A Buru - English Dictionary, by Chaumont Devin.

a, prn. I.  Singular subjective.
    syn. ya, yak.

aa, n. fence.
    syn. yaa.
  seq. so, well.
  itj.*
    PAN aya, exclamation of annoyance, surprise, etc.

aan, n. (someone's or something's) jaw, chin.
    PMP qazay, chin, jaw

aan fodin, n. the tip of (someone's or something's) chin.

aan folon, n. (anatomical) beard.

aan fulun, n. (anatomical) beard.

aba, adj. wild.
    syn. malaba.  ant. mahu.

abaa, itj. alas.  Abaa! Da xmata nani epkitan haik, Alas! He
  has slain our leader. --Wandaq.
    PAN aba', exclamation:  ah!, oh!, alas!
    PWMP aba', exclamation:  ah!, oh!, alas!

abak, adv. wildly.  Mele yax bage abax fixdoo, Lest I sleep in
  some wild place, I don't know where. --Lorina.

abat, n. 1. sago leaf thatch.
    cf. atet.
  2. wound.  Abato bamqaqa, Wounds lay agape.
    cf. kawa.
    PAN abat, wound, to wound
    PCEMP abat, wound, to wound
  a. 1. wild.  Net abat, Wild place. Geba abat, Wild person.
    cf. melaban.
  2. naughty.  Geb abat an di ta, He is a naughty person. --Elias.
    cf. ii abat.
    PAN abat, spirit that causes sickness
    PWMP abat, spirit that causes sickness.

abdii, n. water sprite.
    syn. nabdii.

abin, adj. handsome, well made.
    cf. nagun, emyabi, epyabik, piabik, yabin.

abit, n. handiwork.  Used with possessive pronoun endings, abim,
  abin, etc.

abo, vi. grope, feel one's way in the dark.
    cf. amo.

abrorot, n.  A mollusc.

abunawas, adj. deceitful.  geba abunawas, deceiver.
  Grimes: outwit, take advantage of, deceive.

adat, n. culture, traditions.

adot, n. substance of habitual use.  Nam adoto--Nam tabaku tu nam fua
  tu namu e daloro, Your condiments--Your tobacco, your betel nut,
  and your betel. --Yakub.
    syn. adut.

aduk, vt.  Blend by squeezing so that mixture is forced out
  between the fingers.  Said of small pieces of fat meat being
  worked into millet or rice, etc.

adut, n. substance of habitual use.  Nam aduto moho.
    syn. adot.

af sar keba, n.  Clamp thighs, as before actual sexual
  intercourse--an act often refered to in tales of passion.
    cf. emqehan, epketun.
    PAN abij, copulate

afan, n. 1. husk.
  Grimes: (corn) husk.
    syn. apan.
  2. spathe.  Pigi afan, Spathe covering fruit and blossoms of the
  pigi palm.
  3. lip.  Fifin afan, Lips.
    PMP ampaw, empty husk (of rice, etc.)

afdapun, adj. idiotic, dull-witted, stupid.
    syn. dapun.

afih, vt. press, clamp.  Momol di afi dehan, The iron clamped
  her hip. --Otis.
    PAN qampi, take hold of, grasp
    POC ampi, take hold of, grasp

afik, vt. 1. clamp, press.  Afix sueh pa rahe, Press it onto the
  ground so that it cannot escape, as with a log, etc.  Ya afix
  ka wadum di papan eqan, la ya fotoh, I will press your neck on
  a piece of board, and cut it.
  2. lie upon, as in a bed.  Ku bara afix nam roko, Don't lie on
  your companion. --Elias.  Ku tahu kau di la d afix nax roko
  fafan, Place the beam so that it will rest upon its companion.
  --Elias.
    PWMP apid, lie in stacks, one on top of the other
    PWMP qepit, squeeze, press between.

aga, n. seed.  Ku seka naq fafu aga la a kaa, Spear my "seed"
  pig so that I may eat. --Yakup.
    syn. hini.

agak, vt. ignore.  Agax anat, Ignore (a crying child).

agama, n. religion.
    Malay agama.

ah, seq. so.  Ah, beko da faeh, So he pulled him out.

ahak, vi. 1. make a certain sound from excessive laughter.  Da baahax tu nmalit. --Endek.
  2. cry out as an eagle in flight.
    cf. exraak.

ahat, n. a palm tree whose leaves are used for thatch.  Similar
  to the betel nut palm.
    cf. eslait.

ahe, adv. no.  I refuse.

ahen, n. 1. (someone's or something's) breath.
  2. (someone's or something's) soul.
    cf. aken.
    PWMP qase9, breath

aho, vi. 1. pant.
  2. Draw the breath in sharply, as to cool the mouth when eating hot
  food.
  3. Bear false news.

ahuk, vt. close.
    cf. etreguk, seuh, tutuh.

ahul, n. lime.  Laix yako tu ahul, Give me the lime.
    syn. apu.
    PAN qapuR, lime, calcium
     PMP *qapuR, lime.

ahut, n. wave.  Rana nax ahut, The waves of Lake Rana.
    This word used only when speaking of Lake Rana.
    PMP *qaRus, strong current.
    PMP qalun, long rolling wave, swell, billow
    PMP qaRus, current, flow
    PAN qaRus, current, flow

ai, itj. dear me.  Ai, gebar naa poo du ix tatax sepu kono!
  Dear me, these people have all left me! --Ambak.
    PMP ai, interjection, exclamation of surprise.

aik, vt. spare.  Allow to escape death.  Kae xmata hisaleu di
  moo, tu ka ba-aix la ku mkuak e? For what purpose did you
  spare,and not kill, that serpent? --Elias.

aiq-aiq, n. air, space.  Nax huma taqgar polo-gera-rua dii
  bamdara ma sax aiq-aiq, His house of twelve ladders was
  standing up in mid-air.--Keri.

ajabeh, itj. an exclamation of unconfirmed disappointment, as at
  the suspected arrival of an enemy raiding party.

ajar, n. teach.

akal, n. trick, ruse, deception.  Du puna akal pa du xmata Murampaax, They
  devised a ruse and killed Murampaat. --Elias.
    Malay akal, useful thought.

akal wait, adj. narrow-minded and selfish.  Sahureka naa geba
  akal wait, This Sahureka is a narrow-minded and selfish
  person. --Rafel.

akan, n. 1.  Unformed fruit.
  2. Qisin akan, Gums.
    cf. dagen.
    PAN akaR, root
    PMP akaR, root

akeba, itj. impossible!  An exclamation of incredulity.

akeba kan, itj.  An exclamation of surprise.  Akebakan e!
  Kae sane paa ku iko, paa namu gugayaq?  --Ambak.

akeba kanan, itj.  An exclamation of alarm and reproof.

akeba kananehen, itj.  An exclamation of mildly irritated
  surprise.  Akeba kananehen e! Ka taqix tenix pilpilix naa?
  Dear me! What are you crying about all over again now?
  --Elias.

akeeh, itj. alas! how difficult! how painful!

aken, n. 1. gall bladder.
  2. intelligence.  Sas aken, Without intelligence.
  prn. nothing.  Dapax aken, Got nothing.

aki, vi. go away.  Da aki pa d wanix eha, He went off and
  poured palm wine. --Taqkis.
  adv. 1. there.
  2. inside.  Yako laleq aki bregak, My heart inside is broken.
  3. then, at that previous time.  Kae ha aki di ka bahapu yako, You
  are the one who bound me at that time. --Yakup.
  4. long ago.  Filim aki, From long ago. --John.
  5. over there.
    ant. mahi, naa.
  prp. at, in.  Usually in a place away from the speaker.
    PAN ati, there (distant)
    PWMP ati, there (distant)
    PWMP a'nti9, hear at a distance (?)

aki-aki, adv. in the future.  Naa aki-aki kam tuntut hede, This in
  the future we will yet demand.

akiih, itj. ugh! disgusting!

akik, adv. in, inside.  Ku rogo akix la ku goyaq elah fene da
  baglada hede, Go in and shake it to see if it is still loose.
  --Keri.

akin, adj. distant.  On the other side. a falax kaku akin, I look across to the
  other hill. --Elias.

alah, vt. pluck, as grain from the stem,etc.
    PAN ala, fetch, get, take

alak, vt. bring, as something alive.  A alak e Epkitan Loyawa tu
  Epkitan Boxmanis, I brought the warriors Loyawa and Boxmanis.
  --Samson.
    syn. eguk.  cf. hewah.
    PAN ala, fetch, get, take
    PWMP aba, carry pick-a-back

alam, n. world.
    Malay alam.
    syn. alaq.  cf. junai.

alamat, prn. the big thing.  Alamat ecerex pao exwani di lalen,
  The big thing sizzled down there in the wok. --Keri.
  a. huge.  Da fage miax alamax dii, He threw the huge
  rock. --Mukasoto.

alan, n. edge, curb, side.
    PWMP aba9, ambush, block the way; obstacle, hindrance

alaq, n. world.  Da oli fasaka alaq fafan, She returned to the
  upper world. --Mukasoto.
    syn. alam.
  adv.  In the whole world.  Ixnaa masa mhewa rupa alaq naa,
  Self-cooked food of every form in the whole world. --Yos.

alat, n. for.  Yako an a eptea polox sirua musun pito na alat naa, I
  have stayed with them during these seven years.  Musun pito na
  alat, bu sirua bapsefex saro hede, These seven years have passed,
  but they are still angry at each other. --Yan.*

ale, vi. gesture, wave.
    PAN qalep, beckon, wave
    PWMP ambay, wave back and forth

aleh, vt. beckon to.

alek, vi. be on the other side.  Geba di alex fi aki, The man is
  there on the other side.
  adv.  Faforo di suba alex fi aki.  Werix alex fi aki.  Werix
  alex fi lawe.
  prp. to the.  Wae saqan alex lea sebo, The stream branching to
  the west. --Markus.
    cf. balalek.

alik, vt. peel.  Da alix fuato, He peeled bananas. --Elias.  Du
  alix biskutu, They shucked corn. --Yakup.  Da alik e wihix
  isin, He prepared cord of wihit. --Elias.
    cf. egnalik.
  adv. enthusiastically.  Du cefal alix ax gidan, They danced
  enthusiastically in the yard. --Joe.

almua, n. 1. conjuring, conjuration.  Du midix almua, They engaged in
  conjuring.  Typically, this implies two warriors taking turns
  conjuring up intimidating but temporary realities.
  2. spell to render self invisible or render enemies unable to
  detect one's presence.
  vi.  Cast almua spells.

almuak, vt. 1. Affect magically.  Nax bajaulato almuax sakix
  ganaa, ... When his bajaulat spirits affected her again, ...
  --Jefri.
  2. Render invisible.  Geba di la da almuax fatan, The man wished
  to render his body invisible. --Elias.

alu, n. pestle.
    cf. resun, exnoto.
    PAN qaSelu, pestle
    PAN balu, rice pestle
    PMP balu, rice pestle
    PWMP laq(e)lu, rice pestle

aluk, vt. 1. mix by stirring.  Ma aluk epsiak e maqax naa tu maqkau,
  We mix these maqat tubers with cassava. --Cada.
    balut, mix
    PMP galu, stir, mix.
    PMP aluja, to paddle
  2. hunt out.  Du baalux rahex neten, paa tonal sa te newe moo, They
  keep hunting out the same area until no cuscus can live there. --Cada.

alun, adj. lucky.*
    cf. nalun, noron, awan.

am haa, n. uncle.  Father's older brother (not necessarily oldest).
    cf. bau.

am haan, n. uncle.  Father's older brother.

am haat, n. uncle.  Father's older brother.

am hena, n. uncle.  Father or mother's youngest brother.

am kete, n. father in law.  May be either a man's or a woman's
  father in law.

am lahi, n. maternal uncle.  (May be older or younger than mother).

am roit, n. uncle.  Father's or mother's younger brother.

ama, n. 1. ancestor.  Sika amaro du xdue tohon gosa pa kae, paa ku
  banewe, Lucky the ancestors gave you a good way, and you still
  live. --Elias.
  2. father, father's brother.
    cf. tama.
    PAN ama, father.
    PAN aba, father
    PMP baba, father
  3. son (in address only).
    cf. qama.

ama dain, n. stepfather.

Ama Geba Emsian, n.  The name of the first father of mankind.
    cf. Ina Geba Emsian.

amak, vt. pray to.  Du amax moyaqor tu eplatat, They prayed to
  their ancestors concerning battle.  "Moyaqor, jaga kami, tu
  musu kadux," etc.

amako, n. father, son.  Actually means "My father."  Used in
  address.  Bisopa ka beka, Amako, I beg your pardon, My Father!
    cf. inako.

amal, n. incantation to render someone receptive
  to amorous advances.  The amal is pronounced with the name of
  the desired person, and a flute or other instrument is played.
  The person need not hear the amal or the music to succumb.  Du
  panu amal, paa ana fina heka qei geba, They float an amal
  downstream, and the young girl runs to the man. --Elias.

aman, n. father, son.  This form used in address.
    cf. qaman.

amat, n.  A marine fish, a parrot fish (scaridae), leptoscarus
  vaigiensis.  Lives in seaweed areas.
    syn. exlaka.

amet, n. hardwood wedge used for splitting sago trunks.
    cf. kanlesal.

amkete, n. see am kete.

amo, vi. grope, feel.  Use the sense of touch.  Du amo hamah,
  They groped for it (in the darkness).
    cf. abo, ramoh, amuh.

ampon, a word used in poetry.
    PAN ampun, pardon, forgiveness
    PWMP ampun, pardon, forgiveness

ampoq, n. mercy.  Da laha ampoq, He begged for mercy. --Elias.
  vt. grant mercy to.  Ku ampoq kono! Mercy! --Elias.
    Malay ampun, Ambon Ampong.

amuh, vt. grope for.  Locate tactually.
    cf. amo.

an, adj. a word used to indicate diminutive nouns.  Anat an dii,
  The child. --Joe.
  prn. he, she, it.  An bagrihi, He is hanging.

an fin fehut, n. bride.  A newly-wed bride. --Bert.

ana, n. 1. child.
    PAN aNak, child, offspring; son, daughter; interest on a
    PMP aNak, child, offspring; son, daughter.
  2. termite.
    PAN aNay, insect of the order Isoptera:  termite.
    PMP anay, termite.

anakoda, n. leader of a hunting party or group of workers, etc.
    Malay nahkoda.

anan, n. child.  Waelusu taun rua.  Anan tu Aman.  Two Waelusu
  men.  Son and father. --Redi-tama.  Bulau di anan telo, This Bulau
  had three children. --Mesak.
  a. 1. child.  Ana fina anan, Girl child.
  2. baby.  Hisaleu anan, Baby python.
  3. tiny, small.  Waga anan, Tiny canoe.

anat, n. child.

anax newen, n. niece, nephew.  Specifically, a man's sister's
  child.  The man is then the niece's or nephew's "am lahi," or
  "mem lahi."

anco, n. a kind of sword that can be used for both hacking and
  thrusting.
    Probably Japanese.

anek, vt. 1. eat.  Du anek e i exnaan, They ate food. --Markus.
  2. drink.  Du anex wa potot, They drank hot water (tea). --Markus.
    cf. arek, enyanet, kaah, edah.

ano, vi. 1. protrude seaward.
  2. swim slowly.
    cf. mano.

anoh, vt. bend.*  Ano awek, Bend (something) over.

antanan, n. children.  Kam geba antanan moo, We are not children. --Endek.
anuk, vt. draw through the water, guide along in a stream.  Geba
  anux kau fatan di hai wae di gamlawek, The man guided the log
  downstream. --Elias.
    cf. manuk, panuh.
  adv. attenuatingly, to a point. Dasa anuk, Sharpen to a point.

ao, vi. cry out in pain or surprise.
    PAN qau9, to howl, of a dog
    PAN qawqaw, to bark, of a dog

aon, n. (something's) dedication ceremony or feast.  Gereja aon,
  Church dedication feast.
    syn. aun.

Ap Fenan, n. a god of the people of the mountains and Waesama.
  Ap fenan bobih pekak! A phrase often used as an interjection.

apaa, itj.  An exclamation of surprise.  Apaa!  Ya naq soga
  da ha taqo haix! What do you know?! my sash has come after me!
  --Otis.

apaah, itj. alas.  An exclamation of dismay.  Apaa, da xmata
  kita nani epkitan haik! Alas, he has slain our leader.
  --Elias.

apak, vt. 1. put in "listen" mode.  Du apax exliqano la walan
  gosax naa, They now give ear to (words about) good character.
  Eta du apax seporo, kita tewa starita tehux mohe. --Mukarehet,
  worried about running out of recording tape.
    cf. asak.
  2. offer, as food to the spirits of the ancestors.  Apax la
  namu oporo, Offer it to your ancestors. --Sakeus.  Ku apak e
  ixnaan naa la ku kalax nitoro la du kaa, Offer this food and
  call the dead to eat. --Sakeus.
  adv. in "record" mode.  Riq tahu apax ii di fina mqina haix,
  He has put that thing (Joe has put his taperecorder) in
  "record" mode for a long time already. --Mukarehet.

apan, n. empty shell, empty husk, empty kernel.  Pala apan,
  Empty kernel of rice.
    syn. afan.  cf. lafun, lapan.
    PAN ampaw, empty husk (of rice, etc.)
    PAN qapa?, empty husk (of rice, etc.)
    PMP qapa?, empty husk (of rice, etc.)

apastai, itj.  An exclamation of disdainful recognition or
  disbelief, roughly equivelant to English "Well, I'll be damned!"
  Apastai! Ka dena haix dii? No kidding! Have you arrived?  Apastai!
  Fina rua di i haro q dii! Impossible! There the two girls are!
  --Elias.

apastaik, itj.  An exclamation of surprise.  Apastaik! Kacil
  Ceret dena haik! My goodness! Kacil Ceret has arrived!

apat, n. yaws.  Nam apato gasi tirin, Your yaws sores sting too much.
    cf. efraqin.

api, n.  A generic name for a kind of banana.

apih, vt. tweeze, tong.
    cf. afih.
    PAN qapit, pinch or squeeze between two surfaces
    PMP qapit, pinch or squeeze between two surfaces
    PWMP zapit, pinch, squeeze, press
    POC qampi, take hold of, grasp
    PAN apit, pinch, squeeze

apik, vt. 1. clamp between the ends of a split stick, as for
  cooking.
  2. clamp, as fresh fish in an apil.
    cf. eskapik.

apil, n. 1. clamp, especially one made of emnakun bamboo used to
  clamp fresh fish for smoking.
  2. See ua-apil.
    PWMP apis, kind of rattan

apo, n. lime.
    syn. ahul.

aptasi, n.  A marine fish, a large grouper, the "roto merah" of
  Ambon.

apu, n. lime.  Egu apu la m kaa fua, Get lime, and we will chew
  betel nut. --Yisbak.
  Grimes: lime, chalk.
    syn. ahul.
    PAN apuR, betel chew
    PAN qapuR, lime, calcium

apuk, vt.  Apply lime to.  Emhuka apux fua rajin! A maiden quick
  to prepare betel-nut and lime.--Schut.*
  adv. Pef apuk, Smoke by throwing leaves onto a fire.  Done
  especially to clove trees, etc., in the belief that it will
  make them bear.
    cf. Apfenan.

