H - h
háánse
exactly right; just enough.
te kamian jabi ko haanse
morning
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)
hamboo
ideophone meaning wide open.
hánga
1)
to hang (oneself).
2)
clothes hanger.
hángi
1)
hunger.
hangi kisi mi
Im hungry
hangi ta kii mi
Im starved
2)
to long for.
Variant:
ángi.
hápapa
night herons; boat-billed heron.
2)
hoi a hati
to keep it a secret; to hold a grudge
3)
to hurt; to give pain.
hátiböö
general attitude or character.
haún
1)
to be jealous or covetous.
2)
jealousy; covetousness.
haun da piki baa u wisi
covetousness is black magics little brother
2)
important; high in social structure.
3)
tja hebi fëën
to bear responsibility for it/him/her
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
hëëi
ideophone for very red.
heépi
help; to help.
heepi an dë
theres nothing that can be done about it
2)
high.
3)
important; high in social structure.
helú
a curse; woe on someone.
Variant:
heelú.
hën
1)
conjunction used at beginning of clause to indicate another step in the narrative.
2)
third person emphatic pronoun.
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
hési
fast.
maun fii hesi
you are quick
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
hílíti
expression to signify opening of folktale.
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.
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.
2)
expression of disdain.
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.
2)
to frequent person or place.
hun
1)
an expression of disdain.
2)
mbei hun
to sigh
húnjan
1)
fingernail; toenail.
2)
to scratch.
a hunjan mi
it scratched me
3)
a fika kuma hunjan
it almost happened
hútu
bird type (great jacamar).
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