habit customs; habits. siahk
hacksaw hacksaw. soahn soa pahrang
hair body hair; feathers; scales. win₁
grey hair. pwia
hair. pisεn moang
kind of grass; hair line. oalin sakai
pubic hair. win in pohn pwoar
to cut hair as of sign of mourning (of women). sok moang
to have straight hair. jihr₂
to put oil on hair. salip
to put oil on hair; oiled (of hair). soal₂
hairclip hairclip (for women). kamidumε
haircut to give a haircut. kos moang
hairy hairy. winan
half a half; a side (of something). oaloap
half; side. loap
half caste half caste. ainoko
half caste. apkahs
halliard canoe line used to shorten sail, ?halliard. diliej
canoe line, halliard. mwahn
hammer hammer. ama₂
to hammer. ama₂
to hammer. poanpoan
to hammer at. poani
hammerhead shark sp., hammerhead. pako dohdo
hand forelimbs; arm; hand; wing; pectoral fin; sleeve of a shirt. poa₁
last hand in a game of Casino. laddo
handbag handbag. ainpεhk
handcuffs handcuffs, shackles. ain₁
handkerchief handkerchief. angkejep
handle handle. jor₁
handle added to an object. ipo₁
handsaw handsaw; cross-cut saw. ainsoa
handwriting handwriting (print or script); signature; palm print. mεnginpoa
hang to hang (someone). lohjak
to hang down; to swing down. pardi
to hang over. uhla
to hang up. soanoak
to hang up. soangkihda
to stick out, to hang down or hang out (because of size). mwosou
to work at hanging. soangki
hang-over to have a hang-over. ohnjakau
happen to happen; to come to pass. pwoaida
to make; to do; to build; to happen. wiawi
happy happy. pεrεn
happy, delighted. malau
hard big; loud; hard (of work); high (in price); old (but not aged). koalik
difficult (of a task); hard to get along with (of a person). adwoak
difficult; hard. apwal
hard. masak
hard or firm; rigid; tough; older. sohn₂
hard working active; eager; aggressive; hard working. pwahsεhs
diligent; hard working. nansi
hard-pan hard-pan. pehruhru
harlequin fish sp., ? harlequin tusk fish. likεrkεr
harmonica harmonica. armonikka
hasty hasty; rash; reckless. rupw
hat crown-shaped hat made from stem of pingping tree and used in the performance of the jipwki paranno. pwo₅
hat. pwoaipwoai
hatch hatch. ahj
hate to detest; to hate. kijrad
haughty cocky; haughty; inconsiderate;. aklaplap
haul to haul compost for the taro patch. rik pwirej
haunt to haunt. kod₄
have to have (children). noainoai₁
to have or to own. anki
to have or to own. nainki
he he; she. ih₁
head back of head. koapin paik
head. moang₁
one born with an oversized head. dohdo
to aim at; to head straight for; in line with. kawainεnε
to head off. loajloaj₁
to head off. loajoa₁
head rest head rest. wiling
his head rest. wilingah
to put a head rest under. wilingε
headband headband made from leaves. kεlkεl
healed to be healed. mo₁
health his health; his/its condition. iroa₃
reconciled; untroubled; in good health. injεnmwahu
healthy strong; healthy. sihkεi
hear to hear; to understand (what is said). rong
to learn by listening; to hear. koarongεhda
heart heart. meleisik
heart attack. johmwεhu in meleisik
heart of palm. jiapw
hub; capital; political, economic, etc. heart. poahjoan
inside or middle, heart or core. moar
to feel one's heart pounding from fright. kimwkimw
heartburn heartburn. johiahia
to have heartburn. johiahia
hearth hearth, cooking area. poahj₁
hearts card game, hearts. ahd₂
heat heat of. angin₁
last heat of a race. kεsso
heave! heave!. ioisah
heaven heaven. nεhn loanggε
heavy heavy. soausoau
thick; heavy (of rain). mojul
heel heel. koapin ε
height of the same height as. rainnoar
hell hell. εhl
hello hello. kajelel
hello. kajelehlia
help to help. jauwaj₁
to help. jεuwεjε
to help, to come to one's aid or to take someone's part; to protect; to defend. doar₃
to try to help, to come to one's aid or to take someone's part; to try to protect; to try to defend. doaroa₂
hem fold; hem or cuff. limlim₁
hem. soak
her his; her. -n₂
herd group or division; grade, level (in school); herd; school (of fish). pwihn
here here; this or this thing. mε₁
hither, here, towards the speaker. -do
hither, here, towards the speaker. -doa
heretical heretical. lahlahwe
hernia hernia. roakloap
heron bird sp., reef heron. koaroa
herring fish sp., salmon herring. lol₂
hew to hew. jaldok
hey! hey!. ehi
hey!. oak₁
