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faib SynD: faif, faifbala. adj. five. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: N.
faibala
faibwan
faibala See main entry: faib.
faibdeistaim Etym: five days time . [Note: check]
faidabat [Note: check]
faidim vt. fight someone. [Note: check]
faidimbat See main entry: faidim.
faifaklok adv. five o'clock. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.
failsinik n. file snake, k.o. non-poisonous water snake. Usage: Location: BN. SD: I.
faindat v. find out.
faindim vt. 1) find; discover; look for.
2) notice. iya nau wi bin faindim yu i bin faindim wan redres gel Usage: Location: BFN. SD: U. [Note: not always after a search, could be an unplanned meeting]
3) conceive; give birth to. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: S.
faindimwei [Note: check]
fait n. fight. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
v. fight. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: T. [Note: used two ways: two men fighting, one man hitting another man]
faita n. fighter.
faitfait See: fait. [Note: check]
faitfaitbat See main entry: faitfait.
faiting v. fight; take the part of (verbally or physically). a bin faiting fo yu I stuck up for you Usage: Location: F. SD: T.
faiya SynD: faya. n. 1) fire. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E.
2) firewood. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E.
faiyadram [Note: check fire drum]
faiyapleis n. fireplace. [Note: check]
faiyastik n. firestick. [Note: check]
faiyawud n. firewood.
falaram See main entry: bolorum.
falarimap vt. follow to the end, where animal is or track disappears. wi bin falarimap det gowena trek en det gowena trek bin go la tri Usage: Location: F. SD: P.
falorum SynD: falarim. vt. follow as in tracking; two people walking, one behind the other; two cars but with no hurry to catch up. Yu bin irrim im tok en mi jis falorum im mesij. You heard him speak and I'm just repeating his message. Usage: Location: BFN Location: BFN. SD: P; R.
fam n. farm. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
fama n. farmer. [Note: check]
fan n. 1) fun; scorn. Dei bin meigim fan la Jisas Usage: Location: BFN. SD: O.
2) fake; make-believe. fanwan tok wil tok fan. Al tok laiyawan? Usage: Location: BFN. Syn: laiya. SD: O. [Note: all stories on tape 201-1 are fan tok]
faniwan adj. funny. Usage: Location: BN. SD: O.
fans n. dream that a dog has. Usage: Location: BN. SD: O.
fas adv. fast; quickly. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: P.
faswan adj. fast. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.
faswei adv. fast. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.
fatha n. father. main fatha bin kilim keinggurru Usage: Location: BFN. SD: B. [Note: F: reference, not vocative, light Kriol]
fathawan adj. 1) paternal (in contrast to child); male (older than boiwan). Usage: Location: F. SD: B.
2) large (in contrast to small). det men bin kilim fathawan keinggurru det fathawan bin git kil bat det boiwan i laiv Usage: Location: F. See: mamiwan. SD: N. [Note: dediwan ston en baibiwan ston]
Februweri n. February. Usage: Location: BN. SD: G.
feibrit adj. favourite. Usage: Location: BN. SD: O.
feis n. face. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.
feisap vi. confront. Usage: Location: BN. SD: R.
feisdan Etym: face down . [Note: check]
feising Etym: facing . [Note: check]
fektri n. factory. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
feloship Etym: fellowship . [Note: check]
femili n. family; relatives; extended family. Usage: Location: BFN. See: mob. SD: B. [Note: all from one camp, usually family]
femilibaik n. tandem bicycle. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
femiliwei Etym: family way . [Note: check]
fens n. fence. Usage: Location: F. SD: D.
feri n. fairy. Usage: Location: F. SD: C.
fes SynD: swan 'Location: N'; SynD: fes 'Location: F'; SynD: feswan 'Location: N'. adj. first. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: V. [Note: light ? Kriol]
feswan
festaim SynD: staim. adv. before (in time); in the past. i bin tokin Walmajarri festaim Usage: Location: BFN. See: frant. SD: V.
feswan See main entry: fes.
fet adj. 1) fat. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: N.
