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faat Variant spelling fat; vati. noun. eyebrow. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009; variant: David Sapio 2001; 2nd variant: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. For further information: see No. 40 of Quackenbush Word List. Category: Health & Body Parts.
faau feeling cold. Source and audio: Isauro Andrew 2009. See: hahifou. For further information: see No. 145 of Quackenbush Word List. 14/Nov/2014.
fabong four: counting time. Source and audio: Isauro Andrew 2006. Category: Counting & Numbers.
fachau four: counting flat things. Source and audio: Isauro Andrew 2004. Category: Counting & Numbers.
fafas four: counting round things. Source and audio: Isauro Andrew 2006. Category: Counting & Numbers.
fafie noun. firewood. Source: Paulina Theodore 2015. See: tamuch.
fafiye four: counting uncountable. Source and audio: Isauro Andrew 2006. Category: Counting & Numbers.
fagep noun. place name: Tobi Island. A place name on Tobi Island recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, Category: Location.
fahafah Variant spelling fagafag. noun. cough; bronchitis. Source: Aunchalee Loscalzo 2006. Audio: Justin Andrew. Variant: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. See: mata ri ngarungor. For further information: Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006). For further information: Fourteen Medicinal Recipes from Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). Category: Health & Body Parts. 05/Mar/2015.
fahafah verb. to cough. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009. See: mata ri ngarungor. For further information: see No. 78 of Quackenbush Word List. Category: Health & Body Parts.
fahang noun. common bluestriped snapper. Source: David Sapio.Lutjanus kasmira. Category: Sea Creatures.
Fahang. [Photo: Fishbase, R. Patzner].
fahar noun. coconut: a white sponge-like ball developing within a sprouting coconut (sometimes called the apple). Source: Suzette Sakarias 2015. Category: Plants & Trees.
fahum noun. round hook. Tracing of fahum [Peter W. Black 1968]. See: haur hairir; haur pehiseha; ramasuh. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). Category: Fishing. 02/Jul/2015.
Tracing of Matias's fahum: haur hairir [Peter W. Black 1968]. Tracing of Matias's fahum: haur pehiseha [Peter W. Black 1968]. Tracing of Matias's fahum: ramasuh [Peter W. Black 1968].
fai noun. ray; flat. Fai meaning flat is the general term for rays. rajiformes. For further information: Tobian Fish Dictionary (Fish with their Tobian, English, & Latin Names) (Robert E. Johannes) (Draft). See also: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). See also: No. 481 of Quackenbush Word List. Tobian Fish List: F0008. Category: Sea Creatures.
faifil a sie noun. pregnant woman. Source: Elisabeth Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936.
faifilemagarap noun. place: named plot of land on Tobi Island. Source: Tobi Island: Fourteen house owners of 1908-1910 recorded by members of the Thilenius Expedition. Category: Location.
faifir Variant spelling faivil. noun. woman. Variant source: Hans Hellwig, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. See: feifir.
faih forty: base counting. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. For further information: see No. 532 of Quackenbush Word List. Category: Counting & Numbers.
faihiyap noun. skates, rays (multiple species). Source: David Sapio. Category: Sea Creatures.
faivire tamor noun. female chief. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. 09/Dec/2016.
faiyoras noun. magic. See: heimatari. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
falemerisera noun. place: named plot of land on Tobi Island. Source: Tobi Island: Fourteen house owners of 1908-1910 recorded by members of the Thilenius Expedition. Category: Location.
faligererau noun. place: named plot of land on Tobi Island. Source: Tobi Island: Fourteen house owners of 1908-1910 recorded by members of the Thilenius Expedition. Category: Location.
falimeliro noun. place: named plot of land on Tobi Island. Source: Tobi Island: Fourteen house owners of 1908-1910 recorded by members of the Thilenius Expedition. Category: Location.
famaru four: counting people and creatures. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. For further information: see No. 543 of Quackenbush Word List. Category:Counting & Numbers.
fangan together. Source: Paulina Theodore 2014. See: tsufangani.
