Tboli - English


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blungun1nBlow flies.
blunsù lenambussubentry oflambus1 1.1Plain, without design, can be anything but usually of metal bracelets.
blutut11.1nAbdomen.Tódô tey litô lem hólólen kun, luk gu bè blututen, ne gu bè hahan.His hands, abdomen and thighs were covered with blood.1.2vTo be pregnant.
bluyut1nA pouch-type bag woven like mats from blungis, fandan, sed or silól, used by women for pounded rice or for other things they put away.
bned11.1nBoredom.1.2vTo get bored.
bnes11.1nThick grass, wild plants; an uncleared area.Bolos sotu kay utón mógów lem bnes.The civet is one kind of animal meat that lives in the grass.Yem tau gnan sal gel wen mu le du yó kem bnes mò bulung le.Our ancestors used wild plants for their medicine.1.2vTo be overgrown (with grass, brush).cfhulu 1.2kluon 1.2
bnes tugéng1nA common garden weed.cfhakang 1tugéng 2
bnék11.1nRice seed.Ke deng le kól bè tniba omin le mò but bnék mò gunu le hemnù yó kem bnék ne ehek le hilolen libut.When they have arrived at the field, they make a platform where they will place the rice seed, and they plant the rice around where the (ritual) medicine is.cflibut 11.2vTo put away seed-rice for the next planting season.cfbut bnék 1.1
bngat11.1vTo open wider, as mouth; to adjust the opening on a brass bracelet in order to get it on the wrist.synnanga1 1.11.2adjOpen.Yó tdéhem bngat, móyón btang.Your earring is open, it's about to fall.synngangananga1
bngaw11.1nAn opening in a wall, as a door or window.1.2vTo make an opening.
bnget11.1nWhiskers, beard or thin mustache.1.2vTo have lots of whiskers.cfbul 1.2tukù 1.2wek 1.2
bnogul litok1nA very heavy and expensive type of gong.
bnol11.1nGoiter; chicken's crop.1.2vTo have a goiter.
bnotu11.1nTrail food; anything taken along for food on a trip or for food where one stays, or when away from home.Timbow deng hol bantang le maba du, lemwót yem logi hmò ke yehenen ken mò bnotuhen maba.When it's already time to begin the clearing, the man will have his wife make food for his lunch as he clears the field.1.2vTo take food along.
bnowò1nA tree that is 15 m or more in height, bearing inedible fruit, the juice of which can be used for glue. The wood makes good posts.Cordia dichotoma.