Saturday, September 29, 2007
Chamorro 411
Despite numerous claims of links to other languages, modern Chamorro is a hispanicized Austronesian language. The indigenous Austronesian aspect of the language still exists, however due to various visitors and occupants; the language is now colored in Asian and Anglo words in addition to the obvious Spanish roots.
While many may point the finger in the direction of Asia in regard to linguistic roots, the fact of the matter is that Chamorros migrated thousands of years ago from Asia as did the Native Americans. In fact, our genetics are not too far off from each other. So would you call someone of Navajo or Sioux descent an Asian? Certainly not. We don't all call ourselves Africans even though that is where we originated from. History and evolution have already expanded into so many different directions.
Chamorros are Pacific Islanders and while some Asians may call themselves the same, you will see from the link who actually belongs to the group and who doesn't. It is not a measure to be spiteful, but a measure to protect our heritage as we our vastly outnumbered by foreign nationals on our own islands. Therefore, maintaining our identity as we did through colonialism and imperialism is vital in keeping our language and culture alive.
If you have visited other websites in regard to Chamorro heritage or language, you'll see much pointing in the direction of the Philippines as to our origin. It couldn't be more wrong. No one knows for sure as to where the Chamorros came from, so inciting an exact location is not only pretentious; it is inaccurately portraying an already struggling culture. Additionally, languages stemming from Indonesia to Easter Island have a few words in common and even some stems, but some are more closely linked than others. If you examine the ancient Chamorro numbering system, you will find our numbers are closer to Samoan rather than any other Southeast Asian language.
Chamorros were the first to cross into the Pacific over 3500 years ago and some of the ancient traditions are being revived today in order to pass on the cultural riches and language to our descendants for generations to come. If you have any questions or comments in regard to the contents of this site, please feel free to post any such inquiries and I will be sure to respond in a timely fashion.
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
You have to be careful with pronunciation as vowels are not always the same. However, there are a few tricky letters that stay the same:
a 'ah' as in 'father' or 'a' as in 'cat'
note: å is not used in old Chamorro text. This is more commonly used by Guamanians and is a fairly new concept. It is unoriginal, therefore it will not be used in this site.
e 'eh' as in 'bend' or 'ee' as in 'feet'
i 'ee' as in 'feet'
o 'oh' as in vote or 'oo' as in 'food'
u 'oo' as in 'food'
y is pronounced as dz. Like the 'ds' in 'kids'
ch 'ch' as in 'cheese' or 'ts' as in 'tsunami'
j 'h' as in 'hello'; there are very few Chamorro words with 'j'
ñ 'ny' as in 'canyon'
The remainder of consonants in the chamorro alphabet:
b 'b' as in 'bravo'
d 'd' as in 'delta'
f 'f' as in 'foxtrot'
g 'g' as in 'golf'
h 'h' as in 'hotel'
k 'k' as in 'kilo'
l 'l' as in 'lima'
m 'm' as in 'mike'
n 'n' as in 'november'
p 'p' as in 'papa'
r 'r' as in 'romeo'
s 's' as in 'sierra'
t 't' as in 'tango'
While many may point the finger in the direction of Asia in regard to linguistic roots, the fact of the matter is that Chamorros migrated thousands of years ago from Asia as did the Native Americans. In fact, our genetics are not too far off from each other. So would you call someone of Navajo or Sioux descent an Asian? Certainly not. We don't all call ourselves Africans even though that is where we originated from. History and evolution have already expanded into so many different directions.
Chamorros are Pacific Islanders and while some Asians may call themselves the same, you will see from the link who actually belongs to the group and who doesn't. It is not a measure to be spiteful, but a measure to protect our heritage as we our vastly outnumbered by foreign nationals on our own islands. Therefore, maintaining our identity as we did through colonialism and imperialism is vital in keeping our language and culture alive.
If you have visited other websites in regard to Chamorro heritage or language, you'll see much pointing in the direction of the Philippines as to our origin. It couldn't be more wrong. No one knows for sure as to where the Chamorros came from, so inciting an exact location is not only pretentious; it is inaccurately portraying an already struggling culture. Additionally, languages stemming from Indonesia to Easter Island have a few words in common and even some stems, but some are more closely linked than others. If you examine the ancient Chamorro numbering system, you will find our numbers are closer to Samoan rather than any other Southeast Asian language.
Chamorros were the first to cross into the Pacific over 3500 years ago and some of the ancient traditions are being revived today in order to pass on the cultural riches and language to our descendants for generations to come. If you have any questions or comments in regard to the contents of this site, please feel free to post any such inquiries and I will be sure to respond in a timely fashion.
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
You have to be careful with pronunciation as vowels are not always the same. However, there are a few tricky letters that stay the same:
a 'ah' as in 'father' or 'a' as in 'cat'
note: å is not used in old Chamorro text. This is more commonly used by Guamanians and is a fairly new concept. It is unoriginal, therefore it will not be used in this site.
e 'eh' as in 'bend' or 'ee' as in 'feet'
i 'ee' as in 'feet'
o 'oh' as in vote or 'oo' as in 'food'
u 'oo' as in 'food'
y is pronounced as dz. Like the 'ds' in 'kids'
ch 'ch' as in 'cheese' or 'ts' as in 'tsunami'
j 'h' as in 'hello'; there are very few Chamorro words with 'j'
ñ 'ny' as in 'canyon'
The remainder of consonants in the chamorro alphabet:
b 'b' as in 'bravo'
d 'd' as in 'delta'
f 'f' as in 'foxtrot'
g 'g' as in 'golf'
h 'h' as in 'hotel'
k 'k' as in 'kilo'
l 'l' as in 'lima'
m 'm' as in 'mike'
n 'n' as in 'november'
p 'p' as in 'papa'
r 'r' as in 'romeo'
s 's' as in 'sierra'
t 't' as in 'tango'
Note: much of the content of this site is focused on a dialect used in the Northern Marianas and notes on Guamanian colloquialisms or terms will be noted where appropriate.
A
a'a - open moutha'ada - mimicker, mocker
a'aga - wrasses (fish)
a'amte - healer
a'aposta - gambler
a'arekla - repairman
a'atte - magician, clairvoyant
a'ayuda - helper
a'baba - feeble-minded
a'ñao - overpower
ababang - butterfly fish, angel fish
abahu - cleared land
abak - lost, astray
abalansa - balance
abandonao - abandoned
abas - guava
abeha - bee, honeybee
abiba - incite, inspire
abietto - open
abirigua - to question, interrogate
abisa - advise, notify
abona - take sides (in a discussion, etc.)
achakma' - shacking up, having an affair
achataotao - peer, people of equal age
acho' - rock
achom - sneeze
achoti - seeds for coloring rice (hineksa' agaga')
adahi - caution
adda' - ridicule, copy
addak - to hit, strike hard
addeng - feet, leg
addet - strict, severe
adespatta - disconnect
addo' - sea grapes
adibina - to prophesize, foretell
adimas - rather than
adingan - converse, talk
adinganiyi - to intercede for someone
adingu - departure
adios - good-bye
adora - adore, worship
adotgan - hole, tunnel
adotna - to decorate or beautify
adotteru - adulterer
adu - to spy on, watch, peep
aduana - taxes
a'duko' - idiot
adulisensia - adolescence
adumidide - little by little
afabilidat - friendliness, courtesy
afa'fa - armpit
afagao - husky voice
afa'maolek - to collabrate (group work)
afekta - to affect
afitma - to affirm
aflitu - fry afloha - slacken, loosen
afuera - keep out
afuetsao - obligation
aga' - banana (ripe)
aga'ga' - neck
agaga' - red
agaliya - stretcher for carrying someone
agang - call
agaode - to cross one's legs
agapa' - right direction
agara - grab, claim
agguas - infant mullets (fish)
agila - eagle
agon - starchy food
Agosto - August
ago'te - shake or hold hands
agradesi - appreciate
agua bendita - Holy water
aguaguati - fight, disagree
agululumi - to gang up, band together
agumento - argument
agupa' - tomorrow
agupan'na - day after tomorrow
ahe' - no ahu - coconut pudding
ai - ouch, wow aire - air
akague - left direction
akgang - loud
akidi - so much time passing
akka' - bite
aklara - to declare
alageta - avocado
alamle - cable, wire
alapat - parallel
alileng - cone shell
alu - baracuda (fish)
aluda - groupers (fish)
alula - hurry
amariyu - yellow
amkko' - old
amot - medicine
amot gapotulu - hair spray
amotsa - breakfast, lunch
anakko' - long
angglo - dry
aniyu - ring for finger
anonas - custard or sugar apple
antigu - ancient, primitive
antios - eyeglasses
años - age, years
apaga - shoulder
a'paka' - white
apasi - pay
aposta - bet, wager
applacha' - dirty
arekla - fix, repair
arina - flour
asagua - marry
asagua - spouse
Asaina - Lord, God
asiga - salt
asukat - sugar
asuli - eel (salt or fresh water)
atadok - eyes
atan - look at
atdao - sun
ates - sweetsop, sugar apple
atmangao - spotted sea crab
atmayas - oatmeal
atopulang - sea crab
atrasao - late
attamobet - automobile (this is mostly used in Guam, not elsewhere)
atuhong laggua - parrotfish (very large)
atulai - mackerel
atuli - porridge
ayao - borrow
ayu - that
ayuda - help, assist
ayuyu - coconut crab
B
ba' - to crawl on hands and kneesba'ba' - stunted growth
baba - bad baba - open
bababa' - thick-headed, stupid
babali - eyelash, eyelid
baballe - sweeper (person)
baban boteya - bottle opener
babn lata - can opener
babarias - foolishness, stupidity
baberu - bib
babuen halom tano' - wild pig/boar
babui - pig
bach - badge
bachet - blind
badu - hunch-backed
bafa - buffer
bagamondo - moocher, loafer
bagon - salty seafood
baha - to bend down
bahakke - work clothes
bahia - bay, harbor
baias - bias baila - dance
bailadot(m)/bailadora (f) - dancer
baka - cow
bakante - free time
bakasion - vacation
baketa - to beat up
baketasu - hurt, beat up
bakiya - young cow, calf
bakulu - crutch
bakuna - vaccination
bala - bullet
balaku - pig(boar/male)
balas - a whip or switch
balate' - sea cucumber
balensiana - cooked Spanish rice
balenten pachot - someone who likes to brag
balentia - a fight to the finish
bali - worth, value
balibagu - a lazy person
balisa - suitcase
balua - to value
banda - side, corner
bando - to look for or shout for someone
bangheliu - the Gospel
bangko - stool or bench
banidat - vanity
banidosu/a - show off
banko - bench or bank
baobao - a plump or bloated person
baotismo - Baptism
bapot lumi'of - submarine
baranka - rugged terrain
baratu - cheap, inexpensive
baratura - on sale
bariu - district bas - bus
basnak - fall down
basta - stop, enough
basta hiya' - no kidding
bastos - rough
basu - cup, drinking glass
basula - trash
batangga - any form of sled
batatas - potatoes
bataya - battle
batayon - battalion
batbaru - bold, wild
batbudu - hairy
batko - ship, submarine
batkon - balcony
batkon aire - airplane
batkon aire - airplane, helicopter, glider
batkon gera - battleship
batkon laya - sailboat
batsa - raft
baya' - fed up
bañu - shower, bath
be'i - bandage
bebe' - vagina
bela - wake (funeral)
bende - sell
bendisi - to bless
bentaha - benefit
bentana - window
bente - twenty
besbes - to sizzle (cooking)
bespiran Añu Nuebu - New Year's Eve
bestido - dress
betbu - the word of God
betde - green
betdugu - executioner
beteranu - veteran
betmehu - blonde, light-featured/skinned
Betnes - Friday
betso - verse
biaheru - traveler
biahi - time
biatu - blessed
Biblia - Bible
bibu - fast, hurried
bida - do, act
biha - grandmother, old woman
bihu - grandfather, old man
biktimu - victim
biktoria - victory
bilembines - star apple
bileng - high (substance use)
binaba - foolishness
binadu - deer
binakle - vinegar
binila - bloated (belly)
binilachu - drunkenness
binubu - anger
bira - turn
birada - corner
birenghenas - eggplant
bisikleta - bicycle
bisita - visit, visitor
biskuchu - biscuit
bisnes - business
blanko - throw
bo'bo' - spring water
boksion - pale, deathlike
bokungo' - cave
bola - ball, ball game
bomban guafi - fire extinguisher
boten layak - sailboat
boti - boat
botsa - pocket, put something in pocket
boñelos - doughnut
brabu - healthy
buente - maybe, perhaps
buenu - good
bula - lots of, full
bulachu - drunk
bumisita - visited
bumobola - playing ball
bunita - fusilier fish (large)
bunita - pretty
bunitu - handsome, nice
bunmuchachu - hard-working
buruka - noise
buteti - puffer fish
butsiyu - sack
CH
cha - teacha'mu - don't
cha'lak - squirrelfish
cha'ot - allergic
chabai - to resist
chacha' - fussy, choosy
Cha Cha - Chamorro-Latin dance
chachaga' - thigh
chachak - saw
chachatlamen - opponent
chachalamcham - stutterer
chalamlam - twinkle, blink
chada - egg
chaddek - fast
chafleg - to be dying, gravely ill
chagi - try
chago' - far
chaguan tasi - seaweed
chaka - rat
chakchak manana - dawn, daybreak
chalan - road
chalek - laugh
chanda - to nudge (as in elbow s.o.)