aq bi aqa, adv. now.

aqa, adv. 1. now.
  2. there.  Sane ha fix aqa? Who is there?
  Grimes: immediate.
  Grimes: now, right away.

aqa-aqa, vi. loom.  Kehex ninun aqa-aqa, The shadow of a sword looms. --ari.

aqak, vi. see.  Du aqax geba bohox dii bage paa toron-toron,
  They saw that the wild man was sleeping soundly.  Kim aqax naq
  waja an e pa q na, naq katuen e pa q na...  See, here is my
  kindling kit, my machete... --Elias.  Aqak e, ..., See, ...
    cf. touk, kitah, tineh.
  vt. see.  Ma aqax kae ama, We view thee as father.  Siribodo, aqax
  pirin tu sondo di i ha q na, Siribodo, see, here is the plate and
  the spoon. --Elias.
    cf. bafak, touk, tineh, kita.
    PAN a9aq, open the mouth wide
    PMP a9aq, open the mouth wide
    PMP qa9ab, gape, open the mouth wide
    PMP qa9ap, gape, open the mouth wide

aqax odoh, vt. attend, care for.  Da aqax odo ya naq finhaa tu
  naq anax, He took care of my wife and child. --Mukarehet.
    syn. matketah.

aqik, vt.  Fit a skin to (a drum).
    PAN qaNiC, animal skin, hide, leather

aqin, n. wind.
    cf. MODA.
    PAN ha9in, wind
    POC *angin.

ara, n. a small tree that has no branches.

aran, n.  A bird.

arbai, n.  A kind of Molluccan boat, the "belang," or "arung
  baai" of Ambon.  Arba gilat bamano roi-roi, The painted boat
  drifted slowly downstream. --Mukarehet.
    PWN bara9ay, kind of large boat
    PWMP bara9gay, communal boat

are, n. private land.
    syn. enyare, esnara.

arek, vt. handle, deal with.  Ya arek emsikan fafu dii, I handled the
  pig alone. --Yan.

arkoko, n.  A hardwood tree.
    syn. erkoko.

arkua, n.  A tree (myrist.) gymnacranthera.

armata, n.  Magic used to render an enemy impotent.

armihan, n. a tree, (Elaeoc.) Elaeocarpus sphaeicus.
    syn. kau-meran.

armuhen, n. a tree.
    syn. ermuhen.

aro, vi. bob.  Waga di aro la olax, The canoe bobbed about on the
  ocean. --Deni.
  a.  an adjective describing a Jew's harp that no longer has a
  crisp sound.

arora, n.  (rut.) ejotia.

aruh, vt. stir.

aruk, vt. pass through.  Ku leo la ku arux meheto lawe, Go on ahead
  and pass through the mehet grass. --Yan.  Leo la ku arux mohadakan
  la geba mkedan bahai, Go on ahead and pass through the dew so the
  old one can pass (without getting so wet). --Cada2.

arut, n. spatula.  Bipolon paddle.
    syn. kaslaut.

asa, n. 1. space.
  2. plot.  Da psamax hawa dii pa asar paa, He divided the garden
  into four plots. --Elias.
    cf. piasah, emhasan.
  vi. abate, calm down.
    cf. baasa.
  adv. if only.  Kim iko, do asa kimi nanbetax, If only you would
  have remembered when you left. --Yan.
  sbr. providing, if only.  Asa ku tokeh, If only you will
  point it out. --Elias.
    Malay asal.
    syn. asal, basa.
    PWMP lasa9, bare, bald

asa mlelet, n. empty space, as among the clouds.

asa xliqan, vt. listen.  Da asa xliqan, He listened. --Elias.
  Du asa xliqano la toho kebenaran na moo, They do not listen to
  this way of truth. --Temi.

asa-asa, n. space between earth and sky.  Sirua baxmasa ma saka
  asa-asa saka, They two cooked up there in the open heavens.

asah, vt. sharpen, as the hearing.  Asa xliqan.

asak, vt. sharpen, as a knife.
    cf. apak.
    PAN Sasaq, whet, sharpen
    PAN asaq, sharpen, rub, grate

asal, adv.  If only.  kae geba emkedan dii, asal ku bahai
  mol-molo, You elderly one, it will suffice if you will but
  follow slowly. --Ambak.
    Malay asal.
    syn. asa.

asan, n. 1. (something's) intervening space.  Kakor asano, Lands
  between the mountains.  Wae asano, Areas, including mountains,
  between rivers.  Ka sekax ceqkero dii paa asano haax tirin, You are
  really leaving big spaces between those clove trees you are
  planting. --Elias.
  2. gills.
  Grimes: (fish) gill.
    cf. asin.
    PAN hasa9, gills
    PAN isa9, gills
    PAN isaw, intestines
    PMP hasa9, gills
    PEMP asa9, gills
    *qasang, gill.
 3. cutting edge, as of a knife.
  a. calm.  Sirua an laleno asano, pa du kaa ior dii, Their
  hearts became calm and they ate the things (that were there).
  --keri.

asat, n. sector of land between two rivers.  Asax naa do kae nam wae
  asan naa? Is this sector of land between the rivers yours?
  --Lorina.

asin, n. entrails.  Etrihix asin, pull out the entrails.
  --yisbak.
    cf. yasin, asan.
    PAN isa9, gills
    PAN isaw, intestines

asit, n. trash, rubbish.  Ii ha gamdi asix masan, As if it were
  dried rubbish (which has no weight or consequence at all).
  --Keri.
    cf. piasih.

asmaqan, n. 1. a tree, (sapind.) harpullia.
 2. a black, stinging insect, perhaps a bee, bigger than a fly.
  Makes nest of earth.  Probably from "asu maqan," "something
  that has been chewed by a dog."

asu, n. dog.
    PAN asu, dog
    PMP *asu.

asu blau ikun, n. a grass, seeds used in ornamental decorating.

asuk, vt. 1. fill by dipping.  Du asux nin ukaro, They filled their
  bamboo containers (with water). --Markus.
  2. draw (as water).  Finar an rua di asux wae, The two women drew
  water. --Mukarehet.
    cf. enyasut.
    PAN qasu, fetch water, scoop up water
    PMP asu, bail out water
    POC asu, fetch water, scoop up water
    PMP qasu, fetch water, scoop up water
  3. struggle at.  Cf. emhunak.
  adv. 1. With all one's might.  Da karaja asux lea taun, He
  kept working hard all day long. --Sakeus.
  2. using canine obcenities.  Du plum asuk e, They abused him
  with canine obcenities.
  Could be from "eglasux ka pekak," or "exlasux ka," where
  "eglasuk" refers to the foreskin being pulled back.

ata, n. 1. servant, slave (male or female).
  2. male slave purchased from another clan, often given a wife
  by purchasing clan.
  3. adopted son.
    PMP qaRta, outsiders, alien people
    *qa(R)ta, slave, person.
  4.  A plant.  A type of jelai.
  5.  Branched grain of millet.  Da buha paa saqan rua, pee tu
  du raqih pa ata.--Sakeus.
  a.  Branched, as a branched grain of millet.
    PAN ataq, unhusked rice grain left among the husked

atah, vt. send.
    cf. katuk.

atak, vt. Run up onto a beach or reef. Pullup onto dry land.
    PAN ata9, carry on a shoulder pole between two people
  a. high.  Da tifo atak, It flies high.
    PAN aCas, high, tall

ate, n. blanket.
    PAN aCab, a cover
  vi. droop with drowsiness.  Raman baate, Her eyes drooped with
  drowsiness. --Cada2.

atek, vt. 1. cover, as with a blanket.
  2.  Potria Ram-fol-fika, da atex raman haik-haik. --Lewi.*
    Cada2 believes this is wrong.  He says the phrase should be "raman baate."
    PAN atek, cover, as with a blanket
    PCMP atek, cover, as with a blanket
    PEMP atek, cover, as with a blanket

aten, n. 1. line, row.  Aten rua, Two rows (of men). --Sias.
  2. layer, fold.
  3. school, formation.  Ikano gooro aten emsian, The fish swam
  together in a school.
  4. story-poem.  Aten lien, Tune used to sing a story
  poem.
    syn. dohi-aten, hakayaten, harkayaten, karhayaten,
  kahayaten, kahaten.
  a. 1. ordered, arranged.
  2. handsomely crafted.  This word used to describe hand-crafted
  items, music, etc.
  adv. in formation.  Gebaro di baris aten, The men marched in
  formation.

aten-aten, adj. goodly.  Geba di aten-aten, He is good looking or
  he is well. --Sakeus.
  adv. 1. in orderly fashion.  Rame bodih aten-aten, The drum-
  beats sounded in orderly fashion.
  2. in ordered ranks.  Gebaro di baris aten-aten, The men
  marched in ordered ranks.
  3. in formation.  Du labax aten-aten, They (the birds) flew in
  formation.

atet, n. sago thatch.  Atet refers to sago leaves, but only
  those that have been sewn into sheets of thatch.  Otherwise
  "bia omon" is used.
  Grimes: thatch (various materials).
  Grimes: thatch (of any material).
    syn. abat.
    PAN qatep, roof, thatch.
    PMP *qatep, thatch (usually sago leaf).
    PWMP qatep, roof, thatch

atex-atek, adv. in a line.  Du kerex atex-atek, They stood in a line. --Endek.

atih, vt. 1. tweeze.
  2. Turn over, as with a fork.
  3. bite, as a fish.  Bubara sohix, da baatih, A bubara fish was
  waiting to bite. --Otis.
    PAN atip, pinch together
    PAN qatip, pinch, squeeze, press together.
    PMP qatip, pinch, squeeze, press together
    PWMP atip, pinch together

atin, n. pandanus mat.
    syn. katin.

atit, n. wooden fork having two prongs, used in serving bia polon.
  Du sohox kau dii pa saqan rua, pee tu du kabah fen atit.
    cf. kanyatit.
  Grimes: tongs.

atitin, n.  A kind of basket made of "emnakun" bamboo skin strips.
    syn. nasa.

atoraq, n. regulations.  Saskatewa atoraq, Without knowledge of
  regulations. --Mukarehet, Kasilhena's insult to Batbasuri.

atuk, vt. send.  Aqak e, du atux fua, See, they have sent betel
  nut. --Mukasoto.
    syn. katuk.

au, itj. oh.  An exclamation of mild frustration.  Au, yako,
  Only me (answer of Man-momol, unwilling to give his name).
  --Ambak.
    PAN qau, interjection of pain, surprise, etc.
    PWMP qau, interjection of pain, surprise, etc.
    PCEMP qaue', exclamation of joy or sorrow

aun, n. 1. (something's) firstfruits celebration.  Pala aun, Rice
  harvest celebration.  Gebar puna tonal aun e, People celebrated a
  successful cuscus hunt. --Yisbak.
  2. dedication.
    syn. aon.
  3.  Old garden site.
    cf. qaun.
    PAN wao, forest, uninhabited land
  4. magical power associated with a weapon.  Limbiq aun, Dark power associated with a warrior's spear.

awale, n. age, longevity.
    syn. wale.
  a. long-lived.  Ma awale moo, We do not live long. --Temi.

awan, n. 1. (anatomical) waist.
    PAN Sawak, waist
  2. luck.  nax awan gosa, He had good luck. --Sakeus.
    cf. alun.

awan enhelun, n. belt.
    cf. heluk, salolot.

awe, vi. slant.  Kau di ba-awe-awe la dolak, The tree is slanting, and ready to fall over. --Elias.
    PMP away, beckon with the hand

awek, adv. into a downward-bending position.  Ano awek, Bend
  (something) over.

awen, adj. tilted.

ba-, a prefix for adjectives and verbs.  Creates a meaning roughly
  equivelant to English "be" followed by a participle.

ba-baa, vi. remained, stayed.  Waga dii babaa-babaa, The canoe
  remained where it was (because it had become a rock in the
  sea). --Nompes.

baa, prp. at.  Baa dii, There.
    cf. bi-, fi-, ma.
    PAN ba, preposition:  at, on, in, to
    PMP ba, preposition:  at, on, in, to
  adv. just, only.  A xmata baa ka tu lakat, I killed you with
  nothing but thorns. --Elias.
    PAN bua, only
    PCMP bua, only

baa di ta, vi. is there.

baa na ta, vi. is here.  Tu ana fina saa baa na ta, Because
  there is a girl here.

baa nah e, adv. by this same way.  Ku oli, do ku baoli baa nah e,
  When you return, return by this same way.

baa-baa, adv. 1. just, exactly.  Du badena baa-baa ax Murampaax nax
  huma, They arrived exactly at Murampaat's house. --Elias.
  2. just, only.  Ekroo-kraa baa-baa, Only the sound of snapping
  rattan. --Keri.

baan, n. fish trap.  Opon e, ku pali naq baan saa, Grandfather,
  please weave me a trap.
    cf. bubu, bubun, fofo, gagi.

baasa, vi. be in remission.  Ku iko tu aqa dekax baasa aqa, Go
  now, while there is a lull in the rain. --Elias.
    cf. asa.

baba, n. 1. side.  A egu baba, pa a babah.  Baba kahan, The
  one side, the other side.
  2. bank, as of a river.  Ku bahama putax-putax ba di babar dii,
  Pretend to search near the banks.

babafak, adv. openly, in plain view.  Da suba babafax, He
  appeared in plain view. --Redi-tama.

babah, vt. carry slung from the shoulder.
  Grimes: carry child with carrying cloth.
  Grimes: carry child in cloth [recent loan] 
    cf. fafak, tolfafak, pinoh, pinuh, esbabak.
    PAN baba, carry a person pick-a-back; ride pick-a-back
    *baba, carry on back.
    Cognates of this word are used throughout Polynesia.  Because "babah" would seem to be an obvious derivative of "baba" in the Buru language, it may be possible that the "carry" meaning may have originated in Buru or nearby.

babalqisi, vi. have a chink.  Da babalqisi, It (his armor) had a
  chink. --Elias.

baban, n. area beside (something).  Hawa baban, Area beside a garden.
  --Yakup.  Du hefhaik e karoq dii qei tohon baban, They cast the
  gunny sack to the roadside. --Keri.  Waer baban-babanano, The river
  banks.
    syn. tean.
    PWMP bayba'y, beach, shore

babat, n.  A tree, (dipt.) shorea.  Biar babax dii da ptelu, Be
  the babat tree ever so thick. --Temi.
    babat, bahut, emroi, exrenat, and koltelu are all different
  kinds of shorea tree.

babdapi, vi. remain cured.  Wanato d babdapi, The eels lying cured.
  --Sakeus.
    cf. dapih.

babeh, vt. 1. arrange, stack.
  2. add.
    cf. fahih.

babele, vi. be blocking.  Esleleto babele, The taboo signs are
  blocking.

baben, adj. stacked.

babepur, vi. be ready to snap, as a tree from some weight (South Buru
  only).  Geba di keha kau dii, pa d babepur saka luken. --Yisbak.
  Warian dii fuan eta da babepur, The branches of the durian tree are
  ready to snap from the weight of its fruit. --Yan.

babigun-bigun, vi. grow big, grow strong, grow healthy.
    cf. bigun.

babimneit, vi. be lie.  Iero babemneit sax rahisin fafan, Things
  are lying on the ground. --Sakeus.

babkoni-bkoni, vi. be yellowish.  Lea dii la d rogo pao masi, da
  babkoni-bkoni fidi masi fafan, As the sun is about to go down
  into the sea, the sun is yellowish on the surface of the sea.
  --Sefania.

bablafo, vi. be barely visible.

bablafo-blafo, vi. be faint or unclear.  Ya bakita tolox di sax
  lokon da bablafo-blafo, I saw the star unclear in the cloud.
  --Sefania.

bablate, vi. lay where fallen.  Fafor rua bablate, Two pigs lay where they had fallen.
    cf. eblatek.

bableo-bleo, vi. return to as if drawn by an attractive force.
   Sapkoko dii bableo-bleo di fahan, The ring returned to his hand.

babliko, vi. be lying like water in a pool.

baboti, adj. whitish.  Ermuken an kiran rohin an baboti, The
  forehead of the dove is whitish. --Mukarehet.
 vi. show white.  Laa sa baboti lawe, A sail is showing white
  out at sea.

babrana-brana, vi.  Tufa babrana-brana rahek.  Tufa mata moo.*

babreke, vi.  Nam ioro babreker ax gidan.*

babrepah, vi. be confused. Da prepax beta i sa moo, tu babrepah,
  He could say nothing, because he was confused. --Elias.

babue-bue, vi. be abundant.  Feten babue-bue saka hum seliq dii,
  Millet abounded in the silo. --Oqen.

babuf-bufeh, vi. be very ripe.  Nakan naa babuf-bufeh, This jack
  fruit is so ripe it makes a thumping sound when struck.
  --Elias.
    cf. bufeh.

baca, vi. read.
    Malay baca.

bacah, vt. read.  Geba pao na babaca nax buku, This man down
  here is reading his book. --Mukasoto.

bacikek, vi. tremble.
    cf. cikek.

bada, n.  A tree, (Dat.) Octomeles sumatrana.

badaulat, n. see bajaulat.

bade, n.*

badeh, vt. wedge apart, split with a wedge.

badek, ppt. stuck fast.  Ma kusex kau, paa badex di rahisin, We drive
  staves into the ground, and they remain stuck fast in the earth.
  --Sakeus.
  vt. 1. stick.  Da badex kadan pa kabut, He stuck his foot into
  the mud. --sakeus.
  2. hammer in, as a sharpened stick or wedge.

badi, n.*

badikah, vt. live alone in.  Paul badika huma haa xbate ha lawe na,
  Paul lives alone in the very big house to the seaward of us. --Eci.

badil, n. a tree.

bado, adj. stagnant, as water left in a bamboo container.
    syn. badun, badut.

bado-dokok, vi.  Pala bado-dokok e, pala mamba sekak e. --Elias.*
    cf. dokok, badokok.

badoho, vi. be hanging, as by a strand of flesh.  Wadun badoho, His
  head was hanging from his body by a strand of flesh.

badokok, adj. buckled.  Du ptea di Rana lalen eta nun kofi
  badokok, They stayed in the Rana area until their coffee trees
  buckled with age. --Au.

baduba, adj. sleepy.
    cf. duba.

baduen-duen, vi. remain intact.  Gebar nun pala aki baduen-baduen,
  Their rice has not been touched (all of the original amount still
  remains. --Yan.*

badun, adj. see badut.

badut, adj. stagnant, as water left in a bamboo container, etc.
    syn. bado.

badutu, vi. abound.  Waplame naa fuan badutu, This mango tree
  is covered with fruit. --Cak.
    cf. dutuk.*

bae, n. trickle, stream.*
  Grimes: dangerous current.
  vi. flood.
    cf. baet.
    PMP bahaq, a flood; to overflow, be in flood
  adv. and.  Naq ina bae naq ama, My mother and my father.
  --Yos.
    Malay baik.

baebeh, vi. be marked with an "enyebet" mark.  Bara hai riqe ha di
  baebeh di moo, Do not take the marked one (trail). --Tanel.

baelen, vi. remain in place.
    cf. elen.

