xaba1ˈxɑ.bɑv|ENto scream, to cry out, chirp, or make like sounds, the cry of an animal, the sound most animals make|TPsingautHaing ma lungu bina tela xaba ba, “Prep, prep, prep.”He climbed up and heard a bug chirping, ‘Prep, prep, prep.’
xaba2ˈxɑ.bɑna|ENbed|TPbetAm gasaba mua ina sahi xaba ba laing sup.We were shaving (the wood) and he was finishing up that bed.SYNONYMSuxaingabed
xaba3ˈxɑ.bɑna|ENdish or reservoir for collecting the fluid for making sago paste|TPbet bilong saksak
xabatixɑ.ˈbɑ.tiv|ENto be deflated or collapsed, to have loose skin|TPslek
xabiaxɑ.ˈbi.ɑv|ENto know|TPsave|UMsamaNgaxabia numa tongtongiangana.I know how to build a house.DERIVATIVExabiangaknowledgePHRASExabianga maringinawisdom, good thinking applied well
xabiangaˌxɑ.bi.ˈɑ.ŋɑnw|ENknowledge|TPsaveBaing dibala garadingdi ba, “Bagula ala axap xabianga nakira bu axugia yabaroa bu tasok xalaxalam.”And they tell their children, ‘You will go get knowledge for us so you can change our area so we become prosperous.’
xabianga maringinanp|ENwisdom, good thinking applied well|TPgutpela save
xabuˈxɑ.buna|ENgrouping of something, pile of food|TPgrup
xabubuxɑ.ˈbu.buv|ENto be covered|TPkaramapImang xabubungam te.There wasn’t any blanket.DERIVATIVExabubuato cover with something or conceal something
xabubuaˌxɑ.bu.ˈbu.ɑv|ENto cover with something or conceal something|TPkaramap
xadeginaˌxɑ.de.ˈɡi.nɑni|ENremorse, sorrow for wrongful actions|TPbel hevi
xagaˈxɑ.ɡɑv|ENto grate foods such as bananas, taro, cassava or corn using cane, roofing iron or a grater to combine with other foods in cooking|TPsikrapimCROSS REFERENCExangxengcane
xai2ˈxɑiadj|ENto be good, positive, suitable|TPgutpela|UMxaiLongga ba sok xai sibuna.That village has become really good.DERIVATIVExailianoagoodnessKEYTERM PHRASElong xaiyaheavenRunginga XaiProverbs, a book of the Bibleulek xaigospel or good newsSAYINGyambong xaigreeting, good night, good eveningPHRASElonga xaiperiod of good weather, such that it affects the village positively
xai3ˈxɑiv|ENto pull|TPpulimDaxai xaiding waganoa mari tegia.They pulled their outrigger out into the sea.PHRASExai hatuminganoato influence someone’s perspectivexai usato snuf, to snifflexai yangato breathe
xai4ˈxɑiv|ENto chirp, the act of bugs making sounds|TPsingaut
xai balingamnp|ENcross, the wood used to affix Jesus to when he was crucified|TPkrosBabu mana xailong, xai balingam, hatung luwa hiliana, balum luwa hiliana.The picture for the book has a cross, three stars and three eagles.crossed wood