Rotokas - English Dictionary: Unpublished 2008

Rotokas – English Dictionary
Unpublished 2008
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aa inter. which (one). Aarovira rugoopau. You are thinking in an undecided
aa rorovira adv. way.
— ph. how many. Aa rorovira oupari? How many are aasi vRO. hang something decorative around the neck. Teapi
you getting or Aren't you getting quite a few?! Aa varoara aasipata okoe IAVA pisikuipaoro. You all do
roropavira ragai votovotopari? How many times are not hang the cloth tying it around your necks.
you going to pinch me? or That's enough! Aa roropavira aasi vRE. decorate with beads. Kakaeto aasievora aakova.
rera ikau piepari? How fast are you going to make him, The mother put beads on the child.
the car, go? or You are going too fast! All are rhetorical aasi iro nCN. beads strung.
questions. aasiara nCN. beads unstrung.
aa vo vokio inter. aasiua nCN. beads, string of.
— ph. when, which day. aasua nCN. shell money-white, money-white shell. This
aaita nCM. bird, crow. Same as rakao.ir. money is similar to the red shell money made on Malaita
aakau kare nCN2. wild animals. and brought to Bougainville. It consists of small round
aako nKF. mother, aunt (FaBrWi). When referring to one's discs strung on twine. The value is measured by the
own mother, aahova aahova is used. 'fathom'.
aakopeva nCN. thumb. aata vRE. swim with part of the body out of the water.
aakorivatoarei nKM. both parents. Not used commonly. Aatapareva avakava-IA. He was swimming on the
aakova vure nCN2. married couples, couples of married surface of the ocean.
persons. aate adv. slow. Aate visivi va purari. Do it slowly.
aakovatoarei nKM. both parents. aate vRE. weigh, scale. Gare pitokavi vai wit ateri aue
aao nKN. extended families. uvuiaro-IA katai voki voriaro. Weigh a small bowl of
aao irara nKn2. grandparents, ancestors, grandchildren, wheat the equivalent of one day's wage.
descendents. aate pie visivi adv. decreasing slightly-like.
aaoaao adj. become grandparents. Revatai avukarei ora aate vovouto nCN2. patient person.
vatuavaaro aaoaaosiepa. Revatai and his wife became aateate pie vRE. bide one's time, wait. Oire vo peva puteva
grandparents. voki oa-IA oira aateate piepareva Asiri. Three days
aaooa nKF. great-aunt (FaFaSi). passed as Asiri was waiting.
aaoto nKM. grandfather (FaFa), grandson (SoSo). aato vRE. answer, reply. Voea vo reoaro aatoreva. He
aaova nKF. granddaughter (SoDa). answered their talk.
aaoveva nCF. lizard. See kokopa. aatogo nCF. tree, with very strong wood used for posts, post
aapaapau vRO. unfamiliar, visit. Taureviri wood. Same as penas in Neo-Melanesian Pidgin. The
aapaapaoparoepa evoa. Taureviri was visiting there. wooden posts do not rot and are valued for this reason.
Ibu IAVA aapaapau rovoroepa. - He came first from aatokoro adj. parallel, equal in distance, within sight.
Ibu to visit. aatokorovira adv. closely related.
aapaapauto nCN2. visitor. aatu nCF. bat, flying fox, fruit bat.
aapaapauvira adv. visiting-like. Aapaapaovira aau adj. blinded by light. auuparoi aviavia 'IA He is blinded
uriopaaepa. They came as visitors. by the light.
— vRO. visit. Ibu IAVA aapaapau rovoroepa. He came aau pie vRE. make brilliant, blind by light. oirara auu piepae
first from Ibu to visit. vuravu. The lamp blinded the people.
aapova nCF. bat, flying fox, small type. aau reo CN. foolish talk.
Aapu nPR. village which was formerly above Togarao years aaua nCN. brightness, brilliant.
ago. aauto nCN2. unlearned person.
aaraasiipato nCM. initiate who has worn Upe hat over a aauvira adv. without knowledge, unknowing. Aauvira
relatively long period of time. reoparoveira. He is always talking being unaware of
aaraoko nCF. tree, grows at lower altitudes near streams, what he is talking about.
used for medicine. aavara kare nCN2. insect, tiny black ants that are always
aarave nCN (subfill: up). vine, the kind from which Buin into food stuff, ants, tiny black.
baskets are made. aaviiko nCF. star, planet.
aare nCF. shell, small used as decoration. aaviito vRE. purify, remove altogether. Igei iava sopaura
aareva nCF. ear ring made from orifice of shell. rera IAVA upia aaviitori. Remove the pain altogether
aaro avuo inter. from our hearts.
— ph. Who might it be? aaviopavira inter. when, what time.
aaro kaukauvira inter. aavuaavu pie vRE. notch something. Evao rao aavuaavu
— ph. how many, how long a time. Aaro kaukauvira vii piesi. You two notch the stick of wood.
siposipopaavere? How many times will I tell you? or aavuto nKM. grandfather (MoFa), grandson (DsSo).
Won't you ever learn?! aavuva nKF. grandmother (FaMo), granddaughter (DaDa).
aarovira adv. excessively, undecided. Aarovira upiriko aera excl. All right!, Okay!
oririvo. You cooked too much sweet potato. Aarovira aeri excl. All right!, Okay!
rugoopau. - You are thinking in an undecided way. agara vRE. unaffected, Unperturbed. Agara ragarevora. He
agara akave
came unaffected straightway. A person caught in the very aio kavu vRE. fast, abstain from eating. Aioara kavurevora.
act of doing wrong has nothing to say about it. Without He fasted, not eating. The period of the fast is longer
excuse. when referred to by this word than when referred to by
agara vRO. unable to do something for lack of strength, the word iguva.
powerless to act. Agararoi. He is unable to talk because aio kitupa nCN. food cupboard, storage place for food. Aio
of his weak condition. Said of a man so near death that he kitupara vearovira purapaivora oirara kepa IARE.
was unable to talk. The men built the food cupboards well for the house.
agara STAT. quiet, unasserting, calm (as a lake). Agaraparoi aio kurooroaro nCN. crumbs of food, food crumbs.
ovusa aioiva rera arova. He didn't say anything as they aio ori nCN. food which is cooking or cooked.
ate without him. Agararai. I have nothing to say. I have aio pie vRE. feed, love charm, work sorcery. Kakae vure aio
no excuse to offer. pieiva aako riako. The mothers fed the children.
agara pie vRE. catch red handed, apprehend in the act, silence aio ropito nCN2. person not worthy of serving good food to,
someone. Ceitai voea agara piereva osa kurue kare-ia one who wastes food.
ora tuutuupaaepa. Ceitai caught them in the act as they aio ururuko nCN. crumbs of food, food crumbs.
were trading doves. When he caught them, they had aioa nCN. food, feast, meal.
nothing to say. aioaio vRO. snack. Aioaiopauvere. You will be snacking on
agara visivi adv. quietly. food from time to time.
agara vovouto nCN2. unasserting person, calm person. aire adj. new, recent.
agaru vRE. complain. Aioa agaruparevoi kakaeto gareavi, aire pie vRE. renew, rejuvenate. Kepa aire pieri va kipuoro.
uvare aakova rera vateevo va. The boy is complaining Rejuvenate the house, painting it.
about the little food, because the mother gave the small airea nRP. two of them (2F).
amount to him. airepa adj. new, fresh.
agasi adj. be full. Voea rutu tapo agasiaepa. They all were airepa kavauto nCN2. newly born child.
also filled. airepato nCN2. new comer, newborn child.
agasi pie vRE. fill something. Kakate agasi piereva aue-IA airepavira adv. recently.
gau. He filled the bamboo tube with tears. airerei vRE. safeguard something, protect. Va airereipari,
ageage nCN. lungs. teapi va vuri pie. Take good care of it safeguarding it
agesi vRO. laugh. Uva ora agesisiepa ora kiap. He and the lest someone spoil it.
patrol officer laughed together. airerei tapi nCN. taboo area, restricted area.
agesi pie vRE. make laugh. Aite oviito agesi pierevere. The airereitoa rutu nCN2. self-disciplined person (who keeps
father will make his son laugh. himself from wrong behavior). similar to roroio vovouto.
agesi piepato nCN2. jokester, funny person. airoa nRP. they, them (all F).
agesia nCN. laughter. aisi nRPN. ball, round object.
agiagi vRE. welcome back, be reconciled. Rera agiagieva aisivu nCN. other round object.
vorevira. She welcomed him back again. ; She was Aita nPR. name of clan, dialect of Rotokas, area of
reconciled to him once again. Bougainville Island.
agigio nCN. (highest) respect. aita nCF. sugar cane, red and yellow stripes.
agoagoto vRE. flatter. E visii vai agoagoto ragapaavoi visii aite STAT. (hold) directorship, (hold) leadership. Uvuoa-IA
roru pie ragapaoro? Am I just flattering you all to make aitepaaera. They were the directors of the ship. This
you happy? included the company to which the ship belongs.
agoagotopato nCN2. flatterer. aite nKM. father, uncle (MoSiHu, FaBr).
agorau pako nCN. bracelet made from Turbin shell, (white) aite vRE. name father, respect as father. Ovokivu-ia viiRE
shell bracelet, arm band. aiteavere. On another day I will name you <<father.>>
agugurioto nCM. tadpole, (immature) frog. aiterea nRP. they, them (2M, MF).
aguvi adj. clear, clean or worn clear. aitetoarei nKM. both parents.
aguvi tou nCN. bottle, glass container. aiva adj. easy, simple. Ragaips aivai It is easy for me.
aguvivira adv. clearly, transparent. aivaro vRE. go straight to the place, meet together.
ai ai excl. expression of sorrow. OiratoaVA aivaroreva koieto. The pig went straight to
aia adv. more, again. the man. Avau ra rera-VA aivarorivere. You go and
aia ita adv. once more, again. you will meet together with him.
aigeto nKM. father-in-law (WiFa), son-in-law (DaHu). aivaroa nCN. meeting, market.
aigeva nKF. mother-in-law (WiMo), daughter-in-law-(SoWi). aivaroo adj. straight.
aika excl. Wait!, Hold on!, Be quiet! aivirare conj. for the purpose of, fulfill.
aikavu rovo excl. First wait a minute! aka vRE. open the mouth, shout. Teapi orekevu avu vaiRE
aio vRE. eat. Upiriko aiori. You eat the sweet potato. akapasi Don't you both open your mouths to anything.
aio id. (cause a) sore, infect. Tuitui vii aiovere. The fire will akaepa adj. insignificant, unimportant.
eat you. or It will cause a wound. akaepato nCN2. unimportant person. Viapau oiso viiPA
aio kataa nCN. premasticated food. It was the custom akaepato-a eera. That man is not unimportant to you. ;
previously to chew food for the infant and keep it in a Or don't regard that man lightly.
coconut shell near the fire until ready to be eaten. akave nCF. spider. The kind that shakes raurau its web when
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akavi apopoi
approached. The motion is associated with intercourse ao vRE. illuminate, give light. Vuravu aopae. The lamp is
and has a related folk story. giving light.
akavi nCN. (tough) skin on nut meat, nut-tough skin on meat. ao paripari nCN. bamboo pieces used for torches, torch
akaviva nCF. shell fish, oyster, oyster with abalone-like made of dried pieces of bamboo.
appearance. ao tou nCN. bamboo torch, torch made from bamboo.
akaviva nCF. stinging nettle. aoa nCN. a light. Aoa rukueri ra vuravuravio. Light the
ake vRE. ask. Ragai akepaiva riakora. The women asked torch and we will see.
me. aopava nCF. torch, flashlight.
akea nCN. question. aorepavira adv. differentiated-like. Aorepavira vaiterei
akeake vRE. try, tempt. Kokotoa akeakepaavora oiso, E ouri. Get the two from different clans or races.
goruera? I tried my leg to see if it were strong. aoreva nCN2. member of different clan or race. Sarava-a,
akeakea nCN. temptation. viapau aoreva. She is a clan member of mine, not one
akera nCN. shade tree, tree used in coded leaf letter to mean, from another clan.
Ì ask you.', shade tree. Planted to shade young cocoa aovata nCF. banana, may be eaten cooked or raw.
trees. aoveva nCF. lizard, black with body about 15 inches in
akerato n(N2) id. person who goes to bed early like the shade length, has distinguishing marks on its face.
tree, akera, that folds its leaves at evening. Also akera apa excl. Hey!, Eh!
uusito. apaapaa koaravira ph.
akeruka adj. left side. Same as koike. — id. with spots before the eyes or like seeing a swarm
akerukavira adv. improperly, twisted a little. Vo kovo of fireflies. Usually when dazzled by light or dizzy.
akerukavira purarivo. You did this work improperly. apaeo nCF. bird, wild fowl, lives and nests on the ground,
You messed it up! Akerukavira pauparai. I am sitting a lays eggs in warm soil near volcanic heat where they
bit twisted. incubate ;.
akoea excl. truly! Said when some fact is discovered. apeapei vRE. claw at. Ragai kokotoaaro apeapeievoi epusi.
akopara nCN. breadfruit tree leaves. The cat is clawing my leg.
akoro nCM. shell fish, Cat's eye or Turbo ib petholatus. See apei vRE. scratch. Apeiivoi. The thorns are scratching.
akoroto. apei iro nCN. vine with thorns.
akoro vRE. charm with powder or with package of powerful apeisi inter. how, what, What did you do or say?
objects. Voea akororeve. He would charm them with apeisi avu-a? inter.
special powder. — ph. What in the world?
akoro puku nCN. cyst. apeisi avua vearovira rutu avua? inter.
akoroa nCN. lime for betel nut, powder. — ph. Are there any good things?
akoroisi nCN. calabash. apeisi ragato inter.
akoroto nCM. snail, lives in freshwater, has a large shell used — ph. What kind of thing?
for powder with betel nut. The shell is roasted in a fire apeisi ragavira inter.
and then crushed to powder to produce lime. — ph. how.
akotei nCM. ant, large black biting type. A nickname for this apeisi rera pieri inter.
ant is kukue pute 'head breaks off' because its bite is so — ph. What are you doing to him?
strong that when one brushes it away, the head breaks off apeisi roro uvuiva-a? inter.
while still holding the flesh. — ph. What is her size? For male Apeisi roro uvuito-a?
akova nCM. 'What is his size?'.
— id. crab, hermit crab, person who scrounges for things. apeisi roroa? inter.
aku vRE. cook with salt. Koie sope akuri. Cook the pig meat — ph. How big are the sections?
with salt. apeisi rorovira inter.
aku adj. salted. Koue akuovi. The pig meat is salted. — ph. how much?
aku rovu nCN. salt water, brine. apeisi rugoopau? inter.
akukua adj. empty, nothing. — ph. What do you think?
akukuvira adv. free of charge, nothing involved. apeiva nCF. vine, with thorns.
akupa adj. salty. apekuto nCM. elbow.
akupa nCN. apepa adj. expensive, difficult.
— adv. reddish design, reddish color. api STAT. embarrassed. Apirai rutu. I am very embarrassed.
akuta nCF. mouth. Pitokava-a riro akutava. The saucepan api pie vRE. embarrass someone. Riakova api pierevora. He
is one with a very large mouth. embarrassed the woman.
akuta vRO. open mouth (to yell), shout. Rirovira akutaroi apo vRE. miss out on something desired, come up short.
keerapaoro visiire. He yelled loudly (with mouth wide Apoavoi ita uvare eerapa itova vateri. I missed out
open) while calling to you all. again because you gave the bananas to him. Apoavoi
akutava nCN2. va-IA riroa. I'm just short of grasping completely this
— id. loud talker. Riro akutava-a. She is a very loud big object In the example the person's hands weren't large
talker. enough to go around the object.
akuvira adv. salty. apopoi adj. difficult, expensive, hard to get. ragai voaaro
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apopoipa irara arorea
atoiia apopoipai. My village is difficult to get to. areo urusi nCN.
Apopoi ova tree without vines (making it difficult to — ph. vision during which the person is not sleeping but
climb). Apopoi tapi place difficult to get to (no trail is consciously seeing and hearing.
there). areovira adv. lightly. Areovira uusiparoveira. He always
apopoipa irara nCN2. people hard to get at, difficult people. sleeps lightly hearing everything that goes on around
apopoivira adv. with difficulty. him.
apota adj. poor, lacking. Viapau apotaparoi varaPA evara. areputu turu nCF. calendar made of knots tied in vine. With
He is not lacking those. each passing day a knot would be cut off.
apotato nCN2. poor person, beggar. arere tou nCN. bamboo, used for spear and arrow tips, and
apui vRE. dig a ditch. for fishing spear shafts. It is used because of its fairly
apuia nCN. ditch. solid inside which adds to its strength and rigidity.
aputa koko nCN. arere tuta nCN. arrow type used for shooting flying fox. It
— ph. powdery substance, crumbly substance. has four bamboo blades with arrow-like tips spread apart.
araara aio nCN. arereva nCF. sugar cane, strong black skin.
— ph. food not mixed with meat. areteita nCM. Upe leader from clan.
araaravira adv. without meat-like. arevara nCN. yam, with thorns.
araiarava pie vRE. atone. arevuoto nCM. tongue.
araita nCM. tree, very tall large type. araitaua one such tree ari conj. yes, but.
araitauruu grove of such trees araitaurei two of such ari ita! excl. Indeed!
trees araitara three or more of such trees ari vai pasi ph. maybe, I think.
araiva STAT. comprehend, understand, (be) clear about ariaara loc. on top, topside, the top.
something. Viapau araivaparai. I am not ariararo loc. on top of, above.
comprehending or clear about it. ariarava v. clear the way, omit, leave out. Uuko ovi
araiva adj. easy, simple. raakaepa kavori kare ariarava. The stream dried up
araiva pie vRE. explain, clarify. Rera vo reoaro araiva leaving the crayfish stranded. Person is not marked in
pieri ragaiPA. Explain his talk for me. verb.
araivavira adv. clearly, understandably. Similar to roroiovira. ariarava pie vRE. atone for, take place of. Vigei ariarava
arakasi adj. deserted, vacant. piereva Jisas vuriara oavi kaeoro. Jesus took our place
arakasi tapi nCN. deserted place, vacant spot. (punishment) carrying our sins.
arakasivira adv. emptied. Vo uruio arakasivira toupai. ariari nCF. onion.
This village is empty. ariaua nCN. penis.
arakausi nCM. snail, very small body, lives in water. arii STAT. ashamed of. Oa iava voeao reraVA keripa irara
araoko nKM. brother of male, male cousin. rirovira ariiaepa rutu. After this the enemies were
araoko irara nKM. brothers. greatly ashamed of him.
araorei nKM. brothers, (2M). arikisi adj. curdled. Opita rovi arikisiei. The coconut milk is
arapa gr. disinclination marker. curdled.
ararave adj. wilt, weaken. Kokookoara araraveei, uvare arikoko vRO. (pay) respect toward, honor by avoidance.
viapau uukoa vai. The flowers are wilted because there ReraPA arikokoparai. I am respecting him by my
is no water. staying at a distance from him. Uva evaPA rirovira rutu
araropa nCM. light from bacterial source, bioluminescence. ora arikokopaaveira. For that reason they were always
Nowadays the meaning includes glow from luminescent respectful.
watch face. arioisi nCN. seed of kapiok, kapiok seed, ankle.
arasi vRO. glide. Keravo arasiparoi varapaoro. The hawk is arirao vRE. harvest food. Aioara ariraori. Get the food crop
gliding while descending. Said of birds and airplanes. from the garden.
arasi STAT. skillful, carefully. Also a variant of agasi meaning arirouvira adv. undecided. Arirouvira rugoopau. You are
`full'. thinking in an undecided way.
arasito nCN2. skillful worker. arita kasio nCN. bamboo, used for making shafts of arrows,
arasivira adv. skillfully, intricately, saturated, fully. arrow-bamboo used for shaft. Same as keari tou but
are vRE. request, ask for, call for. VoeaPA aioaRE vii second preference for naming bamboo.
arepaavoi. I am requesting from you food for them. Aritapaia nPRN. village which was above Paraipaia near
Kakaeto arepareva aakorirei RUVARA-IA. He Ibu.
requested the child from the parents. Asked that the child aritaru vRO. delay, linger, hesitate. Aritarupavei urio
be given by the parents to him. ARAPA. you are delaying and not coming on purpose.
areii adj. same. Avikerirei areiipaere. The two stones are the aritaruvira adv. delayed-like, hesitantly.
same. Similar to vaea. ariveva nCF. worm, shiny pencil-size body l8 inches long,
areii vRE. organize. lives in the ground.
areiivira adv. similarly, identical. arokaukau inten. not much, undecided, expression of
areiua nCN. skin. Similar to rakariua and is used in Pip amazement.
dialect. aroke nKM. brother of male. Rarely heard.
areo adj. recover. Areorai. I recover. arorea inter. Who is that?
arova atarito
arova prep. without. asavira adv. frightening, not trusting, without.
arovi STAT. obedient, willing, submit to, yield to. asi excl. Why of course! Asi, evoa toupasivoi. Why of
Aroviroepa reo uvuoro kovosa. He was obedient course the two of them are over there! Used in responses
hearing the order to work. Eva vituaro oa iava vuri to questions beginning with 'where' or 'when.'.
pitupitu sirova utusa oisoa arovipaave. For that reason asi vero nCN. chewed up betel nut.
they were always giving in to following evil ways. asiga nCN. vine, similar to upiriko but with thicker edible
aroviaku vRE. cool anger, pacify, persuade. Rera stems.
aroviakureva. He flattered him deceptively. Rera asige vRO. (make) sneezing noise. Asigeparoi oirato. The
aroviakua. I cooled his temper down. Va raga vao vuri man is sneezing.
ruipa vigei vaaro oa raga vigei aroviakupaiveira asigea nCN. a sneeze.
vigei-ia kokarapaoro. Our own wrong desire is always asigo vRE. use the Rotokas language, speak Rotokas. Akoitai
persuading us and tempting us. asigoparevoi. Akoitai is using the Rotokas (Asigoao)
aroviakuto nCN2. flatterer. language.
arovipato nCN2. recruit, disciple. Asigoao nPRN. mountain people, people of the mountains.
aru vRE. tell, designated, order. Uva aakova ora araoko Name used to designate the Rotokas people before the
irara oavaoa karea viropa ratau tousa uvava aruaepa word rotokas was used.
reraRE, oiso ra vo avao iare urioro. The mother and Asigoao reo nPRN. Rotokas language as designated before
brothers arrived outside from where they ordered him to the term Rotokas came into use.
come to them. asikauru vSTAT. rust. Ro-ia Toiota asikauroepa. The
arua vRE. sprout, send up new shoots, leaf. Evaova Toyota truck rusted away.
aruapaive. The trees send up new shoots. asikori nCM. grasshopper, small black body.
arua nCN. vegetable, water cress, mix vegetables. asiraue nCF. shellfish, blue shell inside and out, found along
arua vRE. get vegetables. Oire uva vara aruareva voeaPA. coast in saltwater.
Then he got vegetables for all of them. asiriito nCN2. person who takes advantage of a situation.
arua vRO. leaf out, come into leaf. Vosa guruvara rutu asiriko adj. dirty, soiled. Kakaeto asirikoparoi sipoi-ia. The
kovekovepe, ra vorevira aruaave. If all of the leaves boy is dirty from sugar cane juice.
should fall, then it will leaf out again. asisoe STAT. numb, sickly, paralyzed. Asisoepauei. You are
arua kapisi nCN. cabbage. numb. Referring to a part of a person.
aruaru vRE. urge on, nag. Aiteto ovii irara asisoevira adv. numb-like. Asisoevira vokaparevoi, uvare
aruarupareveira skul iare vatatopovira sisupasa. The ora toeroi. He walks with a numb leg having cut himself.
father is always urging the children to be washed in asita nCF. sap of tree used to bind wrappings and tips on to
readiness for school. arrows or spears. This is a common adhesive used in
aruaru adj. unfastened, unstuck. Aruaru piropai vuku-IA PNG and sometimes referred to as "putty". It is used to
The book binding has become unfastened. plug holes in monas on Buka.
arueia nCM. (safe) container made from a section of bamboo, asita vRE. (put) putty, apply native putty. Iroiro asitaparevoi.
(native) bank made from bamboo section. Also described He is smearing native putty onto the vine lashings. Putty
as vori arue 'money bank'. made from the asitaisi fruit.
aruo vRE. weed a garden. Aio kovo aruopare. He would be asitaa nCN. plug made of wood, wedge.
weeding the food garden. Pita oisoa vo kovo asitai nCF. tree, which yields fruit that is used as ``putty''
aruopareve vo kovo vioupaoro. Peter was always when securing lashings to arrow or spear shaft.
getting rid of trash cleaning the garden. asitaisi vRO. march in line, form a line. Polis irara
aruova nCN. mark in the shape of a `V' painted with white asitaisipaai. The police are marching in line.
mud from the Pioto warm spring. The mark went from asiva nCF. tree, betel nut palm, betel nut palm.
the shoulders to the point of the brestbone. asivuru nCM. melon, cucumber.
arupa vRE. fertilize, cause growth in garden. Vo kovo asivuru vRE. collect melons or cucumbers. Asivuruevoiva,
arupareva va riro piepaoro. He fertilized the garden vara aioiva. She got the melons, after which they ate
causing it to grow well. them.
arupa geesi up. charm used by Upe initiates to make their asoko nCF. cockroach.
bodies grow strong and attractive. asurike nCM. crab, small type.
arupa kovoro nCN. cultivated flowers. atara vRO. huddle together, sleep together in one confined
arupaua nCN. plants used to enchant food gardens so that place. Vo rupa-a vao oa-ia aiterei atarapasiverea katai
higher production results ; charm used in food garden. uru vai-ia. It will be on this night that two people will be
aruvea temp. yesterday. sleeping together on one bed.
asa vRO. dislike, without. Asaparaepa reraPA. I didn't like atari vRO. fish. Jisas Pita tavireva oa iava rirovira
him. atariroepa. Jesus told Peter so that he would go catch
sa gr. disinclination marker. many fish.
asao adj. barren, sterile. atariketo nCM. termite, wood borer.
asao nCN. bush with leaves used in coded plant letter called atario vRO. hunt. atarioparoi vegoaro. He went hunting in
variua to stand for the phrase 'you accuse falsely'. the jungle.
asaoto nCN2. sterile person. atarito nCM. fish in general.
atau keru avata kepa
atau keru nCN. hip bone. auo exclF. Hey woman!
ate pie vRE. wait considerately, delay patiently. Aioa aate auoro exclM. Hey man!
pieri, osa ori piro. Wait patiently for the food as it is aupari nCN. possessed object, owned thing.
finishing cooking. Oirato aate pie rovori osa kovoreve. aupearito nCN2. kidder, jokester. Pip dialect.
