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bwalubwalun1swamp2marshy areaov. synipuna 1oulapulu1
bwaluiVtrdip it (to)Ai margarine welowelona u bwalui.You dip it in melted margarine.Lasalusi u dui be nimana gigina i bwalui ai hoꞌowa be lelogu i fagogoma,Send Lazarus to dip his finger in water so he can cool down my tongue.sai esega nimamai maꞌegu ꞌe bwaluidi aiyohe yai, mate in, logena.That one who dips his hand with me into the dish, he is truly the one.
bwanan1cemeterybe ainiya ta'owawa dodogadi adi bwana sa ginauli.And there. they made a cemetery for foreign people.2graveyard3grave 4traditional grave inside a limestone cave, or hollow tree such as a strangler fig.bwana: bwanali duyufi ganahewana yai.grave: inside a limestone cave.
bwanaliSUbonali2n1limestone2limestone rock formation3rock formation (limestone)Habahim In ana bwana fwaufwauna bwanali yai ha'a ya nonohai, amainiya ya bo'usai.Then they buried him in his [Joseph's] new tomb which had already been prepared in the limestone rock.
BwanaluanBonalua
bwanaluwanislandAnother pronunciation for {bonaluwa} or {bonabonaluwa}
Bwanaluwan1Bonalua IslandYau Wasi, agu pilipilidai, Bwanalua pilipilidaina.I am Wasi. My story is a Bonalua story.2island
bwanaluwananisland (its)Mwakakelo Tanotano wa ya sae Delina Bwanaluwana, hama ya oi'asu.Mwakakelo Tanotano was going over to Delina Island to smoke fish.
bwanbwantitintree with oval pointed leaves which was used traditionally for making flutes or whistles.
bwanibwanisoVin1snuff with nose (to)2sniffle (to)3snuffle, used to describe the sniffing of a dogE atahi lau na, an'an hesa, ya bwanibwaniso hisuna yai. Ginaulina haba somo?I listened and it was something else, it was sniffling with its nose. What was it?
BwasuliliyanBwasuliliya River, the northern branch of the Sagarai river nearest to Gonipu
bwasuluVinurinate (to)
bwasulugunurine (my)
bwate-n > npfxRDP{bwatebwatete}
bwatebwatetenrafter poles?
bwatebwatete lohuNP??
bwatetenrafter poles
bwatitinan1banana bud1.5.5Parts of a plant2bud (banana)See {asai} "banana."
bwatubeVin1play (to) said of pigsov. synanele 1anele 1anele 3bwatube 32frolic about (to) said of pigs3to have fun or frolic about (said only of pigs)Salai sa bwatube.the pigs are having fun / frolicking about.ov. synanele 1bwatube 1compare anele, 'to play' (said of dogs)
Bwaulin1north wind2When the wind blows from the north it is called "bwauli."Bwauli ya towa, na tabu natum kuluna u fama'i.The north wind is blowing so don't put coconut oil on your baby.This wind typically blows in June and July during"usa fuyana" the rainy season.
bwa'ulunbeltna ana bwa'ulu mate bulumakau wapina,and his belt was made of cow skin.
Bwa'uwan1Honeyeater species2Friarbird species
bwayatunhour-glass shaped drum with lizard skin headov. synela'elaCompare alternative pronunciation: {boiyatu}.