ha ha
Pr-North°[sa]saeother, different
hadit haʈᶳit
Anoun
Anthropology
in the sequence of men's initiation rituals (vetgë) providing access to the hierarchy of ranks (huqe), the hadit designates the climax ritual, whereby candidates undergo a group session of extreme violence
| qen̄ i haditthe day of the hadit ritual |
| Ne hadit pe wë ne, nihe ve rohe heqere li piale.During the hadit, men gather in an enclosed place, and get beaten. |
hag haɣ intransitive verb, singular
<°saɣeMwotlaphagsitPOc*sakeup, go up
ag
1 – s.o.sit, sit down
| Ge hag iw!Sit down! |
| Nie si hag si itur n̄weren̄o.He'll only be allowed to sit and look. |
2 – hences.o.be somewhere for some time, be there, stay (not necessarily in sitting position)
| Hen̄were pah tategë: sa tēmeto tuwē ve hag l' ēn̄we.Most people are absent; there's only one old man there [lit. sitting] in his house. |
synonymgel
3 – animal, thingbe located somewhere, be there; exist
| Ne gehuh sise ve hag si Mētome.Once upon a time there was a coconut crab [lit. a c.c. was sitting] in Metoma. |
| Noke mi ne tet gi ve hag l' ēn̄we.I have a head of kava [sitting] at home. |
| Tet n̄wēl sise rōw hag.There's an immense rock [sitting] by the sea. |
hal hal transitive verb
two+ peoplecarry ‹a heavy burden›, one person on each side; esp. transport ‹food+› hung up on the middle of a horizontal pole, each person carrying the pole on one shoulder
seeewe
seerevol
halen̄ë haləŋɛ transitive verb
throw, cast
| Ne nēw tuwē, verue, vetel: ni halen̄ë ne metu!One wave, two waves, three waves, and she cast the coconut. |
synonymletn̄ë
hare harə noun
PNCV*zara
open area in the middle of the village, clear of houses, where people meet, and where dances (hewa) take place; hence dancing ground
| ne hare i metëveniethe public area of the village |
| Ne tēle verue ve gel ve new vet ne vēn in li hare.There are two people arguing over there, in the village area. |
| Ne n̄wië ni vēn o li gëwōn ni vēn me ni hawe li hare i metëvenie.Then the Spirits come out from the bush, and dance in the village's central area. |
hawe hawə intransitive verb
<°sawaMotasawadance by a drum+
Reduphewehawe
1 – dance
| hawe delgëtdance round |
| Kemëm të g' ake tōw si revrev mēke, heqere të g' ake haw' ē!We'll compose a song for you, and people will dance to it! |
| Mowe ne vetgë ve hag, vol venone pah hen̄were vēn ve hawe.During initiation rituals, men dance constantly. |
seehewa
hēn̄emut heŋəmʉt noun
Architecture
king post: short vertical post, extending from the ridgepole (qetu ēn̄we) to the middle of the tie-beam (siqe), instead of extending down to the ground (opp. tetpit); norm. situated above each main entrance
see lexical list atēn̄we ①
hegë həɣɛ noun
<°soɣea (?)Motasoɣaepig
| ne luwō hegëpig's tusk |
| ne perepere hegë wurerilittle piglets |
| Ne ten hegë ve in li tēn.There are pig's footprints on the ground. |
see
heghag həɣhaɣ
<°saɣesaɣePOc*sakego up
Aadjective
s.th.high, steep
| ne Venie Heghagthe High Island (nickname for Merelava) |
| ne pu heghagthe higher grades (in the hierarchy of honours) |
antonymdedēt
heha həha adjective
plural referentdifferent, various
| Ne pu heha na vehē li gemël.There are many different ranks in the men's clubhouse. |
📘 Reduplicative form of ha* ‘other’.
hehale həhalə noun
sweat
| Mowe ne tēle mi ne malaria, nie mi ne hehale.When a man has malaria, he will sweat. |
hehih həhih transitive verb
reduplicative form of hih* ‘prick, poke’
| sa hehih tēlethe doctor [lit. the people-injector] |
hehomēte həhɔmetə adjective
clear-sighted, visionary; capable of penetrating the unknown, including magically
| Merawehih, nie na lōlmerën, nie na hehomēte. Na lōlmerën ē n' ēve të ne n̄wië ne të n' ake daih' ē.M. was a wise man, he was visionary. He was able to know what the devil was intending to do to them. |
hehō həho noun
<°so(a)ˈsoaMwotlapno-sosoMota(soa)soa-part of a composite whole, of a house+
Architecture
girder, wall plate: horizontal beam laid above pillars (tetpit) along the length dimension of a house, forming a rectangle with the tie-beams (siqe), and supporting the roof structure
| Li qen̄, ne n̄wië ni holōq wulë me, ni ere letlit pah ne hehō.The Ogre came back during the night, and destroyed all the roof beams. |
see lexical list atēn̄we ①
heqere mi tegihe levere həkʷərə mi təɣihə ləβərə proper noun
Astronomy
the Seven Brothersname of a constellation: Corona Borealis
hewa həwa noun
<°sawaiMotasawa-idance with song and drumming
dance, esp. traditional dance, performed collectively by men and/or women
seehawe
hia hia
<°ˈsaaPOc*saqat
Aadjective
antonymgëwie
3 – s.th.dangerous, noxious
| Ne vet' in na ho hia, nike tate si teltël ē li qen̄.This place is a bit dangerous (haunted by ghosts), you'd better not wander around at night. |
Btransitive verb
heart liobe angry with ‹s.o.›
| Ne liōk na hia sa reri nōk!I'm angry with this child ! [lit. my heart is ‘bad’ this little one] |
hōg hoɣ noun
Architecture
door, made of wood (opp. metevetave, doorway, entrancce)
| Noke tutgë ne warēk ē ne hōg.I banged my forehead on the door. |
see lexical list atēn̄we ①
hōrega vevo n' ēpe horəɣa βəβɔ nepə proper noun
Astronomy
two women weaving a matname of a constellation: Orion's sword
📘 This constellation consists of three aligned stars. The two stars at the two ends represent two women. The middle star between them is the mat (ēpe) they are weaving.
hōriate hahe qō horiatə hahə kʷo proper noun
Astronomy
two men carrying a pigname of a constellation: Orion's belt
📘 This constellation consists of three aligned bright stars. The two stars at the two ends represent two men. The middle star between them is a pig (qō) which they are carrying on a stick (see hahe), before performing an initiation ritual.
seehōrega vevo n'ëpeOrion’s sword