Wait patiently first for the man as he works. aupo pie reoto nCN2. suave convincing fake, persuasive
ateate nCN. bile sack. coniving person. A man who with sweet words is able to
atepa nCN. spring scale. persuade whoever listens to his false talk.
ato vRE. aupo pievira adv. slyly, deceptively. Aupo pievira
— vRO. harvest from tree by cutting or picking. reoroepa osa viapau oisa ro toree rutu-a oa-ia. He
Atopauei? Are you harvesting from trees? Kakau spoke deceptively while, in fact, it wasn't important talk.
atopaavoi. I am harvesting cocoa. aure excl. Yes, Of course!
atoaro loc. inside. ausikara nCM. insect, like flying ant but with tiny black
atoato vRE. wipe away, smear on. Iriavu sanda ovi-IA rera wasp-like body, trasparent wings, and irritating sting.
atoatoeva vo Betani urui-ia. Another woman smeared auta irara nPRN2. coastal people, people of the coast.
him with oil in Betani village. auvuto nCM. sucker from banana plant. Oirato ito auvuro
atoatopa nCN. serviette, napkin. pakore vara pausa. The man removes the banana
atoia nCN. village, home, banana. suckers in order to plant them.
atoiaa nCN. womb. ava vRO. go. Sisusa avaaepa. They went to wash.
atopau nCN. sides of house (front and back). avaavaeo vRE. sort out. Varao avaavaeori. Sort out these
atopauaro nCN. inside front wall of house. things.
atope nCF. shell of coconut only, coconut shell. avaavao nCN. forwarning. Avaavao pura piropa. A
atoro STAT. disinterested, lazy, disabled. Atoroparoi kovo forwarning was made. Some event is being for-
ARAPA. He isn'nt intereste in working. shadowed.
atoro pie vRE. weaken, plan to injure. Koie atoro pierevoi avaavao vRE. act simultaneously, anticipating. Torea
riro toriva. He is weakening the pig that always runs avaavaoreva Jisu kopiia iava toreoro. Jesus
away. Uva aue raga-ia rera atoro pieiva uvare voea simultaneously revived when he stood up again from
rutu rera-ia pituiva. They planned to harm him because being dead.
they had possession of him. With the purpose of killing it avaavaovira adv. anticipating-like, simultaneously.
eventually. Avaavaovira toreroepa Jisas. Jesus rose again
atu nCN. too much, overflow. anticipating the resurrection of all believers in Him.
atuava nCN. ringworm, tinea. avae nCN. interrupted travel. Such as when one takes a trip
atura nCN. yaws disease. Probably. and stops in different places each night.
atura kapua nCN. sore of scabies, scabies. avae adj. tentative, transient, temporary. Avae uusi purare.
auau vRO. signal with hands to stop. Auauaepa. They He just slept (here) overnight and left.
signaled with their hands to stop. avaepa kepa nCN. guest house.
auau vRE. quiet someone. Rera auaureva. He quieted him. avaevira adv. interruped (travel), temporary, transient-like.
auauva nCF. slit gong signal of death. Avaevira vusipaoro karepataveira. You all always
aue vRE. dummy verb stem, substitute for. Va aueri ra va return home stopping at night in different places.
karuri. You do something, you open it. avaio kuero nCN. first-fruits offering. United Church
aue vRO. consider, think about, contemplate, about to (do designation for the thank offering after the intial havest.
something). Oiso auepauei ra ragai upori. You are avaioto nKM. first-born son.
considering killing me. Kopiisa aueuei. You do avaiova nKF. first-born daughter.
something, you open it. avaisi vRE. spice food, flavor vegetables with aromatic plants
aue nP. This is a `dummy word' which can stand for almost or herbs. Arua tai avaisie aue-IA kaari. She spices the
any lexical form. Eakere ragai akepari aveRE rakoru? greens with curry.
Why are you asking me about the snake? Here aue avaka adj. salty, seasoned. Aioara avakapai. The food is
substitutes for `snake' and has the preposition -re 'àbout' salty.
suffixed to it. avaka nCN. salt from water.
aue iare loc. towards (something). avakapava nCF. banana, cooking variety.
aue iava loc. from, about, because of (something). avakapavira adv. salty, sweet when associated with the
aue oara oa purarivere ph. It is your responsibility which ocean's salt. Avakapavira aiopapi. The food is salty.
you will do in the future. avakava nCF. ocean, beach, shore.
auearo gr. possession marker. avao nK. mother and children.
aue-ia prep. in, on, at, with, by, to, from, during. avarao nCM. Upe leaders.
auere conj. so that, for the purpose of. avaraosi nCM. grasshopper, small striped body, long legs,
auero nP. these(allN). lives in dried leaves of wild banana plants.
aueva prep. with, from. avarato nCM. ant, small black type.
aukue vRO. showoff. OiraraRE aukueparoveira. He is avaruka nCM. bird, probably Brahminy Kite. See keravu.
always showing off for the people. avata nCN. single men's house.
aukueto nCN2. showoff, extrovert. avata kepa nCN. house restricted to men only, source of
avataropato avuka
power, men's house, House of Assembly in modern own thing possibly indangering himself. Similar to eaka.
usage. avi voki temp. daytime.
avataropato nCM. bachelor, young man living by himself. avia nCN. dawn, light.
avaue vRE. (say) goodbye, farewell. Oira avauereva. He said aviaua nCN. pink, dawn.
goodbye to her. aviavi STAT. clear, light, understand. Voeao oirara viapau
avaue ph. Good bye. or You go. oiso vo reo-IA vao aviavipaaepa. The people did not
avaue aio nCN. marriage feast. understand these words.
avavaia STAT. frustrated, confused. Avavaiapa vo aviavi pie vRE. explain, make light, clear. Vii vo kepaaro
vusivusiro-IA. He is frustrated by all the leaks. aviavi pieri aue-IA vuravu. You light up your house
avavaia pie vRE. confuse someone with choices. Ragai with a lamp.
avavaia piepata. You all are confusing me with too aviavi piea nCN. example.
many alternatives. aviavipava nCF. candle, torch.
avavaiavira adv. undecidedly. Avavaiavira vovouparai. I avie nCN. ashes for seasoning bamboo tubes used for
am undecided as to what I want. preserving and flavoring meat.
avavaiuvira adv. undecided. Avavaiuvira rugoopau. You avieua nCN. salt-impregnated bamboo tube used for cooking,
are thinking in an undecided way. bamboo tube impregnated with native salt used for
avavarao STAT. dizzy. Avavaraoparai. I am dizzy. cooking.
Avavaraorai kukue IAVA. I'm dizzy in my head. Teapi aviko kare nCN2. germ, maggot.
osireiara voeaRE avavaraopape raveravepaoro. It aviova excl. Of course not!, Since when! Implies a negative
wouldn't be good if their eyes felt dizzy being weak. response.
avavaravira adv. dazzled by light. avitoava nCN. dawn.
aveave STAT. cross, fussy. Tugara kare aveaveaepa auePA aviva aaviiko nPRF. (the) Morning Star.
sisievi kou, uvare vo kou kaviruiva. The spirits were aviviaua nCF. bush, tall with white-bordered leaves.
cross about the bamboo, because they had stolen it. avivike vRO. mark as important, (pay) respect towards,
aveavea nCN. anger, ill humor. honor. ReraPA avivikeparai. I am paying him my
aveaveo vRO. soreness in groin. From swollen lymph glands respect or marking him as important and to be respected.
located in groin. Also can indicated inability to walk Ira oisoa Pautoa-PA avivikeparo rutu. He was always
because of extreme soreness in groin due to infection. respecting God.
aveaveoa nCN. lymph gland in groin. avokori adj. another kind, different, not recognized.
aveavero vRO. dry heave, feel like vomiting without being avokorito nCN2. different kind of person, stranger.
able to. Aveaveropau. You have the dry heaves. avokorivira adv. differently. Similar to pisavira.
aveavero vRE. incite to anger. Irouto aveaverore ro-ia? avororo nCF. sea cow, mantee, dugong.
Who made this man so angry? avoviroa inter. How much?
avekata adj. (do something with) ease, easily do something, avu adv.
simple. Avekatarovere vo kovo puraoro vo utupaua. It — gr. maybe, non-absolute marker, unspecified marker.
will be easy for him to do this work in the future. Vo Vara uvuipai avu. They are sufficient maybe. It always
kovo-a vao oa avekatapai rutu. This work here is very immediately follows the verb or relative pronoun it
simple. modifies as in oavu avu vai `something (unspecified)'.
avekata kovo nCN. easy work, simple task. avu vRE. bite. Teapi koieto ragai avureve ra upia oua. It
avekata pie vRE. simplify, (cause to be) easy, explain. Vii wouldn't be good if the pig bit me so that I would get
vo rugorugooaro avekata pieri igeiPA. Simplify your pain.
ideas for us and make them easier for us to understand. avu irara nKN2. grandparents.
avekatavira adv. easily, simply. avua keru nCN. back bone, spinal column.
aveke nCF. stone, rock. avuakoro nCN. leaf stalk of sago palm.
aveke kasi nCN. stones heated for purpose of cooking food. avuaua nCN. back of body.
Usually a small pit is dug for the food, stones, and leaves avuavu nCN. sharp edge.
used in this cooking process. avuavu asava nCF. insects, non-dangerous type of millipede,
aveke tairioto nCM. cliff face as on the east coast of Buka millipede. Litterally a female thing that doesn't bite
Island. sharply.
averu adj. tissue-like, thin. avuavu kare nCN2. savage animal, lion.
averu pie vRE. (cause to be) thin. Va averu pieri. Make it avuavu pie vRE. sharpen. Sigova avuavu pieri. You
thin. sharpen the knife.
averu vovouto nCN2. wishy-washy thinker, undecided avueto nKM. brother-in-law (SiHu).
person. avueva nKF. sister-in-law (BrWi).
averuara nCN. thin papers or cloth etc. avui vRE. make hole in the nose, pierce septum in nose.
averuvira adv. thin. Characteristic of paper, cloth, wood, etc. Oearovu oisoa avuipaive voVA iruvaoara kakae vure
aveverau vRE. release from one's responsibility ora kakae riako. Other people would always pierce the
unintentionally, responsiblity relieved unintentionally. noses of the boys and girls.
Eakere rera aveveraurivoi? Why did you let him do his avuiva nCF. ornamental shell worn through the nose.
own thing? He was in your care and you let him do his avuka adj. age. Rausira ira avukaroepa rutu. Rausira
avukarei erako tokoru
became very old. avuo nPF. woman.
avukarei nK. married couple. avuorei nKF. sisters-in-law (2F).
avukato nCN2. old person. avuoto nCM. charm belt to protect child and to cause a strong
avuki tupa rutu nCN. (very strong) secure lock, lock-very body.
strong type. avupa nCN. mouthful, a bite.
avuki vovouto nCN2. person who hangs onto anything avurara nCF. axe, large type.
tightly. avuru vRO. draw flies. Eake vao oa avurupai? What is this
avukivira adv. securely. Monia avukivira toupaivoi that is drawing flies?
benk-ia. The money is securely in the bank. avuruva nCF. fly, insect.
E - e
eagara excl. Let it be!, Forget it! egaega vRE. compliment, (be) excited about something. Vii
eaka vRE. egaegaparevoi. He is excited about this and is
— vRO. give over to, yield, allow, concede. Pauto rera complimenting you on it. Rera egaegaiva rutu, uvare
eakareva viurupa irara vavaearo-ia, oiso ra kopiiro. vo reoro iare rugoopaaepa vearo reoro. They really
God gave him up to the soldiers so that he would die. complimented him, because they were thinking of these
Apa eakau! Okoeto ragai avurevo! Voea eakareva. He good words.
allowed them conceding to them. Stop it! The crab is eira nDF. that female, her.
biting me! eisi nDN. that way, like that.
eaka vRO. stop an action, end something, cease. Apa eakau! eisito nDN2. similar person, person like that.
Okoeto ragai auvrevoi! Stop it! The crab is biting me! ekarako nCF. bird, lives on the ground, call sounds like
eaka vRE. give over to, yield, allow, concede. Araokoto rera koakoakoa.
eakareva viurupa irara vavaearo-IA, oiso ra kopiiro. ekarau nCF. sugar cane.
The brother gave him over to the hands of the soldeiers, eke conj.
so that he died. — excl.
eakea inter. what. — gr. or, Oh!, question marker.
eakepa inter. what for, Why. ekeriko nCF. bird, swallow with black body and bluish back
eakepato interN2. what person. and tail, constructs mud nests, probably Pacific Swallow.
eakerea inter. why. ekuri nCF. (carrying) basket. Same as pekuri.
eapaa inter. why. Pip dialect. eoro adj. suspend like fruit. Opitaisi takeru-IA eoropaai.
eaputo nCM. ant, has light brown body, makes nest by The coconut is suspended by its stalk.
sticking leaves together, probably Tree-nesting Weaving epa vRE. peel, husk. Opita isi epari. Husk the coconut.
Ant. epao vSTAT. exist, be. Viapau irai epao evoa. There is no
earai nCN. shellfish. Also used to describe plate-like object, or other person there. Aakova epao. Mother is here. This
flat-bottom canoe. verb form is not marked for subject or time and is usually
eare inter. what. Pip dialect. followed by the form of the verb `to be' tou which is
eari excl. Now what! marked for subject and time.
eari pasi ph. Perhaps!, Possibly! epioto nCM. frog, large body, edible variety.
earova vRE. give generously without thought of reward. epita nCN. nest of bird, rat, or mouse, nest that hangs from
easi excl. Why of course! limb.
eavi nCN. pus thick, blood coagulated in sore. Kapua epiua nCN. penis.
eaviaro. The sore's thick issue. epo vRE. decorate one's body or face with powder, etc. Ragai
eaviova excl. No, Of course not! epori. You decorate my face.
eeko vRE. defecate (human). Viapau katai tapi rera epo adj. decorated. Eake-ia epouei? With what are you
eekopaive. They wouldn't defecate in just one place. decorated?
eera nDM. that male, him. epusi nCF. cat. obviously derived from English 'pussy'.
eerii vRE. prompt someone to do something, urge someone to era vRO. sing. Avuto vairei uvureva osa oira-IA
action. Ragai eeriiparevo, oa iava avarai ogoepaoro. erapaereiepa. The grandfather heard the two girls as
He urged me so that I went away while hungering. they sang it (the song).
eesa excl. It isn't! eraeraovira adv. pair, dual.
ega STAT. happy, (full of) joy, excited about something. erako adj. wither, dry up. Isiso kouro erakopapeira rutu.
Aitetoa-IA egapaoi. She is excited about (seeing) her The kunai grass always dries out.
father. erako vRO. collect firewood. Erakosa avau. go get some
ega STAT. rejoice, feel pleasure. Egaparoi kakaeto firewood.
aitetoa-IA uvare aioarava kareroi. The child was erako pie vRE. dry out.
pleased with the father, because he returned with the erako purisi vRE. pull down and break up a large tree by
food. The idea of satisfying pleasure is expressed in this supernatural powers.
word. erako tokoru nCN. dried leaves of tree fern which catch rain
erakoa ewara irara
and are used in medicine. eropa nCN. charcoal, charred remains, black ash from fire
erakoa nCN. dry, firewood. used to blacken designs.
erakusi vRO. persisting. Vii vaisiaro-IA erakusiparai. I am eru adj. stink, spoil, decay. Jisas iava viapau oiso varaua
persisting in naming you. oaro eruera. The body of Jesus did not decay.
erao vRE. wake up, start engine. Rera eraopareva rera eru pie vRE. decay, cause to. Oira eru piereva aue verasa
vurevurepaoro. He awoke him while moving him. tuuga. He caused it (cocoa) to spoil in order to get rid of
erao adj. two. the grease.
erao vRO. wake, up arise from sleep. Vokipaua rutu eraoroe erua nCN. rot, mold, spoilage.
avasa. He arose early in the morning to go. esisikotu nCN. orchid, bright purple and orange flower,
erao tau adj. twenty. flowers are in clusters on a stalk, grows at higher
erao vatara adj. seven. elevations above 2000 feet.
erao vatara tau adj. seventy. eteku pie vRE. shorten. Evao rao eteku pieri. Shorten the
erao vatarapa kekira nPR. July, 7th month. tree limb. Iroiro eteku pieri. Shorten the rope.
eraopa adj. second. etekua adj. short.
eraopa kekira nPR. February, 2nd month. eto nCN. fire.
eraopa voki nPR. Tuesday, 2nd day. eto vRE. build a fire. Varuereaiva, etopaiva oiso ra oriave.
erapa vuku nCN. songbook. Having hunted some game, they built a fire so as to cook.
erava nCF. song, music. eto kasi nCN. fire.
Eravaa nPR. Mt. Balbi volcano. eto kasi verapato nCN2. fireman.
eravaa nCF. volcano. etoko vRE. steer, straighten, guide (as-the blind). Oirato
eravaa kasi nCN. volcano. etokori vokapaoro. Guide the man walking along.
eravao nCN. insect, spider with sharp horny body cover. The etokovira adv. straightway. Etokovira avapaai. The people
word rokarokapava 'feminine thing with thorns' is used to are going straightway.
describe the body. etokovira adv. fire-like.
eravao tapi nCN. fiery place, hell. etutu kakae nCN. premature birth, stillborn premature child.
eravaoa nCN. altar for burnt offering. In the past cremation of Usually said of fetus stillborn when it is not yet well
a body took place on this. formed.
ereere vRO. walk across something suspended or lying on the eu vaaroa-a ph. whose.
ground like a log. Oirato ereereparoi evao tataga-IA. eva nDN. that.
The man is walking across the fallen log. evairei nDF. those two (2F).
ereereo vaesi nCN. (gently) sloping hill, hill side. evairo nDF. those (all F).
ereku nCM. crab, fresh water edible crab earger than the evaiterei nDM. those two (2M, MF).
OKOE. evao irara id. wooden headed people or people who do not
ereku vRE. collect crabs. Evo kare erekusivoiva, voea respond to advice or warning given to them.
orisivora. The two of them having collected crabs evao kae nCN. pole.
cooked them. evao parikou nCN. wooden cross.
erepia nCN. tree, grows in dense jungle used for medicine. evao rao nCN. branch of tree.
ereuru pukui nCN. (rolling) hills, rolling hills. evao tavara nCN. wooden bridge. Logs laid in a parallel
ereviako vRO. walk along, step along (something). Evao series across supporting beams.
rao-IA ereviakoparoi ovuveo. The hornbill is waling evao upi nCN. core of tree.
along on the limb. evaova nCF. tree (general).
eri id. deprive of, `dig out' idea or information. Rera evaova vituaaro nCN. tree stump, stump of tree.
eripaiva rera akepaoro. They are depriving him of his evara nDN. those things.
things asking him for them or they are digging into him evaratao nCN. that side.
asking for things. Vii erisa uriorai. I come to nag you evarei nDN. those two things.
for information. evavi raga ph. that's just about it.
eri vRE. dig, chisel. Raisia erieriri savero-IA. chip away at evei vRE. recognize. Aitetoarei vo kuio eveisiva Matevu
the earth with the shovel. Rikui erirevora auePA koie kuio. The two parents recognized the Matevu taros.
ousa. He dug a hole in order to get pig. eveu nCN. breadfruit tree, tree, breadfruit. The sap of this tree
Eri ovi nPR. spring of water near Vukovukora hamlet. is used for various purposes glue and medicine to stop
erie adj. color-brown to tan. dysentery among them.
erieri vRE. dig, chisel. evoa loc. there (medium distance).
erii vRE. begrudge, persist, persuade. Rera eriiri ra avaro. evoea nDM. those (all M, MF).
Persuade him so that he would go. evoraro loc. everywhere at a distance, here and there, about.
eriikasivira adv. persistently. evoraro uruiara ph. (those) far off villages.
eriito nCN2. person who taunts. ewara irara nCN. Rotokas people from the area immediately
eripato nCM. shovel, chisel. south of Wakunai on the coast. According to local
eriua nCN. hole, pit. spelling. Otherwise, evara.

fitakooto gasi
F - f
fitakooto nCN2. stubborn person, big headed person.
G - g
ga vRE. wedge, pry. Va karuoro vagari. you pry it opening gapu adj. naked, be. Ae! Gapupauei! Hey! You're naked!
it. gaputo nCN2. naked person.
gaari vRE. hoe, heap up ground. Varuparo gaaripareva gapuvira adv. naked like. Gapuvira toureva Adam. Adam
rasia porepaoro. He hoed the garden turning the ground was naked.
over. Gara nPRN. name of lake.
gaaripato nCM. hoe (tool). garagarako STAT. shake, excited, startled, anxious.
gaaru vRE. shave. Aite givugivu gaarurevora va vera Garagarakooro rerare sopaua ora sitaera oiraVA. His
ovoioro. Father shaved the beard completely off. heart was excited being startled by her.
gaarugaarupa nCN. razor blade. garagarako STAT. excited, startled, anxious, shake. Rerare
gae vRE. sopaua ora sitaera oiraVA garagarakooro. His heart
— id. follow a course, heed talk, drift, wander. Raiva was excited being startled by her.
gaeri. Follow along the road. Tuariri tokutokuara garavesi nCF. pandanus, screw pine, plant used for weaving
gaepaeva. In the past she wandered around under mats.
overhanging ledges. Vearo vovou gaeri. Follow after a garavoka vRE. loosen, unscrew, unfasten. Va garavokari.
good way. Vo reo gaeri. Heed the talk. You unscrew ; loosen it.
gae class. waterway, river. Sepik gae. the Sepik River garavoka adj. loose.
gaegaere vRE. drift. Voa toupaeva gaegaerepaoro vo osa garavoka pie vRE. loosen, unfasten. Pisikui garavoka pieri
rupupaveva. It (canoe) was there drifting around while tuukea IAVA. Untie the knot from the fastener.
we both were diving. garavokavira adv. loosely. Garavokavira iroiro pisikuiri.
gaegaerevira adv. drifting like. Tie the rope loosely in a knot. Can't use goegeo with
gagari vRE. plane wood. Evao pero gagariivora. They planed pisikui, only garavoka.
the board. gare adj. small, little.
gagarike vRE. scratch, rake with claw. Ragai gagarikerevoi gare kaekae adj. short.
epusito. The cat is scratching me with his claw. gare pie vRE. lesson the amount, size, force, etc. Reoa gare
gagarioua nCN. bracelet. pieri. Lower your voice.
gagaripato nCM. carpenter's plane. gare visivi adv. very small, carefully.
gagata nCN. worksack, group of objects. garea nCN. small object.
gagataa nCN. shilling. gareavi adv. almost, nearly.
gagauko nCM. leaf, wide base of sago frond. garepara nCN. few things.
gagavuo avu nCN. bites of betel pepper (daka). garevavi torara nCF. axe (small), hatchet.
gagavuoto nCM. pepper of betel vine. garigari nCN. chips of tree.
gagavuri nCM. (very short) haircut. garigariava pie vRE. rustle something. Garigariava
gagavuri vRE. cut hair off at scalp, shave head. Kakaeto piepaevoi. She is rustling scraping around in something.
gagavurievoi aakova veo kapuaroRE oiso ra opesipe. gariko nCN. place, area.
The mother cut the boy's hair off to the scalp so that the garitato nCM. cuticles.
scabies sores would heal and finish. gariva nCF. vine, yellow vine used for weaving, orchid, type
gagavuri kukue nCN. shaved head. A man with a shaved of.
head is a gagavuri kukueto. garo adj. loose, slack. Iroiro garoi. The rope is loose.
gago vRE. skin. Saimon oisoa bulmakau rakariro Kuvupato garoparoi. The shirt is too loose. Also used
gagopareve vara purapasa. Simon would always skin with a loose screw, etc.
off cows' hides hide to make things. garoava nCF. rattan, cane.
gai STAT. apprehensive, speechless, shocked, aghast. garogaro adj. loose.
Gaiparaera. I was being apprehensive. garu vRE. shave head with blade of some sort. In the past a
gai ovi nCN. musk fluid found on opossums. It is always sharpened edge of bamboo was used as a razor.
removed before cooking because of its bitter taste. garutu adj. slow, dilly-dally. Garuturae uriopaoro. I was
gaitao nCF. fingernail, toenail. slow in coming. Garutuparai. I am late.
gaiua nCN. musk sack found on opossums. garutuvira adv. slowly.
gaiua nCN. lower external stomach area. gasi adj. broken. Uva gasi viropa ragaiVA evaova. The tree
gao ovi nCN. ink, banana (wild) juice. was broken with me (my weight).
gaoto nCM. banana, type of wild. gasi vRE. break, penalize, break the law, condemn. Kirokoro
gapa nCN. wedge (tool). tapo gasireva voaVA. He broke off the bush from over

gasigasi girigirio
there. Rera IAVA gasireva kort. The court found him several live in one nest at a time.
guilty and penalized him. Gasiavere reo taisi. I will geesi vRE. disguise, hide. RagaiPA reoa geesirevo. He
break the law. disguised his talk from me.
gasigasi adj. break into parts, splinter. Uva pupipaiva ovusa geesi vRO. give off odor. Tuiko geesipai. The cured meat
AsiriVA gasigasi piropa tavara. As they danced, the smells.
bridge broke up with Asiri's weitht (<weight> implied). geesi smell something. E vearovira kokookoara geesirivoi?
gata nCN. food, feast, meal. Are you smelling the flowers in a pleasant way? Can also
gatagata vRE. chew. Aioara gatagatarevora. He chewed up pertain to the sense of taste.
the food. geesia nCN. scent, odor, smell.
gatao vRE. extract out juice, suck out juice. Sipoi gataori. geesovira adv. fragrantly, aromatic, flavored, fragrant-like.
You suck on the sugar cane. 'To eat sugar cane' sipoi Geesovira va aiopari? Are you eating it getting a good
aiori is not an acceptable sentence. flavor? Geesovira vuvutauei. You are steaming the food
gataoto nCM. coconut scrapings with juice extracted from which is giving off a good fragrance.
them. geravira adv. persistently. Geravira rera akeri. Ask him
gatu vRE. pour, overflow into another vessel. Dram tou persistently.
IARE evo ovi gaturi. Pour that liquid into another drum. gere vRE.