baet, adj. flooded.
    cf. bae.

baex lalen, n. tidal pool.

bafa, vi. look.  Da bafa selax, bafa manux, He looked upstream
  and downstream. --Elias.  Du bafa fene anax sane yaq e du
  sgedax la d tete Japaaq naa, They looked to see which lad they
  would command to go kill the Japanese. --John.

bafaan, vi. be smelling.  Anax meran okon bafaan hede, Baby whose
  skin still smells (like a baby's). --Yan.
    cf. faan.

bafae, vi. be extracted.  Da bafae fi di exroqan dii, He was freed
  from the cage. --Rebut.
    cf. faeh.

bafah, vt. see.  Da bafa sugi emkedan di bateho fix pamori, She
  saw the old woman following along behind. --Elias.

bafak, vt. 1. see.
  2. observe.  Da bafak, "Ei!  Geba etkemat emsika-msikan!" (Spying
  on the Kapalamada people) he observed, "Hey!  Nothing but married
  people!" --Taqkis.
  Grimes: stare at.
    cf. aqak, touk, liqah, kitah, tineh.

bafaka, vi. be split apart.  snaim rua bafaka, your two halves will
  be split apart. --Elias.
    cf. fakah.

bafene, vi. be giving off smoke.  Bana sa bafene di nax hum dapur, A
  fire was giving off smoke in its kitchen. --Rufel.

bafkaka, vi. lie apart.  Kau an dii eqan rua bafkaka, The two pieces
  of the tree lay apart (on the ground).
    cf. efkakah, etkaka.

baflafa, vi. be flapping.  Manu keho sa baflafa, A maleo bird was
  flapping (in the snare). --Otis.
    cf. bapsoo, baflali.

baflain, vi. be lucky.  Baflain yako, tu ya badapax ikan, Lucky for
  me, because I have caught fish. --Lef.

baflali, vi. be lying where fallen.  Fafu rua baflali, Two pigs lying
  where they had fallen.  Kam ena di, do i ha baflal poloxduex, When
  we checked, we found them (the fallen pigs) lying belly-up.
  --Yisbak.
    cf. baflafa, bapsoo.

baflego-flego, vi. be curling up repeatedly, like an eel in its death
  throes.

baflesa, vi. be lying spread out, as a mat.

bag-bage, vi. be lying about.  Kamyoho di bag-bage moo, da sepa sakix
  ax gidan, The civet cat didn't remain lie about, but leaped in the
  yard again. --Keri.

bage, vi. 1. recline.
  2. sleep.  Bage toron, Sleep soundly.
    May be "bagex toron."
    syn. ine.  cf. enbaget.
  adv.  Into a reclining position.  Aqin exbobi bage naq fuato,
  The wind blew down my banana trees. --Elias.

bageger, vi. 1. stampede.  Faforo di bageger,The pigs stampeded.
  2. tremble.  Da bageger, He is trembling. --Yan.

bageh, adv. down, in a manner that causes to recline.  Aqin exbobi
  bage fuato, The wind blows down the banana trees.

bagek, vt. 1. lie down upon.  Da bagex nax kalunel fehut, He
  lies down upon his new mat. --Elias.
  2. sleep in.  Yax bagex beta huma neke omon moo, I cannot
  sleep in a house thatched with "neke" leaves. --Lorina.

bagel, adj. calm, smooth, or unruffled, as the sea.
  vi. 1. become stiff.
  2. settle.  Bia di bagel sepo, pee tu ma todax bia di waen,
  After the sago meal has settled, we pour off its water.
  --Elias.
    cf. lina.
    PAN pagel, tired, exhausted

bageran, vi. be in excess.  Rotiro di bageran e fodor polo geran
  rua, The excess of bread was twelve baskets.
    cf. geran.

bagholi, vi.  Nax soga bagholi.*
    cf. holik.

baglada, vi. be loose.  Exroqan di baglada hede, The cage is
  still loose (not strong enough).
    cf. eglada.

baglawan, n. clove.
    syn. boglawan.

baglifuk, adj. dizzy, confused.

baglifun, n. dizziness, confusion.
  a. dizzy, confused.
    syn. biglifun.

baglinan, vi. be light.  Eta baglinan ro-roin, pee ..., And
  when it was lighter, ... --Ike.
    cf. eglinan.

bagofo, vi. be lying upside down.  pirin di bagofo hansihansiak, the
  plates were all lying upside-down.
    cf. gofoh, kofo.

bagosa, adj. goodly.  Ii saa bagosa, some goodly thing.

bagriglaun, vi.  Fafu sa bagriglaun.*

bagrihi, vi. be hanging.  Wansohoro bagrihi.
    cf. egrihi, tegrihit.

baguba, vi. be billowing, as smoke or steam.
    cf. guba.

bagun, adj. big.  Hemdonon bagun, Hot sunshine. --Kofi-tina.

bagut, adj. big, important [Lisela]. --Grimes.
    syn. haat.
    PAN baguq, disease that causes swelling of body parts
    *ma-bagus, beautiful.

bahaji, vi. be desiring or intending.  Sane bahaji la d kaa riano, He
  who is intending to eat coconuts. --Ais.

baheh-heh, vi. be exclaiming with surprise.

baheren, adj. loving.  Opo baheren fisax reter pito, Beloved lord
  up in heaven. --Ais.
    Does this mean "beloved" or "loving?"*

bahi, adj. spoiled, tainted.
    PMP baRiw, beginning to spoil, tainted (of food left).

bahik, adj. better, superior.  Geba di bahik fidi nax roko, That
  man is better than his fellow.  Bahik leuk fidi nax roko,
  Outrun his fellow.
    cf. fahih, dafuk, pexbahin.
  adv. also.  Bapa Temi sirua Mama Mura bahix baa na moo? Are not
  Bapa Temi and Mama Mura also here (in this computer)? --Neles.
  sbr. but.  Riqe la d iko, bahix kadan empei, He wanted to go,
  but his foot was sore.
    syn. mane, bu.

baho-hoo, vi. be struggling under a burden.  Da baho-hoo tu fina saa,
  He was struggling under a woman's weight. --Sakeus.

bahobo, vi. be washed.  Pirino bahobo mhewak, The plates were
  washed by themselves.
    syn. baphobo.

bahol-baholi, vi. be melting.  Ees di bahol-baholi, The ice is
  melting. --Yan.
    Cf. holi.

bahu, see bahut.

bahuk, vi. diffuse, give off.  Utano di bahux faano, The
  vegetables gave off their aroma. --Elias.

bahut, n.  A tree, (dipt.) shorea selanica.
    babat, bahut, emroi, exrenat, and koltelu are all different
    kinds of shorea tree.
    PAN balaw, 3. a tree, probably %Dipterocarpus% spp.;

bai, n.  Honorific title for ladies.  Bai Buqaraja, The lady,
  Buqaraja.
  In ancient Ternate the bai marsaole were women from the kampong of Marsaole, who held a high rank in society. --de Clercq.

    cf. nyai.

baife-ife, vi. be so abundant as to almost overflow.  Kepeq dii sampe
  da baife-ife ma di parigi di nake e qaqan, The coins were about to
  overflow the mouth of the well. --Berci.
    cf. ifeh.

baii, vi. be.  Tohon baii, pe tu da iko hai tohon, The path was
  there, and he followed it.  Ier hansiax na baii na junai naa, All
  these things that are in the world. --Temi.  Du spele yako filau,
  paa yako an baii emsika-msikan, They marooned me, and I was (there)
  alone.
    cf. iik.

baikole, n.  A bird.
  vi. dance.*
    cf. epkiki, exnusi.

bail, n. fool.
    cf. tomon.

bait, adj.  Emhux bait. --Schut.*

baixii, vi. be whimpering.  Bukhena taqi, da baixii rahex, Bukhena
  cried, but only with little, little sobs. --Taqkis.

bajahat, vi. be evil disposed.  Iero ma aki na ta bajahat hede qei
  kae, Thire are still things down the trail that are evil
  disposed toward you. --Elias.
    syn. barkahandat.

bajaulat, n. a supernatural being at one's command.
    syn. badaulat, berdaulat.

bajiqaq, adj. handsome.

bajunete, n.  A kind of spear, the point of which is made from a
  bayonet.  These bayonets are triangular in section.  Riqe
  eptifu nake bajunete gamlawek e, He hurled his spear seaward.
  --Sakeus.

baka, adj. bald.  Ol baka, ol dodi, olo ien e. --Keri.

bakaek, vi. be unable to reach.  Enrepax dii, da barema libe,
  paa sir fahano bakaek, In the measuring, it turned out that the
  object was longer, and their hands were unable to reach it (its
  end). --Yan.

bakah, ppt. 1. split, cracked.
  2. sprouted.
    cf. fakah, fakak, ekfakak.

bakeh, vt. strike.
    Probably Ambon labraak.
    cf. brakeh, labrakeh.

bakerek, vi. be standing.  Da bakerex sax huma ilan, He was standing
  at the end of the roof ridge.

bakmiten, n.  see baxmiten.

bakoo, vi. be loud.  Mesak bakoo tu xnaqit. --Arbi.*

baku, n. sago bread.
    cf. uba.

bal-bala, n. wire.

bal-balak, adj. former.  Betu bal-balax, do kim musix saro, In
  former times, you loved one another. --Temi.
  adv. formerly.  Bijaqan  dii bal-balax do sodin sa moo, The deer
  formerly had no antlers.  Bal-balax da geba tkemat, He was once a
  whole man. --Elus.  Geba di da bawatahix bal-balax dii, The man who
  formerly provided nourishment for hermother's milk.
  Grimes: a long time ago, back in the olden days.

bala, adj. 1. first.  Tefu lah bala, First sugarcane plant.
  2. healthy, well.  Da biti, da bala.
    PAN balar, pale; albino
   PAN balaR, pale, unnaturally white

bala mhawen, n. 1. beginning of darkness in the evening.
  2. (Bala Mhawen) evening star.

balaa, vi. get into trouble.  Men ii paa yako balaa, Lest I get into
  trouble for something. --Endek.
    Perhaps Malay bahalaa.

balabax-labak, vi. be flying about.

balae, vi. be showing.  Nax maqaglaten di balae dae kako, His avarice
  showed outside (the family). --Yan.
    cf. bale-lae.

balak, adv. formerly.  Balak, musuno pol-paa-geran-paa, betu
  geba dii, Japaaq dii, ta ma na Fux Buru, Formerly, over forty
  years ago, when the Japanese man was here in Buru. --John.

balakan, adj. unfinished.  Still being worked on.
    cf. lakan.

balalek, adv. 1. in the area.  Balalex fidi fukan, (skin) in the area
  of the stomach. --Yan.  Fin tu falu di bage balalex fidi baba, nax
  anax balalex gamdi jendela, The widow slept in the area of the side
  (of the bed), her daughter in the area toward the window. --Yakup.
  prp. 1. toward.  Balalex wae, Toward the stream.  Balalex subu,
  Toward the door.
  2. on.  Kursi dii balalex exwana, The chair is on the right side.
    cf. alek.

balalen, adj. intelligent, capable of reflection.

balama, vi. lie spread out in a gooey mass.
    cf. lamah.

balaqan, n.  A kind of kettle, the "kastarol" of Ambon, with wire
  suspension handle over the top, used for cooking rice.

balaro, n. subjects, people.  Common people.
    Possibly Malay bala.

balawa, vi. be long.  Ya naq tohon balawa hede, My journey is still
  long. --Kakus.
    cf. lawa.
    PAN lawas, wide, broad
    PWMP banawa9, open space

balawak, vi. be long.  Naq tohon balawak hede, My journey is still
  long. --Kres.
    PAN lawa, wide

balawan, n. clove.
    syn. boglawan.

balax-balak, adv. formerly.  Balax-balax, do ma newe rahex tu
  palitar ano, Formerly we lived only with oil lamps.
  --Redi-tama.  Balax-balak e, betu Jou Paul eprenta mahede,
  Formerly, before Jou Paul rulled. --Eci.

bale-lae, vi.  Filan bale-lae.
    cf. balae.

balea, vi. be daylight.*  Ku xmasa balea, bara xmasa tu beto
  moo, Cook while it is day, do not cook at night. --Dortea.

balea tifun, vi. be about the middle of the day. --Oqen.

baleke, vi.  be coiled up.  Karasenat an di sehe, pa da baleke
  fi dae niwe olon luken, The snake withdrew, and remained
  coiled up in the top of the coconut tree.

balen, n. passable place in the bush.  Du dasa sepu esrugat e
  walan polpito, paa du tane sepu balen, They sharpened seventy
  suran staves, and planted them over the whole passable area.
  --Ambak.
    cf. emhalit.
    PWMP balej, border, boundary

bali, vi. 1. change.
  2. Take shape, as a fetus in the womb, etc.
  3. Be transformed, as by magic.  Kam bali puna opowao, We become
  opowao birds. --Old song.
    PAN bali, become, happen
    PWMP bali, become, happen

bali-emdaun, n.  Magic to make oneself invisible.
    cf. almua, salhakan.

bali-mata, vi. render oneself invisible by magic.
    Possibly Ambon bale-bale mata.

bali-smaqik, vt. become afraid of.

balien, vi. humming.  Maden di balien na ate lalen, The bees
  humming in the cloth. --Mukarehet.
    cf. lien.

balih, vt. become.  Da bali nabdia, She became a water sprit.
  --Budin.

balik, vi. become.  Da balix sakix wah panax fitin, It became a
  wah panat vine again. --Keri.

balin, n..*
  a. newborn.  Ana balin, Newborn baby.

balix mata, n.  Magic to render self invisible.  Picaya! Ka geba
  q dii, nam balix mata pee! Impressive! You have quite an
  ability to render yourself invisible! --Semi.
  vi.  Render self invisible by magic.
    ant. epsubax fatan.
    PMP bali, lie, deception

balkofo, adj. prone, upside-down.
    cf. kofo, palkofo, barqarak.
  vi.  Fall face down.

baloak, vi. be spreading.  Gebaro di rogo dae mua, paa du baloax, du
  balana, The men entered the forest and spread out. --Elias.
    cf. beloa, loa, lana.

balohak, vt. (of viscous substances) be thin.  Dunya na balohak.
  dunya na bapuna bipolo. --Temi.
    cf. emlohak.

balqaun, vi. chatter, talk profusely.
    syn. baqaun.

balqisi, vi. rip, as at a seam.

balqisin, n. 1. tear, rip, torn seam.
  2. chink.  Labun di nax balqisin, The chink in the shirt (of
  mail). --Elias.
    cf. qisin.

balun, n.  A reed.  Egu balun busan la m deux bantal, Let us
  fetch reed piths to fill the pillow.  Balun pith has a
  cotton-like consistency.
    PAN balu, 1. a plant yielding useful fibers: %Thespesia

balut, n. pulpy material scraped from the trunk of the Arenga sacarifera palm.
    Sym. barut, rabut.

bama, adv. when.  Ya dapax, eta bam supak e, kam permandi, I
  received (the Holy Spirit that night), and the next morning I
  was baptized. --Kofi.
  sbr. if.
  Grimes: but if, but when.
    syn. lama, mama.  cf. betu.
    PAN ba, conjunction:  or, if; perhaps; because

bamarhiba, vi. lie as a corpse.  Yesus bamarhiba beton telo lalen,
  Jesus lay as a corpse for three nights. --Yan.

bamata, vi. lie dead.  Da bamata na humlalen naa, He lies dead
  on this bed.

bamatak, vi. be finished.  Eta bamatax katuen, Until it is a finished
  sword. --Elias.

bamba, adv. 1. when.  Bamba ku dena aki, When you arrive there.
  2. just, just now.
  Grimes: immediate past, just, just now.
    syn. mamba, maneha.

bambutek, vi. in unison, stopping and starting at the same time.
  Exnaqix bambutek. --Ais.
    cf. bute, esbute.

bamdara, vi. be standing.  Hum paesan saa bamdara q naa, A glass
  house is standing here. --Elias.
    cf. tarah, kerek.

bamluti, adj. exnaqit bamluti, many people crying. --Neles.

bamnaak, vi. be illuminated.  Bamnaax ged-geda, It was suddenly
  illuminated. --Wentis.

bamnama, vi. be lying at anchor. Waga sa bamnama, A boat was lying at
  anchor. --Barens, (North Buru).

bamnei, vi. 1. be lying where placed.  Da aqax di gilin e, waja
  bamnei, katuen bamnei, gomi bamnei. --Elias.
    syn. emnei.
  2. remain lying.  Roho ka fi na fahaq laleq, la ku bamnei fi na
  fahaq laleq, Drop into my hand, and remain lying in my hand.
  --Taqkis.  Getex baa, paa da bamnei, He feinted, and remained lying
  (there).
    cf. neih.

bamodo, vi. be concealed.  Da bamodo dae karoq lalen, He was
  concealed in the gunney sack. --Elias.
    syn. bapdeo.  cf. modo.

bamohe, vi. fail to happen.  Do sohix-sohix eta bamohe, They
  kept waiting until it became evident that it (the feast) would
  never happen.

bamqesa-qesa, vi.  Be together.  Opo bamqesa-qesa toqi tu yako,
  The Lord also be with me. --Mukagida.

bamririk, vi. 1. be nothing but.  Biskutu bamririk, Nothing but maize
  (in a field). --Yan.
  2. (figurative) sound good.  Nake snawat e bamririk e, esnawat e
  bamsesek e. --Lorina.*

bamsaik, vi. lie like fluid in a pool.  Efnasa filim aki, filim dunya
  na da bamsolak e, da bamsaike, it was decided before the earth
  lay as a stratum and before the earth lay like a puddle. --John.

bamsaput, vi. be smeared.  Kehet isin di eglikun bamsaput. --Taqkis.
    syn. bapsapo.

bamsesek, vi. be beautiful.  Anax di bamsesek, The child is
  beautiful.
    An old source says bamsesek and bamririk both mean beautiful, but
    Yan strongly disagrees.*

bamsolak, vi. lie spread out.  Nitu di bamsolax pao, The corpse
  lay spread out below. --Elias.  Rahan bamsolak, His blood lay
  spread out.  Paha bamsolak, The rack lay spread (with drying
  meat). --Genas.
    cf. solak.

bamyabuk, vi. be barely visible in the distance.  Da kita Fuka
  Flawa bamyabuk, He saw Fuka Flawa barely visible in the
  distance. --Sakeus.

bana, n. fire.
    syn. gemat.
    PAN panas, warm, hot
    PMP panas, warm, hot
    *ma-panas, hot.

bana lafon, n. see bana lafun.

bana lafun, n. 1. spark.
  2. firefly.
    cf. ebrama, ii brama.

bana lahin, n. fireside.  Da badhede di bana lahin, He shivered
  at the fireside. --Elias.

bana ogon, n. 1. hearth.
  2. (Bana Ogon) a constellation.
    syn. Banar Ogon.

bana turen, n. torch.  Bana turen dii, bu moo, du obor.

banaan, vi. be shining.  I ha gamdi fulan banaan, Like the shining of
  the moon. --Mukabui.  Nake iero banaano mhewa-mhewak e, Its
  things were shining of themselves. --Sakeus.

banak, ppt. born.  Banax sira di neten fidi fena lalen, They were born
  into that clan. --Mesak.

banama, vi. lie at anchor.  Arumbai banama, An aroqbai lay at
  anchor. --Rufel.
    Syn. barnama.