chandiha - watermelon
chansa - chance
chaochao - rough
charera - kettle
chatanmak - morning (before dawn)
chatao - selfish, egotistical
chatge - laugh at someone
chat'hinenggue - superstition
chat'hula - to swear falsely, to perjure
chat'ilo - hard-headed, stubborn
chatli'e' - to hate, scold, nag
chatli'iyon - hatred, hostility
chatmata - poor eyesight
chatpago - ugly
chatpayon - wicked, infamous
chatsaga – difficult
chatta' - hardly, barely
chebot - fat, fleshy
chechet - call attention to
chechihet - benevolent
checho - boundary
chefla - to whistle
che'lu - sibling
chetan - to be in error
chetnot - wound, sore, pain
chetnudan - wounded
chetton - stick to, stuck
chi - end or border
chiba - goat
chicheriko - vain or dolled-up
chichula - capricious
chiguet - tweezers
chihit - to draw closer or affectionate
chiku - kiss
chili - penis
chilong - proportionate
chinadek - speed
chinatao - selfishness, greed
chinatli'e - spite
chinema - temperance, abstinence
chinema maisa - self-control
chinetan - misunderstanding
chinina - shirt
chisme - slander
chispas - spark
cho'cho' - work
cho'gue - do, perform
chocho - eat
chomma' -forbid
chonnek - push
chopchop - suck
chorisos - sausage
chotda - banana
chotda betde - green bananas
chubasko - swell
chugha - even
chugo' - juice, pus
chukan - to wallow
chukulati - chocolate
chule' - take
chule' - take, bring
chule' pot banida - to take for granted
chupa - smoke a cigarette; cigarette
chupon - pale, sallow
D
dadau - sharp, keen
daddek - young coconut
dado - dice
dagan - buttocks, hips
daggan - buttocks
daggao - throw
dagi - lie
dagon haya - yam
dagu - yam
dagua - sun-burned
dai - friend
dakon - liar
dakot - to beat over one's head
dalak - accompany, follow
dalalai - slender, skinny
dalalak - to imitate, follow
dama - checkers (the game)
da'ma'gas - thumb, toes
Damenggo - Sunday
danche - to find,
dandan - music
dangkolo - large
daña' - combined, be together
dañao - to damage or hurt
dañgue - timid, cowardly
dañgues - candle
dañguis - rubber, resin
dañgse - to smear, grease
dañgson - sticky
dañoso - detrimental
dasai - to shave or shear
datilis - date palm (tree)
debana - to cut into slices
debanada - thin slice
debidi - must, have to
debit - weak, feeble, haggard, milquetoast
debotsia - divorce
debosion - devotion, piety
deboto - pious, devout, religious
debuena boluntad - of free will, voluntarily
debuetta - compensation, amends
dedego - heel (of one's foot)
dedsiplina - discipline
dei - friend
defekto - fault, blemish
defensot - protector, guardian
defiende - to support with proof, defend
definision - definition
dego - to tip-toe
deha - to crouch
delikao - tender
deletrea - to spell, spell out
delikadesa - delicacy, precision
delisioso - delicious
demanda - to demand or ask promptly
demanadot/akusadot - plaintiff (legal/law)
demasiao - superfluous
demonio - demon
dentro - within
de'on - pinch, pinch, tweak
dependiente - subordinate, lower in rank or position
deposita - to deposit
deposito - warehouse
depotsiha - naturally
derechos/aduana - fees, customs
derepente - sudden, abruptly
deroga - diminish, withdraw
desabrido - tasteless, unpleasant
desaguadero - sewer system
desampara - to desert, forsake, abandon
desaprueba - to denounce, condemn
desareglao - disorder
desase - to ruin, destroy
desatento/a - disrespectful
desatiende - to neglect
desbetga - to injure or violate
desde - since, from
desde ki - ever since
desecha/yuti - to throw away
desembatka - to disembark
desempeña - to provide for
desendiente - descendant
desente - clean, neat, pleasing
desenteresao - disinterested
deseo - choice
desesperao - desperate, hopeless
desfaborable - ominous, evil
desfigura - to disfigure
desfila - to pass by
desgrasia - disgrace, disaster
deshase - to ruin
deshereda - to disinherit
deshilachas - to unravel
deshonesto - indecent, impure
deshonra - to dishonor
deside - to decide
Desiembre - December
desietto - desert
desimat - decimal
desision - decision
deskalintao - stale, tasteless
deskansa - rest
deskarao - insolent, shameless
deskatga - to unload, discharge
deskolorao - deathlike, pale
deskonfiansa - mistrust, suspicion
deskubre - to discover
deskuenta - to withdraw
deskuida - carelessness
desminuye - to decimate
desmonta - to clear/cut down trees
desokupao - unoccupied
despabila - to awaken to reason
despacha - to disband
desparadot - trigger (gun)
despasiu - slow
despega - to peel or remove
despensa - forgive
despetdisia - to squander, waste
desprebenido - unprepared, unready
despresia/o - to deprecate, disdain
despues di - after, later
despunta - cut off point
destempla - to be out of tune (music)
destilado - banish or expel, send into exile, outcast
destilipas - to gut
destina - to determine, designate
destinao - fateful
destino - destiny
destrosa - annihilate
detetmine - to determine
detiene - to hold back, detain
dia - day
diamante - diamond
diario - daily
dibatde - free
dibe - debt, due, owing someone
dibetsion - diversion, entertainment
dibettido - joyous, happy
dibide - divide
dibidiyon - divisible
dibino - fortune teller
dibision - division, partition
dibuho - plan, drawing
dicha - luck
dichoso - fortunate, lucky
didefiende - advocate
dideskubre - witty, clever, ingenious
didibe - to be in debt
didinag - parasite
i didirihe - guidance
didok - steep slope
dies - ten
difende - defend
difensot - defender
diferensia - difference
diferente - different
diferentes - diverse
difikultad/minapot - difficulty
dikike - small
diksionario - dictionary
dikta - to dictate, orate
diles - to excel
dilok - upside-down
dilubio - deluge
dimalas - misfortune, bad luck
dinagi - denial, deceit
dinagñgas - bald spot on one's head
dinalalak - imitation
dinamo elecktrisida - electric dryer
dinaña - mixture, blend
dinañai - turnout, siding
dinanche - just, truthful
dinebit - imperfection, weakness
dineklara - to declare
dineko - growth, increase
dinemanda - lawsuit
dinemo - to punch
dinesanima - depressed, melancholic
dineskansa - leisure
dineskuida - oversight, neglect
dingu - depart, leave behind
dinichoso - balm; blessedness
dinigrido - black and blue, ashy
dinira - endurance, to continue
diñga - twins, double
diñgo - abandon, leave, desert
dipende - depend
direkto - direct straight
dirite - to dissolve
disanima - to dishearten
disatiende - to snub
disatma - to disarm
disimula - to keep secret, conceal
diskutpa - to justify, excuse
diskutso - formal speech
disgusta - disgust
dispabilao - tact
dispara - to fire a gun
disparateria - blasphemy
dispensa - to excuse
dispone - to prepare
distansia - distance
distinto - distinctive
distraido - distracted
distrito - district
dobla - to bend, fold
doblan-magago - crease
dochon - to penetrate
dochon na inatan - to give an intense stare
dodolle - being overpowered
doga - leather shoe
do'gas - sea shell
dogñgos - burnt, dry
dokdok - seeded breadfruit
dole - to humble oneself
domina - to govern, rule
dommo' - punch
donne' - chilli pepper
donseya - maiden
dopbla - bend, fold
dos - two
dose - twelve
dosuk - to pierce, stab
dreya - dredge
draiba - drive, driver
du'an - wart
duda - doubt
dudok - to buckle/strap on
dudoso - doubtful
dudus - show-off, flirty, too much
duendes - elves, small ghosts
dulok - perforate, hypodermic needle
dumaña - to include
dumeskarada - to show off or flaunt
duranten - during
duru - hard, fast
dulalak - chase, pursue
E
ebaba - low, lowly
ebangelio - gospel
ebita - to avoid
echong - bent, crooked
echoñgña - side
echung - to distract
eda - soil
edad - age
edas - stage
eduka - to educate
edukasion - education
egaga - to inspect
egga' - watch, observe as spectator
eggo' - jealous
ehe - axis of a cart/wagon
ehekutibo - executive
ehemplo - example
ehetsisio - to drill (military)
ehetsita - to exercise
ehetsito - army, militia (milisia)
ehoñgui - irregular
ekahat - to hunt, pursue
ekibokasion - misunderstanding
eksakto - literal, exact
eksamina - to test, examine
ekspirensia - experience
ekungok - listen
elihe - to elect
embahadot - ambassador
embatka - to embark
embilikeru/a - a meddler, idler
embeste - mutiny, revolt, seizure
embidiosu/a - jealous, envious
emboskada - to ambush
embudo - funnel
emfetmera - nurse
emok - vengeance, retribution
empas - reconcile
empe - half, a piece
empeña - to try, lease
empeñao - zealous
empeño - energy
empeñoso - energetic
emperadot - emperor
empetuoso - irritable
empeya - fat
emplea - to invest, spend time
empleo - office
enagui - look!
