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-bacfkosfxquestion marker
babo'babonuncle (reciprocal term used with mother's brother or clan brother)
baboo'baboovar.babooloncockroach
baboolo'baboolovar. ofbaboo
bagilaba'gilav1to skip, miss or pass bybagiman ilasub.to pass through without stopping or noticing, leave someone behindbagiman munlasub.to descend past without stopping or noticing, as moving finger down page and missing his name
bagiman ilasub. ofbagilato pass through without stopping or noticing, leave someone behind
bagiman munlasub. ofbagilato descend past without stopping or noticing, as moving finger down page and missing his name
baibainvagina
bala'balavar.balona paddle, oar
balafebalafevar. ofbalofo
balafibala'finflatnessbalafitensub.balafitenflatbogo balafitenflat rock
balafitenbalafitensub. ofbalafiflatbogo balafitenflat rock
balobalovar. ofbala
balofobalofovar.balafemodstretched out???balofo kedawhat Christ did in the garden as He was praying
bangenbangennbower birdblack, chicken sized, makes house on the ground, makes sound 'kenlon'.
banlogobanlon'gonnhornbill
basigon'basigonnsister's child (niece or nephew)
basun'basunnnasal mucus, snotbasun kogolo folosub.'basun kogo'lo 'folosniffle
basun kogolo folo'basun kogo'lo 'folosub. ofbasunsniffle
bayeba'yeinterjwow!, exclamation of joy, surprise
-besfxPOSSESSIVE, 's, of
bebedabebe'dav2to line up, queue up
bebela'be'belav11smash2to soften, or to beat or smash in order to soften or tenderize, to soften fosi (for poisoning fish)synebelakola 23hit finger with hammer by accident
bebesoolabebesoo'lav1to roll something out of the way, such as a log
begooloobe'gooloonlime, chalky substance used when twisting two-leaf bark lining into twine to weave a bilumbegoolootensub.begoolootenmodgrayish


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