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ba1cnjor; or sometimes and.Aruma yaku aki reyo ba ide?Did the snake bite (you) or not?9.6.1.2Or, either
ba2qwpolar question word; eh, huh, no.Ina bi koru irido ba?Is he drinking water?Young speakers say ke, possibly from English okay.9.2.3.4Question words
babababai2bakai2nfather, uncle.Yokaru na aitari, nai babasa suma suma diyafa.One day when I was young, I went to the big bush with my father.unspec. var.babai1bakai14.1.9.1.2Father, motherbaba keikaunspec. comp. formyounger uncleNai baba keika bi amiye buni.My younger uncle is a good man.baba toraunspec. comp. formolder uncleNai baba tora bi amiye no.My older uncle is a bad man.
baba keikaunspec. comp. form ofbaba
baba toraunspec. comp. form ofbaba
babai1unspec. var. ofbabafatherBadaika
babatisonbaptismYi babatiso roka bi beika?What is your baptism name?Two forms of 'baptising' shown below. First emphasises the 'giving' agentive (A) aspect, the second the action 'doing' subject (S) aspect.4.9.5.4Religious ceremonybabatiso manaunspec. comp. formcvbaptiseMirona ituari baiyo John yaku babatiso marainedi.At that time he came so that John would baptise him.babatiso renaunspec. comp. formcvbaptiseMinari babatiso reyori koruri gutuna yakuyo.When he baptised him there then he came up out of the water.
babatiso manaunspec. comp. form ofbabatiso
babatiso renaunspec. comp. form ofbabatiso
baboadjunable to talk/not talking; mute, dumb, silent.Babo amiye baedo mironi.A mute person is coming there.Idu amiye tau gade yaku emaradi babo niyagane vo niyadi.But the crowd rebuked them telling them to be silent.2.5.4.4Mute
babu2unspec. var. ofbaebulest
babutanred ant species.Babuta mukena yaku na aki reyo.The red ant bit me.1.6.1.7Insect
badangrass species.Bada ini nana bi tora gade.Bada grass is very itchy (lit. 'its itchiness is very great').1.5.3Grass, herb, vine
badamisirikanWallace's fairywren.Badamisirika erena keika keika yaku doi odorori raka nigamadi.Small Wallace's fairywrens were singing on the cane.1.6.1.2Bird
badinacnjbecauseEvade maina rei yeiva yeiva rei baku refa, badina na ka baisi mina mida guriguri nimagida.Hurry and search diligently to find him, because I will come to pray for this child.9.6.2.5.1Reason
badirarabudirara2nthick/cumulus cloud.Meda nei bora niyori badirara seuya vesi iriyeduka reyaka.When the sun was setting I saw the thick clouds and I was moved by it.Budirara seuya yaku meda fokeyo.The cumulus clouds blocked the sun.unspec. var.budirara11.1.3.2Cloud
bado1npliable piece or part of something; thickness (i.e., 'thick piece').Yasa bi farava bado gokaisanu?How many loaves of bread do you have?Dikina bado moisi nai ne uruma ifi reyaka.I took the thick mud and wiped it on my face.8.1.6.2Piece
bado3unspec. var. ofebunafingerKorigo dialect
badunanger; indignation, outrage, rage, rancor, resentment, temper.Nai badu ya rofu bi koina kode.My anger with you is not yet finished.3.4.2.3Angrybadu renaunspec. comp. formcvget angry, be enraged/angry with someone.Dada yi amiye tora ka bosi ni badu ga reyaine.So go to your master and tell him he must not get angry.
badu renaunspec. comp. form ofbadu
badumanblue-tongued skink; lizard species.Amiye be baduma iridedi.Some people eat blue-tongued skink.1.6.1.3.2Lizard
bae ketei dinaunspec. comp. form ofbaina