enamorao - in love
enao - that
enao guatu - over there
enbano - unnecessarily
en bes di - instead of, in place of
enemigo - enemy
Eneru - January
engaño - trickery, deception
engatsa - to border
enhiniero - engineer
enkaha - to incase
enkatgao - appointed
enlugat di - in place of
eno - blanket
enredadot - slanderer
ensatta - to thread an needle
ensaya - trial, attempt
ensegida - salad
ensenada - cove, bay
ensigidas - right away, immediately
ensina - plum tree
entalo' - between, among
entalu'e - to interfere
entayag - thief
entenadu/a - step-son/step-daughter
enteramente - completely
entre - among, between
entrega - to surrender, yield, sacrifice
entrepulao - miscellaneous
entretanto - in the meantime, however
entre nasion siha - international
eñggrudo - paste
eñguiñg - ungrateful, thankless
epanglao - hunt for crabs
epidemia - plague
epilepsia
epok - to entice
epoka - era
esalao - shouting until hoarse, clamor
eskabeche - fried fish cooked with vegetables, to pickle
eskalefrio - cold shivers
eskama - scales (as on a fish)
eskandalo - scandal
eskandaloso - scandalous
eskapa - to run away
eskapulario - scapular
eskaso - deficiency
eskatlatina - scarlet fever
esklabitud - slavery
esklabo - slave
eskoba - broom
eskopeta - shotgun
eskoplo - chisel
eskribiente - clerk, writer
eskrupuloso/pinalalala - scrupulous
eskuela - school
eskuttot - sculptor
eskusa - to excuse
esfero - sphere, globe
esita - to joke
esitane/fababa - to bluff or deceive
eskina - corner (building)
esmero - eagerness
espada - sword
espanta - to scare away
espantao/luhan - scared
espanto - fright
Españot - Spanish
espedision - expedition
espehos - mirror
espeke - crowbar or lever
espia - look for, spy
espinaso - spine, backbone
espiniya - shank
espiritu - spirit
espitat - hospital
esplika - to explain
esplikaye - to interpret, translate
espoñha - sponge
esposision - exposition
espresa - to express in language
espuelas - spurs
essalao - shout
essena - scene
essitan - joke
esta - okay, ready
estaba - used to
establese - to establish
establesimiento - establishment
estado - territory
estague' - here is
estaka - stake, pole
estampa/litratu - picture
estañgka - to resist, dam
estaño - tin
estao - state of being
estasiones - seasons of the year
este - this
estensibo - estensive
esterit - sterile
estiende - to extend, expand
estila - to distill
estilo - style, fashion
estima - admire
estimao - highly regarded
estomagu - stomach
estoria - story
estotba - to prevent
estotbo - impediment
estrana - annoy, irritate
estranheru - stranger
estraño - unusual
estreyas - stars
estrikto - strict
estropea - to cripple
estudia - to learn
estudiante - student
estudion tataotao - anatomy
estufao - stew
ete/pacha - to touch
etigu - short
etiniñgo - unwise
etmana - nun
etnon - assemblage, gathering
etogo - small in growth
eyak - to imitate or study
eyok - pain from a wound
F
fa'aila - to accuse (law)fa'andi - to flatter someone
fa'añao - fearless
fababa - to dupe
fababayon - gullible
faborito - favorite
fabot - favor
fabrika - factory
fabula - fable
fachada - facade, front
fa'chalan - to make room
fache' - mud
fachocho - to work, labor
fadang - federico tree
fa'et - salty
fafababa - swindler, impostor, fraud
fafahan - buyer
fafalago - runner, racer
fahan - buy
faisen - ask
fakae - to share, part
fakanate - to dig a moat or gutter
fakte - catch rain water, tap tree sap
falagu - run
falagui - go and get
famagu'on - children
famalao'an - females
fa'maolek - fix
familia - family
fan - polite particle
fa'na'gue - teach
fanaguiyon - docile, easy to control
fanaitai - read, say prayers
fanala'an - clothes line
fanatugan - hiding place
fandanggo - wedding party
fangana - victory
fanhaluman - filter, passage
fanigue - to distinguish oneself
fanihi - bat
fanmatayan - vital
fanola'an - window
fanomagan - bathtub
fano'makan - shower room, swimming place
fañago - to give birth
fañaki - to rob
fañata'anan - rainy season
fañotsot - to regret
fantasioso - braggart
fata - to expose, display
fata'chong - sit down
fatinas - cook, make
fatinason - possible
fatkiluye - to keep quiet or keep secret
fatmasia - pharmacy
fatoigue - to inspect, overlook
fatpai - to honor
fatso - false
fatta - absent, to lack
fatto - arrive
faya - anchovies
faye - sly, wise, skillful
fe - fidelity, integrity
Febreru - February
fecho - date
fehman - furious, violent
fektos - merchandise, goods
felis - fortunate
felisita - to wish happiness to
fenso - seed, stone
fiadot - surety
fiansa - security, bail
figan - to glow
figura - model, figure
figurin - fashion patterns
fiho - sure
fila - to file
filak - to braid hair
filo - edge
fin - end
fina' - that which is
fina'denne' - hot sauce
finahan - purchase
finakpo - end, conclusion
finalagaihon - indiscretion, slipping
fina'maipe' - made hot, warm up(food)
finamames - sweets
finamta - fertility
fina'tinas - prepare food
fine'na - first
finene'na - first
finilak - basketweaving, braided work
fininut - bundle
fino' - language, speak
finu - smooth
fio - actual
fion - beside, near
fitma - to sign
fitme - strong, firm
flecha - arrow
flete - freight
florero - urn
flores - flower
foda - dull
fo'fo' - to snort
fofona - go ahead!
fogon - stove
fogonero - fireman
fogse - to milk (i.e. a cow)
foggon - stove, barbeque pit
fohmo - damselfish
fo'na - ahead, be first
fondo - foundation, base
fondon tasi - sea floor
fonhayan - to finish
fonton - to belch
forastero - foreign
fotgon - wet
fotma - to form
fotmat - serious, grave
fotmasion - formation
fotnido - sturdy
fottalesa - fertility
fotte - powerful, strong in taste
fottuna - fortune
franela - undershirt
franko - frank, honest, outspoken
frasko - flask
freno - rein
fresa - strawberries
fresko - fresh, cool
frihon - to question, quiz
frion - fool, snob, idiot
frionera - folly
fritadan babui - pork chitterling
fritadan guaka - beef chitterling
fritadan mannok - chicken chitterling
frumeona - to talk silly
fuera de - outside of
fuetsa - power, strength
fuetsao - involuntary
fuette - vigorous, strong
fufatta – insane
fugo' - wring, squeeze
fuhut - to bind lossely
fumiga - to fumigate
fumitme - to become strong
funas - to eradicate, erase, lose color, wither
funda - pillowcase
fundamento - fundamental
funut - to fasten
G
gabe - to cut or slicegacha - step on, catch up with
gachai - ax
ga'chong - partner, companion
gada - unripe, uncooked
gadao - grouper fish
gadbo - handsome
gaddo' - wild yam
gade - to snag, get cuaght (clothing)
gadon - to complicate
gafo' - coconut, nearly ripe
ga'ga' - animal, insect, vermin
gago - lazy
gagot - flint stone
gai - have something
gaianimo! - have courage!
