ha ha
Pr-North°[sa]saeother, different
Aadjective
other, another
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ne tēle hasomeone else, other people
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Deda nine, na ha!Not that one, another one!
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Bpostverb
elsewhere, away (from, dën)
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Kemi ge toge ha vēn dën ne qerēn̄e!You guys keep away from that hole!
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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
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qen̄ i haditthe day of the hadit ritual
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Ne hadit pe wë ne, nihe ve rohe heqere li piale.During the hadit, men gather in an enclosed place, and get beaten.
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Bverb, intransitive
candidate to initiationgo through the ritual of hadit
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Tate pero si të nike të we hadit: nike të we wu ne qō.When you're about to perform hadit, you must first kill a pig.
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hag haɣ verb, intransitive
<°saɣeMwotlaphagsitPOc*sakeup, go up
ag
1 – s.o.sit, sit down
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Nie si hag si itur n̄weren̄o.He'll only be allowed to sit and look.
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2 – hences.o.be somewhere for some time, be there, stay (not necessarily in sitting position)
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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.
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3 – animal, thingbe located somewhere, be there; exist
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Ne gehuh sise ve hag si Mētome.Once upon a time there was a coconut crab [lit. a c.c. was sitting] in Metoma.
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Noke mi ne tet gi ve hag l' ēn̄we.I have a head of kava [sitting] at home.
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Tet n̄wēl sise rōw hag.There's an immense rock [sitting] by the sea.
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This verb of position is neutral with regard to position. Horizontal, longish objects use in ‘lie’; vertical objects use tu ‘stand’.
4 – meeting, partytake place
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Mowe sise, nihe ge vahgir ne vetgë, ne vetgë na hag si…One day, they were holding the initiation rituals; and as these rituals were going on [lit. were sitting]…
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5 – womangive birth
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Li megage Okus nie ni hag.She'll give birth in August.
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Sesē ve hag si: ne ten̄wën hi të ne leqëvine?Your sister has given birth [lit. has ‘sat’]: is it a boy, or a girl?
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hage haɣə verb, transitive
sit ‹a child+› and hold him on o.'s lap (opp. pip carry on o.'s back; qun̄e hold to o.'s breast)
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Nie ni hage tuqu mē.She took her grandson on her lap.
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Etym.Hage ‘sit s.o.’ (‹ *saɣ-ia?) is probably the transitivised (causative) counterpart to hag ‘sit’ (‹ *saɣe).
hal hal verb, transitive
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
halen̄ë haləŋɛ verb, transitive
throw, cast
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Ne nēw tuwē, verue, vetel: ni halen̄ë ne metu!One wave, two waves, three waves, and she cast the coconut.
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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
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ne hare i metëveniethe public area of the village
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Ne tēle verue ve gel ve new vet ne vēn in li hare.There are two people arguing over there, in the village area.
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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.
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hawe hawə verb, intransitive
<°sawaMotasawadance by a drum+
Reduphewehawe
1 – dance
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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!
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Mowe ne vetgë ve hag, vol venone pah hen̄were vēn ve hawe.During initiation rituals, men dance constantly.
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hawe mēse verb, reflexive
reflexivedance o.s. to deathdance furiously, enthusiastically; enjoy o.s. dancing
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Tewë nike vēn verië me mi kemëm, të w' ake hawe mēsike!If you come and join us, you will dance yourself to death!
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2 – figheartbeat fast
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Ne verēk ve hawe.[My chest is dancing] My heart is beating fast.
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hēn̄e heŋə noun
PTB*saŋaforked pillarPOc*saŋaforked wood
Architecture
forked branch or tree trunk; fork
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
hēn̄ewul heŋəwul
hēn̄wewul
numeral
POc*saŋa-puluq
hegë həɣɛ noun
<°soɣea (?)Motasoɣaepig
Fauna
pig. Generic term for pigs (opp. qō ‘ceremonial pig’)Sus scrofa.
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ne perepere hegë wurerilittle piglets
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Ne ten hegë ve in li tēn.There are pig's footprints on the ground.
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heghag həɣhaɣ
<°saɣesaɣePOc*sakego up
Aadjective
s.th.high, steep
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ne Venie Heghagthe High Island (nickname for Merelava)
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ne pu heghagthe higher grades (in the hierarchy of honours)
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Bpostverb
after posture V(be located) in a high position
heha həha adjective
plural referentdifferent, various
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Ne pu heha na vehē li gemël.There are many different ranks in the men's clubhouse.
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Reduplicative form of ha* ‘other’.
hehale həhalə noun
sweat
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Mowe ne tēle mi ne malaria, nie mi ne hehale.When a man has malaria, he will sweat.
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hehih həhih verb, transitive
reduplicative form of hih* ‘prick, poke’
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sa hehih tēlethe doctor [lit. the people-injector]
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hehomēte həhɔmetə adjective
clear-sighted, visionary; capable of penetrating the unknown, including magically
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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.
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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
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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.
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heqere mi tegihe levere həkʷərə mi təɣihə ləβərə proper noun
Astronomy
the Seven Brothersname of a constellation: Corona Borealis
heqergë həkʷərɣɛ
hequrqergë
hewa həwa noun
<°sawaiMotasawa-idance with song and drumming
dance, esp. traditional dance, performed collectively by men and/or women
hia hia
<°ˈsaaPOc*saqat
Aadjective
1 – s.th.bad, of poor quality; out of order
seeda-hiadétériorerdamage
2 – s.o.ill, sick
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Ne piek na hia.[my body is bad] I don't feel well.
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3 – s.th.dangerous, noxious
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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.
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4 – s.o.wicked, malicious, evil
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resiga hia, resiga n̄wië(she was) a wicked woman, an ogress
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Hen̄were Temētrōn̄, nihe hen̄were gëwie; nihe tate hia.Healers are good people ; they're not evil.
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5 – espheart lio(his) heart is badget angry
Bverb, transitive
heart liobe angry with ‹s.o.›
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Ne liōk na hia sa reri nōk!I'm angry with this child ! [lit. my heart is ‘bad’ this little one]
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Cpostverb
1 – badly, in a faulty way
2 – immorally, unseemly
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Nike tate vegevage hia mi leqëvine mino!Don't speak to my wife in that unseemly way!
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3 – too much, excessively
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Nie na gōp hia.She's too fat.
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hia rēt
hiarēt
postverb
Slvery badlya hell of a lot, extremely: a slangish intensifier
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Na taha hiarēt!It's a hell of a way away!
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Nie na pero hiarēt!Isn't she tall!
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hikerë hikərɛ
throw away ‹s.th.› to get rid of it
hōg hoɣ noun
Architecture
door, made of wood (opp. metevetave, doorway, entrancce)
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Nie ni den̄din̄ ne hōg.He knocked at the door.
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Remë mē ni o ne hōg nie ni vēn wulë il.His mother opened the door, and he came back in.
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Noke tutgë ne warēk ē ne hōg.I banged my forehead on the door.
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hōrega vevo n' ēpe horəɣa βəβɔ nepə proper noun
Astronomy
two women weaving a matname of a constellation: Orion's sword
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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
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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