a ate A-a a personalPro.I;firstpersonsingularpro. usedofashesfromburntkunai,paperetc. a topicQMarker.marksthetopicinanirrmode. amburon.shellfishvariety. a- person.firstpersonsingularsubjectmarker. amura quantifier.none. aa possessivePro. third person singular amuraise locative.outside. possessive. amuya n. garden that is ready to harvest, four or abiyabavi.stopsomewherebrieflybefore moving fivemonthsafterbeingmade. on. an1 prohibitive.negativecommand. abu n. reciprocal term of address between an2 possessivePro. our ; first person plural grandparentandgrandchild. exclusivepossessive. abudan.treevariety. an3 personalPro.we;firstpersonpluralexclusive abuusi n. tree variety, grows along the coastline, pro. hasorangeflowers. -an1 person.I;firstpersonsingularsubject. adina n.timelongago. -an2 advialiser. afaserasera1n.treevariety. anamo n.male,usedofanimals. afaserasera2n.fishvariety. anantenseMarker.futuretense. afiriya n.shellfishvariety. ananafin.possum-likeanimal. afisafisa n.beingpulledindifferentdirectionsby andon.skin;bark(oftree). variousinvolvementsanddistractions. anenemban.enlargementofhole,asinthetopof afofongi n. type of insect that has a very painful adrinkingcoconut. sting. angatafi n. curled up, of a person in foetal afun1)temporalNoun.now.2) positionoradogcurledupforwarmth. —temporalNoun.today. angawon.stewardship,care. afunantenadv.rightnow. angokaan. kind of tree, the fibres of which are afunfeadv.later;soon. used to make the mouth of the ango fishing aga! intj.expressessurprise. net. agagaayayananev.putanendtobadbehaviour angoon.fishingbasketusedbymen,largeandoval e.g.stopchildrencrying,dogsfightingetc. inshape,similartobutterflynet. agira n.generation. ano n.strength. agirabun.ancestors. anowenna n.strength,power. ago modifier. intens ying clitic. kee munjuago! aradan.crocodile. whathugecalves! arafa n.sideofface. ai possessivePro. your ; second person singular aree intj.expressesgreeting,pleasure. possessive. ari possessivePro. his, her, its ; third singular ai personalPro. he ; she ; it ; third person possessive. singularpro. arinan1temporalNoun.inthreedays'time. ai cnj.or. arinan2adv.asusual,accordingtoone'scustom. aii intj.yes. ariroiariroiquantifier.allkindsof. aimasin.flowervariety. arore adv.together. Airara pn.Airara. arumo n.orientalbonito. airon adjectivalNoun.old. arutoti n.livingtreethatisrottenontheinside. aiti personalPro. we(incl) ; first person inclusive asa1 n.bunch(ofbetelnut). personalpro. asa2 inalienableNoun.name. aiyo intj. asanyasi n.well-knownorfamousperson. ajasasafin. work done by prospective son or asaga n. adornment for hair made from small daughter-in-lawforfuturein-laws. pieces of crinkled paper, tapa cloth etc tied aka aspectual. indicates intention, desire or together. potential. asanyasi n.well-knownorfamousperson. akafen aspectual.indicatescounterfactuality. asiyan.grassskirt. amaiadv. just, only. amai esisinasi He's only atai intj.expressessurprise. joking ataikacnj.but. ambeyon. kind of palm used to make floors, has atava n.greatfrigatebird. inediblefruit. ate cnj.but,then. ambu n. ground burnt to plant new garden ; also ate aspectual. and then... ; realis sequential 6/1/2007 Maisin—EnglishDictionary 1 aten basowi marker. avanavann.whatever;anything. aten n.bananavariety. avankeninterrogativePro.how;withwhat. ati possessivePro. our ; first person inclusive avansointerrogativePro.why. possessive. avasu interrogativePro.how. atofohumanNoun.firstwife. avisanquantifier.notmany,afew. au possessivePro. my ; first person singular awa1n.gourd-likecontainerforlime. possessive. awa2quantifier.empty, vacant,as ofa house,ora auri n.fishingspear. kerosenedrum. auven.kindofpoisonoussnake. awajen. hollowed out part of tree, e.g when avaninterrogativePro.what. makingacanoeorprocessingsago. avanavann.whatever;anything. aworeta adv.perhaps;probably. avankeninterrogativePro.how;withwhat. ayakon.kindoffruitdove. avansointerrogativePro.why. ayevo n.management. avanagofeyan.somersault. B-b basiko n.wildbushpig. baifin.varietyoftaro,verylong. baababa n.fishvariety. baimara n.famine,drought. baabana n.fishvariety. baire v.replace. baabun.foodassembledforfeast? baiwoton.black-spottedstingray. baafin.floorjoists. ban n.anypieceofclothpulledtogethertoforma baasun. fish variety, includes pennantfish, pouchorbag. diamondtrevally,bumpnosedtrevally. banan.foodassembledforfeast? baavi n. variety of wild taro, bitter tasting and banabana n.whipfinsilver-biddy. seldomeaten.Associatedwithabelligerentor bananadibo n. bird variety, includes beautiful quick-temperednature. fruit-doveandspangleddrongo. baavikantamati humanNoun. belligerent or bangi n.pontoon. quick-temperedperson. bangun.shellfish. baavikantamati humanNoun. belligerent or banin.threadfishbream,usedasfishingbait. quick-temperedperson. barahumanNoun.informalfriendlytermofaddress