H - h
habi
vt.
have; be in possession of.
See main entry: abi.
Haiti
n.
Haitian; the people of the Caribbean nation of Haiti.
See main entry: Aiti1.
hali
vt.
haul.
See main entry: ali.
hati1
adj.
hot; high temperature.
See main entry: ati3.
hati2
vt.
hurt; cause pain.
See main entry: ati4.
haw
vi.
be old.
A haw toobi fu eside, yu á mu denki en moo.
Yesterday's old trouble, you must not think about anymore.
Di den tu man tuka anga denseefi na tapu uku, ne den bigin feti, bika den abi wan haw toobi kaba.
When the two men encountered each other at the corner, they began to fight, because they already had a long-standing conflict.
syn:
gaandi1;
ant:
nyun.
From: GE.
Etym:
oud
.
he
n.
paca; spotted type of cavy, Agouti paca.
He na a moo switi meti fu busi, da a tan so pende pende.
He is the most delicious meat of the jungle, and it is spotted.
syn:
switi basi.
See:
aguti;
ginipi;
konkoni;
mabula.
hebi
vi.
be heavy.
See main entry: ibi.
hede
n.
head of living being.
See main entry: ede1.
heelu
interj.
woe.
Soseefi Masaa Jesesi taki go doo taki: Ma heelu fu u, leliman fu Dyuweiti anga Faliseiman! Bika u na bidiigiman! (Mt. 23:13a)
Then the Lord Jesus continued by saying, Woe to you teachers of the Law and Pharisees! You hypocrites!
From: GE.
Etym:
wee
.
hei1
1)
vi.
be high; be tall.
Te a gaasi kon hei, da a mu koti kon paata baka.
When the grass gets high, it must be cut to be flat again.
ant:
lagi.
heiwan
n.
foremost; greatest; highest (lit. high one).
Sama fu u di wani de a moo heiwan mu de a moo pikinwan a u mindii. (Mk. 9:35b)
The person among you who wants to be the foremost must be the last in your midst.
ant:
pikinwan.
2)
vi.
be high (on drugs or alcohol).
Te wan sama diingi sopi te a duungu, da den sama e taki, a man hei.
When someone drinks rum till he is drunk, they say the man is high.
syn:
duungu.
3)
vt.
raise; elevate.
Den hei a osu moo fu wataa á kon a ini.
They raised the house so that water wouldn't come in.
syn:
opo;
ant:
saka1.
4)
vt.
value; esteem; promote; elevate in social position.
Den e hei a man fu di a abi tyaipi moni ede.
They value the man because he had a lot of money.
ant:
booko wan sama saka.
5)
n.
high position; prominent position in esteem.
Akwenda, mi de a hei.
Challenge: Midget, I'm high up.
Usage: used by someone who has elevated himself and believes no one can pull him down.
suku hei
be pretentious (lit. seek height).
Te wan sama dyendee wani taki, ai suku hei, a á lobi pooti libi.
When someone is pretentious, it means he seeks the classiest (lit. heights), he doesn't like the simple (lit. poor) life.
From: EN.
Etym:
high
.
hei2
interj.
exclamation meaning Hey!.
Ne a uman ya luku en bun a pe a sidon e waan faya, ne a akisi en taki: Hei! Yu ná wan fu den man fu Jesesi, no? A man fu Nasaleti Kondee? (Mk. 14:67)
Then this woman looked closely where he sat warming himself and asked him saying, Hey! Aren't you one of the followers of Jesus, the man from Nazareth?
hei buulu
See main entry: buulu.
idiom.
high blood pressure (lit. high blood).
hei ede
n.
armored fish, Hoplosternum littorale of the family Callichthyidae.
See main entry: ede1.
hei hei1
n.
hill.
Wan hei hei na wan peesi di hei, ma a á hei enke wan mongo.
A hill is a place which is elevated but is not as high as a mountain.
See:
beligi;
mongo2.
From: EN.
Etym:
high high
.
hei hei2
adv.
bossily.
A basi e bali a wookoman so hei hei enke wan pikinengee, fu a du a wooko bun.
The boss yelled at the workman as bossily as to a child, for him to do the work well.
heiwan
n.
foremost; greatest; highest (lit. high one).
See main entry: hei1.
hii1
adj.
whole; entire.
A hii boto sungu gwe a ondoo wataa, wi á si en moo seefi seefi.
The whole boat capsized under the water, we did not see it at all anymore.
syn:
ala;
ant:
afu.
hii2
n.
pile of wood to be burned which did not burn up when the planting ground was first burned.
Wan hii na wan ipi udu di den sama e meke a ini goon fu boon.
A hii is a pile of wood which people make in their planting ground to be burned.
See:
udu.
From: EN.
Etym:
heap
.
hii3
ideo.
sound of crying.
hipi
vi.
be so many; be numerous.
See main entry: ipi.
ho
1)
n.
hoe.
Anga wan ho den sama e kaabu peesi puu den uwii.
The people scrape an area and remove the weeds with a hoe.
syn:
tyapu.
2)
n.
hoe-like tool used to hollow out tree trunks for making boats.
Anga wan ho den sama e diki boto.
A boat is (first) hollowed out with a hoe.
See:
puulu2.
From: EN.
Etym:
hoe
.
hogii
n.
evil; danger; viciousness.
See main entry: ogii.
holi
vt.
touch.
See main entry: oli1.
hopo
vt.
open.
See main entry: opo.
how
n.
machete.
Anga wan how mi e wai gaasi efu mi e koti sani.
I cut the grass or (other) things with my machete.
See:
koti.
sengee how
n.
handleless machete.
From: DU.
Etym:
houwer
.
howpu
1)
vt.
be confident; be assured.
Mi e howpu fu mi sa go a Gadu Kondee te Masaa Jesesi daai kon baka.
I am confident that I will go to heaven when the Lord Jesus returns.
See:
biibi;
winsi2.
2)
n.
confidence.
A howpu di mi abi: na fu wi sa kaba anga a wooko di wi de ya.
The hope which I have is that we can finish the work which we are doing here.
See:
biibi;
winsi2.
From: GE.
Etym:
hope
.
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