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capirou   name: old Tobian proper name.

caranx   noun. jacks; trevallies; kingfishers. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Carangidae caranx. Category: Sea Creatures.  For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.

cha   adjective. warm; hot. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. See:  betsingar; bech.  

cha   Variant spelling chaa; tsa. noun. blood; fever. Echar yam hasih. There is blood on your spear. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006, Aunchalee Loscalzo 2006, Justin Andrew; variant: David Sapio 2001. Category: Health & Body Parts.  For further information: Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006).  See No. 17 of Quackenbush Word List.

chaburut   noun. rain, heavy rain. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. Category: Nature.

chachab   blind. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew. Category: Health & Body Parts.  See No. 17 of Quackenbush Word List.

chachangahi   noun. hammock. Source: Tekla Emilio 2013. See:  haurour.

chahaihahob   name: old Tobian proper name.

chahaiporuh   name: old Tobian proper name.

chahaitir   name: old Tobian proper name.

chahoyeri   noun. purple parrotfish. Source: Justin Andrew 2015. Category: Sea Creatures.

chamauri   noun. carrying stick. 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. See:  dug.

chameteri   Variant spelling hameteheri. muscle aches and pain. Audio and variant: Justin Andrew. See:  baochuch; hameteh. Category: Health & Body Parts.  For further information: Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006). 

chanifach   name: old Tobian proper name.

chanifacharipa   name: old Tobian proper name.

chanimoh   name: old Tobian proper name.

chapachapari hub   Variant spelling chapachaparihuub. noun. foot. Erap chapachapari huubar. He has big feet. Audio, source and variant: Isauro Andrew 2006, 2009. Category: Health & Body Parts. See No. 10 of Quackenbush Word List.

chapirihub   noun. thigh. Ewoutu chapirihubar. He hit him on the thigh. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006, 2009. Category: Health & Body Parts. See No. 13 of Quackenbush Word List.

char   Variant spelling tsar. noun. water: fresh. Harie taot char. Give him some water. Audio: Isauro Andrew 2006. Source: Sebastian Marino 2004, Isauro Andrew 2006. Variant: Nemecio Andrew 2012. Category: Nature, Food.  See No. 295 of Quackenbush Word List.

charau   noun. fish. Category: Sea Creatures.  For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).

charau a rahung   noun. fish. Category: Sea Creatures. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).

charau wari piemahat   noun. fish. Category: Sea Creatures. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).

charauwari hameremere   noun. fish. Category: Sea Creatures. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).

charhehis   noun. stream. Epeitarong yar bieu renicharhehis. He throws (away) a fishing trap into the stream. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. Category: Nature. 06/Nov/2014.

charubech   noun. coffee; hot water. Source: Peter W. Black 2015. See:  kofie. Category: Food.

chau   noun. breadfruit leaf kite (used in Day Fishing Method 23). Category: Fishing. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).

chauchihi   narrow. Audio & source: Isauro Andrew.  See No. 102 of Quackenbush Word List.

chaumari   noun. carrying stick. 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. Note: Krämer notes that chaumari is made from dug. See:  dug. 09/Dec/2016.

chaurap   adjective. wide. Echaurap yenae. The road is wide. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006, 2009.  See No. 116 of Quackenbush Word List.  06/Nov/2014.

chawachaw   late to come or not fast. Audio, source, and variant: Isauro Andrew 2009. See:  terah. Note: terah means not fast. Chawachaw (sounds like chow a chow) means slow as in late to come or not fast.   See No. 120 of Quackenbush Word List.

chee   noun. canoe part: a brace that goes toward the hull, underneath the outrigger. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2004. Category: Canoes. 
      For further information: Canoe Parts (Isauro Andrew, Peter Black 2004). See also Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).

  Chee [Photo: Peter W. Black 2004].

chehe   name: old Tobian proper name.

chehei   Variant spelling tsahai; tsekai; tsägai; tserai. noun. egg. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006; variant: David Sapio 2001. Variants: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910 (tsekai); Elisabeth Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910 (tsägai); Paul Hambruch, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910 (tserai). Ehocha pahur chehei. He ate some eggs. Category: Food.  For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment. See also: No. 408 of Quackenbush Word List.

chenapai   name: old Tobian proper name.

chenifats   name: old Tobian proper name.

chenimat   noun. tear. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009. Category: Health & Body Parts.  See No. 408 of Quackenbush Word List.
cheniyongochihi   yellow. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009. Category: Colors. See No. 139 of Quackenbush Word List.

chentut   noun. milk. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009. Category: Food. See No. 63 of Quackenbush Word List.

cheob   noun. goatee. 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.

cheoba   noun. mustache. 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.

chep   noun. fish. Audio and source: Justin Andrew. See:  rahung; nimi; yatam; yeb. Category: Sea Creatures. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).  

cheri   noun. velvetleaf soldier brush; tree heliotrope. Source: Preliminary list of plants commonly mentioned by Tobians as being medicinal (Aunchalee Loscalzo 2005). tournefortia argentea (boraginaceae). Category: Plants & Trees, Health & Body Parts.

cheu   noun. net: dip net. Note: There are four kinds of cheu: cheu turumat, cheu mangah, cheu ru hou, cheu tir.Category: Fishing.  For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).

