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a

aan, a'an • pronoun
: what

adau • noun
: day

adung • noun
: nose

aku • pronoun
: I, me

andi phrase
: [I] don't want

apung • noun, adjective
: to ask if there's something left from something, a leftover

atis • noun
: leg

asu • noun
: dog

awat • adjective
: long

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b

banca noun
: race

bawa' verb
: lie, lying

bawang • noun
: a river

berinud verb, adjective
: to go somewhere slowly, slowly

bik • noun
: bag

bingkas adjective
: laceration

bono • adjective
: true, real

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c

cali adjective
: funny

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d

daie
: do not

damat • noun
: wound

diso • pronoun
: himself, herself

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g

gayo • adjective
: big, huge

genao • noun
: heart

gilo adjective
: crazy, mad

gono verb, adjective
: use, useful (begono)

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i

incu • noun
: the youngest uncle; usually accompanied by their first names after e.g. "Incu Lola"

ino • pronoun
: that

itei • pronoun
: this

ituk • noun
: a name to call eldest and older brothers as a sign of respect and sometimes affection, usually accompanied by their first names after e.g. "Ituk Simon."

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j

jaie pronoun
: me
—see also aku

jelama • noun
: a person

joko • phrase
: let [her, him, it, things] be

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Matoadau 2013,
by Lydiane & Lucinda A.