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u-uvpfx|ENyou, second singular subject marker on the verb|TPyuSanga’m uharua muli.Please say it again.
=u1ˈucl|ENongoing action, progressive aspect|TPi stapNgaxap uyua saing ngaui mongau.I got the oar and I was paddling out a little ways.COMPOUNDmugaulong time agoKEYTERM PHRASEgamogamu mosiupeace
=u2ucl|ENmust not, prohibitive aspect|TPi noSi, ala numiau tai, ama bu tasugu.Gee, you musn’t go home, come so we can go swimming.
uaˈu.wɑv|ENto bear fruit, to produce|TPkarim kaikaiXaiya li abak asaxadi angiadinga; bungina ua saing moya bing asaxa daxang.This abak tree is animal food; when it bears fruit and it’s ripe then the animals eat it.
=ubau.bɑcl|ENnow, inceptive aspect, an event that is about to occur, or is in the beginning stages|TPnauBaing kinu laing xaidapkuba.And he slept until daylight.IDIOMwaxungtuanoa galainaubasomeone who is very thirsty
ubalau.ˈbɑ.lɑ
ubiˈu.bina|ENlime mixture used in chewing betelnut, made from roasted, pulverized shells|TPkambangBungina tabo ba taungu bing taxap axaiba ungunga ubi saing taungngu ba.When we want to chew betelnut we get a pepper, betelnut and lime and we chew betelnut.CROSS REFERENCEaxaibabetel pepperungunga 2betelnut
ububuyau.bu.ˈbu.jɑnw|ENbehind the back|TPbaksaitDaharua ububuya mana riadingdi.They talked behind their friends’ backs.
ubugubuguu.ˌbu.ɡu.ˈbu.ɡuna|ENDragon Lizard|TPpalaiGENERICgulup1lizardGonocephalus nigrigularis
ubunau.ˈbu.nɑni1|ENback|TPbacksait2|ENthe topmost level of something, most commonly used for the surface of the earth or sea, or things like a tabletop|TPbacksaitHarua saing asaxa longgalo titi ubunam xaung lang titi lunam xauna disok bila.He spoke and every land animal and animals that live in the water and ground also came into being.IDIOMlipu ubung bisamanamto be smart, clever, dexterous, diligentubunoa bisasomeone who works hard, who is diligentubunoa haringlazyubunoa haring tea good worker or followerPHRASEtiti ubunaearth’s surfaceubungtuang birikbiriginaspinal cord
ubunoa bisaclause|ENsomeone who works hard, who is diligent|TPi wok hathis back is flexible
ubunoa haringclause|ENlazy|TPleshis back is stiff
ubunoa haring teclause|ENa good worker or follower|TPgutpela long wokhis back is not stiff
ubungtuang birikbiriginanp|ENspinal cordthe backbone's brain
ubutuaˌu.bu.ˈtu.ɑnc|ENspine, backbone|TPbun bilong baksaitRuxauti haingga ba ubung tuanoa.It broke that woman’s back.
ubuxunaˌu.bu.ˈɣu.nɑni|ENthe two muscles that flank the lower backbone, the large latissimus dorsi muscles
udauˈdɑv|ENto slap the face|TPpaitim
udumu.ˈdumna|ENsweet banana species|TPbananaGENERICbaxupbanana
ugaˈu.ɡɑv|ENto cross, as in a stream|TPbrukim
uhaxaxeku.ˌhɑ.xɑ.ˈxɛkna|ENtreefrog species|TProkrokGENERIChaxinggu1frog
uhisa teclause|ENsomething/someone has a nice appearance (idiom)
ui1ˈu.iv|ENto row, to paddle, as in a boat|TPpulDui mala ba duxuni Uxa kina.They rowed out and fished at the mouth of the Uxa River.
ui2ˈu.ina|ENoar, paddle|TPpul bilong kanu
ukukuk.ˈukna|ENedible mushroom species|TPmasrumGENERICyabukmushroom
ulalengˌu.lɑ.ˈleŋna|ENcicada species|TPbinatangGENERICmoxasnake