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mammegkit
/mammɔgkit/
 
n.
a large terrifying kinds of snake with a green color; and the head of this snake is like a horse head; it is long and staying above the trees; it will feed people by swallowing them
Ka mammegkit iyan ka uled ne meilem se batek wey amana ne malayat. Egpandawi seini te me mananap ne egkeelehan din te eg-abeleng wey minsan pad ka etew wey ka derakel ne me ayam egdawiyen degma. Emun ke egdakel e seini egpekeiling e te kambing ka ulu wey egsumpeen e wey makariyabdiyab ne egtengtengan. Diyè seini eg-ugpè te uud te derakel ne kayu wey hendue te egbayaan te dakel ne kalamag ka me kayu ne eggipanawan kayi su kenè egkamelmelehan ka uled su nekeiling ka batek din te derewunen te me kayu. Ne emun ke amane e ne dakel seini diyad e eg-ugpè te weyig. Ne hendue te egbaggiyu ka weyig emun ke eg-anuy e seini ne weyig. Amana degma ne dakel ka lalas te seini ne uled su minsan ka me deruwunen ne egkatihisan te langesa rin egkengematey.
Kahiyen ku ke nekey ka igpakapaddus-paddus ni Amè, kunaleg te inlupug bes sikandin te mammegkit.
I wondered what makes Dad run so fast, it is because he is after by a green snake.
Kenè kew leleug dutu te bagteken su duen kun mig-anak dutu ne mammegkit.
Don't(pl) wander there where bamboo are lots because there is a long green snake that gave birth.
Eng. green snake; long-green snake
OCM: Fauna (136)
DDP: Snake (1.6.1.3.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: TME,QDL,RJH
Last updated: 06/Nov/2012