See buke in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "to make false promises; to swear like a pregnant woman",
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"translation": "to make false promises; to swear like a pregnant woman",
"word": "bubului vaka bukete"
},
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"english": "mound",
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"word": "bukebuke"
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"english": "pregnant",
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"word": "bukete"
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"english": "false pregnancy; stone pregnancy",
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"word": "bukete vatu"
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"word": "dravusani ga na buke e cere"
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"english": "to impregnate, make pregnant",
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"word": "vakabuketetaka"
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"english": "This mound is good for planting yams.",
"text": "Na buke oqo e vinaka me teivaki kina na uvi.",
"translation": "This mound is good for planting yams.",
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"word": "bubului vaka bukete"
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