  Tracing of cheu turumat [Peter W. Black 1968].

cheu bu   noun. net. Category: Fishing.  For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).

cheu mangah   noun. net: dip net used for Day Fishing Method 41. Category: Fishing. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).  07/Nov/2014. 

cheu ru hou   noun. net: dip net used for Day Fishing Method 40. Category: Fishing. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).  07/Nov/2014.

cheu tir   noun. net: dip net used for Day Fishing Method 40. Category: Fishing. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).  07/Nov/2014.

cheu turumat   noun. net: dip net used for Night Fishing Method 8 (turumat). Tracing of cheu turumat [Peter W. Black 1968]. Category: Fishing.  For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).

   Tracing of cheu turumat [Peter W. Black 1968].

chi   Variant spelling chil; chir. noun. bone. Mar eyaunap chir. The animal has large bones. chir Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006, 2009. Variant and audio: Justin Andrew. See:  finchingerichil. Category: Health & Body Parts.  For further information: Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006).  See also No. 54 of Quackenbush Word List.

chichi   noun. monarch fern; wart fern; polypodia fern. Source: Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2004; Preliminary list of plants commonly mentioned by Tobians as being medicinal (Aunchalee Loscalzo 2005). Polypodium scolopendria Burm. F..Category: Plants & Trees, Health & Body Parts.

 Chichi [Photo: National Tropical Botanical Garden].

chicken box   noun. chicken pox. Borrowed from: English: chicken pox. Source: Justin H. Andrew 2016. Category: Health & Body Parts, Borrowed Words.  For further information: Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006).

chifanife   noun. pocket knife. Borrowed from: English: knife. Source: Justin H. Andrew 2016. Justin says that chifanife is a borrowed and modified word that describes "pocket knife." Chifen is the Tobian word for something that swings in and out like this blade. See:  chifen. Category: Borrowed Words.

chifen   noun. blade that swings in and out. Source: Justin H. Andrew 2016. See:  chifanife.

chifor   Variant spelling cheever. noun. metal. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2004, 2009; Justin H. Andrew 2016. Borrowed from: English: [?] See:  cheever. Category: Borrowed Words. 07/Nov/2014.

chihechihehang   name: old Tobian proper name.

chiheihi   name: old Tobian proper name.

chiheiyou   name: old Tobian proper name.

chil    See:  chi.

chim   Variant spelling chimh; tsim; chiim; tsimai. noun. head. Erap chimar nga eyarai uuhar. He has a big head and long neck. Audio, source and variant: Isauro Andrew 2006, 2009; variant and audio: Justin Andrew; variant and source: David Sapio 2001; 4th variant: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Category: Health & Body Parts. See:  hapi tsim.  For further information: Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006).

chimata   verb. to wake up. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew.  For further information: see No. 164 of Quackenbush Word List.

chimerifas   noun. stone head. See also: Archaeology of Tobi: Tobi Island Artifacts by Peter Black, D. Osborne and Patricio M. Appendix 7 to Douglas Osborne, Archaeological Test Excavations, Palau Islands, 1968-1969. Micronesica: Supplement 1,1979, pp. 349-353.  For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
    
Photographs by Douglas Osborne. Drawing by Sandra Purton of the Tobi Stone Figurine in its case at the Belau National Museum, Koror, Palau (2007).

chimesogi   Variant spelling chimoso; chimosou. noun. squirrelfish. Audio: Marcus Hangaripaii. Variant: Marcus Hangaripaii; Peter W. Black. Category: Sea Creatures.  For further information: Tobian Fish Dictionary (Fish with their Tobian, English, & Latin Names) (Robert E. Johannes) (Draft).

chimiebur   bald. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009. Category: Health & Body Parts. See:  bur.  For further information: see No. 164 of Quackenbush Word List.

chimobasuhu   name: old Tobian proper name.

chimorim   noun. roof. Source: Peter W. Black 2016. Note: literally, head of the house See:  eas.

chimosou (mor)   Variant spelling chimesogi (Johannes); chimoso (Marcus Hangaripaii). noun. squirrelfish. Source: Peter W. Black 1968; audio: Marcus Hangaripaii. Holocentridae: Holocentrus sp.. Category: Sea Creatures. 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: F0043   26/Jul/2016.

chingeer   noun. song. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009. Note: Isauro says this is a modern word.

