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B , bnhuruf yang kedua dalam abjad Balantakthe second letter of the Balantak alphabet baabanpanggilan sehari-hari untuk bapak, ayahfamiliar term for father ; daddy baabaa'idial. var.babaa'ip1bukan main!indeed! ; no kidding!~! Kino bukuan tuu' ia wiri.Bukan main! Ia menangis kuat sekali.Indeed! He sure cries a lot.2ucapan kedongkolanexpression of disgust baabuinjs kelapak.o. coconut baagiaadvhampiralmost ; nearlyOto men ma'agor tuu' iya'a ~ mandao' na liu'.Mobil yang sangat cepat itu hampir jatuh di jurang.The speeding car nearly fell down into the chasm. baakkobaakder.alongsorslide (of embankment ; hill etc.)tano' ~land slide baakandial. var.babutnkain sarungwrap-around batik cloth ; sarong~ motokolsarong tidurblanket~ pepeneksarong untuk dipakai memanjat kelapacloth used for climbing coconut trees baala'ahampir masak ; mengkalnearly ripeLoka' men yaku' amut ~mo.Pisang yang saya peram sudah hampir masak.The bananas I've been keeping are nearly ripe. ba'ala-alai, mo'ala-alaider. ofala-alaivfly a kiteKoini'i tempona anak ~.This is the season when children fly their kites.Koini'i tempona anak ~. baann1ikat pinggangbelt ; waist sash2bantire ; tyre~na sipedaban sepedabicycle tyre~na otoban mobilcar tyre baandinjs kue yang terbuat dari ubi kayu dan pisangk.o. cake made from cassava and banana baang1njs manggak.o. sour mango baang2nsinarray ; beam~na iliosinar mataharisunray baang3nbankbankDoi'na sambana ia naa'mo na ~.Uangnya sebagian ia sudah simpan di bank.Some of her money she saved in a bank baangkulungdial. var.bongkoari', mongkoari'nluing ; lintibang ; kaki seribumillipede ba'anjader. ofanjavhave boyfriend/girlfriend ; dateIa sianta mo'uus ~.He doesn't want to have a girlfriend.Ia sianta mo'uus ~. baansurungnanyamanweaving made from leaf materials in the shape of a conemambaansurungder.vmembuat anyaman berbentuk kerucutweave s.t. in the shape of a cone ba'apatader. ofapatavfastKai ~ na bitu'on Ramadan.We fast during Ramadan.Kai ~ na bitu'on Ramadan. baaran1nikut-ikutango along with whatever happens ; go with the flowIa uga' ia taankon pulisi gause ni'inti'i se' ~ mamangan.Ia juga ditahan polisi karena ternyata ikut-ikutan mencuri.He was also held by police as it was apparent he was present at the time of the theft. baaran2amusimseason~ mangasok sanggorengmusim menanam kacang tanahseason for planting peanuts baas1dial. var.bangkurmambaasder.vmemangkung dengan suatu benda dari arah atas ke bawahto hit with a large object in a downward direction ; strike ; clubYaku' ~ au' lengang kale'e.I struck the mad dog. baas2ntukang ; juruworker ; builderAi ime a ngaanna ~ men nangawawau sikolaan kani'i?Siapa nama tukang yang membuat gedung sekolah ini?What's the name of the builder who built this school?
