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agáyeinha— buy (bas, prf, a-st)
áhulaha— pull (bas, prf, a-st)
kamúkamu— be crunchy (bas)
harúgounga— be light (bas)
ináhuri— wrongdoing
arámudagua— hide (oneself) (bas, a-st)
achúlaragüda— wean (a-st of chulágüda)
fáwa— peacock
masíyadi— tiger shark
higágu— coco plum
óusan— ways, character, manners
wádei— 1. swing (someone); 2. be swung (by someone) (bas)
labírihanouga / labírihaniiga— lightning
abúrigada— be dark (environmentally) (a-st of búriga)
acháguha— chew (bas, prf, a-st)
gáliidi— mayor; justice of the peace
gebégi— have value; be expensive (bas, g-verb)
óufurii— aunt
asáküri— regret, be sorry (bas)
ímeedin— mother-in-law (of a man)
iyényein— tongue
óuha— burp, belch (bas, prf, a-st)
babíchu— scaffold
aríyaguwa— watch (bas, a-st)
aréidagua— heal (bas)
héfe— be ready, done; cook, be cooked (bas)
gachúru— bead
árii— navel
wiyú— spill, flow (bas)
hérengu ún— not really feel like (bas, prepositional subject verb)
hurágan— prostitute, whore
agúmuchaguaagüda— finish off; use up (a-st of gumúchaguagüda)
ílemei— firewood
Múbe **— August
nubúreinti / nubúreintu— young person
adámuruni— slavery
gilágila iyúmaü— use bad language, have a foul mouth (bas; poss subj)
harúma— be clean (bas); clean (t-adj)
gulíyeru— spoon
anígii— heart
sebú anága— be a hunchback (bas)
Wéwerugu— Jamaica
damánasi— burr, burbur (part of a plant that sticks onto clothing)
surú— be straight (bas)
sébu— beef tallow, beef fat
sálei— corned fish, salt fish
úgudaarigii— footprint
cháün— chop, cut; chop down; cut off (with a knife, axe, or machete) (bas)
biní— bless (bas)
áhulacha— pull out (a-st of hulá)
guwégura— grunt (fish)
ayáhugu— be crying, be in tears (yan verb)
gálumouga— for the sea to be calm (bas)
gíbe— be a lot of (bas, g-verb)
siélu— 1. sky; 2. Heaven; 3. palate, roof of the mouth; 4. canopy used for nine days for a wedding or a novena
gúnfuli— be holy (bas)
ísegusei— eyebrow
púnguwa— fart (bas)
amúlugu— fart
áharii— spirit (of an ancestor)
wayágu— be wide open (yan verb)
amáhara— bail (a boat); dip water out of (bas, a-st)
hûrü— land crab
adûgüra— kick (a-st of dügû)
bagára— small woven basket used by fishermen to carry their tackle and food
Séingü Háti— May
afáüncha— pop, explode (a-st of fáün)
Néfu Háti— September
déindeisi— purple sugar cane
iyánrii— necklace
tulé— spread, spread out (bas)
yûndü— go (bas)
maní— be quiet, shut up (bas)
áfiyura— 1. scratch; 2. sign (a document) (a-st of fiyú)
hiyú— cassava beer
Máfiyougati— Hell
ídiyun— daughter-in-law
urúgabu— near
hiyáwa— black snapper
iránasei— belt
óubouwagu— in the area of; on the side of, next to
búyei— shaman
bálu— bullet
aríbiga— die (bas, a-st)
magûre— blue crab with both claws the same size
higídi— turtle
resún / resóun— news
ásuwera— spit (a-st of suwé)
húyouga— be rainy (bas)
púntagu / fútagu— vine
ásiraguwa— win the whole pot, hit the jackpot (a-st of sirígua)
dagéina— be pregnant, get pregnant, become pregnant (bas)
áhürüdaguwa— get stuck (a-st of hûrüguwa)
wayáru— cast a spell on (someone) (bas)
éleleha— sparkle, flicker (bas, prf, a-st)
achínwira— smash (a-st of chiwín)
átigira— hang (someone); strangle (someone) (a-st of tigí)
lerée— turned, between ripe and unripe, almost ripe (p-adj)
béna— door
átulera— spread, spread out (a-st of tulé)
dabú— 1. dip; 2. take a dip; 3. submerge oneself (bas)
yamíchuga— breadfruit