gaibale - to be worth
gaibatbas - bearded
gaibittud - energetic
gaifigura - well-built
gaiganansia - profitable
gaige - be present, here, opposite of absent, stative verb
gaihetdan - bothersome
gaihinaso - reasonable
gaihumatsamiento - rebellious
gai'isao - sinner, debtor
gaikulot - multi-colored
gaisensia - common sense
gakumuentos - a babbler, rambler
ga'lagu - dog
galaide' - canoe
galon - gallon
galute - to beat
gamamaisen - inquisitive
ga'man'uga - flatterer
ga'mimo - quarrelsome
gamson - octopus
gana - win
ganadot - winner, champion
ganansia - profit
ganas - desire, appetite
gane - to run aground
ganso - goose
ga'ña - prefer
ga'o - prefer
gaotgan - to choke
gaplaito - to make a fuss
gapotulu - hair
garapatas - tick
garañon -lustful
gaseta - newspaper
gasgas - clean
gasolina - gas
gasta - to spend money
gastadot - extravagance
gasto - expenses
gaston i biahe - travel expenses
gastos - costs
gatano - worldly
gatbo - gorgeous
gatgaras - to gargle
gayetas - cookies
gayo - rooster
gefmanhasso - thoughful
gefpago - charming, pretty
gefsaga - content, comfortable
geftao - big-hearted, kind, magnificent
gekpo - flying, bird
gerra/guerra - war
gerrero/guerrero - warrior
gia - guide
gimen - drink
ginipo - flying
globo - globe
gloria - glory
glorioso - glorious
gobetnadot - governor
gobietna - to govern, manage
gobietnon taotao - democracy
gode - to fasten
gof - very
gofli'e - to love, be loved
gofli'iyon - amiable, lovely
goha - fan, or to blow
gohe - to stoop or bend
golai - vegetable
goleta - schooner
golosina - sweets
goloso/hambiento - greedy, gluttonous
goma - paste
gomgom - to crush
gope - to leap
gopte - to celebrate
gora - bonnet
gosa - to enjoy (food)
gosne - to pull or draw out
gota - to drop
gote - to seize, grip
gotgoreta - water pitcher
gotpe - knock, throw hard
gotpea - to yank
grado - rank, position
gramatika - grammar
granada - pomegranate
granero - granary
graniso - hail
grano - grain
granon ma'is - cornmeal
grasia - grace, thanks
grasioso - clever, inventive
gratifika - to reward
grifo - faucet
griniyete - to chain
griyete - handcuffs
griyos - cricket
guadok - to dig
guafag - mat
guafe - fire
guagse - to peel, shave, scrape
guaguan - expensive
guaguasan - peasant, farmer
guaha - to have
guahe - to dig
guahu - I
guaifi - blow
guaifon - windy
guailaye - useful
guaiya - to love, like
guaiyayon - lovable, sweetheart
guaka - cow
gualafon - full moon
gualo' - farm
guantes - glove
gua'ot - ladder, staircase
guasa - to sharpen
guasang - tonsils
guatda -to guard, keep
guatdia - sentinel
guatnision - to harness an animal
guato - over there (away from speaker)
guayaba - guava
guede - band
guegue - toothpick
gueko - blank (as in paper)
guesgues - to scrape
guha - asthma, pant, cough
guife - to dream, fantasize
guihan - fish
guihen - petticoat
guihi - there, away from person being addressed
guinaiya - ardor, affection
gula - immoderation, gluttony
gulek - grind for grain
guma - house
guma pasahero - inn
guma Yu'us - church
gunus - to sprain
gu'ot - to seize
gupo - to fly
gupot - party
guse'lalalo' - fiery, passionate, easily riled
gusi - fleeting, quickly
gusisiha - immediately
gusto - joy, taste
gutus - to take life
H
ha'ane - day, daylightha'anen gupot - holiday
habao/hakot - to snatch, seize
habon - soap
habubo - impetuous
habune - to lather, soap up
hacha - to tenderize
hachaigua - similar
hachita - hatchet
hado - godson
hae - brow, forehead
hafa - what, matter
hafa taimano - in what manner
hafe - splint, splinter
hafno' - high tide
hafot - to bury, entomb
haga - blood, daughter
hagahaf - sand crab (black type)
hagas - in old times
haggan - turtle
hagoi - pond
hagoñg - to breathe
haguha - asthmatic, needle
haguhi - sand crab
haha - to blow, breathe
hahanon - burning
i hahatme guma/ sake' - burglar
haiguas - coconut shell
hailas - poverty, want
hakmang, titohge - moray eels
hala - to pull, haul
halacha - sometime ago, past
halak - scarcehalañg - to terrify
hale' - let's go! (animals)
halige' - pole, stake
halion - eradicable
halom - inside, within
halom tano' - jungle
haluman - to lose one's life
halu'o - shark
ham - us
hamafak - brittle, fragile
hamaleffa - forgetful
hamañiente - irritable, touchy
hamas - ever
hambriento - greedy, gluttonous
hame - to warm
hamlañgo - sickly
hamon - ham
hamyo - you (plural)
hanague - to go through
hanao - to go, leave
hanaotati/debuetta - backwards
hanhan - to threaten with gestures
hanom - water
hanom inestila - distilled water
hanon - to burn up
hañgai - to want to
hao - you
ha'of - chest
hara - water pitcher, jug
harina - flour
hasan - rare, unusual, famine
hasayaihon - to bear in mind
hasienda - farm, residence, possessions
hasngon - intentional, premeditated
hasngot - ginger
haspok - full
hasso - to think, reflect
hasta - flag mast, until
hasta ñgai'an? - until when?
hasuli - eel
hasulon - slippery
hasusuye - intending
hasuye - to estimate, calculate
hasuye demasiao - to worry too much, brood
hatalapos - destitute, worn, ragged
hatdin - garden
hatdinero - gardener
hatme - to go in, enter
hatpon - harpoon
hatsa - to lift, ascend, advance, promote
hatsamiento - rebellion, mutiny
hatutungoha - knowingly
hatungo umatte - artful
hauhau - sound of a dog barking (i.e. woof-woof, arf-arf)
haye - who? which?
hayeha - whoever
hayo - wood, timber
hayon matutong - fuel (for cooking, fire)
hebiyas - buckle
hechura - characteristic, feature
hechuran taotao - humanity
hedo - to dry up, shrivel, tuck in (clothes)
hefe - chief
helengga - syringe
hemplo - legend
henerasion - generation
henero - January
henguan - probable
henio - mood, mind
henngan - mob, unruly crowd
hentan - to find, meet
heografia - geography
heometria - geometry
heramienta - tool
heramienta para man aprieta - clamp
hereda - to inherit
heredero - heir
herehe - heretic
herensia - inheritance
hereria - smith
herero - blacksmith
heresia - heresy
herida - wound
hetbana - to patch together
hichom - shutters
higado - liver
higante - giant (person)
higef - to surprise, catch unaware
higera - fig tree
higos - fig
hihihot/adbiento - advent
hihokok - fleeting, perishable
hihoroba - annoying
hihosguan - distrustful person
hihot - adjacent, concise, near
hikamas - sweet turnip
hila - to spin
hilera - row of houses
hilo - thread
i hilo ogso - top of a hill, mountain peak
hiloña - over, above, near
hima - trident
hinafa - object, thing
hinafno i tasi - incoming tide
hinagong - breath
hinagong na fehman - to breathe hard
hinalom - the inner soul, entrance, mental (psyche)
hinanao - departure
hinasgune - malice
hinasso - memory, reason, understanding
hinasson atmariao - delerium
hinatme - invasion
hinatme manglo - flatulence
hineka - harvest
hineksa' - cooked rice
hinemeninatan - eyesore
hinemhom - darkness
hinemlo – health, recovery
hineroba – annoyance
hiniga – strong wind
hinigef – ambush
hinilat – power, strength
hinilat maisa – self-control
hiniyong – effect, consequence
hipato – pale, light
hipokresia – hypocrisy
hipokrito/ kado mamamaulek –hypocrite
hysteria – hysteria
hit – us
hita – wehoben – young
hoflak – to lick
hogadot – gambler
hogue – to carry a child
hogete’ – toy
hohomhom – twilight
hohosguan - envious
hoka – to pluck, pick
hokok – ruined, lost
hokok ñalang – starvation
home – to darken, overshadow
homhom – obscure, dark
homlo – to revive, recover from illness
homlo ta’lo - revival
honesto - honest, honorable
hongang – to amaze, scare
hongge – to believe, devout
hongguiyon – by chance, credible
honra - to honor
hoño – to crush
hotka – gallows, execute
hotkon – pillar
hotge – to befall, happen
hotma – to build
hotnalero – day worker
hotne – to pierce
hotno – oven
hotyat – to scratch off
hoyo – excavation
hubentud - youth
huchom – to enclose
huchom duro – to slam (loud)
huebes – Thursday
huego – game
huegon salape – to gamble
huerfana/o - orphan
hues – judge
hugando – to play
hugahnom – to dissolve, melt
hugum – to oppress
huho – to bid
huisio – sentence (law)
hula – tongue
hulat – to overcome, conquer
hule – oilcloth
hulo –thunder
hulok – to snap, break
hulos – to smooth out
I humahalom – income from labor
humalom – to suppose
humanao – to proceed
humanao para otro tano – to emigrate
humanaohulo – upward
humekua – doubtful
humihot – to approach
humuyongña – to result in
huna – poison, poisonous
hunggan – yes
hungok – to hear, listen
hunta – assembly
hunto – fat
husga – to award
husto – just, impartial
hutu – to use up, weed out
huyong – get outside, out!
I
i - thei'e' - infant jacks (fish)
iba' - a type of sour fruit that resebmles grapes
ibidensa - proof, facts
idea - idea
idea - idea
identifika - to identify
idioma - idiom, certain characteristic of a language
idolo - idol
i'esitan - joker, jester
igi - defeat, beat
ignoransia - ignorance
ignorante - ignorant
igu - jealousy
i'isao - sinner
ikak - to defeat (competition)
ilek - said
ilotes - corn on the cob
imbentibu - inventive, creative
impetuosu - impetuous, passionate, irritable
impide - to restrain
impolitiko - impolite
impone - to lay on, impose
imposipble - impossible
impotta - import
impottante - important
imprenta/impresot - printer
impresa - to impress
imprudensia - carelessness
impuesto - delivery, draft, excise, duty
in - we
ina - to light up
inabak - error, misunderstanding
inabmam - to stop, delay
inabundansia - superfluous
inachago - distance
inachatli'e - hatred
inadayao - to become interested
inafliton batatas - potato chips
ina'gang - noise, loudness
inakacha - deception, to do damage
inakka - to sting
inarekkla - method or system
inatditi - oppressed, worsened
infelis - unhappy
infietno - hell
ingratu - ungrateful
inhuria - to revile
iniga - to caress
inigo' - jealousy
inklinao - inclination towards something
inkombinensia - inconvenience
imottat - immortal
insima - to intensify
insutta - to insult
intelihente - intelligent
interesao - selfish (also chattao)
inturompe - to interrupt
introdusi - introduce
inutet - paralyzed, unserviceable
ipe' - cut open, chip
ira - catastrophe
isa - rainbow
isao - sin
isla - island
islandito - catfish
isleta - small island
Istoria Sagrada - Biblical history
Istoria Sagrada - Biblical history
iya - article for place names (example?)iyo - belong to
J
Funny enough, these are the only J letters in the Chamorro Alphabet!
Jesus - Jesus
Jose - Joseph
Julio - July
Junio - June
Jesus - Jesus
Jose - Joseph
Julio - July
Junio - June
K
kadada' - short
kafe - coffee
kahet - orange
kahet ma'gas - grapefruit
kakaguates - peanuts
kalakas - disgusting
kalaktos - sharp
kalan - like, as
ka'lanke - little finger
kalessa - carriage
ka'lulot - fingers
ka'lulot talo' - middle
kamachili - madras thorn
kamisola - slip
kamuti - sweet potatoes
kannai - arm, hand
kantit - cliff
kanton tasi - beach
karabao - carabao
kareta - car, vehicles on wheels
karetan guaka - bullcart
karetan hayu - bullcart
karetan kahon - boxcart wagon
karetan trosu - bullcart
karetiya - wagon
katadu - spoiled milk
katne - meat
katnen babui - pork
katnen binadu - deer meat
katnen chiba - goat meat
katnen guaka - beef
katnen karabao - carabao meat
katnen notte - whole corned beef
kato - cat
katsunes - pants
ketu! - keep still!
kichu - convict
kilu'os tasi - starfish
kiridu/a - sweetheart
kitan - cross-eyed
klase - class, type
krakas - crackers
kunehu - rabbit
kafe - coffee
kahet - orange
kahet ma'gas - grapefruit
kakaguates - peanuts
kalakas - disgusting
kalaktos - sharp
kalan - like, as
ka'lanke - little finger
kalessa - carriage
ka'lulot - fingers
ka'lulot talo' - middle
kamachili - madras thorn
kamisola - slip
kamuti - sweet potatoes
kannai - arm, hand
kantit - cliff
kanton tasi - beach
karabao - carabao
kareta - car, vehicles on wheels
karetan guaka - bullcart
karetan hayu - bullcart
karetan kahon - boxcart wagon
karetan trosu - bullcart
karetiya - wagon
katadu - spoiled milk
katne - meat
katnen babui - pork
katnen binadu - deer meat
katnen chiba - goat meat
katnen guaka - beef
katnen karabao - carabao meat
katnen notte - whole corned beef
kato - cat
katsunes - pants
ketu! - keep still!
