giligili.
thin (of things)
— alalavena.
thing
— bugul.
think
— nuwatu.
think about
— nuwanuwatu.
thirsty
— walem.
those
— bolo.
those ones
— bolo.
thought
— nuwatu.
three
— eton.
throat
— gamwananin.
throw
— alihin.
throw away (something solid)
— aliyoho.
throw out seeds
— yohi.
thunder
— gulumwawa; tut.
tidy up
— abubun.
tie
— am; gimwan;
tie a rope around
— kota.
tie up
— am.
time
— sauga.
to (him/her/it)
— elana/eliyana.
tobacco
— saduwa.
today (used with irrealis aspect)
— nasi.
toe
— gigin.
toe i[
— gimwan.
tomorrow
— bwaligumwa.
tongue
— memen.
too
— al ge.
top
— pwatan.
top of
— pwatan.
torn
used to (get ~)
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torn
— maleli.
touch
— pihikan;
— tupa.
toy
— siga opop.
transfer
— kalapanet.
transport
— kamwasa.
treat (for illness)
— sawal.
treatment (go and get)
— sawal.
tree
— abwalik; ai;
— ebwakil;
tree (kind of nut)
— kinai;
siyaya.
tree (trunk of)
— nuwa.
tree with edible, dark-green,
glossy leaves
growing in pairs.
— kusai.
— pwasuwa.
tremble
— ginu.
trick
— kakawi.
trickery
— kakawi.
true
— hot; tunahot.
trust in
— melteli.
try
— labose.
turn something
— pil.
turn upside-down
— pom.
turning
— pil.
turtle
— tameyala.
twist
— pil.
twist (of rope or twine)
—
losa.
two
— eluwa;
— labui.
U - u
umbrella
— habobu.
unbalanced (be)
— gena.
uncle
— valehe.
unconscious
— aliga.
under (something)
— gabula.
under water (go)??
— unun.
underneath
— gabula; paiya.
underneath part of a house
—
gabula.
understand
— atena.
understanding
— atena.
undo
— leke.
unhappy
— nuwaleyan.
unload (things, people from
truck etc.)
—
palo.
untangle
— iwas.
until
— ga;ana siga.
up there
— natiya.
urinate
— bwaesi.
us
— ama.
used to
— tounuwa.
used to (get ~)
— tounuwa.
kinai
valley weave
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V - v
valley
— opop.
various
— tomaha.
very
— hot;
— nabi, nabiyan.
village
— awan; panuwa.
village pastor
— mesinale.
vine with gourds
— patuna.
visit
— kite.
visit someone
— ike.
visitor
— bwabwali.
voice
— anan.
vomit
— mamanuvi.
W - w
wages
— mola.
waist
— henuwanin.
wait for
— matamatan.
wake up
— lut.
walk
— nawa.
walk about (go for a walk)
—
nawanawa.
walk as on steps
— teti.
walk with a stick
— suki.
wall
— baba.
want
— nuwan.
war
— haveyan.
warm oneself (at a fire, in the
sun)
— amwaligu.
wash
— highig.
wash away something
— yale.
wash clothes
— ul.
wash plates
— ul.
waste
— apanak.
watch
— gagayawa.
water (brackish), often found
near the sea
—
yeluyelu.
water (fresh)
— wewel.
wave (of the sea)
— bagol.
way
— kamwasa; kela.
way of life
— pagan.
we
— ha; ta.
we (excluding the listener)
—
ama.
weak
— pweyata.
wealth
— gogomwau;
— wasawasa.
wealthy
— wasawasa.
weave wrong
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weave
— palul.
weave (of baskets)
— ebabala.
web
—nawinawi
wedding
— alolon.
weed (a garden etc)
— auha.
weeds
— mwawin.
weeds (be overgrown with)
—
mwawin.
well
— bubun; molu.
well-behaved
(be)
— henapu.
westerly direction
— pai.
westerly direction (move in a)
— lok.
wet (be ~)
— bila.
wet with rain
(be)
— kehe.
we/us, including the hearer
—
kila.
what?
— ga i ola; hauna.
whatcha-ma-callit
— han.
(when you can't think of the
name of a person
of thing)
— han.
where?
— ga.
which?
— hauna.
while ago
— etimwawa.
white
— wawakeki.
whiteskin
— dimdim.
who?
— henala.
wicked things esp. immorality
— sigasiga.
wide
— manamana.
widower
— sibwaowa.
widower (be a)
— sibwaowa.
wife
— lagon.
will
— n/a.
wind
— leuleu; mana.
wing
— open.
wipe
— abut.
wipe down
— abut.
wisdom
— siba.
wise
— siba.
witchcraft
— nomnom; olal.
with
— alon.
without
(be)
— kala.
woman
— vaini; yova.
wood
— ai; ebwakil.
wood (piece of)
— abwalik.
word
— baaba.
work
— tuwalali.
work at
— awaginol.
work hard
— logasisi.
world
— panayawi.
worry
— nuwanuwatu.
worship
— tapwalolo.
worthless
— bwagabwaga.
would
— tage.
wrap
— os.
wrap around skirt used by men
— sulu.
wrapping
— os.
wring out clothes
— pi.
write
— leli.
writing
— leli.
wrong
— gegi; nak.
Yam (Greater)
youngest child
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Y - y
Yam (Greater)
— la.
Yam (the Lesser)
— sakaya.
yams
— anaan.
yams used for replanting
—
yopehe.
yard
— bakubaku.
yawn
— mwau.
year
— baliman.
yellow
— alawa.
yes
— e; ibwe
— tunahot.
yesterday
— nolu.
yet
— ga.
you
— ku;
— u.
you (plural)
— komiu.
you (singular)
— owa.
young
— melumelu.
young boy
— geman.
young girl
— galok.
young man
— heval.
youngest child
— melumelu.
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