daníma— have a disability, have special needs (bas)
sibísibi— screen; sieve
ídigaü— excrement, poop
alúbaha— harvest (bas, prf, a-st)
búya— snitch on, tell on (bas, a-st)
hérengu— be difficult (bas)
aféiridiraguwa únguaü— get confused (a-st of féiridiguwa únguwa)
gumú— all of (a time period)
ayálada— spoil, rot (a-st of yalá)
sádara— trap
íbe— like, similar to
gudéme— be poor (bas)
hárouga ún— be hot; sweat (bas)
chû— throw (bas)
idérebugu— strength, sturdiness
garûhü— be sour (bas)
Dimáasu— Sunday
yürûdü— hummingbird
tímawa— be important (new word) (bas)
idéweisei— gift, present; talent
máhina— machine; engine, motor
básein— basil
átii— older brother
áfara hilágubei— kill (bas, a-st)
wádigidigi— firefly
agárabaguwa— 1. turn over, flip over; 2. turn over, flip over (something) (a-st of garábaguwa)
aspélura / asúpelura— spell (a-st of spélu / supélu)
áhuchuha— toss and turn (bas, prf, a-st)
hamá— fly; blow away (bas)
gidá isásaü— gut (a fish, animal) (bas, poss object)
gayáditi / gayáditu— crybaby
gáriti— pain
fínu— be fine, good-looking; be smooth (of a surface) (bas)
éiginii— 1. food; 2. eating
gumú— 1. be over, be finished, be done; 2. finish (with someone doing an activity) (of a time period); do (an activity) all of (a time period) (bas)
gámaliha— be consolable; be calmable, pacifiable (bas, g-verb)
bagúgu— apple banana
furúfiyou / fúufiyou— be mischievous (bas)
fuléderu— jeweler
egéleweha— bloom, blossom, flower (bas, prf, a-st)
wanúyin— witch; non-Garifuna sorceror
wagúguwa— wild pigeon
gáyin— bitter cassava, manioc
niyán gubei— I knew it! (I said it to myself...)
adágadaha— stutter (a-st and prf of dagádaga)
gúnfaraanda— understand (bas)
abúchigida— 1. flatten; 2. iron (a-st of buchíchi)
áluda— be swollen; swell (a-st of lú)
haláü— chair
furíguwa— have sex with (bas)
Waréidi **— June
wéin / warí— climb (bas)
bálu / báalu / báli— ball
dúfin— top (toy)
harú— be white
esémeha uwéi— swear off (bas, prf, a-st — prepositional verb)
Sédü Háti— July
agádürüha— curse, use the word gádürü (bas, prf, a-st)
kéin— jingle (bas)
belúriya— 1. wake; 2. ninth night of a novena
hamámali— heron
bóugudi / bóungudi— outside
yan— (<i>yan</i> incompletive auxiliary)
agúsera— go on trial, be a defendant or plaintiff; give evidence in court, testify; be asked a question, be interrogated (bas, a-st)
bíme— be sweet (bas)
sísira— rattle (for music), shaka, maraca
búriri— bat
úmagiyen— from
arári— octopus
faréinguwa— separate (bas)
fínfindu— saxaphone
agéleincha / agéleinda— lock (a-st of geléin)
léru— space, room to move
ábuna— 1. bury; 2. plant; 3. build (a-st of buná)
irúmu— year
walíwali— white patches on skin, vitiligo
gurúwa— cross, crucifix
áfaha— be patient, long-suffering (bas, prf, a-st)
haráhara— 1. be scratchy (of the throat); 2. be blurred, blurry (bas)
ubárarin— bedspread
gúnyoun— evening; night
búdu— cigar
figóu— sin
búdan— chance; time
hútei— river snail
wéiyama— pumpkin
abásuwada— be salty (a-st of básuwa)
bagûbagü— male crab with a huge claw
gagûle— be fatty, greasy, oily (bas)
agúluluha— rumble (of the stomach) (bas, prf, a-st)
cherígi— grapefruit
lé— that (m)
Luwágu Biyáma— Tuesday
simísi— shirt
arábacha— lean, be leaning (a-st of rabáyun: positional verb)
arúfudaha / óufudaha— teach (a subject) (bas, prf, a-st)
Lûrüwan Háti— March
fanídira— flag

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