Baaba ana talisi ana buki
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Tab tin kuluvi i gan? Is there a tin for spitting (betelnut juice) in? Kamwasa hi kuluve. They spat on the road. kunika plant, kind of medicinal, plant with long leaves . Kunika lamwana i waisa bon ana sawasawal. The leaves of the kunika are good as salve for sores. kunis skin of humans, animals, fish, food, bark of trees, scales of fish, husk of coconut . Melumelu kuni- sina i meimei. The baby's skin is soft. kusai tree with edible, dark- green, glossy leaves growing in pairs. kuwa cane . kuyab flying fox . 51 L - l la Yam (Greater) . La abwe ya ken no eyowaa. I have just dug up the yams in my garden. labe assistance, help . Labe ga na aheya? Where will I get help from? Heliya hi labela tuwalali elana. They helped us with the work. labena beside something or someone, near something . Han iyahe labewa. That thing is here next to me. labi side, region, area of responsiblity . Panayawi labena gegewena elal The four corners of the earth; all the regions of the earth Tohouwa toto ya iya wana labi. That is the responsibility of this leader here. labose practise, try, test . Wama wona ha labobosa. We practiced our song. Nuwau bugul etega toto nige ya aatena na labose. I want to try something that I don't know (how to do). labui two, few . Kalehe eluwa ya u pem. Just give me a few mangoes. labulabum sky, heaven . laesi rice . laewa pandanus plant, pandanus leaves, mat (woven) made from pandanus . Laewa etega hi palupalul. They were weaving a mat. laon partner, spouse, husband, wife . Sibwaowa toto yaka he lagona abwe i yaomal ya. That widower, his wife only just died. lauman red . lahena answer, reply, replace- ment, punishment . I loyaloya tage wana neli ana lahena ni pwawa. He was searching, hoping to find the answer to his question. Un wali tonowak bwabwatana lahena te wana geman. The successor to the chief man of the clan is his sister's son. lahi answer, pay back, punish, punishment . Wana baaba i lahe. He answered him (his words). mwahalahi- lahi exchange of pots Ebo ta pagan naknak nasi ana lahi ta pwawa. If we do the wrong things we will be punished (we will find the punishment for it). lake overtake, beat . lala radiate heat, branch out, sprout new leaves . Sabwelu i lala. The sun is hot. Ebwakil lalana 52 Tree branches Kamwasa lalana Crossroads lalasala slippery . Kamwasa i lalasala kehe kaiwena. The path is slippery because of the rain. lamumu boil . Vavahan iyaka i lamumu, u hin palo. The hot water is boiling, lift it down (off the fire). lamwa leaf, page of book . Ebwakil lamwana Wala vavasili nuku kite buki lamwana ten elana. Find our reading on page ten of our book. lamwan forehead . lan day, day (become) . Lan ebe Today Lan i gan The next day Panuwa i lan. It became day at the village. lan flower (of a tree), flower (of a tree) . Kalehe i lan bubun, mulaa abwe eno-wana ni gewi. The mango tree has lots of flowers, later it will have many fruit. Bwekuku lanina frangipani bud or flower las peel (of yams) . Aanan u pem na laslas. Give me the yams and I will peel them. latahin lift up (hand, other objects ), raise . Bahi ba tagitagil, nimwamiu nuku latahin. Don't just speak out, put your hand up. lau come down, go down . Hi laulau limiya. They were going down from the house. Ha na abuabul wana lau ha kite. We went and saw the widow's coming out (having finished her period of mourning). laum crab . laumwal calm, peace . Hoga i laumwal. The sea is calm. I huga yaka baaba lalau-mwalina ya baunan eliyana. She was angry so I spoke calming words to her. Laumwal i gan atena elana. She has peace in her heart. lawakik persistent (be ~), persist, not give up, tempt, temptation . Natu i lawakik nuwana ni nem. My daughter was persistent, she wanted to come. Redup: lawalawa- kik. lei step out of the way, move aside . Tulak i nenem, ku legi! There is a truck coming, move off (the road). lehi betel nut . Lehi u pem na ol. Give me betelnut and I will chew. leke break, undo, erase (of writing), take off (of clothes) . Logugui hi leke. They broke the rules. Limi lekaleka nihi ginola Sata-de. They are going to pull down the house on 53 