, for this is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many for the remission of sins. [World English Bible]
    • 2002, Ernest L. Richert, Ttopoqogo Hoopusu, “too bagi”, in Doris Bjorkman, Mumure Ttopoqogo, editors, Noo Supu: A Triglot Dictionary‎[2], Ukarumpa, EHP: Summer Institute of Linguistics, page 245:
      Too bagi biiremi dzuu baabe.
      The blood came after using the toothpick.
  2. spitting image of one's parents
  3. slips of certain trees
  4. a kind of yam

Derived terms

  • dzuu eehaha
  • dzuu iriqobaqu
  • dzuu koko
  • dzuu muunaqu
  • dzuu qoobaqu
  • dzuu qupi
  • dzuu qupisobaqu
  • dzuu sengi
  • dzuu teena
  • dzuubari
  • dzuudzuri
  • dzuunoma
  • maiho dzuu
  • qiba dzuu

References

  1. ^ Jacinta Mary Smallhorn (2011), The Binanderean languages of Papua New Guinea: reconstruction and subgrouping‎[1], Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN Invalid ISBN, pages 133, 183
  • Ernest L. Richert, Ttopoqogo Hoopusu (2002), “dzuu”, in Doris Bjorkman, Mumure Ttopoqogo, editors, Noo Supu: A Triglot Dictionary‎[3], Ukarumpa, EHP: Summer Institute of Linguistics, page 73
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