kichu - convict
kilu'os tasi - starfish
kiridu/a - sweetheart
kitan - cross-eyed
klase - class, type
krakas - crackers
kunehu - rabbit
L
la'abmam - for quite some timelaba - to nail, fasten
labadot - lavatory
labios - lips
labit - violin
labla - to carve (wood, stone, etc.)
lacha - to lay in mud
lachai - to consume, leaving nothing
lache - wrong, faulty, injustice
ladera - cliff
ladriyo - brick, tile
ladron - thief
laet - to hurt, grieve
lago - melted, tear
laguana - soursop
lagua - net
laguaña - soursop tree
lahi - male
lahyan - many
lai - law
laiguan (dangkulo) - mullets (fish)
lakse - to sew, stitch
laktus - thorn, thistle
lala - vivacious, robust
lalache an kumentos - to stammer in speech
lalalaha - to survive, outlive, outlast
lalanghita - tangerine
lalango - fainting
lalangoñaihon - faint
lalatde ta'lo - to object, oppose
lalat-diyon - culpable, needing censure
lalo - fly
lamagong - to recuperate, lessen in severity
lamas - to rot
lamasa - table
lamen - to wound, beat
lamentasion - lamentation, moan, wail
lamita - half
lamlam - bright, pure, shining
lamlam mahlos - polished
lamok - to stink
lampasu - mop, cleaning rag
lana - wool
lanan - to snore
lanchita - yacht
lancho - ranch, farm
laña - interjection, i.e. wow! damn! what?! etc.
lañga - someone who's easily tricked, simpleton
langit - sky, heaven
laniya - flannel
lansa - lance
lanseta - lancet
lao - side
lapida - tombstone
lapis - pencil
largero - shaft (vehicle)
lasa - to rub, massage
lasarino - leprosy
lasas - skin, outer shell, husk
lasas atadok - eyelid
laso - lasso
lastre - ballast
lata - can
late' - scab, itch
latigaso - to chastise with a rod, switch
latfena - foward!
latga - envious, jealous or stingy
latga bista - spyglass
latgero - pole
latigo - whip
lato - slippery
laton - brass
lau - but, nevertheless
laulau - tremble, shake
laulau ma'añao - to tremble with fear, terror
lauya - kettle
layak - sail
layau - to stroll around
layo -to envy
leba i ankla - anchor
lebadura - yeast
lebbok - murky
legat - legal
legitimo - legitimate
legua - league, mile
lehia - lye solution
lehngon - shady
lektura - lecture
lelikui - to surround, encompass
lemenda - to mend
lemlemtaotao/tigefhomhom - melancholy, gloom, obscurity
lemmai - breadfruit
lemmon adamelong - lemon lime type
lemmon china - southeast asian lemon
lemmon riat - a common type of lemon
lemonada - lemonade
lemunayas - illumination
lente - lens
leon - lion
lepblo - book
lepblon kuenta - account book, ledger
leston - edge, ledge
leston dalalai - fine thread, lace
letania - litany
letke - to evade, flee
letran atfabeto - letter of the alphabet
leyok - hollow
libettad - liberty, freedom
libra - pound
libre - free, safe
licheng - fishing tackle
lichera - dairy
li'i - to see, look, glance, perceive
li'ion - visible
likot - liquor
liliko - bent, curved, crooked
lima - to file, a file
limite - to restrict, limit
limon - acid lime
limosna - alm
linabla - a carving
linache - fiasco, failure, error
linailes - wiles
linahyan - party
linala - life, evolution, existence
linala i tataotao ta'lo - resurrection
linamlam - radiance, luster
linamon - skill
linao - earthquake
linatga - avarice
linea - line
lineat - lineal (ancestry)
lineka - height
lini'i - vision
linihan - panic
lini'i i atadok - eyesight, line of sight
linimiento - liquid, topical medication
linimutan - moldy
linipa - cheating, deceit
lino - linen
li'of - to dive
lipa - to conceal
lirio - lily
lisayo - rosary
lisensia - license
liso - sleek
lista - list
listo - quick-witted, smart, prepared
literat - literal
liti - to mix, thin
litrato - picture, photo
liyang - cave
lodo - obese
logra - to conquer, acquire
lokat - local
lokka' - tall
lokkue' - also, too
loklok - to boil, cook
loko - crazy
lo'lo - cough
lolosos - rattle in the throat
lomo - hip, groin area
lona - canvas
lonnat - birthmark
losa - stone slab
losus - hoarse
loteria - raffle, lottery
lotge - to fill, pour
lotgun - to fall in a pit, hole
lucha - row
lucho - acute
luga - wall
lugat - place
luhan/Lujan - worried
luhurioso - luxurious
lukau - procession
lulai - fishing during moonlight
lulok – nail (also: lulok hao = enjoy yourself)
luluhan - anxious
luluke - to nail down
lumagas - to slide
luma'la - to be, exist
luma'la guaha - to propser
lumalalo - to ferment
lumamagof - to relieve/free from pain, grief
lumamaulek - to improve, advance, progress
lumamagai - to enlarge, increase
luma'ong - to loaf around
lumatailaye - to get worse
luma'uya - to wander about, to idle
lumayak - to sail
lumos - to merge, absorb, swallow
lumot - moss
lumus - to immerse
lumut - a type of seaweed
lunes - Monday
luño - sandy
lupis - skirt (clothing)
lus elektisida - electricity/light
lusong - mortar
luto - mourning, grief, sorrow
M
ma'agsom - sour, acidic, tartma'añao - afraid, timid
ma'ase - compassionate, merciful, forgiveness
ma'asen - fogiveness
ma'ataska - to be caked with mud
ma'ayek - preferred
mabira - turn
mabotda - embroidery
machachalane - instructed
machalehgua - diffused
machakchak katan - dawn
machalupun - scattered
machalek - coarse, stubborn, fierce
machat atan - hated, odious, hateful
maches - matches
machete - bush knife
macheten matadot - meat cleaver
maching - monkey, ape
machocho duro - hard labor
machom - closed
madefiefiende - client (of a lawyer)
madeha - piece of thread
maderas - building material
madesokupa - desolate, uninhabited
madestrosa - to devastate, ruined
madirihe - guidance, direction
madok - cavity
madok atgoya - harness for carabao (ring in nose)
madok tataotao - skin pores
madulalak - expulsion, ejection
maenbatsama - to embalm
maestro - teacher, boss
maetdot - numb, no sensation
mafaborerese - the favorite child
mafak - wreck
mafakai - partition
mafak atagtagña - pacified
mafahiyong - to despise, slander
mafamaolek - to rally, collect
mafamaolek i nilache - to right a wrong
mafañago - to be born
mafañago i mismo tano - indigenous
mafnot - sturdy, robust
mafondo - to sink, sunk
mafti - knife blade notch
mafunas - to exterminate, annihilate
mafuti - a type of fish, snapper
maga - early
magagu - clothes
magahan - green-blue parrotfish
magahit - certain, sure
magalahi - magistrate, governor
magaom hinalom - grateful, sympathetic
magao - to yawn
magas - grand, exalted
magas i batko - sea captain
magas na isao - capital sin
magase - to rule, dominate
magefatan - liked
mageftungo - popular, well-liked by others
magem - moist or silent
magguag - roomy
magi - here, this way
magmata - to wake up
magnganite - Satan
magof - happy
magofli'e - beloved
magpo - to finish, be ready
mahaga - to bleed
mahalang - painful, sorrow, to yearn
mahalangue - to grieve
mahangue - stale, rancid
mahañas - soft
mahedo - to shrink, wrinkle
mahetok - hardened in feelings, firm, strong
mahetok ni manengheng - frozen
mahgef/yayas - tired
mahimahi - dolphinfish
mahlok - bone fracture
mahlos - smooth, level
mahanau - to return
mahngang - stunned
maho - thirsty
mahongang - lobster
mahuto - roomy
maigo - sleep
maigo ñaihon - to snooze, sleep lightly
maila - to come
ma'is - corn
maipe - hot
mairasta - stepmother
maisa - self, one's self, only
makalamya - handy, nimble, agile
makalehlo - wrinkle
makamu - wedding ceremony (at the altar)
makansela - to cancel
makana - to hang
makaro' - yellowfin (fish)
makaron - macaroni
makat - heavy
makolat - siege
makone - captured
makonsagra - consecration
maktan - gutter, canal
makuaha - curdled milk
makulatum - rough
makupa - mountain apple
malachai - completely used up
malaet - sour
malago - to want
malago na u sangan - to insinuate, imply
malagon taotao - fugitive
malagredesido - ungrateful
malak - went to
malamaña - uncivil, rough, savage
malango - sick, ill
malasas - bruise
malate' - learned, sharp, intelligent
malayo - dry, wilted
malefa - to forget
mal ehemplo - bad example
maleta - suitcase
mali'i - appearance, vision
malinao - calm
malingo - deprivation, loss, take away, gone
mal intensionao - evil-minded
malisia - malice
malofan - to pass by
malulok - free, undisturbed
malumorado - bad-humor
malumut - sickening smell, contagious
mama - drinkable
mama' - to play dead
ma'ma - to chew
mamabababa - cheating, swindling
mamabehiga - blister
mamacha - sense of touch
mamagasiyan - wash basin
mamahlao - to be ashamed
mamaichecho - to struggle, scuffle
mamaigo - sleeper
mamaisa - solitary
mamakano - edible
mamalahi - manly, courageous
mamama'gas - stuck-up, opinionated
i mamamaila - the future
mamamaila na tiempo - in the future
mamamaneska - to brew, make liquor
mamamta - fruitful, fertile
mamanunui - pioneer
mamatago - inferior, subordinate
mamatai - mortal
mamatatati - to hesitate, linger, be late, slow
mamatate - to straggle, lag
i mamatinas planon guma - architect
mamatkilo - silent, tranquil
mamatki'kilo - calm, tranquil
mamaudai - rider
mamaya - navigable, superficial
i mamemedos - climber
mamehora - to improve
mames - sweet
mamfok - to weave
mamokat - to walk
mampos - unnecessary, too much of s.t.
