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balelem2Vin1flame up (to)2burst into flame (to)Oyagi wa ya balelem palapa.The tree flamed up something fierce.
balinbarleyKalahe hudo'i hesana "bali" (nenena doha laisi) ena fuya anaho.It was time for a certain grain to be ripe which was called barley (and which looks like rice.)< ENG "barley"
bampaVreflx1bump into one another (to)2crash together (to)Ai motuka sa bampa, sa nom yauyauli, be sa pe'i.They crash their cars, they get so drunk that they die.< ENG "to bump"
bampaidiVrecip1collide with them (to)Logena in boliman 2010 ganahewana yai motabaiki yai motuka la'ila'ina hesa ya bumpaidi,That's the one who in the year 2010, on a motorbike, a big vehicle bumped into them,2bump into each other (to)< ENG "bump"
ban1SUbai2n1bait2fodderHawahawa yo uma'uma ida'idahedi haisa sa an'andi. Adi ban doha. They eat grass and green plants. Their fodder/pasturage is like that.3pasturage4lure5preyIsalaela dodogadi doha laiyon manamanabalana.  Hige gonowana i anyawasi ee–, ana ban ya an, yo 'wasinana ya nom. Isalaela [Israel] people are like an enraged lion [laiyon].  It is not possible for him to rest until he has eaten his prey and has drunk its blood.Magesubu sa adidili, sa hwaya lidi feufeula be adi ban sa tohaidi, sa andi. Eagles are strong, and they swoop down quickly to capture their prey and eat it.6live bait (such as worms)Ma~tanuwagana sa kauli, na Kamkam edi ban ya an, yo fede ya we'ai.She was fishing with her master, and the chicken ate his bait, so he chased her away.7bait (any food or fruit used to lure something into a given vicinity)Ema banna, lala'a ya fuwa. Atai'a boludi sa ani'i, lala'a wa.Our bait for them: the lala'a tree was fruiting, and plenty of birds were eating it up, the lala'a fruit.8bait (specific variety of plant used for making lures)fleshy plant from which bait for trolling is made by stripping away layers of the stalk (which is like the inside of a banana stalk) until a white, inner layer is exposed.bannaunspec. comp. formn1bait (natural)2lure for game or birdsEma banna, lala'a ya fuwa. Atai'a boludi sa ani'i, lala'a wa.Our "lure" was a lala'a tree which was fruiting. Plenty of birds were eating the lala'a fruit.fa'anbandiunspec. comp. formVtrfeed them (to)
ban an'anNP1kin group who are given food at mortury feastantban dabudabu 42saguinal kin who are fed at a mortuary feast
ban dabudabuNP1affinal kin group forbidden to eat at mortuary feast2tabooed affinal kin group3in-laws of deceased person4kin group (in-laws) forbidden to eat at mortuary feastThis affinal kin group are not given gifts of food, nor allowed to eat gift food at a mortuary feast.antban an'an 1
bandisinbandageswain yo oliwe uluna gilisina ya fagoidi ana omata yai, na ya auꞌauwidi bandisi yaiHe poured wine and olive oil on his woulds and tied them up with bandages.
bangetinblanket< ENG "blanket"
bani1WS ofbai1bait
bani2n1bait2plant species used for bait
Banianman's name, husband of Eida, father of Grace BaniaGrace Bania's father
banikanbankWa somo, be egu moni hige u lau banika yai u tole,You what? then you did not put my money in the bank?< ENG, "bank"
Baniyalan1Baniyala2Baniyala peopleBeyabeyana lulu la'ila'i Tamonau yai. Plantation tau paisowa, Baniyala dodogadi, yo luma tataudi, sa pelei-lululu.A long time ago there was a big fight at Tamonau. Plantation workers, Baniyala people and village people fought when they played cards.The name of a group of people, possibly from Normanby Island?
bankanbank6.8.6Money6.8.4Financial transactionAlso pronounced {banika}
banketinblanket
bannaunspec. comp. form ofban1
bantauntree, bantau speciesIn moho uluna mate sa po'opo'o na kikiluka doha oyagi bantau uluna.But, its fruit is round and small like the fruit of a tree called bantau.
ba'onwoven toy
ba'o'a'o'antree speciestree species; kind of deciduous tree with white bark
ba'olan1vine speciesantafuli1 2ba'ola 3sabi 2saiya'o2black pigment (from a vine used for coloring)3kind of plantBa'ola mate mahina.Ba'ola is a kind of vine.Na edi aba uli'uli mate: ba'ola, sabi, afuli. Sa fa'asidi be sa 'ulidi.But their writing things were ba'ola, sabi-fruit, and lime, with which they made designs.kind of vine, the prepared charcoal?? of which is used for making a black colord pigment used in decorating traditional houses,carvings etc.antba'ola 1sabi 1saiya'oov. synafuli2 1
ba'onanwoven toyIninna, ba'ona sa fatulidi be wawaya edi ai'aiheya. ‎They weave toys from the young green leaves for the chidlren's playthings.Some of these coconut-leaf toys are shaped like hollow, woven "balls" with varying numbers of sides.1.5Plant1.5.1Tree4.2.7Play, fun1.5.5Parts of a plant
bapatison1baptism2ritual washing ceremony3baptism (Christian ceremony)sa fatubu sa konfesi, yo hinaga bapatiso fuyana yai ma wayawayagu, 1932.They began to confess, and it was also a time for baptism, during my childhood, in 1932.4ritual washing ceremony (traditional)Taumoho nimana ya abilau tatau kuludi yai ya abi, ya fasigudi, nenena doha bapatiso.A man reached out and took hold of their heads, and he put them under the water. It's appearance was like a baptism.ov. synfabapatisofafababasitofasigufasigu~lawasi< GRK "baptizo"
basileiyankingdom lahaina ya mahano, Yaubada ena basileiya yai, ena aba tanuwaga yai, haba E nom falifalihu."in God's kingdom, in his place of ruling, then I will drink new.The Greek term {basilea} was used in Motu, Suau & other coastal languages.From Greek basilea "kingdom."