When the first container is too full, then the liquid is put — id. lay down something. Vearovira rutu ora visii
into another container. iava kokiara gereta Lay down your ears carefully.
gau vRE. cry, weep. Rera upoiova. Oire gaueva (Listen carefully.)
riakovaaro. We killed him. Then (his) wife cried. gere pie vRE. lay an object down. Kakaeto gere pieri
gaurirao adj. smooth, polished. urua-IA. Lay the child on the bed.
gaurirao pie vRE. smoothout, polish something. gerep kovo nCN. vineyard, grape yard. OBVIOUSLY
gauru vRO. migrate, uproot, leave home. UvaroaRE DERIVED FROM ENGLISH 'GRAPE'.
gaurutaepa. You all migrated to these places. gerevira adv. laid out. Gerevira erakoara tovotovota. You
Gaururoepa. He has left his home. all lay out the pieces of firewood. (Don't stand them up.)
gausisi adj. smooth. gerigeri vRE. knaw on, bite lightly. Tavoteua gerigeriri.
gausisi pie vRE. smooth out, polish something. Knaw the flesh from the fruit gently (lest you bite down
gausisi varo nCN. silk, cloth with sheen. hard on the seed inside).
gauto nCN2. crybaby, child that cries a lot. gerioko nCF. tree, much like casurina, found on the slopes of
gauvioro adj. easy, slow. Mt. Balbi at about 4 to 5000 feet elevation.
gavagava vRE. soften, cook to soft texture. Bret gavagavari gete vRE. play with, tease, belittle criticize. Ragai getepare.
uuko rovu-IA vii vagaoto. Soften the break in the water, He is teasing me. Same as sipiropare.
you toothless one. getegete adj. spoiled, ruined. Opeita getegetepau vuriara
gavagava piro adj. mushy, flacid. purapaoro. Don't be spoiled doing bad things.
gavagavaruvira adv. doesn't burn too much. getegete vRE. spoil something, ruin something. Teapi va
gavata adj. rot, putrify. Sope gavataepa. The flesh rotted or getegetepari. Don't ruin it. Kakae vure getegetepaivoi.
the meat spoiled. The children are playing around (with it).
gavata geesi adj. putrid (odor). Gavata geesiparoi. He geto adj. rip. Topua IAVA geto piroi. There is a rip from the
smelled putrid Referring to a corpse. hole in the material.
gavaure visivi adv. mild flavor, flavor-mild. Sipeipai geto nCN. (elongated) hole, rip, slice, narrow passage, notch,
gavaure visivi. It has a mild flavor. crack.
gavaure vovou nCN. peace, truce. The original meaning geto piro vRO. slip out of a notch.
pertained to a state of truce, but now the word is used to getoreto nCN2. person with notched ear. Sometimes notch is
denote an emotional tranquility. formed from a tear from previously made hole in the ear.
gavaurea STAT. good sensation, grace, peace, nice, pleasant. geuru vRO. snarl and spit. As a dog, bat, or opossum snarls
gavaurevira adv. peacefully, nicely, pleasantly. when threatened.
gavegave nCF. plant, with long grass-like leaves used in gevo vRE. secure something. Va gevori rutu. Secure it very
coded leaf letter to mean, female. well.
gaveru vRE. drop, lose grip. Va gaverua osa kovei. I lost my gevovira adv. securely. Gevovira rutu va goruri. Tighten it
grip on it as it fell. securely.
gavi vRE. wipe off, rub. Varo tokotokoro-IA voea varaaro gigio nCN. ginger, tall type.
vara-ia gavipasiva. They wiped off their bodies with gigisa nCN. upper teeth.
pieces of cloth. giigiirau vRO. groan. EakePA giigiiraupau? For what
gavogavoto adj. loosened, slack, became. reason are you groaning?
gavuara adj. vacant. As in gavuara kepa 'vacant house'. giigoo adj. incest, marry within the clan. OiraVA
gavura nCF. frog, toad. giigooroepa. He committed incest with her since he
gavuta nCN. ashes, bed of fire. married from within his own clan. Ora vaitereiVA ora
geegeru oru nCN. hair of Upe initiate (long). giigoosiepa. The two of them committed incest together.
geerato nCN2. tall person. Similar to kou.
geesi nCN. bat, flying fox with thick yellow hair on neck, girigirio nCN. hair in armpit.
gisi gorova
gisi vRO. drown, fill up with. Oa iava voa gisiaepa kopii gogu pie vRE. confuse. Voea raga sovara-ia vokaoro
ovoioro. After this they all drowned (filled with water) avaroepa voea gogu pieoro. He went away walking
and died. A house may be filled gisi with an odor. among them making them unaware (of himself).
gisipo nCF. mouth, talk, words. goo STAT. undecided. Gooravere. I will be undecided.
gisipo viki raga ph. Eakere goouei rera uvuoro? Why did you weaken and
— id. thoughtless talking, (make) idle talk. Gisipo viki give in hearing him speak? Also, not strongly
ragareva akukuvira reo ragaoro. He made idle talk or opinionated.
he threw out his mouth. goo adj. weak, limp, bend. Evaova goopai ragaiVA. The tree
gitaa nCN. guitar, ukulele. Obviously derived from English is bending with my weight.
'guitar'. goo pie vRE.
gitagita nCN. dull edge. — id. loosen, (cause to be) slack, weaken, intimidate.
gitagita adj. tough. Iroiro goo pieri. Cause the rope to be slack. Loosen the
givugivu nCN. beard, wiskers. rope. Tasipie Stiven goo pie ragapareva, osa
givuto nCM. bearded male. kaitutuparoepa Stiven. Tasipie tried in vain to
goagoa nCN. foreskin of penis. intimidate and soften up Stiven but he remained resolute.
goagoara adj. boiling. Uukoa goagoarapai. The water is As an idiom it is used with reference to bending or
boiling. influencing one's thinking.
goagoara pie vRE. boil, cause to. Opita ovi goagoara googagare riku nCN. sink holes usually connected with
pieiva eto kasi-IA. They boiled the coconut milk on the underground passages so that wind comes from the holes.
fire. Kuokuo riako or women with long breasts live in these
goegoe adj. slack, loose. Iroiro goegoepai. The rope is slack. holes according to old stories.
goeto nCM. sleep in eye, pus in eye. goore nCM. drainage ditch, water of drainage ditch, gully
gogagarepato nCM. drill, bit (tool). cause by running water.
gogi vRE. loot, take spoils. Oa iava Timoti Teruiri vatereva goore pie vRE. dig a ditch.
varao oara gogireva evoea upopaoro. Timothy gave gopori vRE. tickle. Kakaeto goporirevoi. He is tickling the
Teruiri these things which he had looted while fighting boy. Repeated action is marked by the reduplicated form
those people. gopogopori.
gogi vovou nCN. hidden desire. gopu vRE. take out of proper place, dislocate. Kova gopuri
gogipato nCN2. looter. opitaisi IAVA. Take the sprout out of its place on the
gogorioto nCM. lizard, small blue body, moves very coconut husk.
quickly, possibly one of the skinks. gopu piro adj. displaced, dislocated. Keru gopupa piroi.
gogoto adj. finished, Are they finished? E gogotoai? The bone is dislocated.
gogoto vRE. finish, conclude. Ragai kovoara rutu goragora riku nCN. depression above the clavicle bone.
gogotoavora vara rutu opesi pieoro. I've concluded all gore vRO. drop to one side. Kukue goreo viropa. The head
of the work finishing it. dropped or drooped to one side.
gogoto pie vRE. finish, terminate, end something. Rera vo gore vRE. bow down, bend down. Kukue goreri. Bow your
kovoaro gogoto piereva. He completely finished his head down.
work. gori vRE. turn aside from, separate from. Ragai goirevoi
gogotoa nCN. end, conclusion. avaoro ovusa rara iare urio ragai. I was just coming
gogoura vRO. pass on responsibility, go on completely, towards him as he turned aside from me.
leave behind. Ragai AROVA gogouraai oisore gori pie vRE. make turn. Uuko ovi gori pieri raiva eripaoro.
avapaoro Wakunai. They left me behind going on to Make the stream turn by digging a way (for it).
Wakunai. goria nCN. corner.
gogoura pie vRE. teach, pass on (something). Ragai vo gorigoriara nCN. oxbows, loops, switchbacks in river.
taraiaro gogoura piepaa visii IARE Rotokas. I've goro vRE. take out, segregate, separate from. Iravu ro ira
passed on my knowledge to you Rotokas people. Jisas tapo toupareva oirato toorio gororeva. Another
gogoveaka adj. unresisting. Gogoveaka eva-a. That is man who was with Jesus took out his sword.
unresisting. goro adj. dislodged, loosed. Ivita goropi pentoa IAVA, oa
gogoveaka vovouto nCN2. person who can not resist, iava koveroi. The cap of the pen is dislodged, because of
gulible person. Meaning comes from a comparison to which it fell.
cutting down a tree with pithy center. gorogoroua nCN. rapids in river, white water.
gogoveakavira adv. pithy, (inherently) weak. gogoveakvira goroi nCF. mucus.
toupai vavioko govuko. The trunk of the papaya tree is goropa vRE. clear the nose.
pithy (and weak). goropato nCN2. person with perpetually running nose.
gogu vRE. overlook, miss seeing. Rera goguiva ora voea-IA. goropi lose grip on.
They overlooked him among themselves. Va gogupaa gorotu adj. soft, pithy.
pasi. Maybe I overlooked it. Vegei gogureverea. He will gorova nCN. food contained in edible tuber which is broken
do something sneaky to us. Ora voeaVA rera goguiva, down and used to nourish new shoots from the tuber if
oa iava viapau rera eveiiva. They overlooked him not harvested right away.
among themselves so that they didn't recognize him. gorova adj. regain strength after being weak and spindly.
goroveuko guvuguvuriovira
Gorovaroi. He is once again physically strong after uvuipai ra irai va gugiugireve va verapasa. It wasn't
being weak and thin. possible for anyone to twist it to remove it.
goroveuko nCF. brain. More commonly used in Pip dialect gugura vRE. gather in a heap, bunch together. Vara rutu
than in Rot dialect. gugurare aioara oirato ora reraPA. The man gathered
goru STAT. determine to do something, preserve, care for, up all of the food in a heap for himself. Also “guruguru”
concerned for. Pita raga goruroepa vuraopo tapo with same meaning.
toupaoro. Only Peter was determined to stay with guiguisi vRE. spray out. Ivitu vagapa guiguisipaevoi. The
vuraopo. Uva ragaiRE goruepa vovouisi uvuiparai ita. Ivitu waterfall is spraying out mist.
My heart (intentions) being strong, I am able. guiguisiva nCF. mist, spray.
goru adj. strong, tight, firm. guiguivira adv. spraying-like. Kokeva guiguivira kovepaoi.
goru pie vRE. strengthen, fasten, tighten. Kepa goru pieri The rain is falling in a light spray.
tuutara tovooro. Strengthen the house by putting posts guru vRE. meet, heap up, assemble. Erakoara oisoa guruive
in. oira puraoro eravao. They would always gather dried
gorua nCN. power, strength. wood to make an altar.
gorupa nCN. lock, a lock. gurua nCN. heap, stack, pile.
gorupasi adj. determined, persistent. guruguru vRO. growl, snarl. Kaakau guruguruoi
gorupasi vovou STAT. determined. Gorupasi vovouparoi oiratoaRE. The dog growls at the man. Kakae kareRE
orekerovu vate arapa. He is determined not to give gurugurupaoveira. She is always snarling at the small
anying away. animals.
gorupasi vovouto nCN2. persistent person determined to do guruguru vRE. bundle together, shock grass. Aio
something. ururukoro guruguruiova. We (exclusive) gathered
gorupasito id. (person) slow to grow up, small in stature. It together the crumbs of food.
can be used in a derisive way of someone who is smaller guruguru irara nCN. Rotokas (and Teop) people from the
than the rest of those his age. Tiaraka area. Literally, the gatherers.
gorupasivira adv. tough-like, strong-like. Gorupasivira guruko vRE. noise, make. Gurukopaevoi motokara. The
aiopapi. The food is tought to chew. motorcar is making noise.
goruvira adv. strongly. gurukoa nCN. sound, noise other than vocal.
gosigosi vRE. limp. Gosigosipare vokapaoro Korouri. guruva nCN. leaf, paper money.
Korouri limps while walking. guruvira adv. stacked, heaped, piled.
gota vRE. catch. Vaisiara gotata kakae vure. You children guvaguva nCN. cool, shady area.
catch the balls. guvaguva pie vRE. cool off. Uuko rovu guvaguva piereva
gote vRE. row a boat. Opuruva-IA gotepareva Poukato. ikauvira raga. He cooled off the water quickly. Similar
Poukato rowed the canoe. Pip and Aita dialects. The to vuavua pie.
Rotokas dialect equivalent is: Opuruva-IA tuuapareva guvi vRE. come out of hiding, reveal something, expose. Rera
Poukato. guvirevere rara. He'll come out of hiding later on.
gote pero nCN. oar, paddle. Siraovira rutu, vovokio raga guviri voRE. I'm sorry
goto adj. hung up, lodged in. Evaova gotoei oevaru-IA, uva that just today you have shown yourself here after being
viapau koveei rasuaaro. The tree is lodged in anothe away a long time. An exchange:E riroa rutu-a? 'Is there a
three and this doesn't fall to the ground. lot?' Ari viiPA guviguvia? 'Do I need to expose it all for
goto pie vRE. obstruct, block. you?'.
gotogoto adj. hung up. Evao rao gotogotopai iroiro-IA. The guvi pie vRE. expose, reveal. Ragai vaaro guvi piesivora.
branch is hung up in the vines. The two of them exposed my thing or my error.
gotogotovira id. hung up. Reoara gotogotovira avapai. Guviguvi pie rovori va gagarioro. Expose more of it
The words don't flow freely or the words go as if they chiseling it down.
were hung up-like. guvisi nCF. dew, condensation.
gotugotu keru nCN. sternum. guvisipavira adv. damp, sweatly-like. Ragai-ia guvisivira
govogovosi nCN. mold. pitupari. You hold onto me with damp hands.
govugovu vRE. clean out, purge. Govugovu rovoive. They guvuguvurio vRO. bubble up, effervesce. Pioto
would first purge their bowels. This was done by eating guvuguvurioparoveira. The Pioto (mineral spring) is
or drinking a specially prepared concoction. It was always bubbling.
usually a necessary part of the Upe custom prior to eating guvuguvurioto reoto nCN2. person who mumbles while
specially prepared food. speaking.
govugovutavira adv. skipped everyother-like. guvuguvuriovira adv. bubbling-like. Guvuguvuriovira
govugovuto nCM. rainbow. vusivusipareveira Pioto. The Pioto (mineral spring)
govukoa nCN. stalk of plant, trunk of tree. comes out bubbling.
govuto adj. gray, muddy. guvuguvuriovira adv. bubbling-like. Guvuguvuriovira
gugipa keru nCN. screwdriver. vusivusipareveira Pioto. The Pioto (mineral spring)
gugiugi vRE. twist repeatedly, screw or unscrew. Viapau comes out bubbling.

ia isiputu
I - i
ia gr. location, attitude or position of object. karepaoro. They hurried up the horses on the way back.
ia loc. place. Togarao-IAarei ora Ruruvu-IA The two ikau vasito nCN2. runner who is strong and steady.
places of Togarao and Ruruvu. ikauvira adv. quickly, fast, rapidly. Pertains to motion like
iare prep. towards. running.
iarei gr. dual of places. See example above for “ia”. ikopito nCM. taproot.
iava prep. from, about. ikoto nCM.
iavirava conj. by means of, because of. — id. taproot. Used as an illustration of Jesus Christ (or
Ibu nPR. village name. some other important central character).
Ibu touto nCN2. person who lives at Ibu. Other village names ipiriko iro nCN. instestines.
may be substituted for Ibu. ipu vRE. dam up. Oira ipuiva rirovira varuereaepa. They
ie vRE. here take (it). Ieri aioa iava aiori. Here, take of this dammed it (stream) up and got a lot of edible things
food and eat it. (from the stream).
ie excl. Here take it! The è' is pronounced as is the è' in ira nRPM. he, him.
the word 'hen'. ira iavirava ph. He is the reason for it., He stands for it.
igei nRP. we all not you (excluding listener). ira kovapato nCN2. firstborn child.
igei vaaro nPS. ours (excluding listener). ira riaaro iava ph. He is the reason for it., He stands for it.
igoa nRP. we all not you (excluding listener). iraira vRE. stretch out in front. Iroiro irairari. Stretch out the
iguva vRE. miss a day, (put) taboo on short period of time for rope in front of you.
some purpose, rest. VaoPA iguvari aioa. You mark a iraira adj. stretched out in front. Irairauei. You are stretched
short period of time during which no food will be eaten. out. In this example the person had his legs stretched out
iguva pie vRE. (cause to be) taboo for a short time. Vo voki in front of him.
iguva pieri. You taboo this day against any activity. irao gr. truly, must, intensibier marker. Ovu iraova? Truly
iguva voki nCN. vacation day, holiday. from where?
iia vRE. shoot. Opeita rera iiapari. Don't shoot him. irapa visivi temp. already.
iiapato nCN2. hunter. irapato nCN2. leader, headman.
iipa nCN. blockage between sides of valley or gulch, dam, irapaua loc. ahead, front.
ridge. iravira adv. front, in front of, preceding-like.
iipa vRO. climb, go upward, breed. Iipaaepa vo pukui-IA. iravu nPM. another male.
They climbed up this mountain. ireire vRE. shoo out of the way, warn of impending danger.
iipa vRO. Kaakau ireirereva, osa oirato avusa auepaopa. He
— id. startled. Vovouisi ipaepa. It was startled or (his) shooed the dog away as it was about to bite the man.
heart came up. iria nRPF. she, her.
iipa pie vRE. lift up, make go upwards. Uva oira tuusivoiva, iriavu nPF. another female.
oira iipa piepasiva rikui IAVA. Then having tied her iro nCN. belt. As in opo kavu iro 'belt made of taro leaves'
they lifted her up from the hole. used to stave off hunger.
iipapa nCN. ladder, stairs. iro riripu nCN. vine, small in size.
iipavira loc. upward, high, up. iroiro nCN. vine, rope, string.
iira vRO. precede, go first. Kepa pausa iiraroepa. He went irou vaaro inter. whose.
ahead to build a house. VisiiPA iirapa. He is going iroua inter. who (indefinite gender).
ahead of you all. irouto inter. who (M).
iirui nCF. flea, louse. irouva inter. who (F).
iiruko STAT. selfish, stingy. Similar to vairu 'selfish' and iruato sisu nCN. ceremonial wash prior to going inside the
opposite of paaro 'generous' and vagaga 'yield'. Upe house.
iirukoto nCN2. selfish stingy person. irurai nCN. spider web.
iirukovira adv. selfishly. iruuta adj. disordered, untidy.
iiruviro nCN. epidemic, mass sickness. Iiruviro iruutavira adv. stringy, (in) disarray, unfolded rope or
purapaiveira upiara oirara rutu-ia. Diseases make clothes.
epidemics (spread widely) to all people. From the word iruvaoto nCM. nose.
iirui <louse> in that sickness spreads like the louse isa nCN. seed of tree. A seed that explodes when heated.
jumping from one person to the next. isi class. group of ferns. As in topirei isi.
iisi vRE. oil. Iriavu riakova rera kokotoaro iisieva aue-IA isike nCN. rat.
korovo ovi. Another woman put oil on his feet. Isio nPR. bush spirit, mask of wood.
iisi ovi nCN. oil. Isio pisikui nCF. Granny knot, knot, Granny knot.
ikau vRE. run, hurry. Uva ikauava vorevira. Then I hurried isipuko nCN. tree, which grows in dense jungle used for
back. medicine.
ikau pie vRE. hurry, cause to. Hos kare ikau pieiva isiputu nCN. grass, which is used for making a drink like tea.
isisaga kaakito
isisaga nCM. soot from fire. agreed to her word.
isiso vRO. steaming, giving off steam. iuiutoo vRE. correct something. Rera taveooro utuu rera
isiso vRE. steam something, heat with steam, scald. Ragai iuiutoopaoro. You follow joining him and correcting his
isisopae pitokava vuvutaopaoro. The steaming kettle way.
scalds me. iuiutoo vovouto nCN2. (person with) correct behaviour.
isiso kou nCN. grass, kunai grass. This word has been replaced by torevokovira 'correctly'.
isiva vRO. turn one's back on someone, turn away from iuiutoovira adv. uninterrupted, straightway.
someone, reject someone. ReraRE isivaaepa. They iva nCN. year, season of fruit.
turned their backs on him rejecting him. ivao vRE. predict accurately, threaten to do something,
isiva vRE. back up, reverse, reject, turn back on. Uva viapau foreshadow. Ragai vii ivaopaa kopiia-IA, ra kopiiu. I
uvuipaviei ra vareiRE isivapavio. We can't turn our predict accurately your death, and you will die. Vurivira
backs (reject) on the two things (feminine). rutu ragai-IA torara ivaorivoi. In an evil way you are
isivaaro temp. threatening to axe me.
— loc. after, reverse side. ivao vRO. compliment something inorder to get it from owner.
isivarapoko nCM. bat, small type. Uriou itova ousa, iria-IA ivaouera. Come get the
isivauaro loc. in back of, reverse side. banana which you said was so nice all the time hoping to
isivio loc. back a ways. get.
ita temp. again. ivara-ia id. disobey, supercede. Teapi uriou ragai iavara-ia.
itako adj. sour. E itakopai va eva? Is that sour? Don't surpass my authority or don't come over me. Teapi
itako ovi nCN. bile, bitter liquid. ivara-ia puteri. Don't supercede my authority or don't
itakoore nCN. leaf used as a contraceptive. pass over.
itakooreto nCM. sterile man. ivara-ia loc. on top, above.
itakooreva nCF. barren woman. ivia vRE. come to investigate, scout out something, test.
itakupa vRE. act carelessly. Vii itakupa ragapaavoi. I am ViiRE iviaparevoi osa vorevira voreroi kovosa. He is
just acting carelessly toward you. coming to see what you are doing as he is returning to
itakupa vovouto nCN2. careless person, thoughtless person. work.
itasi nCN. rattan, small type, cane. ivirio nCF. blood vessel.
itauara nCN. inside of wild taro? iviro vRO. cross over. Oirato iviroparoi uuko ovi-IA. The
itaurito nCM. tree, limbum palm found on Mt. Balbi's slopes. man is crossing over the stream.
itauro nCN. bean. iviro vRE. cross over. Uuko ovi iviro rovori. You cross first
ito vRE. grab away, tug against each other. Rera itoavoi vii over the stream.
varaa. I grabbed your things away. Rera ruvara-IA ivita nCN. cork, lid, top.
ikauvira va itoreva. He grabbed it quickly away from ivita vRE. put lid on pot, cork up. Rikui riaaro ivitaiva
him. aveke-IA. They closed the mouth of the hole with a
ito nCN2. bananas in general. stone.
itoa nCN. yolk of egg. Ivitu vagapa nPRN. waterfall on the Ivitu river behind
itoito id. firm up, tighten up. Itoitooro tore iraota. Togarao, height 68.7 meters.
Tightening your legs you all must stand. ivooru nCF. turtle, small sea type.
itoito pie vRE. make tight, tighten. Iroiro itoito pieri. Make ivu vRE. pull. Ragai kokotoaro ivuriva. You pulled my leg.
the rope tight or taut. Similar to kaitutu. ivu piro adj. unraveled. Iroiro ivu piropai. The rope is
itoro vRE. extend straight out. Vavaea itorori. Extend your unraveled.
hand straight out in front of you. ivuke nCF. bird, with long orange legs and red cap, eats taro
itoroko adj. stiff, rigor mortis(?). from gardens.
iu excl. yes. ivurao turu nCF. calendar made of knots tied in vine. With
iu vRE. agree to, say ''yes''. Oira vo reoaroRE iureva. He each passing day a knot would be cut off.
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kaa vRE. strangle, gag. Kokioto kaareva iroiro-IA. He kaakaaviko nCF. insect, round beetle like Mexican bean
strangled a bird with a vine. beetle, beetle.
kaa pie vRE. snag with hook, hook, capture with hook. kaakaavo adj. white. As in kaakaavopa varoa 'white cloth'.
Atarito kaa pieivora avakva-IA. They caught the fish kaakaoko nCF. beetle, type of.
with a hood in the sea. kaakasi adj. hot. Kaakasipa. He is hot.
kaa pieto nCM. hook, fishhook. kaakau nCF. dog.
kaa rarearo nCN. ashes of cremated person. kaakau kare vo pitupituaro ph.
kaaisi nCM. cooking bananas. — id. fornication or the way of dogs.
kaakaaro vRE. mix food or meat with salt. kaakauko nCM. insect, gray weevil pictured on PNG
kaakaaro nCN. mixtures, charm used to keep married men postage stamp.
and women youthful and attractive. kaakito nCN2. blind with cataracts, one eyed eyed person
Kaakuupato kakuaku
(nickname). kagave nCF. forehead.
Kaakuupato nPRM. spring of hot mineral water near kaie vRO. make trash, create a mess. Kaiepauei. You are
Togarao. It is located in gulley above the shorter creating a mess with the rubbish.
waterfall and is most likely ferrous oxide in solution. kaiea nCN. rubbish, trash, garbage.
kaapea adj. weak, loose, easy. kaikaio nCN. vine, sometimes mistaken for the black vine
kaapea vovouto nCN2. open-minded person. varuru iro.
kaapeavira adv. easily. kaipori STAT. alert. Kaiporiparoi. He is very alert.
kaapisi vRE. pinch together, grip with pincers. kaiporivira adv. alertly. Kaiporivira vuravurarevoi. He is
kaapisivira adv. linked, pinched. looking around in an alert way.
kaapo adj. white. kairi nCN. spear, arrow.
kaapopato nCN2. white person. kairiro nCN. bushes, small trees.
kaara nCF. car. Obviously derived from English 'car'. kairo nCN. neck.
kaare adj. white. kaita nCN. beads, white type.
kaareko vRE. scour, clean by scraping. Opo kuio kaitutu STAT. resolute, steadfast, tight. Kaitutuparoepa
kaarekoreva va oriorioro. He scoured the taro by uriri ASAVIRA. He was fearlessly steadfast.
scraping it. kaitutu pie vRE. smooth out, tighten. Refers to smoothing
kaareto nCM. white male object. Used to describe a white out cloth during process of pressing it with hot object.
male pig. kakae adj. small, little.