fangaroh verb. to send a letter. Efangangar chauruwar moar yar pepa. She sent her boyfriend a letter. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006.
fangi noun. earth oven. Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2013. See: uum. For further information: see No. 421 of Quackenbush Word List.
fano noun. place: named plot of land on Tobi Island. Source: Tobi Island: Fourteen house owners of 1908-1910 recorded by members of the Thilenius Expedition. Category: Location.
fanue noun. place name: Tobi Island. A place name in the area of taro plantations on Tobi Island that refers to constructed dams, recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, Category: Location.
fanunuh Variant spelling fahanuh. noun. canoe: one-half of distance from ruuh to hau. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2004. Variant: Justin Andrew. See: ruuh; hau. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). For further information: Canoe Parts (Isauro Andrew, Peter W. Black 2004). Category: Canoes.
fanunuh [Photo: Peter W. Black 2004].
fanurigerau noun. place name: Tobi Island. A place name on Tobi Island recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Location. 09/Dec/2016.
fapa four: counting groups. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. Category: Counting & Numbers.
fapou four: counting pieces. Source and audio: Isauro Andrew 2006. Category: Counting & Numbers.
far noun. middle part of canoe, space for fish. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. For further information: Canoe Parts (Isauro Andrew, Peter W. Black 2004). Category: Canoes. 09/Dec/2016.
farafar adzed-object [classifier]. Source and audio: Sisma Andrew 2013. For further information: see No. 565 of Quackenbush Word List.
farah Variant spelling farihunur. noun. pale snapper; short-tail onaga. Source: Peter W. Black 1968; David Sapio. Category: Sea Creatures. Etelis radiosus Anderson, 1981. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). 10/Aug/2016.
farahihak noun. place name on Tobi Island. Category: Location. See: imehahi.
farak noun. flag. Borrowed from: English: flag. Source: Justin H. Andrew 2016. Category: Borrowed Words.
faram Variant spelling farah. noun. fish. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). Category: Sea Creatures.
faramwe noun. fish; Day Fishing Method 17. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). Category: Sea Creatures, Fishing.
farang ashes. Audio and source: Nemecio Andrew 2012. See: moariso; uaran. For further information: see No. 290 of Quackenbush Word List.
faraou noun. bread (food made from wheat). Source: David Sapio 2001. Category: Food.
farap noun. place: named plot of land on Tobi Island. Source: Tobi Island: Fourteen house owners of 1908-1910 recorded by members of the Thilenius Expedition. Category: Location.
faraparah noun. name: drift voyager from Tobi to Mapia; name. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968): How the Tobi canoe got to Sonsorol.
farar noun. claw. Imetah fafari moyo. I am afraid of the cat's claws. Note: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910, also used farar, while Paul Hambruch used kir. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment. Category: Land Creatures.
farauh Variant spelling farau; faraur. noun. law; regulation. Source: David Sapio 2001; Justin Andrew 2017.
farauh verb. to advise. Source: David Sapio 2001. See: hahurangari.
faraw noun. flour. Borrowed from: English (flour). Source: Justin H. Andrew, 2013. Category: Food.
fare Variant spelling far. noun. canoe house. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006; variant: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Menae habari fer. That is an old canoe house. Fen Emilio. Emilio's canoe house. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Canoes. See: im io ua.
fare gouaiog noun. place name: Tobi Island. A place name on Tobi Island recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, Category: Location.
fare mesusur noun. place name: Tobi Island. A place name on Tobi Island recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, Category: Location. 09/Dec/2016.
fare sukas noun. place name: Echang, Koror. Audio: Sisma Andrew 2014. Category: Location.
farebugik Variant spelling vanimagat. noun. place name: old Tobian place name. Source: One of eleven inhabited settlements on Tobi Island recorded by Paul Hambruch of the Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Location.
fareifeniier noun. place: named plot of land on Tobi Island. Source: Tobi Island: Fourteen house owners of 1908-1910 recorded by members of the Thilenius Expedition. Category: Location.
