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fígiyedu— 1. fork; 2. fingers
adámuridaguwa— gather (bas, a-st)
darára— starch (cassava flour, also used for laundry starch)
búri— be dark (bas)
konfíte— candy
agúmulaha / agúmuleha— smoke (bas, prf, a-st)
agûreiweida— be difficult, challenging (a-st of güréiwei)
digá— catch (a fish) (bas)
atúriyahati— student
farúsu— umbrella
lemési— Mass
fulúri— flower
Léindi— Monday
geléin— 1. key; 2. lock
agéindaguwa— fight (bas, a-st)
gífiti— bitters
íraü— juice
busú— give a greeting (bas)
bunídi— hat
hágüra gúrenren— cobweb, spiderweb
subúdi— knowledge
hában móha— convent
óuweni— death
meme— just; still
gádiri / gádii— cot
hanárime— be serious, be grave, be intense, be terrible (bas)
rída— calabash, drinking gourd
óucha— 1. taste, try; 2. try on (a-st of hóucha)
adánaraguaali— it's been a while
dúndu-wéwe— woodpecker
durúgu— truck
Sirügü **— May
abáraseda— bother, annoy; care (a-st of baráse)
fulési— please
guédi— firecracker; fireworks
gúyoun— evening
hímei— prefer (bas)
dugúruwe— mourning dove
músue— headwrap
ahúchecheda— be ragged, be delapidated (a-st of huchéche)
wéyaasu— 1. trip; 2. time
adíyaha— catch (fish) (bas, prf, a-st)
róun— lie, be lying (reclining) (bas: positional verb)
néfu— nine
rabáyun— lean, be leaning (bas: positional verb)
ánisou— aniseed
anímaalu— animal
uwúyeri / uwíyeri— type, variety, kind, breed
ínyun— be high (bas)
abádülera— stick, be sticking (on something) (a-st of badûleyun; positional verb)
richá— be right, correct, true (bas)
abóucha— 1. sprout; 2. pat; 3. split open (a-st of bóu)
dilíiga ún— be cold (of a person) (bas; prepositional subject verb)
liráhüyün ugúdin— toes
iráühayaün— nephew; niece
adíga— catch (a fish) (a-st of digá)
harúga / hóuga— tomorrow
ábutii— chief, leader, president, principal
iyáwei— cowrie shells tied around the knees when dancing Wanáragua
dícha— good fortune, good luck
dínugu / dúnugu— dress
adímureha / adúmureha— speak, talk (bas, prf, a-st)
gúrudu— rope
agúsa— needle
taréisi— thirteen
dimí-sáan— fifty
adúbura— dive, duck (a-st of dubú)
dándei— mountain cow; tapir
dürûguwa— cut short; cut into parts, cut up (bas)
durú— measles
igínaü— neck
fúbuliiyan— mosquito net
baráse— 1. be annoying, be bothersome; 2. be caring, considerate (bas)
fuwá— appear, make an appearance (bas)
ayóunguru— eclipse (acts like animate plural)
geléin— lock (bas)
gawárabare— talk in one's sleep; talk nonsense (bas, g-verb)
gumádi— 1. order; 2. government; 3. rule; law
chunrúru— drain (bas)
aréderagülei— address
máluba— 1. weed; 2. marijuana
súndügübei— try as one might
larúni háti— moonlight
hamáhamatu— airplane
híngi— stink (non-human subj only)
garûdiya— book
gáwanu / gáwanü— 1. coin; 2. penny, cent
fulúwaaru— impotent man
fáluma— coconut
wará— become crazy (bas)
teréncha— stranger
ában sáan / sáan— one hundred
wínwinti— whistle; wind instrument
míligi— milk
úhabuu— hand
habúhabutu— beer
Dúusu Háti— December
lafídalu / lifídali— hospital
gumádi— order (bas)
dunúru— bird
achúra— kiss (a-st of chú)
hulú— swallow (bas)