Kaareva nPR. Mapiaro, altenate name for this village. kakae pukui id. family with many children or a heap of
kaava vRE. feint with bow and arrow. Kaavapaivoi. They are kids.
feinting with their bows and arrows. kakae vure nCN2. children.
kaavaaua nCN. plant, from which salt flavor is derived by kakaeto nCN2. small child.
burning it to ash, it grows in damp area below waterfalls. kakaevira adv. small-like.
kaaveaka STAT. available, free. Kaaveakapai. It is kakapikoa adj. small, little.
available in the open. Viapau kaaveaka taraia-a. The kakapikoto nCN2. (tiny) newborn baby, baby newborn.
meaning is not easy to get at. kakapu vRE. place in sling for purpose of carrying. Aakova
kaaveaka vRE. clear up, (make) available. Eake-a ra va kakaeto kakapupae. The mother places the child in the
kaaveakapareve? What is it that he can make it clear? sling.
kaaveaka reoto nCN2. person who doesn't speak harshly. kakapua nCN. sling for lifting.
kaaveaka vovouto nCN2. generous person, gentle kakara nCN. arm band, bracelet.
transparent person. kakarau nCF. frog, lives in the bush, stingray.
kaaveakavira adv. revealed, out in the open, freely, kakata nCF. cockatoo.
available, easy, clearly. Kaaveakavira toupai. It is out kakate nCF. bamboo tube cut to hold water, water carrying
in the open and available. Eake-a ra va iava tube made from bamboo section.
kaaveakavira taviro? What is it that he can explain it kakatuara nCM. lizard, dark body, tan scales, eats snakes,
clearly? skin not used for drum.
kae class. group of long objects. As in ripo kae 'eyelashes'. kakau nCF. cocoa. Obviously derived from English 'cocoa'.
kae vRE. carry. Pirutuva ragai kaeeva VORE raiva kakauoa nCN. skin, husk.
vituaro-ia. The flood carried me to the end of the road. kakaveisi nCN. fern tree-general name for all.
kae keru nCN. clavicle. kakavoro nCF. Malay apple tree.
kae pie vRE. hoist, lift, raise. Visii rutu evaova kae pieta. kakavu vRE. scoop up with the hands. Kuriara kakavuri.
All of you together lift the wood. Scoop up the scrapings with your hands.
kae pievira loc. high. kakeoto nCM. inside of anything.
kae reasi nCN. woven criss-cross pattern that is slanted. kaki vRE. fracture something, shatter something. Sisiro
kae reasivira adv. slanted. kakireva. He shattered the mirror. Takura kakiri. Break
kae viro vRO. rise up, ascend, take off (as a plane takes off). open the egg.
VigeiPA ravireo kaero viro. The sun rose (and shone) kaki adj. opened, cracked, split open. Rasia vao oa kaki
on us. piropa. The ground was cracked open. Kakio viro
kaekae vRE. tempt someone. Ragai kaekaeparevoi. He is rivuko. The mosquito is burst open.
tempting me. kakiaki vRE. crack open, fracture.
kaekaearo nCN. length of. kakiri nCN. insect liko sandfly that lives near beach area.
kaekaeo nCN. fern, grows on the ground and has leaves used kakiua nCN. cave, cavern.
in medicine and in coded leaf letter to mean, You tempt kaku vRE. split open with axe or knife. Kepa pausa oira
me. kakurivere. Split it (tree) open in order to build the
kaekaesoto nCN2. tall person. house.
kaepa nCN. wheelbarrow, basket, something for carrying kaku asiava nCF. object (such as axe) without handle.
things. kaku pie vRE. shout, yodel. Kaku pierevorao roruvira. He
kaetu adj. tight, stiff, taut. was shouting merrily.
kaetu pie vRE. tighten. Iroiro kaetu pieta, ra vara ivupe. kaku rao nCN. axe handle.
Tighten the rope and we'll pull them. kakuaku vRE. break into pieces using some instrument as a
kakupa kapua sisi
knife. Kaukau kakuakuri. Break open the sweet potato also to reduce the bride price to come. Also the groom-
with some instrument. to-be's father looks after the bride-to-be during this
kakupa nCN. landslide, mudslide. period of getting acquainted and making payments.
kakuparei nCN. two halves. kapekape vRE. embrace, grip with arms not meeting. Opita
kakupute nCF. fern tree, like kakavea, grows at high ipasa kapekapepasivoi The two men are embracing the
elevations. coconnut tree to climb up (arms not meeting).
kakutauo nCN. flower sheath of palms. kapekapevira adv. in this manner, with arms barely
kakuto nCM. fight club. encircling. Oirato kapekapevira iparoi opita atosa.
kakutuiato nCM. tree, with leaves rough enough to be used The man climbs the coconut tree, nearly embracing the
for sandpaper. trunk with his arms, in order to harvest the coconuts.
kakuva nCF. frog, brown body, cry sounds like the striking of kapere vRE. swim with part of the body out of the water.
an axe on wood, lives in wild banana, when held the Kaperepareva avakava-IA. He was swimming on the
stomach swells. surface of the ocean.
kakuvira adv. split-like. kapiaa vRE. clear up, elucidate, (make) available. Eake-a ra
kaokao vRO. invite to meal, feast, or party, request, beckon, va kapiaareve? What is it that he can make it available?
summon. VoeaRE kaokaou. You invite them to come kapiaa adj. available, free. Viapau kapiaa taraia-a.
eat. VaoRE kaokaoparai ra va vateri. I am requesting kapiaavira adv. available, easy, clearly. Eake-a ra va iava
this so give it. Avaraepa kaokaosa vo araoko irara oaa kapiaavira taviro? What is it that he can explain it
oiso ra voea urioave. I went to invite my brothers so that clearly?
they would come. kapikapi nCN. bow of ship, peak of house.
kaokao nCF. frog, mate of epioto, cry sounds like its name, kapiroa vRE. grasp with tongs.
i.e. kaokaokao, edible. kapiroa nCN. clamp, vise.
kaokaoara nCN. invitations. kapiroko nCN. clamp, boundary.
kaokaoto nCN2. messenger. kapisi kuvu nCN. tinned tobacco.
kapa nCN. corregated sheet of galvanized iron. Obviously a kapisito nCM. tobacco, plant with long wide leaves used for
loan word from Neo-Melanesian Pidgin. smoking. A bundle of tobacco leaves kapisi is neuter
kapa vRE. remove taboo on eating, break fast. Opposite of gender.
kavu pie 'put taboo on eating'. kapiua nCN. bill of bird, beak.
kapa nCN. food cooked to break a period of fasting. The food kapo vRE. join together, clamp together, fasten on coverstrips.
like koora kapa or koie kapa (opossum or pig) was Varei kapori. Join the two things together. Take
usually mixed with fragrant leaves to add pleasant kapoave ra opesipe. I'll clamp on the bamboo wall
flavors. material and it will be finished.
kapaava nCF. teeth (molars). kapo pero nCN. coverstrip, strip of limbum bark used to
kapai nCN. pitpit, wild. Used for shelves ; platforms. secure woven bamboo matting to wall studs.
kapara vRE. roast without pan or container. Orekerovu aue kapokao nCN. kapok tree.
keruara oara oisoa kaparapaive oearovu. Other people kapokapo nCN. coverstrips of wall or house.
would always roast the bones. kapokaporo vRE. carry between the shoulders of two people.
kaparu vRE. short of, missing (something). Kareroepa Rera kapokaporoereva voa raivaaro. The two (girls)
gaupaoro vore Rotokasi-ia vo uvare vo aaorei carried him (supporting him) between their shoulders.
kaparuiva. He returned to the Rotokas area crying kapokari nCF. vine, red vine used for weaving.
because he missed the father and child. kapokarito nCM. tree, roots used for red to purple colored
kaparuvira adv. one missing. stain.
kapatau vRE. augment, add to, cap up, supplement. Uuko kapoo adj. poor.
rovu kapatauevere oai tovooro She will add to the kapoo adj. poor, destitute. Kapooparoi auePA moni. He is
water putting some other (water in). poor, lacking money. Similar to apota.
kapatoro adj. leprous. kapooto nCN2. poor person.
kapatoroto nCN2. leperous person. kapoovira adv. poor, without much.
kape vRE. grip with arms not meeting. Kapepaavoi va-ia pitu kapopa nCN. wrench, spanner.
ARAPA uvare riro govukoa. I am holding on with arms kaporo nCN. space between objects, mountain passage,
not completely surrounding, unable to hold, because of passage.
the large size of the tree trunk. kaporopa nCN. clamp.
kape vRE. unable to meet(?). Kapepaivoi siguva. kaporoto nCM. scissors.
— The joint does not meet together. kapua adj. (with) sores. Kapuaparai. I have sores on my
kapea adj. (not) solid, flimsy, unstable. Vo kovo kapeapape. body.
The work would not be lasting and would be flimsy. kapua nCN. sore, infection, wound.
kapeapa vRE. payment in advance of marriage, marriage kapua pie vRE. wound someone. Rera kapua pierivora.
payment in advance. Oira-ia tupareve aiteto oira You wounded him so that he had sores on his body.
kapeapareveira. He always is paying in advance to kapua sisi nCN. vine with tiny white flowers. Said to have
secure her with her father. The advance payments are been introduced by the Japanese to destroy the food
made not only to establish a guarantee of marriage, but crops. Flowers are mixed with another ingredient and
kapuapato kasi
used as medicine for sores around the mouth and anus. Vo touo karekereva oviito roPA aiteto. The son
kapuapato nCM. showed the bottle to the father.
— id. (single) fruit damaged by insect or disease with kareke vRO. appear, happen, came to be. Viapau oiso
mark (sore) on it. vearoa vai karekepape kovoa oaio-IA. Nothing good
kapuasisi nCN. vine, that covers everything. would come from our (exclusive) work.
kapuu adj. tight. kareke pie vRE. start, show. Ruipaparai oiso ra va kareke
kapuu vRE. dumb, (not) speaking. Kapuuevoi. She, the piea viiPA. I want to show it to you. Gavman viiPA
mouth, is dumb. tauva kareke piereve. The government would come up
kapuu gisipo tupa vSTAT. mute. with some help for you.
kapuu pie vRE. close tight. karekova nCF. vine, water can be extracted from it.
kapuu pie vRE. close mouth or jaws. Spana kapuu pieri. kareo vRE. penetrate through, pierce through. Oirato kaakau
Close up the jaws of the wrench. kareorevora rera iiaoro koetava-ia. The man shooting
kapuu piea nCN. lock (on door). the dog with a bow and arrow pierced it through.
kapuu piepa nCN. pincers. kareovira adv. clear through-like. Kareovira vusire. He
kara class. group of streams. burst throught from one side to the other.
kara nCN. leaf used for mat weaving. karepieto nCM. entrance to village, village entrance. Occurs
kara ruoa nCN. hibiscus, comb of rooster, crest of cockatoo. in both Pip and Rot dialects.
karaa iro nCN. vine, suspended from tree used for climbing kariava nCF. lizard, dark body with tan to yellow scales, no
up into the tree itself. spines, skin used for drum, looks like small Komodo
karaava nCF. bamboo, large Chinese bamboo, cultivated. lizard.
karakarao vRE. take without permission. karikari vRE. tear, shred. Pepa karikariri rerapa va
karakarao reoto nCN2. speaker of words that are not vatesa. Shred the paper and give it to him.
always directly related to the subject. karivai STAT. desire food, sex, (have) appetite for food, sex.
karakaraoa nCN. trough for carrying liquids. Karivaiparai. I have a desire for food.
karakaraoto nCN2. boldly possessive person. karivaito nCM. man who always desires sex.
karakuku nCM. coconut sheath. Karivara nPRN. name given to Buka area or Buka people by
karao nCF. seed, large type used in place of betel nut. Rotokas.
karao koko nCN. food specially prepared for use during the karo vRE. spoon out a liquid. Uukoa vai karori reraPA.
divining rite. spoon out some water for him.
karao peri nCN. trough for carrying liquid. karopo nCN. portion of something.
karapi vRO. sing high pitched. Irouto-a karapiroi. Who is karopo vRE. portion out, divide up. Aioara karopori
the man singing with the high pitched voice? voeaPA. Divide up the food for them. Repeated action is
karapivira adv. pitched high-like. marked by the reduplicated form karokaropo.
karara nCF. crab, lives in the beach sand. karoto nCN. rafters.
karata vRE. divide up, apportion. Aioara karatareva. He karova nCN. shelf, table.
divided up the food. When much is to be divided the karu vRE. switch on. E viapau waialas karuri? Didn't you
reduplicated form is used, karakarata. turn on the radio?
karato nCM. (small) stream of water. karu nCN. divining concoction or thing used to òpen up' the
karavau nCN. mushroom, small type. sick man's troubled area. As in vo karu 'this divining
karavisi STAT. angry, upset. Ikauvira raga karavisi thing'.
ovoirovere. Quickly he becomes very upset. karu vRE. open, unlock, untie, unhook. Masta Kostro ira vao
karavisito nCN2. person who is easily angered or upset. karu rovoreva Rotokas taere. Mr. Kostro opened up the
Riro karavisito ro oirato garepara-IA reoreoara Rotokas area initially.
kasipupaoro. Easily at just a little talk that man gets karuka nCF. tree, pandanus with leaves used for woven mats,
angry. pandanus tree.
karavuru vRE. dust, get dusty. Karavururivoi. You are karuka nCF. mat.
getting dusty. karukaru vRE. open-repeatedly or many things. Ora
kare vRO. return to starting place, go back again. Kareparai vurevureoro oira karukarureva. Moving himself
atoi IARE. I am going back to the village. about, he opened up (his bindings).
kare pie vRE. return (something) to its rightful place, pay karukava nCF. rat, large bush type.
back a debt, send back. Vii vaaro vukua oa vii IARE karutu vRE. divide up, portion out. Moniara rutu
kare pieavere. I will return your book to you. karukaruturi. Divide up all of the money. To emphasize
kare uviro vRO. arrive at a place after traveling. Evoa kare the plural object the reduplicated form, karukarutu, is
uviroaepa. They arrived there after being away and used.
traveling back again. karuvira adv. open.
karekareara toi nCN. message passed by slit gong. kasarao nCF. limbum, large leaf variety, used for making
karekarearava nCF. slit gong signal of patrol officer. pakou 'fighting stick'.
karekareto nCN2. person who has grille or ringworm. Pip kasi vRE. burn, ignite. Oire vo ori kasiereva. Okay then the
area. two girls burned up the cooked food.
kareke vRE. originate, create, cause to be, manifest, show. kasi vRO. build a fire. Oire eto kasiaepa, oripaaepa. They
kasi pie kavee
built a fire and cooked. katarauto nCM. chest, rib (sternal).
kasi pie vRE. care for. Voea vearovira kasi piepaive. They katokato adj. black, filthy.
would diligently care for them. katokatoto nCN2. black person, negro.
kasiava nCM. tree, used for making canoes. This type of tree katokatovira adv. black-like, dirty.
is also used to be the target of vented anger and katokoi nCF. tree, type of limbum, limbum.
frustration. Arrows and, or spears are hurled into the tree katokoi nCF. strip of limbum used for sago leaf shingle. The
which takes the place of the object that caused injury to sago leaves are folded over and fastened onto the strip.
the person. katopato nCN2. skinny person, thin person, bony animal.
kasikasi nCN. (small) pustules that cover the body. Used if insult is intended, otherwise for describing
kasikasi STAT. cross, angry, difficult, diligent. animals only. See keruito.
kasipu STAT. angry, cross. ReraRE kasipuaepa. They were katoto nCM. rib (asternal), rib cage.
angry with him. Evo reoreo uvu ragapaoro katuara vRE. scour, bush on (something). Saspan katuarari?
kasipupaopa. Not paying attention to those words she Are you scouring the saucepan?
was angry. katuarapato nCM. brush.
kasipu pie vRE. anger (someone), incite to anger. Teapi rera katukatu adj. rot away, flake off, unfastened. Katukaturo
kasipu pieive ora reoreopaoro. Don't make him angry viro. His skin has rotted and is flaking off. Clasp breaks
talking among yourselves. or knot becomes untied and binding becomes unfastened
kasipuvira adv. sharp flavor, flavor-sharp, angry-like. resulting in things being spilled out.
Sipeipai kasipuvira. It has a sharp flavor. katuta nCF. spear, a long type.
kasirao vRE. warm up, stir feelings. Tugoropa Uraura oira kau adj. solid, hard.
vo vovouaro kasiraorevora. The Holy Spirit stirred her kau kepo id. stubborn, obstinate. RagaiVA kau kepoparoi.
heart. Used commonly at time of the revival early in He is stubbornly arguing with me or he is like the hard
l980. portion of betel nut with me.
kasirao adj. hot. kau kepoto nCN2. obstinate person, stubborn person.
kasirao pie vRE. heat up (something). Vorerivira aioara kaukau pie vRE. shine intensely, (intense) sunlight. Ravireo
kasirao piereva. He heated the food again. kaukau pieparevoi. The sun shines intensely.
kasiraopa ovi nCN. hot springs. kaukauvira adv. intensly as a very bright hot sun.
kasiraovira adv. energetically, diligently. Kasiraovira Kaukauvira rutu roroparevoi ravireo. The sun is
kovopaavoi. I am working very hard. shining intensely. Also kaukau pievira with same
kasiura nCN. fence. meaning.
kasivari vRO. scavenge, be diligent. kaukovu nCM. watercress. Most likely not a Rotokas word
kasuari nCM. cassowary. originally.
kataavira adv. mashed and mixed together. kauo nKF. cross aunt (MoBrWi).
katai adj. same. As in katai sipei raga 'the same saltiness'. kauo vRO. jump.
katai adj. one. kauokauo vRO. jump up and down.
katai ipu adj. one million. kaureo vRO. contradict, disagree, stubbornly against,
katai keke nCN. same appearance. rebellious. Rirovira oisoa reraVA kaureopaave. They
Katai kokoto nPRN. name of bush spirit living in stone that were always in much disagreement with him.
guards the Suriketo-Ovuveo property. kaureoto nCN2. braggart, back talker.
katai reo nCN. agreement. kauro vRO. contradict. Variation of kaureo.
katai tau adj. ten. kausopa STAT. stubborn, unrelenting, concerned, anxious.
katai tau erao adj. twelve, dozen. Kausopapau. You are unrelenting. E vaRE
katai tau eraopa kekira nPR. December, 12th month kausopapau? Are you very concerned about it? From
(moon). the two words kau `strong' and sopa ìnside'.
katai tau katai adj. eleven. kausopavira adv. anxiously.
katai tau kataipa kekira nPR. November, 11th month kavakavau vRE. reproduce, bear many children. Rirovira
(moon). oisoa kavakavaupaive tuariri. In the past they
katai taupa kekira nPR. October, 10th month (moon). reproduced greatly.
katai tuku adj. one thousand. kavatao kepa nCN. newlywed's house.
katai vatara adj. six. kavatao pupi nCN. singsing to open newlyweds' house.
katai vatara tau adj. sixty. kavau vRE. hold child in arms. Kakaeto kavaupaevoi. She is
katai vatarapa kekira nPR. June, 6th month (moon). holding the child in her arms or on her lap.
katai vovoto adj. one hundred. kavau vRO. born. Kavauroepa Togarao-IA. He was born in
kataia raga nCN. alone, one kind, only one. Togarao.
kataipa irara nCM. individuals. kavau vRE. birth, give, bear a child. Kakaeto kavauevora.
kataipa kekira nPR. January, 1st month (moon). She gave birth to the child.
kataipa potepai nCN. (single) short thing. kavau asa adj. barren.
kataipa voki nPR. Monday, 1st day. kavau asava nCF. barren woman.
kataitoarei nCM. two small things, limited to two only. kave adj. cool off in a shaded spot.
katakataivira adv. individually, separately. kavee adj. diminish in strength. Ravireo kaveeroi rokooro.
kavee kekesopa
The setting sun loses its heat. something. Oira kopaoro rera kavusireva. Swallowing
kavee vRE. whisper, reduce the strength or heat of something. it, he spit it (something else) out.
Vii kaveeparevere. He will whisper to yo. kea vRE. deceive, confuse, trick. Teapi vii keareve vo vokia
kavee pitupitu nCN. gentleness, mildness. ovokia-ia oviitoaaro voreroverea. It wouldn't be good if
kavee reoto nCN2. person who always speaks in a whisper. he deceived you about the day his son is returning.
kavee vovouto nCM. easy going person, calm person, gentle kea STAT. confused, deceived. Uva eva-IA keasiepa oiso,
person. iria ita uusipaoi. They both though in error (confused)
kaveepa nCN. shade. that she was just sleeping.
kaveepa kepa nCN. shaded house. keakea turu nCN. basting stictch.
kaverui NCF. gourd prepared as a container for keeping akoro keakeato nCN2. deceiver.
<lime powder>. keari nCM. bamboo, used for making arrow shafts.
kaveruko vRE. hold in arms. Oira kaverukopaoro kearito nCM. grass with long leaves used in coded plant letter
vorevira karero oira-ia rorupaoro. Holding her in his called variua to stand for the phrase, 'you deceive me' \lx
arms he returned being very pleased with her. kearito.
kavikavi nCN. all kinds of little things for play and use. — nCM. arrow, long type.
kavikavi vRE. combine, work together. Vara rutu keavira adv. deceptively, confused.
kavikavireve. He would combine all of the things. Uva kee vRE. shatter, fracture, chip. Botol tou keerevora va
oavuRE kavikaviiva. Va vaisiaro avata. They worked kovepaoro. He shattered the bottle, dropping it.
together for something else. Its name is, single men's keekee vRE. fracture something, shatter something, chip
house. something. Sisiro keekeereva. He shattered the mirror.
kavikaviru vRE. steal some thing for intended sorcery. keekee adj. chipped, shattered. Sisiro keekeeo viropa. The
kaviko vRE. love intensely. Ira oviitoaPA oisoa kaviko mirror is shattered.
iraopareve. He was always intensely loving his son. keekeepa nCN. shattered object, fractured object.
kavikoa nCN. love, filial love. keekeeri nCN. spear, like raavai but only small area fitted
kaviru vRE. steal, rob. Opeita oaravu avu vai kavirupari. with flying fox bones, used to kill man.
Do not be stealing anything. keekeerito nCM. insert to hold arrow tip.
kaviruto nCN2. thief, robber. keera vRO. call for, beckon to. ReraRE keeraiepa, Auoro
kaviruvira adv. stealthily, secretly. Soraviri, varau! We (exclusive) called to him, Hey
kavo vRE. scavenge, pick up. Uva oisoa rera keruaro Soraviri, come down!
kavoive rareto guruoro. They would always hunt keeraa nCM. bird, sea bird, sharp pointed wings, probably a
around for the bones collecting the charred parts. Frigate Bird.
kavokavo vRE. perform sorcery, work black magic. Eera keerapa nCN. signal for meeting.
kavokavoto ira oirara kavokavoparoveira. That keeriva nCF. crest of cockatoo.
sorcerer is always working black magic on people. keetaa nCN. chin, jaw, mandible.
kavokavoa nCN. sorcery, black magic. keevuru vRO. glide. Keevuruparoi keravo. The hawk is
kavokavoto nCN2. sorcerer. gliding (through the air).
kavora nCF. red rash on skin, ringworm, tinea, grille. kegi vRE. taunt. Ragai kegiparevoi va purasa osa reasiparai
kavorato nCN2. person with ringworm or tinea. va pura arapa. He is taunting me to do it, as I am not
kavori nCF. crayfish, lobster (general name). wanting to do it.
kavori vRE. collect crayfish or lobster. kei nCN. house with a single pitch roof. Full form is kei
kavorou vRO. covet, keep something intended for another, kepa.
intercept. Eakere ragai vaaro-IA kavorouuei monia. keke vRE. look at, see. Evaova kekeri. Look at the tree. Uva
Why are you keeping my money? See also the word ogo. voava vo pouka kekeereva. From there the two girls
kavovoa nCN. valley, ravine. saw the leaning tree.
kavovovira adv. open slightly. keke adj. resemble, look like, appear. Ira kekero oiso osa
kavu vRE. leave, lose. Va kavuavora rera RUVARA-IA. I avukato. He resembles or looks like an old man.
left it near him. Vearovira rutu kekeparoi. He is looking very nice (his
kavu adj. left behind, left over. Viapau oiso irai kavuro appearance).
viropa. no one was left behind VokipaviraRE varao keke pie vRE. show. Tuitui kasi vai keke pieio vegoaro.
kavupa piroi. These are left for tomorrow. We (exclusive) may show (you) some fire in the jungle.
kavu pie vRE. put taboo on eating, fast. Opposite of kapa kekekeke pie sararo nCN. variety of objects.
'remove taboo on eating.'. kekeputu adj. nearly, almost. Kekeputui vuuta ra karesi.
kavu pie nCM. The time is nearly present for you both to return.
