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bantabaADJfar; some distance away fromlongwe liklikA tanga kangi bantabage matang. After that, you put the bending stick in the ground a short distance away.comp. ofban
basalangADJlong; talllongpelaAfi te ge kuyak awo tot basalang awo bahong ibap tege denehong gumu tefet bambusak. Her husband goes and gets a stone axe and cuts the long yams and will throw them down.
basamNspearspiaBisam fentage fiagentele kobolak ke yeksa bilinga.We shot many spears but only one got the cuscus.
basikolNbicycle
batNkind of vine used to tie feathers on a headdressrop
batawodeVhang limply; droop
bateteNpotatopoteto
baweVt1give birth tokarim pikininiIbot tenen man baba ama te Malia aningguk, "Go nanak kobo bawesang."God's angel told Mary, "You will bear a child."2getkisimNak alung kobo giga Mok ke boge bawe.Tell Mok to come get another group of food.
-beVsfx1singular irrealiswanpela bai2third singular person short-term obligative; he or she must (once)em mas
bebebɛbɛːbɛbɛːVt1put more than one; leave themAte mom mene awo detele bage kumit fo, nomong wogen golo fo a ginang behange.And when those baby teeth get loose they are taken and put on the pandanus shoot.Bala ulan nam a bensogunge.They put some underneath the house.2forgive
bebedeVi1swellsolapbedesimitVsprout (as a seed); break open2become pregnantkisimbel
bedengkaleNyoung crawling child with an unborn siblingpikinini
bedesimitVsprout (as a seed); break openkruikamapSanggom it dakalege ame fige bengale bedesimit tangange.Husk the corn, put it in the water and the corn will break open.comp. ofbebede 1sisimit
behapNhook on a traditional dance costume for fastening a ropehuk
bekN1foundation postpos2supportsapot
bekngangNlakeraunwara
bekolongNinsulttok bilas
belelepNcurved part of a traditional dance frame
ben1ADJfirst (in time); at the beginningpastaimBen mangge Supkari kadit guma kugumune.First, we went to Supkari.belo ben yuguk a kadang kubit gegede tenen yuguk. The first bell rang signalling for us to light the dry bamboo.2ADJfirst (in position)namba wanA fatege nemenen te ben bonengkong asinin yangale nandengange.We will hear them announce which team will come in first place.A ologe yugut kuda tabanani ben fatguk a ginang matgafunta tugule. I went up and rested on the first mango branch.3ADVbefore; earlier; previouslybipoBen a mendenta fatguka.There used to be enemies before.ben gumuADVfar past
ben gumuADVfar pastbipo trucomp. ofben 3gumu 2
benben yesakNdark cloudklaut
beneNone bunch (of banana, betel nut) on a vinehanBodong bene, ma nak yek awo watiwati a fatele ...The bunch of betel nut and bag of food were scattered around ...
benefe2bɛnɛfɛ
benefe1Npalm (of hand or foot); soleinsait bilong han o lekbenefe tangiNcallus