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ua₁   father’s sister   noun

ua₂   term of address for an older woman of one’s soa or of a pela village   noun

uba₁   medicine   noun

uba₂   active agent   noun

uba₃   alter   verb

ubung   connected   adjective

uele   shout to signal one’s whereabouts in the forest   verb

u   indicates the vocative case: the English “John, …” would be “John u! …” with the voice raised to a very high pitch on the “u”   interjection

uha   uncooked sago flour wrapped in sago leaves   noun

uh   “phew!” (exclamation after physical exertion)   interjection

ujang ampas-ampas   drizzle   noun

ujang ampas   drizzle   noun

ujang barenti   rain that has stopped   noun

ujang basar   downpour   noun

ujang   rain   noun

ujang karas   heavy rain   noun

ujang lari-lari   fleeting rainshower   noun

ujang panas   rain while it’s sunny   noun

ujong pukol ujong   run or skip from one end to the other   verb

ukor   in order that, so that   noun

ukor   measure   verb

uku   a family unit of the same lineage within a village   noun

ukulei   a family unit of the same lineage within a village   noun

ulak   sambal   noun

ulang paleo   talking over and over about the same topic   verb

ulang paleu   talking over and over about the same topic   verb

ular anjing   caterpillar   noun

ular cincin   a worm that coils up into a spiral when frightened   noun

ular panana   the Indonesian blue-tongued skink (Tiliqua gigas)   noun

ular sagu   the sago grub, larva of the beetle Euchirus longimanus   noun

ular soa-soa   monitor lizard, most likely the Ceram mangrove monitor (Varanus cerambonensis) and the mangrove monitor (Varanus indicus)   noun

ular₁   grub   noun

ular₂   worm   noun

ular₃   lizard   noun

ulel   sambal   noun

ule₁   grub   noun

ule₂   caterpillar   noun

ule₃   maggot   noun

uli   alliance of five or so small settlements spread over wide areas of forested territory, bound together by pela   noun

ulu   hilt   noun

ulu hati   solar plexus   noun

ulu hati nae-nae   experience nausea   verb

ulu hati tacucu   suffer from heartburn or other chest pains   verb

ulu parang   sword handle   noun

ulu piso   knife handle   noun

ungkel   prise   verb

unin   turmeric (Curcuma longa)   noun

unju   show   verb

unju falungku   show a fist   verb

unju jago   show off   verb

unju jari mae   give a thumbs-up   verb

unju muka   show up, make an appearance   verb

unti   grated coconut mixed with palm sugar, topped with vanilla and pandan, often used as a filling in cakes or eaten with glutinous rice   noun

untung bae   luckily   adverb

unu-unu   disagree and protest about something, but doing it anyway while muttering silently   verb

upa   wages, payment for services   noun

upas anging   contact dermatitis   noun

upas   contact dermatitis   noun

upeng   small   noun

uping   small   noun

upu lanite   lord   noun

upu₁   grandparent   noun

upu₂   grandchild   noun

upu₃   revered ancestor   noun

upu₄   sir, lord   noun

ur   alliance of five or so small settlements spread over wide areas of forested territory, bound together by pela   noun

urep   the lories and lorikeets, small parrots in the tribe Loriini   noun

ure₁   teach, explain   verb

ure₂   wide open   adjective

uru dada   rub one’s chest in a gesture of regret   verb

urung   crowd, mob   verb

uru poro   starving   noun

urusang   affairs, matters   noun

urus₁   resolved, settled   adjective

urus₂   tidy up   verb

uru₁   a massage   noun

uru₂   to massage, to rub   verb

uru₃   suffer loss (slang)   verb

usbu   week   noun

use   “older sister”, term of address for a woman a little older than oneself   noun

us   “older sister”, term of address for a woman a little older than oneself   noun

user   banish, kick out, chase away   verb

usi   “older sister”, term of address for a woman a little older than oneself among Christians   noun

utang   forest   noun

utang ewang   forest, woods   noun

utus   tell someone to do something, order   verb

utu-utu   cotton fabric   noun

uwa   term of address for father’s sister   noun