— id. nickname of man left after all his relatives had kekeputuvira adv. close, nearly. Kekeputuvira va tovorivo.
died. You put it very close to the edge. Alternate forms
kavuava nCF. limbum, small but very strong trunk. kekeputu and keputu are used.
kavura nCF. copra. kekeraokovira adv. nicely. Kekeraokovira rutu va
kavurao nCF. dust. puraparivoi. You are making it very nicely.
kavusi vRE. spit forcefully towards mark, spit out. kekesopa nCF. tree, with fragrant leaves used when cooking
Kavusipareveira. He is always spitting hard at opossum.
kekevotovira ketoo pie
kekevotovira adv. out of sight, slyly. Kekevotovira va carefully about his talk evaluating it.
kaeri. Carry it so that no one sees it. kerioua nCN. coconut torch, stalk of palm leaf.
kekira nCM. moon, month. keripara vRE. pierce nose septum. Keriparaivere. They will
kekira vieipa nCN. calendar. pierce their noses. Similar to avui 'pierce nose'.
keo vRE. give a party, make a feast. keripato nCN2. enemy.
keo aio nCN. food for the road, feast made before death. kerisi vRE. discern, evaluate, judge talk or situation well.
keoka adj. left over, surplus. Rera kerisiiva. They discerned him. Reoara
keopa vuta nCN. sweet flavor. kerisiparevoi. He is judging well the talk. Rera
keopavira adv. sweetly. kerisiiva. They discerned him.
kepa nCN. house, cabin, building. kerisi vovouto nCN2. person who can get to the heart of the
kepa kaporo nCN. clearing between houses. talk.
kepa paupato nCN2. carpenter. kerisito nCN2. discerning person.
kepa torevokopa nCN. level (tool). kerisivira adv. wisely, discerningly. Kerisivira reoparoi.
kepetai nCF. tall woman. He talks with good judgement.
kepi adj. fractured, broken in two. Kokotoa viiRE kepi keritara nCN. trash, rubbish, garbage.
piropa. Your leg broke. keriva nCF. feather of hawk used in coded leaf letter to mean,
kepi vRE. fracture (something). Teapi ragai kokotoaro 'enemy'.
kepiive. It wouldn't be good if they fractured my leg. keroroi nCN. leanto. As in keroroi kepa lean to house.
kepia nCN. nest of sticks woven into loose platform, built by keru vRO. harden like bone. Semen keruovere. The cement
crows, hawks, etc. will become hard as bone.
kepikepiisi nCN. tree fern, small with thorns and edible new keru rupirupi nCM. leprosy.
shoots. kerua nCN. bone.
kepiriko nCN. betel pepper vine with fragrant leaf. A wild kerui adj. thin, bony, skinny.
type and not eaten. keruiato nCN. determination.
kepiro nCF. cicada, largest type. keruito nCN2. skinny person, thin person.
kepita ogata nCF. worm, that carries its cone-shaped house kerupiua nCN. tree, when burned it is a source of salt.
on its back. keruria STAT. persistent, stubborn, determined.
kepitai nCF. (small female) child. Also used as a nickname Keruriaparoi ava ARAPA. He is determined not to go.
which stays with the female even as an adult. keruria reoto nCM. persuasive talker. Similar to kaureoto.
kepitara nCN. firewood sticks. keruria vovouto nCM. stubborn person, man with strong
kepito nCN2. crippled person. personality.
kepo adj. have two sides, sides, two. keruriavira adv. persistently, obstinantly.
Kepo riri nPRM. place on Togarao road where limestone cliff keruru reoto nCN2. person who back talks.
is exposed and the river tributary is forded. It was keruru upo purato nCN2. person who retaliates with
considered a place of an evil spirit in the past. another fight.
kepoi nCF. shell, small type. kese adj. yellow.
keposi nCN. wood chips from a cut, sliver of wood. kesi vRO. hobble around (because of deformed foot, feet),
kepoto nCM. vulva opening, labia. limp.
kerakera nCM. bird, probably Brahminy Kite. See keravo. kesi pupi nCN. name of singsing by Upe initiates danced in
kerakera nCM. mushroom, very large type, edible. another village for the first time after they had been
keraria nCN. all vegetation, glory of God. settled back into their own village.
kerau adj. stiff, rigormortis, rigid. Kopiito kerauroepa. The kesivira adv. limping-like. Kesivira tasiparevoi. He steps in a
corpse has rigormortis. Keraurai. I'm stiff. limping way.
kerauto nCN2. paralized person. keso vSTAT. clever.
keravisa nCN. hook, plough (tool). kesoto nCN2. clever person.
keravisi vRE. plough under, turn soil over. Rasia keta vRE. comb hair. Orui ketaparevoi kakaeto. The boy is
keravisipaivorao. They turned the soil over yesterday. combing his hair. Pip area.
keravo nCM. bird, chestnut body with pure white head, ketaka vRE. notch out, (make) groove. Veeta tou
probably the Brahminy Kite, hawk. ketakarevere auePA koru. He will notch out the
kerekoi nCF. lizard, blue body with two yellow lines down bamboo pole in order to pick off fruit. Tuuta ketakareva
the back, smaller than the turukoua. kovurui tovosa va-IA. He notched the pole in order to
kerekoi nCF. fly, small type found in jungle area. put up the rafter with it. The notched end of the long pole
kerereua nCN. arrow made of sago leaf midrib. is used to <hold> fruit otherwise out of reach.
kerete prep. inside out, reverse. ketakaa nCN. groove, niche.
Kerevaru nPR. rive behind sisisivi village which flows over ketato nCM. tusk of pig.
high double falls. ketoo vRE. grow from seed, sprout from seed. Kukaraisi
keri vRO. enemy with, reject friendship. RagaiVA ketoovoi. The corn seed is sprouted and is growing.
keripauveira. You are always being my enemy. ketoo nCM. plant which came up from seed.
kerikerisi vRE. evaluate, judge carefully. Vearovira rera vo ketoo pie vRE. sprout from seed, cause to. Auero rutu ketoo
reoaro kerikerisiri. Mark his words well. Think piepareveira. He makes all things (plants) sprout from
ketoo pieara koai
seeds. kio vRE. attract attention by touching, tapping, or scratching.
ketoo pieara nCN. sprouts, buds. Ragai kiorevoi. He nudged me gaining my attention
ketu vuruko nCN. framework of house, upright pieces. (discreetly). Repeated action is marked by the
kevaita vRO. kid, joke, jest. Viapau viiVA kevaitaparai. I'm reduplicated form, kiokio.
not kidding you. Oiso ruipaparai ra ora kevaita kipe vRE. cut grass with a sickle.
ragave. I want to just joke around between us. kipekipea nCN. point of land in water, point at base of ridge,
kevaitato nCN2. jester, kidder. riro kevaitato big jokester In (back) spine of lizard.
the good sense of the word jokester. kipeto nCM. sickle, scythe.
kevira nCF. dog. kipu vRE. paint, smear (something) on surface. Voea
kevoisi STAT. persistent, determined. Kevoisiparoi. He is kipupaive vo taritaro-IA varao opita taritaro. They
persistent. Kevoisiparoi va pura arapa reasipaoro. He would smear them with the mashed coconut meat.
is determined not to do what he doesn't want to do. kipukipu vRE. rub on, smear on, massage.
kevoisi kovoto nCN2. persistent worker. kipupa nCN. paint brush.
kevoisi reoto nCN2. speaker whose talk is unchanging, kipupato nCN2. painter.
strong talker. kipuvira adv. smeared.
kevoisi vovouto nCN2. (strong) personality, persistent kirava STAT. oblivious of something. Kakaeto kiravaparoi
person, determined person. gaupaoro. The child is oblivious of anything while
kevoisivira adv. determined-like. Kevoisivira vovoupata crying.
eisi piepasa. You all desire determinedly to do it like kiri vRE. rip open, tear open. Rais ruu kirikirirevoi. He rips
that. open the rice bag. Repeated action is marked by the
kiapi kou nCN. Wandering Jew plant. reduplicated form kirikiri.
kie excl. Watch out!, Be careful! kirikaokao nCF. bird, makes oora 'hole in tree used for
kii adj. short of, lacking. Kiiei oirara ARAPA. There isn't nesting place, calls kirikaokao kirikaokao.
enough space for the men. Kiiei oirara AROVA aioa. kirioto nCM. vulva and all parts inside.
There isn't enough food for people. kiro vRE. write. Vii vaisiaro kirori. Write your name.
kii pie vRE. (cause to be) short of, (cause to be) lacking. Riro kirokiro nCF. bush used for sorcery, write.
irara aioara kii pieivo tavete irara ragaiRE. The kirokiropato nCM. pencil, pen, typewriter.
visitors caused me to be short of food. kiru adj. sore near mouth, to have.
kiikariko nCF. bird, duck-like, webbed feet and flat bill, lives kirukiru adj. crisp.
in shallow holes, plentiful at high elevations but it has kirukirua nCN. biscuit, ground food parched on fire.
been decimated by wild cats, calls kiikariko vuura gariko kirupato nCN2. person with sores around the mouth.
'kiikariko's good place'. kitoiva nCF. crayfish, very small shrimp, comes in with
kiire vRO. play tag. Kakal vure kiirepaaepa. The children whitebait on surface of ocean waves.
were playing tag. kitu vRE. store up, save.
kiiru nCF. walking stick, cane. kitu tovopava nCF. cupboard, pantry.
kikipi nCM. sticks within sago stalk, arrow made of sago kitukitu vRE. scrub clothes. Vearovira varoara
midrib. kitukituerevora. Both women washed the clothes well.
kikipi iro nCN. wire. kitupa kepa nCN. storehouse, warehouse.
kikipi uru nCN. wire bed. kitupa tugi nCN. storeroom, storehouse.
kikipisi nCN. iron spear, iron rod. kiu adj. tingle, stinging sensation. Kiurai. My skin has a
kikira vRE. mix meat and geens. Oirato koorato kikirarevoi burning, stinging sensation.
arua tai TAPO rera orisa. To cook the opossum, the kiu vRE. insert, go into. Vavaea kiuri rikui SOVARA
man is mixing it with green vegetables. IARE. Insert (your) hand into the hole.
kikiraeko nCF. spider, with green to yellow body, black legs kiu vRE. put in first, insert first. Voea rutu kukueara
and head, makes very large sticky web capable of kiuivere koatapaoro. They all will go head first,
trapping small birds, web used for fishballs, i.e.sticky entering in.
ball for catching small fish. It is much like the akave kiu pie vRE. penetrate, cause to, thrust into. Vavaea kiu
spider but larger. pieri rikui SOVARA IARE. Thrust your hand into the
kikisi nCM. midrib of sago frond. hole.
kikisi kae nCN. broom, gunny sack. kiuto nCM. ant, with stinging bite.
kikisiova nCN. bow made for children. kiuve vRO. get big sores. Kiuveuvere. You will get big sores
kikiso tesi nCN. (five small) bamboo tubes bound together on you.
used in coded plant letter called variua to stand for the kiuve nCF. (very large) open sore, tropical ulcer.
phrase, 'you ate pig celebrating the man you killed'. kiuvu nCM. wind.
kikitausi vRE. tear off with teeth. Oirato koue sope kiuvu ratao nCN. window.
kikitausipare va aiopaoro. The man is tearing the flesh kiuvu reo raga id. rumor, gossip.
of the pig off as he is eating it. There is humor associated koa vRE. bark a tree, skin off. Rakariua koaivere evaova
with the use of this word in this way. IAVA. They will take the bark off of the tree.
kikooto nKM. second (but not last) born male. koai nCN. clam, edible found on the west coast of
kikoova nKF. second (but not last) born female. Bougainville.
koakoa kokevare rakurakupa
koakoa vRE. husk coconut or galip. Opita koakoari. You pituri. Hold the branch absolutely securely.
husk the coconut. kogo vRE. cut.
koakoa nCN. plant, has broad leaf like wild banana, used to kogo vRE. cut, chop. Tuariripa irara oisoa evaoara
make temporary shelter in the jungle. kogopaive vara toepaoro aue-ia kogoi aveke. People of
Koakoa uvuoto nPRF. bush spirit that lives in a spring of long ago always chopped trees cutting them with stones
water and guards the Orukui land. axes.
koara vRE. break into pieces. Evaova koararevoi va sikaoro kogova nCF. stone axe head, axe head made of stone.
auere erako. He breaks the tree into pieces while koi adj. high pitched sound.
splitting it up for firewood. Koie koararevoi. He is koi reova nCF. soprano singer.
breaking the pork into many pieces. koie nCF. pig, pork.
koara class. group of long things, group of insects, swarm. As koie vRE. collect pig to eat.
in erako koara 'axxxxx heap of firewood sticks, sipareo koie kuvu nCN. pork preserved in bamboo tube.
koara-a bunch of fingers, pensel koara-a group of pencils. koie vavae nCN. (five small) bamboo tubes bound together,
koara class. group of insects, swarm. As in apaapaa koara- used in coded plant letter called variua to stand for the
swarm of fireflies. phrase, you ate pig celebrating the man you killed.
koara vRE. put together. Vara rutu koaraavoi. I am putting koike adj. left side.
them all together. Used when putting all of the songs on a koike vavae nCN. left hand.
recording tape. koiketo nCN2. left handed person.
koara uru nCN. shelf. koikevira adv. (a little bit in) error, off the track. Koikevira
koaraua nCN. shelf, platform for keeping things up off of the va uvuta. You didn't hear it quite right.
ground, table. koikoi vRE. groan with pain. Koikoipareva uvare iravu rera
koaso nCN. clam, edible clam like koai only longer, found on uporeva. He is groaning with pain because another man
the west coast of Bougainville, they live in the sand and hit him. EakePA koikoipari? For what reason are you
bury down into it when you try to get them. groaning?
koata vRO. enter. Pupipaoro koatapaiera. While dancing we koikoito nCM. (boy) orphaned at adolescence.
(exclusive) entered (the village). koisi ovi nCN. honey.
koata pie vRE. accept. Jisas koata pieri. Accept Jesus into koisiva nCF. honey comb, comb-like door built by birds and
(your life). animals to enclose mate or young in oora-hole in tree
koauve nCF. snail, large brown type found in the jungle. used for nesting place.
koavaato nCM. betel pepper vine fruit. koisiva nCF. honey bee.
koe vRE. spoon out a solid. koivira adv. soprano-like sound.
koe vRE. spoon out a solid. Aio koko koepaevora aako koka vRE. warn, tell in advance, instruct. Oirato viiRE
spun-IA va aiopaoro. Mother spooned out the portion of kokarevo, oiso ra uriou rera iare. The man told you in
food while eating it. advance that you should come to him. Voea kokareva.
koe tuta nCN. pitch fork. He instructed them
koea nCN. swing, choir. koka nCM. grasshopper, small brown body. Alternate name of
koekepa visivi adv. not quite correct. siikoto. Also referred to as the female of the siikoto by
koekoe nCM. spider, has black or white medium size body some.
and red head. kokara vRO. tempt, try, test. Urioparoepa oira-IA
koekoe vRE. spoon out. kokarapaoro oisore ra va uvupaeve. He came tempting
koepato nCM. spoon. her so that she would listen to it (do it).
koeta vRO. mature, grow up, ripen collectively. Itoto kokaraa nCN. temptation.
koetaroera. The banana matured. Upiriko kovo koetaei. kokarapato nCN2. Satan, evil spirit, tempter.
The sweet potato garden has matured and is ready for koke vRE. (cause to) rain, make rain. Kokerivere. You will
harvest. Used with oveu-breadfruit, and ito-banana since make it rain.
these fruits mature more or less together. The word vioroi koke gore nCN. water flowing from rainfall, rainwater
is now used instead. flowing and eroding a ditch.
koeta keavua excl. true! kokee vRE. peek through a blind or crack. Kakae vure
koeta pie vRE. investigate, satisfy curiosity. Rera vo kovoaro kokeepaiva kepa IAVA. The children peeked through
koeta piepaiva. They investigated his work. They the blind of the house. Repeated action is marked by the
searched for further knowledge of his work. Riakova reduplicated form, kokekoke.
koeta piesa uturoepa ato-ia, uvare rera vo kovoaro-ia kokerao adj. mottled, spotted. Varoara kokeraopai. The
aioara oueva kaviruvira. The man followed the woman cloth is spotted.
to confirm or satisfy his suspicions that she had stolen kokerao nCN. opossum with black and white hair, mottled,
food from his garden. spotted.
koetara keavu id. truth which is absolute, absolutely. E kokeu nCF. shellfish, blue shell inside and out, found along
koetara keavu va purarivere? Will you absolutely do coast in saltwater. This name preferred to asiraue also
this? blue shellfish.
koetava nCF. bow. kokeva nCF. rain.
koetavira adv. absolutely, satisfying. Evao rao-ia koetavira kokevare rakurakupa nCN. rain coat.
koki koopipi
koki vRE. chisel out, chip away. Rivutevira raga vo eva kokoropavira adv. foolishly.
kokipareve. He would be chipping away at the tree just kokorosi nCF. cockroach.
like a wood borer. kokoruuto nCM. worm.
kokioto nCM. bird in general. kokosi vRO. irritated mouth because of something bitter eaten,
kokito nCM. ear canal. itch. Gisipo ragaiRE kokosipaoi. My mouth tingles or
kokito vate id. pay attention, listen. Kokito vateparevoi. He itches because of what I ate.
is listening or he is giving his ear. kokosi nCN. plant, stinging nettle.
kokivira adv. unobstructed hole. kokosito nCN2. person with sores on the body all of the time.
koko vRO. pour out, spill. Bensin kokoaepa. The benzene kokosiva nCF. sore, large, wound, large, infection, large.
spilled out. kokotagoe nCM. banana, has a strong smell when ripe. Same
koko vRE. dish out. as kovato and vatauvore.
koko vRE. dish out, portion out. Aio kuvuro kokopaivere kokote nCF. bird, has small black body, lives on the ground,
oirara tauoara-IA vara. The people will dish out the feathers are not nicely formed, sound of call is
bundles of food onto limbum plates. koakoakoa.
koko ruu nCN. flower bud. kokotoa nCM. leg, entire part.
kokoi nCF. plug of rotten wild banana stem. Used to plug kokotopa kurasi nCN. bones of ankle, ankle.
holes when damming up a stream of water. Also known kokotopa tou upisi tou nCN. bone, femur, femur.
as koko eru. kokotu vRE. thin seedlings and replant them elsewhere.
kokoi nCN. (small) taro sprout or bulb. kokotu nCN. sucker of taro plant.
kokoi nCF. banana, eating variety, short thick type. kokotuo nCF. heel of foot.
kokoisi nCF. sweat, perspiration. kokovae vRO. sing. Rirovira kokovaepaave. They would be
kokoisi vRO. sweat, perspire. singing a lot.
kokoo nCN. food on plate, something which is placed on top kokovaeva nCF. song.
of something else. As in aio kokoo-food sitting on a kokovara adj. green.
plate. kokovara adj. unripe.
kokooko ruu nCN. flower bud. kokovaraisi nCN. unripe coconut.
kokookoa nCN. open flower. kokovua nCN. hill, small.
kokoote nCF. bird with strange night call. kokovuasa vRE. shave the hairline.
kokootu nCF. chicken, hen. kokovupa parie nCN. bamboo razor blade, blade for cutting
kokopa nCN. grass, general term. hairline.
kokopa nCM. lizard, has small dark body, lives on the kokovurito nCM. inside of anything edible.
ground, has smooth skin, deaf to noises. It seems like this koku excl. nearly missed. Spoken as a warning that you have
name is given in general to lizards with similar nearly been affected in some way by something, i.e. a
appearances. thrown stone just missed you.
kokopa nCM. mudskippers, live in mangrove swamps. koku vRE. break off at base.
kokopa kou nCN. overgrown bush area. koku vRE. break off at base, snap off at base. Pita sipoiua tuu
kokopeko vSTAT. unconscious, stupor, in a. kokureva kovoa-ia. Peter broke off the standing sugar
kokopekovira adv. unconsciously. cane at the base in the garden. Refers to breaking off
kokopeoto nCM. grass-like plant with green & white striped anything standing, and doing it without the aid of a knife.
leaves. kokuoku nCF. plant, like wild taro but with edible young
kokopuoto nCM. butterfly, moth. leaves. It has a distinct odor.
kokopuvira adv. hazy, bluish in appearace at a distance. As kokupa keru nCN. back of neck.
mountains appear with a blue hazy appearace in the kokureko nCF. umbrella, taro leaf.
distance. kokuuto nCN2. cheeky person.
kokora nKM. last-born son. kooe v. swing.
kokorai nKF. last-born daughter. kooe vRO. swing on something. Kakae vure kooepaai. The
kokorai kova nCF. little finger or toe. Meaning the last to be children are swinging on something.
born. kookaa nCM. insect, grasshopper, grasshopper.
kokori nCF. snail, in general. kookai nCM. rooster.
kokori adj. spiralled. kookoo nCM. doll, toy, infant (baby talk).
kokorivira adv. spiralling. kookooia vRO. mourn, singsing-cry. Kookooiaaepa
kokoro vSTAT. crazy, insane, foolish, stupid. Kokoropaoi koovapaoro. They singsinged mournfully while singing.
rirovira upiapaoro. She is out of her head being very kookoopeko STAT. faint. Kookoopekoroi. He fainted.
sick. kookoopi nCF. tail of lizard, dog, pig.
kokoroki nCF. earring worn in the ear lobe, ring for finger or kooku reo nCN. scandal, gossip.
nose. kookuto nCN2. liar.
kokoroku vRE. (to) crow. Kokai kokorokupare. The koopi nCF. coffee.
rooster is crowing. koopikoopiara nCN. spotted, dots, blotches.
kokoropato nCN2. insane person, crazy person, foolish koopipi nCM. plant, has red leaves that grows close to the
person. ground.
koora aao kore kare
koora aao nCN. cross-marriage custom, custom of inter- kopiipa irara nCM. sick men and women.
marriage between clans, landrights system. The words kopiito nCN2. dead person, corpse, seriously sick man, spirit
mean family of the opossum and are used to stand for the of dead man.
inter-marriage custom because a family of opossums kopikao nCF. bird, wader like ibis or pelican, same name
reside in and eat from one tree only displaying a close used for both.
association between them. kopikopi adj. spotted, mottled.
koorato nCM. opossum in general. kopikopi vRE. baptize, sprinkle.
kooroo STAT. hampered speech, to have, hoarse. Kooroorai kopikopi vRE. baptize, sprinkle. Oirara kopikopipaivora
reoreopaoro. My throat is hoarse (and I can't speak pasta irara vo lotua IARE voea reesipaoro. The
well). Kooroopape. (The speaker in the radio) is "tight" pastors baptized the people, marking them into the
and not working well. church. Used mainly in the United Church.
koorooto nCN2. person with hoarse throat. kopipi nCM. plant, with red leaves (. Used as a tall border
koorooto nCM. lizard which makes a sound like a hoarse plant.).
throat. Hold it in your hand and you will also become kopipi kepa nCN. round house, house with circular shape,
hoarse. See sirie-lizard. house with four-pitch roof.
koota class. group of rope like objects. As in garoa koota- kopirovu nCM. rope, hawswer.
group of rattan or cane vines, iro koota-group of ropes or kopua adj. green, unripe, uncooked.
vines. kopuasi pie vRE. restore, rejuvenate. Va kopuasi pierivo va
kootopa nCF. corn. kipuoro vorerivira. You restored it while painting it
kootutu nCF. stocky fat woman. again.
koou vRO. go astray, foul up. Koouuei. You fouled up. kopuasito nCN2. youthful looking person, (person who)
koou v. incest between parent and child or clan. retains youthful vigor and looks.
kooupato nCN2. incestuous person. kopuasito adj. young.
koova v. singsing, to. kopuasitovira adv. youthful.
koova vRO. dance, singsing (Pidgin). Voea rutu koova kopuasivira adv. young and fresh, powerful, tirelessly.
rovopaavere pupipaoro. All of them will start dancing, Kopuasivira kovopare. He works tirelessly.
blowing the pipes and singsing. kopukopu adj. front of anything like shirt, blouse, body,
koovoto nCN2. cheeky person, joker. One can't believe his house.
words. kopukopua nCN. front side of house.
koovotova nCF. posts used to hold up rafters. kopupa adj. unripe, green yet.
kopa id. acquired fluency in speaking. Kieta reo koparevora. kopupavira adv. uncooked, unripe. Viapau vearovira vao
He acquired fluency in the Kieta language or he opoa ori piro o kopupavira toupaevoi. The taro isn't
swallowed the Kieta talk. well cooked, it is still uncooked.
kopa vRE. swallow, ingest. kopupira nCN. (type of) ground, clay-like ground. Red clay-
kopa iro nCF. neck, windpipe, trachea, esophagus. like ground.
kopakai nCF. sugar cane, with stripes, brown inside. It was kopuro nCF. skink, with blue tail, pictured on l0t PNG
formerly taboo for children to eat it since it stunted their postate stamp.
growth. kopuro nCF. fly, small type lives in jungle.
kopakava nCF. baby-black female. kopuve kouro nCN. green grass, (fresh) grass.
kopakopa vRE. swallow quickly, qulp down. Aioara kora vRO. vent anger or frustration on an object (in place of
kopakopapari. You are gulping down the food. inflicting pain on a person). Oiratoa-IA koraaepa
kopakopa aioto nCN2. person who gulps down food. oirara, uvare koveroepa opita atopaoro. The people
kopakopavira adv. gulping-like. Kopakopavira aiopare. vented their frustration and sorrow for the man because
He is eating quickly gulping down his food. he fell while harvesting coconuts.
kopava nCN2. big eater, voracious eater. Riro aio kopava korapato v. shoot arrows into tree for celebration?
koie kovoara-ia. The pig is a big eater in the gardens korapato nCM. tree designated to receive <punishment>
(destructive pest). otherwise vented on a person. Also see kasiava.
kopii nCN. corpse. Jisas kopii corpse of Jesus korara nC. top for spinning, spinning. Made from shell of
kopii vRO. die, very ill. Viapau oiso taraipasi oiso osa coconut.
kopiipavioveira. They both didn't know how we always korara vRO. spin top in play. Korarapaai viovokopa irara
die. atopeara-IA. The boys are playing a spinning game with
kopii ovoi vRO. (final) death. Upo purapa irara kopii coconut shell tops.
ovoiaera. The soldiers died completely. koraraoko nCF. frog, small yellow to brown body, large feet.
kopii pie vRE. murder, kill. Rera kopii pieiva. Oire It was pictured on the 20t PNG postage stamp.
raveraveroepa. They were killing him. And he became korau adj. clear, unobstructed.
very weak. koraua nCN. clearing.
kopii turia nCN. natural illness not supernaturally caused. korauru nCM. lizard, small brown body, lives in tops of
kopii urui nCN. cemetery. trees.
kopiia nCN. death, sickness. korauvira adv. unobstructed.
kopiia vaaro siitoka nCN. anguish of death. kore kare nCN. insects in general.
korea kovatae
korea nCN. waddle of rooster or hen. kosi pie vRE. hand over. Keripa iraraPA rera kosi pieri.
korereto nCM. lizard, small with ridge down the back, lives You hand him over to the enemies.
in sago palms and coconut trees. kosi pie vRE. go out, cause to, exit, cause to. Oire avipe ra
kori vRE. mark, weave with design, write. Take koriiva. voava voea kosi pieive ita aia voeava pupisa. Then
They wove the bamboo with a design. when it was light they would bring them out again to
koria nCN. writing, markings, design. singsing with them.
korikoripava nCF. snake with marks on its back, upe hat kosikosi nCN. taro shoots.
with designs. kosikosi vRE. cut off sago palm leaves.
korita vRE. dissect meat, cut up meat. Oire voava rera kosikosipa piro vRO. gush out, emerge.
koritaive rera aiosa. Then they would cut him up to eat kosivago nCN. shell, large flat type worn on neck as
him. decoration.
