b'buki pilabumabomaphr BOMALIKUn 2 1. The Holy Bible Name of one yam storehouse initialscapitalised;alsoanyscripturebwaima. portion.BOMATU 1 n 22. Any scripture used by other religions. 1. The east. Syn. pilibomatu. -bomakikila vb1 Compoundof-boma 1 2.Awindblowingfromtheeast.C.f. bolmila.-kakaila to put close. To break a customarypilibomatu cladj Theeasterly taboo,e.g.toeatforbiddenfish,pickbuwa whichisunderatabooprotection,breakdirection. opilibomatulocthrough a taboo fence, etc. In the east. bomituvayali n2 Compoundfrom bomakikilaadj 3 Sthg under protection ofbomatu 1 -vayala.1.Thenorth-east a taboo. Syn. bomakitu, -yusi.direction. bomakituadj 3 Placed under a taboo. Syn.2.Anorth-eastwindNote:theuse bomakikila, c.f. -kituli.of -vayala in this compound may indicate the , sort of wind which made shellfish gathering -kaboma 1vb3intransredupl -kabumaboma,seetrans -kabomi possible for Kavataria people Compoundof-ka 2 boma 1 .1.Tomakesilubomatu n1 Astarcluster;an sacred,declareholy,toconsecratesthg.A strong word which forbids careless handlingunidentified star group. or general use of sthg. For a weaker form seeBOMATU 2n3 Aspeciesoftaituyam,theSyn. -kabodi.staple food yam. 2.Toforbid,placeaprohibitionwhichBOMATU 3 n 3preventsgeneraluse.Syn.-tabu,taga, A species of earthworm. bomala.BOMBOMn A small tree to 3m, timber of-kabomivb 3 transredupl-kabubomi 1.whichissuitableforkavatamyamgarden ,Toconsecratesthg,setsthgasideforastakes. Syn. siwawa. special use. Syn. -kikili, kabodi, -tibutabu. BOMEIMA adj Partly-maturebetelnut 2. To set s.o. aside for a work considered holy,asinordinationofpastor.Matausinabuwa. BOMILEILAI n Achiefsyamstorehouse ikabomaisi yam makwaina They consecrated thatday.Kukwabomaimititoulemi Keepbwaima.yourselves holy.Guguwa makwaisina tamalaBOMISISUNA loc ThebackpartofbwaimaleikabomiThosethingsthathisfatherhad bwaimasisuna. declared holy. Note: These uses not limited BOMITUVAYALI loc North-eastbomatu 1 to acts of Christian work; and are correctly appliedalsototraditionaltaboosetc.,the -vayala. term -kabodi is usually applied to these.BOMKU adj AlmostmaturebetelnutBOMA 2 n 3 buwa.A grove of trees having sacred or ceremonial significance.BONALAn 1 1. His language, dialect. Syn. BOMA 3 exclam kaigala, butula, bigala, udokaiwa.A jeering shout of mockery, as nyahnyah.CheckintonationpatternC.f.2. The whole language of a people. bakana.BONARAn 3 A high shelf var. bonari. BOMA- 4 stem component Foodhouse for sthgBONARI n3 Alsofoundasbonara.Ahighbwaima.shelf in house for storing veiguwa and other BOMAKAIWA n1 Highyamstorehouseimportant things. Syn. bliga.bwaimawalakaiwa.BONAWAn 3 A species of tree. Syn. tutumla, BOMAKIKILAvb 2 1 q.v.To break a taboo -boma -kakaila.BONEBONA n PeoplewithaspeechBOMAKITUadj 1 impediment which limits their vocalising, soPlaced under a taboo -boma -totila.thattheireffortsatspeechsoundlikea growling dog. C.f. kabilibalela. BOMALA n2 Hisprohibitionboma 1 BONUBONUn 3la. A species of worm.'