mamuda - dolled-up
mamulan - skipjack fish (large)
i mamumulan - a guard
mamuno - to murder
mamuten tataotao - rheumatism
maña - trick
mana daña - mixed up
manada - herd
manadahe - to hoard, collect
ma na kalamtenña - transfer, removal
man adanche - symmetrical
manadidide i minegae - summary of contents
i man adodora idolo - idolatry
manahuyung - creation, work, piece
manakihom - frugal, thrifty
manakilisayon - to baptize, christen
manamtam - joy, taste
ma na nuebuña - renewal, renovation
manapayon - habitual, customary
man aregla - ruler (person)
ma na santos - sacred
man atma - stubborn
man burukuento - noisy (crowd)
manbula - swollen
mancha - blemish, stain
manda - imperative, obligatory
mandagi - deceit
man despetdisia - to pillage
man dibe - to be in debt
manea - business transaction, negotiation or behave
i man ekunguk - listeners
maneha - to use, manage
manempeya - greasy, fatty
manengheng - cold, chilly
manesgue - to steal
man espia - to do/perform a reconnaisance
man eyak - instructed
manflores - to blossom
mangag - to stagger, sag, bend down
mangentataye - seller
mangfong - to reckon
mangga - mango
manggas - sleeve
mangge - where
mangi - delicious
mangko - one-armed
mangle - mangrove
manglo' - wind, air
mango - saffron (used in Spanish cooking)
mangofli'e - benevolent
i manguaiya - sweetheart
i manguiguifi - a dreamer
manha - tender coconut
man hale - to take root
man hasso - to recollect
manhongge - vituous
manhufa - to stretch out both arms
manhufa para u - to pledge allegiance to
manhulat - powerful
manhulon - noble
manhungok - hearing
i manlili'e - spectator
manman - wondering, dazed
manmerese - deserving, worthy
mannok - chicken
manohu - a bundle
manokcha - to bear fruit, sprout
mansanan agaga' - red apple
mansanan betde - green apple
mansangan - rumor has it, current story
mansanita - panama cherry
manso - gentle, refined
manteles - table or altar cloth
mantension - livelihood
mantiene - help, aid, grasp
mantika - lard, fat
mantikan leche - heavy cream/milk
mantikiya - butter
manu - where
manufaktura - to manufacture
manugong - to bolt a door
manungo - scholar
man yuyute - to ravage
mañagi - to loot
mañahak - anchovies
mañahalom gi lista - to enlist, enroll
mañaina - ancestors
i mañangangane - an informer
mañaña - smooth, glossy
mañetnot - evil, diseased
mañgagmona - to bend down and forward
mañila - flame, fire
mañila ensigidas - sudden flash of light
mañiñila - glistening, shining
mañom - head cold, congestion
mañotsot - to reform
mañugo - to fester, rot
mañuso - to grow back (plants)
maolek - good
mapa - map
mapagahes - cloud
mapanas - flat, level, stone
masoksok - skinny
matanhanom - waterfall
ma'te' - low tide
mattingan - reef
maug - stronge, lasting
melokoton - peaches
melon - cantelope
mendioka - tapioca
meyas - socks
minnes - mannowfish
motosaikot - motorcycle
mumu - fight
muta - vomit
mutung - foul smelling, stink
N
na - that, the, whichna'abmam - to postpone
na'adingo - to sequester
na'adispatta - to disassemble
na'adotgan - to pierce through
na'afamaolek - to atone
na'agadon - to confuse
na'agaoli - to cross one's legs
na'ahustao - to adjust
na'ali - to insult
na'alibiao - to alleviate
na'an - name
na'ancho - to widen
na'animoso - to make stronger
na'anok - to discover
na'apaka - to whitewash
na'apaling - to wring out (as in a dishrag)
na'apo - to hold back
na'asegura - to assert
na'asentado - to accomodate
na'asgon - to soil
na'atarantao - to disunite
na'atborotao - troublesome
na'attilong - to blacken
na'atok - to conceal
na'atulaika - to barter or trade
na'aya - to forge, make equal
na'ayao - to borrow
nabaha - pocketknife, razorblade
nabegadot - navigator
nabelembao - to vibrate, to shake something
nabeste - to adorn
nabio - navy
naboka - to feed
nabrabo - to strengthen, enliven
nabubo - to provoke, make angry
nabubu - insolent
nabula - to fill up
nachaka - to snap, break
nachaddek - to hustle
nachalek - amusing, funny
nachaochao - to fluctuate
nachatguiya - despiser
nachathagong - to suffocate
nachathinasso - to embarrass
nachatpago - to deface, disfigure
nachatsaga - to annoy, outrage
nachaoli i dadalak - to wag the tail
nachetan - to strain, stretch
nacheton - to connect, stick
nachilong - to arrange proportionally
nadangkolo mas ke i minagahet - to exaggerate
nadaña - to mingle, mix
nadenga - to turn upside down
nadespresiao - to bring into contempt
nadilok - to reverse
nadinanche - to rectify, set right
nadogae - to confound, tire
na'empas - to give satisfaction
na'entalo - to shove in
na'esponha - to inflate, swell
na'etnon - to gather, pluck
na'eyak - to educate
nafache - to smear
nafailek - bitter, acidic
nafakpo - to enter an agreement
nafalingo - to destroy
nafalofan - to let come to pass
nafamta - to bring forth
nafamatkilo - to appease
nafana'an - to dominate
nafanagitilu'i - to pile up
nafañetnot - to wound
nafañila - to ignite, turn on
nafañotsot - to reform
nafanungo - to illuminate
nafanyaoyao - to instigate
na'i - to give
na'i grasias - to thank
na'i notisia - to give notice
na'i pasto - to graze
na'i patte - to communicate, share
na'i petmiso - to agree to, give permission
na'i prenda - to be responsible
nakabales - to perfect
nakachang - to dirty, diminish
nakadada - to abridge
nakafache - to soil with mud
nakahulo - to raise up
nakalaktus - to sharpen
nakalamten - to set in motion
nakalo - to slacken
nakaloha - to provoke
nakapkap - to make room
nakayada - to mitigate
naklaruye - to explain, interpret
nanu - midget
napu - wave
natata - shallow
nateng - slow
ngosngos - squid
nifen - teeth
nika - sweet yam
niyok - coconut
Ñ
-ña - his, her
ña - more, better
ñaba - pliable
ñahlalang - lightweight
ñahlalang na minaigo - to sleep lightly
ñaihon - awhile
ñaka - to hang up, suspend
ñalang - hungry
ñama - helpless
ñamu - mosquito
ñangnang - arrogant, entertaining, talkative
ñango - hips
ñangon - to whisper secretively
ñangu - swim
ñaño - dull
ñating - slow
ñauhan - to stagger
ñehong - to duck, humble one's self
-ñiha - their, theirs
ñinalang - hunger
ñiñiña - to caress or a flatterer
ñogñog - to submerge in water
ñohmon - wet (muddy)
ñoño - to merge, swallow up
ñudo - to button
ñukot - to strangle
ñumangu - swam
ñuña - to fondle, pet
ña - more, better
ñaba - pliable
ñahlalang - lightweight
ñahlalang na minaigo - to sleep lightly
ñaihon - awhile
ñaka - to hang up, suspend
ñalang - hungry
ñama - helpless
ñamu - mosquito
ñangnang - arrogant, entertaining, talkative
ñango - hips
ñangon - to whisper secretively
ñangu - swim
ñaño - dull
ñating - slow
ñauhan - to stagger
ñehong - to duck, humble one's self
-ñiha - their, theirs
ñinalang - hunger
ñiñiña - to caress or a flatterer
ñogñog - to submerge in water
ñohmon - wet (muddy)
ñoño - to merge, swallow up
ñudo - to button
ñukot - to strangle
ñumangu - swam
ñuña - to fondle, pet
O
obehas - sheepobispo - bishop
obliga - to imply or impose
obligao - compulsory
obligasion - obligation
obra na karidat - work of love
obtuso/taipunta/foda - obtuse, dull
ochenta - eighty
ocho - eight
odda' - dirty
odda' fache - dirt, dung
odda yan mititek - shabby, mean-looking
odio - hatred, spite
ofaisen - to seek information
ofende - offend
ofisiat - official
ofisina/ofisio - office
ofresi/kombida - bid, offer
ogan - to go ashore, run aground, strand
ogga'an - morning
ogso - mountain
ohalatero - plumber
ohales - buttonhole
ohas - leaf
okasion - occasion
okodo - sling, trap, ruse
okodon chaka - rat trap
oksidente - the Occident, the West
okso' - hill
Oktobre - October
okupa - to occupy
okupante - occupant
okupasion - calling, vocation
o'mak - swim, bathe
o'mak riegadera - (n.) shower
omlat - to contain, hold within
onginge' - to get a scent
onse - eleven
opagat - crosswise, in opposition to
opan - echo
operasion - operation
opio - opium
opone - to contradict, disagree
opopone - resisting
oposision - opposition
opottunidat - opportunity
opottuno/kontiempo - opportune, well-timed
oppe - reply, answer
oppop - lie down on stomach
oprime - to oppress, stifle, subdue
ora - time, hour
oras - hours
oriente - Orient
oriya - border, end, limit
oriyan - beside, in proximity
oriyan tasi - the coast, shoreline
oriyaye - to encompass
oro - gold
osgon - dutiful, obedient
osgi - to listen to, obey
osila - to oscillate, swing back and forth
osiosiadat - idleness
osioso - leisure
oso - bear
oson - tired, weary
ospitat - hospital
otadnon - to ramble, wander
otden - command, order
otdena - to decree, direct, ordain
otdinario - customary, ordinary
otdinario na taotao - common people
otdon - prickly heat
otdot - ant
otguyoso - proud
otkesta - orchestra
otobai' - motorcycle
otra manera - otherwise
otro - other, else
otro na simana - next week
ottografia - orthography
P
pabu - turkey
pacha - to touch
pachakate - small (growth)
pachang - tender
pachot - mouth
pachuchang - neat, gorgeous
pada - to box or slap someone
padadag - deceit, denial
padadang - drooping pants/rear end
padit - wall
padrigiyos - to chain or fetter
pagadot - paymaster
pagano - pagan
pagat - to advise or counsel
pagngas - to cut, split
pago - now, today
pago finañago - infancy, early childhood
pa'gogoha - actual
pago manana - daybreak, twilight, dawn
pago yan ayo - now and then
pagpag - blister; to smack with tongue
paha - straw, stalk
paharon u oriyan tasi - gull, sea-gull
pahgang - clam
pahon - screw pine, used for weaving
paine - comb
painen basula - rake
pairasto - stepfather
pais - region
pakaka! - hush!