farekari noun. place: named plot of land on Tobi Island. Source: Tobi Island: Fourteen house owners of 1908-1910 recorded by members of the Thilenius Expedition. Category: Location.
farekub noun. sole of foot. Source: Paul Hambruch, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Health & Body Parts. 09/Dec/2016.
farep noun. place: named plot of land on Tobi Island. Source: Tobi Island: Fourteen house owners of 1908-1910 recorded by members of the Thilenius Expedition. Category: Location.
farhonor noun. fish. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). Category: Sea Creatures.
fari fosumach noun. place name: Tobi Island. A place name in the area of taro plantations on Tobi Island that refers to constructed dams, recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, Category: Location.
fari furtich noun. place name: Tobi Island. A place name in the area of taro plantations on Tobi Island that refers to constructed dams, recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, Category: Location.
fari getsouari noun. place name: Tobi Island. A place name in the area of taro plantations on Tobi Island that refers to constructed dams, recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, Category: Location.
fari gezazich noun. place name: Tobi Island. A place name in the area of taro plantations on Tobi Island that refers to constructed dams, recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, Category: Location.
fari hahat smokehouse under the kitchen. Audio & source: Sisma Andrew 2014.
fari kepinen noun. horizon. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, pp. 40-47. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment. Category: Nature.
fari magariuur noun. place name: Tobi Island. A place name in the area of taro plantations on Tobi Island that refers to constructed dams, recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, Category: Location.
fari magariuur noun. place name: Tobi Island. A place name in the area of taro plantations on Tobi Island that refers to constructed dams, recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, Category: Location.
fari meganipech noun. place name: Tobi Island. A place name in the area of taro plantations on Tobi Island that refers to constructed dams, recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, Category: Location.
fari meganugar noun. place name: Tobi Island. A place name in the area of taro plantations on Tobi Island that refers to constructed dams, recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, Category: Location.
fari meguch noun. place name: Tobi Island. A place name in the area of taro plantations on Tobi Island that refers to constructed dams, recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, Category: Location.
fari mekeriasarau noun. place name: old Tobian place name. Source: One of eleven inhabited settlements on Tobi Island recorded by Paul Hambruch of the Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Note: Hambruch also noted these names here: nugeriviripis, materi feniaro, vatoberig, siarubau, fanurigerau, rikeruvongera, matari fenieran, matari feri samag, matari fitogan, mauer, matari maripar For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Location.
fariayat noun. place: named plot of land on Tobi Island. Source: Tobi Island: Fourteen house owners of 1908-1910 recorded by members of the Thilenius Expedition. Category: Location.
fariferibogus noun. place: named plot of land on Tobi Island. Source: Tobi Island: Fourteen house owners of 1908-1910 recorded by members of the Thilenius Expedition. Category: Location.
farigamanagataifil noun. place: named plot of land on Tobi Island. Source: Tobi Island: Fourteen house owners of 1908-1910 recorded by members of the Thilenius Expedition. Category: Location.
farikir Variant spelling garingemog; fagep. noun. place name: old Tobian place name. Source: One of eleven inhabited settlements on Tobi Island recorded by Paul Hambruch of the Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Location.
faripaur noun. armpit. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Health & Body Parts. 09/Dec/2016.
fariping noun. chief's canoe house. Audio & source: Isauro Andrew 2004. Category: Chiefly Business, Canoes.
faripitoua noun. place: named plot of land on Tobi Island. Source: Tobi Island: Fourteen house owners of 1908-1910 recorded by members of the Thilenius Expedition. Category: Location.
fariuegitsik noun. place: named plot of land on Tobi Island. Source: Tobi Island: Fourteen house owners of 1908-1910 recorded by members of the Thilenius Expedition. Category: Location.
fariuirurch noun. place name: Tobi Island. A place name in the area of taro plantations on Tobi Island that refers to constructed dams, recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, Category: Location.
fariuuenen noun. place: named plot of land on Tobi Island. Source: Tobi Island: Fourteen house owners of 1908-1910 recorded by members of the Thilenius Expedition. Category: Location.
