Samo - English


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begoolootenbegoolootensub. ofbegooloomodgrayish
behelobe'helomod1three2three3a few
belaun'benlauncfdebe2modtwobelaun ili belaun ilisub.mod1a pair2fourmost even numbers are formed by adding twos, odd numbers by adding 'mosantali' or 'mosanta' to the twos
belaun ili belaun ilisub. ofbelaunmod1a pair2fourmost even numbers are formed by adding twos, odd numbers by adding 'mosantali' or 'mosanta' to the twos
belensoolabenlensoolav1careless???belensoolamoinsub.benlen'soolamoinv1watch out!, be careful!belensooliyasub.benlensooliyav1beware of, be carefulNon genloba belensooliya, uli munlabu.When you play, be careful lest you fall in the hole
belensoolamoinbenlen'soolamoinsub. ofbelensoolav1watch out!, be careful!
belensooliyabenlensooliyasub. ofbelensoolav1beware of, be carefulNon genloba belensooliya, uli munlabu.When you play, be careful lest you fall in the hole
belewonlabenlen'wonlav11struggle2struggle to get free, such as a baby when a health worker is giving an injection3expend much
belongolaben'longolav1to spiral, coil, or twistbelongomansub.benlongomanna spiral or coilbenlogomantensub.benlongomantenmodcoiled, twisted
belongomanbenlongomansub. ofbelongolana spiral or coil
bendenbendenna type of bird, which tradition says is the bird that the 'gisuobe' turns into
benlogomantenbenlongomantensub. ofbelongolamodcoiled, twisted
beselabese'ya, bese'lav1to spread out or distribute, as in spreading grubs out over sago before cooking
besoogoolabesoogoo'lav1to roll
bibibibicfolilatomannthing, cargo
bibiganbibi'gannfloor
bibiya manbovar.manbonsunset
BibuwobibuwonSamo name for the adjacent tribe to the southeast, GobasiOnmu yoboolen Bibuwo oosoo...kenloon hooanman ki yobooli...In the old days a Gobasi man...had run away and was living here...
bidi'bidisub. ofbilion or to the bank
bilabi'ya, bi'lacfhomenv1to scrape, clear, or remove (as in clearing undergrowth or removing cassowary feathers or hair in clumps)dobuli homen bilaclear undergrowth in the bush (first step in clearing a garden)homen haman denlen bilaclear the weeds out of a swidden gardensynanlatala
bili'bilinthe bank of a river, creek, swamp, or streambidisub.'bidion or to the bank
biligalinbili'ganlinnbillycan (billy), or cooking pot, especially a big one, with a handle that allows it to be hung from a hooksynsosifani
bilo'bilonridge pole, plates, or any piece parallel to the ridge pole of a structure
bisigandobisi'gandosub. ofbisiganlaaskew, tangled, messed upoodowo bisigandohair messed up (from sleeping)bisiganlo doba biyalathey will infiltrate each other's ranks and then fight
bisiganlabisiganlav1to tanglebisigandosub.bisi'gandoaskew, tangled, messed upoodowo bisigandohair messed up (from sleeping)bisiganlo doba biyalathey will infiltrate each other's ranks and then fight