Yakan - lepettik payew

lepettik payew

A species of ant. Deer ant.

Large red variety. The bite hurts more than that of the black variety. When they are attacked and angry they make a sound.

Da'a kew lu'u si iyan, niya' lepettik payew, kaw kew takekkeb.

There are large red ants there; don’t go there lest they bite you.

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