Satur-day. Wali leleli hi leka-lekaan. They erased what they had written. lelam poison, bad taste . Ebo kusai nige ta liliga bubun, he ni lelelam. If we don't cook kusai properly, it will not taste good. lelewaa crocodile . leli write, writing . Wana buki i lelelian. He wrote in his book. Wana leleli i waisi, i mwananal. His writing is good, it's legible. lelu spread of news . Diyon wasana i lelu tage iyaka i yaomal, yaa nige tunahot i oola. The news of John spread, the fact that he was dead, but it was not true. leuleu breeze, wind . Leuleu i towa, panuwa i patultul. The wind is blowing, it is making the place cold. leunan itchiness (causes), itchy (make) . Natun i leunan. Ebo ni tupa tuwau elana, nasi tuwau ni samwa-ligaliga. Sitnging nettle causes itchiness. If it touches my skin, it will be itchy. leva paddle . lewi fan, blow . leyau shell valuables . Leyau yayapona hi pakuki to- yaomal pwatanaa. They (in-laws) hung a long leyau over the dead person. lib catch, grab, rape . Bobu hi lib. They caught a pig. lia cook (in water), cooking . Aanan i liga bubun, nige i lolobwasi. She cooked the yams well, they are not too soft. Ges ana ligaliga i mweyaha. Cooking with gas is quick. liin spill (of liquid), pour out . U na aanan suina u ligin yoho paiya. Go downstairs and throw out the water the yams were cooked in. lika up and over (go ~) . Nolu ha lika ha na Im Bwabwatana. Yesterday we went up to the Im Bwabwatana (a river). liki old . Iyaka ta liliki nawa. We are already on the way to being old. tonowak lilikena an old man limi house . limwan deep . Hoga i limwan. The sea is deep. liwaliwan conversation (have a), tell a story . Wana liwa-liwan i esowal. He talks a lot. 54 liwan story, tell a story . Liwaniu na liwanan nuku hago. I will tell my story for you to hear. liyan pregnant . Vaini i liyan kelaubwa ni ab. The woman is pregnant, she will give birth soon. lo cane . loba grass skirt . Evenakau wali loba hi galoi, hi sasaga. The women put on their grass skirts, they are ready to dance. lobek submerge, sink (out of sight), set (of sun), dive, (final) mortuary feast . Waga i lobek. The boat sank. Sabwelu iyaka i lobek. The sun has set. Lobek hi ginol, bobu hi gewi hi tagapaaligal.. They made the mortuary feast called lobek, and killed many pigs.. lobwal eel (fresh water) . lobwasi soft (of vegetables when cooked), falling apart (of cooked vegetables) . Aanan ebo ta liga nabiyan nasi ni lobwasi. If we cook yams too much they will fall apart and be too soft. loebwakil get firewood . loasisi work hard . Wana eyowa i logasisian. He worked hard at his garden. loi fish with a net . louui decide, decision, law, rule, judge, control . Tonowakau hi logulogu- gui. The men were making decisions/ rulings. Wana logugui i henapuan. She obeyed his ruling. Wali pagan ana waisi ge ana nak ku hile yaka ana logugui nuku ginol. Assess the good and bad of their behaviour and then make a ruling. Bahi bugul etega yawalim elana ni loguguiagiwa. Don't let anything in your life control you. lohaveyan fight (with words or fists), fighting, test . Guleid 6 abwe wali lohaveyan hi ginol. The Grade 6 (students) have just done their exam. lok westerly direction (move in a) . Hi lok pai. They went down in a westerly direction. Hi loem nati. They came in a westerly direction from the east. loki load, pick things up in a car etc. U loke egowa gamwanaa. Put it into the basket. Tulak ana loki i pulowan. The truck's loading is heavy. 55 lol hit, strike, kill . Gita ana lolol i atena. He knows how to play a guitar. Wana bobu i lol. He killed his pig. lolon swell up, swelling . Aena i lolon kaiwena bugul etega i howa. His foot is swollen because something pierced it. lomwan hurt, ache, pain, suffering . Kaununa i lomwan. His head hurts. Atena i lomwan. He is suffering (his liver hurts). Lomwan i bwata iya i kalivai kaiwela. He carried a great deal of pain on our behalf. lopahi roof (put a ~ on) . Tonowakau limi etega hi lopahi. The men put a roof on a house. lopwal forbid, refusal . Hi lopwali, bahi ta tutuk heliya wali bakubaku elana. They have forbidden us to go into their yard. Ala lopwal i gan, bahi ga ta tutuk ana siga nihi talam. We have been