hibiscus tree sp., hibiscus. kεlεu
hiccough to hiccough. malεr
hidden to hide; hidden. oak₂
hide to hide; hidden. oak₂
high big; loud; hard (of work); high (in price); old (but not aged). koalik
high. illoa
high in rank. laplap
long; tall; high. roairoai
to high jump. lujin palwahr
high-heeled high-heeled shoes. ju koangkoang
highland hill; highland. dokdok₁
hill hill; highland. dokdok₁
mountain; hill. dol
hilly hilly; mountainous. doldol
hinge hinges. injis
his his precious object. nah₁
his thing. ah₁
his; her. -n₂
hiss to hiss, to make a hissing sound, usually to induce children to urinate. sihsi₂
history story; history. poadpoad₁
hit to hit. pokihdi
to hit; to bat; to slap. wεs₂
to knock; to punch; to hit hard. likim
to pound; to hit; to ring (a bell). juk
hither hither, here, towards the speaker. -do
hither, here, towards the speaker. -doa
hoarse hoarse. kir
hoe hoe. kua
pronged hoe. sampwong kua
hold canoe part, hold of a canoe. dai
hold of a canoe. lakau
to catch; to hold; to keep. koldi
to hold. kol
to hold up from underneath. jεhng
to squeeze between fingers; to press (a button); to hold in one's hand. padik
hole full of holes. lipwlipw
full of holes. pwokpwok
full of holes. pwokpwokan
hole. pwoar
hole (in the ground); crater; scar. lipw
hole, penetration. pwok
to make a hole. pwukul
holiday minor religious holiday, usually to commemorate some important event. pohnial
hollow hollow under the eyes. pwεlpwεl in mijoa
to hollow out a canoe. nεhnwar
holy holy or sacred building. imwjoarwi
holy; sacred. joarwi
homage to bow to, to pay homage to. kεhrε
homerun homerun. omrang
to hit a homerun. omrang
homesick lonely; homesick. loaleid
honest true; certain; honest. mεhlεl
hoodlum hoodlum. lahrkin
hook curved hook used in johloang fishing. doan₂
hook. koau₁
hooked. ariardi
hooked. poad₃
hooked (of a nose); curved in a concave manner (of lips or boat bows). joak
kind of very small hook. koaun amwje
to hook. koapoaddoahdi
to run with the line (said of a hooked fish). jεkjεk
to try to hook. koapoaddoa
two-pronged hook used for trawling. rapwijεk
hooray! hooray!. pansai
hop to hop. lujin mwioak
to hop on one leg. deppuhdad
hop skip jump hop skip jump. sandandopi
hope to hope. koapwoarpwoar
hopscotch to play hopscotch. lujin mingang
horizontal horizontal. pangpang
horn horn. kornihda₁
horn (on an animal). kod₅
horse horse. oahs
horsepower horsepower. parki
hose hose. ohj
hospitable to be hospitable to; to treat well. soahk
hospital hospital; dispensary. imwεn wini
hostile to show veiled hostility. pihrin
hot hot (of a person). pwεsin
hot and ready for frying (of oil or grease). paran
hot; burned. pwidεng
hour hour. awa
house house. umw₁
house of. imwεn
house part. suhlεng
house part. waku
house part, a storage area in the roof. mwoaloang
portable house. umw wijik
tin-roofed house. imwεn wai
how how?; in what manner?. imdoahr
how?; in what manner?. mindoahr
the same as; like; about; concerning; how. doahr₁
hub hub; capital; political, economic, etc. heart. poahjoan
hug to hug. pwoalpwoal
to hug. jupwur
to hug around the neck. pwoaloa₁
huge huge. ausoa
huge (of animals). lεklεkin
hum to whisper; to moan; to hum. ngud
human person; people; human. armaj
humble polite; humble. aksiksik
hunchbacked hunched up; hunchbacked. koj
hunched up hunched up; hunchbacked. koj
hundred eight hundred. walipwki
five hundred. limepwki
four hundred. pahpwki
hundred. εpwki
hundred. -pwki
nine hundred. dohpwki
seven hundred. ijipwki
six hundred. wonopwki
two hundred. riepwki
hungry hungry. mwakohko
weak in the morning from not eating the night before; be very hungry. duhpεk
hunt to try to catch, to hunt; to try to conquer or to defeat. kaloe
hurry hurry up!. mwekidda
to hurry. karawa
to hurry; be in a hurry. karawaro
hurt dry (as the taste of an unripe banana); to hurt, to smart (of eyes, from staying up late). korod
hurt; painful. moadoak
to hurt; to be painful. kamoadoak
husband his wife; her husband. pahioa
husk coconut husk. dipoanid
husking stick. kod₃
to husk with a husking stick. kodkod
to husk with a husking stick. kodom
to peel with teeth; to husk with teeth. ejjej
to peel with teeth; to husk with teeth. ijir
hymen hymen. silik₂
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