Buli ACD

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ŋasan

name; rank; occupation; function

po

new; recently

doram

night; dark; evening

loas

nit, egg of a louse

pa

no, not, nothing, no one

po-lau

on the sea-side

asa

one

isa

one

sa-

one

lof-sa

one fathom

pu

onomatopoetic word, triton shell

bara

outriggers of a boat

ukum

pass judgement, punish

solat

passage up a river (from the sea)

patŋ-o

piece of wood or a tree that is lying on the ground

piriŋ

plate

fa-

plural or collective prefix on verbs

li

post, pillar, corner post

ulan

pot, pan

māl

pounded tree bark; clothing of same

ukur

predict one's fortune from reading the palm of the hand

fa-

prefix used for the reciprocal form of a verb

fa-, fai-

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

as

rafter, to which the roof thatch is bound

ulan

rain

ulan mamaule

rain at mid-day with sunshine (this type of heat is believed to be extremely dangerous to children)

luf

rat

agama

religion

pisi kaci

rheumatism

pupuŋ-an

ridge of the roof

pupuŋ-an ni ai

ridgepole

mara

ripe, cooked

mawa

roomy, spacious, as a house

root

pupi

sago meal, raw sago, sago tree

fa-lai

sail; to sail, go on a trip

un-unaf

scales of a fish

lau

sea-side

ulaŋ

shrimp

pisi

sick, be sick

amas

sift, squeeze out or wash sago

to-tolaŋ

sit

wonam

six

laŋit

sky, heaven

camcam

smack the lips

waya ulu

source of a river

simi

south, south wind

pu-pui

stench; to stink

lit

stick, adhere; glue, paste

poat

stinger of stingray

stingray

pāt

stone

pun

strike, beat; kill

mis-mis

sweet

mna

tasty, delicious, sweet; fat of animals

yataf

thatch; roof

pupi lolo

the insides, pith of a sago tree

uf

the young tip of a plant shoot

sil(e)

they, them

utan

to ask

uf

to blow (person or wind)

opa

to fly

lau

to howl, of dogs

fa-pun

to kill (intr.)

fa-sus

to nurse, give the breast to

palas

to pay

yanam

to plait, weave (as mats)

unaf

to scale fish

taŋis

to weep, cry; howl

la-lau

toward the sea and away from the speaker

ma-lau

toward the sea and toward the speaker

im

tree with leaves used to make mats

ai

tree; wood

tepa

tusks of a boar or elephant; pierce or wound with a tusk

biasa

usual, customary

bisa

venomous (as a snake)

ifiŋ

very small fish that sometimes swims upriver in huge schools

pnu

village

olo-an

village head; owner of something

lio

voice, sound

iwa

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

fànas

warm, hot

m-fànas

warm, hot, burning; sentiment

uas

wash oneself, wash the face, dishes, pans, etc.

waif

water ladle, bucket made of sago bark

wai, waya

water; river

ite

we (plural incl.)

pāt

west, west wind

ma-piŋ

woman; female

yabat

wound, be wounded

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