Banar Ogon, n. a constellation.
    syn. Bana Ogon.

bandarek, vt. strike with a smashing blow.  Du bandarex leux gebar
  fi la Wakatin, They (the Japanese) first beat people at Wakatin.
  --John.

bane-newe, vi. remain alive.  Kami flal matax geba di, bu riq
  bane-newe, We beat that man to death, but he is still alive!
  --Sakeus.
    cf. newe.

baner-neren, vi. be rejoicing.  Kim baner-nerenim, You are rejoicing.
  --Yan.

banit, n. 1. perspiration.
    PAN mpani, to paint; smear or rub on.
  2. wage, pay.
    cf. emloot.

banroi, vi. is just delivered of a baby (within the last 40 days).
  Riqe tewa moo fene ya naq ina banroi haik, She didn't know my
  mother was newlydelivered of a baby.

banroin, adj. having given birth within the last 40 days.  Ana fina
  banroin, A woman who has given birth within the past 40 days.
  --Yan.

banu lalen, n. be filled with longing.  Nax ama babafa qeih, do
  banu lalen dathaix riqe fi nax elet, His father looked upon
  him and was filled with longing. --Mukarehet.

banuh, ppt. gone.
    syn. beuk, binanuk.  cf. anuk, manuk, panuh.

banuk, ppt. vanished, gone.  Banux lien mahede, Before his words
  had vanished (into the air).
    PAN panaw, go away, depart, leave on a journey.
    PMP *panaw, walk, go.

baoto, vi. be hanging heavy, as the eyelids from drowsiness.  Raman
  baoto-baoto haix, tu la da bage, His eyelids are drooping because
  he is ready for sleep. --Yan.

baotox-baotok, vi. be drooping with drowsiness.  Ramano baotox-baotox
  tu du duba, Their eyes were drooping with drowsiness. --Mesak.
  Yan says both "baoto-baoto" and "baotox-baotok" are okay.

bapdeo, vi. remain concealed.
    syn. bamodo.  cf. deo.

bapdeo-pdeo, vi. be stuck.  Pariux naa bapdeo-pdeo di olon, This pot
  was stuck to his head. --Elias.
    cf. deo, epleo.

bapebe, vi. be in.  Da bapebe di Kapolpifit e nake sake, It
  (the pebble) was in Kapolpifit's pocket. --Sakeus.

bapefroni, vi. be hidden.  Ii sa da bapefroni hede, Something
  remains hidden. --Temi.

bapepe, vi. be pressing.  Enholux bapepe xgeda-xgeda, A victory shout
  was pressing (rose) suddenly. --Sakeus.

baphatah, vi. be showing.  Hisaleu di baphata olon di subu, The
  serpent was showing its head in the doorway.

baphatak, vt. be showing.  Hisaleu dii baphatax olon di subu, The
  serpent was showing its head in the doorway. --Elias.
    cf. ephatak.

baphelo, vi. to remain girt on.  Nax ketuen baphelo, His sword
  remained on him. --Endek.

baphobo, vi. be washed.  Du baphobo mhewa-mhewak, They were washed
  by themselves. --Elias.
    syn. bahobo.

bapihi, vi. be hanging.  Da bapihi saka, it is hanging up there.
    cf. pihih.

bapihi-pihi, vi. be hanging.  Riq bapihi-pihi toqi di karoq dii, He
  was also hanging there (with the oranges) in the gunney sack.
  --Elias.

bapihik, vt. be hanging from, as by a hook.  Lakato bapihix enhelano
  dii, Thorns were hanging from their bodies.
    cf. pihik.

bapislebe, vi. lie in disarray.  Olon eglalax eta olon
  bapislebe pao rahisin, Her hair came loose until it lay in
  disarray upon the ground.

bapkaik, ppt. be in dire circumstances.  Eta da pakah moo, do
  bapkaix riqe, If he does not feed it (the spirit), he will be in
  dire circumstances. --Yan.
   syn. watik.

bapkasia, vi. be pitiful.  Ii sa bapkasia haan aqa? Can anything
  be so pitiful?

bapkuka, vi. lie buried.  Da srai rahisin e, parioto si bapkuka, She
  cleared away the earth (revealing) some pots lying buried in
  the ground. --Elias.
    cf. kukah.

baplabuk, vt. be carrying like a knapsack.  Da baplabux faf qis-
  snap telo, He was carrying a pig which had three-finger-
  breadths tusks.

baplali, vi. be tangled up.  Tali sa baplali, A cord is tangled
  up. --Elias-tina.
    cf. eplali.

baplepe, vi. be sandwiched.  Meh bule baplepe sax abat, Meh bule weed sandwiched between layers of thatch.
    cf. lepek.

baplobi, vi. lie at rest.  Fafu di baplobi pao, The pig is lying unconscious down there. --Yan.*

baplobo, vi. remain dormant, as a resting cuscus.

baprasa-prasa, vi. abstain.  Lale xnaax bu ma baprasa-prasa, Though
  we feel like eating, yet we abstain. --Yan.
    cf. eprasah.*

baprema, vi. lie stretched out.  Hisaleu di baprema, The snake
  lay stretched out. --John.

baprerek, vi. lie washed ashore.  Wae panu naq iwagun, pa da baprerex
  na wae baban, The stream carried my sarong down here, where it lies
  washed up on the bank. --Elias.

bapreren, vi. be washed ashore.  Masi prerex, paa da bapreren di fatu
  tuen saa, The sea carried her along until she was washed ashore on
  a rocky islet. --Yamson.

baproga, vi. be stuck.  Ii sa baproga di nax hos-tinaro, Something
  is stuck in his ribs.  Pipa ha di ba-eproga di riq fefan lalen, The
  tobacco pipe remained stuck in his mouth (after he died). --Yakup.
    cf. rogak.

bapsapa, vi. remain hanging as from a hook.  Da bapsapa ma saka
  ila, It was hanging from the gable. --Taqkis.
    cf. sapah.

bapsapo, vi. be smeared.  Limbiq eglekono bapsapo. --Taqkis.
    syn. bamsaput.

bapsara, vi. be like.
    cf. epsarah.

bapsare, vi. be leaning.  Mae di bapsare, The cudgel was leaning
  where it was left. --Elias.
    cf. epsarek.

bapsege, vi. remain blocked.  Ya bapsege di ceqke lahin, My fall was
  blocked by a branch, on which I remained. --Neli.
    cf. epsege.

bapsegek, vi. remain blocked by an obstacle in a stream.

bapseka, vi. be pointing to the ground.  Fuato dii, i har bapseka
  hansi-hansi-hansiak, All the banana trees had bunches pointing to
  the ground. --Elias.  Hawa saa, nax hala folin da bapseka pa rahe,
  A field with rice pointing to the ground. --Rufel.
    cf. sekak.

bapsele, vi. remain where jammed.  Manyapor pito du bapsele,
  The seven brooms were where they had been jammed into place.
  --Lorina.
    cf. epselek.

bapsike-psiken, vi. be side-by-side.  Da seka ceqke lahi rua
  dii, paa du bapsike-psiken, He planted the two clove trees so
  that they would be side-by-side. --Elias.
    Could mean "guarding each other."*

bapsola, vi. lie where spread.  Riq bapsola sax humlalen haix, He was
  already laid out on the bed. --Nelly.
    cf. solak.

bapsoo, vi. be hanging.  Tona rua bapsoo, Two cuscuses were hanging
  (in the snares). --Otis.
    cf. baflafa, baflali.

bapsoo-psoo, vi. be hanging.  Da betah fidii, paa da bapsoo-
  psoo, He got caught in it (the snare) and was hanging.

bapsuba, vi. be come out.  Da bapsuba fi di exroqan dii, He was out
  of the cage. --Rebut.
    cf. epsubah.

bapsura, vi. be leaning.  Dae psarex enhero dii, paa da
  bapsura. --Elias.

baptaho, vi. lie where placed.
    syn. eptaho.

baptaik, vi. lie strewn about.  Du baptaik fi pa rahe, They lay
  strewn upon the ground. --Markus.*

baptaqa-ptaqa, vi. be stuck, as a sword on a shield.*

baptata, vi. be shining.*  Waja baptata di geba dii pupan lalen, Flint
  sparks shone on his face. --Elias.  Naan baptata xgeda-geda,
  Its light shone suddenly. --Sakeus.
    cf. tatah.

baptea, vi. lie set.  Exnaan fodor pito du baptea, The seven
  baskets of food lay set.
  --Lorina.
    cf. eptea.

baptiba, vi. lie where flopped.  Emhalax di baptiba da huma lalen,
  The crocodile lay where it had flopped in the house.
    cf. tibak.

baptifo, vi. be wandering, straying, or drifting.  Riq walan baptifo
  meg-megek.

baptoma, vi. be set.  Unex baptoma, An unet trap was set.

baptugun, vi. (reciprocal) be standing guard against each other.
  Kami rua baptugun eta lea, We remained on guard against each other
  until dawn. --Elias.

bapuna, vi. be acting.  I ha bapuna gamdi dub-duba, he was acting
  as if he were sleepy.
    cf. puna.

baqaan, vi. having the name.  Da dena di neten di baqaan Gunung-Maas,
  He arrived at the place called Gunuq-Maas.
    cf. qaan.

baqaun, vi. be talking effusively.
    cf. qaun.

baqko, n. bench.

baquk, ppt. 1. restored after fainting or exhaustion.  Baqux ahen.
  2. come to, regained consciousness.
    syn. egriak.  cf. faqo.

bar haik, vt. 1. abandone, let be.  Du hai dii tu du barhaix Opo
  toqi, They followed then, but they abandoned the Lord. --Kofi.
  2. let, allow.
    Probably from bara ephaik.

bar isuk, vt. 1. let be.  Musti bar isux la Opo xdue nakek, I must
  stand clear and let The Lord give His gifts.
  2. allow.  Bar isux la du leo ma, Let them go ahead (of us).
  Barisux yako xmasa, Allow me to cook.

bara, adv. 1. don't.  Kim bara barah, tu kim kaah, Don't leave
  it, but eat it.
  2. unless.  Bara ka ix sapan? Unless you had done what?  Bara
  nam ama di kae, do kam tete kae, If you weren't our father, we
  would hack you up.
    PMP beliq, no, not; vetative marker: don't!

bara bam, adv. lest.  Bara bam yax mata, pee tu kita nan karunia
  naa da bamolo baa, Lest when i die this divine gift of ours
  simply vanish.

bara ik, adv. actually.  Bara ix do yax geb huma pee, Actually I
  am also used to living in houses.

barah, vt. 1. avoid.  Bara tohon fikiqdii, Avoid that path.
  --Mukarehet.
  2. overlook.   Ku bara bara sa moo, Don't overlook any one of them.
  Du barah mohe, They did not overlook it (the fact that their sister
  had been taken). --Sakeus.
  3. leave.  Bara haax di la nam kai, Leave the big one for your
  brother. --Markus.
  4. let be. Emsawan Oso, ku bara kon! Emsawan Oso, let me be (let me
  live). --Markus.
    cf. pexbaah, sasuh.

barak, vt.  Beat (the bark of a shorea tree) so as to loosen it
  from its trunk.  Du barax karokot dii, paa du xlokah, They
  beat the bark loose, and peeled it off. --Elias.

barame, vi. be making merry.  Du barame tu fina nhekax dii, They made
  merry with the eloping girl. --Mukabui.
    cf. rame.

barat, n. 1. barrier. Jiqi sehe, paa ta ma di ka fu barax kakun.
--Temi.
    cf. harah.
     Cognates of this word are widespread, and mean fence, barrier, or fenced enclosure.
  2. district.  Barat telo, The three districts, Misrete,
  Waesama, and Lisela.
    cf. petat.
    PAN belat, 1. division, partition

barata, vi. stretch out.  Namlea barata lawe, Namlea stretched
  (before us) to seaward. --Endek.

barbobi, n.  A tree,(laur.) litsea odorifera.

barede-baredek, adv. early in the morning.  Barede-baredek
  bene,... Early in the morning, he said,... --Ambak.
    cf. reden.

baredek, adv. early in the morning, at dawn.

baredenwalan, adv.  Early in the morning, when some of the
  chickens are down, but others are still in the trees.
    cf. sup-supak.

baredex-baredek, adv. early in the morning.

barema, vi. be long.  Ya naq toho barema hede, My journey is
  still long. --Kakus.
    cf. rema.

baremak, vi. be long.  Lea baremax hede, The day was still long.

baren-barene, vi.  Fail to reach full growth.  Gamax-gamahix,
  geba di ta baren-barene, Later, that man failed to reach his
  full potential (for God). --Temi.

baren-bareneh, vi.  Gamagamahix geba di ta baren-bareneh, Later
  on that person failed to grow to full potential. --Temi.

bareneh, vi. be destroyed.  Naq warahero barene baah, My peanuts have
  all died. --Yan.

barenti, vi. stop.

barere, vi. be in diapers.  Fixnaa, do barereh an e, When he
  left here, he was still in diapers. --Sakeus.
    cf. rereh.

bargir haa, adv.  The last part of bargira.

bargira, adv.  Early in the morning, before tepux-kalak, when
  the morning star is still visible, and the birds have begun to
  stir in the trees, but the roosters have not yet begun to
  crow.
    cf. pagirak.

barhadat, n. cash part of the bride price used as payment for
  government services.

barida, vi. lay where thrown down.  Da fag patu fafu di fixdii,
  paa i ha baridah, He threw his spear through the pig, and it
  lay where it had been thrown down. --rafel.

barisuk, vt. permit, allow, let. --Grimes.

barkahandat, n. spirit called upon for assistance.  May take the
  form of an animal, such as a porpoise, or even a mouse.
  San te yako barkahandax mohe-mohe, bajaulax mohe-mohe, It may
  be that I have no barkahandat or bajaulat. --Elias.
    syn. bajaulat, berdaulat.

barnaik, ppt. scattered.

barnama, vi. 1. be lying at anchor.  Kapal di barnama, The ship was
  lying at anchor. --Cada.
  2. lie floating in the water.  Da mata, paa da barnama, It
  died, and lay floating in the water. --Cak.
  3. be parked.  Du barnama di gidan, They (the seven warriors)
  were parked in the yard. --Taqkis.
    Syn. banama.  cf. ernama.

barqarak, vi. lie supine.  Da babarqarax di baqko, He was lying
  supine on the bench.
    ant. balkofo.  cf. epqarah, parqarah.
  adv. supine.  Da babag barqarak e, da bafax kawaan omon saa
  badilax, Lying on his back, he saw a kawaan leaf born by the
  wind.
    syn. berqarak.

barupa, prn. many things.  Da safe barupa aki, She bought many
  things. --Elias.  Du holun e, du pun barupa, They cheered, and
  they did many things. --Elias.  Ka pun barupa fixnaa, You do
  many undesirable things here. --Keri.
    Malay rupa-rupa.

barut, n. punk scraped from bifolon trunks.
    syn. balut, namu, palu.
    PMP baruk, fungus that grows on the sugar palm; tinder
    PWMP barut, bandage, wrapping

basa, n.  A tree, perhaps Vitex Punctuata or cofassas.
  a. pungent or hot, like red peppers.
  vi. sting like red peppers.
  sbr. providing, if only.
    Perhaps from bu asal.
    syn. asa, baso.

basa glaten, n.  A tree, jernonia arborea.

basah, vt. hack, chop.
    PMP *basbas, cut.
    cf. fasah, pembasah, seheh.

basak, ppt. stung, as with chile peppers, etc.  Basax poson, His heart
  was stung (he was out for revenge). --John.
  vi. smart or sting, as the eyes from smoke, etc.

basat, n. 1. chili pepper.  A shrub having very pungent fruit.
    syn. pasat.  cf. kastela, kastena, kasten-pasat.
  2. fiancee.

basberi-sberik, vi. be convulsing.  Da basberi-sberik e, tu lalen
  tewa, His body was convulsing from the clairvoyant knowledge
  (that the enemy was at hand). --Yan.
    cf. esberik.

base, n. 1. cotton.
  2. thread.

basen-sene, vi. 1. be recoiling.  Hisaleu basen-sene, The snake was
  recoiling. --cak.
  2. fall back to a new battle stance. --Neles.

basiqtoo, vi. be protruding, as the two ends of a broken bone from a
  wound. --Elias.

baskumul, n. china bowl of light grey (pigeon) coloration or having
  pigeon motif. --Yis.

baslebe, vi. 1. lie strewn about.  Da baslebe la masi, It lay
  strewn about upon the shore. --Otis.
  2. lie helpless.  Manut an di baslebe pao kau lahin eskaran,
  The little bird lay helpless between the roots of a great
  tree.

baso, sbr. only, just.  Baso bara laix geba sa tu nam hala an moo,
  Just don't give anyone any of your rice. --Mukarehet.
    syn. basa, besa.

basokaha-sokaha, vi. be reeling or staggering, as from drunkenness or
  drowsiness.  Da basokaha-sokaha, He was staggering.
    cf. kahan.

basook, vi. be hanging.  Da basoox di loteq kolon, It was hanging
  under the ceiling.
    cf. sooh, sook.

basrako, vi. be dangling.  Soson basrako gamdi mae di, Her breasts
  were dangling like cudgels. --Yan.
    cf. esrakuh.

basrikek, vi. be trembling.
    syn. bisrikek.  cf. esrikek.

bataba, vi. be resting on a support.  Uka fenan pito du bataba,
  The seven water bamboos were where they had been set on their
  supports. --Lorina.
    cf. tabah.

batak, vi. 1. appear.
  2. surface.
    cf. ephatak, gatak.
    PWMP hantaD, visible, in full view

batamlagu, vi. be naked.  Da kaa nax labun e, nax kataro, pa d
  batamlagu, She ate her blouse and pants, and remained naked.
  --Yamson.
    cf. tamlagu.

bataqak, ppt. be lying supported.  Kau na bataqax di nax roko, This
  piece of wood was lying supported on its mate. --Sakeus.
    cf. taqak.

bataro, vi. agree upon a bet.  Sirua bataro, The two of them made
  a bet. --Yakup.
    Ambon bataro.

bataron, vi. (reciprocal) race.  Kita rua bataron, The two of us race. --Ucu.
    Syn. eptaron.

batata, vi. lie lowered.  I mite haa batata boli-boli ya naq kota.
  Cak believes it should be batatak.
    cf. baptata.

batawin, n.  A tree, the "bintanggur" of Ambon.  Anax di fag
  hama batawin fuan, The child tried to knock down batawin fruit
  (as by casting stones, etc.).

bate, n. 1.  A tree, the "bacan" mango of Ambon.
  2. the side plank of a bed frame.  Da baptea di bate dii, He was
  sitting on the side plank of the bed frame. --Taqkis.

batede, adj. be closed.  Raman rua batede baa, His two eyes were
  simply closed. --Sakeus.
    cf. tedek.

