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agama

religion

ai

tree; wood

amas

sift, squeeze out or wash sago

amcait matmat

deathly afraid, scared to death

a-mlif

laugh

a-mlif-a

laugh at

as

rafter, to which the roof thatch is bound

asa

one

badan

body

balaja

money for one's livelihood

bali

a palm: Oncosperma spp.

bara

outriggers of a boat

baraŋ

goods

biasa

usual, customary

bicara

deliberate, discuss, consider

biŋul

confused

bisa

venomous (as a snake)

bu

grandparent/grandchild

camcam

smack the lips

do

kind of small marsupial

doram

night; dark; evening

fa-

prefix used for the reciprocal form of a verb

fa-

plural or collective prefix on verbs

stingray

fa-, fai-

prefix which indicates that the action concerns a plural subject; with nouns it also forms collectiv…

fai-lim

five times; the fifth

fa-lai

sail; to sail, go on a trip

fa-mat

kill

fān

depart; go, walk

fànas

warm, hot

fa-pun

to kill (intr.)

fa-pun-pun

kill each other; kill together, kill jointly

fa-sus

to nurse, give the breast to

fat

four

fa-utan

ask about something

fa-yatf-o

cover with thatch

fni

flying fox

fune ni ut

dog louse, flea

gokgok

crow

hmā

father, FB

hñe

M (ref.)

i

3sg.

iaf

brown fish

ian

fish

ifiŋ

very small fish that sometimes swims upriver in huge schools

im

tree with leaves used to make mats

intan

diamond

iru

ladle of coconut shell

isa

one

ite

we (plural incl.)

iwa

want, wish; make, do; an old word that still occurs in sailing language

la

coagulated blood; blood clot

la-lau

toward the sea and away from the speaker

laŋ

a fly

laŋit

sky, heaven

laŋ ŋiŋilaw

bluebottle, horsefly

lau

sea-side

lau

to howl, of dogs

li

post, pillar, corner post

lif-lifaŋ

centipede

lilis

cut meat in strips

lim

five

lim-lim

five by five; all five

lio

voice, sound

li pupuŋ-an

main post, center post

lit

stick, adhere; glue, paste

loas

nit, egg of a louse

lof

fathom

lof-sa

one fathom

luf

rat

lu-lumit

kind of water plant, duckweed

lusiŋ

mortar

ma

hither, toward the speaker

ma-fa-pun

killer, murderer

mai

ashamed; shame, disgrace

māl

pounded tree bark; clothing of same

ma-lau

toward the sea and toward the speaker

ma-ma-ip

gape, yawn]

ma-malu

dark, black clouds; shadow of objects (but not of people)

mamiŋ

kind of fish

mani

bird

mani-mani

all sorts of birds

ma-piŋ

woman; female

mara

ripe, cooked

masa

cooked, ripe, complete

mat

dead; die, also said of a light going out, and of a wound, ulcer, or boil that has healed

mat-mat

dead body; corpse

mawa

roomy, spacious, as a house

m-fànas

warm, hot, burning; sentiment

mis-mis

sweet

m-laman

deep (of bay, hole, sea)

mna

tasty, delicious, sweet; fat of animals

molaŋ

correct, real, genuine, true

ŋasan

name; rank; occupation; function

nof

kind of poisonous fish

nus

island

olan

ladder

olo-an

village head; owner of something

o-lolaf

a tree: Erythrina indica

opa

to fly

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