babaga1n.flowervariety. usedbetweenyoungmen. babaga2n.landmark. barabbaran. nodding, used of coconut trees babasanadv. with goodwill or pleasure. bouncingbackinwind,thebouncingofalong babasankoogoinpeace stickbeingcarriedetc. babasin.goodwill,pleasure. baradi n.typeofcone-shapedshellfish. — adv. with goodwill or pleasure. babasan baraturan.flowervariety. koogoinpeace barebaren. hauswin type shelter, separate from babayami v.loiter. house. babbasin.verandah. barejin.treevariety. babisiriv.push. bari n.prayer.baritaneLetuspray babiyo vi.teeter. bariyawa n.European,oranyexpatriate. babotari n.uncertainty,doubt. baron. tree variety, used for flooring and for babuso n. tree with round, marble-shaped nut ; canoes. usedalsoofnutitself. barookin.circle. badan.lord;God. yunbarooki n.lake. bagega n.spotted,mottled,usedofanimal. barubarugin.typeoffloweringcreeper. bagi vt.steal. barutarugi n.flower. bagitamatin.thief. basa1)n. first flowering of savaritti, a dull red bagitamatin.thief. colournotbrightaswhenfullymature.2) bagibagi n.work. —v.harvestfoodtoosoon,beforesavarittiis bagisusun. racing to get something before infullbloom. someoneelseclaimsit. basasauki n.womanwhoharvestshergarden bagotin.stemoftarofromleaftoplant. toosoon,beforethefoodisfullymature. bai n.oldgarden,wherefoodisfinishing. basasauki n.womanwhoharvestshergarden baidadigo n.insectvariety,foundinsidesago. toosoon,beforethefoodisfullymature. baidafera n.bananavariety. basowi n.inlandpandanustree. 2 Maisin—EnglishDictionary 6/1/2007 basubasu bongavi basubasu n.wet,softsandthatgivesabitwhen the outside of small pieces of sago when youwalkonit. boiled. batee n. piece of wood used to measure and beyaadi2 n.sperm. standardisethesizeoftheholeswhenmaking beyann.shield. afishingnet. beyunn.largeheron-likebird. bauren.flowervariety. bibibin.large(offorehead). bautavan n.tobacco. bibiti 1)n.fastcurrent.2) baya1)n.sago.2) —n.energy,vigour.3) —n.flour,orflour-basedproductegbread. —n.speed. bayafu n.setoffourhunksofsago. bibiyon.cock'scomb. bayavekanLit: 'sago measure'. n. middle biikin.taroleaves. finger. bimbaban.butterfly. bayafu n.setoffourhunksofsago. bin n.woodenpost,asforhouse. bayavekanLit: 'sago measure'. n. middle binangen.varietyofsmall,saltwatershellfish. finger. bindabandan.deepdarkness. bebev. fold pandanus leaf in preparation for bingoo n. stick around which sago leaves are makingmat. foldedtoformroofingthatch. bebedadaran.pilotfish. binjafi n.treevariety,usedformakingcanoes. bebetin.defilement,breakingoftaboo. binkeisin.bananavariety. bebeun.treevariety. binon n.calmsea. bedudun.maoriseaperch. birabira n.smashingup. beedo1n.sore. biri n.lightning. beedogovisi n.coveredinsmallsores. birifafaan.wall. beedo2n.typeofscorpioncrab. biribiriadjectivalNoun.shiny,clean,sparkling(as beedogovisi n.coveredinsmallsores. of dew on leaves, someone with coconut oil beekon.seacave. freshlyrubbedonskinandhair). beeta n.poison. biriki n.emptytincan, usedtostandpotonover begasin.treevariety. fire. begatin.garden. birinadv.quickly. begaya n.pointwheretwothingsjoinoroverlap. birubbiru n.spinningofeyesorhead. begon.tadpole. birubi1 adjectivalNoun.tangled(ofhair). beguwan.fungus. birubi2 v.goround,circle,spin. beina adv.rather,instead. bitoiv.tietogether,tangle. beisiga n.argumentordisagreement. biyoki1 n.hibiscusflower. bejigi n.kindofcreepingplant,sticky. biyoki2 n.chicken. bejjiadjectivalNoun.large. bobojinjin n.kindofantthatlivesinbobotree. bekun.soundofwavesbreaking. boboguhumanNoun.twins. bendon.kwila. boboma n.stagnantorputridwater. bendogin. large grasshopper-like insect with long boboon. tree used to hang food on at feasts, also antenna. usedforcanoe-making. benembi adv.really. boboran n.near. benja n.festering. boboromi v.approach,comecloseto. benjegan.soreatastagewhenitbreaksopenand boboturan.long-jawedmackerel. pusisreleased. boduduadjectivalNoun.veryshort. benomban.kindoftree,usedformakingcanoes. bogarin.varietyofwildfowl. benonhumanNoun.orphan. bogun.lightweighttreefibre. berana n.flower. bokakambi n.wrinkled,(egofskinthathasbeen berebe n.treeusedforcanoe-making. inwatertoolong). beremun.Blyth'shornbill. bokin. bucket for holding water during sago beriberi n.treevariety. production,madefromleavesofwhitepalm. beron.beard. bomaagi n.boneformingspineofflyingfoxwing, beruru n.fishvariety,includesvariousponyfish. usedasneedle. besi n.walkingstick. bombodin.treevariety. beson.competition. bomboduan.treevariety. betatan.fishvariety. bomborun.amixtureofsaltyandfreshwater,also beto v.writhe. usedidiomaticallyforundersweetenedtea. bewusi v.becross. bongavi1)n. stick used for taking fibre from beyaadi1 adjectivalNoun.jelly-like consistency of pandanus.2) 6/1/2007 Maisin—EnglishDictionary 3 bongo daarega —n.thin,bony(ofaperson).