forbidden, we are not to go in until they say. losa twist (of rope or twine) . lou run away, escape . Wanuka hi lopetaki, yaka hi lou egon. They chased the dogs away, so they ran off. lovakun frightened, fear . Hi lolovakun sauga gege- wena. They are always fearful. Gogou ana lovakun i bwata wawaya elana. The child has a great fear of the darkness. lovivina ready, prepare, organise, preparation . Ta lovivina bubun ga, mulaa abwe ta papaatena gamagal mataliya. We must prepare properly first, then later we can preach in front of people. Wana lovivina i waisi. She has made a good preparation. lowakeb squabble, fight . Wawayau hi lowakeb wali siga opop baena. The children were squabbling over their toys. loya look for, search . Wawaya toto i tatayaomal hi loyaan. They searched for the child who went missing. luluya mushroom . lum room . Limi wana lum i gewi. There are many rooms in the house. lumen mention . lut get up, stand up, wake up . Ewasi ya lut pwamweyaha. I got up early this morning. luvi sweet, sweetness . Wana baaba i luvi atelaa. His words are sweet for our hearts. Luvi etega nasi ta pwawaa uleya. We'll find a sweetness (a kind 56 of honey from bees) in the bush. luvi measure, level . Wewel i luvi bubun, ketel i kalaopop. She measured the water well, the kettle is full. I panpankiti ya ala luvi eliyana. He was teaching at our level. luwan plant . Ebwakil i luwan. He planted the tree. M - m maamaa dirty, muddy (with silt and run-off in the water ) . Wewel i magamaga kaiwena kehe abwe i lau. The water is muddy because it has just been raining. maebal broken (of things with thin shells, e.g. eggs), cracked . Kamkam pouwina i magebal. The egg is broken. Ulun mamagebalina ya. (I only have) broken clay pots. mainum fine (of weather), calm (of sea) . Yaka abwe hoga i mainum, mana i mwatomwa. So now the sea is calm, the wind has dropped. maisena one (in counting), same . Wana pagan i mamaisena sauga gegewena. His behaviour is always the same. U nana eyowaa, henala alom? Maiseu ya. Are you going to the garden, who is going with you? Just me on my own. mal inland . Hi tukik mala. They went inland. maleleya inside (a house) . U teli maleleya, lum gamwanaa. Put it inside, in the room. maleli torn . Kaliko i maleli. The dress is torn. maliin spilt (of water), overflow . Wewel i mama-ligin tenki elana. The water is overflowing in the tank. maloka stuck, choke . Moti tutuwana nu matahikan eba nu maloka. Be careful of the bones, you might choke mamanuvi vomit . Saliya i mamanuvian. She vomited blood. mana wind . Mana i gasisi lan e. The wind is strong today. manamana wide . Panayawi mamanana the whole earth. 57 maninin face . Maniniu ya ul. I washed my face. manun tender and sore, sour?? Aeu i manun. My foot is hurting. masal appear, become . Yeisu Keliso i masal Bedeliema. Jesus Christ was born (appeared) in Bethlehem. matahikan look after, care for, charge of, be in -- . Wana eyowa i matahikan bubun. He looks after his garden well. Wawayau ali matamatahikan i pulowan. Taking care of children is hard (heavy). matamatan wait for . Ga i ola ge u matamatan? Why are you waiting? matan eye . Matau i kenukenu. I am sleepy. Wewel matana where a river opens into the sea matuwa developed (of fruit), grown up (of people), middle-aged . Atena i matuwa. He is confident (his liver is fully developed). maya fire . meimei soft, gentle . Wana pagan i meimei. He has a gentle way with him. melteli trust in, rely on . Wala tonowak wana baaba ta meltelian. We should put our trust in the words of our chief man. melumelu young, infant, youngest child . Ama melumelu alana Pita. Our youngest child's name is Peter. memen tongue, flame (of fire) . Baaba toto ya memeu elana i pulowan. That word is hard for me to say (heavy for my tongue). Hiwo memena The flames of the fire mesinale village pastor . Mesinaleyau wali mi- gogo heiya waikena i nenem. The meeting for pastors is next month. mioo meeting, gathering . Wik i nenem mesinaleyau nihi migogo pai. Next week the pastors will meet together down west. mina stay, live . Yüklə 89 Kb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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