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Rh roots. Aku ngasoh iya mabakpapan nya. I ordered him to tear away those planks. Ba­ bak tiang nya. Pull up that post.

Babal (v. f. mabal), adj. ignorant, thought­ less, v. to make ignorant. Iya orang babal. He is an ignorant fellow. Iya mabal kadiri, He made himself appear to be ignorant.

Babal (v. f. mabal), s. an obstruction, dam, v. to make a dam. Kami tiga kamari mabal ai Sabu ka ngulih ka ikan. We three yesterday made a dam across the Sabu stream to catch the fish.

Babas (bebabas), young jungle growth, bush, Sida nyau ngabas babas. They have gone to look at young jungle growth (to farm). Bulii babas. Leaves.

Babas, contr: from of beabas (see abas).

Babi (bebabi), a pig. Babi laki. A boar. B. indu. A sow. Babi menoa, B. dupan or B. rumah. The domestic pig. Babi kampong. The wild pig. Zff babi. Pork.

Babi, contr : form of beabi (see abi).

Babil, or babir, to speak indistinctly like a sick person.

Babir, see babil.

Babu' (v. f. malm; bebabu), to doctor a person by rubbing in saliva or chewed herbs. Asoh sanu kitu tnabu kaki aku. Tell so-andso to come here and doctor my leg.

Babut (v. f. mabut; bebabut}, to root up, pluck out, pull out. weed. Aku mabut rumput»di tengah jalai. I am weeding in the middle of the path. Babut iya enda lengis. He does not weed clean. Babut bulu manok nya. Pluck that fowl.

Bacba (v. f. macha; bebacha}, to read. Anak aku nyau tan macha surat. My child has learnt to read.

Bachau (v. f. machau ; bebachait}, to scrib­ble, scrawl. Ukir iya enda badas baka ti olih machau aja. His carving is not good (but) as it were mere scribbling.

Badak (bebadak), a rhinoceros.

Badan (bebadan) the body.

Badas (v. f. ngemadas ; bebadas}, adj. good, fine, handsome, nice, v. to make good. Iya kamaiatu nyau ngemadas ka pendiau diri. He has now behaved himself well.

Badas rita (bebadas rita), good news.

Badi (bebadi), to come to grief, go to the wall, suffer loss. Bnggai. aku badi ngapa. I will not suffer loss to no purpose. Bebadi aya Lidi. Uncle Lidi came to grief.

Badu (v. f. ngemadu; bebadu}, to cease, leave off. Badu agi. Cease altogether, Iya ngemadu ka lava. He put a stop to the quarrel. Badu bejako. Cease talking.

[Note. Badu-badu, or bebadu, are used emphati­cally].

Badu enda (an idiom), certainly, assured­ ly, emphatically so, of course. Badit enda iya ga raja. Certainly he is a wealthy man. Badu enda iya ga Kuiisil. Assuredly he is of the Council. Badu enda iya enggai iya ga bisi orang enda ngasoh. Emphatically he would not do so because some one stopped him. Badu enda iya ka tindok iya ga ngantuk. He certainly wants to sleep as he is drowsy. Badu enda iya bejako munyi nya iya ngasai kadiri salah. Emphatically he speaks so as he feels himself in the wrong. Kati ka nuan makai 1 Badu enda. Do you want to eat ? Of course.

Bagak (v. f. ngemagak; bebagak}, adj. lively, frivolous, v. to be lively, frivolous. Saja iya ngulit iya ngemagak kadiri enggau kami. Although he is in mourning yet he is lively enough with us.

Bagas (v. f. ngemagas; bebagas), adj. diligent, adv. frequently, always, continually, v. to make diligent. Iya bagas bendar bechara. He is frequently going to court. Bagas tindok. Constantly sleeping. Kami sa ru­ mah ngemagas kadiri taun tu. We of the same house are working diligently this year.

Bagi (v. f. magi; bebagi}, s. a share, divi­sion, v. to divide. Bagi aku bri ka iya. Give him my share. Sida nadai magi ka aku bttah. They did not divide the fruit with me. Prentah magi tanah. The Government di­ vides the land.

Bah, swollen (of a river only, in Hood). Batang ai bah. The main river is in flood.

Bai (v. f. mai ; bebai}, v, to bring, carry to, conj. because, Iya mai surat ngosotig aku. Pie brought a letter to me. Bai aku sempul dibuai bini. Because I am lazy my wife divorced me.

Baik (v. f. maik; bebaik}, v. to make peace, beautify, adj. well, pretty, conj. either, or. Iya maik kadiri enggau Baja. He made peace with the King. Indtt nya baik. That woman is pretty. Dalam bumai tekat enda: milih babas, baik jerami, baik memudai. In irrigation fa'rming people do not select land, either ground covered with short growth, or with higher bush, will do.

Baiya (v. f. maiya; bebaiya), s. goodsput aside upon the owner’s decease and placed (after being rendered worthless) upon his grave; miniature articles supposed to re­present the different utensils used by the de­ceased in daily life, placed on the grave at the conclusion of the mourning feast (,gaww antu}, v. to put aside articles for a deceased per­son. Mali ngambi baiya orang. It is unlaw­ ful to take the baiya. Anang beguai maiya iya laban iya agi idup. Do not hurry to set aside articles for him because he is still alive.

Baja (bebaja). s. steel, v. to have steel. Baja nya enda tajam. That steel is not sharp. Nadai bebaja duku iya. His chopper has no steel.

Bajai {bebajai), a species of deer (cervus equinus).

Bajau (v. f. majau ; bebajau,) s. a ravisher, v. to ravish, make a foray, go on a gutta expedition. Aku dikumbai iya bajau. He calls me a ravisher. Baka sanu ti majau indu. Like so-and-so who ravished a woman. Pala tu olih kami majau. We got this head making a foray. Kami ka bejalai majau ka babas. We are going to the jungle on a gutta hunting expedition.

Bajek (v. f. majek; bebajek}, adj. beauti­ful, pretty, v. to beautify. (Bajek, adj. and