2) healthy. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: N.
fetwan
fetha n. feather. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.
fetinimap vt. fatten up. [Note: check]
fetinimapbat See main entry: fetinimap.
fetwan See main entry: fet.
feya adj. fair. [Note: check]
feyago fair go. Etym: fair go . [Note: check]
feyawan See main entry: feya.
feyawei See main entry: feya.
fid n. feed; meal. dei bin abum fid they had a feed Usage: Location: BFN. SD: E.
fidabat See main entry: fid.
fidim vt. feed. Usage: Location: BN. SD: S.
fidimbat See main entry: fidim.
fidlingran vi. fiddling around; aimless playing around. Usage: Location: F. SD: Q.
fig n. fig. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E; M.
figit vt. forget; ignore. a bin figit mai boi I left my boy at home to fend for himself Usage: Location: F. SD: R.
figitim vt. forget. Usage: Location: F. SD: R.
fiksim vt. fix; repair. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.
fiskimap (from: fiksimap) vt. fix; repair; make arrangements. Usage: Location: BN Location: BN. SD: U; R.
fil See: filim. [Note: check]
filamekta n. film star. Usage: Location: F. SD: B.
filap vt. fill. Usage: Location: F. SD: U.
filim vt. feel. Usage: Location: BN. SD: R.
filimap SynD: filamap. vt. fill things into vessel. mi en Polin bin filamap plenti ngalungurru big bakit fo filimap Usage: Location: F. SD: U.
filing n. feeling. ad filing men racially prejudiced person Usage: Location: BN. SD: O.
finga SynD: fingga 'Location: F'. n. finger; hand. garram mani langa fingga Usage: Location: BFN. SD: A.
fingaboad n. signpost; road sign. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
fish SynD: fis. n. fish. Usage: Location: BN. SD: K.
fishamen n. fisherman. [Note: check]
fishing SynD: fishin, fising. vi. fishing. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.
fishingbat See main entry: fishing.
fishnet n. fishnet. [Note: check]
fishskeil n. fishscale. [Note: check]
fisin lain n. fishing line. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
fit1 n. fit. Usage: Location: BN. SD: O.
vi. throw a fit. Usage: Location: BN. SD: T.
fit2 vi. suitable; appropriate; matching in size. yu fit langa det trausis? i don fit in reference to a verbal auxiliary which can't co-occur Usage: Location: F. SD: O.
fitim vt. fit; make suitable; wear a certain size clothes. ail fitim eit Usage: Location: F. SD: S.
Fitrai n. Fitzroy. Usage: Location: F. SD: G.
fladwoda SynD: fladwota 'Location: F'. n. flood. Usage: Location: BN. SD: Q.
fladwodataim See: fladwoda. [Note: check]
flai1 vi. fly. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.
flai2 n. fly; insect. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: L.
flai3 n. tent; tarpaulin. Usage: Location: H. SD: D.
flaibat See main entry: flai1.
flaibek Etym: fly back . [Note: check]
flaiflai See: flai. [Note: check]
flain foks n. flying fox. Usage: Location: B. SD: H. [Note: Rem: watunyu, malnganata]
flairanbat [Note: check flying around]
flaiwei vi. fly away. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.
flaiying vi. fly. tu tarrgi bin flaiying Usage: Location: F. SD: P.
flawa1 n. flour. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E.
flawa2 n. flower. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.
flayim vt. knock off; brush away with fast, uncontrolled action. wen dei git wail dei flayim eniting laik chair, cup, plate det juntu bin flaying fishing line dragged by fish i bin flayim mai hen he brushed my hand away Usage: Location: F. SD: T. [Note: tjakam is more controlled]
fleiba SynD: fleiva. adj. tasty; desirable to eat. bigmob fleiva mela garram we have a lot of tasty foods - goanna, turkey, banana, etc Usage: Location: F. Syn: gudwan. SD: O.
flesh [Note: check]
flet adj. flat. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: N.
fletbala
fletwan meigim fletwan slice it im brabli flet, i imti, gat no win flat tyre
fletinimap v. flatten. [Note: check]
fletwan See main entry: flet.
fletwei See: flet. [Note: check]
flik vi. flash light on and off. i bin flik la im, i bin folorumbat im det modiga flikbat the headlights are flashing as the car comes from long way Usage: Location: F. SD: P.
flikim vt. 1) toss (a coin). i bin flikim det mani he tossed a coin
2) flash a light or (daytime) a mirror. det debul bin flikimbat tu taim langa daak Usage: Location: F. SD: P.
floa n. floor. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
flopat Etym: floor part . [Note: check floor]
flout SynD: flot, balot. vi. float. Usage: Location: BN. SD: Q.
floutflout See main entry: flout.
flowa See: flawa2. [Note: check flower]
flowapat See main entry: flowa. [Note: check]
flu n. flu. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.
fo1 adj. four. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
fobala
fowan
fo2 prep. for; of; about. Usage: Light. See main entry: blanga. Etym: for . SD: V.
onli fo adj. full of; covered with; surrounded by. Mela bin labda silip onli fo mad. We had to sleep covered with mud. Jad pleis im onli fo rok keinggurru. That place is full of euros. Ref: Sandefur 1979:146
fobala See main entry: fo1.
fodeisago Etym: four days ago . [Note: check]
fodeistaim Etym: four days time . [Note: check]
fodideistaim Etym: forty days time . [Note: check]
foeva adv. forever. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.
fog n. fog. Usage: Location: BN. SD: G.
fogedabat Etym: forget about . [Note: check]
foget v. forget. Usage: Location: BN. SD: R.
fogud adv. permanently. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.
fogudwail adv. for a while. Usage: Location: H. SD: V.
fok n. 1) crotch. Usage: Location: H. SD: A.
