MORE KUANUA VOCABULARY

Terms and their definitions. Edited 13/9/2017

Some more terms and their definitions are presented here. They are defined both in Kuanua and English.

bobol  A kapual na tawa na ta; a kapual na ta ipupuar ma iwana tuk ipore ra keke na woawor. Wave; sea wave. A bobol na ta.

bokaboko   A pakana tara matanoi ure ra turtur kai ra parau.
1. Anchorage; boat anchorage. A bokaboko kai ra umana parau. Ships' anchorage.

boko   A tunur na wawairop ba wawako. A parau itur; a parau iboko.
1. Anchor; to anchor a boat. A parau itar boko. bokaboko.press. cont. waboko adj. 2. Wait; wait a little while; hold on a minute.

bokon Mal bat ba turbat.
1. Prevent. Prevent from rolling downhill. Prevent from moving. bokonia  adv     2. Structure built to prevent soil erosion. 3. Deflect.

bolo 1. Kap ra magit tara ulawara; 2. Bolo na dawai. 3. Wana pakit taranga.
1. Carry on shoulders. 2. Crucifix. 3. Pass by.

bor   Kankan ure; kankanuane. Scold, berate

boroi   A wawaguai a iangina a boroi. Pig. var. bäräi (Boawa)

bonot   A magit di paitia ba tul taria upi wamutue ra niba ba wapar ra papalum
.Add; To add something more to make an amount complete or meet the required amount or need.

bong   Wakir ikapa; pa inukure; ngulngul.
Stupid. var. lunga

bongbong  A tuptup wakir ikapa ba matoto
1.The state of being stupid or unconscious. 2. Mental instability or retardation. papawua.

bola Wartulang upi da kap ta magit tara ulawara.
Carry; To carry on the shoulder. Used  when instructing someone to carry something on the shoulder.

boto Tikai tara lavur manga na en i laun tara raga ma wakir ta kotokotono.
A number of species of reef fish with no scales but tough skin. Some are coloured.

bua  A wawatur; a wawatur aira pakat ba ta magit na papalum.
1. Handle. 2. Bribe. warbua  bribery. 3. A shrub

buabuai  A bilim worogop ra tawa ininimim arikai, ba irop tara ngia.  
Froth.

buana. A pakana ituluai.
Mountain. buabuana moutanous. var. luana. lualuana mountanous

buara   A magit na nian igol tara pia. Di ilibe ra kuburuna aira nian.
A type of edible fern. Thie young sprouting leaves are collected and cooked for consumption and can also be purchased at markets where it issold in bundles or wrapped in banana leaves.

bubukul       A pakana iluluan.
Bulge

bubura      A dawai i alalir tara ulata ma mangoro a bobol iwore ra walian..  
Floating log. Also used to describe logs washed ashore.

bubur   Break; to break a stick. e.g., Bubur ra dawai. Break the law. Bubur ra warkurai.buburia        Break it.

burbur    Iwui ra umana lavur beo igol namur.     Tail feather. burburi Tail feather of. burburuna  
Its tail feather; tail feather of.

bukubuk  A dawai na nian. A wuaina i limut ma livuan tana, nianina, ipua. A patina ikorong.   
A fruit tree that bears edible juicy fruits with very thin green skin and white flesh. The seed of the fruit is diamond shape and has a brown to black color.

bula A wawatang guvai.
Also,too, as well. Iau bula.Me also. Tapi na wana bula. Tapi is going as well.

bul   Natna gunantuna; a wawina ba tutana di watangia a bul. 1.Child.e.g., Bul wawina. Female child. Bul tutana. Male child. 2. Swollen

bulit A tawa na dawai ideraderek.
1. Gum extracted from tree sap, e.g. Bulit na kapiaka. Breadfruit gum. Breadfruit gum is used for various purposes but mostly was used for aerial bird trapping.

bulukua. Tikai tara umana beo ikorong ra iwuna ma lolowina burburuna.     
a species of black colored bird  with long tail feathers and related to the bird of paradise. It is found in thick forest with huge trees but feeds like chicken by scratching for grubs and worms on the ground.