fariworiwor noun. island: the interior of the island. Source: Jackie Victor and Paulina Theodore, 2014.
fariworuwor Variant spelling fariuorüor. noun. jungle; forest. Audio & source: Isauro Andrew 2004; variant: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment. 14/Nov/2014.
fariyap noun. Micronesian apple tree. Source and audio: Isauro Andrew, 2004. See: fariyub. Category: Plants & Trees, Canoes.
fariyorung noun. turtle: rough-backed smallish turtles found with floating logs, hachaf (hawksbill) ? Source: Peter W. Black 1968. See: hehewar; wor; hachaf. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). Category: Sea Creatures, Fishing.
fariyub Variant spelling fariup; fariyap; fariep. noun. Micronesian apple; brush cherry; mountain apple. Source: Aunchalee Loscalzo, Isauro Andrew 2004; audio: Isauro Andrew 2004. Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Preliminary list of plants commonly mentioned by Tobians as being medicinal (Aunchalee Loscalzo 2005). Eugenia malaccensis L.. See: rebotel; fariyap; safang. Category: Plants & Trees, Health & Body Parts.
fariyub.
faru noun. food pounder. Audio & source: Sisma Andrew 2013. For further information: see No. 310 of Quackenbush Word List.
farufar Variant spelling farufor. verb. to write. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew. For further information: see No. 174 of Quackenbush Word List.
farufor writing. Audio: Sisma Andrew 2014. See: farufar.
faruh Variant spelling farik; farui. noun. land; land with trees; island. faruh Audio & source: Isauro Andrew 2004; Sisma Andrew 2013; variants: Augustin Krämer, Paul Hambruch, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. See: mochoh; bour; igaut; meiho. For further information: see No. 370 of Quackenbush Word List. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment. Category: Nature.
faruh er yahamat earth (not heaven): place of people. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2014. Note: faruh er yahamat literally is place of people. See: bwor.
faruheriyef noun. hell. Source & audio: Paulina Theodore 2004.
faruheye hatohobei nature of Tobi Island. Source: Isauro Andrew.
faruhowe noun. island: the island we know; island: the word to use when talking about another island. Audio & source: Isauro Andrew 2004; Sisma Andrew 2013.
farup noun. place name: Tobi Island. An abandoned settlement on the south east of Tobi Island recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, Category: Location.
fas Variant spelling faas; ba; faz; uaas. noun. stone or rock: loose. Efasufos reniyer. There are stones in the path. Audio and source: Sebastian Marino 2004; Isauro Andrew 2006, 2009; Sisma Andrew 2013; Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910; variants: Elisabeth Krämer, Paul Hambruch, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Note: Fas is rock or stone just lying around. Pronounced with a very long a. For further information: see Nos. 353 and 354 of Quackenbush Word List. See also: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
fas born; alive. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009. Efas. The baby is born. For further information: see No. 151 of Quackenbush Word List.
fasa noun. life. Source: J. Ellis 2013.
fasafas verb. to call. Audio & source: Isauro Andrew 2010. For further information: see No. 194 of Quackenbush Word List.
fasafasarien noun. flute: bamboo. Recorded by Paul Hambruch, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936,
fasangu verb. to call him. Source: Isauro Andrew 2010. For further information: see No. 195 of Quackenbush Word List.
fasatiu name: old Tobian proper name.
fasinetet noun. limestone. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment. Category: Nature.
fasitsor noun. lava: black lava. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, pp. 40-47. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment. Category: Nature.
fasufasur weaving [of]. Source: Justin Andrew 2016. See: fasufosu chuh.
fasufos verb. to plait. Audio & source: Sisma Andrew 2013. See: fiheh. For further information: see No. 314 of Quackenbush Word List.
fasufosu chuh noun. basketmaking. Source: Justin Andrew 2016. See: fasufasur.
fasumata burobur noun. bigeye emperor. Source: David Sapio's Tobian Fish Names. Note: Sapio says that this translates to fish with the shiny eyes because the eyes shine underwater monotaxis grandoculis. Category: Sea Creatures.
