See bula in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "Life brings happiness.",
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"word": "bula i yavei"
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"english": "drifter, vagabond",
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"word": "bula yavoki"
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"english": "married life",
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"word": "bula vakawati"
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"english": "healthy, fresh, fertile/productive (of land)",
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"word": "bulabula"
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"english": "chemical fertiliser",
"translation": "chemical fertiliser",
"word": "ibulabula ni qele"
},
{
"english": "live fish/turtle",
"translation": "live fish/turtle",
"word": "ika bula"
},
{
"english": "cash money",
"translation": "cash money",
"word": "ilavo bula"
},
{
"english": "in a coma, worthless person",
"translation": "in a coma, worthless person",
"word": "mate bula"
},
{
"english": "fertile land",
"translation": "fertile land",
"word": "qele bulabula"
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"english": "adult",
"translation": "adult",
"word": "tamata bula"
},
{
"english": "to say hello, to save, to revive",
"translation": "to say hello, to save, to revive",
"word": "vakabula"
},
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"english": "missed opportunity,; saved the big fish; the big one got away\"”",
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"word": "vakabula ika levu"
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"english": "living organisms",
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"word": "veika bula"
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}
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"english": "babe, attractive woman; bula",
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"word": "bola"
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"english": "Is your fish still alive?",
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"english": "The man's [circumcised] penis is erect.",
"text": "Sa bula na baci ni tagane.",
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"ipa": "/ᵐbu.la/"
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