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habar   news   noun

habar-habar   it’s said that   adverb

hadat₁   traditional culture, customs   noun

hael₁   branch, as of a coconut tree   noun

hael₂   dorsal muscle   noun

hafal   in made-up fashion   adverb

hafen   harbor   noun

haga-haga₁   to dare to take some risk   verb

haga-haga₂   experiment   noun

haga₁   brag   verb

haga₂   mess around disturbing others   verb

haga₃   attempt   verb

hahae   “haha”   interjection

hahai   (exclamatory laughter)   interjection

hahakae₁   to joke   verb

hahakae₂   act prematurely or rashly in hopes of succeeding and being praised   noun

hahalang₁   burden   noun

hahalang₂   bindle   noun

hahalang₃   a tool for carrying water   noun

hahase   skin of the sago stem used to make a roof   noun

hahatang   wood or palm stem stands on which baked sago bread cools   noun

hahean   a legume with deep yellow flowers; its leaves are pounded with shallots for cough medicine; the juice from crushed leaves is dripped into infants’ eyes (age five days) to clean them   noun

haheket   fastening   noun

hahesi   cord made from sago palm fibre or the outer skin of bamboo   noun

hahusul   bow-and-arrow, slingshot, speargun   noun

haka   pry, prise   verb

hakang   crotch   noun

hake   separate and toss the shell from the seed of the kanari nut   verb

hak   hook, fisherman’s gaff   noun

halamang₁   yard, garden   noun

halangang₂   obstacle, snag   noun

hala₁   carry, shoulder   verb

hala₂   eat ravenously   noun

hala₃   to whip   noun

haleki   a species of tree in the genus Gironniera or Macaranga   noun

haleki raja   the tree Gironniera subaequalis   noun

hal   matter, case   noun

haleri   a small tree, the leaves of which are used in traditional medicine   noun

halia   ginger (Zingiber officinale)   noun

halma   Chinese chequers   noun

halua   soft caramelised candied nuts, typically kanari mixed with palm sugar   noun

haluang₁   bow of a boat   noun

haluang₂   helm of a boat   noun

halu   pestle   noun

hamang-hamang   an insect, perhaps a gnat   noun

hamar₁   a hammer   noun

hamar₂   to hammer   verb

handeke₁   brain   noun

handeke₂   think   verb

handel₁   economic capital   noun

handel₂   responsibility   noun

handel₃   serve, service   verb

handok   towel   noun

hang   alley   noun

hangsang   gills   noun

hanskun   glove   noun

hansop   onesie   noun

hantam   strike   verb

hantang   to hit hard, give someone a blow   noun

hantas   carrying bag   noun

hanua   a type of tree   noun

hao-hao   fake, low-quality   adjective

har ampa   thursday   noun

harapa   how much, how many   noun

harapang   trusty, reliable   adjective

harap gampang   lazy, always looking to others for help   adjective

har dominggu   sunday   noun

har dua   tuesday   noun

hare   day   noun

har   day   noun

hari barana   birthday   noun

harim   term of address for a wife or girlfriend among Muslims   pronoun

haringang   light (weight)   adjective

haringang hole   very light (weight)   adjective

har lima   friday   noun

har mandag   monday   noun

harnat   grenade   noun

har sabtu   saturday   noun

harta kaweng   reverse dowry   noun

har tiga   wednesday   noun

hasa-hasa₁   approach   verb

hasa-hasa₂   sail keeping parallel the coast   verb

hasa₁   skirt, follow (e.g. a shoreline)   verb

hasa₂   near   adjective

hasat   a vine often used for lashing things together, especially for fish traps   noun

has   fine-meshed screen   noun

hasida   a cake made of slightly-fried raw dough, sugar and spices   noun

hasida kantang   hasida made with potato   noun

haskel   a spicy snack made from cow blood or cow intestines   noun

haso₁   interfere, meddle   verb

haso₂   mix   verb

hataul   the tree Calophyllun inophyllum, whose fruit is traditionally used to make candles   noun

hati ancor   sad   adjective

hati bae   good hearted, kind   adjective

hati bengko   dishonest   adjective

hati busu   unkind   adjective

hati gaba-gaba   contents of the midrib of a palm frond   adjective

hati ilang   experience a fear of heights   verb

hati lombo   moved, touched   noun

hati nae   nauseous   adjective

hati nai-nai   nauseous   adjective

hati pait₁   bile   noun

hati pait₂   pity   noun

hati panas   short-tempered   adjective

hati takaruang   uncertain   adjective

hati tapukul   experience pounding of the heart   verb

hati tuang   “master of my heart” (figurative)   adjective

hattip   muslim cleric   noun

hawa konto   fart   noun

hawas   in good health   adjective

hawa₁   air   noun

hawa₂   weather   noun

hawon   ordinary, simple   adjective

hayal   flirtatious   adjective

hebrek   weakening condition and declining health due to working hard without sufficient rest   noun

he’e   “now look what you’ve done!”   interjection

he’eni   (exclamation)   interjection

hehel   traditional woven bamboo fish trap, used to catch small fish at low tide   noun

