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bedeadjanyVibani okua bi bede na maradi.They didn't give me any meat stew.8.1.5.1Some
bedinbedNoel nai baiburu bedi odoro moi de.Noel bring my Bible that's on top of the bed.5.1.1.3Bed
begancoconut trunkMava bega yaresi nai auna mida umuyeyo.The coconut trunk fell down and killed my puppy.1.5.5Parts of a plant
begeadjstrong, tight.Mina yabo eiro bege moifa ita di.Take this strong dry tree bark for firewood.Mina faka vadiyadi bi bege niyo.This wall that they wove is very tight/strong.8.2.7.1Tight
behu2unspec. var. ofberou 1otherSirimu
beiha2unspec. var. ofbeikawhatBadaika
beikabeiha1bei'a1intrrwhatNai nono yaku beika sina ya niyo?What did my mother say to you?unspec. var.beiha2bei'a29.2.3.4Question wordsbeika baikaunspec. comp. formwhatever; general things.Tora vene yaku beika baika regamadi bi una yaku toto renadi.Let's imitate the way (lit.'whatever they were doing') of the elders.beika baika tau amiyeunspec. comp. formrich personBeika baika tau amiye bi rau rau diba de.The rich man doesn't know how to share.beika sina ideriunspec. comp. formoutlineBeika sina ideri ve.See the outline.beika yokoiunspec. comp. formarticle, thing.Nai beika yokoi mini.My thing is here.beika yokoi deunspec. comp. formnothing, without effectMina bi beika yokoi de, idu nivakena yava di goro dudu nivarika regiyari, ina bi mina ago vava yaku moiyo.This is nothing, but when you worship by the temple's gold, then you will receive that word/promise's power.beika yokoi de inasaunspec. comp. formpoorRama ina bi beika yokoi de inasa.Truly he is poor.
beika baikaunspec. comp. form ofbeika
beika baika tau amiyeunspec. comp. form ofbeika
beika resiintrrwhy, what for.Ya bi beika resi na nino reyo?Why did you swear at me?Grammaticalised form composed of beika 'what' + re-si 'do-SQ.SS'.9.2.3.4Question words
beika sina ideriunspec. comp. form ofbeika
beika yokoiunspec. comp. form ofbeika
beika yokoi deunspec. comp. form ofbeika
beika yokoi de inasaunspec. comp. form ofbeika
beikadinareintrrwhenBeikadinareri ya vata niyo?When were you born?9.2.3.4Question words
beinanwillow tree species that grows along the river.Bidoi erena bi beina teteka odorori rou riyo.The forest kingfisher landed on the willow tree branch.1.5.1Tree
bei'a2unspec. var. ofbeikawhatSirimu
bekonlump, growth, roughness.Mina yabo beko sani rei maku.Scrape the tree growth.8.3.2.2Roughbeko renaunspec. comp. formcvbe lumpy/rough.Nai ekama bi beko reyoma vare mona de reyaka.My bed was rough and I didn't sleep well.Nai varena beko beko reyo.I slept restlessly (lit. 'my sleeping was very rough/lumpy').
beko renaunspec. comp. form ofbeko
beku renacvpush (out).Kamini bouti yokoi keu risi niyo keika maka beku regoma koruri neyaine.And then he climbed aboard one boat and told him to push out just a little into the water.7.3.2.9Push
bekurenhorsefly.Ayaka su re, bekure ya aki reyo dada.Spit, because the horsefly bit you.1.6.1.7Insect
bemacnjifBema okigori, bi nioteimagida.If he comes, I will tell him.Note different order between this borrowed form and autochthonous form vonisi; this occurs clause initial, while like other similar elements, vonisi occurs clause final.9.6.2.8Condition


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