pakyo - typhoon
pala - shovel, spade
palabra ni honrao - word of honor
palacha - swindler
paladat - palate, roof of mouth
paladan - scar, wound, wheal
palai - oitment for wounds
palaga - to slip
palakse - smooth, slippery
palangana - pan, frying pan or washbasin
palagpang - roar, cry, or loud noise
palapa - to flutter or flap wings
palaspas - to splash; to do something superficially; to dabble
palasyo - palace
palao'an, hembra - female, woman
pale - father, priest
Palestina, Tierra Santa - Holy Land, Palestine
paleta - painter's palette
palo - some, more or less, partly, stake
palon batko - mast of ship
paluma - bird
pake - rifle, gun
paken petdegon - shotgun
pakete - parcel, small bundle
pan - bread
panadero - baker
panak - to strike
panak-lalo' - fly swatter
panak tenis - tennis racket
pañales - mantilla (Spanish garment)
panglao - crab
panglao oru - golden sea crab
pangon, yaho - to arouse, wake up
pañite - to strike, shit
paño - handkerchief, kerchief
pañot ales - to gulp down without chewing
pantalan - pier, wharf
pantaya, homen kandet - screen or lampshade
pañuelon - shawl, shoulder wrap
Papa, i Santo Papa - the Pope, the Holy Father
papa - papal, pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
papa - wing or underneath
papacha - pathetic, touching
papakyo - stormy
papalote - kite; dragon
papakes - nails (fingers, toes)
papakes ga'ga' - hoof (animals)
papatte - parting or separating
papau - a plant that grows along streams
papaya - papaya
papeleta, sedula - ticket
papet -paper
papet asero - sandpaper
para - for, in place of
para - to stop
parada - parade, military display
paraiso - chinaberry
parafo - clause
paralitico - paralysis, palsy
para ma na lago - for broiling, beef for broiling
para man remotke - tug, tugboat
para mona - henceforth, in the future
paranñaihon - attitude, position
para papa - downward, toward the ground
para todo - universal, general, for all
para u siña - to enable, to make able
parejo - alike, resembling, similar, simultaneous, kindred
parentesis - parenthesis
parereho - oppressive
pares - pair
parientes - relatives
paroko - curate of a parish
parokia - parish
pas - peace
pasadero - transient
pasadot - razor sharpener
pasahe - passage through, transit
pasahero - passenger, traveler
paska - fragile
Pasgua - Easter
pasifiko -peaceful
pasion - passion
paso - pace, setp, manner of walking
pastet - pie
pasto - pasture, to graze, meadow
pastot - herder, shepherd
pat -either, or
patang - shield
patas - foot, sole
patas ga'ga' - paw
patek - to wince, shrink
patgon - child
patgon kabayo - colt
patgon chiba - kid (young goat)
patgon na trongko - sapling, young tree
patio - yard, courtyard
patlino - godfather
patma - palm (hand); palm tree
patmada - to slap with an open hand
patol - abdomen, groin
patke - park
patriatka - patriarch
patriotiko - patriotism
patron - patron, protector
patron galaide - steersman
patruya - patrol (police)
patte - part, share, partial
patte gi tataotao - body part
pattikulat - particular, excellent
pattida - ration, departure
pattidon - party
patto - midwife
pau - scent, odor, aroma, savor, sense of smell
paupau - fragrant
pausa - pause
pausado - leisurely
payaya - frigate bird
payo - parasol,unmrella
payon - skilled, experienced, to become accustomed
pechau - to run away, jump
pecho - chest
pedasito - slice, scrap, thin piece, atom, particle
pedaso - block of wood, stone
pedason magagu ni dalalai - tape, narrow band of cloth
pedason tano - region of a country
pega - to set, place in position, to stick
peka - office
pekado beniat - venial sin
pekadot - sinner
pekno - murderous, cruel
peligro - danger, peril
peligroso - dangerous, risky
peludo - hairy, wooly
pena de muette - death penalty
peniti - full of grief
penitensia - penance, atonement
penitiyiye - sympathizing, grateful
pennga, kostumbre - custom
pension - pension
penta - to draw, sketch
peon - day laborer
pepega' - cone shell
pepino - cucumber
pepitas - seed, kernel
peras - pear
periodo - period, span of time
perito - expert
pes - pitch
pesa, minakat - to weigh, weight
pesadot - scale, balance
pesadumbre - anger, vexation
peskadot, talayero - fisherman
peson - to pound, ram
pespes - to rustle, to murmur
peste - pestilence, plague
petbetso - infamous, wicked
petde - to overcome, subdue
petdon - forgiveness, pardon
petfekto - ideal, perfect
pethudika, inakacha - to impair, prejudice, to do damage
pethuisio - harm, loss, to lose
petlas - pearl
petmanente - permanent
petmite - to permit, to consent
petrolio - petroleum
petsan - to rebound, to recoil
petsige - to persecute or pursue
petsona - person
pettenese - to pertain to
piano - piano
pi'ao - reed, bamboo
pi'ao lahi - thorny type of bamboo
pi'ao palao'an - smooth type of bamboo
piesa - piece of cloth
pietna - bone, leg
piga - giant taro
pika - spicy or sharp
pikaro - pervert, man without honor, villain
pikatdia - roguery
piknik - picnic
piko - spout, beak
pi'ot - sour plum
pikols - cucumber
piloto - pilot
piloton aire - aviator
pilotuye - to pilot
pimienta - pepper
piña - pineapple
pinadesi - grievance, a sense of wrong, agony
pinagat - counsel, advice
pinalakse - fluent in speech
pinalala - to hurry, to be hasty
pinalalala - scrupulous
pinañot - gulp, dram
pinareho - identical, likeness
pinarehon i dos raya punta a punta - parallel
pinatgon - infancy, early childhood
pinaupau - spice
pinayon - dexterity
pineble - poverty, penury
pinekat - walk
pineksai - propagation
pinelo - stock, store
pinengle - restriction
pinenta - draft, sketch, painting
pinetsige' - persecution
pinigan - glow of burning coals, charcoal
pinine - refusal, rejection
pinino maisa - suicide
pinite - grief, sorrow
pinitiye - to grieve, lament
pino - pine tree
pinto - free will, caprice
pintura - paint, enamel
pipa - barrel
i pipenta - painter
pipinu - a type of watermelon: small, yellow
pipupu - type of fish
pirata - pirate
pisara - slate
piso - floor
pistola - pistol
pitdora - pill, medicine
plaito - to litigate, contest in a court of law
plaiton familia - feud
plalanta - founder, builder
planas - plains
plancha - picture
planchansin - corrugated iron
planeta - planet
plano - plan
planta - to institute, till the fields
planta i lamasa - set the table
plantasma - spook, a certain type of ghost
plantet - nursery
plasa - plaza
plaso - respite, term, fixed term
plata - silver
platea - silver
platero - silversmith
plato - dish, platter
platon fonografo - phonographic record
pliego - sheet of paper
plomiso - made of lead
plomo - lead
pluma - feather
plumahe - plumage
poblasion - population
poble - poor
podlilo - spoiled, offensive, foul
podong - to tumble or fall
podonghalom - to collapse, break down
poesia - poetry
pokat - to step, tread
pokat taiguihi i pokat kabayo - trot
pokpok - sore, ulcer
poksai - to fatten
poksen - to spoil, to become foul in odor
politiko - polite; political
po'lo - to put; to permit
polonñaihon - to interrupt, hold up
polonon - black filefish
ponedera - brood hen
pongle - to imprison
ponson - bodkin
pontan - fallen coconut
popa - stern of a ship
popodong -falling, sinking
posible - possible
posision - position
positibo - positive
poso - well
postiso - support, platform
postre - dessert
pot - because
potahe - mush, broth
potbola - powder
potbolan pake - gunpowder
potbos - fog
potbos katbon - coal dust
pot enao - thus, so then
pot espasio de - while, during the time that
potfia - to molest
potfiao - inflexible, rigid
pot fin - finally
pot i fuetsa - forcible, violent
potga - cathartic medicine
potgas - flea
poto - rice cake
potpot - thick, wide
potpot labiosña - thick-lipped
potkeria - trifle
pot sea akaso, yanggin - in case
potso - shrewd; marksman
potta - door
pottamoneda - purse
poyo - young rooster
poyon duendes - sponge, mushroom
praktiko, esperimentao - usage
prenda - sign, mark, token
prensa - iron
prensa para fugo laña o asaite - wine press, oil press
prensipiante, aprendis - novice, beginner
prepara - to prepare
preparye - to equip
presa - river dam; stem; resist
presensia - attendance
presio - price, to prize
presion aminudo - retail price
presision - precision
presiso - certain
preso - to capture, take prisoner
presomido - ill-natured, rough
presta - to lend
prestada - loan
pribilegio - privilege
primabera - spring
primerisa - first birth
primet biahe - to use for the first time
primo - cousin
prinemete - promise, vow
prinepara - preparation
prinsipat - principal; capital; important
prinsipatmente - mainly
prinsipio - start
prision - prison
prisionero - prisoner
probecho - advantage, gain, yield
probechoso - useful, lucrative
probinsia - to supply with food
probision nengkanno - food ration
problema - problem
probokatibo - provoking
prokura - to procure
prodigo - spendthrift, gallant
produktoso - fruitful
profana - profane
profeta - prophet
prohibe - to prohibit
promesa - security, pledge
promete - to promise
pronunsia - to pronounce
propiedat tano - real estate
propietario - landlord
propio, umaya - becoming, proper
propone - to propose
proposision - proposition
propatsion - proportion
protektot - guardian, protector
protehe - to protect
protesta - to protest
prueba - to verify; evidence, testimony
pruibido - forbidden
publika - to divulge, publish
publikao - notoriety, publicly known
publiko - general, public
puenge - night
puetka - female pig
puetto - port
puetton seguro - safe haven
pugas - uncooked rice
pugua - betel but
puge - to feed
pugi - to decoy, allure into danger
puha - to overthrow; loam
puhot - to oppress
pula - to explain, solve
pulan - moon, month; keep watch
pulaon - soluble
pulatat - water hen
pulido - polished
pulo - hair, pubic hair
pulon ga'ga' - animal fur
pulon mannok - feathers
pulon tengho - mane
pumalalapa - a flap
pumara - pause
pumaranñaihon - tp loiter or linger, to hesitate
pumareho - equivalent
pumayaya - adrift
puminite - to regret, rue
pumokpok - inflating, swelling
pune - to recant or deny
punen maisa - self-control, self-denial
puno' - turn off/kill
puno' maisa - to commit suicide
punta - point
puntan achai - point of the chin
puntan hasta - top of the mast
puntan osgo - top of a mountain
puntat - bracket
puntero - stick, pointer
puntuat -punctual
pupuenge - evening
puro - merely, simply
puta - whore
puten chachak - colic
putgada - inch
puti - pain
puti'on - star
putlilo - to rot or spoil
putpito - pulpit
putseras - bracelet
putso - pulse
pacha - to touch
pachakate - small (growth)
pachang - tender
pachot - mouth
pachuchang - neat, gorgeous
pada - to box or slap someone
padadag - deceit, denial
padadang - drooping pants/rear end
padit - wall
padrigiyos - to chain or fetter
pagadot - paymaster
pagano - pagan
pagat - to advise or counsel
pagngas - to cut, split
pago - now, today
pago finañago - infancy, early childhood
pa'gogoha - actual
pago manana - daybreak, twilight, dawn
pago yan ayo - now and then
pagpag - blister; to smack with tongue
paha - straw, stalk
paharon u oriyan tasi - gull, sea-gull
pahgang - clam
pahon - screw pine, used for weaving
paine - comb
painen basula - rake
pairasto - stepfather
pais - region
pakaka! - hush!