fasuwoh noun. bottom fishing. Source: Peter W. Black 1968. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). Category: Fishing.
fasuwoh ri bong Night Fishing Method 4. Source: Peter W. Black 1968. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). Category: Fishing. 14/Nov/2014.
fasuwoh ri bwere Day Fishing Method 20. Source: Peter W. Black 1968. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). Category: Fishing. 14/Nov/2014.
fatahangeyor name: old Tobian proper name.
fatar fatar verb. to stroll; to walk around. Source: Paulina Theodore 2015.
fatarahangauau name: old Tobian proper name.
fatayangero name: old Tobian proper name.
fato noun. place: named plot of land on Tobi Island. Source: Tobi Island: Fourteen house owners of 1908-1910 recorded by members of the Thilenius Expedition. Category: Location.
fato Variant spelling hohdät. noun. plant (general term). Source and audio: Sisma Andrew 2013; variant: Paul Hambruch, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment. For further information: see No. 334 of Quackenbush Word List. Category: Plants & Trees.
fatorurch noun. place name: Tobi Island. A place name in the area of taro plantations on Tobi Island that refers to constructed dams, recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, Category: Location.
fatsuma noun. place: named plot of land on Tobi Island. Source: Tobi Island: Fourteen house owners of 1908-1910 recorded by members of the Thilenius Expedition. Category: Location.
fatun bauch noun. Day Fishing Method 25. Source: Peter W. Black 1968. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). Category: Fishing.
fatun mahabu noun. Day Fishing Method 26. Source: Peter W. Black 1968. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). Category: Fishing.
fatun mungah noun. Day Fishing Method 27. Source: Peter W. Black 1968. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). Category: Fishing.
fatur Variant spelling uatir. noun, verb. canoe part: paddle. Audio: Sisma Andrew 2013; source: Peter W. Black 1968; variant source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, p. 179. For further information: see No. 334 of Quackenbush Word List. See also: Canoe Parts (Isauro Andrew, Peter W. Black 2004). Category: Canoes. 03/Jan/2017.
Uatur of breadfruit wood, 137 cm long, 25 cm wide, 3.5 cm diameter.
faufaur noun. short lines; fastenings. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Lines used to tie the free edge of the sail to the mast. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Canoes. 09/Dec/2016.
faufou Variant spelling fohohi. verb. to tie up. Efaut hubar. He tied his feet (up). Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006; variant: Paulina Theodore 2001.
fauh Variant spelling fauhu. verb. to do or to make. Meta hofafauh? What are you [singular] doing? Metaa ho fafaua? What are you doing? Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006, 2010. For further information: see No. 206 of Quackenbush Word List.
fauh yarus verb. to make magic in general. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2004. See: yarus; fei yarus.
fauhu verb. to do. Metaa ho fafaua? What are you doing? Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009. For further information: see No. 206 of Quackenbush Word List.
fauhu verb. to distribute among the people. Source: Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 1999: A vocabulary of resource use and conflict (Peter W. Black). See: ireti; iriti yahamat; iritiri im.
fauhumire creation, universe. Source: J. Ellis 2013.
faumur noun. fish. Audio: Justin Andrew. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). Category: Sea Creatures.
faurepie Variant spelling farepie. noun. fish. Audio: Justin Andrew. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). Category: Sea Creatures.
faurmar See: raurmar.
fauwo Variant spelling faou. four: base counting. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006; variant: David Sapio 2001. For further information: see No. 523 of Quackenbush Word List. Category: Counting & Numbers.
fayau four: counting long thin things. Fayau teberiha ma soruyou wa. Four sticks and three canoes. Source and audio: Isauro Andrew 2006. Category: Counting & Numbers.