bateken, vi. be remaining.  Ana fin sane bateken? What girl is yet
  remaining? --Yakup.
    cf. teken.
bati, n. (North Buru) clam.  Bati eta waga mtau-mtau, So many clams
  that the canoe was filled. --Yosias.
    syn. kima (South Buru).

batigo-tigo, vi. be bouncing.  Ana fina di heka, paa soson
  batigo-tigo, The girl ran, and her breasts bounced. --Yan.

batkema, vi. remain intact.  Waga dii da batkema, The ship remained
  intact. --Markus.

batkuna, n. A variety of ginger, freycinetia, having edible fruit
  used to soften hair.  Fruit is broken open, and head is patted
  with exposed meat so that the hair will absorb its sap.

batrape, vi. remain stuck fast.  Da batrape di fatu, It (the
  mollusk) was stuck fast to the rock. --Elias.

batu, vi. penetrate, as a river through the land.  Wae di mano
  eta da batu saka Waenibe Naqan, The river flowed until it came out
  at Waenibe Naqan. --Mesak.
    cf. patuh.

batuh, ppt. pierced through, come out on the other side.
    cf. patuh.

batul-batulu, adv. really.

bau, n. uncle.  Mother's oldest brother.
  Nam baoro, nam memero. --Otis.*
    cf. meme.

baut, n. curse.  Da ptea tu baux, da kerex tu baux, da iko tu baut,
  He sat with a curse on him, stood with a curse on him, and went
  with a curse on him. --Yan.
  a. occursed.  Ku puna geb baut an e, You have become an occursed person. --Yan.

bawa, n.  A tree having fragrant leaves. --Schut.*

bawan lolok, see bawih lolok.

bawaq, n. 1. onion.
  2. a tree having elongate leaves.

bawaq aba, n.  A plant whose fruit is eaten by birds.

bawaq yaba, n. wild onion, tuber smaller than onion, not eaten.
  --Barens, son of ex-Matgugul Waenibe.

baweri, vi. be where placed.  Botol rua di baweri, The two
  bottles were sitting where they had been placed.
    syn. exweri.  cf. werik.

bawih-lolok, vi. be severed.  Paa somon rua bawih lolok, So that
  the two parts were parted. --Elias.
     also bawan-lolok.

baxbele, vi. be stupid.  Tonal do ii sa baxbele, The cuscus
  is a stupid thing. --Elias.

baxdadi, vi. be implanted.

baxdahe, vi. be stuck fast.  Uka di baxdahe ma pao rahe, The bamboo
  (spear) was stuck fast in the ground. --Keri.
    cf. exdahek.

baxdare, vi. be leaning against something.  Riq baxdare di kadera,
  He was leaning against the chair. --Yakup.
    cf. exdarek.

baxdede, vi. remain where placed.*  Da baxdede di fahan, He placed
  his hand suddenly on the other's arm.

baxdeqan, vi. be coming to pass.
    cf. exdeqan.

baxdo-xdoki, vi. be brimming.  Eha di fuen baxdo-xdoki saka, The
  froth of the palm wine is brimming up.
    cf. baxdo-xdokih.*

baxdo-xdotor, see baxdu-xdutur.

baxdofo, vi. be going straight on.  Du baxdofo gampao Wanono, They
  went straight on down to Wanono. --Elias.

baxdoo-xdook, vi. be sticking fast.
    cf. exdook.

baxdoon, vi. be included.  Utun ha di da baxdoon tu emse-hagix dii,
  The hundred that were included with the emse-hagit.

baxdoto, see baxdu-xdutur.

baxdu-xdutur, vi. be abounding.  Fiato po folino baxdu-xdutur.

baxdufan, vi. (reciprocal) be meeting.  Opo pinatax yako eta kita rua
  baxdufan, May God be with me until we meet.  (These words sent by
  Budin to Temi, whom he had never met).
    cf. dufah.

baxgali, vi. be pregnant.  Nax ina baxgali, His mother was pregnant.
  --Lorina.

baxlalek, vi. 1. be thinking.  Da baxlalex gamdae nax elet, He was
  thingking about his home. --Sakeus.
  2. hope.  Ya baxlalex la ku tuke ii di la yako, I hope you will
  give me that thing. --Sias.


baxlubu, vi. be lying motionless.  Be knocked out.  Da toto geba di
  kiran, pee tu da baxlubu, He struck his forehead (with a
  hammer), and he passed out.
    cf. exlubuk.

baxmiten, n. magical sash.  Geba Fenrai dii gamafukah fiaki tu
  baxmiten di fixdii. --Samson.*
    Nompes says a baxmiten sash has magical powers to render the user
  invisible.
    syn. bakmiten.

baxnaan, vi. be tasting.  Ii sa baxnaan gosa, Something (that)
  is tasting good. --Sakeus.

baxnata-xnata, vi. remain elevated.  Miya di fohar fipao
  eta-teta-teta da baxnata-xnata saka! --Yakup.

baxqoto, vi. lie.    Da mata, paa da baxqoto.
    syn. baxqoton.  cf. exqotok.

baxqoton, vi. lie.
    syn. baxqoto.  cf. exqotok.

baxrapek, vi. be stuck.  Ekhaqan baxrapex di enhero, Its ekhaqan
  was stuck to the spear. --Guru Kres.

baxraran, vi. be warm.  Neten saka na ta baxraran, The place up there was warm.

baxwaha, vi. be drying.  Paa warahero baxwaha, And the peanuts were
  drying. --Cada.
    cf. wahak.

be, a word added to the end of a sentence, evidently to reinforce its
  meaning.
  prp. see baa.
  sbr. (said) that.
    PCMP bei, to say

be-, a prefix for verbs.

be-bee, n. slip.  Lady's undergarment.

bea, n. tax.
    Malay bea.
    cf. exnati.

bebah, vt. reprimand.

bebarut, vi.  Gebaro bebhekat, paa bebbarut, bebdaut.*

bebdaut, vi. become weary in great numbers.  Bebbarut, bebdaut.

bebdilat, vi. fly about.  Fatu eqan bebdilat, Pieces of rock flew.
  --Markus.

bebdohok, vi. see bebdohot.

bebdohot, vi. be hanging in great numbers.  Tonal bebdohot fidi
  emhalix di somo kadux somon, Cuscus carcases were hanging in great
  numbers (in the snares) from one end of the hunting area to the
  other. --Yisbak.
    cf. dohok.

bebe, n. see bebet.

bebee, n. a kind of dress formerly worn by women. --Baris.
    PAN bejbej, wrap around repeatedly, bind by wrapping;

bebet, n. duck.
    Malay bebek.

bebexdadik, vi. be striking the ground and sticking fast in great
  numbers.  Du bebexdadix oto rahisin, They (the arrows) were falling
  and sticking into the ground in great numbers. --Mesak.

bebhekat, vi. be fleeing in great numbers.  Gebaro bebhekat e, paa
  bebbarut, bebdaut, People were fleeing in great numbers, and
  xxxxx, xxxxx. --Sakeus.
    cf. heka.

bebhuhut-bebhahat, vi. quake, tremble.  Eta nun koin di dero
  gedgeda, do bebhuhut-bebhahat, When their familiar spirit
  comes suddenly upon them, they quake and tremble.
    cf. huhu.

bebkaduk, vi. be coming in large numbers.  Gebaro bebkaduk, People
  were coming in great numbers. --Sakeus.

bebloo-beblanat, vi. be spreading in large amounts.  Bubur pao naa
  bebloo-beblanat, The porridge was inundating everything below.
  --Elias.
    cf. baloak.

bebmanut, vi. be drifting downstream in great numbers.  Miduno
  bebmanut. --Yakup.
    cf. mano.

bebmohot, vi. be falling in great numbers.
    syn. binmohot.  cf. moho.

bebo, adj. tilted, unbalanced.
    syn. erbebo.
  vi. hunt fish using poison.

beboh, vt. poison using fish poison.

bebpanat, vi. be flying in great numbers, like a hail of rocks or bullets.
    syn. bibpanat.  cf. pana.

bebqaqa, vi. be agape.  Subu di bebqaqa, The door was agape.
  --Elias.
    cf. emqaqa.

bebsafut, vi. be splashed.  Wae bebsafut, The water was splashed
  (because it was struck by a bullet). --Elias.
    cf. safuk.

bebsebuk, vi. be fleeing in great numbers.  --Neles.

bebsebut, vi. explode.  Gebaro bebsebut fidi negrii, People exploded from the village. --John Behuku.
    cf. epsebuh.

bebsepat, vi. be falling in great numbers.  Kau rokan fuan bebsepat
  di wae likun. --Sakeus.

bebsirut, vi. be flowing in great numbers.  Bebsirux gampao nex
  menex, They (the eels) all flowed down into the bushes. --Sakeus.
    cf. siru.

bebsis-bebsebut, vi. be fleeing in great numbers.
    cf. sisa.

bebsisa-bebsebut, vi. be fleeing in great numbers.  Sira geba negri
  taun di bebsisa-bebsebut, pa du kerex ma saka kaku emkelet sa, all
  the people in the village ran pell-mell, and stood on a high hill.

bebtahut, vi. lie where placed in great numbers.  Karom-asit teme du
  bebtahut di bubur, Dead leaves were placed in the traps in great
  numbers. --Elias.
    cf. tahu.

bedah, ppt. cracked.
    cf. pedah.

bede-bedeh, adj. fluent, as in speaking a language.

bedeh, ppt. crisp, brittle.
    cf. pedeh.
    PMP repek, brittle, friable; to crumble

bedet, n. the beetle that produces the midun larvae found in
  shorea trunks.  A delphacid bug, perkinsiella.
  a. crisp.

befak, n. camp.
    Probably Dutch.
    cf. epkida.

beflauh, vi. be exhausted.  Geba di puna xnei eta beflauh, The
  man worked until he was exhausted. --Elias.

befun, n. rag.  Egu befun eqan dii la ate, Take the rag for a
  blanket.
    cf. i-eqan.

begal, adj. big, like the fruit cluster of the katibegal.  Hiban bu da
  begal, Even his chest became big like the katibegal fruit cluster.
  --Yan, quoting an epreret incantation.



beglifu, adj. dizzy.  Da kaa beta rasin dii, pee tu da rasa
  beglifu.   --Yakup.
    syn. biglifu.

begra-begraga, ppt. be crying out.  eta begra-begragah e, Until he
  was crying out in pain (from the beating). --Elias.

begraga, vi. be crying out.  Gebaro dae di begragaro, The people on
  the land cried out.
    cf. egraga.

beha, adj. heavy (things). --Grimes.
    PMP *ma-beReqat, heavy.
    syn. emteno.

behan, n. (something's) weight.

behat, adj. heavy.
    PAN beReqat, weight, heaviness, weightiness; difficult;
    PMP beReqat, weight, heaviness, weightiness; difficult.
    Malay berat, heavy.

behen, n.  A palm, the nipa, nypa fruticans.
    Also pelen.

behiba, n.  Laur.) criptocarya.

bejalin, n.  A tree, (@od) @hyllojladus hipophillus.

beka, adv. 1. now.  Iko beka! Go now!
  2. no more.  Used almost like the imperative verb, "stop!"
  This is the word one would use to say, "Stop!" or "Enough!"
  to stop someone pouring hot water.
  3. anymore.  Pa-morix, bara kalax riqe beka, after this, do
  not call him anymore. --Yis.
  4. sign of the subjunctive.  Yako bara cinta exdemen beka,
  Had i not loved much. --Temi.
  5. actually.  Geba suba beka, bu du basuba egu inaan an rahek e,
  People actually did go out, but only to gather food. --Yan.
  seq. and.
  Grimes: first, immediately, right away.

bekak, adv. now.  Kalax bekak e Titasit, Call Rat now. --Oqen.

beke, prp. in, at.  Da peber beke nake bleke, He packed them
  into his tin. --Ambak.

bekeqdii, prp. there.

beki, adj. see bekin.

bekin, adj. paunchy.  Fux beki or fux bekin, Pot bellied.

beko, seq. then.  This word has a meaning similar to english
  "immediately.

beko-beko, vi. bending.  Du babeko-beko tu fafor kisin pito,
  They were bending under the weight of the seven pigs. --Elias.
  Kalebax di beko-beko, The carrying pole was bending.
    PAN mpiko, bent, twisted.

bekpee, adv. again.  Da stori bekpee, He spoke again. --Markus.

bel badat, n. wife's older brother's wife.
  Ma xmolix nan bel badat, We reverence our brother-in-laws' sisters. -- Neles.
    syn. bela.

bela, n. 1. Husband's older or younger sister's husband.
  Wife's older or younger brother's wife.
    syn. bel badat.
    PAN biras, wife's sister's husband
  2. friend.

bela-bela, n. a poetic form that begins with the words, "bela, bela,
  bela!"

bele, n. button made of coconut shell as a fastener for the waist
  cord of a machete.
    PAN beRet, belt
  a. stupid. --Grimes.
  vi. intercept.  Bele uteh pao, Run down and head him off.
  --Sakeus.  Beto gamaqa, gebar bele, As night came on, people
  came to intercept us. --Deni.

bele-bele, adv. intercepting, blocking.  Ka basade-sade bele-bele
  yako, You answer me, blocking me (said when someone answers
  without giving the party being addressed the opportunity to
  answer). --Elias.*

beleh, vt. 1. block.  Du kiko sepe mua dae belero, They went until
  the forest blocked them from view. --Markus.
  2. meet, intercept.  Ma ix bele owe pegaq-taqaq, Let us go meet
  the hand holding crabs (a phenomenon of the streams).
    cf. enbelet, exbele, kapelel, peleh.
  adv. in place of.  A mata bele naq ama, I die in place of my father.
  --Rufel.

belek, ppt. partitioned, cordoned, blocked off.
  vt. meet.  Da belex geba fi aki mua, She met a man in the forest.

belen, n. 1. (something's) breadth.
  2. (something's) side.
    cf. reman, sisin.
    PMP bera9, width, extent across

belet, n.  Dae efnar belet ano cia.  Da kerex sax kaku, paa da aqak
  e, beletor babele, He stood on a mountain, and looked out across
  the scenery fading into the distance. --Yan.  Da toux hama nax
  hawa, da kita baa beletor babele, He looked for his field, but saw
  only scenery fading into the distance. --Yan.*

belex lalen, vi. be confused, consternated, perplexed.  Pee tu da
  pteaptea, belex lalen, So he sat about, and was perplexed.
  --Elus.
    cf. biglifun.

belfaku, n. welt caused by a blow, as from a rod or a lash.
    cf. bilfaku kihit.*

belfakuk, ppt. welted.  Da flali nax anat eta belfakuk, He lashed
  his child until the child developed welts.

belfatu, n.  A tree, the wood of which is used for building, and
  for making tops.
    cf. berfatu.

belfikek, ppt. sprained.  Belfikek kadan, He sprained his foot.
  Alternatively, Kadan belfikek.

belfiken, adj. twisted, crooked, deformed, misshapen.  Timun fua
  belfiken, Misshapen cucumber.

belfoo, n.  A wild banana.
    syn. fu aba, fu abat.

belfua, ppt. healed, as a wound in a tree trunk, etc.
    cf. fuah.

belkofok, adv. face-down.  Da babage belkofok paa da taqi, He
  lay on his belly and cried. --Elias.

belo, n. stake for tethering canoes, etc.
  adv. soundly. Tor belo, Sleep soundly.
    syn. belu.

beloa, vi. 1. be spreading.  Habar di da beloa. --Ais.
  2. be echoing.
    cf. bisroka, emlien, eptooh, loa, baloak.

belu, adv. soundly.  Tor belu, Sleep soundly.
    syn. belo.

belubuk, adj. spotless white.
    cf. boti.

belwaqak, vt. instruct.  Da belwaqax anato, He instructed the
  children.
    cf. perwaqah, permatih.

belwaqan, n. teaching, instruction.  Ku puna belwaqan sapan naa, What
  teaching is this that you are doing?
    cf. perwaqat.

belwatak, vt. boast about.
    cf. watak.

belwatax tama, n. big boaster (father of boasters).

bemih-bemihi, vi. rejoice.  Murampaax bemih-bemihih, Murampaat
  rejoiced.
    cf. bemihi.

bemihi, vi. rejoice.
    syn. bexmihi, bimihi, binihi, emnihi.

bemkapak, vi. 1. lie unconscious.  Geba di flali yako eta ya
  bamkapak, He struck me such a blow that I passed out.
  2. be damp.
    cf. memkapak, elmodik.

benaun, n. message.  Ku oli fila masin, do ku toke naq benaun,
  When you return to the coast, relate my message. --Mukarehet.
    syn. pexnaun.

bene, vi. arrive as a threat unannounced.  Kimi rua iko poo, lanoro
  bene, When you were gone, the raiders came.  Nax ama iko pee, geba
  bohox saa bene dii, As soon as his father was gone, a wild man
  arrived there. --Elias.
    cf. dena, ropa, suba, kaduk, taga.
  vt. say.
    PMP *bener, true.
    syn. fene, mene.
  adv. that.  Introduction to direct and indirect discourse.
    syn. fene.
    PAN be9a, to say, tell

benet, adj.  Ton benet. --Yan.*

benihi, vi. rejoice.
    syn. bemihi, bexmihi, bimihi, emnihi.

beno, vi. (?)  Sampe lea beno dae. --Mesak.

beno-beno, adv. sensitively.  In a manner sensitive to the needs
  of others.

benuk, vt. tamp in.

beo, vi. slant.  Da beo alex masi, It (the land) sloped toward the
  sea. --Endek.
  a. tiltting, unbalanced.  Out of balance.  Lop-sided.
    syn. beu.  cf. pexbeoh, feo.

bepek, ppt. dented.
    cf. pepeh.

bepuk, ppt. bent.  Bent and drooping, as a bough heavy with
  fruit.

beqak, ppt. ajar.
    syn. biqak.  cf. peqah.
    PAN e9aq, wide open (mouth)
    PMP be9a, open the mouth
    PMP be9at, split, torn
    PMP be9kaR, to open, as a fist; to blossom, of flowers.
    PWMP bekaj, to open, as a fist; to blossom, of flowers;

beqepe, n. a small tree, (elaeoc.) elaeocarpus pepiolatus.
   syn. burqepe.

bera, n.  A fish.
    PMP bela9, spotted, dappled
  a. fussy.  Behaving like a cry-baby.

beraq, n. scarlet.  Strip of red cloth.  Naqu beraq sa la a hapu
  awaq moo, I have no red cloth to bind about my waist.
    PAN bira9, anger, angry
    PMP biRe9, dark hue (dark red?)
    PMP biRi9, dark hue (dark red?)
    PWMP baRaq, red

berdaulat, n. spirit called upon for assistance.  May take the
  form of an animal, such as a porpoise, or even a mouse.
  Berdaulax mamin mohe-mohe, Not even one berdaulat. --Lorina.
  When the "Syeni II" sank (May 1990), they cried, "Berdaulat e
  (O berdaulat), I die!" and their porpoises lifted them to
  shore. --Sakeus.
    syn. barkahandat, badaulat, bajaulat, berjaulat.

beredak, ppt. lurched.  Beredak meja dii, The table lurched (as
  when jolted).  Also said of the ground, in earthquakes.
    cf. redah.

bereseh, ppt. toppled.  Berese kau dii pa rahe, The tree toppled
  to the earth.