pakyo - typhoon
pala - shovel, spade
palabra ni honrao - word of honor
palacha - swindler
paladat - palate, roof of mouth
paladan - scar, wound, wheal
palai - oitment for wounds
palaga - to slip
palakse - smooth, slippery
palangana - pan, frying pan or washbasin
palagpang - roar, cry, or loud noise
palapa - to flutter or flap wings
palaspas - to splash; to do something superficially; to dabble
palasyo - palace
palao'an, hembra - female, woman
pale - father, priest
Palestina, Tierra Santa - Holy Land, Palestine
paleta - painter's palette
palo - some, more or less, partly, stake
palon batko - mast of ship
paluma - bird
pake - rifle, gun
paken petdegon - shotgun
pakete - parcel, small bundle
pan - bread
panadero - baker
panak - to strike
panak-lalo' - fly swatter
panak tenis - tennis racket
pañales - mantilla (Spanish garment)
panglao - crab
panglao oru - golden sea crab
pangon, yaho - to arouse, wake up
pañite - to strike, shit
paño - handkerchief, kerchief
pañot ales - to gulp down without chewing
pantalan - pier, wharf
pantaya, homen kandet - screen or lampshade
pañuelon - shawl, shoulder wrap
Papa, i Santo Papa - the Pope, the Holy Father
papa - papal, pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church
papa - wing or underneath
papacha - pathetic, touching
papakyo - stormy
papalote - kite; dragon
papakes - nails (fingers, toes)
papakes ga'ga' - hoof (animals)
papatte - parting or separating
papau - a plant that grows along streams
papaya - papaya
papeleta, sedula - ticket
papet -paper
papet asero - sandpaper
para - for, in place of
para - to stop
parada - parade, military display
paraiso - chinaberry
parafo - clause
paralitico - paralysis, palsy
para ma na lago - for broiling, beef for broiling
para man remotke - tug, tugboat
para mona - henceforth, in the future
paranñaihon - attitude, position
para papa - downward, toward the ground
para todo - universal, general, for all
para u siña - to enable, to make able
parejo - alike, resembling, similar, simultaneous, kindred
parentesis - parenthesis
parereho - oppressive
pares - pair
parientes - relatives
paroko - curate of a parish
parokia - parish
pas - peace
pasadero - transient
pasadot - razor sharpener
pasahe - passage through, transit
pasahero - passenger, traveler
paska - fragile
Pasgua - Easter
pasifiko -peaceful
pasion - passion
paso - pace, setp, manner of walking
pastet - pie
pasto - pasture, to graze, meadow
pastot - herder, shepherd
pat -either, or
patang - shield
patas - foot, sole
patas ga'ga' - paw
patek - to wince, shrink
patgon - child
patgon kabayo - colt
patgon chiba - kid (young goat)
patgon na trongko - sapling, young tree
patio - yard, courtyard
patlino - godfather
patma - palm (hand); palm tree
patmada - to slap with an open hand
patol - abdomen, groin
patke - park
patriatka - patriarch
patriotiko - patriotism
patron - patron, protector
patron galaide - steersman
patruya - patrol (police)
patte - part, share, partial
patte gi tataotao - body part
pattikulat - particular, excellent
pattida - ration, departure
pattidon - party
patto - midwife
pau - scent, odor, aroma, savor, sense of smell
paupau - fragrant
pausa - pause
pausado - leisurely
payaya - frigate bird
payo - parasol,unmrella
payon - skilled, experienced, to become accustomed
pechau - to run away, jump
pecho - chest
pedasito - slice, scrap, thin piece, atom, particle
pedaso - block of wood, stone
pedason magagu ni dalalai - tape, narrow band of cloth
pedason tano - region of a country
pega - to set, place in position, to stick
peka - office
pekado beniat - venial sin
pekadot - sinner
pekno - murderous, cruel
peligro - danger, peril
peligroso - dangerous, risky
peludo - hairy, wooly
pena de muette - death penalty
peniti - full of grief
penitensia - penance, atonement
penitiyiye - sympathizing, grateful
pennga, kostumbre - custom
pension - pension
penta - to draw, sketch
peon - day laborer
pepega' - cone shell
pepino - cucumber
pepitas - seed, kernel
peras - pear
periodo - period, span of time
perito - expert
pes - pitch
pesa, minakat - to weigh, weight
pesadot - scale, balance
pesadumbre - anger, vexation
peskadot, talayero - fisherman
peson - to pound, ram
pespes - to rustle, to murmur
peste - pestilence, plague
petbetso - infamous, wicked
petde - to overcome, subdue
petdon - forgiveness, pardon
petfekto - ideal, perfect
pethudika, inakacha - to impair, prejudice, to do damage
pethuisio - harm, loss, to lose
petlas - pearl
petmanente - permanent
petmite - to permit, to consent
petrolio - petroleum
petsan - to rebound, to recoil
petsige - to persecute or pursue
petsona - person
pettenese - to pertain to
piano - piano
pi'ao - reed, bamboo
pi'ao lahi - thorny type of bamboo
pi'ao palao'an - smooth type of bamboo
piesa - piece of cloth
pietna - bone, leg
piga - giant taro
pika - spicy or sharp
pikaro - pervert, man without honor, villain
pikatdia - roguery
piknik - picnic
piko - spout, beak
pi'ot - sour plum
pikols - cucumber
piloto - pilot
piloton aire - aviator
pilotuye - to pilot
pimienta - pepper
piña - pineapple
pinadesi - grievance, a sense of wrong, agony
pinagat - counsel, advice
pinalakse - fluent in speech
pinalala - to hurry, to be hasty
pinalalala - scrupulous
pinañot - gulp, dram
pinareho - identical, likeness
pinarehon i dos raya punta a punta - parallel
pinatgon - infancy, early childhood
pinaupau - spice
pinayon - dexterity
pineble - poverty, penury
pinekat - walk
pineksai - propagation
pinelo - stock, store
pinengle - restriction
pinenta - draft, sketch, painting
pinetsige' - persecution
pinigan - glow of burning coals, charcoal
pinine - refusal, rejection
pinino maisa - suicide
pinite - grief, sorrow
pinitiye - to grieve, lament
pino - pine tree
pinto - free will, caprice
pintura - paint, enamel
pipa - barrel
i pipenta - painter
pipinu - a type of watermelon: small, yellow
pipupu - type of fish
pirata - pirate
pisara - slate
piso - floor
pistola - pistol
pitdora - pill, medicine
plaito - to litigate, contest in a court of law
plaiton familia - feud
plalanta - founder, builder
planas - plains
plancha - picture
planchansin - corrugated iron
planeta - planet
plano - plan
planta - to institute, till the fields
planta i lamasa - set the table
plantasma - spook, a certain type of ghost
plantet - nursery
plasa - plaza
plaso - respite, term, fixed term
plata - silver
platea - silver
platero - silversmith
plato - dish, platter
platon fonografo - phonographic record
pliego - sheet of paper
plomiso - made of lead
plomo - lead
pluma - feather
plumahe - plumage
poblasion - population
poble - poor
podlilo - spoiled, offensive, foul
podong - to tumble or fall
podonghalom - to collapse, break down
poesia - poetry
pokat - to step, tread
pokat taiguihi i pokat kabayo - trot
pokpok - sore, ulcer
poksai - to fatten
poksen - to spoil, to become foul in odor
politiko - polite; political
po'lo - to put; to permit
polonñaihon - to interrupt, hold up
polonon - black filefish
ponedera - brood hen
pongle - to imprison
ponson - bodkin
pontan - fallen coconut
popa - stern of a ship
popodong -falling, sinking
posible - possible
posision - position
positibo - positive
poso - well
postiso - support, platform
postre - dessert
pot - because
potahe - mush, broth
potbola - powder
potbolan pake - gunpowder
potbos - fog
potbos katbon - coal dust
pot enao - thus, so then
pot espasio de - while, during the time that
potfia - to molest
potfiao - inflexible, rigid
pot fin - finally
pot i fuetsa - forcible, violent
potga - cathartic medicine
potgas - flea
poto - rice cake
potpot - thick, wide
potpot labiosña - thick-lipped
potkeria - trifle
pot sea akaso, yanggin - in case
potso - shrewd; marksman
potta - door
pottamoneda - purse
poyo - young rooster
poyon duendes - sponge, mushroom
praktiko, esperimentao - usage
prenda - sign, mark, token
prensa - iron
prensa para fugo laña o asaite - wine press, oil press
prensipiante, aprendis - novice, beginner
prepara - to prepare
preparye - to equip
presa - river dam; stem; resist
presensia - attendance
presio - price, to prize
presion aminudo - retail price
presision - precision
presiso - certain
preso - to capture, take prisoner
presomido - ill-natured, rough
presta - to lend
prestada - loan
pribilegio - privilege
primabera - spring
primerisa - first birth
primet biahe - to use for the first time
primo - cousin
prinemete - promise, vow
prinepara - preparation
prinsipat - principal; capital; important
prinsipatmente - mainly
prinsipio - start
prision - prison
prisionero - prisoner
probecho - advantage, gain, yield
probechoso - useful, lucrative
probinsia - to supply with food
probision nengkanno - food ration
problema - problem
probokatibo - provoking
prokura - to procure
prodigo - spendthrift, gallant
produktoso - fruitful
profana - profane
profeta - prophet
prohibe - to prohibit
promesa - security, pledge
promete - to promise
pronunsia - to pronounce
propiedat tano - real estate
propietario - landlord
propio, umaya - becoming, proper
propone - to propose
proposision - proposition
propatsion - proportion
protektot - guardian, protector
protehe - to protect
protesta - to protest
prueba - to verify; evidence, testimony
pruibido - forbidden
publika - to divulge, publish
publikao - notoriety, publicly known
publiko - general, public
puenge - night
puetka - female pig
puetto - port
puetton seguro - safe haven
pugas - uncooked rice
pugua - betel but
puge - to feed
pugi - to decoy, allure into danger
puha - to overthrow; loam
puhot - to oppress
pula - to explain, solve
pulan - moon, month; keep watch
pulaon - soluble
pulatat - water hen
pulido - polished
pulo - hair, pubic hair
pulon ga'ga' - animal fur
pulon mannok - feathers
pulon tengho - mane
pumalalapa - a flap
pumara - pause
pumaranñaihon - tp loiter or linger, to hesitate
pumareho - equivalent
pumayaya - adrift
puminite - to regret, rue
pumokpok - inflating, swelling
pune - to recant or deny
punen maisa - self-control, self-denial
puno' - turn off/kill
puno' maisa - to commit suicide
punta - point
puntan achai - point of the chin
puntan hasta - top of the mast
puntan osgo - top of a mountain
puntat - bracket
puntero - stick, pointer
puntuat -punctual
pupuenge - evening
puro - merely, simply
puta - whore
puten chachak - colic
putgada - inch
puti - pain
puti'on - star
putlilo - to rot or spoil
putpito - pulpit
putseras - bracelet
putso - pulse
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