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dabánidu— guitar
afáragadaguwa— spell (a-st of faráraguwa)
mádou— twin
tíra gúguweedi— young coconut water
hayánli— be shallow, be low (bas)
lálisi— breadfruit porridge
ginámida— dynamite
réin— be loud (bas)
hamúyounga— be shady; be cloudy (bas)
gurágura— yemeri tree
Búngiyu búma— 1. Gesundheit!, Bless you!; 2. God be with you!
achûlüra— arrive (a-st of chülû)
belé— spoil slightly (of fish, meat) (bas)
híngi áu— 1. stink (prepositional subject verb; human subject); 2. smell like (something stinky) (prepositional subject verb)
hüchá— sew (bas)
rú ún / ú ún— give (something) to (someone) (bas)
fiyáadürü— dollar
adáyaha— peel cassava (bas, prf, a-st)
ínchuwaha— romancing
háhüne ún— scorn, be disgusted by, be revolted by (bas)
béiguwa— whip (bas)
ugúdii— foot
achúguruha— dig out something from (bas, prf, a-st)
dumári— yellow cassava juice
ádidiha— throb, palpititate (of the heart) (bas, prf, a-st)
wiyúguwaü— semen
agúmucha— finish (etc.) (a-st of gumú)
maríyei— get married (bas)
wítinisi— witness
hebúei **— mahogany (old word)
tigí— hang (someone); strangle (someone) (bas)
ífei— trash, garbage, debris
agûleruguu— throat
chalágua— wash quickly (bas)
fulásu— place
acháguraguwa— chew (tobacco, a little food) (bas, a-st)
chülûgua— stop by, show up (bas)
abíruwaü— fever
áüdü— village, settlement
gérereguaa— be quarrelsome (g-verb)
agéimuda— be moody (a-st of géimu)
achúrara— burn (a part of one's body) slightly; get burned (of a part of the body) (a-st of churá)
óuseragua— take advantage of; mistreat (bas, a-st)
agídara— 1. move; 2. remove, take away (a-st of gidá)
isáanii— child: son, daughter
famú— 1. put; 2. set (of a hen) (bas)
dûbü— 1. rock; 2. cocaine
abíyanra— use sorcery on, cast a spell on (bas, a-st)
kalíki— dust
funá— be red (bas)
hudúngurugu— in the deep ocean
hiyánruduwa— have a bad attitude, be upstart, be insolent (bas)
ebéluha úmoun / abéluha úmoun— visit (someone) (bas, prf, a-st)
móhoboobu— drizzle
áriguoun— back
úmarii— spouse, wife, husband; domestic partner; companion, partner
siyára— saw
iyánbu
awéiyadagüdügü— older but no wiser person
gámusaandu, gánbusaandu— cemetery, graveyard
garíhaati / garíhaatu— beggar
chácharaga— vagabond, hobo, bum
áfaga— suffer, endure, bear (bas, a-st)
béyabu— at the beach
wélu— well (for water)
arúmuga / óumuga— sleep (bas, a-st)
fulúwaaru— flour; dough
áhan— if
abúyara— snitch on, tell on (a-st of búya)
wadágimanu / wadágumanu— job, work
abúlucha— dive, sink (a-st of bulú)
asándiraguwa únguwaü— feel, experience a feeling (bas)
lidáü águu— eyelid
sagá— take out (bas)
weréwere— housefly
garúbun— charcoal; coal
malíiradi— illiteracy
wínwan— be alive; survive (bas)
béibei— grape
kahéla— sour orange, bitter orange
ebéluha / abéluha— visit (a place) (bas, prf, a-st)
agánha— 1. crack, creak (of joints, a house); 2. crack (bones) (bas, prf, a-st)
bulú— dive, sink (bas)
mágürabu— get thirsty (bas)
húwa— frog; toad
chagá— 1. fall; 2. throw away (bas)
ságü wéyu— every day
lidúruga— high grass, bushy area
bürûrü— yard
fú— be hyperactive (bas)
áragutii— grandfather
hárabaganali / harábaganali— earthquake
áhuduha— beat in a mortar (bas, prf, a-st)
sígaru— cigarette
ásüragülei— stove
aréirida— spread (sifted cassava) (on the comal) (bas, a-st)
áfayacha— float (a-st of fayá)
dáan— be right there, be in plain sight (bas, yan v)
dabárasi— 1. metal bowl, pan, can; 2. nonsense