koro nCN. fruit. koto vRE. hang from something. Tauoa pura rovoivoiva,
koro STAT. blocked. RagaiRE vovouisi koropi. My breath is garoaVA kotoiva oavu-ia evao pouka. Having made
blocked (and I will soon die). the sacrifice, they hung it with cane vine from a leaning
koro vSTAT. blind, go inside the eye. tree.
koro pie tou nCN. (new) shoots of bamboo of any variety. koto vRO. hang from.
kororoisia nCN. ball, round, sphere. koto adj. hang from something. Aatu kotivira kotopaoi
kororovi nCN. circle. uusipaoro. The flying fox hangs in a hanging position
kororovivira adv. circular. while sleeping.
kororu vSTAT. endangered, death, be near. kotokoto nCN. cargo, supplies.
kororu pie vRE. stranded by flood, endangered, cause to be. kotokoto tokipato nCN2. customs officer.
koroto nCM. pieces of rubbish in the eye, speck in eye. kotopa nCN. fishhook, hook.
koroto vRE. meet together. kotovira adv. hangi-like.
koroviri nCN. rope. Similar to viripa. kotu vRE. bite.
koroviri vRE. braid, plait, twist together. Irorio kotu vRE. bite something. Aakova aioa kotupaevoi. The
koroviripasivoi. The two men are braiding rope. mother is biting the food.
koroviri iro nCN. braided rope, plaited vine. kotukotu vRE. gnash teeth, grind teeth together.
korovo vRE. oil, lubricate. kotupiua nCN. knee.
korovo ovi nCN. oil. koturu nCN. bark of tree.
koru vRO. warn, caution, prohibit. ReraRE koruu, teapi va kou vRE. lay egg, defecate (but considered vulgar useage).
purapareve. You caution him lest he do it. KakaetoaRE koue nCF. pig, pork.
koruparoi aiteto. The father is prohibiting the son from koue vRE. collect pig to eat.
doing something. koui vRE. selfish with food.
koru nCN. unripe coconut. Full form is opita koru. koukouo v. laugh heartily.
koru vRO. return, cause to. koukouo vRO. laugh heartily. Viovokoto Koukouoparoi.
koru pie vRE. take outside. The boy is laughing heartily. The preferred word of
koru pievira adv. whispered-like. <laugh> is agesi.
korukoru vRO. block, obstruct. Uva ragaiRE korukoru kova nCN. growth. Kova kosipa piro vo rasito. The growth
ragaparoepa. He tried to hinder me, but in vain. or sprouts are emerging from the ground.
korukoru piro vSTAT. put outside. Vara rutu korukoru kova vRO. grow, mature. Evaova kovae uuko ovi ruvara-ia.
piro. Everything has been put outside by someone. This The tree grew near the stream.
is in contrast with kosi viro where no agent is involved in kovaaro nCN. growth of something.
causing the object to be located outside. kovaeto nCM. stocky fat man.
korukoruaka reoto nCN2. person who talks incessantly kovaii nCN. taro with long root.
keeping others from talking. kovakovara nCN. shoots of plant.
korukoruto nCN2. paralyzed person. kovapato nCM. stomach.
koruo nCN. young living thing. koruova donki young female kovarato nCM. shoots of plant or tree coming from where cut
donkey was made, sprouts from cut off section of plant or tree.
koruo adj. young. Plural is kovakovara.
koruoto nCN2. young person. kovaru kou nCN. all kinds of grasses and weeds.
koruou vRO. sacrifice. kovarua nCN. bushes, foliage.
koruou vRO. sacrifice to something, offer sacrifice. kovasi vRO. pregnant-dog or pig only. Koie kovasioi iria
Tuariripa irara oisoa tugara karePA koruoupaave kakae kavaupaoi rara. The pig is pregnant and she will
aue-IA koie karero. People of long ago would always farrow later.
sacrifice to the bush spirits using pigs. kovata vRO. smile, laugh. Kovatapau. You are smiling.
koruou koko nCN. food for offering, offering of food. kovata keketo nCN2. happy person.
koruoua nCN. sacrifice. kovata reoto nCN2. person whose talk is always happy.
kosi vRO. exit, go outside. Rera ariarava topureva uva kovata vovouto nCN2. person with pleasant disposition,
kosiro viropa. He left him going on outside. happy personality.
kosi adj. half full. kovatae STAT. thrilled, happy.
kovatavira kukuriko
kovatavira adv. smiling-like. Riakova kovatavira marked by the reduplicated form kovukovurukopavira.
vurapae. The woman is looking on with a smile. kovuruvira adv. at a right angle, cross-wise, horizontal.
kovato nCM. banana, has a strong smell when ripe. kovutara vovouto nCM. generous person, hospitable
kovauke nCF. banana-short stubby eating type. person, selfless person.
Kovava nPRF. cave near Ibu. kovuto nCN2. abdomen, stomach, diarrhea.
kovava nCF. sugar cane, a type of. ku vRO. satisfied with, finished with.
kove vRE. drop something. Va koveri. You drop it. kuara vRE. yell at. ReraVA kuarapaeva. She yelled at him.
kove id. establish. Ragai vo saraaro koveta visii kakae vure. kue vRE. draw a bowstring taut.
You children establish my clan line here or you children kue vRO. bear fruit, reproduce. Vosa kakao kueo, ra apeisi
make my clan fall here. vo kue piea. When the cocoa bears fruit, then what do I
kove vRO. fall, lay an egg. Teapi ipau ra ora kepioro ita do with the fruit?
koveuvere vorevira. It wouldn't be good if you climbed kuea nCN. fruit.
up and breaking (your leg) again you would fall once kuga vRE. bump into, nudge. Vii-IA kugapaavoi. I am
more. bumping into you.
kove oapa nCN. kit bag. kui ovi nCN. semen.
kovea nCN. pocket. kuio class. group of round objects. As in ?. When two round
kovekove vRO. drip repeatedly. Uva gau oviro oisiri objects, then kuiorei-these two round things.
kovekovepaepa kakate SOVARA-IA. The tears dripped kuio class. group of round objects. opo kuio group of taro
into the bamboo tube. roots kuiorei two round objects
koveva nCN. sack, string bag. kuioi nCN. taro with round root.
kovikoro nCF. frog, lives in the bush. kuiopesi nCM. frog, small yellow body, pictured on PNG
kovirea nCN. (type of) ground, whitewash, ground, type of postage stamp, lives on leaves.
white earth used to whitewash outside of houses. White kuiopetu nCM. frog, small. This was pictured on the 10t PNG
colored earth found near old Togarao one half hour's postage stamp.
walk from Togarao. kuito nCM. ant, body is blue-black, like army ant.
kovo vRE. work. Ragai vo reoaro uvupaoro kovopareve. kuka nCF. shackle, handcuffs.
Hearing my talk (being obedient), he would be working. kuka uviro vRO. slip off, relax. Kuka uvirouei. You
kovo pie vRE. use, make work. slumped over slipping off of the chair.
kovo tokipato nCN2. agronomist, agricultural advisor. kukara nCF. corn, cane, wild type.
kovoa nCN. garden, work, week, day. kukau viro vSTAT. deteriorate, fall over.
kovoaka nCN. roof cap. kuki kasi nCN. fire used to cook completely things only
kovokovo nCF. Jews harp. Made from split bamboo and partially cooked.
twine. kukiuki vRE. rattle.
kovokovo vRO. enclosed, to be, surrounded. Voa kukiuki vRO. shake, rattle. Moniara kukiukipai bokis
kovokovoparoepa vo kepa SOVARA-IA tupa sovara-IA. The money is rattling inside of the box.
goruoro. He was enclosed within the house locking the kukiuki vRE. shake something, rattle something. Moniara
door. kudiukiri bokis sovara-IA. Shake the money inside the
kovokovo vRE. fence off, surround. box.
kovokovo vRE. fence off, surround. Oirato kepa kukiukia nCN. rattles for play.
kovokovoreva kasura-IA koie kare ASAVIRA. The kuku vRE. pre-chew, pre-masticate. Aakova kakaeto
man surrounded his house with a fence against (to keep kukupaevoi opoa-IA. The mother is pre-chewing the
out) pigs. taro for the child. The food is mashed and mixed with
kovokovoa nCN. fence. saliva by either human or avian parent for easier
kovopa tapi nCN. garden area. swallowing by either child or young bird.
kovopara nCN. tools. kuku vRE. feed a person incapable of feeding himself. Used
kovopato nCN2. laborer, worker. describing a pastor who feeds the people from the Word
kovoruko nCM. tree, with white bark. of God.
kovovo vRE. fence, protect. kukua nCN. Tahitian chestnut, peanut.
kovuaka nCN. roof. kukua ovi nCN. sap of Tahitian chestnut which burns.
kovuaro nCN. middle section, center section. kukuaua nCN. candle, light made from sap of galip (Tahitian
kovukovu vSTAT. false, fake, untrue. chestnut).
kovukovu aio nCN. breakfast, appetizer. kukue kiu v. go head first.
kovukovuto nCM. tree, tall fast-growing type with pithy kukue upia nCN. fever, headache.
center. kukuepa nCN. hat.
kovukovuvira adv. falsely. kukueva nCF. head, skull.
kovuru pute nCN. marks for placement of rafters. kukuku nCN. headwater of river.
kovurui nCF. rafter, eave of roof. kukupira nCN. ground, type of. Loamy clay as in kukupira
kovuruko nCN. carved decorative marks on arrows, rasi-ground that is hard when dry but very muddy when
decoration on arrow shaft. wet.
kovurukopavira adv. striped. The meaning, many stripes, is kukuriko STAT. head, (most) important part. Oara rutuPA
kukurikoto kuva
kukurikopai. It is the most important part of all. kuro
kukurikoto nCM. head of tree, talk, or thought, crown of — leftover food.
tree. kuroa nCN. half.
kukusiri nCM. midrib of sago frond. kuroea nCN. vine, with leathery appearance, shoe.
kukutauvu nCF. bird, parrot, female of visooto. kurokuro STAT. arthritic, paralyzed. Kurokuroparoi. He is
kukutu nCN. coconut, immature green without juice. an arthritic with stiff joints. Vavaea korukorupai
kukuuku vRE. footfall, to make. Iroutoa ro ira ragaiRE. My hand is paralyzed.
kukuukupare ragai sirova utupaoro. Who is this man kurokuroto nCN2. arthritic person.
treading along (heard) following me. kuroo nCF. penis. Okay to say this word in mixed company.
kukuukua nCN. sound of footsteps. It pertains to child's penis.
kukuuvua nCN. roof cap. kurooro nCN. crumbs, small particles.
kukuuvua nCN. roof. kurovira adv. incompletely. Kurovira toupaivo rari vuku.
kukuvai vRE. shelter head, cover the head from rain or sun. The trust is incomplete.
Kukue kukuvairi ambrela-IA. Shelter you head with kuru vRE. strip off branches. Evaova kururi. Strip the tree of
the umbrella. all the branches.
kukuvaipa nCN. hat. kurue nCM. bird, dove with gray body, good eating, pigeon.
kukuvitaisi nCN. tree fern, small with edible new shoots. kururai nCF. bamboo, two joined sections of bamboo used
Similar to kepikepiisi. for carrying water.
kupare v. smoke. kururu vRE. crumble something. Va kurururi. You crumble
kupare vRO. smoke, produce smoke. Etokasi kupareepa. it.
The fire smoked. kururu piro adj. crumbled. Kururu piroverea. It will be
kupareto nCM. smoke. crumbled completely.
kupero nCF. bone of pig (clavical?) used to tip arrow, arrow kurutu nCN. portion, part of. Uuko kurutu vateri eva. Give
with flat bone tip. Dull flat point knocks birds out of tree that half full cup of water (to him).
or bush without penetrating the body. kusii nCN. ice, cold mist.
kupero nCF. shoulder joint. kusii vRO. cool off. Varaua reraRE kusiipe. His body would
kuperovira adv. dull flat-like. cool off.
kupii nCN. pupa of beetle. kusike nCF. rat.
kupukupu vSTAT. excited, anxious. kusito nCM. shellfish, scallop. So called because in the past
kurae nCF. frog, green, rubbery appearance, cries just before the shell was attached to a piece of wood and used to
the rain to get the rain started. This was pictured on the kusi-scrape out coconut meat.
15t PNG postage stamp. kutu kare nCN. fly, large blue type.
kurasa nCN. bone, lower bones of limbs. kuu nCN. talk of dead man, dead person's talk.
kurei nCF. lizard, black smooth skin, small, lives near the kuu pie vRE. make aware of, call out, gain attention. ReraRE
beach. kuu pieiva ra urioro. They called out to him so that he
kuri class. groups of scrapings. As in vo kuri-these scrapings. would come.
kuri v. gnashing, gritting, scraping. kuu pie vRE. communicate with the spirit of the dead person.
kuri vRE. scrape, scratch, grashing, gritting. Vii vo raivao oa Kuu piereva. He caused the spirit of the dead person to
kuripari. You are to scrape off (clean off) this path here. speak.
Visii iava reuri oauisii kuripaoro siraovira toupataua kuu viro vRO. speaking of spirit of the dead person, reply by
voa. You were sorrowfully there gritting ; grashing your spirit of the dead. Kuuro viro. The spirit of the dead
teeth. person replied.
kuriato nCF. frog, small, cry in evening sounds like its name, kuukuuvu vRO. lie, deceive.
i.e. kuriakuriakuria. kuukuuvuto nCN2. liar, deceiver.
— nCF. frog, very small black body. kuuoa nCN. bird, owl with small brown body, large yellow
kurikaakaakuto nCM. insect, weevil with long proboscis, eyes, wire tufts around the beak, about 5 inches long,
looks like boll-weevil, weevil. (small) owl.
kurikasi v. urge along. kuurea nCF. gekko, large with white skin.
kurikasi vRE. urge along, prod along. Koie kurikasireva kuuva adj. blue.
oirato. The man urged the pig along. kuuva uriko adj. blue-green.
kurikasivira adv. urgently. kuuvaki STAT. quiet.
kurikoko nCN. orchid, type of. kuuvakito nCN2. quiet person who doesn't talk much, docile
kurikuri vRE. scratch repeatedly. person.
kuripa nCN. drawknife, scraper. kuuvato nCM. parrot, green type.
kuritava nCF. squid. kuuvau ura nCN. deserted places. Pip dialect.
kuro nCN. part of something. kuuvu vRO. lie, deceive. Asi vii vai kuuvupauei vo vokio.
kuro vRE. divide in half. Why you are lying today, I think!
kuro vRE. leave unfinished. Va kuropaave rara. I'll be kuuvu vate vRE. cheat.
leaving some of it unfinished later on. kuuvuvira adv. deceptively, untruthfully, illusive.
kuro nCN. part of something. kepa kuro unfinished house aio kuva vRE. sorcery, to work, black magic, to make.
kuvaku ogaaga
Uririparaepa oiso, teapi ragai kuvaive. I was afraid to your words so as to hold on to them.
that they would work sorcery on me. kuvere vRe. echo, to make an.
kuvaku nCF. plant, with branches which were smashed and kuverea adj. incomplete, unready, not all right.
used as splints for holding broken bones in place. After kuvereto nCM. echo.
the smashed branch was in place, the area of the break kuverevira adv. incompletely.
was warmed and then left to heal. kuvikuvi kare nCN. insect like fruit fly.
kuvau adj. alone. Kuvauuei. You are all alone. kuvoro adj. burned out, extinguished. Uva oiso puraaepa,
kuvau pie vRE. desert. RagaiPA kuvau pieta. You all are `Èavoeao, e kuvorotae?'' They said this, ``Why, are
deserting me. Ovokivu-ia kuvau pieiva vikuoro vore you all burned out?''
opopasa. One time they deserted (the village) going to kuvu vRO. dress in clothes. Varoa-IA kuvuraera. I dressed in
the garden to get taro. the cloth laplap.
kuvau tapi nCN. deserted place. kuvu vRE. fill up, put inside bamboo, clothe. Vosa koiea vai
kuvau voki nCN. day when no one is around. upoa oisoa iriai kuvua aue-IA veeta. When I would kill
kuvauvira adv. alone, isolated. Kuvauvira toupari. You are a pig, I would always put it inside bamboo tubes.
all alone. kuvuara nCN. clothing, apparel.
kuvera vRE. catch in a net, net animals or fish. atarito kuvukuvu vRE. fill up, stamp the ground.
kuverareva. The man netted the fish. kuvukuvua nCN. pole planted in the ground as sounding
kuvera vRO. net fish or animals. Rokoe atari kuveraroepa board.
avakava-IA. rokoe netted fish in the sea. kuvuoropa tapi nCN. area where there is no fire, cool place
kuverava nCF. net, spider web, strainer. without a fire for warming one's self. It can refer to a
kuvere id. listen carefully, pay attention. Vii vo reoaro cookhouse in which there is no fire burning.
kuverepaavoi oiso ra va-ia pitua. I am paying attention kuvupato nCM. shirt, jacket, coat.
L - l
lotu vRO. worship, church, go to. Viapau ragai lotuparaera. lotu asato nCN2. heathen.
I wasn't going to church in the past.
M - m
Moipeua nPRN. name given to Tinputz area or people by which causes the file to become sharper. Moori is from
Rotokas. the Neo-Melanesian Pidgin word muli 'citrus.'.
moori vRE. sharpen file. Citrus leaves are burned with a file
O - o
o nDF. this female, her. — nPS. all of them, yours (single).
o ita excl. oaraoto nCM. crayfish large salt water type.
— ph. All right, Okay! oarea nRPN. two of them.
o pasi excl. oareko nC. grass, used to make play Upe hats in the past.
— ph. Maybe, I think! oari nDF. this female.
o vai ph. Well, maybe. oaro nPSM. his.
oa nRPN. it. oavao nKF. family (mother and children).
oa pere ph. It will be here. oavaoa nRPF. they, who (mother and children).
oa vituaro iava conj. oave nPS. ours (dual).
— ph. for that reason. oavi nPS. ours (inclusive).
oaa nPS. mine. oaviri nKF. sister-in-law.
oaaoa nRPM. they, who (father and children). oavisii nPS. yours (plural).
oae nPSF. their (all F). oavu nPN. another, alternate.
oaere nPSF. their (2F), your (2F). oavu avu nPN. something (not recognizable).
oaesi nPS. their (2M, MF), your (2M, MF). oe vRE. vomit, sea sick. Uva oira kopaoro revasiva
oaio nPS. ours (exclusive). oereva. Then swallowing her he vomited blood.
oaive nPS. their (all M, all MF). oea nRP. they, them (all MF, all M).
oapa nCN. bag. oeatavira adv. easily.
oapa vRE. carry in sling or bag. Erakoara oapari. Carry the oeavu nP. other people, some people.
firewood in a sling. oga vRO. follow behind.
oapova nCF. flying fox with small black body. oga pievira loc. short distance away. Similar to tauaivi.
oara nRPN. ogaaga vRO. whisper, talk quietly. Ogaagaparoi. He is
ogaaga visivi oovaa
talking quietly. oisiriva loc. from over there.
ogaaga visivi adv. slowly, deliberately. Ogaaga visivi reou. oisito nCN2. similar person.
You speak deliberately. oisivi adv. slightly.
ogagaua nCM. grasshopper, green body and large wings, oiso nPN. this way, like this.
longhorn type, katydid. Cries with wings like a cicada. oiso pie vRE. imitate, duplicate, mimic. Oiso piepaeve oira
ogaso nCN. grass, long and used for weaving. vo kovoaro Kuokuo. Kuokuo's work would be just like
ogata vRE. carry on one's back. this.
ogata nCN. knapsack. oisoa temp. always.
ogo vRE. conceal from someone, hide from someone. Ragai oitapa nCN. charred food.
vaaro ogo ragarevo. He tried to conceal mine from me. oitapato nCN2. negro, Buka islander.
ogo vate vRE. deceive. oitapavira adv. charred.
ogoe STAT. hunger, to have. Rirovira ogoeparaera. I was oive vRE. shout, yodel, yell.
very hungry indeed. okaoto nCM. tree, grouws along the coast.
ogoe pie vRE. hunger, cause. Vigei ogoe pieivorao kovoa okarauto nCM. bat, small type.
opesi pieoro. It made us hungry finishing off the work. okarevu nCN. other animals.
ogoe vuuta nCN. famine. okoe nCF. neck, voice.
ogoevira adv. hungrily. okoe vRO. collect crabs. Kearae oiso, Aako iria okoepao. I
oi vRE. hint, suggest gift. AioaRE oireva ragai ruvara-ia mistakenly thought that mother was collecting crabs.
oa iava va vateava. He hinted at my food so I gave it (to okoe gurugopai reoreopaoro ph.
him). It can be an outright request for something — id. The sound of the voice is heard talking or the neck
belonging to someone else. is sounding while talking.
oira adj. married to a man. Riakova oirapao. The woman is okoe takipa iro nCN. necktie.
married to a man. okoeto nCM. crab, lives in sand.
oira nPP. Okoraare nPRN. area in which Ibu and Koku are located.
— nP. she, her, male, people. okote vRE. collect freshwater crabs.
oira asava nCF. widow. okote nCN. crab. Alternate pronunciation of the name okoe
oira asavira adv. deserted-like. crab.
oira upoto nCN2. soldier, fighter. okote vRO. collect crabs.
oira vaaro nPSF. okovu nCM. limbum, large variety.
— ph. hers. oku STAT. miss out on something. Okuparoi. He missed out
oira vasi irara nCM. mature people. on something.
oira vasi riako nCF. adult females. oku pie vRE. fake something, miss the mark. Oirato kokioto
oira vasirirei nCF. adult females (two). oku pierevoi rera iiaoro. The man missed the bird as he
oira vasito nCM. adult male. was shooting him. Oira oku pierevora. He missed
oira vasitoarei nCM. adult males (two). (hitting) her.
oira vasiva nCF. important female, adult female. oo nPSF. hers.
oira vure nCN. people. Oogaa vaesi nPR. hill between Ruruvu and Togarao villages.
oirao vRO. believe. Uva oiraoparaepa vara kekeoro. I oora nCN. hole in tree used for nesting place, made and, or
believed seeing them. occupied by hornbill, opossum, cockatoo, etc. As in
oirao true, valid, real. Iu, oiraopai rutu. Yes, it is really true. koorapa oora 'nesting hole of opossum'.
oirao pie vRE. believe, confirm. Viapau rera vo reoroaro ooro vRE. look downward. Evoa oorori. You look downward
oirao piepaive rutu. They were not believing his words. over there. Oire uva oira oorapasiva. Okay then they
oirao piea nCN. belief, faith. both looked down on her.
oiraopavira excl. Truly!, Really! oova vRE. paint with gray-purple earth.
oirapapa nCN. right side. oova nCN.
oirapapa vavae nCN. right hand. — adj. ground that has gray-purple tint, purple.
oirapapato nCN2. right handed person. oova vRO. commemorate. Ruruvupa irara oisoa oovapaave.
oirapava nCF. married woman. The people of Ruruvu would always commemorate (it).
Oirara nC. people, mankind. oova pura vRE. follow footsteps, track a person or animal.
oirara rutu nCM. all men. Uturaera vaiterei oovaaro purapaoro. I followed in
oire conj. their tracks.
— excl. All right, Okay! oova vago nCN. a divining practice to find which of the Upe
oire taru ph. All right now! initiates were the best of the lot, celebration during Upe
oisi avuo excl. True! intiation during which the intitiates ate on a platform
oisi keketo nCN2. same appearance. above a man-made pond, the rao rovu. It was a big
oisi puato nCN2. same appearance. occasion when men from all over gathered. The divining
oisi roro adj. similar. oisi roro puato man with a similar also determined whether or not the parents of the initiates
looking face had been on their good behaviour during the initiation
oisiri loc. over there, back there. period of their sons.
oisirire loc. towards over there. oovaa nCN. footsteps, tracks of man or animal.
oovaa pie ora kokovu
oovaa pie vRE. break trail. ora conj. and.
oovapa aio nCN. memorial feast. Oovapa aio purapaiveira ora aatokoro vRO. side by side. Ora aatokoropasiei
oirara vosa iravu oirato turaroto iava kopiiro. The oiratoarei paupaoro. The two men are sitting side by
people always make a memorial feast when a leader of side.
the village dies. ora airerei vRO. restrict, keep from. Ora airerei iraopata.
oovapa pupi nCN. memorial singsing. You must hold yourselves back. Ona airereparoreina
oovato nCM. (type of) ground. Purple colored earth found opituroru rutu PA. He keeps himself from wrong
only in the Tutupaia area in a cave-like enclosure. behaviour.
oovau vRE. track an animal or man. Koie oovaurevora. He ora aivaro vRO. come together, join together. Ira TAPO ora
followed in the pig's tracks. aivaro pieraepa. I joined together with him.
oove STAT. uncertain, conjectured. oovepa siposipo ora aivaropa nCN. official meeting.
conjectured story ora api pie STAT. embarrass one's self. Ora api pieroi
oove vRO. frighten with gestures, challenge with gestures. riakova-IA. The man embarrassed himself asking for the
Ooveparai. I am challenging someone. ViiRE oovepara. woman in marriage and being refused.
I am razzing you. ora asiko adj. alone. Ora asikoparai. I am all alone.
opaopara STAT. (become) disoriented, (become) lost. ora asikoto nCM. single man.
Opaoparaparai. I got lost by myself. ora asikovira adv. alone, individually. Ora asikovira
opaturato nCM. vine, with fuzzy skin. toupaa. I am all alone.
opeita gr. do not, forbid. ora gago vRO. skin one's self on stone or tree. Ora
opesi adj. end, finish, conclusion, destroyed. Katai tuku gagoroepa. He skinned himself. In the example the
(1,000) oirara voeao oea opesiaepa voa vo upoa person bumped up against a tree stump.
sovara-ia. A thousand men were destroyed in the war. ora gere vRO. recline, lay oneself down.
opesi pie vRE. end (something), finish (something), conclude ora gere paupa nCN. easy chair.
(something), destroy. Kovoa opesi pieivorao vigei ora gori vRO. encircle, turn around, pass by in opposite
vaaro oa iava ogoepaviei. They destroyed our garden so directions. Oiso ora goriroi oirato kepa ravisioro. The
now we are hungry. man encircled the house going around and around it. Ra
opesi tutuuei ph. nearly finished. va iava ragai IARE ora goripaave. And because of it
opesi voki ph. finish of contract, end day. they would turn around (back to) me.
opesiaro nCN. end, finish, conclusion. ora gurupa nCN. official meeting.
opesiko vRO. vanish, disappear. Opesikoroepa. He vanished. ora ito vRO. pull back and forth, tug back and forth. Ora
opesiko rugorugoo vRO. forget, lose track of thoughts. itopasiei. The two are pulling back and forth.
