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Sepik

American  
[sey-pik] / ˈseɪ pɪk /

noun

  1. a river in N Papua New Guinea, flowing E to the Bismarck Sea. 700 miles (1,126 km) long.


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East Sepik province Governor Allan Bird posted on Facebook Sunday that initial estimates show the earthquake had destroyed about 1,000 homes in the area which was already “dealing with widespread flooding” from earlier in March.

From Seattle Times Mar. 25, 2024

In the origin story of the Iatmul peoples, who live along the Sepik River in Papua New Guinea, the world was a primal sea.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2022

There are several candidates to succeed Marape, including East Sepik governor Allan Bird, the deputy leader of the People’s National Congress party, Richard Maru, and the foreign affairs minister, Pruaitch.

From The Guardian Nov. 13, 2020

Efron had previously posted images on social media showing him in a canoe on PNG’s Sepik River and traveling to Yanchan Village to see a traditional skin-cutting ceremony.

From Reuters Dec. 29, 2019

The spirit houses - or Haus Tambaran - along the Sepik river in northern Papua New Guinea are the focal points for a regional belief system which reveres spirits manifesting as animals.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2018

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