papáluunte / papálounte— kite
abéicha— whip (a-st of béiguwa)
lichûgü úrii— nipple
adéraguagüda— behave oneself (a-st of derégüdaguwa)
mábi— potato
amúleyein— younger brother, little brother; younger male
amíyounha— meow (bas, prf, a-st)
enéhenei— paddle, oar
amídan— in the middle
maríhin— be blind (neg of aríha)
laráni— varicose vein
durúmandei— problem
sáandu— saint
apátara— slap (a-st of patára)
adígiragua— look back (a-st of digígua)
ámanicha— be quiet, shut up (a-st of maní)
gimúgaü— jealousy
Rubádan— Roatan
agáyeinra— win; earn (a-st of gáyein)
íyumaru— lip
ubáraü— place, space
guyéguyeti— slime
barána— sea; ocean
hóucha— 1. taste, try; 2. try on (bas)
búseidu— pocket
gíndili— kettle
édera— wet (cassava bread) (a-st of dé)
fúdi— cockroach
fáyein— comb
hulíli— be deep (bas)
álüda— 1. take a long time; 2. get lost (a-st of lû)
buídurügaa— be enough
arúgoungada— be light (a-st of harúgounga)
asóuha— make a rustling sound (bas, prf, a-st)
arúfuda uwágu / óufuda uwágu— point at, point to (bas, a-st)
adúguleha— wiggle (bas, prf, a-st)
agúnha— grunt, oink (of a pig or peccary) (bas, prf, a-st)
halíluwa— be greedy (bas)
adéregara / edéregara— deliver (a-st of derégara)
aríhadihati / aríhadihatu— beggar
gabáreedu— bar, cantina
Búngiyu— God; Goddess
agímetibu / agímetüün— shut up, be quiet (sg / pl command used by adult males)
agálumougada— for the sea to be calm (a-st of gálumouga)
líyu águu— eyelash
gürínguwa— destroy (bas)
furésugu— soda, soft drink
éigagülei— restaurant (new word)
chulágüda— 1. pull (something) out; 2. wean (bas)
wügü **— cassava beer
dóuda— debt
sanúdelu— candle
igáchürügüü— knee
áta— drink (a-st of gurá)
abáhüda— count (bas, a-st)
adáüraguwa— get dressed (a-st of dáüraguwa)
recíni— bunch (of bananas, plantains, coconuts, grapes)
feré— 1. be dry, be ashy, needing lotion (of skin); 2. be chipped (of enamel) (bas)
ágei— womb, uterus; diaper
asúbudira— know (a-st of subúsi / subúdi)
aréincha— be loud (a-st of réin)
churá— 1. burn (a part of one's body) slightly; 2. get burned (of a part of the body) (bas)
danímaha— become disabled (bas, prf, a-st)
apúnchaguwa— fart (a-st of púnguwa)
magúwali— be lazy (bas)
adámuraguaa unguwaü— enslave oneself (bas)
adámuri— be a lot (bas)
hingí— 1. shake (something); 2. shake, tremble (bas)
afáanseha— put in order, arrange; sort; solve (bas, prf, a-st)
adûraguwa— cut into parts, cut up (a-st of dürûguwa)
ubóu— world
wügûri— man
diná— earthenware jug for water
wéibayuwa— shark
subúsi / subúdi— know (bas)
gumúguagüda— finish (someone) off; completely deplete, use up (something) (bas)
ahüchüra— to frighten, to scare
gimúga— be jealous, envious (bas)
gemégeme— firefly
buíruhu / bíruhu— pig
safáguwa— lose control, get angry, lose one's mind (bas)
ímeedii— mother-in-law (of a man)
salálaguaagüda— swaddle (bas)
hérouga— for the sea to be rough (bas)
ahúnduha— snore (bas, prf, a-st)
írii— name
asáfaraguwa— lose control (a-st of safáguwa)
gamánihari / gamánihei— be in charge
agáyuwaha uwágu— hit (bas, prf, a-st)
madûlebe— burr, burbur
águu— eye
huwáhuwa— be hollow indide (bas)
gíin— bear (fruit, produce) (g-verb)
áhuruha— cut grass (bas, prf, a-st)
arúfuda / óufuda— show (bas, a-st)
gayádi— cry a lot, be a cry-baby (bas, g-verb)
garáühei— be always having babies (g-verb)
iyúri— tobacco
ligémeri wátu— firelight
úraga— story, history
ayúmaha— wish (bas, prf, a-st)

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