heits   “hey you” (interrogative)   interjection

hek₁   gulp   verb

hek₂   hiccups   noun

hek₃   gate   noun

helahai₁   take a deep breath   verb

helahai₂   sigh   verb

helahai₃   let out a dying breath   verb

hela-hela₁   tug   verb

hela-hela₂   slowly   adverb

hela nai   pull or hoist up   verb

hela napas   breathe   verb

hela rotang   play tug-of-war   verb

hela₁   pull   verb

hela₂   draw out (over time)   verb

hena₁   clan   noun

hena₂   (?) “father” / “uncle”, term of address for an older man   noun

hena₃   (?) the location of an old village one has lived in, typically up in the mountains   noun

hener₁   rush (as water)   verb

hener₂   flow   verb

hener₃   flood   verb

hener₃   swollen from rain   adjective

hentar   deliver   verb

heo   build an annex   verb

hese   flattened, not truly round   adjective

hes   yeast   noun

hesi-hesi   the gracile lizardfish (Saurida gracilis)   noun

hetu₁   to go to the mountains   verb

hetu₂   to surface from under the sea   verb

hetu₃   talk   noun

heu   build an annex   verb

heu   counterbalance   verb

hidop-hidop   enthusiastic, passionate   adjective

hidop₁   life   noun

hidop₂   grow   verb

hidop₃   flame   noun

hidop₄   profession   noun

hikil-hikil   a type of fish with a flat body (?)   noun

hini   seed   noun

hiti-hiti hala-hala   cooperation (idiom)   verb

hiu   shark   noun

hmm   (expression of grumbling consent)   interjection

h’mm   “really!”, “now you see it for yourself!”   interjection

hobatang   witchcraft, black magic   noun

hodeng₁   behavior, temperament   noun

hodeng₂   style   noun

hoe   “yes, I’m here” (response when called)   interjection

hogor   relay news, spread gossip   verb

hohalang₁   burden   noun

hohalang₂   bindle   noun

hohal   bangle made of cone snail shell   noun

hohate   a simple fishing rod made from a piece of bamboo tied with line and hook   noun

hohoritil   wander aimlessly   verb

hokal   a fathom (6 ft)   noun

hokmat   snap at someone   verb

hole-hole₁   hypocritical   adjective

hole-hole₂   persuasioni   noun

holo   get lucky   verb

honar₁   rotten   adjective

honar₂   smells of urine   adjective

honda bebe   a light motorbike scooter   noun

honge₁   boisterous, rowdy   adjective

hongi₁   boisterous, rowdy   adjective

hongi₂   17th century Dutch expeditions to destroy any nutmeg trees found growing outside of the Dutch-controlled Banda islands   noun

honya-honya₁   whimsy   noun

honya-honya₂   whimsical   adjective

honya-honya₃   create havoc   verb

hop   “hooray!”   interjection

hordein   curtain   noun

horden   curtain   noun

hordeng   curtain   noun

hori   wander about   verb

horlapei   traditional social dance of Portuguese origin   noun

horomate   “honor to you!”, respect   interjection

hor₁   a kind of large machete   noun

hor₂   the sound of a snore   interjection

hosa₁   pant   verb

hosa₂   shortness of breath   adjective

hosi   urine   noun

hosi-hosi   to smell like urine   verb

hostes   whore (pejorative)   interjection

hotong buru   foxtail millet (Setaria italica)   noun

hotong   a species of small crab that lives in the sand   noun

hotong   foxtail millet (Setaria italica)   noun

hotu₁   to go to the mountains, walk uphill   verb

hotu₂   to surface from under the sea   verb

hotu₃   talk   noun

houderbak   rifle clip   noun

hou₁   boast untruthfully   verb

hou₂   steal   verb

hreis   gray   adjective

hret   fret of a stringed instrument   noun

hua-hua   pallid   adjective

huele   call out with a loud, often yodeling voice, so as to make one’s presence known in the forest   verb

huhate₁   fishing   noun

huhate₂   a simple fishing rod made from a piece of bamboo tied with line and hook   noun

huk   corner   noun

hulaleng   liana (any woody climbing vine)   noun

humawal   the Indo-Pacific tarpon (Megalops cyprinoides)   noun

hura-hura   to feel happy, rejoice   verb

hura₁   joy, gladness   noun

hura₂   “hurrah!”   interjection

hur   the sound of a snore   interjection

huri₁   scar   noun

huri₂   deformity   noun

huri₃   deformed   adjective

huse   “shoo!”   interjection

huse   “sshh!” (exclamation demanding silence)   interjection

hus   “shoo!”   interjection

hus   “sshh!” (exclamation demanding silence)   interjection

husor   the tree Gradinia cowa, the powdered root of which is added to sagero before undergoing distillation into sopi in order to prevent the palm sap cooking into brown sugar   noun

hutang   forest   noun

hut   pass (e.g. an exam, a test)   verb

hutil   wart   noun

hutul   bamboo chicken coop with dried grass   noun

hutung   the tree Barringtonia asiatica, the fruit of which is used to poison fish at low tide   noun

huwele   call out with a loud, often yodeling voice, so as to make one’s presence known in the forest   verb