berfatu, n.  A tree, the wood of which is used for building
  houses and carving spinning tops.
    cf. belfatu.

berfedek, ppt. throbbdd.  Describes a feeling of pain in the
  bones, as when the ankle is hit by a rock.  Berfedex geba dii
  kadan, The man's foot throbbed with pain.

bergedak, ppt. be startled. Bergedax posoq fuaq, My heart is
  startled (my intuition is telling me something). --Sakeus.

berjaulat, n. spirit called upon for assistance.  May take the
  form of an animal, such as a porpoise, or even a mouse.
  Berjaulat hai defux olon fafan, May the protection of the
  berjaulat follow you and rest upon your head. --Sakeus.

berkahadat, n. spirit called upon for assistance.  May take the
  form of an animal, such as a porpoise, or even a mouse.
  Da kalax nax berkahadato, He called upon his berkahadat spirits. --Yos.
    syn. berkahandat.

berkahandat, n. spirit called upon for assistance.  May take the
  form of an animal, such as a porpoise, or even a mouse.
  Bajaulax sa mohe-mohe, berkahandax sa mohe-mohe, Not one
  bajaulat and not one berkahandat.

berkumut, n. a tree.

bermata, n. a plant.

bermatak, ppt. paralized.  Gone to sleep, as from lack of
  circulation.  Bermatax sepo fata snain kahan, The whole half
  of her body was paralyzed.
    cf. mata.

bermedek, ppt. darkened.  Kim aqax huma di bermedex sepo tu tona
  snoot, Lo, the whole house was dark with hanging cuscus
  carcasses. --Yisbak.  Geba di srapax kon eta bermedex ramaq,
  The man slapped me until my eyes went dark. --Elias.
    cf. mede.

bernama, adj. be level.  Sike meja naa la da bernama, Shim the
  table's legs to make it level. --Yan.

bernaman, adj. level.  Nete bernaman, Level ground. --Yan.
  vi.  Da sisa, paa bernaman, paa da mata baa pa dihe.
  --Mukarehet.
    cf. ernama.

berqarak, adv. supine.  Ku bag berqarak, Lie on your back.
  --Yakup.
    syn. barqarak.

beru, n. A freshwater rock fish.

beru-konit, n. a freshwater fish.
  (there are two kinds of beru, one black, and one yellow).

beruk, ppt. broken.  Baberux kau saqan dii, the branch broke.
    cf. peruh.

berupaalaqnaa, adv. of all kinds.  Da egu io berupaalaqnaa, He
  took things of all kinds. --Jemi.

besa, sbr. providing, if only.
    syn. baso, beso.

besah, ppt. hatched.
    cf. pesah.
    PMP pesak, break into several large pieces; hatch.

beseseh, ppt. crushed.  Besese sepu rohin, All his bones were crushed.

besi-pantai, n.  A tree, (papilionaceal.) pongonnia pumata.

besnalak, ppt. disappeared, released.  Du toux riqe besnalax pao,
  They saw him disappear down there.  Geda moo, poo besnalak,
  Before long, he disappeared from view.
    cf. esnalak.

besnobak, vi. be sailing.  A besnobax fidi fux dikato, I be sailing
  to other lands.
    syn. bisnobak.  cf. sobak, sopak.

besnokat, n. box.  A kind of box.
    syn. eproso.  cf. esnokat.

beso, sbr. providing, if only, as long as.  Beso yax lieq, As
  long as I have spoken.  Beso a newe, Opo pexnata yako, tu a
  serahkan naq diri, Provided I live, God be with me, I will
  surrender myself. --Temi.
    syn. besa.

bestukek, vi. thud.  Make the sound of a falling object
  impacting.
    syn. bistukek.

beta, adj. 1. right.  Nax akal beta haik, His mind had become right.
    ant. sala.
  2. good.  Fene, "Beta moo, Bapa Raja," He said, "No good, Bapa
  Raja." --Mesak.
  vi. hit, be wounded.  Da beta ox kelen, He was wounded in the
  groin. --Tinus.  Riq beta dii, do riq baskola hede, When he
  was wounded, he was still in school. --Tinus.
  adv. 1. hitting.  Da kaa beta oto rine rohin haik, It (the
  cancer) had eaten at his bone. --Tinus.
    cf. bex-beta, espa-spaak.
  2. can.  Da pese beta katuen haik, He can already hold a
  sword.  Ka te punah beta moo, You cannot do it.  Fude sa da
  bele beta Opo nake cinta mohe, No mountain can block the love
  of God.
    cf. emtaik, sua, tewa.

betah, vt. 1. hit, strike.  Hit the mark.  Beta wahan, beta wahat,
  Take effect.  Da hosoh, paa qeiwaex saa betah, He set a trap
  (on it) and a civet cat was snared. --Mukasoto.
  2. work.  Do geba nakex do betah moo? Will a human's
  (such organ) work? --Ucu.
  a. good.  Betah di ta! That's good!
  adv. 1. rightly, truly, hitting.  Betah di ta, la kim eta nim
  anat, It was right that you should (meet and) know your son
  (again). --Elias.  Betah di ta la kim banewe, It was right
  that you lived. --Elias.
  2. perceiving.  Posoqo da ksaa betah, My heart has heard it (I know
  it by psychic means). --Markus.
    ant. salah.  cf. bex-betah.

betak, vt. catch.  Catch, as a disease.  Fall prey to, as some
  missfortune.  Be stung or cut or harmed by.  Da betax suran,
  He was wounded by a suran stave. --Tinus.
    cf. dapah.
  adv.  Da siu betax fene, He pronounced a spell, saying,
  --Wandaq.
    cf. sambetak.

bete, n. taro.
    syn. gehut, kohot.

beten, n.  A bird, The "padi" bird of Ambon.

beto, n. 1. night.
  2. 24-hour cycle.  Kel-kele betor pito, Until seven (days and)
  nights. --Elias.
    ant. lea.
    PMP betu, appear, come into view.

beto-beto, adv. at night.  Beto-beto, do ku deux di bleke, At
  night, you put it in a can. --Elias.
    ant. lea-lea.

beto-haat, n.  The middle of the night.

beto-tota, n. solar eclipse.

beton, n. nights.  Beton pila? How many nights?  Betor rua pi
  beton telo ma xdobon sakik, We will meet again in two or three
  days. --Redi-tama.  In Buru, people think in terms of nights
  instead of days.
  Grimes: 24-hour cycle.
    ant. lear.

betu, n.  A knotted strand of rattan, the knots of which tell
  the number of days remaining until some event.  Fene, "Betu
  raman pol-rua tam yax kaduk," He said, "In twenty knots of the
  betu, I will come." --Sakeus.  Ua walan, pee tu du piflokok,
  pee tu du tafex, paa du raqih fen "betu." They take strips of
  rattan, tie knots in them, lash them in place, and call them
  "betu."  Du tafek exnahu, They lash the appointment in place.
  --Sakeus.
  adv. 1. if in the past.  Betu ku prepa..., If in the past you
  had said...  Bu betu fen ya iko tu ya taqi moo, ... But if in
  the past I had walked without weeping, ... --Temi.  Betu fene
  kae ecaan, If in the past you had listened. --Lorina.
  2. when.  Betu Opo, do da dapax sindir-aniaya, In the days of
  the Lord, he received much persecution.
  3. if.  Ku fili huma hama huma fen betu gebar si ma naa, Search
  from house to house to determine if there are any people here. --Markus.

betuh, ppt. overtaken by night.  Mel betu ka, Lest thou be
  overtaken by darkness.

betulu, adj. true.  Endohi naa, do endohi betulu na ta, This story
  is a true story.

betun, n.  A knotted strand of rattan, the knots of which tell
  the number of days remaining until some event.
    syn. betu.

beu-beu, adj. tilting.  Beu-beu la Misrete, beu-beu la lisela.
  --Lorina.
    syn. embeu-mbeu.  cf. beo.

beuh, vi.  Move ahead out of sight, like a hiker on a trail.
  (unconfirmed by Sakeus).

beuk, ppt. gone.  Murampaax na beuk, Murampaat was gone. --Tanel.
  Geba di beux haix, The man has already gone ahead out of
  sight.
    syn. banuh, binanuk.
  vt.  Bara beux tirin harta badani moo.
  adv. unfortunately in the past.  Beux ku puna ii di haik,
  Unfortunately, you have already done that.  Beuk e a stor sala
  haik, Unfortunately, I spoke wrongly. --Elias.
    syn. ebleuk.

beux-beuk, ppt. gone.  Du leo, poo beox-beokoro, They had gone
  far ahead. --Elias.  Bara kita nan fikiraq beux-beux tirin paa
  harta badani. --Temi.

bex-beta, adv. exactly, precisely.  Bex-beta di ta, In exactly
  the same place.
    cf. beta, espa-spaak.

bex-betah, adv. hitting, squarely, exactly, right on.  Da fage
  bex-betah, He threw and hit it squarely.  Bex-betah di ta, la
  ku suba, la kita rua an pemnaken, It was "right on" that you
  should arrive, so that we could keep company.
    cf. betah.

bex-betan, n. exactly what is right for him.  Da kaa bex-betan, pee
  tuu sepo, He eats just what is right for him, then no more. --Joe,
  after Endek.

bexaq-bexaqa, adv. now, presently.  Wadum tol bexaq-bexaqa, olom
  tol bexaq-bexaqa, Your neck and your head will roll presently.
  --Semi.

bexlalmeget, adv. another time.

bexlean, adj.  Ii bexlean sa suba. --Samson.
  adv. today?  Esi mele bexlean naa do ii sa suba salax, Beware
  lest something happen today. --Sakeus.

bexmihi, vi. rejoice.
    syn. bemihi, bimihi, benihi, emnihi.

bexnala, adj. free, escaped.
    cf. talak.

bexnewak, vi. be present.  Nax ina bexnewax tehux moo, nax ama
  bexnewax tehux moo, His mother and father were no longer
  alive. --Yakup.
    syn. bixnewak, exnewak.  cf. tewah.

bexnima, n. relative.  A kinship term at present poorly
  understood.
    cf. nima, enhima.
  vi. be related as members of a family.  Du bexnima hansiax, All of
  them were related. --Markus.

bexnimak, adv. own, personal.
  Grimes: benima(k), very own (a unique relationship excluding others).
    cf. hima, enhima, nima.

bi-, pref.  A prefix for verbs
    syn. ba-, be-.
  adv. at.  Nax ina xnewax bidi moo, His mother was not there.
    syn. fi-, baa.

bi-lale, n. sago grove.

bia, n. A palm tree, the sago palm, Metroxylon spp.
  2. sago starch.
    PMP Rambia, sago palm.

bia gawa, n. a variety of sago whose meal has a short shelf life.

bia isin, n. sago meal.
    syn. kalaputi.

bia lawan, n. Jew's harp.
    Syn. tiqkobi, tiqgipo.

bia polon, n. sago jelly.  The "papeda" of Ambon.

biah-gawa, n.  A tree, (dipt.) shorea selanica.

biahut, n.  A tree.

biak, vi. move over, move aside.
    cf. piak, esbiak.
    PWMP bias, deflected off course

biali, n. a tree, (Podocarpaceae) Podocarpus amarus.

bialin, n. 1. A tree, (pod.) phyllocladus hipophillus.
  2. a bamboo, the "loleba" of Ambon.
    syn. emnakun.

bialun, n.  A tree.

biasa, adj. incorrageable.
  adv. usually, ordinarily.  Geba q dii biasa da kadux baa q na
  haik, The man now ordinarily comes here.

biaun, See ua biaun.

biba, adj. bloody.  Said of the nose.
    cf. qei-biba.

bibi, n. goat (genus Capra).

bibi-edhamat, vi. float together.  Rokan fuan bibi edhamat. --Taqkis.
  n. 1. goat.
    syn. pipi.
  2. lip.

bibin, n. lip.
    cf. fifin.

bibnewet, vi. be alive all around.  Niwe na bibnewet, These
  coconut trees (we planted) are all alive. --Martin.

bibpanat, vi.  Pirino di eqan bibsepux, bibpanax, some of the
  plates flew all about. --Elias.
    syn. bebpanat.

bibseput, vi.

bicikek, vi. spring, dart away.  Jump quickly away.
    syn. bifrikek.  cf. picikek.

bidah, ppt. cracked, sprouted.  Cracked open, as a newly-sprouted
  seed.
  vt. diagnose.

bidet, adj. split up, broken up.  Said of wood.

bidhudun, n. a type of exnoi.  Exnoiro dii qaan e "xnoi
  bidhudun." --Rafel.

bidi, n. a tree, Laur) litsea.

bidih, ppt. chipped, shattered.  Nam todo maen bidih haik, Your
  sword handle is shattered. --Otis.
    cf. bifrukek.

biduk, vi. fish.  Fish using a cast-net.
  vt. net, fish for.  Fish for using a throw-net.

bidut, n. throw-net.
    syn. birut.

bifloo, n.  An edible wild banana.

bifloo-maqit, n. a variety of taro.
    cf. gehut.

bifolon, n. a palm tree, the Arenga saccarifera.
    syn. tuat.

bifoman, n. 1. warning.  Kae nam bifoman gamaq beka, bu yako
  parluuro madae hede, Though your warning be so, yet I have
  business inland. --Otis.
  2. behest, charge.
    syn. binaun.

bifrikek, vi. spring, dart away.  Jump quickly away.  Kasi-dehet
  e bifrikek fidii, Kacil-dehet darted from there. --Taqkis.
    syn. bicikek.

bifrukek, ppt. disintegrated.  Disintegrated with a "efruur"
  sound.  Nam todo maen bifrukek haik, Your sword handle has
  disintegrated. --Otis.  Past or perfect tense of "fly apart."
    cf. epruru, efruur, bidih.

bigal, n. a large tree which grows close to streams and has hard
  wood.

bigan, adj.  Pir bigan, Large China plate.  Wal fu bigan emsia-msian,
  Pumpkin having some fruit as big as pir bigan plates. --Yan.


biglifu, adj. dizzy.
  vi. be dizzy.  Geba di biglifuh, The man is dizzy. --Sakeus.
    syn. beglifu.

biglifun, vi. swoon, get dizzy, be confused.
    cf. lifun-lifun.

bigon, adj. healthy.
    syn. bigun.

bigun, adj. healthy, well-fed.
    syn. bigon.  cf. babigun-bigun.

bihik, vt. carry by feet (e.g. chicken). --Grimes.

bihu, n. skirt full.  Kepeq pera bihu xkemat, A skirt full of silver
  coins.

bihuk, vt. carry.  Carry in a skirt or apron.  Riqe naa bihux
  nax biskutu, He carried his ears of corn. --Mukarehet.

bijaqan, n. deer.
    syn. mijaqan, minjaqan.

bikak, vt. thrust (the buttocks) out sideways.  Da bikax bohin,
  He thrust his buttocks out sideways.

bikal-bikal, adj. inscrutable, capricious.  Said of women.
    PWMP ikel, curly, wavy (as the hair)
    PMP pikel, bend, curve
  bikah, in Ternate, Nautilus. --de Clercq.

bikoli, adj. de-boned, boneless.  With bones removed (of cuscus).
    cf. kolin.

bil-fa-moqit, n. a wild colladium plant that lives in wet areas
  near streams.  Has very fragrant leaves.

bil-omon, n. The leaf of the "bila" plant.  There are two kinds:
  "bil-omon faa moqit," and "bil-omon dofot."

bila, n. a wild taro plant having fragrant leaves and itchy sap.
  Du foki pala tu bila omon, They wrap rice in bila leaves.  Du
  sqebe uka tu bila omon, they bung (water) bamboos with bila leaves.
    cf. gehut.
    PAN biRaq, wild taro, elephant's ear or itching taro.
    PWMP biRaq, wild taro, elephant's ear or itching taro,.
    PWMP biRa?, wild taro, elephant's ear or itching taro.

bila-om-gilat, n. a variety of bila having beautiful leaves, but not
  as fragrant as the "faa moqit" type.

bila-paan, n. a variety of bila that does not have itchy sap and has
  very fragrant leaves.  Otherwise like fiha.

bile, n. a kingfisher that makes its nests in the ground.
    cf. tesi.

bilea, n. wife (North Buru only).

bilfaku-kihit, adj.  Covered with skin rash.
  (Sakeus thinks this should be "belfakuk eskihik").
    cf. belfaku.

bilik, adv. just now, only.  With the exception of.  Du liux
  bolih e, paa bilix baa nax tohon. --Sakeus.  Exnei naa, bilix
  nax geba bole, Only the right person can handle this work.
    *piliq, choose.
    cf. mese, pili-pilih.

bilonet, n. maleo bird.
    syn. kakehut, keho.

biluh, vt. separate out, especially using a tool of some sort instead
  of the bare hand.  Da bilu nake feta nax labu, He took his sisters
  blouse (from among the other clothes). --Berci.
  2. scoop out.  Da bilu pala tu lotot, She scooped out the rice
  with a ladle.
  3. purge.  A bilu geba naa fidi nax walfinato, I purge this boy of
  his adultery. --Yan.
    cf. exdisa, exdapeh.

bimihi, vi. rejoice.
    syn. bemihi, bexmihi, binihi, emnihi.

bimlauk, vi. be fainting, as from shock or exhaustion.  Du bimlaux
  sepor-seporo hansia-hansiak, They all grew faint.
    cf. emlaun.

bimneit, *.

bina, adj.  Wa dar bina, wa dar botin. --Edes.*
  vi. say.  Da bina fen, "Do ma iko," She said, "Then let's go."
  --Budin.
    syn. eprepa, eblehe.  cf. fetek.
    PCMP be9a, to say, tell.

binah, vt. say to.  Da bina nax anat an fene, "Ku badefo baa
  nahe," She said to her child, "You stay here." --Jemi.

binak, vt. 1. say, tell.  Ta famahi la a binax ii sa, Come here and I
  will tell (you) something. --Rince.
  2. pronounce.  Du binax sufen dii nake fnukan, They pronounced the
  spell to open the door.

binanuk, ppt. gone ahead, as a hiker who has left his comrades behind
  on the trail.  Da binanuk haik, he has gone on ahead.
    syn. banuh, beuk.  cf. bisnasak.
  vi. project.

binaun, n. 1. message.
  2. instruction.
    cf. exnein.

binema, adv. himself, herself, itself.  Riqe binema da bastori, He
  himself spoke. --Temi.

binihi, vi. rejoice.
    syn. bemihi, bimihi.

binmohot, vi. be falling in great numbers.  Dieno binmohot, Dien
  plants were falling all around. --Ambak.
    syn. bebmohot.  cf. moho.

bintaqgur, n.  A tree, (gutt.) calophyllun inophyllum.
    Ambon bintanggur.
    PWMP binta9uR, a shore tree: %Calophyllum inophyllum%
    PMP bitaquR, a shore tree: %Calophyllum inophyllum%

bipolo, n. see bipolon.

bipolon, n. sago starch, eaten as a staple in some parts of Buru.
    Ambon papeda.

biq-boqo, vi. swing like a pendulum.  Nax lebin bapkua di wahex tifun
  dii,paa da babiq-boqo, The spear stuck into the vine, and hung
  swinging like a pendulum. --Mesak.