fayhiyab noun. eagle ray. Source: R.E. Johannes. Audio: Marcus Hangaripaii. Note: Fayhiyab means flat, concave and is probably Aetobatus narinari (Euphrasen) Rajiformes: Myliobatidae: Aetobatus narinari (Euphrasen). For further information: Tobian Fish Dictionary (Fish with their Tobian, English, & Latin Names) (Robert E. Johannes) (Draft). See also: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). Tobian Fish List: F0009. Category: Sea Creatures. 14/Nov/2014.
fefeter verb. to walk. Efefeter nga echinger. He was singing as he walked. Efefeter reniyer. He is walking along the road. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006.
fehewa noun. lungs. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009. For further information: see No. 59 of Quackenbush Word List. Category: Health & Body Parts.
fehi offering (an obligation to be completed like making an offering). Audio & source: Isauro Andrew 2004. Category: Chiefly Business.
fei yarus Variant spelling fai yoras. verb. make bad magic, like putting a bad spell on something. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2004. See: fauh yarus; yarus.
feifir Variant spelling faifir. noun. woman. Sirei feifinae. That woman is my mother. Ireh feifir Old lady. Reguri feifir Old lady. feifirewe the woman we know. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006; Peter W. Black 2009; Nemecio Andrew 2012. Note: Noun endings: Isauro Andrew 2006. feifirewe: the woman we know; —ra: the one we mentioned; —rae: the one over there. See: faifir. For further information: see No. 242 of Quackenbush Word List. Category: Kin Terms.
feiin murder. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009. Note: According to Isauro, feiin is similar to riie but more like murder and not commonly used except for people. See: riie; riri. For further information: see No. 147 of Quackenbush Word List.
fein verb. to fight. fein Hetei fein ba hehokom. They are not fighting, they are playing. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. For further information: see No. 181 of Quackenbush Word List. Category: Conflict.
feita verb. to do; doing. Ho feita? How (what) are you doing? Source: David Sapio 2001.
fen noun. Day Fishing Method 21; hoop net or circular lift net. Source of English name for fen: Craig Severance 2014. See: fen er bub; fen er mahipihip. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). Category: Fishing.
fen er bub noun. net: hoop net or circular lift net used for Day Fishing Method 21 (fen). Source of English name for fen: Craig Severance 2014. See: fen; fen er mahipihip. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). Category: Fishing.
fen er mahipihip noun. net: hoop net or circular lift net used for Day Fishing Method 29 (taturamar). Source of English name for fen: Craig Severance 2014.See: taturamar; fen; fen er bub. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). Category: Fishing.
fen er mahipihip [Drawing: Peter W. Black 1968].
fereguapitemots noun. place: named plot of land on Tobi Island. Source: Tobi Island: Fourteen house owners of 1908-1910 recorded by members of the Thilenius Expedition. Category: Location.
ferehechahu name: old Tobian proper name.
ferehuheh Variant spelling fare kikak. noun. main spirit house. Ferehuheh fen tamonur faruh. The main spirit house belongs to the high chief. Tamonur faruh yehatooh ren farehuheh ba ebemehochah ren faruh ma yahamat. The chief talked to the spirits in the main spirit house to make our island secure. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006; variant: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, p. 107. Category: Chiefly Business.
Floor plan of spirit house: (a) front room open to everyone; (b) restricted area; (c) altar; (d) spirit boat.
feresi name: old Tobian proper name.
ferimu noun. place name: Tobi Island. A place name in the area of taro plantations on Tobi Island that refers to constructed dams, recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, Category: Location.
fesenemoh name: old Tobian proper name.
feseyeremoh name: old Tobian proper name.
fetaharich name: old Tobian proper name.
fetar Variant spelling feter. verb. to walk. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009; David Sapio 2001. For further information: see No. 153 of Quackenbush Word List.
feter noun. name: fetereheng's son. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). Category: Canoes, Fishing.
fetereheng noun. name: the man who developed the Tobi style of canoe. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). Category: Canoes, Fishing. 07/Feb/2015.
fetereniuaoro name: old Tobian proper name.
fetifet eri uor noun. taro: serving scoop made of turtle shell. Source: Elisabeth Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936.
