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boi tora ninaunspec. comp. form ofbona1
boiyo renacvbe/get lost, lose way.Mamoe boiyo reyo.The sheep was lost.7.2.4.7Lose your way
bokoadjfallen out/away.Mina amiye ugava bi gade boko.This old man is toothless (lit. 'teeth have fallen out').7.2.2.5.1Fall
bokonaadjfruit half-eaten by insects.Yuani bokona be rukunadi.Let's collect some half-eaten breadfruit.1.5.7Plant diseases
bomaadjrotten, dying, deteriorating.Yakita boma fafau tauga mina vari.Plant the banana here on the rotten leaves.8.3.7.8Decayboma ninaunspec. comp. formcvdeteriorate, be rotting/dying, going bad.Nai asini di baba di keva bi boma niyo.My friend's father's liver is deteriorating/going bad.
boma ninaunspec. comp. form ofboma
bomunsmall gardenDona yaku nai bomu esei riyo.A pig destroyed my small garden.6.2.9Farmland
bomudoadjvery old.Nai varuka bomudo bi ori kamu re.Burn my very old clothes.8.4.6.5.4Old, not newbomudo ninaunspec. comp. formcvbe/become very old.Mina varuka bi bomudo niyo.These clothes are very old.
bomudo ninaunspec. comp. form ofbomudo
bona1vgo (over/up), walk, climb.Dona meki rei boyaka didu tafari dui reyo.I chased the pig and it went into the didu bush.Muro ravau bosi okiyadi bi nari de.They went over and arrived to a garden clearing and didn't wait.Idama boga boga nei resi aruma veyaka.While I was walking along I saw a snake.Ita faya nisi iroka fonifoni rei dadi boyo.Fire exploded and produced (lit. 'went up') thick smoke.Fofure tora boba nai efuka kore reyo.Whilst I climbed the big mountain my knee was twisted. (Slang term; abberation of boidari 'whilst I'm going')Becomes boi as the first element in a verb chain, or before first person singular present affix (-da), as with other verbs. Young speakers say fogo fogo for bogo bogo.7.2.3.5Move past, over, throughboi tavoi tavoi renaunspec. comp. formgrow wildFainafu yaku boi tavoi tavoi rededi.The pineapples are growing wild.boi tora ninaunspec. comp. formincrease; grow big/up.Uni mokena boi tora niyo.Our thinking increased.
bona2cnjandMina rema bona ini veifa mosara irigedi.This woman and her daughter will eat sweet potato.Na dadisi viro bona baiya moiyaka.I got up and took my axe and bush knife.9.6.1.1And, also
boneadjlazy in fishing and hunting; unproductive.Ya bi bone auna kana rautu roena ameisa.You are lazy like a dog staying home alone.6.1.2.4.2Lazy
boneanvine species used to make rope.Karaga rinadi bonea be di nugafa.Let's cut some bonea vine and we'll make a shelter.1.5.3Grass, herb, vine
bonike renacvsplash on/over (when unconscious)Kila muye tamatama reyoma koru bonike reyadi.Kila was unconscious and they splashed water on her.1.3.2.2Pour
bonobono renacvbubbling up in a riverKoro bonobono resi rausi reyo.The water bubbled up and spilled out.1.3.2Movement of water
bonoka2unspec. var. ofbounokaspray
boraborabai2adjyellow or orange.Muyeyori bi ini roaita bora niyo.When he died his body was yellowed.Ari buni nigo, oma bi bora nido dada.It will be a good day, because the sky is orange.unspec. var.borabai18.3.3.3.4Colors of the spectrum
borabai1unspec. var. ofborayellowBadaika
borevanskin disease; grille, psoriasis.Urava Raku bi raku bona boreva amiye.Urava Raku is a person with scabies and psoriasis (lit. 'scabies and psoriasis person').2.5.2.2Skin disease
boribori ninacvbecome weakRoaita moi no rededi keika keika dudu boribori nido resi gauka di ida rido.Little by little it damages the body (and) it becomes weak, and doing so it makes an inroad to (further) illness.2.4.2Weak
boronballYava ida nefau amedo boro mina kiki reyaka.I kicked the ball that is in front of the path to the house.4.2.6.2Sports
boromakauncattle; livestock, cow, bull, beef.Raphael yaku boromakau voi reyo.Raphael bought cattle.Ini gagaba ukita maena bi boromakau di ro.His belt was made of leather (lit. 'cattle skin').6.3.1.1Cattle
borona renacvlay on backPeter bi borona resi vare muyeyo.Peter was in a deep sleep lying on his back.5.7Sleep