biqak, ppt. ajar.
    syn. beqak.  cf. piqah.
    PAN bi9a't, stretch open, dilate
    PWMP biqa9, crooked, out of alignment
    PMP biqak, split

biqkudoq, n. A tree, Hawaiian noni, the Indian mulberry, (Rubiaceae.) morinda citrifolia.
    Probably Malay.
    PWMP bi9kudu, a tree: %Morinda citrifolia%

birat, n. old, worn-out machete.
    PMP birat, scar

birax isin, n. small knife without handle.*

birbaduk, vt. 1. Pick up and hurl down, as an opponent in a
  wrestling match.
  adv.  left and right.  Du srapah birbaduk, They struck him
  with blows from left and right. --Sakeus.
    Also berbaduk.

birbaruk, vi. quarrel.

biri-biri, adv. all.  Du foki nun ier biri-biri, They wrapped up
  all their things. --Eci.
    syn. hansi-hansiak.

birik, ppt. 1. spattered.
  2. sprang away.  Birix fi dii, He sprang away from there. --Markus.
  vi. 1. spatter.
  2. leap away.

birkedek, vi. ring, like the ears after being struck.

birkufu, adj. capsized, inverted, face down.

birkumut, n. a large tree, Meliaceae.) aglaia, (meliac.) chisocheton.
  Trunks are eaten by midun grubs.

birnaik, ppt. scattered.

biro, vi. tumble down.
    cf. tobiro.

birok, adv. tumbling.

birqara, adj. prostrate, face up, on its back.
    syn. birkufu.

birut, n. throw-net.
    syn. bidut.

bis-bisat, adj. deadly.  Nan ii bis-bisato, Our deadly (magic) things.
  --Yan.

bisa, adj. effective, potent.  Nax ubax aqa tem da bisa
  tirin-tirin, This magic of his is very potent. --Sakeus.
  Lebin naa, da bisa
  resek e! This spear is very potent! --Yakup, about the
  self-propelled spear.
  adv. can, may.  Bisa kam hai toqi, May we also take part (in
  the competition). --Elias.

bisan, n. (something's) potency or strength.

bisat, adj. effective, deadly.  Ii bis-bisato, Effective things
  (hunting incantations). --Yan.

bisbanak, ppt. develop a welt or welts.  Du sodi pupan lalen eta
  bisbanak, They boxed his face until he had blue welts on it. --Yan.*

biseseh, ppt. crushed.  Bisese rohin, paa d mata, His bones were
  crushed, and he died. --Elias.

bisi, n. piece.  Naq kata bisi xboho-xboho, labu bisi
  xboho-xbohot an, My badly tattered piece of pants and my badly
  tattered piece of shirt. --Lorina.

bisih, vt. 1. hack out, form by hacking.
  2. blister the skin, as the sun (figurative).  Lipoton bisiro, The
  sun blistered them. --Mesak.
  Grimes: carve s.t.

bisik, vt. shape by hacking.
    PAN bisik, 1. to peel
    PAN pisik, split, cleave
    PPOC pisik, to peel.
    PWMP pisik, split, cleave.

bisin, n. 1. cut or chop, especially of meat.
  2. piece.  Ku pakex namu labun bisin. --Sakeus.*

biskakeh, vi. clear the throat.  Fen moo tu la biskakeh qei
  Kacil Hena. --Otis.*

biskutu, n. corn, maize.  Da egu biskutu fatun, He took an ear
  of corn. --Cada.  Ku bar tatax ya naq fua bisin.*

bislokat, n. coconut-leaf package for rice.  Da pali nake bislokat,
  He wove his rice basket. --Otis.
    syn. esnokat.  cf. sokat, mislokat.

bismaqin, n.  bad omen; evil ready to occur.  Ma iko rabo, tu
  bismaqin sa pa mori naa, Let us go quickly, because something evil
  is about to happen here. --Yan.  A bakita bismaqin sa rogo, I saw a
  portender of evil coming in (perhaps a moth or firefly). --Yan.
    cf. esmaqin.

bismehe, vi. be breathless or choking, as after getting one's breath
  knocked out.

bismehek, vi. be cramped for space.
    syn. esmehe.

bismomon, adj. hot (of the ambient temperature).

bisnasah, ppt. fallen.

bisnasak, ppt. disappeared.  Da keha nake malige eflawa, paa
  bisnasak, He mounted his golden flying machine, and
  disappeared. --Elias.  Geba dii bapefa manux saa ba aq saka
  dii tu eciis, pee tu bisnasax gamaq pao. --Elias.
    cf. binanuk.

bisnoat, n. tic, spasm, involuntary twitching of a muscle.  nax
  bisnoato geda, his muscles twitched.
    syn. bisnuat.

bisnobak, vi. be sailing.
    syn. besnobak.  cf. sobak, sopak.

bisnuat, n. spasm, tic.
    syn. bisnoat.

bisofo, n.  A tree, (gutt.) garcinia.

bisopa, itj. alas.  Da bataqi fene, "Bisopa beka, tu a mata beta
  pee!" He cried, "Alas, I am really going to die!" --Samade.

bisopah, vt. salute.  Bisopa kae beka! I salute you!
  itj. alas for.  Bisopah, tu lauh haik e kojakamis! Alas for him,
  for Kojakamis had grown very faint. --John.  Bisopa beka gareja
  Fakal, tu pothaki haix gareja, Alas for the Fakal church, for the
  church had burned! --John.

bispakek, vi. fall face-down.  Geba di bispakex pa rahe, The
  man fell to the ground. --Sakeus.
    cf. espaken.*

bispokek, vi. thud.  Olon babispokex di waga alan, his head
  thudded against the gunnel of the canoe.
    cf. espoken.*

bisrakek, vt. drench.  Banix bisrakek e, Perspiration drenched her.
  --Temi.

bisrikek, vi. be trembling.
    syn. basrikek.  cf. esrikek.

bisroka, vi. echo.*
    cf. esrokah, beloa, emlien.

bistukek, vi. thud.  Make the sound of a falling object impacting.
    syn. bestukek.  cf. esduken.

bisuh, ppt. released.  Sam-suek e bisuh e bahut di fi di tuen e...
 Just as the bahut tree was released from its stump... --Ambak.
    cf. pisuh, iso.

bisuk, ppt. 1. parted.  Bahu rep-paat di bisux saka kau tuen dii,
  The four-fathom-girth bahut tree parted up at the stump.
  --Ambak.
  2. passed.  Bisuk exnahu di haix di ta, The set time was
  already past. --Elias.
  adv. after.  Bisuk geladan naa bu ku bapuna raja hede, After
  this famine you will still be chief. --Elias.  Da srapa bisux
  yako dii, After he slapped me. --Kofi.  Du kaweq bisuk e,
  After they had married. --Yos.
    cf. pisuk, latak.

biti, adj. healthy, well.  Da biti, da bala.
  vi. run.  Pa biti, pa da kerex aki kamar lalen, she ran and
  stood in the bedroom. --Otis.
    PMP pi(n)tik, throb, beat

bitih, vt. walk upon.  Da babiti bia fatan di manuxmanuk, she
  was walking downstream along the sago trunk. --Elias.
    syn. titah.

bitik, ppt. 1. sprang away, darted away.  Bitik fidii, She sprang
  away from there. --Otis.  Bitix, paa da kerex aki kamar lalen,
  She darted away, and stood in the bedroom. --Otis.
  2. fly through the air, as something inanimate come loose in some
  violent action.
    cf. pitih.
  adv. away.  Da sbirix bitix gampao deax bohin, He threw it
  (Murampaat's body) away, and it came to rest at the base of
  the falls. --Genas.
    syn. pitik.
    PMP bicik, splash, spatter, splatter

bitil, vi. run.
    cf. sabo.

bitin, n. (palm leaf) midrib.

bitoq, adj. stucco.  Tuaq kolatu nax huma bitoq, the king's stucco
  house.
    Ambon batong.

bitul-bituluh, adv. truly.  Kita la m hai Riqe bitul-bituluh,
  Let us truly follow Him. --Mura.

bitulu, adj. true.
    cf. betah, resek.
  adv. really.  Negri haax bitulu, a really big village.
  --Elias.

bixnefu, adj. redeemed.*
    cf. tefuk.

bixnewak, ppt. became clear.  Bixnewak e Ibu Guru hai moo, It
  became clear that Ibu Guru wasn't following. --Yakup.
  vi. be present.  Geba di bixnewak haix naa, The man is now here.
  --Sakeus.
    syn. bexnewak.

bixnihih, vi. rejoice.
    syn. bemihih.

bixnim-bixnima, adj. close.  Nax geba bixnim-bixnima, His close
  relative or friend.

bixnima, n. close relative.

boah, vt. bring up, as a child in one's home.
    syn. poah.  cf. emboat.

bobak, vi. thrash about.  Tonalo di babobax-bobax, The cuscuses
  were thrashing about. --Sakeus.
    syn. bubak.  cf. iso, gasa.

bobato, n. ruler.  Ya naq bobatoro ma di Rana, My rulers are in
  Rana.

bobi, n. tail (of a fish).

bobih, vt. cut off with a scything motion.  Apfenan bobih pekak!
  (May) Apfenan slash it away!
  Grimes: cut brush around house or trail.
    cf. esbobih, exbobih, fofih.

bobik, vt. clear by slashing.  An Kasian bobix huma elen, Ana
  Kasiaq cleared a place for a house.

bobin, n. (a fish's) tail.
    cf. ikun, tuan, bohin, bobih.

bobix-bage-bobix-bage, vi. lay sleeping as though cut down by a scythe.*

bobo, n.  A fern.  Saa puna rei, saa puna bobo, One became "rei"
  grass, and the other became a "bobo" fern. --Heni.

bobok, vt. spin into cord.
    cf. karbobo.

bodah, ppt. 1. removed, as a rock from its place.
  2. come loose, as a fish from a hook.
    cf. fodah.

bodal, vi. float, drift.
    syn. budal.  cf. edhama, poda.

bodi, vi. sound together.  Like drumbeats.

bodih, ppt. topple.  Da taha uka di, pa bodih dae, he cut down
  the uka bamboo, which toppled there inland. --Elias.
  Also used for humans in the "fell over" sense.
    cf. dolak, dolih, podih.

bodoh, ppt. destroyed.
    cf. fodoh.*

bofel, adj. bulging, convex.  Wae di da bofel, the surface of the
  water is bulging (as from an upwelling from below)
  vi. bulge, swell.  As the surface of the water froman
  upwelling)

boglawan, n. a tree, the wild clove of Buru.
    syn. buglawan, kablawan.

boh bikak, adv. with buttocks protruding sideways.  da bahai
  boh bikak pamori, he followed along behind with his rear
  protruding (because he had a sore on his buttocks).  Da
  bakerex boh-bikak, He stands with his buttocks stuck out
  sideways.  Gesture may be intentionally insulting, including
  spreading the buttocks with the hands.
    cf. pikak.

bohal, vi. grow large.

bohi fraqin, adj.  Suffering from a skin disease which produces
  sores about as big as gaan nuts on the buttocks.  Ka ii
  bohi-fraqin! You thing suffering from sores on the buttocks!
  --Elias.

bohik, vt. denigrate, abuse, humiliate.  Da bohix geba di fene,
  "Ka geba ha q dii, do pakex kae moo." He denigrated the man
  saying, "You are useless." --Elias.
    cf. eplumak.

bohin, n. 1. (something's) bottom.  Du soox fatu toqi pao xroqan dii
  bohin, They also suspended a rock from the bottom of the cage.
  --Yamson.  Pee tu du tefu kapal bohin, And they holed the
  bottom of the ship. --Yamson.
  2. (someone's or something's) buttocks.
    Cf. fohin.
    PAN buRit, hind part, rear, back
    PMP buRit, hind part, rear, back.
    PMP birit, buttocks
    PMP buliq, rectum, anus.

bohit, n. bottom.

bohmaqin, see bohmaqit.

bohmaqit, n. a tree, (Flac.) Homalium foetidum, sometimes more
  than a fathom in girth.  Second best to besi and lasi for
  building houses.

bohnenun, n. a bird known for the constant movements of its
  buttocks.  Has tan body and brown breast.

boho, adj. evil, bad.  I sa boho, do ku sibik e naq soga q naa, If
  there is anything bad, send my sash. --Otis.
  Grimes: bad, bad character, evil, crazy.
    syn. exbohon.
  adv. badly.  Emsihi boho, badly drunk.
    PAN buRuk, rotten meat; bad character
    PMP buRuk, rotten meat; addled eggs; bad character.
    PMP *ma-buRuk, rotten.

boho-boho, ppt. very sick.  Kam nami emrimu saka naa, do
  boho-bohoh e, Our village crier up here is in a very bad way.
  --Elias.
  adv. excessively.  Breman boho-boho, Very far. --Sakeus.

boih, vt. scythe.*
    cf. bobih.

bok, vi. make a bubbling sound.  Wae fi aki, "bok, bok, bok, bok,
  bok, bok, bok, bok." the water in the hole made the sound, "bok,
  bok," etc. --Budin.
    PAN bukbuk, bubbling, boiling
    PMP bukbuk, bubbling, boiling

bokaka*.
  (unknown to Sakeus).
    cf. etkaka.

bokal, vi. bulge, as a muscle). fitin bokal.
    check the meaning of fitin.*
    PMP bukal, bubble up, as spring water

boki, n. princess.
    syn. potria, putria.
    cf. nyai.
    cf. pokin, puki.
    PAN uki, vulva, vagina; pet name for girls

Bokmanis, n. an incantation to evoke love.
    Should this be boqmanis?*
    syn. Buqmanis.

boko-boko, vi. totter, stagger.
    cf. kaboko-kaboko.

bokok, vt. yearn for, pine for.
    cf. espopoh.

bokol, n. container woven from pandanus or emnakun. May be
  rectangular or round.

bol, n. a fish.
    cf. boti, wenen.

bol-boli, adv. all about.  A iko phaga bol-boli, I go hunting
  all about. --Elias.

bolah, vi. explode.
    PAMS **vola < PMP *belaq, split.
    syn. polah.

bolak, ppt. exploded.  Bolax kon fil fatu, (Instead of being born) I
  exploded from a rock. --Nompes.

bole, n.  A marine fish, the bulana of Ambon.
    syn. boti.
    PMP bulan, fish sp.
    PMP bulan-bulan, a white fish, the tarpon: (Megalops).
  a. okay.  Kae bole, ku kaa momol, You're okay, you eat iron
  (but we need food). --Ambak.

bolfatu, n. a tree, Ulm.) celpis latifolia.

bolih, vt. circle, go round.
    cf. esbolek, pulik.
  adv. around.  Boli dunya naa, Around this world. --Temi.  Du
  eslokox nun anat an, paa du bataq bolih, They hugged their
  son, and cried around him. --Elias.  Geba Kasai Boli Fuka, One
  Who Paddles Around Islands (Joe Devin, so called by Budin).
    syn. polih, bulih.
    Pwmp buled, round, spherical; rounded

bolo, n.  A variety of bamboo, the bulu sero of Ambon.
    syn. uka.
    PAN buluq, type of slender bamboo (Schizostachyum spp.).

bone, n. 1. group.  Geba kamidik e ecefal tu nax bone, geba kapaha
  tuba haax tu nax bone, There was a group of dancers, and a group of
  men who beat the large drums. --Otis.
  2. age-group, generation.
  3. Bone. A constellation.
    PAN ebun, heap, pile, swarm, flock; to swarm, assemble,

bone-bone, n. group.  Malesi kerex tu nax bone-bone, The warriors
  stood in a group. --Endek.
  adv. in groups.  Manwae sai bone-bone, The manwae
  birds paddle in groups.

Boner Lima, n.  A constellation.

Boner Pito, n. A constellation, the Pleiades(?)

boner-boner, adv. in groups.  Ma xqotok boner-boner eta boner
  lima, We arranged the things in groups until we had five groups.
  --Sakeus.

bono, n. Bono. A constellation.
    syn. Bone.
    PAN buNuq, 1. the Morning Star?
  a. 1. soft (of tubers). --Grimes.
  2. Kadan bono, some kind of disease of the leg or foot.
    syn. exbono.
    Cf. fono.
 PMP bunuq, a constellation: the Pleiades.
 PCEMP bunuq, a constellation: the Pleiades.

bonoh, ppt. 1. become tender.  Of things boiled for a long time
    cf. bunun.
  2. rotted.  kadan bono, his leg is rotted.
  Also mefuh.

bonok, ppt. 1. filled.  Eta bonok e humlalen kahan, Until one
  side of the bamboo platform was filled.
    cf. ponok.
  2. end in nothing.  Ma hai opo fixnaa eta babonox dunya naa,
  We follow the Lord until the world end in nothing. --Mukasoto.
 Ma iko eta babonox baah, We went without any result. --Sakeus.
  vi.  end in nothing.  Nax karajaa babonox baa, His work ended
  in nothing. --Temi.

boor, n. drill.  Du egu boor fixdii, paa du boreh, They took a
  drill,and drilled it. --Sakeus.

boot, n.  A kind of sailing vessel used mainly by Butonese and
  Bugis sailors.  Kam bakita boot saa.  Boox alamax!  We saw a
  boat.  A huge boat! --Arbi.

bopo, adj. Ian tu bopo. --Mukarehet.*

bopok, ppt. ended in nothing.  Lear-lear da ptea eta bopox bohin.
  --Sakeus, concerning Joe and his seemingly useless work.
    cf. popok.

boq-boqit, adj. cozy.  Boq-boqit fidae lalen, It was cozy inside.
  --Sakeus.

boqi, adj. cozy.  La ya te boqi, So that I can be cozy. --Sakeus,
  about the casket for Murampaat.  Ii ha aq boqi resek! It is
  really cozy. --Sakeus.

boqih, adv. tightly, compactly.  Fokih boq-boqik, Wrap it
  tightly.*

boqit, n.  Nest made by wild boar in alang-alang grass.  Boqix
  sa baii, A boqit is there. --Sakeus.
    syn. buqit.

boqo, vi. attack as a pack.  Asoro du molai boqo, The dogs
  began to press their attack. --Otis.

boqoh, vt. attack as a pack.  Asor baboqo fafu dii, The dogs
  attacked the pig as a pack. --Sakeus.
    Possibly Ambon bongkar.

borah, vt. serve.  Ku iko tu fu boti q naa, la ku bora gebaro q
  dae q dii, Go with this white betel nut, and serve the men up
  here. --Semi.
    syn. burah.

borbabi, n. a tree, Laur.) litsea odorifera.

boreh, vt. drill.  Du bore fefan, they drilled the hole. --Eli.

boret, n. curlicue at the back of one's head.

borok, vt. horde.  Keep for oneself.
    Probably Ambon borong.

borot, n.  Schut says a borot is a person responsible for part
  of a feast.  Borot katugu ixnaat, borot katugu i enyinut,
  borot katugu snes-snesen, etc.*

bose, n. a variety of soybean grown in Buru.

bosih, ppt. 1. come out.  Geba bohox naa bosih, The wild man came out.
  Bosi geba nagrii taun, The whole village came out. --Mukarehet.
  2. released.  Geba di bosi olon, the man's head was released (from
  the pot in which it had been stuck). --Elias.
    cf. posih.

