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bushmuhinnarea, bush, country, district, forest, jungle, land, kingdom, nation, place, province, scrubA muhin pea a Papua Niukini.Our country is Papua New Guinea.noʼ 2nbush, garbage pile, refuse (the), rubbish, trash, vineO noʼ to paraʼ ep vahat.The garbage pile looks very bad.
bush camp, (especially for young boys)noʼnoʼnbush camp (especially for young boys), bush houseKa nö e pa noʼnoʼ pea.Let's go to our(in) bush house.
bush fouleovaʼnbush foul, scrub henA eovaʼ to on po vasuʼ.The bush foul laughed at the trap.
bush housenoʼnoʼnbush camp (especially for young boys), bush houseKa nö e pa noʼnoʼ pea.Let's go to our(in) bush house.
bush medicineëtoʼnbush medicine, drugE voeʼ to kaak a ëtoʼ peʼ.The man drank his bush medicine.
bush, apupunbush (a), flower (a), scar (a)A pupu to pu.The flower is growing.veovöönnbush (a)...o tëkrea to susun taneʼ non pa vu veovöön manih pa moehupin sinten Tope Saënaë....in the burning flames which started from a bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.
bushratropaakönbushrat (ediable)E këh to ëën a ropaakö.The dog ate the bushrat.
busy, to beposeanvbusy (to be), held back (to be)Ee to posean voh ne pa ma taateʼ varih, pare hikta nat ne pataeah se tavus manih pee.They were busy before with all of these behaviours, and they did not know what would happen to them.
buthe 4conjbut, whileEmöm to enëën nem o koaʼ he vakom toh ne.We are eating while the children are watching the game.ivëhkëkconjbut, howeverIvëhkëk, eʼ to nö en.However, he went.ko 4conjand, so, but, however, thenKo poen nemöm se nö em, ee to heʼ a möm a ma tah nemöm to kökööt nem, kemöm vatok manih po paröʼ.And the day we(excl) left, they gave us(excl) all the things which we(excl) were short of (needed) and we(excl) embarked on the shipkoʼ 2dial. var.koconjand, but, however, so, thenE voe se nö, koʼ köövo ahik.The man will go, however not the woman.
but thenivëhpëhkëkconjbut then, even though, insteadIvëhpëhkëk, a teʼ vëh to vavatet vakis non a taateʼ pënton soe, pareʼ vavaasis pet non a ma upöm teʼ pa taateʼ pamëh, eʼ se kon o ëhnan apuh manuh vöön va kin.But then, this person who is faithfully following the custom of obedience and he continues on teaching some other people that custom, he will receive a big name there in heaven.
butterpataʼEnglishnbutterEa se ëën a pret me o pataʼ.We will eat breat and butter.
butterflysusvennbutterflyA susven vëh to parin matan vavih.This butterfly really looks beautiful.
buttockskusinnbehind (the house), buttocksE këh to teʼ non kusin a iuun.The dog is behind the house.
buttonpatenEnglishnbuttonA paten in a traösis peöʼ to tökurus.The button on my trousers is broken.
buyavoen 1vbuy (to), pay (to)E köövo se avoen a ma taëën peʼ.The woman will buy her food.voen 1vbuy (to), cost (to), hire (to), pay (to), purchase (to), reward (to)...pareʼ kon a moniʼ ko voen en pa rak pamëh....and he got the money and bought that garden.
buyvavoenvbuy (to continually)[buying], sell (to continually)[buying]Eöʼ se vavoen a ma tah peoʼ.I shall be selling all my things.vonvoenvbuy (to continually)[buying]Eöm to nat e nem a napan to vonvoen ne sih a tönim növan pa poa toeaʼ.You(pl) know that the people always continually buy five birds with two money (pieces of money).
buy and sellvavavoenvbuy and sell (to continually)[buying and selling]A ma koaʼ peöʼ to vavavoen nee maʼ Bukaʼ.My child is buying and selling in Buka.
bykoe 4assocby, throughEa se koe manih.We will go through here.manih 3prepagainst, at, by, during, for, from, in, into, on, through, to, toward, withPare noh a ma kiun manih pa ma naire.And they fasten the writing there to their foreheads.
by passkekevby pass (to), change direction (to), walk along side of (to)Eöm keke, koe maʼ nih?You changed direction, where did you come from?