adáhinra— hang, be hanging (a-st of dahínyu: positional verb)
aséruda— be expensive (a-st of séru)
aríbiyahouwa **— be wasted
ígiramaü— firstborn, first child
ubúdaamun— gift
Sátanaasi— Satan
dará— open; dry up (bas)
bágasu— cow; bull
baráma— tar
géigusi— tiger; jaguar; leopard; cheetah; mountain lion
sédü— seven
dúweiti— debt
adûdüra— be wet (a-st of dûdü)
ayánuha— speak, talk (bas, prf, a-st)
isúnii— purpose; value, worth
gáan— glove
ubáfu— power
adíliragülei— refrigerator
hilá— die (bas)
abérecha / abérechaguwa— fart (a-st of beréchaguwa)
Séiri— 1. place where souls go after death (in Garifuna religion); 2. Heaven (new word)
huchéche— be ragged; be dilapidated (bas)
yúra— shelf
árügüda— 1. stick, be stuck, be sticking (in something); 2. hold (a-st of ragû / yagû: positional verb)
áhina— 1. cut wood; 2. whip; 3. have rough sex with (bas, a-st)
hudúgu— kneel, be kneeling (bas: positional verb)
arûgürürei— great-grandchild
arísida— be rich (a-st of rísi)
gurá / guá— drink (bas)
amábeida— dry; be dry (a-st of mábei)
sáwarawara— seagull
lú— be swollen; swell (bas)
fuláguwa— get stuck in quicksand or a marshy area (bas)
barû / báü— bring, take; carry (bas)
agúseragüdüti / agúseragüdütu— judge
díisi-sísi— sixteen
agûleda— be fatty, be greasy, be oily (a-st of gagûle)
Luwágu Ûrüwa— Wednesday
sabádu— shoe
máfiya— devil
lubúriga— darkness
púnguwaü— fart
yároun— over there, that way
águda— burn, catch fire (a-st of gudá)
sisískalein— seventy-five cents; six bits
Marírubanu **— February
bágü— ring
ewégi— color (new word)
ûrüwa— three
áfugara / áfugacha— hatch (a-st of fugá)
gádei— be ruined, be spoiled (bas)
féru— pair
rísi— be rich (bas)
Uráu **— October
ágawa— bathe, take a bath (bas, a-st)
léde ugúdi— heel
inébe ún— respect (prepositional subject/object verb)
rusáriu— rosary; novena
ganári— peek at, look in on (bas)
búriga— be dark (environmentally) (bas)
mirá— 1. stab; 2. inject (bas)
libímen / libímen hítaü— diabetes
úguchurun— mother
sagásaga— dry up; get dry, become dry (bas)
Bagámu **— March
agûrühüda— be sour (a-st of gürûhü)
féru— iron (tool); iron (metal)
kárü— car
magúni— 1. be tasteless; 2. think one is all that, be so special (bas)
ábuda— spread out (cloth) (a-st of bú)
béru— butter
úma— 1. with, acoompanying; 2. and
lugúdi barána— wave
nubúsigari— be ashamed; be shy (bas)
dúru— crime; wrongdoing
figága— turkey
aréinii— kindness
anûga— bring; take; carry (a-st of barû / báü)
ibárii— grandchild
ébeda— light (a fire, a cigarette) (a-st of bé)
bulíyei— forget (bas)
arúfun— harpoon
íchuga— put down; cause (a-st of rú / ú)
gamádou— be friendly (g-verb)
afúridugülei— frying pan
adínara— have dinner, dine (bas, a-st)
fítaru— 1. fishing line; 2. penis (slang)
ínchaha— string, lace (bas, prf, a-st)
éhelucha— lick (a-st of helú)
huráraü— game, contest; concert
ába— and; then; so
gumése— start (bas)
agûriyaha— give birth (bas, prf, a-st)
bósu— bus
uwéi— 1. than; 2. away from
baráse / barése— care, give a damn (bas)
hóubura— 1. hug; 2. wrap; 3. fold (bas)
lárouga— sweat

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