chinger   verb. to sing. Feifirakarae hechinger bong. The women sang all night. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. See:  mauhari; tsingen.

chingi bat   very low tide. Category: Nature. See Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).

chingi chingi   low tide. See:  echingichi; nichingiching. Category: Nature. See Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).

chirfariya   Variant spelling chirfariyau. noun. breast; rib. Source: Aunchalee Loscalzo 2006. Variant: Justin Andrew 2006. Note: Justin Andrew believes the variant is correct since chirfariyau means rib. See:  chirfariyau. Category: Health & Body Parts. For further information: Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006).

chirfariyau   noun. rib. Source: Justin Andrew 2006. See:  chirfariya. Category: Health & Body Parts.

chirihet   noun. tree. Chirihetira erap ra esu nihehepari charurae. There is a big tree near the stream. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. See:  hoor; teberika. Category: Plants & Trees.  For further information: see No. 341 of Quackenbush Word List.

chirpoucha   name: old Tobian proper name.

chiver   noun. metal. Borrowed from: English (chisel). Source: Justin H. Andrew, 2013.

chohomoh   name: old Tobian proper name.

chohuhumar   for the weight of two people. Audio: Sisma Andrew 2014.

chohurei   name: old Tobian proper name.

choramaheng   name: old Tobian proper name.

choriyong   noun. turmeric plant. Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2013. Note: It appears that members of the Thilenius Expedition borrowed the Palauan word for turmeric, reng, and used it on Tobi Island for turmeric.See:  hangari; heng. Category: Plants & Trees, Health & Body Parts. For further information: see No. 472 of Quackenbush Word List.

 Turmeric plant [Photo: turmericforhealth.com].

chorngeheng   name: old Tobian proper name.

choromeheng   name: old Tobian proper name.

chorwai   my friend. Source and audio: Sisma Andrew 2013.

chou   heavy. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009. See:  chou. 26/Jul/2016.

chou   noun. canoe: shape of bow. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2004. See:  chou. Category: Canoes. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).  See also: Canoe Parts (Isauro Andrew, Peter W. Black 2004).

  Isauro holding chou [Photo: Peter W. Black 2004].

chouahau   Variant spelling tsowahaw. lazy; I am lazy. Source and audio: Sisma Andrew 2013; variant: David Sapio 2001. See:  mamasuhuchoh.

choulapau   noun. basket. Source: Sisma Andrew 2013.
     Sisma Andrew demonstrating choulapau. Photos: Barbara W. Black, 2013.

chowor   noun. plant: morning glory, little bell. Source: Preliminary list of plants commonly mentioned by Tobians as being medicinal (Aunchalee Loscalzo 2005). ipomoea triloba (convoluvulaceae). Category: Plants & Trees, Health & Body Parts.

chuhameitere   get out of here. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2004. See:  chuhameitona.

chuhameitona   get out of there. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2004. See:  chuhameitere.

chuheribout   noun. fish. Audio & source: Justin Andrew 2006. Category: Sea Creatures.  For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).

chuhur mangau   noun. stomach. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009. Category: Health & Body Parts.  For further information: see No. 56 of Quackenbush Word List; see also No. 49.

chur   noun. Night Fishing Method 6. Category: Fishing. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).

chutafarang   noun. basket. Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2014.

chuu   verb. to share the use (smoking a cigarette together or sharing land). Source: Peter W. Black 1999: A vocabulary of resource use and conflict. Category: Conflict.

cifena   verb. to fold. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2010. Note: cifena means fold; can be used with paper. See:  cifenknife.  For further information: see No. 213 of Quackenbush Word List.

cifenknife   Variant spelling chifanife. noun. pocket knife. Borrowed from: English: knife. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew; Justin Andrew 2016. Note: Justin says that chifanife is a borrowed and modified word that describes "pocket knife." Chifen is the Tobian word for something that swings in and out like this blade. See:  cifena.  For further information: see No. 213 of Quackenbush Word List.

coco   Variant spelling gogo; goga. verb. to hatch; chicken. Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2013. Variants: Augustin Krämer, Elisabeth Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. See:  hayang; koko. Category: Land Creatures, Food.  For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.  See also No. 412 of Quackenbush Word List.
   Chicken [Photo: Barbara W. Black 2014].

cook rice   verb. to cook rice. Borrowed from: English: cook rice. cook coco cook chicken. Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2013. See:  kook; kuk. Category: Food, Borrowed Words.

cuperi   Variant spelling cupeti. verb. to look for. Source: Peter W. Black 2014. See:  cupeti.

cuperiwar   noun. turtle hunt method. See:  wor; woar. Category: Fishing.  For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).

cupeti   Variant spelling cuperi. verb. to look for. Source: Peter W. Black 2014. See:  cuperi.