bosik, ppt. errupted.  Bosix Ana Kasiaq sefen, Ana Kasiaq's anger
  erupted. --Keri.

boso, vi.  Wash the annus.*

bosoh, ppt. be gone.  Epkitan pito di bosor haik, The seven warriors
  were gone. --Taqkis.  Da heka, paa bosoh, He fled, and was
  gone. --Joe.
    cf. posoh.

bosol, adj. swollen.
    cf. poso.

botah, vt. 1. cushion.  Egu kau fuan, la m bota karoq, Let us get
  poles to put under the gunney sacks.
  2. pave, as a floor with flat stones, etc.
    cf. fotah.

boti, n. 1. a fish.
    cf. wenen, bol.
  2. rat (Lisela dialect). --Grimes.
  a. 1. white.  Tep boti, White hen.
  Grimes: be white, whiten.
    PMP *ma-putiq, white.
  2. transparent, clear.  Botol boti, Clear glass bottle.
    syn. poti.  cf. gawa, belubuk, karbotik.
  3. ripe, as grain.

boti katihi, see boti katihit.

boti katihit, n. large, white cuscus.  Da aqak e boti katihix
  saa baptea sax kau saqan lahin, He saw a large, white cuscus
  sitting at the base of a branch. --Keri.

boti-boti, adv. 1. early dawn.  Da iko filim boti-boti eta poson
  mala. --Elias.
    May be "botix-botit."*
    check emboti-mbotit.*
    cf. bargira, bargir-haa.
  2. completely.  Mehex sepu huma di boti-boti, the house was
  completely choked by weeds. --Taqkis.  epsamax hansiax la
  gebaro kaah boti-boti, divide it all up so that the people
  will consume it completely.
    syn. miti-miti.

botil, n.  A marine fish, Mugil troschelibnkr or Monoptrus albus.
    The bulana of Ambon.

botin, n. white part.  Du foi dae wae botin dae, They bathe where the
  water is white. --Yan.
  a.  Wa dar bina, wa dar botin. --Edes.

botit, n. Botit. February.
  a. white.
    syn. gawat.

botix-botik, adv.  Just before dawn.

botol, n. bottle.
    Ambon botol.

box-boti, adj. whitish.  Da foi geba xdi tu sabun boti, pa i ha
  box-boti, She bathed him with white soap, and he became
  whitish.

bu, adv. even.  Yako bu yako emtewa, Even I am wise. --Joe.
  prp. but.  Yako na, bu momol, i must have iron to be
  satisfied. --Ambak.
    cf. dafuk.

buah, vt. pay a fine for.  Geba di latax nax roko, pee tu da bua
  waen, He cut his comrade, then paid a fine for his blood.
  --Elias.

buak, vt. build or kindle (a fire).  Ma buax bana, We build a fire.
  --Redi-tama.
    cf. esbuak.

bual, n. island.  Sai qei nin bual, Paddle toward their island.
  --Yosias.  Halawa nii da iko eta da kadux bual anan, terus
  luluh dae exmaqin, The mollusc went until it came to a small
  island, then rolled ashore. --Yosias.
    cf. esbuak, fuka.

buan, n. feces.  Yoho buan, Civet cat feces.  tonal buan, Cuscus
  feces.

buat, n. defecating place.  Yoho nax buat, a civet cat's
  defecating place.  civet cats use the same place over and
  over.
    cf. esbuat.

bubak, vi. thrash about.
    syn. bobak.

bubu, n. 1. roof ridge.
    cf. eskakut, bunen.
    PMP ubu9, ridge of the roof
    PMP bunbun, fontanelle, crown of the head.
  2. fish trap.  Ku pali naq bubu saa la a tenux pao wae naa,
  Weave me a fish trap to set in this stream. --Elias.
    syn. bubut.  cf. baan, fofo.
    PAN bu?u, conical bamboo basket trap for fish
    PAN bubu, conical bamboo basket trap for fish

bubun, n. 1. roof ridge.  Huma bubun, Roof ridge of a house.
    cf. bunen, eskakut.
  2. top.  Kafumera bubun, The top of the kafumera tree.

bubur, n. rice porridge.
    Malay bubur.
    PMP buRbuR, rice porridge, rice gruel

bubut, n. fish trap.  Da faqo bubuto naa, He emptied the
  contents of these fish traps. --lewi.
    syn. bubu.

buda, n. cook.

budal, vi. float, drift.
    syn. bodal.  cf. edhama, poda, puda.
    PMP budaq, immerse, dip in water.
    PMP budaq, foam, bubbles, lather, scum, froth.
    PCEMP budaq, foam, bubbles, lather, scum, froth; bubble up.

budat, n.  A tree, the "marsegu" of Ambon.

bue, vi. hang or swing, as from a branch.
    PMP buqay, to sway, swing (as a cradle)

bue temen, n.  A plot of ground, about one square meter, where
  first plantin gsare made accompanied by ritual ceremonies.

buen, n. 1. foam, suds, scum.
    syn. fuen, busan.
  2.  A legume.
    PMP buay, legumes

buet, n. 1. swing.
    PAN bui, a swing; to swing
    PAN buis, pull back and forth
    PAN buqay, to sway, swing (as a cradle)
    PMP bui, a swing; to swing.
    PMP buis, pull back and forth
  2. Place where something hangs.
  3. perch.
  4. a legume.
  5. a bird.

buete, n. 1. chest, box.
    cf. peti.
  2.  A variety of jack fish.

bufeh, ppt. soft, tender, ripe.  Nakan di bufeh haik, the jack
  fruit is already ripe.
    cf. babuf-bufeh.

bugel, n. a fern, the pith of which is used by children for fishing.

bugemel, n. the rattan frame of an unet snare.

buglawan, n. a tree, the wild clove of Buru.
    syn. boglawan.  cf. lahut, kaufubasat.

buha, vi. come out, as fruit.  Kam ela neten, da buha hansiak, We
  checked the area, and found that fruit had come out on all the
  shorea trees. --Yis.  Buha is applied to shorea and sago only.
    cf. busak, lobak.

buhak, ppt. come out through part not adequately covered by
  wrapper.  A foki bia di gos-gosa moo, paa buhak, I wrapped the
  sago meal inadequately, and it came out. --Elias.
    cf. puhak.

bui, n. jail.  Ku siux la da rogo bui, Command him to get into
  the jail. --Elias.
    Ambon bui.
  vi. swing.  Da aqak e Potriaflawa babui ma saka sleheslehet,
  He saw Potriaflawa swinging high in the air. --Otis.
    ambon bui-bui.

buih, vt. hang from the rafters like a baby in a cloth.  Du bui
  setan emkedan dii, They hung the old devil like a baby from
  the rafters in a cloth.

buik, vt. hang from the rafters like a baby in a cloth. Buix
  anax meran, Hang a baby from the rafters in a sarong.
  --Sakeus.

buin, n. (something's) base.  Da fasax pao lahin buin, He cut the
  tree at its base.*

bujih, vt. 1. deceive.  Wakoloro bujih. --John.
  2. betray.  Da buji ya naq kaka, paa da mata, She betrayed my
  brother, and he is dead. --Markus.

bukah, ppt. rotted.  Da newe moo, paa bukah, It (the banana
  plant) didn't grow, but rotted. --Elias.
    cf. butah, pukah, putah.
  vt. strike, as with a rod.
    cf. esbukak.

buku, n. book.  Kim egu buku saa, You get a book. --Mukasoto.
    Ambon buku.
  vi. hunch over.

bule, n. a grass.  Mehex di qaan "bule," The (particular) grass
  is called "bule" (grass). --Sakeus.

buleh, vt. spear or stab without releasing the weapon.  Egu
  katanan la buleh, Get a knife and
  stab him.
    syn. sekah.  cf. esbuleh.

bulen, n. a high-altitude plant having tiny, long leaves, often
  placed between layers of thatch as a cockroach repellant.
    syn. meh bule.

buli, n. a gourd used to hold lime and sirih.

bulih, adv. around.
    syn. bolih.  cf. esbuli.

bulisin, n.  Small of the emsupul.

bulut, n. a tree, (Til.) colona scabra.

bumi, n. earth.  Da baweri ma pao bumi naa bohin, It remained at
  the bottom of the earth.
    Malay bumi.

bunan, n. spring.  Wae bunan, Freshwater spring.
    cf. fuhan.
    PMP bukal, bubble up, as spring water
    PMP puna9, source, origin

bunen, n. roof ridge.
    syn. bubun, eskakut.

bunun, adj. tender, of things boiled.
    cf. bonoh, loak.

buqa, n. flower.
    Malay bunga.
    PMP bu9a9, flower, blossom

buqa jam sembilan, n. a flowering plant, Chineesche vuurlelie.
    Malay.

buqah, vt. adorn.  Decorate with flowers.  Du egu buqa
  rupa-rupa, paa du buqa ri nax elet, They took many kinds of
  flowers, and decorated his spot. --Mukarehet.

buqalaqka,n. a shrub, the fruit of which is eaten by suput birds.

buqek, ppt. 1. plugged.
  2. grieving.  Geba di buqex tu nax ina mata, The man was grieving
  because his mother had died. --Cada2.
    Means "speechless with grief."
    cf. espuqeh.

buqit, n.  Nest made by wild boar in alang-alang grass.
    syn. boqit.

Buqmanis, n. an incantation to evoke love.
    syn. boqmanis.

burah, vt. 1. serve.  A bura riqe tu fua tu tobaku, I served him with
  betel nut and tobacco.  Da bura gebaro tu te, She served the people
  with tea. --Semi.
  2. sacrifice to.  A bura tehux kae mohe, I will not sacrifice to
  you anymore. --Elias.
    syn. borah.  cf. sareateh, pefuah.

burat, n. offering, usually consisting of fua, dalu, apu, tabaku,
  etc.  Geba di kusex butal e, do da egu burax toqi, He who plants a
  prayer stick brings an offering as well. --Elias.
  a. brown speckled.
    PAN burik, speckled

burfekut, n.  A large, thorny fern.

burikut, n.  A freshwater fish, not eaten by the Buru people,
  having large head and small tail, related to the opofoot.

burkakut, n.  A tiny freshwater prawn having tough skin.  Burkakut
  wae-daran is female.   Burkaku nyukat is very dark.

burqepe, n. a tree.
    syn. beqepe.

busa, n. froth, foam.
    syn. fuen.  cf. fosal.
    PAN bua, foam, bubbles, froth
    PAN buag, bubbling up (as spring water)
    PAN buak, bubbling up (as spring water)
    PAN buCaq, foam, froth
    PAN puCaq, foam, froth, lather
    PMP budaq, foam, bubbles, lather, scum, froth
    PMP busa, foam

busah, vt. pound, as with a pestle in a mortar.

busak, vi. put forth tufts.  Biskutu busak haik, The maize has
  put forth its reddish hair.
    cf. buha, lobak.

busan, n. 1. (something's) froth, foam, suds, for luff.
    syn. fuen.
    PAN busa, foam
  2. (something's) pith.  Balun busan, Reed pith.*
    *Cada2 says this means a cattail like flower.
    Note that reeds are supposed to be hollow.*

busuk, vt. speak evil of.  Geba di ta jaga busux yako di nax rokoro,
  That man likes to speak evil of me to his friends. --Elias.
    Malay busuk, rotten.

buta, adv. destroying.  Da xmata kita buta, He will destroy us. --Markus.

butaek, ppt. destroyed.  moataq dii butaek, The cargo was destroyed.
  --Markus.

butah, ppt. 1. destroyed.  Buta geba di, That man has been mortally
  struck (by a suran stave, etc.). --Cada2.
    syn. esbutah.  cf. exbutan, putah, putaih.
  2. blunted, as by having the cutting edge broken.  Butah gergaji
  di, the saw was blunted.  Buta katuen emtaen, The edge of the sword
  was chipped.
    syn. defak.

butaik, ppt. destroyed.  Muataq di butaik, The cargo was destroyed. --Markus.

butal, n. prayer stick having charcoal markings.
  Du pkere butal, They raised a prayer stick. --Elias.
    syn. butel.

bute, adj. cramped, narrow.
    cf. esbute, bambutek.

butel, n. 1. prayer stick marked with charcoal and thrust into the
  ground.
    syn. butal.
  2.  A vine.

butet, n. 1. tangle of sihe vines.
  2. prayer stick thrust into the ground with flag affixed.

butulu, adv. really.  Eta suba pao kirax pao fohi butulu, Until
  (he) reached the extreme bottom of the cliff. --Keri.

butun, n. group.  Du janji laha nun ana piara butun, They gave
  instructions to their large group of foster children. --Yosias.
    PAN butu, group, crowd, flock, school, bunch, cluster
    PCEMP butu, group, crowd, flock, school, bunch, cluster

buu, vi. defecate.  A iko buu, I go to defecate. --Mukasoto.
    cf. hefek, estei, ethei, kuta.

buu baah, vt. soil.  A buu baa Tuaq Kolatu nake exroqan, I soil
  (with my excrement) the kings cage. --Mukasoto.

buuk, vt. pass, discharge from the bowels.  Naqu qeiwaex naa, da buux
  kepeq pera, This civet cat of mine passes silver coins. --Mukasoto.

buut, n. penis.
    syn. dulat, soit, wakan.

da, prn. he, she, it.  Subjective case only.
    syn. riq, i an.
  vi. howl, like a dog for its master.
    syn. dao.

daba, adj. busy.  Kam daba kam tu ...  We busy ourselves with .
  .. --Kofi.

dabah, vt. carry.  Du daba pil-pili geba keda di, They resumed
  carrying the old man. --Elias.
    syn. exdabah.

dabak, adv. busily.  Geba aqa do da babage dabax tu nax finhaa,
  This man was busy lying with his wife. --Semi.

dada, n. stretcher.

dadak, vt. drag.  Da badadax gebar telo, he was dragging three
  men. --Elias.  dadax ua, perform the task of cutting rattan in
  the forest and "dragging" it home.
    cf. pexdadan.
  adv. reluctantly, unenthusiastically.  Du flal dadax geba
  bohox dii. --Mukarehet.*

dadih, vt. stab.
    cf. kuah.

dadik, vi. lay snares (poles are driven into the ground).
  Da iko dadik, He went to set snares. --Mesak.
  vt. drive in.  Da dadix nax katuen sax dede luken, He drove his
  sword into the top of a dede tree.  du dadik e "paku tujuh senti"
  walan pito haix sax fafan, they drove in seven nails of seven
  centimeters length above. --Yakub.
    cf. exdadi.

daduak, vt. meaning unclear.  Could be from "dad(a) uak."
  Affix unet snares to (saltanut bridges that have already been
  lashed in place)  Geba di daduax nax uaro, paa da ix hapu nax
  unet.--Sakeus.*
  adv. Da hapu daduax nax unet, He lashed his snare in place,
  and immediately set it. --Sakeus.
    cf. tahotok.

dae, vi. go inland.  Sup-supan da dae, pa d toux nake limbiq
  rua, In the morning he went inland, and looked at his two
  spears. --Taqkis.
    syn. fadae.
  prp. inside, in, into, toward the center of.
 ant. lau, lawe.
    PWMP udahik, upstream part of a river

dae-dae, vi. be inland.  Eta lea dae-dae, Until the sun was inland.
  --Mukabui.
  adv. inland.  Riq iko dae-dae, He went further inland.
  --Mukarehet.

daek, vt.  Do ma daex fukan deh?*

daen, adj. landward.  Baba daen, The landward side (of a bed, etc.).

dafa, vi. shout in triumph.
    cf. exdafa, exriuk, ekriuk, exweik.

dafah, ppt. past, abated.  As wind, disease, anger, etc.
    cf. tafah, moto.
    PAN hedaw, stop, cease, of rain

daflaun, adj. lazy.  Yax geba aq daflau haik, I have now become lazy.
  --Yan.

dafuk, adj. better.  Dafuk riqe, better him.
  Grimes: greater.
  adv. more than.
  sbr. but.
    cf. bu.

dagak, vt. see.

dagan, adj. foreign.  Geb dagan, Foreigner.

dagen, n. gums.
    cf. qisin, akan.

dahan, n. hand (of bananas).  Riq oli tu nake dahan emsian, He
  returned with his one hand of bananas. --Deni.
    cf. exdahah.

dahe-dahe, adj. handsome, nicely made.
    cf. epyabik, piabik.

daheh, vt. split, especially using the tip of a machete, as bamboo
  for wall material.  Du dahe uka, paa du hese huma dii, They
  split uka bamboo, and walled up the house. --Elias.
    cf. exdahek.

dahele, adv.  Dahele sane, And whoever else.
    Probably Dutch.

dahih, vt.  Ma dahi bifolo.*

dahlele, n. basket.  Da pali nax dahlelero, He wove his baskets.
  --Otis.
    syn. dalele.

dahlele-dahlelet, adj. long legged.
    syn. dehlele.

daholo, n.  Upper banana hand.  Inan e, laix yako tu nax daholo,
  Mother give its upper hand to me. --Nompes.

daik, ppt. lie exposed above the dirt. Maqdegen di isin daik haik, The
  potato already lies exposed.
  vi. surface.  Rise to the surface of the water or the ground.
    cf. poda.

dain, n. step-.  Not related by birth.  Ama dain, Stepfather.
  Nahax dain, stepbrother.

dakeh, adv.  Tam yax timbaq dake nam perkara, Then and only then
  will I *****ly decide your case.

dakih, vt. spread to, as a disease or fire.
    cf. daleh.
    PAN za(9)kit, contagious, spreading by contact

daku, ppt. frightening.
    cf. emtaku, exdakun.

dal aba, n. wild betel.  A term used for all kinds of wild
  betel.  specific types include dal kapa, dalu xnaat.*
    cf. dalu.

dal aba mpait, n. a variety of wild betel having fruit similar to vanilla.

dal aba xnaat, n. a variety of betel of which the leaves and shoots
  are eaten.

dal deqen, n. the domesticated betel, of which both the leaves and
  fruit are eaten.

dal fena, n. cultivated betel.

dal futolot, n. a kind of wild betel.

dal kapa, n.  An inedible variety of betel, said to have a
  bitter taste.
    cf. dalu.

dala, vi. go astray.  Kam iko eta saka-saka, tu kam dala, We
  went until we were up high, and we lost our way. --Yusak.
  Anax dii, da kiko gamdi hawa, geda moo, da dala. --Eci.
  Grimes: lose one's way.
    PMP *zalan, path, trail.
    cf. endalat.

dalah, ppt. lost.
    cf. emdalat.

dalak, ppt. lost.  Dalax tohon, Lost is the trail. --Joe.
    syn. egnalak.  cf. talak, esnalak.
  vt. lose (the way).
    cf. talak.

dalale, adv. inside.
    From dae lale.
    ant. lakako.

dale, vi. 1. cross over.  Tonal dii da dale aki, The cuscus has
  crossed over there (to another tree).  Wae Kabo la kim dale di
  Xboo Puun, From Wae Kabo, you cross over to Exboo Puun. --Rafel.
  2. reach.  Luken dale aki, Its (the cord's) end reaches to the
  other (tree)