fetiri noun. grass. Efetiri reni yenae. There is grass on the path. fetiriwe the grass we know. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. For further information: see No. 349 of Quackenbush Word List. Category: Plants & Trees.
fichehimohor name: old Tobian proper name.
fichor noun. centipede. Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2013. For further information: see No. 501 of Quackenbush Word List. Category: Land Creatures.
fiefi verb. to squeeze softly. Feifinae efiya tutur. She is squeezing her breast. Source and audio: Isauro Andrew 2006. For further information: see No. 307 of Quackenbush Word List.
fif Variant spelling fifif. noun. yellow-spotted trevally. Fif, yohong, yebur yohong are different sizes of the same fish; fifif may or may not be. Source for variant and identification is David Sapio's Tobian Fish Names. See: yohong; yebur yohong. carangoides orthogrammus. Category: Sea Creatures.
fifoas method of tying on a stone sinker used in Night Fishing Method 1: hapeh hapeh. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). Category: Fishing.
fiheh verb. to braid. Feifinae efihehi yenchimeri ma bisir. She is braiding her sister's hair. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. See: fasufos. For further information: see No. 313 of Quackenbush Word List.
Gaia's braid. [Photo: Drucilla Patris 2014].
finchingerichil Variant spelling fichingehirichi. broken bones. Source: Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006; audio and variant: Justin Andrew. Category: Health & Body Parts. See: chi. For further information: Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006).
fingiti verb. to twist it. Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2013. For further information: see No. 312 of Quackenbush Word List.
finitowosintouas name: old Tobian proper name.
finitowosu name: old Tobian proper name.
fintouas name: old Tobian proper name.
fiong noun. story. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2004. See: fiongori.
fiongeri hatohobei mosuwe story of Hatohobei in old times. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew.
fiongori Variant spelling fiongeri. story. See: fiong.
firaka name: old Tobian proper name.
firayamohor name: old Tobian proper name.
fireuounahang name: old Tobian proper name.
fireyaro name: old Tobian proper name.
firong noun. Day Fishing Method 18. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). Category: Fishing.
firoroucheheng name: old Tobian proper name.
firouahang name: old Tobian proper name.
firouaheng name: old Tobian proper name.
fis Variant spelling vis. noun. star; spark. Ebe pipie fis bongei. Tonight there are a lot of stars. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006; Elisabeth Krämer, Paul Hambruch, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910; variant: Elisabeth Krämer. For further information: see No. 381 of Quackenbush Word List. Category: Nature.
fiseiyeremoh name: old Tobian proper name.
fisibong seven: counting time. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. Category: Counting & Numbers.
fisichau seven: counting flat things. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. Category: Counting & Numbers.
fisifas seven: counting round things. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. Category: Counting & Numbers.
fisifis verb. to burn. Ifisifis fetir. I burned the grass. Source and audio: Isauro Andrew 2006; Nemecio Andrew 2012. See: hahuh. For further information: see No. 288 of Quackenbush Word List.
fisifiye seven: counting uncountable. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. Category: Counting & Numbers.
fisih seventy: base counting; Tobian sounds. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. ih Isauro identified this as another distinct sound in Tobian difficult to decide how to represent in English. Examples given also include warih, and tiweih. See: warih; tiweih; huheih; subuhuh; sehichou; yauheri. For further information: see No. 535 of Quackenbush Word List. Category: Counting & Numbers. 15/Nov/2014.
fisimar Variant spelling fisimaru. seven: counting people and creatures. Fisimar ih ma woromar piris. Seven fish and six dogs. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. For further information: see No. 546 of Quackenbush Word List. Category: Counting & Numbers.
fisipa seven: counting groups. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. Category: Counting & Numbers.
fisipou seven: counting pieces. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. Category: Counting & Numbers.
fisiyeri Variant spelling fisier. noun. lightning. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006; variant: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: see No. 383 of Quackenbush Word List. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment. Category: Nature.
fisiyou seven: counting long things. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. Category: Counting & Numbers.
fisuo Variant spelling fisue. seven: base counting. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. variant: David Sapio 2001. Category: Counting & Numbers. For further information: see No. 526 of Quackenbush Word List. 15/Nov/2014.