Opesikopai ragaiRE rugorugoo. I lost track of my ora iu vRO. convince one's self positively. Ora iu ragarai
thoughts and I forgot. ro-IA oirato, osa ragaipa reasiparoi. I convinced
opesoto nCN. larva of butterfly. myself that this man would agree with me, but he didn't.
opi vRE. intercept, interrupt, cut across, shortcut. ViiRE Ora iu ragaroi rera ruvaru ragapaoro. He convinced
opipare ikaupaoro. While running he will intercept you. himself that the medicine would work, but it didn't.
Oopipasivoi They are talking Repeated action is ora kaa vRO. hang oneself.
marked by the reduplicated form, opiopior. ora kaipori pie vRO. arouse one's self. Ora kaipori pieroi.
opiopi reoto nCN2. person who always interrupts others. He alerted himself.
opiopivira adv. interrupting-like, anticipate speech. ora karata vRO. divide into two groups. Ora karataaepa.
Opiopivira reoparoi. He keeps interrupting the They all divided themselves into two groups.
conversation. ora karekare vRO. scrathch to relieve itching. Oirato ora
opita nCN. coconut. karekareparoi veruveru IAVA. He is scratching
opita kuri nCN. shredded coconut. himself because of the grille (skin disease).
opita ova nCN. coconut tree. ora keke vRO. reflect, see oneself, meet again.
opita rovi nCN. coconut oil. ora kekevoto adj. hidden. Ora kekevotoparoi. He is
opivira adv. shortened-like. Refers to walking or running completely hidden.
distance only. ora kiu vRO. go into, penetrate, insert. Avataaro ora
opivira adv. shortened-like. Refers to walking or running kiuroepa vore rera vo kepaaro. He entered into his own
distance only. bachelor's house.
opo vRE. collect taro. Opopape ra vara aiopata. We'll all ora koara vRO. come together in one place, swam together.
collect taro and you will eat it. ora koetaova id. form one bow or inter-marry between
opo kavu id. put belt around the stomach to end hunger pains. clans. Ora koetaovaai. They are marrying between
opoa nCN. taro, bread, cake. clans. This expresses in a picture the custom of
opoko nCF. feces (human). exchanging wives between two clans in order to form a
opoko vRE. defecate, eliminate. Oirara opokopaiveira strong bond between them resulting in less fighting.
garepa keparo-IA. The people always defecate in the ora kokovu vRO. shave hairline, trim hariline with razor.
privies (small houses). Tuariripa irara oisoa reesiara-IA ora kokovupaave
Opove nPR. name of Orukui property below Ruruvu. ora garupaoro. People of long ago always trimmed their
opuruva nCF. canoe. own hairlines, shaving themselves with a razor.
ora koku ora topogo
ora koku vRO. break at base. Ora kokuroepa oirato evaova multiplied and grew numerous. Rirovira ora rigaaepa
iava koveoro. The man fell from the tree and broke his voraro rutu. They multiplied in numbers spreading
neck. everywhere.
ora kurikuri vRO. scratch one's self. Kakaeva ora ora roo pie vRO. divide up, portion out. Oirara oisoa ora
kurikuripaopa veruveru IAVA. The little girl scratched roo piepaave moniara-IA. The people would always
herself because of the grille. divede the money among themselves.
ora ou vRO. marry. ora ropi vRO. waste something. Kokeva ora ropioi. The
ora parikou vRO. exchange. rain is wasting itself as no one is catching it. Ravireo ora
ora pariorupa vRO. go and come, reciprocate. Evoea raga ropiroi. The sun is wasting itself as no one is putting out
ora pariorupaavere. Only those will be going and clothes to dry in its heat. Ora ropirae. I wasted my time
coming. and effort. When going to see someone who isn't there, or
ora paupau vRO. compete against, race. Oirara ora when doing something that doesn't need to be done, etc.
paupaupaaveira orekerovu voriara oupasa. People are ora ropo vRO. confide, tell a secret.
always competing to get pay for (their) things. ora ruvu vRO. shrink away from something, (be) repulsed by
ora pege vRO. break intself open. something, flinch, wince. Vii ASAVIRA ora ruvurai. I
ora pegepege adj. break open into pieces, shatter, fracture. shrank away from you. Ora ruvura ita kovo ARAPA. I
Aveke ora pegepegepe rasiuaro koveoro. The stone stopped working because of my embarassment. Uva ora
shattered, falling to the ground. com The <shattering> is ruvuroepa. Ora vurevureroepa. He flinched, and he
not as complete as described by the word kururu piro moved about.
<crumbled>. ora siiro pie adj. stop movement, cease, silent, become. Ora
ora pekapakeara vRO. line each other up. Ora siiro pie rovou. Stop yourself first. Ora siroi pieu. Put
pekapekarata. Form yourselves into a line. yourself at ease. Similar to ora tape pie 'quit yourself!'.
ora peropero vRO. cause dissension within clan. Visii raga ora sisiputapa vRO. shake hands or head in surprise or pain.
ora peroperopatai katai sara vo rasio ruvara-ia visii ora sita STAT. excited. Ora sitaaepa. They all were excited.
rutu vaaro. You yourselves are causing dissension in ora sitaro vRO. sneak away.
your clan over the matter of your own property. ora taa vRO. wrestle. Oiratoarei ora taapasiepa. The two
ora pesi pie vRE. forget, lose track of thoughts. Ora pesi men wrestled together.
piea. I lost my line of thoughts. ora taava vRO. judge.
ora piiuu vRO. scramble around, work up trouble, struggle, ora taea adj. deny, feel consequence of something. Pita ora
compete. taearoepa oiso puraoro, ``Viapau ragai-a.'' Peter
ora piopio vRO. discuss, clear, argue. Uva ora denied (the accusation) saying, `Ì am not the one.''
piopiopaereiepa, Tepa vii ira rovou. The two girls ora takato vRO. argue. Ora takatopasiei araokotoarei. The
argued between them (saying), You must go on ahead! two brothers are arguing.
ora pipi vRO. give momento. Give something to a friend ora taketake vRO. struggle together (seriously). Ora
before the person dies so that in the afterlife that friend taketakesiepa ora upopaoro. They struggled together
will still be fond of the giver. while fighting each other.
ora pire vRO. leave alone, abandon temporarily, abandon ora taki adj. (be) stuck.
thought of oneself. Uva ragai ora pireraepa vo uririo ora tape pie vRO. stop movement, stop activity, shut up. Ora
raga purapaoro. I came away from everyone and made tape pie rovou. You stop your activity first.
only this fear. ora tarai pie vRO. learn.
ora poisi vRO. determine to do something, set oneself to do ora tarai piea nCN. learning, knowledge.
something, get courage, refuse. Ora poisiroi rutu ora tava vRO. struggle to gain control. Ora tavasiei
kevoisivira riro vavata kaepaoro. He steeled himself oiratoarei oiraraPA. The two men struggled for the
determinedly while carrying the very heavy load. Uva control and leadership of the people.
rera raga ora poisiroepa them uposa. He was the only ora tavaka pie vRO. (cause) trouble for one's self. Ora
one who refused to kill them. tavaka pierai. I am causing myself a lot of worries.
ora pore vRO. transformed, to be, changed into, reverse, turn ora tavatava vRO. argue, bicker, struggle. Ora
around. Uva eisi ora poreopa oiso osa aveke. So just tavatavapaai oirara auePA moniara vo vokio. At this
like that she turned into a stone. time men are arguing about money.
ora pue vRO. recover from near death. Ora pueu. You ora tavosi vRO. join together.
recovered after nearly being dead. ora toa vRO. position of two sides of somehing, straddle.
ora puko vRO. fold over, turn under, cling to. Oire kakaeto Oiratoarei ora toapasiei. The two men are on either
ora pukoroepa voa avusa. Then the boy doubled over to side.
bite (it) there. ora toara pie vRO. meet together. Ora toara piesa
ora ravuru vRO. gather into a group. Vovio raga ora avapaviei. We are going to meet together.
ravuruta. You all gather together right here. ora toatoa vRO. concede. E rera vo reoaroPA ora
ora reoreo vRO. converse, discuss together. toatoapau? Are you giving in to his talk?
ora reoreopa nCN. meeting. ora topogo vRO. reckless, abandon thought of oneself.
ora riga vRO. reproduce, multiply numbers of family, ora topogo STAT. (be) careless, (be) reckless. Ora
populate. Ora rigaaepa Noa aao. Noah's family topogoparoi vokapaoro. He is really being creless,
ora topu oriru
walking along. ora vikiviki vRO. jump up and down.
ora topu id. expose hidden deed. Tuituie ora topu piepae. ora virato adj. separate into like groups, segragate.
The hidden deeds will eventually be exposed or the little ora viri vRO. twist, spin. Ora viripa. He is twisting himself
bird makes a hole in the tree, then returns to make it around.
deeper until it will eventually cause the hole to go ora viroviro vRO. wrap around, entwine.
completely through to the other side of the tree. ora viru vRO. shift itself, move oneself elsewhere. EvoaRE
ora tovi vRO. brag. Rera araokotoaro ora toviparoveira. ora viruu. Move yourself over there.
His brother is always bragging about himself. ora viuviue vRO. slip out of a hole.
ora tuguru vRO. bash against. Ora tugururai. I bashed ora vivi vRO. worry, be concerned. Rirovira ora
myself against something. viiviiparaepa oiso, <<Ae, viapau rutu uvuiparai.>> I
ora tuguru vRO. kick one's self. Ora tugururai was worrying much like this, <<I truly am unable.>> Pip
vokapaoro. I kicked myself while walking along. dialect.
ora tupereo vRO. follow one another. Vaiterei ora ora voreri vRO. repeat, reiterate. Oarare vii akepasa ora
tupereosiera kopiioro. One died after the other. voreripaioverea. We (exclusive) repeatedly will ask you
ora tupetuperoe vRO. fall into a single line. Ora about them.
tupetupereoaepa oirara pupisa. The men fell into a ora vovou eaka vRO.
single line to dance. — ph. put away thoughts. Ora vovou eakaroi. He has
ora tuu vRO. marriage of two brothers to two sisters. forgotten all about the problem deliberately.
ora tuutuu vRO. trade back and forth. ora vurevure vRO. move around, jostle, sway back and
ora tuutuuko vRO. trade off, exchange for pay. Ora forth. Ora vurevureroepa. He swayed back and forth.
tuutuukopaaepa kurue kare-IA. They were exchanging oraivavu nCN. another way, another road or route.
money for doves. orave nCM. pillow (wooden).
ora tuuvu pie vRO. steel oneself, brace oneself, persist. Ora orave vRO. lay on's head on a pillow. Orave-IA
tuuvu pieroi gau ARAPA. He braced himself against oraveparoveira oirato uusipaoro. He always lays his
crying with pain. Ora tuuvu piepauvere. You will be head on a pillow while sleeping.
stubborn. orekerovu nPN. something (recognizable).
ora uruuru vRO. ignore. Kovopavevoi ora uruurupaoro. oreko nCM. earthworm, with small body.
We two are working putting things out of our mind. By oreku nCM. crab, large type lives in beach sand.
working hard you can forget your worries for a while. oreore STAT. tired of doing somthing, dislike doing
ora uugaa vRO. kiss one another. Vaiterei ora uugaapasiei. something. Uva oreoreaepa taraapaoro. I got tired of
The two are kissing each other. searching.
ora uvariatoo vRO. foul one's self. Ora uvariatoouei vo orere vRE. look intently, size something up, stare. Eakere
vovou-ia vuria. You cause your own life to be fouled up ragai orerepari? Why are you looking at me so intently?
by evil ways. ori id. defeated. Oriparai. I am defeated or I'm cooked.
ora uvariatoo vRO. spoil one's self, harm one's self. Ora ori vRE. cook. Uva aue vourei oripaiva varuere aue
uvariatooroi vuriara-IA aioara-IA. He is harming uorirei. They cooked the two eels.
himself with the bad food (eating taboo food). ori piro adj. cooked completely. Uriota uvare upriko ori
ora vage pie vRO. move oneself quickly. Ora vage pieu piroi. You all come because the sweet potato is cooked.
voRE. Move quickly over here. oria nCN. cooked thing. As in koie oria 'the cooked piece of
ora vaisi vRO. name oneself. pork.
ora variriakou vRO. criss-cross paths in opposite directions. oria pie vRE. shorten. Evao rao oria pieri. Shorten the tree
Ora variriakoupaerei riakorirei. The two women limb. Pip dialect.
crossed each other's paths going in opposite directions. oriituuro nCN. hair of opossum?
ora varovaro vRO. pursue, race against another, compete. orikoroisi nCN. testicle of man or animal.
Oiratoarei ora varovaropasiepa ikaupaoro. The two oriori vRE. scrape, scratch. Kaukau orioriri. Scrape the
men competed against each other running. burnt part off of the sweet potato. Poroporo rovoevoiva
ora vase vRO. leave, depart. Uva ora vaseereiepa oira-ia situa, oa IARE orioripaopa. Having first broken into
erapaoro erava. So the two women departed singsing pieces the stick used to start fires, she then scraped it
the song. toether.
ora vasike vRO. leave, depart. Ora vasikesiepa koue orioria nCN. cooked food.
tariopaoro. They departed chasing the pig. oriorisi vRE. suspect, distrust. Rera vovouaro
ora vatave vRO. collaborate with someone, join with one oriorisipariveira, teapi vii uporeve. Always be
another. RagaiVA ora vatavepau. You join in with me. suspicious of his ways lest he kill you.
ora veepou ph. You get out of the way! oriorisi vovouto nCN2. suspicious person.
ora veera vRO. line up. oripa nCN. stove, oven.
ora veo vRO. reget something, disppointed with on's self. ora oripato nCN2. cook (person).
veoparae eisi piepaoro. I regretted doing that. Oriri kovu id. pregnancy with child already named or Òriri
ora viki vRO. jump, off of, jump over. VaitereiVA ora stomach' meaning when Oriri yet in the womb was being
vikiopa vagapa-IA. She jumped down the landslide with carried by her mother.
the two men. oriru vRE. store away, keep, save.
oriruvira oveove
oriruvira adv. carefully. Viapau oriruvira oa pituparevo. otaava nCF. tree, used for making medicine.
He didn't hold it carefully. otara vRO. recline, lean back. Paupa-IA otarapa. He is
orito vRE. decorate. Vearovira ita vo kepa oritoive vao oa leaning back in the chair.
iare oisoa vaiterei tapo pieive. They would decorate the otaravira adv. reclining. Otaravira pauparai. I am sitting
house nicely in which they would (formally) join the two in a reclining position.
(newlyweds). otavosirea nCN. two things joined, united. See also tavo.
oritoa nCN. decoration, finery. oteote nCM. crocodile.
orive nCM. cane, small type, rattan, small type. oto vRE. punch. Oirato otorevoi. He punches the man.
orivo vRE. name someone. Rera orivori. You name him. oto vRO. fornicate, commit adultery, rape. RiakovaVA
orivoa nCN. (a) name. Pip dialect. otoparoi. He commits adultery with the woman.
oroga nCM. bird, small black with yellow head and feathers otoa nCN. promiscuity.
under tail, builds an oora 'hole in tree used for nesting'. otopato nCN2. adulterer, promiscuous person.
orokui nCM. bird, small black. Totem for a clan. otu vRE. sharpen to a point.
ororo loc. side. Similar to vatuaro. otua nCN. point.
ororo nCN. sides of house (lengthwise). otuko nCN. ginger, large type.
oru vRE. casterate animal. Kaakau iava orikoroisi otuotu nCN. sharp point.
verarevoi rera oruoro. He is getting rid of the testicles Otureia nPR. twin peaks of Mt. Balbi.
casterating the dog. otuureivu nCN. (two other) partners in marriage exchange of
oru vRE. trim down, shave away. Evaova vituuaro oruri. clan members.
Shave down the stump of the tree. otuvira adv. sharply.
oru kou nCN. plant, ornamental with red and yellow small ou id. bear a child. Kakae oupao. She would bear a child or
leaves close to ground. she would get a child.
orui nCF. hair of head. ou vRE. get, take, receive. Uva siraoa ouava reivira rutu. I
oruo vRE. diligent. Rera vo kovoaro-IA oruopare. He is received a lot of sorrow.
diligent and satisfied doing his own thing. ou raga vRE. incur a debt.
oruo pie vRE. admire without words(?). ou ragaa nCN. loan, debt.
oruo pie aio nCN. tasty sweet food. ouruvato nCM. banana, cooking vari\d Rotokas English
oruo pie reoto nCN2. convincing persuasive talker who is Dictionary Firchow, Kaibala 22-Feb-84.
enjoyable to hear. ova class. group of trees.
orupa nCN. feather. ova adj. brown.
oruto nCM. man with much hair as in riro oruto - 'very hairy ovaiaa nCN. bow string, string of bow.
man'. ovaiaro temp. afternoon (3 to 5pm).
oruto nCM. plant, ornamental with red and yellow small ovaiarovi temp. afternoon (1 to 3pm).
leaves close to ground. Same as oru kou. ovaratavu nCN. other side.
osa conj. as, same as, like, similar to. Osato-a ro-ia. The ovareoko nCM. lizard, with spines on its back.
male is the same as this male. Osato-a ragai. He is the ovarovu nCM. lizard, smaller variety of aoveva.
same as I am. Osa kare kaakau kare. Animals like Ovato nPRM. legendary wild man.
dogs. Ragai-a eisito osa eera roari. I am like that other ovatuvu nCN. other side.
man over there. Ragai-a ita eisi vovouto osa vii. I have ovau vRO. forget. VaRE ovaurai. I forgot it. Viapau oiso ra
the same heart or mind as you. reraviRE ovaupara. I won't be forgetting that little
osa pie vRE. do as. Oiso osa piepaivorao vo airepavira. So fellow.
they did like this just recently. ovauto kakae nCN2. orphan-one or both parents dead.
osasarovu nPN. all kinds. ovauvari vRO. forget something recently thought of,
osavua excl. True! remember but not for long. Ovauvariparai. I'm
osireiara gare pie id. forgetting something which I had recently thought of.
— ph. ignore. Osireiara gare pieta. Close your eyes to Ovauvariroepa raivaRE rugoo ARAPA. He forgot
or ignore these otherwise embarrassing incidents. again the road not thinking of it for a little while.
osireipava sisiro nCF. eye glasses. ovavio kou nCN. grass, with a hollow center that grows near
osireito nCM. eye. the base of trees used for divining sicknesses.
osireopavira adv. (in) sight of. Va osireopavira va ovavuari pie vRE. foul someone up. Voea ovavuari
purarivora. You did it in sight of everyone. pieivora. They fouled them up causing them to become
osivu nPN. (just) something else. disoriented.
osivu raga kekea a different kind of appearance. ove vRE. pour out from. Bag rais overi eva. Pour out of that
osivu ragato nPN2. another kind of person. bag of rice.
osivu ragavira adv. another kind. oveato nCM. banana, ripens within 2 or 3 weeks after stalk
oso nCF. tree, with edible nuts. Fruit grows on long hanging first bends over. Main characteristic is its rapid ripening.
spikes from bushy yellow blossoms. oveove adj. revealed, uncovered, exposed. Aio ruu oveovepa
oso vuta nCN. sweet flavor. piroi. The food covering has been opened up. Vo reo
otaava nCF. bush, which bears small nose-shaped red fruit oveovepai. This talk has its meaning revealed and is
which can be eaten uncooked. easily understood.
oveovepa reo raga pakoe vutuoto
oveovepa reo raga nCN. talk that is easily understood. ovoovo raga vRE. test, try, traim tasol. Vo kovo ovoovo
oveu nCN. breadfruit tree. ragarevoi. He is just trying out this work.
oveurao nCF. snail, lives in trees and bushes. ovoovoa nCN. parable, example, a mask.
ovi nCN. ovoovovira adv. testing like, allegorically. Ovoovovira
— class. liquid, juice. kuvupato tovori. Try the shirt on for size.
ovii arao nKM. sons-brothers. ovoto nCM. vine, used as binding in spear or arrow
ovii avao nK. offspring and their children. construction or in fastening a bunch of tobacco leaves,
ovii irara nKM. offspring, sons and daughters. etc. It is called ariono in Teop area and was used as kite
ovii kakae nCN. offspring. string on fishing kite vavatoa which was made of sago
oviito nKM. son (nephew) (HuBro)S (HuSiSo). leaves. This type of kite was not made by the Rotokas but
oviiva nKF. daughter (niece) (WiBrDa) (WiSiDa). only referred to in their stories.
ovirovua inter. how many. ovoto iro nCN. fishline.
oviurereo nPRF. tree, bark used for making medicine. ovoto poori nCN. crooked and twisted vine.
ovoi adj. completed, finalized. Oira tekasiva, oira tekasiva ovovoa nCN. mask.
ovoiopa. They both dug it (hole), and dug it, and (then) it o...vu gr. other, alternate.
was done. ovu va pere ph. Where will it be?
ovoi vRO. finish something. Vosa rikui ovoive ra voviore ovu-ia inter. where.
tueue. - When we finish the hole, then you wait there. ovuovu vRE. try.
ovoi pie vRE. satisfy, bless. ovurava nCF. fish, whitebait, small body, collects on surface
ovoi vaisi nCN. promise, agree upon, contract. Literally, of ocean waves, whitebait.
finalized word or last word. ovure inter. where to.
ovoie inten. enough, final, last. ovuruva nCF. vine, similar to the kind chewed with betel
ovoie reo nCN. promise. nut.
ovoievira adv. completely. ovusa conj. while.
ovoioto nCN2. last person. ovuuta-vu temp. next time, another time. Besides the suffix
ovoiovira adv. finally. -vu, the same meaning results when ovuuta is suffixed by
ovoito nCM. overripe fruit, fruit, overripe with sap coming the following: -ri, -ia, or -o.
out. ovuva inter. from where.
ovokirovu-ia temp. sometime, some other days. ovuvaia excl. No!
ovokivu temp. sometime, another time, another day. ovuveo nCM. hornbill, bird, hornbill.
P - p
paapaato nKM. uncle (FaSiHu). paipai ragapaeva. She was kept from her brothers(?)
paapu excl. No! Baby talk only. paitu nCN. deep area.
paaro vRE. share with others. Rera varaaro paaropareveira. paitua nCN. flood.
He always shares his things. paituru STAT. not understandable, incomprehensible.
paaro STAT. generous. Oara IAVA paarorovere. He will be paituru pie vRE. confuse, disorient. Rera vo
generous with those things. rugorugooroaro paituru pieiva reoreopaoro. They
paaroto nCN2. sharing person, generous person. Riro confused his thoughts as they were talking.
paaroto-a eera. He is a very generous sharing person. paituruvira adv. confused, disoriented.
paarovira adv. generously, freely. paivuru STAT. confused, stymied, blocked.
pae vRE. appropriate another's possession, identify. paivuruva nCN2.
Orekerovu-IA paepareveira. He is always staking his — id. blocked object, closed up object, confused. Viapau
claim on everything. Rerava paeavora - shouted uvuiparoi ra paivuruva-ia ukaioro kakate. He can't
making his presence known. drink from the blocked up bamboo. This is an idiom
pae pituto nCN2. man who takes something not his own. which means that one can't understand a parable.
pai nCN. hand as in ito pai'-hand of bananas'. paivuruvira adv. solid without holes, blocked-like.
pai vRE. cut hand of bananas. Itoara pairi. Get a hand of Paivuruvira upiaparo. Paivuruvira upiaparo. He was
bananas. sick with constipation. Preferred to paiguruvira.
pai STAT. confused, difficult, stuck. Voeao oirara paipaai pako vRO. wear bracelets. Agorau pako-IA pakoopa. She
vo raivaaro ARO. The people are stuck on the road. had put shell bracelets on.
pai guruva gisipo nCN2. mute person. pako vRE. break open dam, raze, tear down a building, break
paiguruisi nCN. solid ball or sphere-shaped object without apart. Ipua pakori. Break open the dam. Uva kepa
holes, ball without holes. pakoiva. The razed the house. Vo rovu-IA pakou. Break
paiguruvira adv. solid without holes. open something by the pond ; for the pond to flow out.
paipai vRE. blocked in childbirth, distructed, stymied. The latter example uses the intransitive person marker
Paipaipareve kakaeto kare ARAPA. The child would since the object is not absolute.
be stuck not able to `come home'. Iria taataa iraraRE pakoe vutuoto nCN2. (person with) paralized shoulders.
pakoeto pe
pakoeto nCN2. (person) paralized in shoulders, arms, or comes while I go.
hands. pare vRE. break down, destroy. Irurai-IA parerivere. Break
pakopakoto nCN2. (person) with) paralyzed shoulders and down the spider web with a stick.
arms. pare vRE. remove from net. Kokopuoto pareri. Take the
pakopi adj. bent down position. butterfly out of the net.
pakoto nCM. symbol of sorcery, package in which source of pari vRE. alert someone, put on guard. ViiRE pariavoi. I am
powers for working white or black magic was placed, alerting you. Rera uvusa pariavo uusia IAVA. I came
power of the masalai or bush spirits. out of my sleep on guard to hear him. Intensity of
pakoto nCM. betel nut fruit stalk and used in coded leaf, emotional feeling condition? is marked by the
varuid letter to mean, sorcery. reduplicated form, paripari.
pakoua nCN. armband of woven grass (usually dyed black pari adj. split in half. Ro-ia oveato pariro viro. This banana
yellow or red). Used to give strength when fighting. here is split in half.
pakovira adv. bent over. parie nCN. pieces.
paku vRO. net animals. Kavori pakuparoepa. He was parie nCN. bamboo strip used as a knife, plank, thin.
catching some crayfish in a net. parike nCM. pumpkin, squash (food).
pakuto nCN2. fisherman using nets. parikou nCN. cross position, criss-cross.
pao vRE. open something. Atari kuvu paori. Open up the tin parikouvira adv. `t'-like cross.
of fish. pariparikou v? alternating, exchange repeatedly.
paovira adv. openly. pariparikouvira adv. alternatingly.
papa vRE. fly through the air. Kokootu papapaevoi. The paro vRO. wander? Pito kou sovaraaARO paroroepa ora
chicken is flying. vikipaoro. He wandered around inside the pitpit grasss
papa pie vRE. fly an airplane. jumping up and down.
papaapa varo nCN. cloth trim on clothes. Used to describe paropaua temp. early morning.
the fringes of robes worn by Jewish priests, etc. of Bible paru vRE. flow, move, come and go. Uukovi parupaivoi. The
times. river is flowing. Paruive. They would come and go. O
papaato nCM. border, margin. papaato varoa iava the uukova vagapa kepa sovara-IA parupaiveira. This
border of the cloth vuku papaa the margin of the book river flows through the cave. Said of people also.
papao nKN. children of sister. paru pie id. pass around. Kaokaoara paru pieive. They
papapa gariko nCN. airstrip. would pass around the invitations or they made the
papapa kepa nCN. airplane. invitations to flow around.
papapato nCN2. pilot. parurato nCM. boil on skin.
papara nCN. chapter, remaining group of objects. pasi excl. Maybe, I think!
paparito nKM. nephew. pasiko pie vRE. separate out, set aside. Vara rutu pasiko
papariva nKF. niece. piereva. He set aside all of them.
papata vRE. form a tangled mass, tangle. Iroiro papatavora. pasiko pievira adv. isolated, separately. Similar to toko
The vines formed a tangled mass. pievira.
papata nCN. tangled mass. givugivu papata tangled mass of pasipavira adv. doubtfully. Pasipavira vii tavipaavoi. I am
beard on one's face telling you with some doubts about it.
papata kou nCN. vines that grow up into the crown of a tree paso nCN. juice of plant that is used for stomach ills.
making a large tangle of growth in branches. patura adj. flat and big.
papeo STAT. obedient. Riro papeoroi. He is really obedient. paturaua nCN. stalk of coconuts.