2) fork. [Note: check]
foldan vi. fall. Usage: Location: F. SD: P.
foling wota n. waterfall. Usage: Location: F. SD: F.
folingsta n. falling star. [Note: check]
folorum vt. follow. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.
folt n. fault. Ai kan faindim eni fult la dijan men. (Pilot of Jesus) Usage: Location: BN. SD: O.
forred SynD: forrid. n. forehead. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.
fosim v. force. [Note: check]
fosimbat See main entry: fosim.
fotaim adj. four (ordinal). Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
foto n. photo. Usage: Location: F. SD: D.
fowan See: fo. [Note: check]
fowiktaim adv. in four weeks time. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.
fowildraip SynD: fowildraib. n. four-wheel drive. Usage: Location: F. SD: D.
foyiyastaim Etym: four years time . [Note: check]
Fraidei n. Friday. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.
Fraideitaim See main entry: Fraidei. [Note: check]
frait SynD: fraitn. vi. be afraid; be frightened. Yu nomo fraitn. Don't be afraid. Usage: Location: BN. SD: O.
frait n. fear. i garra frait he was frightened Usage: Location: F. SD: O.
fraitbalawei adv. frightened, in a frightened manner. Usage: Location: BN. SD: O.
fraitinbala n. frightened person. Usage: Location: F. SD: O.
fraitinwan
fraitinim SynD: fraitnim. vt. frighten; scare. det sneik bin fratinim mi Usage: Location: BFN. SD: R. [Note: Old standard spelling]
frant1 SynD: frand 'Location: N'; SynD: fran; SynD: F. adv. front; ahead; first. det pija bin staat frand en wi bin kam biyain det natha boi i prandwan en dij naja boi biyainwan Usage: Location: BFN. Syn: festaim. SD: V.
frant2 SynD: frand. n. palm of hand. Usage: Location: F. See: back of hand. SD: A.
frantpat See: frant. Etym: front part . [Note: check]
freimpat [Note: check frame part]
fren SynD: pren. n. friend; best mates. det gel bin abum fo fren fo longtaim Usage: Location: BFN. Syn: meit. SD: B. [Note: usually people who grew up together and of same sex]
frengija n. mutual friends. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.
fresh SynD: fres. adj. fresh; recently made. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: N.
freshwan wi bin siyim wan freshwan trek
freshwan See main entry: fresh.
freshwoda n. freshwater. Usage: Location: BN. SD: F.
fri vi. free. Jisas nomo bin fri. Pern bin ebriwea. (re Jesus on the cross) Usage: Location: BN. SD: Q.
frij n. refigerator. Usage: Location: BN. See: frisa. SD: D.
frisa n. refrigerator. Usage: Location: F. SD: D.
friwan See main entry: fri.
frog n. frog. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: K.
from prep. from; through. Usage: Light. See main entry: burrum. Etym: from . SD: V.
fromdeya adv. from there; after that. Usage: Location: F. SD: V.
frut n. fruit.
frutwan See main entry: frut.
ful adj. 1) full; filled. a garra ful langa bagidi ri:li ful Gibit im pleit ful daga Give him a plate full of food. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: N.
2) close, real or blood (relatives). ful gajin real mother-in-law Usage: Location: BFN. SD: N.
fulwan
fulspi:d adv. very fast; as fast as possible. a bin go fulspi:d Usage: Location: F. SD: P.
fulwan See main entry: ful.
fut n. foot. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.
fut reis n. footrace. ola kid garra ran futreis sportaim wi bin jiyim ola gardiya raning futreis Usage: Location: F. SD: P.
futbol n. football. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.
futwei Etym: foot way . [Note: check]
futwet vi. get feet wet. Usage: Location: BN. SD: F.
futwok vi. walk; trek; hike. Usage: Location: BN. SD: P.
fyu adj. few. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.
fyudeis Etym: few days . [Note: check]
fyunral SynD: nul. n. funeral. Usage: Location: BN. SD: C.
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