Buli ACD

Form ↓GlossesPOSLinks
pa

no, not, nothing, no one

palas

to pay

pāp

beneath, under

pāt

stone

pāt

west, west wind

pata

kind of edible worm found in sago palms

patŋ-o

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

pat-pataŋ

lie fallen, of a tree

péke

defecate

piay

crocodile

piŋ

kind of shellfish

piriŋ

plate

pisi

sick, be sick

pisi kaci

rheumatism

pis-pisi

illness

pit-pitas

calf, lower leg

plu

body hair, feather

pnu

village

po

new; recently

po

give, hand over, surrender

poat

stinger of stingray

po-lau

on the sea-side

popô

above

pu

onomatopoetic word, triton shell

puk

ball, lump, clump, quid (as of tobacco)

pun

strike, beat; kill

puŋ

heart (perhaps an onomatopoetic word)

puni yap

extinguish a fire (term used while at sea -- not on land)

pun-pun

hit repeatedly, ill-treat

pup

fish trap (weighted with stones to sink it in water)

pupi

sago meal, raw sago, sago tree

pupi lolo

the insides, pith of a sago tree

pu-pui

stench; to stink

pupuŋ-an

ridge of the roof

pupuŋ-an cicapo

end of the ridgepole, gables of the roof

pupuŋ-an ni ai

ridgepole

pusi

hunting bow; shoot with a bow

sa-

one

sai

comb the hair

sil(e)

they, them

simi

south, south wind

solat

passage up a river (from the sea)

so-solat

name of a place on the east coast of northeast Halmahera where one can penetrate inland by boat

sus

breast, udder, mammary gland; to suck

talas

burst, crack

taŋis

to weep, cry; howl

tektek

kind of small frog; drop, drip

tepa

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

ti-timin

kind of cucumber

tolo

egg

to-tolaŋ

sit

uas

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

uba

gunpowder

uf

to blow (person or wind)

uf

the young tip of a plant shoot

ukum

pass judgement, punish

ukur

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

ulan

pot, pan

ulan

rain

ulan besi

iron pan

ulaŋ

shrimp

ulan mamaule

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

ulan rakrak

earthenware pot

ulu

beginning, origin

umal

blockhead, stupid person

unaf

to scale fish

untuŋ

luck, fortune, profit

un-unaf

scales of a fish

up

kind of tuber

ut

head louse

utam

floats of a fish net

utan

to ask

utup

hold a bottle or bamboo tube under water to fill it

root

wai, waya

water; river

waif

water ladle, bucket made of sago bark

wat

a tree: Rhizophore

wataŋ

bring, carrying towards or bringing of

waya ulu

source of a river

wonam

six

ya

1sg. nominative pronoun: I

yabat

wound, be wounded

yafan

line used in harpooning sea turtles

yafi

lime, calcium

yal

get, fetch

yanam

to plait, weave (as mats)

yap

fire

yataf

thatch; roof

yatay

liver

yawan

banyan tree

190 lexical entries found
  1. Pageof 2
  2. Results per page: