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ámaliha— console (bas, prf, a-st)
gadískalein— fifty cents; four bits
Díisi Háti— October
Isúra **— April
óuba— next to, beside
wagábu— post; pillar
wurínouga— yesterday
uwágu— 1. on; 2. about; 3. used in "have" sentences
leskuéla— school
baráse ún— annoy, bother (bas)
abáchuraguwa— talk about (someone) obliquely (bas, a-st)
béwa— be lit (of a fire, cigarette) (bas)
chí— 1. squirt; 2. squirt (something) (bas)
híbise— sifter
géiyahaati / géiyahaatu, garíyahaati / garíyahaatu— fortune-teller, seer
marúmaruti— thick cassava bread; king cassava
ésegeda— 1. be crooked; be curvy; 2. bend (something) (a-st of segé / segégua)
dúnguwa— meet, encounter (bas)
rú / ú— 1. put; 2. cause; 3. give (bas)
gádürü— four
lafáanseha dimúrei— computer
áfuridaguwa— have sex with (a-st of furí)
píla / piláa— pillow
luríban dáan— bad weather; bad times
uwéigiyen— from; off of
afáansehoun— be ordered, be solved (bas)
tábulugu múna— roof
chú— 1. kiss; 2. suck; suck the juice or meat from (bas)
wûri— woman
agíribuda— return (a-st of giríbu)
mísigaadu— nutmeg
Wídü Háti— August
águyagua— pass away, pass, die (bas, a-st)
dabúyaba— Garifuna temple
lasúsu— soup; gravy
furísun— jail, prison
óuchawaguni— 1. temptation, test; 2. exam, test
busíganu— shame
ágüra— bite (a-st of gürû)
hará— friend, girl (familiar address term used to females)
warúguma— star
úraü— skin; peel; bark
darángilaü— peace
agánarida— peek at, look in on (a-st of ganári)
óubaü— side (of a box, person); wall (of a house); half (of something); twin
awási— corn; ear of corn
abúda— pick up (a-st of budá)
dáüguwa— get dressed (bas)
alágan— inheritance, legacy
agúraü— great-great-grandchild
mágidi— market; grocery store
óuweha— go into a trance (bas, a-st, prf)
léfan— elephant
wéyu— 1. sun; 2. day
wídü— eight
budá— pick up (bas)
gürû— bite (bas)
ubúnuruni— luck
dúnguaü— meeting
inárünii— truth
ûdüraü— fish
segéguaü— disagreement
sáan— 1. hundred; 2. one hundred
abúlubuda— push (someone) under water (a-st of bulúbudu)
Lugúmun Irúmu **— December
murísi— thatch; cohune palm leaf
gáfahaa— be long-suffering (bas, g-verb)
dábula— table
báan— sock
dubú— 1. dive; 2. pull back; pull its head into its shell (bas)
yágu— my drink (m.s.)
arúgaduwa— stay out till dawn (a-st of harúgaduwa)
dilítu— ice cream; cold drink
féin— bread; (slang) vagina
éibahati / éibahatu— hunter
hinkchá / hínkcha— handkerchief
adíliigada ún— be cold (of a person) (a-st of dilíiga ún; prepositional subject verb)
améiliha— lay eggs, bear young (of an animal) (bas, a-st, prf)
arúmagülei— nightgown; pyjamas
me / meme— later
bugú— 1. collide; 2. butt (bas)
migínagu— be tall; be long (pl sj) (bas)
abáchuha— talk about (someone) obliquely (bas, prf, a-st)
marásuwalugu— be a big liar (bas)
agûlülüha— whisper, murmur, grumble (bas, prf, a-st)
ayéiha— lie, tell a lie (bas, prf, a-st)
úwi— meat
buín— 1. be full; 2. be pregnant (bas)
dáseiti— stain
águya— move (into a house) (bas, a-st)
méruma— not be well, be in poor health (bas)
líyun— lion
ídiburii— hair (of the head)
árouhagülei— palm frond for sweeping outside
áriha— doze off, nod off (bas, prf, a-st)
idúhe— cousin; relative
dáü— 1. put on (clothing); 2. put in jail (bas)
fisúdi— coati
Gádürü Háti— April
guséwe— annato, achiote
agáraniha— treat, medicate (bas, prf, a-st)
hásudu— hatchet
égei— shoulder
adáüra— 1. put on (clothes); 2. put in jail (a-st of dáü)
déguwa únguwaü— cross oneself (bas)
luríbouga— storm
wuríba— be bad; be ugly (bas)
aríran— chicken
ibídiougua-táu— fool
abínaha— dance (bas, prf, a-st)
agáre— alligator
abúluha— dive for (bas, prf, a-st)
yáhoun— this way, over here
gáfe— coffee
dilíiga— be cold (of the weather) (bas)
minímini— fruit fly
badûleyun— stick, be sticking (on something) (bas: positional verb)
bisída— visit (bas)
bé— light (a fire, a cigarette), kindle (a fire) (bas)
buná— 1. bury; 2. plant; 3. build (bas)
beréguwa— fart (bas)
achúraha— gossip (bas, prf, a-st)
anábaha— curse (bas, prf, a-st)
ugúnferani— father of one's godchild, godfather of one's child, compadre
díisi— ten
úwa— 1. not exist; for there not to be; 2. not be home; 3. not be (in a location)
giríbu áu— be dizzy, have vertigo (bas, prepositional subject verb)
umágumeruni— mother of one's godchild, godmother of one's child; comadre
ûgüraü— hammock
dáan— right
mabúchaha— be mischievous (bas)
hísiyen ún / hínsiyen ún— like; love (prepositional subject/object verb)
yéyawa— pineapple
dúwei— owe (bas)
hurú— spread (butter, lotion, medicine) (bas)
héwe— snake
gániyesi— sugar cane
faráraguwa— spell (bas)
ásaraguaagüda— squat (bas, a-st)
gúdi— pine
úban— house (poss of múna)
aríyedi— edge
tó— that (f)
ûrüwa-wéin-díisi— seventy
dúusu— twelve
lánpu— lamp
chagágaru / chagángaru— grasshopper
adábiyu— cow; bull
ba— (auxiliary <i>ba</i>)
gûhüneti / gûhünetu— marksman / markswoman
ubúte— cassava bread (poss of eréba)
garábali— wind
áhuchura— throw down (a-st of huchú)
dandán— dandruff
dáan / dáan lé— when
amáligiha— dive (bas, prf, a-st)
Asínaun ** (Asínaü ?)— January
óunguru— anchor
rifóu— petticoat, half-slip
habúri— be shy, be timid
gádürü-wéin— eighty
óuchaha— 1. go fishing; 2. try again and again; try (something) again and again (bas, prf, a-st)
wiyáandu— 1. beef; 2. meat
séru— be expensive (bas)
firáda— pirate
dayáaruti / dayáarutu— whole, entire
burú— 1. have diarrhea; 2. go into (dense vegetation) (bas)
ichûgübararin— pillow
gidára— guitar
ûrüwa-wéin— sixty
améisara / améisara árigi— mourn (bas, a-st)
áwürida— be black (a-st of wûri)
agífida— be bitter (a-st of gífi)
durúsu— log; trunk
áhüchüra— 1. break (of a rope, chain); 2. break (a rope, chain) (a-st of hüchû)
warúwaru— palmetto leaf used for thatch or brooms
dibúne / dubúne— be fat (bas)
durúnrunbe— turkey
asúleiha— to bleach in the sunlight (bas, prf, a-st)
suwé— spit (bas)
marásuwaluguu— lie
kaléra— ladder
pákiti— handkerchief
lágei ífei— trash can
agûlei— fat; lard; oil
ûma— road; way
dúna— 1. water; 2. river
dá— 1. push; 2. hammer, drive (a nail); nail (bas)
gáruwa— be spicy (bas)
risáü— prayer, especially the rosary
buídu— well
funédera— window
bûrütouba— snook (fish)
áranii— medicine
waríbagabaga / warígabaga— butterfly
údu— whale
chá— stick (in something) (bas)
duwéin— wine
gúdu— skirt
iyéni— lie

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