5.2. Food

aegagi renacvbiteAgo tau yaku afiye aegagi reyaka.I was talking a lot and bit my tongue.5.2.2.1Bite, chew
ari feyo kanacnfatMina dona bi ari feyo kana.This pig has a lot of fat/is fat.5.2.3.2.1Meat
asika1adjshriveled up/inedible (yam, taro or sweet potato).Kono no dada ma bani asika.Because the ground was bad the yams were shriveled up.5.2.3Types of food
bafunleftover; remainder, remnants.Iriyo rofu uka bere nisi bafu be fereyo.She ate it so that she was full and there were some leftovers.5.2.1.4Food storage
baguru1ngreens, cabbage.Na bi baguru, tauga, mava moisi okiyaka.I brought greens, bananas and coconuts.5.2.3.1.4Food from leaves
bake rinacvkneadFarava bake riga feideyadi.They kneaded the flour and baked it.5.2.1Food preparation
barunaibika; greens.Nai baru murori variyaka.I planted my greens/aibika in the garden.5.2.3.1.4Food from leaves
bau2nleftover foodRautu reida, idu bau be iriga fereyadi ba ide?I'm hungry, so do you have any leftover food to eat?5.2.1.4Food storage
beredinbreadAmiye beredi duma reyo adina rauna reyo.The man stole the bread because he was hungry.5.2.3.1.1Food from seedsberedi yisiti de feidenaunspec. comp. formunleavened breadBeredi yisiti de feidena di irakuna bi meda remanu maka niyo mina irakuna regedi di.There were only two more days until the unleavened bread festival.
biyo1ntraditional cup; dish or container.Nai biyo bi mava girika dudu riyaka.I made my cup with a coconut shell.Moimai rumana vene yaku koru biyori usi aiyadi mina moisi iri.Take some from the water containers the workers put out and drink it.5.2.2.8Eating utensil
bubudonleftover; bit, crumb, dust.Iruku bubudo moi nesi auna di rausi re.Take the leftover food and pour out the dog's (share).Ini ukari mokegamo bi mina gugura tau amiye di iruku bubudo ini teiborori yareyadi mina irigo.In his heart he was thinking that he would eat the crumbs that fell from this rich man's table.5.2.1.4Food storage
botorobotolo1nbottle, jar.Oira botoro 100 magida.I will give one hundred bottles of oil.Botolo yokoi baku reyo, idu koru bi utari maka.He found a jar, but it was only half full of water.unspec. var.botolo25.2.1.4Food storage
bunikabuni'a1nfat, grease.Bunikasa itari moisi origedi.They will put it on the fire and burn it with the fat.Uka esikoko yabo meko irisi bunika niyo.The possum ate the esikoko seeds and got fat.unspec. var.buni'a25.2.3.2.1Meat
dabara renacvset/spread out/prepare/serve a meal.Tau bi koyomu bani daru daru yu fafau famasi goberi dabara reyo ini vene di.Tau is slapping gourd paste on stringy yams and serving them to his people.Rovaita vaki vaki rena bi fereyoma iruku dabara resi nari regamo.The fever passed and she was waiting on them serving food.Ubeta di muro variyafama uni iruku tora dabara reyo.We planted Ubeta's garden and she prepared plenty of food for us.5.2.1Food preparation
dodokunbowl (generic).Nai iruku bi mereki kaka dodokuri nai ru.Serve my food in a red bowl.5.2.2.8Eating utensil
dori renacvsqueeze pandanus.Efa feidei dori resi irifo.Cook the pandanus, squeeze (the juice) and eat it.5.2.1Food preparation
duduka renacvdrink, sip or suck by touching to the mouth.Kokoro vaisiyau buni, ye duduka rei vau re.The chicken soup is nice, so drink it all up.Na biyori duduka regida.I can sip from the cup.5.2.2.7Drink
dubonyam houseIrakuna bani dubori mina moi rautu okifa.We collected the yams for the feast in the yam house and took them to the village.5.2.1.4Food storage
ebokansaltEboka una youveideyo.We ran out of salt.5.2.3.3.2Salt
etoka unacvgag, choke.Namo roko irisi etoka uyaka.I ate the dry namo banana and gagged.Mina amiye moisi bauye etoka uyo ma asa kebi reyo.He grabbed this man and choked his throat and stopped his breathing.5.2.2Eat
fainaforofainafu2fainap2npineappleUni fainaforo muro dona ya esei riyo.Our pineapple garden was destroyed by a pig.Fainafu marada yaku boi tavoi tavoi rededi.The old pineapples are growing wild.Mina fainap bi safi.This pineapple is sweet.unspec. var.fainafu1fainap15.2.3.1.2Food from fruit
faninpan, pot.Fani di ini doka mina oketa iye ruaka dudu yaga ida ri.Line the bottom of the pan with fresh Tahitian chestnut leaves.Ma ini sena tora vene di ago gira mina ka vededi bi kaposi ma fani ma ketoro ka koitegedi.And they also look at the ancestors' law and also wash cups and pots and kettles.5.2.1.3Cooking utensil
famu renacvbiteAfiye famu reyadi.They were angry (lit. 'biting their tongue').Idiomatic5.2.2.1Bite, chew
feta1nyam harvest basket made of coconut fronds.Ouresi, nai rumana feta moi oa rei boi neyo Kasonomu rofu.First, my husband took the yam harvest basket and swam over and came down to Kasonomu village.5.2.1.4Food storage
faravanflourNa bi ya niyaka raisi bona farava bi beika resi be ferena de reyo?Why didn't you leave some rice and flour like I told you?5.2.3.1.1Food from seeds
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