b'ibwaina wowolastative cl Lit. It is goodalsofunctionsasanelementinotherhisbody.Hefeelscomfortable;heiscompound forms: approachable, easy to talk to.bwainigaga adj3 Compoundofbwaina ikadubwainananola stativecl ordered-gaga 3 .Superlativedegree,verygood , VOLit.Causesgoodtohismind.Heisindeed. Syn. bwainapopu.Compound of bwainareplete,feelingsatisfied;hehaseatenwellbwainapopuadj 3andisnowcontent;helovesluxury.Baisapopuexceedingly.Verygoodindeed.Syn. buwaikadubwaininanogu Thisbetelnutbwainigaga. Note: I can find no support for ,really satisfies me.this form, although I am pretty sure of its use. -bwainakosi vb1stative CompoundofHold for now. bwaina good-kosa to get well. To be reallykwaiminabwainigagacladj Compound wellaftersickness;tohaveregainedfullofkwai-minabwaina-gaga 3 .An health.Note:Thismaybetheonlyadjectivalexpressionwhichmaybeused compoundwhichhasbwainaasitsfirstnominally. Sthg exceedingly precious, very component.valuable indeed.bwaina vsc Occursassecondpartofbwainawokuva adj exclam Complex, , compound verb stems with the sense of actsfrombwainaadv-wokuva.Thatsjust which are good, satisfying or helpful.great. Lit. good-only, nothing but good. -kadubwainavb 2 Compound from kdakabobwainan Compound of kabo- itemour true food-bwaina. 1. To eat well; to eatbwaina. 1. Sthg that refreshes. the food we most desire.2.Anythingthatbringsaboutorcauses 2. To cap a meal with sthg special.good results. ikadubwaina nanolaphr minabwaina adj2 CompoundofminaLit. His mind eats well. He is replete and feeling satisfiedderivedfrommita-sightbwaina.Very with everything an emotive idiom.beautiful, desirable. Syn. milabwaila. kadubwaina n3 Luxuriousfood.ItmayThislexemeoccursasafrequentdescribe any of the following: 1. The food wecomponentinphrases,manyofwhich desire to eat above all others.function as exclamations: ,Thats very good 2. The rich food we are accustomed to tobwaina goliphrexclamusaluxury;tos.o.elsetoorich,theymayindeed! vomit.bwainawala phr exclam Thatsalright ,3.Thebestitemofameal,whichcapsitor okay. perfectly,asacupoftea,buwa,asmoke,bwainabogi phr greeting Goodnight ,chocolate mint, sweet pudding.greetingorfarewell.Thisgreeting,along 4. Anything which leads to bodily ease, realwiththethreewhichfollow,arerecent luxury.arrivalsinKiriwina,beingcopiedfromTok kadubwaina adj Luxurious,thebestPisinspeechformulasforgreetingsusedatitem,theperfectthingreferencemaybeappropriate times in a day. other than food.bwainakaukwau phr greeting Good ,-yobwaina vb3intrans seemorning a greeting only. , trans -yobwainiCompoundbwainakoyavi phr greeting Good ,of-yo 2 bwaina.Tomakehappy,bringafternoon; good evening applies from 4 pm contentmentusuinreftophysicalto early evening. well-being. Syn. -bwaila 2 . bwainalalai phr greeting Goodday ,-yobwaini vb3trans Mayalsooccurroughly noon to 4 pm.as-yobwaili.1.Subjbetelnut,alcohol,butgala bwainaphrexclam,Not good! Thats not tobacco! makes s.o. happy. C.f. wine thatbad.makethgladtheheartofman,i.e.togalakadubwaina phr 1.Ilackthegood intoxicate s.o See also noun yobwaina.things I am accustomed to. 2. Take care over s.o.s appearance subj is2. This is an uncomfortable situation. carer,objislovedperson.Bayobwainisainabwaina phr exclam Verygood. ,magudina Iwillmakethatchildlooknice.Usuallypn sena bwaina, but varies according Syn. -weisomi.to emotion, etc. of speaker. yobwaina n3 Anameforbetelnutinsainabwainigaga phrexclam Excellent!Kitavadialect.ThestemcomponentbwainaCouldnt be better! Syn. kwaiminabwainigaga.'