Buhutu - English


?
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y

l


lahunspouse
*lahun1spouse4.1.9Kinship2wife4.1.9Kinship3husband4.1.9KinshipNot attested as a free, unbound stem. It seems to always require a bound inalienable possessive suffix.
lahugun1spouse (my)ov. synhidagu2 4ph. v. ofhidagu14.1.9Kinship2husband (my)4.1.9Kinship3wife (my)Boliman 1984 yai, yau ma lahugu yo natumai waiwaihinina kiukiu ma'emai 'e ani-todau, 'e lidi luma la'ila'i.In 1984, my wife and I and our small daughter set off (??) and went down to the big town (Moresby).Waihin yo hudo'i, lahuna ha'a ya lau ya lauwasi.there was once a certain woman, and her husband had gone on a journey.4.1.9Kinship
lahumn1husband (your.sg)4.1.9Kinship2wife (your.sg)4.1.9Kinship
lahunaunspec. var. oflalahudi
la'i1Vin1big (to be)2big, to becomeabi fala'idi
la'i2Q1any2anyoneHige tau la'i sadaina yai, pa'ana bofa ya adidili wananaha.There was no one next to him, because the stench was very strong.3elsewhere ??4else
la'i3adjbig
la'i4gerbigness
la'i-Vin > adjpfxRDP{la'ila'i}
la'i ofiVinfinish growing up (to)
la'i wananahaVin1really big2really important (to be) Um bena wa la'i wananaha, habahim tamamai Abelaham ha'a ya pe'i? Might you be really important (more) then our father Abraham who is already dead?
la'i~ofiVinmature, to becomeMuli yai, gwama wa ya la'i~ofiAfterward the child got big, matured.
laibiun1bivalve shellfishov. syniwai 1iwai 3ka'ekalitabu 21.6.1.9Small animals1.6Animal2shellfish variety1.6.1.9Small animals1.6Animal
la'idi1adjbig
la'idi2nbigness
la'ila'i1adj1bigantkikiluka 2kiki'uha 2kiki'uka 2kiukiu 1ov. synbigibigina2large3large or big in size relative to other thingsEna luma mate ume'ehu la'ila'i atipuna yai.His house was inside a big rock.Na so'u boga la'ila'idi hinaga, agu fanufanuha!But frogs with big bellies are also my favorites1large or big in size relative to other things4extremely (as an extreme of weather)Na tamagu yo tinagu, ai amaite'i, mate, borowada ya wewe fuia ou'ouli yo gogoma la'ila'i yo asiebo.But, my father and my mother, as for us here, their have been floods continuously, and big cold and sickness.See {la'i} "big."
la'ila'i2Vinbig (to become)See {la'i} "big."
la'ila'idi1n1bigness (their)2importance (their)
la'ila'idi2adjbig ones, their
la'ila'idi3nimportant (big)
la'ila'inaadj1large2big
la'inanits bigness
laisin1riceOryza sativa L.; Plant family: Poaceae.5.2.3.1.1Food from seeds2rice (field or garden)Habahim, E lau E lidi laisi gabuna yai.Then I went down to the rice garden.3rice (grain)Ya gela ya lau wee-- laisi tumana abi'abi lisi nonohana ya ita yo fede ya ani'i hinaga.He ran away and went on until he found a winnowing basket full of rice, and he ate it all up.<ENG "rice"
laisi fafalaipaninafried ricelaisi fafalaipaninafried rice.from ENG: "frypan"