fita verb. to fish; fishing. Hoho fangani ifir fita. Fishing is sharing. Ibe buhou fita. I'm going fishing. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2004; Sisma Andrew 2014. Note: Nixon Andrew says that this word is slightly more Tobian than seiroh. See: seiroh. For further information: see No. 438 of Quackenbush Word List. Category: Fishing.
fita ri bong night fishing. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). Category: Fishing.
fitahangmasouo name: old Tobian proper name.
fitaharich name: old Tobian proper name.
fitanamau name: old Tobian proper name.
fitaranahung name: old Tobian proper name.
fitarimahe name: old Tobian proper name.
fiteh verb. to work. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2004, 2010. For further information: see No. 207 of Quackenbush Word List.
fitehifengen verb. to work together. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009. Category: Conflict. 28/Sep/2014.
fitehirichechahu name: old Tobian proper name.
fitehirichi name: old Tobian proper name.
fitenemau name: old Tobian proper name.
fiti rei noun. flesh. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Health & Body Parts. 09/Dec/2016.
fitiho noun. meat. Emoh fitihoe. Its good meat. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. Category: Food.
fitihor meat of. Source: Aunchalee Loscalzo 2006. Audio: Justin Andrew. Note: Justin Andrew explains that there is no word for muscle in Tobian; fitihor is used to help clarify what is hurt—so fitihor hubei means "my leg muscle" and ehamateh fitihor siyer hubei means "my calves hurt." For further information: Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006). Category: Health & Body Parts.
fitihor hubei my leg muscle. Source: Justin Andrew. Category: Health & Body Parts.
fitou how many. Source: David Sapio 2001. Category: Counting & Numbers.
fitou kurok time: what time. Source: David Sapio 2001. See: meta taem. Category: Calendar.
fitsingi verb. to break. Audio and source: Nemecio Andrew 2012. For further information: see No. 236 of Quackenbush Word List.
fofo noun. rainbow runner; Day Fishing Method 22. Audio and source: Justin Andrew. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). Category: Fishing, Sea Creatures.
fofo ri matau noun. fish. Audio and source: Justin Andrew. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). Category: Sea Creatures.
fok noun. fork. Borrowed from: English. Source: David Sapio 2001. Category: Borrowed Words.
fong noun. hook: the barb of a hook. See: haufong. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). Category: Fishing.
foriyang noun. toy: woven from green leaves. Source: Justin Andrew 2014.
fosufosu Variant spelling fasifoo. noun. fish. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). Category: Sea Creatures.
foti ifiri seneye this week on FOTI. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew.
fotofot verb. to plant. Feifinae emour fotoh pipier buroh. She planted a lot of giant taro. Source and audio: Isauro Andrew 2006. Category: Plants & Trees. See: fotohi.
fotohi verb. to plant it. Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2013. For further information: see No. 335 of Quackenbush Word List. Category: Plants & Trees. See: fotofot.
fotomahech noun. hook: top smaller than bottom, no fong.See: parifatur. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). Category: Fishing.
Tracing of fotomahech [Peter W. Black 1968]. Tracing of Nemesio's fotomahech: parifatur [Peter W. Black 1968].
fotorimar noun. fish. Audio and source: Justin Andrew. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). Category: Sea Creatures.
fra noun. fish: family name for halfbeaks. Audio: Justin Andrew (he never heard of this fish). hemirhamphidae. See: tewari pasuohung; mari pasuohung. For further information: Tobian Fish Dictionary (Fish with their Tobian, English, & Latin Names) (Robert E. Johannes) (Draft). See also: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). Tobian Fish List: F0032, F0033. Category: Sea Creatures. 14/Nov/2014.
fra mari pasuohung See: mari pasuohung.
fra tewari pasuohung See: tewari pasuohung.
fugh noun. cold (illness). For further information: Fourteen Medicinal Recipes from Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
furai verb. to fry. Borrowed from: English. Source: David Sapio 2001.