close to each other: běrèbět
tightly packed together: mèlěs } see Corrigenda
collapse v. (of a house): rěsolěn
coloured: jabi
- Note: When something has only one colour, jabi is not used. One uses jabi for instance when there are two colours. Jabi is not 'multicoloured, variegated' in the common sense of these words. A piece of paper which is covered in writing or in printed letters is also called jabi.
comb, of cock: bīběn
come out v.: rari - měnàher fho ni-niěn e sa rari = he has fallen into a pit and cannot get out!
cooked, done: molen lo - done (of lobsters, already red) moelas lo cooked to a pulp (e.g. beans) mo-oba
cork: bakat botěl
count v.: wols
cracked: dèlěs
crawl v.: bǎloit
creak v.: don-don, don-ron
crest, of cockatoo: lei bobo
cross: ai sakǎn loeǎ vhatǎ bèle
crow v.: roin
crush v. lesset; ai re lesset i lo = a tree toppled over and crushed him
cultivate v.: fhàrǎ-fhàrǎ
curl, curly: ràbǎkooi (also said of curly hair)
cut v.: leiṯ; kōfh; I have cut my finger with a knife = moe mèlěs kofh oelǎ fhàsǎn
cut, to (with scissors): goeti
cut off v. (a branch): tàsǎ (sàkàn a)
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dam up v.: kotǎ ati
decrepit: màtàkènǎ
descend v. (from a mountain): soesǒh létě mai boi
desire v.: soeå; lalan te
desire: lalan (ai nīè lalan = as you wish)
dew: mora; bedewed - tinggois
difficult: oiraat <viraat ?>
dig up v. leet batǎ; vhàlīn batǎ
dissolve v. (salt when moist): mōměn
divide v.: kàhatībĕ; kàhǎ bàghǐ
dizzy: oefhantīnen soeǎ-soeǎ; oefhantīnen wèlě-wèlět
