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-da11Vtrsfxus.incl2nsfxour.inclTamada ya liba lau Debola lisina iyebom, "Liba u fatamali i lau Balaki.Our Father spoke to Deborah and said,"Send a message to Barak."Afa-wahada yo afa-tinada tamada sa gaimumuida eda miyamiya yo eda laulau bena sa loholoho.Our grandparent and our parents gave us wise advice, so that our lies and our ways would be good.Buluhagalagala, Kalitabu, Guyuwa, yo Magesubu sa wasabuwedi be sa lau afuleda.Buluhagalagala, Giant Clam, Octopus, and Eagle frightened them, and so they abandoned us.fa'obiyo~fata'i'ilidasuha~papa~afuledaTau Fofodatau fofofahida
-da2nsfxour.inclma sunumadatau eda~bwa'iyeda.
da'aMLume'ehu2nstone
dabadabalalanan??Ena leli hesa ganahewa yai ya fapaisowa ni hinaga sa abi, in moho dududi mate sa bodi~fapatudi be dabadabalalana.As for the garment which he used on the outside, they also got it, but the edges were sewn together, so that it (was in one piece?) {sa bodi~fapatudi be dabadabalalana} is an incorrect translation of this verse.This term only occurs once in our data. I do not know what it means. Russ 2018-09-19
dabalalaVin1scattered (to be)Maihalana yai Filistini edi menamenana sa ita ya pe'i yo fede sa dabalala. In the afternoon, the Philistines saw their champion was dead, then they were scattered away.Tau~ita~wata haba sa wunui, na sipi baiwadi haba sa dabalala.The one who looks after them (shepherd) will be killed, and the flock of sheep will be scattered2flee away (to)faidabalalaidi
dabaliVtropen wide (to)Walagofe wa, mo'ana ya dabali, pa'ana fwalufwalu ya ita.The crocodile opened his mouth, because he saw the frog. In moho, Tanohi mo'ana ya dabali be waihin ya saguhi be ho'owa Dalaigon ya fula~afulen mate, ya dom.But the Earth opened wide its mouth and thus helped the woman by swallowing the water that the dragon had spewed out.
dabaliman1planchonia tree speciesPlanchonisap p.1.5.1Tree2tree with long leaves; red in autumn; bark is brown, inner purple barktree with long leaves; red in autumn; bark is brown, inner purple bark is used for "tihi." Oro people use its bark for "tapa." flowers red and white; fruit is green color.1.5.1Tree
dabananbunchbunch or cluster of fruit e.g., of oil palm or bananas.
dabayalonshoulders
dabayaloiVtrcarry on one's back, to
dabidabina1crippled2paralyzedNa yo fede, tatau fati sa mahanoma, taumoho dabidabina sa baheiyama Yesu lisina.And so, four men arrived, carrying a paralyzed man to Jesus.
dabudabu1Vintaboo (to be)Lisina yai E dabudabu, egu an'an esega: Taupofu.It is tabooed for me, my food is only: Taupofu.Also used to tell s.o. that something is forbidden or prohibited, as with signs making people aware of poisonous chemicals.
dabudabu2nnothing"Hewahewali, somo la'i ami tohai ye hige'e?" Alinana sa bui itiyen, "Hige'e, dabudabu." Young men have you caught anything or not?" They answered him and said, "No, nothing."IDIOM: "nothing" LIT: "forbidden"??
dabudabulenorphanYena E lau~afulemiu, ibege umi iyabomiu, doha dabudabule. Haba E fuyoma umi lebemiu.When I leave you, you will never be alone, like orphans. I will come back to you.ov. syndohadohaihwabuhwabukaikaihwabuis this related to "dabudabu" ?
-dadaunspec. var. oftafo~dadai
dadabonsnake varietyKind of non-poisonous snake with brown and white stripes when young, turning grey and blue when mature. Cats sometimes catch these snakes.
dadaiunspec. var. oflafu~dadai
daedaelaVinwaste time doing something (to)Na ia ya lau ya daedaela. Ya daedaela, maimailafi ya fuyoma. Enaba: "Tinagu, agu be?"But as for her, she went and ??. She ??. then in the afternoon she would come back and say, "Mother, where is my food?"
dafuSUyauganraftAmainiya, asai wa sa oi, na edi dafu sa ginauli.Then they cut down the bananas, and made their raft.Ma hwalahwalalana na ena dafu wa ya au komakomani'i.In the morning he lashed his raft together carefully.Habahim, ya tuba lau ena dafu yai.Then he swam over to his raft.ov. synwaga 1
dafudafuadjpattern of a certain quality Gadona ya dafudafuIts throat is ??Describing the appearance of the throat of the channel-billed Cuckoo.
dafudafunan1rootsThe general word for root is {lamna}, but the small fibrous rootlets of coconuts and other palms are called {dafudafuna} and the emerging prop roots of certain pandanus are called {susuna}.ov. syndafudafuna 2lamlamna2rootlets of coconut or other palmFibrous bundle of small roots of coconut or other palmsov. syndafudafuna 1lamlamna1.5Plant1.5.1Tree1.5.5Parts of a plant
DafunBBDahunDauniESDahuniWSDahunin1Dafuni village2Dafuni languageThis languagr is also called {Amoli} or {Bonabona} and is now spoken almost solely at Bonabona Island in 2017.3DahuniYa sae Dafun yai, sa fati'oi, ediba, "Hine wa fuyo?"She went up to Dahuni, and they questioned her and said, "Where are you going?"Village on the East side of Mullins Harbour, sharing a common dialect with Bonabona Island. Nowadays the language is probably not spoken by Dahuni residents. Also pronounced {Dafuni} and {Dahun}
dafutu'adiadj??ginauli dafutu'adi [??] te laulauwedi hola gonogonowadi doha tano'ubu ena fatufatubu yai. Things [??] these, their going on, just like and at the beginning of the world.
dagedagelonagercrippledYa lolon, yo fede, nimana dagedagelona ya loholoho.He stretched it out and then his crippled hand was well.