J - j

jahi   vt. strike something on stone.

jaho-    See: joho.

jala   vi. be wild, as of a pig or dog. Heletu mo jala. The pig is wild. Nia vuria jala. It's a wild dog.

jalanjalavatu   n. kind of laplap, made with any vegetables, cooked on stones, with coconut milk (squeezed grated coconut) poured on afterwards.

jalinjali   n. mid-vein/s of the varo leaf (ravaro) used as ropes to tie up laplap.

jalio   vi. make mistake, take the wrong path, go astray. Ku jalio turuvui. I'm always making mistakes. Mole jalio. He's mistaken (i.e. he doesn't 'get' it). Na bula, moiso atea mo jalio. They stuck together, and then one got into trouble.

jalo   vi. creep along, slither along like a snake, or as with vines growing.

jama   vt. chew s.t. and drink liquid from it, as with sugarcane, chewing gum. Mole jama 'gum'. He's chewing gum.

jamanjama   vi. be chewing. Mo jamajama tina! He chews too much!

jani   vt. tie up something. Na jani na buluki moiso. They have already tied up the bullock.

jaojao   Usage: East dialect See: ronjoronjo.

jara₁   n. place.

jara₂   vt. spread out by hand the laplap (pudding) mixture on the leaf. Vavine mole jara na wewe. The woman is spreading out the laplap mixture.

jaralangalanga   n. kind of laplap (pudding), square and layered, with havera (island cabbage) on top.

jaranduhu   n. good place, paradise.

jaranjara   vi. be spreading out s.t. by hand.

jaravoke   n. kind of laplap with grated vegetable only, about 8 cm. thick.

jaravono   n. wilderness, empty place. Moiso mo vano lalihi ana jaravonani Beersheba. Then she wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.

jaro   vi. be weak, as of person, animal, when all the strength has gone out of them.

jarovi   vt. stroke something, such as someone's hair, cat's fur. Ku jarovi na puskat. I stroked the cat.

jaruviho   n. a kind of traditional dance accompanied with bamboo pipes.

javi₁   vt. sharpen, prune off rough pieces. Mo javi na vumbue matai ilumbe. He pruned off the sharp pieces of the bamboo for the roof thatch supports.

javi₂   n. long hair, long haired person. See: vonjavi.

jea   vi. 1 • be ripe, ready to eat, as of fruit.

2 • be mature, as of people, animals.

jele   vi. speak unclearly, as when children are learning to talk.

jeme   vt. receive bride price. Husband's family give brideprice to prospective wife's family.

jenjeta   vi. be poor lf SynD= jejeta.

jeru   vi. a kind of traditional dance, where men use bamboo sticks to beat the rhythm.

jevi   vi. chasings, a kind of children's game.

jimai   vi. come out. Na jimai matan na tarahi na reu. They came out in order to draw water.

jimi   vt. suck up liquid noisily, slurp. Na jimi na reu. They sucked up the water.

jina₁   vt. lead something or someone, escort, take everywhere. Mo jina nanatuna na mule. She led her children home.

jina₂   vt. tease someone. Ku jinaho. I teased you.

jinanjina   vt. attract someone or something. Vila mo jinanjinae. Vila attracts him.

jingae   vi. sneeze.

jingo   n. 1 • mouth. See: wawa.

2 • point, where the land juts out into the sea on both sides.

jingomae   n. a kind of soft yam.

jirinjiri   vi. squirt out liquid from something. Hatou mo jirinjiri. The hermit crab squirted out water.

jiu-   n. hair on forehead, fringe.

jivi   n. short, sharp, upper tusk of pig, removed when the lower curved tusk (maranda) appears.

jiviru   n. Rainbow lorikeet; a kind of small green and red parrot, with green and purplish head, yellow underwing and undertail. Usage: Same in East dialect. Makes a loud screeching sound, eat nectar, pollen, fruits. Trichoglossus haemotodus.

jivo   vi. go in down direction, from land to shore, from north-west of Malo to south-west. Vaimwera na jivo alau na sausau. The boys went down to the coast to go fishing. Avuho kambo jivo bosinjivo. Tomorrow we are going to the south-west area.

joho-   n. relative. Kamam tolu mana johoku kale rongo mo duhu kaisonduhu. My family and I are all well. Ann nia johuku. Ann is my relative.

jole₁   vt. push something into something by force.

jole₂   vt. blame someone for something. Mo joleau hinia. He blamed me for it.

joli   vt. skin bark off vine, skin bullock. See: simba; sikiti.

jomi   n. a traditional custom necklace made of pit-pit beads. Na lai na nona jom, nona bani, na jivo ana tarusa. They took his custom necklace, his armband, and went down to the sea. Variant: jom.

jomi natuwai   n. a traditional custom decoration with shell beads on waist, worn as a sign of rank in olden times.

jomu   n. shell money. Variant: jom.

jomuahi   vt. make someone tired, be 'sick and tired' of something. Ku rongo mo jonjomahiau I felt very tired. See: rari. Variant: jomwahi; jonjomahi.

jori₁   n. yellow fever.

jori₂   n. a kind of plant, with a small root like ginger, grated for its curry-like flavour.

joriha   vi. yellow.

jovi   vi. fall down, get down. Ku vano ku jovi ku maturu. I went and lay down and slept.

jovinjovi   vi. fall down in some quantity. Niuna mo jovjovi mo jivo. Its coconuts all fell down. Variant: jovjovi.

jue   v. pick off fruit.

juehi   vi. change direction, stray. Kute juehi hina noku domtauhia. I didn't stray from my belief.

jue-   n. heel of foot.

juhati   vi. move somewhere, move along on a seat, as if to make room for someone. Moiso vitu tinambu mo juhati mo jivo alau. So then a different month he moved on down to the coast.

julati   n. earthworm, about 20 cm. long.

jumi   vt. kiss someone.

jumu   n. White-barred triggerfish, an ocean fish with strong skin, grows to 20-34cm. Rhinecanthus aculeatus.. Variant: jum.

junju   vt. squeeze something up small, contract.

jununjunuhi   vt. entice animal away or into somewhere. Mo jununjunuhi na heletu. I got the pigs in.

jurete   vi. slide along ground or seat in a sitting position. See: juhati.

juri   vt. drag down something, as with boat to water. Na juri na aka alau. They dragged the boat down to the shore.

jutihi   vt. attract the attention of someone by making 'jjjj..tt' noise.