H - h

háánse exactly right; just enough. te kamian jabi ko haanse morning
háfu half; some.
hága pellets. Variant: aga.
hágu pig; hog.
hái 1) to haul or pull; pull in. hai di döö tapa close the door
2) an hai langa ku de möön he disassociated himself
4) mi o hai go I will leave (as I was planning).
5) hai tabaku to snuff tabacco
6) hai ku bëë to slither; to crawl hai logoso to crawl (i.e. child)
háika to listen.
háiko binoculars.
hákísi to ask. Variant: ákisi.
háma hammer. Variant: áma.
hamboo ideophone meaning wide open.
hánga 1) to hang (oneself).
2) clothes hanger.
hángi 1) hunger. hangi kisi mi I’m hungry hangi ta kii mi I’m starved
2) to long for. Variant: ángi.
hángísa scarf. Variant: angísa.
hangú páu wooden stirrer for cooking rice. Variant: angu pau.
hánka anchor.
hánmbei hatchet.
hánse attractive; pretty. Variant: hánso.
hánsi ant. Variant: ánsi.
hánsiwosu ant nest (usually in trees).
hánso See main entry: hánse.
hánza wing.
hánza-a-bandja type of rice.
hápapa night herons; boat-billed heron.
hási horse.
hasúa to wrestle.
háti 1) heart.
2) hoi a hati to keep it a secret; to hold a grudge
3) to hurt; to give pain.
hátiböö general attitude or character.
hátíbóónu anger.
hátíma daring person.
hátímíndi chest.
hátíwéi vine used for medicine.
haún 1) to be jealous or covetous.
2) jealousy; covetousness. haun da piki baa u wisi covetousness is black magic’s little brother
hébi 1) heavy.
2) important; high in social structure.
3) tja hebi fëën to bear responsibility for it/him/her
hédi 1) head.
2) a tja hedi he is/was wise
3) lei a hedi to learn by heart
4) di hedi u di fan the main point of what is being said
5) bunuhedi good fortune wogi hedi bad fortune
6) pau/kuun hedi top of tree/mountain
7) bia hedi luku basu to turn upside down
8) hën hedi musu wai faa feni pizii he should be praised
hédíbónu skull.
hédima leader.
hédíúwíi hair.
hédíwái without forethought.
hëëi ideophone for very red.
heelú See main entry: helú.
heépi help; to help. heepi an dë there’s nothing that can be done about it
héi 1) tall.
2) high.
3) important; high in social structure.
Héíkúnunu See main entry: Héíkúun.
Héíkúun a village just upriver from Masiakiiki. Variant: Héíkúnunu.
hékise See main entry: hékísee.
hékísee mbei hekisee to sneeze Variant: hékise.
helú a curse; woe on someone. Variant: heelú.
hë́mpi shirt.
hën 1) conjunction used at beginning of clause to indicate another step in the narrative.
2) third person emphatic pronoun.
hë́ngi 1) to hang.
2) to lean. a ta hëngi ku ën agomaun a di tafa lean on elbows
3) ta hëngi a sëmbë to depend strongly on someone
hë́no grackles, cowbirds, cacique. Variant: hwë́nö.
hë́nsééi emphatic him/it/herself.
hési fast. maun fii hesi you are quick
hésíhésí suddenly; quickly.
hía much; many. Variant: híla.
híbiwán everyone. Variant: híniwán.
híi 1) all.
2) hii fa de ta du dë meanwhile
3) hii fu dati/hii fu di dë despite that
4) hii de tuu all of them
híla See: hia.
hílíti expression to signify opening of folktale.
híniwán See: híbiwán.
híniwánten all the time; often.
híntóóbi type of tree. Variant: íntóóbi.
hípi 1) a pile.
2) whip; to whip. See: húpi; wípi.
hípima See main entry: húpima.
híti 1) to throw.
2) a ta hiti go e he is really eating!
hö́ u boto rounded hoe-like instrument for digging the inside of canoes.
hógi 1) evil; bad; misfortune.
2) to be mean. the dagu ta hogi the dog is growling Variant: wogi.
hogi fóo See main entry: ogi fóo.
hógífóu owl.
hógiháti evilhearted.
hógíhédi misfortune.
hógímbéti jaguar.
hóha to yawn; yawn. Variant: wówa.
hói to hold; to keep. hoi mati to become friends hoi a baka to hold back hoi a bëë to bear a grudge hoi a hati to keep a secret; to hold a grudge hoi di taki to do what is agreed upon hoi dou to keep on to the end
holou ideophone for heavy thing falling.
hön 1) to uproot.
2) expression of disdain.
hö́ndi hunt; to hunt.
hö́ndima hunter.
hö́ndima líba June.
hö́ndö hundred.
hö́ni bee.
hö́níwáta honey.
hönjönhö́njön a type of large buzzing insect.
hööní bird type (ani).
hóóo expression of dismay.
hóóó ideophone for complete empty or wide open.
hópo 1) to stand up; to get up.
2) to lift up; to erect.
3) to praise. Variant: ópo.
húku 1) hook. go a huku to go fishing
2) corner.
hulu 1) to examine.
2) to frequent person or place.
hun 1) an expression of disdain.
2) mbei hun to sigh
húngö gizzard.
húnjan 1) fingernail; toenail.
2) to scratch. a hunjan mi it scratched me
3) a fika kuma hunjan it almost happened
huntjë́tjë a type of bird (silver-beak tanager). Variant: mutjë́tjë.
húpi See: hípi.
húpima snake type. Variant: hípima.
hútu bird type (great jacamar).
hwënö See: hë́no.
hwë́nö See main entry: hë́no.
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