Fruza (peace) and Rimpa fru’zane in Kamano-Kafe of Papua New Guinea, a Daily Dose of Peace
A Daily Dose of Peace. Each week, I focus on Love, Joy, and Peace in the world languages. January’s first week focuses on Papua New Guinea in Oceania.
Fragile Symbols and Shoulders of Peace
In Kamano-Kafe a language of Papua New Guinea
“Rimpa fru’zane” means peace
“Fru hu’nee” is peaceful and also soft, gentle, cool,
calm, silent, quiet, and fragile
“Azamrufa’a” describes shoulder of meat
if an enemy gave a shoulder as gift
it signified peace
“Knagi’” and “Tanket” is a Papuan plant
“Hoza eri hvia hu’ zanku’ knagi’ negrie”
means they plant tanket so people will
not spoil the gardens
it is planted to mark garden boundaries
used to signify peace
Belly Full of Emotions in Kamano-Kafe of Papua New Guinea
In Kamano-Kafe a language of Papua New Guinea
“Rimpa fru’zane” means peace
“fruza” is peace, gentleness and soft food
“kzone” is also gentle
“Rimpa” is belly, intestines, abdomen
an emotional center
peace, anger, sorrow,
disappointment and contentment are felt here
“Rimpa aka’ he’nee” is angry
cross and bad temper
literally his stomach is bitter
“Rimpa anthi mugi’nee” or “rimpa anthi muginte’nee”
is unhappy
cross, not pleased
“Rimpa azeri fru hu’nee” is calm someone down
while “rimpa hufru hu’nee” is quieten and calm
someone who is angry
“Rimpa have” is workers’ meal
“rimpa hgi’te’nee” or “rimpa tgati’nee”
is disembowel or take out intestines
“Rimpa he’nee” is angry
furious and rage,
ass in “Za’uni’a reku’ rimpa he’nee”
he is angry about my sweet potato
“Rimpa hviza hu’nee” is sad and angry,
unhappy, bad tempered, cross
“Rimpa teveha’ hu’nee” is angry
cross and badtempered
litterally his stomach is hot
“Rimpa mi’nee” is grace or forgive
“Rimpa so’e hu’nee” is contented and happy
as in “rimpa so’e hu’ vhe’ mni’nee”
he is a contented person
Love, Joy and Peace in the Belly of Kamano-Kafe of Papua New Guinea
Kamano-Kafe — “Rimpa fru’zane” (peace) — Papua New Guinea — Anumzamofo Ruotage Avontafere: Galatians 5:22 Hianagi Avamumofo avu’avazana avesinte’zane (love, desire), muse’zane (joy), rimpa fru’zane (peace), akoheno mni’zane (forbearance), vahe so’e hunte avu’ava zane (kindness), knare avu’ava hu’zane (goodness), ke amage’anteno avariri fatgohu avu’avazane, 23 akoheno fru avu’ava hu’zane, agra’a avesiza kegva huzamofona mago kasegemo’a hara reontegahie. NIV Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
In a Kamano-Kafe dictionary
defines “avaza nerea vhe’” as a diviner
foreseer and predicter
literally man who yawns
“avaza re’nee” means yawn
while “avaza’a” is the rim or lid of a saucepan or basket
“avu’a” is a joint (of body) or join.
“avu’ mse’nee” means sleep
“Agu’a ante’nee” (love, believe, (have) faith),
“Amente’” (good, favourite, loved, personal, special),
“Avesi’ zana” (wish, desire), “avesi’nee” means eager
need, suffer, long for, feel, like, hope,
love, prefer, willing, want),
“Agri’zane” is a pronoun for his or her
“Hga’a” (flavour, loveliness, (of food, people, talk),
“Hga’a erinte’nee” (desire, love, habit, like very much, crave),
“Muse hu’nee” (happy, pleased, rejoice, glad, appreciate),
“Muse hunte’nee” (pleased with someone, congratulate,
appreciate, admire, praise, worship, please),
“Muse osu’nee” (unhappy), “musenkase hu’nee” (enthusiastic),
“Rimpa fru’zane” (peace)
“fruza” (peace, gentleness and soft food),
“rimpa” (belly, intestines, abdomen)
“vahe” man
“so’e” good, wonderful
“asimu hunte’nee” or “asomu hu’nee”
means bless or do good
“hunte’nee” means send or cause
tell, command, or assign
“Knare’ agesa anthi’nee” is wise and sensible
as in “E’i ne’mo’ knare’
agesa anthi’negu’ hoza’a mofona
kegina hu’nee”
That man was wise to
make his garden fence.
“knare’ avufgane vhe’” is a fine-looking person
Originally Published in Peace Poetry Dictionary, The Meaning of Peace and Calm in 5000 Languages on January 1, 2021.