Aroviroi papeooro. He goes willingly being obedient. pau vRO. sit, be eternal. Vearovira paupaviei vo vokio-ia.
papeoto nCN2. obedient person, faithful person, consistently At this time (today) we all are living (sitting) well.
good person. pau vRE. plant, build. VaitereiPA kepa paureva. He built a
papu vRE. extinguish, (turn) off. Vuravu papuri. Turn off the house for the two of them.
lamp. Vuvua papuri. Extinguish the flame. Rera Pau tugarato nPRM. Satan.
papurevora. He silenced him. Waialess papuri. Turn pauaka adj. eternal.
off the radio. Also used with anger when making peace. pauakavira adv. continually.
papu adj. extingquished, died out, without. Vuravu papuo paupa nCN. chair.
viroi. The lamp died out completely. paupau v? race, compete, suspicious.
papuapuarovira adv. completely, all inclusive. paupauvira adv. suspiciously.
Papuapuarovira vara rutu ouri. Get every last bit. paupe nCN. leaders of the Upe initiates chosen from among
Paraipaia nPRN. village site near Ibu where old German the boys themselves.
blue beads were located. paupe vaio nCN. (the two) Upe leaders.
paraka adj. wide, spread out. Parakapai. It is wide. Pauto nPRM. God. This term was used for the original
paraka nCN. width. supreme spiritual being who was worshipped and
parakau vRE. lightning, spread across an expanse. appreciated for his various kinds of help.
Varakeoto eera parakaurevoi. The lightening and pe STAT. leave, let be. Rera pe! Just let him be! This is
thunder is appearing all over. actually a common verb suffix but used here in a
parasire vRE. exchange places. Ragai parisiparevoi. He restricted way.
peara piirii
peara adj. opened. peroa nCN. plank, board.
peeka adj. bald, bare. peru vRE. root in something with nose. Rasia perupae koie.
peekato nCN2. bald headed person. The pig is rooting in the ground.
pege vRE. break open. Uva oiso puraaepa, `Àveke pegesi.'' peru adj. ripe. Kukua kue peruepa. All of the Tahitian
They said, ``You two break open the stone.'' Chestnut (galip) fruit was ripe.
pege adj. broken in pieces. Evao pero pege piroi osa va pesi STAT. tired of remembering. Pesiparai rera vaisiaroRE.
tekapare oirato. The board breaks into pieces as the man I'm tired of trying to remember his name. Similar to
hews it. ovau'-forget.'.
pegepege nCN. fractured pieces. pesipa vaisito nCN2. person whose name is easily forgotten.
pegepege vRE. break open repeatedly. pesipesiko adj. fade away, disappear, lost. Pesipesikoroi
pegu vRE. bark. Kaakau peguparevoi. The dog is barking. vovio. His footprints fade away here. Pesipesikopaiera
peka vRE. Turn over, flip over, reveal, turn page. Vataua We all-exclusive were lost. RAgaiRE rugooara
pekari. You reveal the hidden thing. Repeated action or rugooara pesipesikoopai. My thoughts are about to be
plural object is marked by the reduplicated form forgottern.
pekapeka. pesipesikovira adv. fading like. Pesipesikovira reoparoi.
pekapeka rutua nCN. (something) absolute. He talks fading away into silence.
pekapekara vRO. line up. Pekapkearataepa. You all were petao nCN. husk of nut, nut husk.
lined up. peto vRO. overturn, turn towards. Uva voea rutu petoa
pekapekavira adv. clearly without doubt, absolutely. viropa voRE Katolik lotu-IA. They all turned to the
pekara adj. miss narrowly, come close to, along side. Catholic church (became Catholics).
pekaravira adv. side by side, lined up. peto vRE. overturn, pour. Pirutuva opuruva petoeva. The
pekere adj. flat, plate like, thin and flat. flood overturned the canoe.
pekerevira adv. flat like. petopa nCN. jug, pitcher, funnel.
pekeri nCN. shell of nut, nut shell. petopeto vRE. rock to and fro. OiratoaVA opuruva
pekeri adj. flat. petopetopareva kiuvu avakava-IA. The wind rocked
pekeria nCN. a flat shield. As in utopa pekeri 'a flat protective the canoe with the man (in it) on the ocean.
shield. petuapato nCN2. incestuous person.
pekerivira adv. flat like. pekerevira preferred. peva piepavira adv. three times.
pekoe STAT. uneasy, restless. Epusi pekoeoi uriripaoro. The pia vRE. prune, trim off. Tetevu piapaivoi. The are
cat is restless, being afraid. trimming off the sago palm leaves.
pekuriva nCF. basket, woven container. piaara nCN. broken off twigs and branches.
peo vRE. push, shove, heave. Goruvira rutu evaova piaopa STAT. stubborn, not open to suggestions. Taviara-IA
peopata! You all push the tree forcefully! piaopaparoi osa rera tavi ragapaavoi vearovira. He
peopeo vRE. pump. turns a deaf ear to the talk as I am telling him these things
peopeopato nCM. water pump. in vain.
pepe vRO. sleep. Baby talk. piaopa vovouto nCN2. (very) self-determined person.
peperava uru nCN. frame for carrying a heavy object. piara nCN. fork in branch, crotch, forked twig. Also used to
pepero vRO. cook soup. VigeiPA peperopauei. You are refer to a waterpipe coupling in the form of a `T'.
cooking soup for all of us. pie vRE.
pepero nCN. soup usually with fish. — gr. make, do, cause to. Oisi pieri. Do like this. Ragai
pera vRE. shove, kick out of the way, motion aside. Eakere roru pieparivoi va-IA. You are making me happy by it.
ragai perari oiso rutu osa orekevu avu raga? Why do piepie vRE. signify, stand in place of, represent, exemplify.
you shove me out of the way like an insignificant object? Oavu avu piepierevora He represented something. Igei
perapa isi nCN. soccer ball. More often heard is the word piepiereva Kraist kopiia iava vorevira toreoro. Christ
kikipa isi for soccer ball. typified us rising from the grave. Vao piepieireva
perapera vRE. kick repaeatedly aside, shove out of the way. vigeiPA. He made this an example for us. As the leaves
Kookai rasia peraperaparevoi. The rooster is in the coded plant letter, variua, stand for the meanings
scratching the ground aside. desired from the message.
perepere vRE. roll something. piepiea nCN. forecast, prediction, example of something to
perepre vRO. rolling. Opita isi pereperei. The coconut is come.
rolling along. Pip area. pigi vRE. twist, squeeze, wring out.
peri vRE. roll something. pigigio nCN. fine spray.
peri vRO. rolling. Opita isi peri piroi. The coconut is rolling pigo nCN. feces of chicken.
along. pigo vRE. defecate (chicken). Kookai pigorevoi eekooro. The
periko vRO. rolling. Oirato rera uvureva orave osa rooster excretes feces, defecating.
perikoparoepa. The man heard the wooden pillow as it pigoga adj. infected. Pigogai kapua. The sore is infected or
was rolling. has pus in it.
perito nCM. snout including both nose and mouth. pigoga rovu nCN. puss from sore.
pero nCN. tree section that has been smoothly hewn, plank. pigogava nCF. infection.
pero vRE. slice into planks, split apart. piirii nCN. banana, excellent eating variety. Second name for
piiroo pito
roveraga. child to be harmed as he is soaking with rain.
piiroo nCF. finger. pireeri nCN. walkway for the Upe initiates.
piiroo vRE. point towards something with finger or object. piri nCF. banana, large eating variety, like roveraga.
ReraRE piiroori. Point towards him. Uva ragai piripiriko vRE. twist.
piirooiva reraRE. They pointed me to him with their piro STAT. confused, go astray, fouled. Piroroi. He is fouled
fingers. up and confused.
piitua nCF. pipe to smoke made of clay. piro vRE. divert, cause someone to err. Uva ragai
piiuu vRE. rape, molest. piropareva, Vore uriou ra vo rokove. He caused me to
pika pie vRE. splash. Aveke uukoa pika pieevoi. The rock make a mistake (saying), Come on here, and we two will
causes the water to splash (falling in it). go inside.
pikapika pie vRE. (cause liquid to) splash. Kiuvu rovoa piro pie vRE. foul, go off course, deviate.
pikapika piepare. The wind is causing the lake to splash piro visivi adv. (a little bit in) error.
with waves. piru vRO. play. Kakae vure pirupaai The children are
pikarata adj. explode. playing Pipipaia-visiko.
pikipiki vRE. blind with light, dazzle with light. piru adj. slip, slippery.
Pikipikiparevoi ragai osireito. He (the sun) is blinding piru pie vRE. oil, lubricate, slippery, cause to be.
my eyes. Same as aau pie and used with sun, torch, lamp, piruiripa nCN. Upe ceremony in which the initiate was
etc. washed, whipped, and observed. The word comes from
piko vRE. whip, beat, cause pain. Repeated action pikopiko. Keriaka. The Kunua people were first to start the Upe
piko pie vRE. whip with rope or vine. Rera piko pieri rera rites and hats in the central part of Bougainville. The
torevokooro. Whip him with a rod, correcting him. Keriaka Upe hats were round, the Rotokas hats were long
piku vRE. break, have tip broken off, nod the head. and round, and the Teop hats were long and somewhat
piku kovu adj. pot bellied, distended stomach. Piku kovuoi pointed.
rivuko. The mosquito has a full stomach. Derrogatory if pirukeua nCN. tail tip.
used to describe pregnant woman. piruko vRE. forgive, restore, clean. Ragai piruko rovori
pio vRE. smear white substance from Pioto hot spring on You first take away all obstructions ; You first forgive
something. Varei riaro pioreve. He would smear the me ; You first clean me completely. Vuri vovouroRE
pioto on the two openings. ragai piruko rovori ora vii iava revasiva-IA. Oire ra
pioi vRE. mark a sacrifice for a spirit in order to demonstrate vo viae iare vereopa vovou purari ragaipa. Eisi osa
commitment or dedication to that spirit. iava vii vo ruipaaro uvuipai ra ragai-ia ora vasi piepe.
pioive nCN. offering. Pauto pioive sopaua oaa vatepaavoi Completely forgive me first with your blood. Then to this
viipa. God, here is your offering as I give my heart to clean thing give a generous heart. Like that then your
you. desire can stay fast within me. Igei pirukori ra
piopiopa kukueto nCM. head with balding a reas caused by sisigarueio Forgive us and we will be clean.
sores. Piopiopa kukueto kakaeto kapuara IAVA. The pirupako vRO. start, begin.
boy's head is covered with bald spots because of the pirupakoaro nCN. beginning, the.
sores. pirupakovira adv. initially.
piopioto nCM. a clearing. pirupiru adj. very slippery.
Pioto kukukuaro nPRN. name of the hot spring area near pirupirua nCN. slippery place or thing.
Togarao. Spring of warm water with a sulfur compound pirutu vRO. flood. Viapau oiso pirutupaoveira. It (river)
disolved in it. A clear warm liquid bubbles out and never floods.
almost immediately a sulfur compound begins to settle pirutu STAT. disgusted, embarrassed. Pirutupaoro avaopa
out along the stream bed. This is collected and sold to riakova, uvare vatuato oirare reoparoepa. The woman
those who use it to 'encourage' their hunting dogs. It is went away embarrassed, because the husband talked to
mixed with the dog's food and apparently aggitates them. (scoled) her. Pip area. The equivalent in the Rotokas
pipi vRE. (almost) shut, close to, narrow opening. Pipiva dialect is ritu.
ratao oirato ururau. The door swung nearly shut pirutuva nCF. flash flood, flood.
enclosing the man. pisa adj. different.
pipi adj. (very) small, (very) narrow. pisa pievira adv. peculiarly, unusually.
pipi topu nCN. narrow hole. pisa varata nCN. different side, reverse side.
pipisiara nCN. curly tubes in area of placenta. These were cut pisavira adv. differently, diversly.
with bamboo knives if the birth of a child was restricted pisikui vRE. tie in knot, knot something. Iroiro pisikuireva.
by them. He knotted the rope vine. Repeated action is marked by
pipisipa riako nCF. women who had trouble giving birth the reduplicated form, pisipisikui.
because of the obstructions near the placenta. pisikuia nCN. knot. Uupa pisikui tururo describes a knotted
piraki ova nCN. bushes and shrubs in general. rope with the number of knots designating the the
pirata STAT. fouled, gone astray. Similar to piro. number of days remaining before a market or general
pirata vovouto nCN2. person who has gone astray. meeting.
pire vRE. allow someone to be harmed. Opeita kakaeto pisipisavira adv. varied, differently.
pirepari eera osa kokeva-ia poropa. Don't allow the pito nCN. sugar cane, wild type.
pitoka eeri porete pie
pitoka eeri nCN. clay. poko pie vRE. blast, explode, cause to.
pitokava nCF. pot, pan, clay used to make pots. poko piepa gavuta nCN. gunpowder.
pitoo STAT. preoccupied. E pitoopau kovo ARAPA? Are you Pokoepura nPR. name of bush spirit that guards the Ovuveo
so preoccupied that you can't work? property.
pitoo pie vRE. (cause one to be) preoccupied. Similar to pugu pokopoko pie vRE. clapping with hands.
pie. politik vRE. (play) politics. Politikparevoi. He is in politics.
pitu id. hold together. Eakerea katai gurua pitupata? Why Obviously a loan word from English.
are you all staying together or why are you holding to poo vRE. test out. Koetava pooparevoi akeakevira iroiro-ia
one group? oira kuepaoro. He is testing out the bow pulling back on
pitu vRE. hold, alight. Vigei kovoara-IA pitupape. We all the string.
would be holding onto our jobs. (We all would be pooke vRE. bend taut. Evaova pookeri. Bend the tree over
employed.) Pautoa-IA pitupaio. We are giving our making it taut.
alleglance to God or we are holding onto God. pooke ova nCN. trap for pig made by bending young tree
pitu pie vRE. marry, hold, cause to. Voavao pitu piesa avau down with rope loop attached into which the pig walks
siara avaoara. You go get (hold on to) your clan family. springing the trap, pig trap.
pitu pie kou nCN. vine with sticky fruit. pookepa pero nCN. (rat) trap.
pituapato nCM. man who commits incest. Pip dialect. pookevira adv. taut-like, set to spring free.
pitupa nCN. handle. poori adj. curved.
pitupitu nCN. fashion, custom. poori pie vRE. curved, make something.
pituro nCN. herd, flock, swarm. poorivira adv. curved-like.
pituru nC. tree with round leaves used in coded leaf letter, poorokoua nCN. stick used for fighting. Also refers to bat
variua to mean, 'You hold something'. Commonly used used to hit a baseball.
for firewood. popota vRE. insulate against something (usually heat).
piu adj. burn, incinerate, bonfire, cause a. Uva kepaara oaio Pitokava popotari iria kasiraopaoi oira vera piesa
piuaepa Japan voreoro. Then the Japanese burned our tuitui iava. Insulate the pan handle which is hot so as to
houses as they returned. take the pan off of the fire.
piu geesi pie vRE. odor of burning substance. Refers to the popota nCN. pair of anything. Possibly only inanimate
burning of opossum hair at the graveside during certain things.
rituals. popotapavira adv. insulated-like.
piua nCN. bonfire, fire, large. popote adj. white.
piupiuko nCF. bird, with small yellow body like suriketo, popote vRO. whiten, turn white. Rera iava varua popoteepa
lives at high elevations. upia iava. His body turned white from the sickness.
piururuo vRE. bribe with something. Turaro piururuoiva popotepato nCN2. white person.
oiraRE vao-IA vearo aio. They bribed the leader with pora oapa nCN. (small) purse, (small) basket.
this food to do something for her. porapora vRE. space apart. Vara rutu poraporari. Space
piururuo aio nCN. bribe offer of food. out all of those things.
piuta nCF. bush with bitter nettles but edible leaves. poraporavira adv. spaced apart. Poraporavira vara
poepoeravira adv. revealed, exposed. tovotovori. Put those things here and there spaced out.
poera vRE. reveal, expose. Ruu reo poeraivere vigeiPA pore vRE. mix, convert, switch. E vo voki-ia riakova
rara. They will explain the riddle to all of us later. vovouaro poreo viropa vo oiratoa-IA? Did the woman
poeravira adv. transparent, clear, empty. Same as viaevira. change her desire for the man today?
pogara adj. white. pore vRO. turn. Vorevira poreparoepa. He turned back.
pogarato nCN2. white person. poreara vRE. shoot, hunt for. Uva igeire utuaepa Japan
pogata adj. burst open. Orekerovu pogata piroi. All of porearapaoro, oisiore ra igei iiaive. The Japanese
these things are burst open. followed us hunting for us so as to shoot us.
pogopogorovira adv. slack, loose. Pogopogorovira va porearapato nCN2. hunter.
tukeri. You tie it loosely. porearo nCN. meaning, tranlsation.
pokapoka STAT. lazy, unenthusiastic, to be. Uva pokapoka poreo nCN2. incestuous person.
ragasiepa vo aaorei. The father and son were just plain porepa nCN. rein, bridle, steering wheel.
lazy. porepore vRO. sway to and fro. Guruvara poreporepai. The
pokapokato nCN2. lazy person. leaves are swaying to and fro.
pokeua nCN. trap for animals or fish. porepore vRE. mix, steer.
poki nCN. corner. porepore pie vRE. translate, interpret. Visii vo reoaro
poko id. burst, pop. Teapi pokopari. Lookout lest you burst. porepore piepaavoi ra taraipavio vearovira. I'm
Used when referring to over eating. translating your words so that all of us will understand
poko adj. incinerate, burn up. Poko ragasiepa. The were well.
nearly incinerated. poreporepa nCN. food mixer.
poko adj. explode, loud noise, cause a, erupt. Uva vokiaro porete pie vRE. cure, sustain, fertilize. Upiapato porete
uusipaaepa osa erava poko viropa o vo tutue-IA. It piereva rera pituoro Jisas. Jesus cured the sick man,
was at night as they slept when the volcano exploded. touching him.
poretea pukupukui
poretea adj. recover, cured, miracle. pouka adj. lean, inclined.
poreteato nCN2. cured person, recovered person. pouka pie vRE. lean, cause to.
poretepa kovo nCN. healing work. poukato nCM. leaning tree.
porevira adv. inside out, reversed. poukavira adv. leaning.
porikeua nCN. tip of tail. poupou nCF. dust.
poro vRO. dripping, drizzling, soaking with. Kokeva-IA poupou kove nCN. dust, fallout.
poroparovere. He will be soaked with rain. povuvau adj. dull, blunt. Vao povuvaupai sigoa, oa iava
poro vRO. fall as rain. Ovu kokeva visiiRE porooe? Where viapau vearovira isiso kou tosipa. The knife is dull so
did the rain fall on you all? Rauriva koveoro reraRE that I can't cut the grass well.
poropa. The rain falling dripped on him. VoVa poropai. puaka adj. clear.
It is dripping from here. Same as kove, i.e.Ovu kokeva puapuata vRO. splash over. Puapuatapava toko novu,
visiiRE koveoe?-Where did the rain fall on you all? uvare kiuvu va vuvurereva. The lake splashed over
poro adj. wet, damp. Teapi porou. It wouldn't be good if you because the wind blowing it.
were all wet or don't get wet. puaua nCN. face.
poroko nCN. circle. pue STAT. recovered, revived. Jisas pueroepa vorevira.
poroko kapiua nCN. (hooked) bill of bird as on parrot. Jesus revived back to life. Similar to porete.
poroko pie vRE. wind into loops, loop something. Vo iro pue vRE. carry on one's back. Ogata pueeva riakova vava
poroko pieri vo irova riosa. Wind the rope into loops in avasa kovoa IARE. The woman carried the pack on her
order to come with it. back to go with it to the garden.
porokoa nCN. slingshot. pue vRE. entice, call for.
porokoto nCN2. stooped person. pue vRE. sweep.
porokovira adv. circular, winding like. pue kae nCN. broom.
poroporo vRO. drip, leak, drizzle. Kokeva poroporopaoi. pue pie vRE. refresh, have a good outlook on life again.
The rain is drizzling. Similar to gavaure.
poroporo vRE. break up. Poroporo rovoevoiva situa, oa pue pievira adv. tidy, nicely. Pue pievira kekepa piroi
iare orioripaopa. Having first broken up the wood for kokookoa. The flower looks neat and nice.
starting fires, she scraped it. puepa nCN. broom.
poroporoko vRE. wind along, follow winding path. Vo raiva puepa reo nCN. message of restoration or salvation.
poroporokota vo raiva tosioro. Follow this winding puepue vRO. signal with hands to come. Puepueaepa. They
road, cutting the grass on the road. signaled with their hands to come.
poroporokovira adv. winding, snaky. Vo raiva puratavora pugo vRE. roll up something stringy like vine, pipe, or snake.
poroporokovira. You all built the road in a winding Ora pugopugooi rakoru. The snake wound itself up.
way. Repeated action is marked by the reduplicated form,
posige vRO. snort, (sort of) sneeze. Posigerai. I sort of sneeze. pugopugo.
Also posigi with same meaning and person marker. \lx pugu STAT. busy, occupied. Vaiterei ivueva osa ora
posiposi. vaiterei-IA pugupasiepa. She pulled them (gained their
— adj. dry. Isiso kouro guruguruta oara posiposipae attention) while they both were occupied with one
vo ravireo-IA. Gather all the grass that has dried in the another.
sun. pugu pie vRE. interrupt, waste someone's time. Teapi ragai
posiposi pie vRE. dray out. Varoara posiposi pieri, uvare pugu pie ragari! Don't just waste my time (make me
tupitupipai. Dry out the clothes because they are wet. busy).
posiva nCF. ant, black body, bite pains. General name for ant. pugu pitupitu nCN. diligence.
pota adj. fastened together, heaped together. pugupavira id. pregnant. Riakova pugupavira toupae. The
pota cl. group of flat layered objects. As in vuku pota à book woman is pregnant or she is busy carrying the unborn
of pages' or guruva pota à pile of leaves.'. child.
potavira adv. interleaved, layers. puko vRE. crease, clench, fold over. Vavaeara pukorevo
pote vRE. look for in vain, out of reach. Ira reraRE kakaeto toosa ; He clenched his hand to hit the boy.
potereva. He was just out of his reach or sight. pukopuko adj. clenched.
pote adj. short. pukopukoto nCN2. crooked or gnarled fingers or toes, person
poteku adj. short. with.
poteku pie vRE. shorten. Evao rao poteku pieri. Shorten the pukopukovira adv. firmly, tightly, clenched.
tree limb. Iroiro potaku pieri. pukovira adv. stooped-like, crouched. Pukovira toupare
potekuvira adv. short. vataupaoro. He is staying in a crouched position while
potu vRE. isolate, select. Kokookoara poturi. Select one of hiding.
the flowers. Similar to toko. puku vRE. swell up, hump. Uva va pukureva vari-ia iro
potu vRE. break off. Evao rao poturi. Break off the branch. riara-ia, vo uvare rera kotoiva. He humped up in the
pou vRO. arrive. Uva pouro viropa vo atoi-IA. He arrived at opening of the rope because they had hung him (there).
the village. Uva riroto kiuvu igei-IA pou viroroepa vo pukuivira adv. mountainous, hilly.
avakava sirova. A strong wind came upon us (exclusive) pukupato nCN2. swelling on the body, person with.
off of the sea. pukupukui vRE. mound up, hill up. Rasiara pukupukuita
pukutaisi raeraevu
upiriko pausa. You all mound up the ground in order to purepure vRE. fan something.
plant the sweet potatoes. purepurepa nCN. fan made of leaves.
pukutaisi adj. round, circular. pureva nCF. wind carrying rain.
pukuto nCN2. short person. puri vRE. lay on side, press down(?). Evo kou puriri kaukau
puoa nCN. tower, stalactities, stalagmites. kou. Lay all the growth from the sweet potato plants on
pupi vRE. singsing with bamboo pipes, blow bamboo pipes. its side. The illustration refers to the act of cleaning a
Pupiara-ia pupipaive ra vo tou-IA pupipareve. They garden area of the former crop waste.
would be dancing and he would singsing with this purisa nCN. area of trampled down grass. A word picture used
container (while dancing and blowing bamboo pipes) he to describe the finished initiation ceremony of the Upe
would blow into this bottle to make the music). boys. Another example: 'Who trampled down the grass?'
pupi tavara nCN. mouth organ, harmonica. And: Irou vo puri vo raivaaro? Who made this road?
pupia nCN. dance, a. puru kou nCF. hair on body.
pupiupi vRE. puff, blow. puruata nCN. isolated area, (small) path, (small) island.
pupukai adj. dirty from dust, get? Rera iava varaua Buka puruata Buka island The use of this word has
vuripape vo osa pupukaipape vo rera varaaro IARE largely been superceded by the use of toko which has
tuitui kasi. His body was spoiled as the dust ashes of the nearly the same meanings.
fire fell all over his body. purupai nCN. (all white) flowers.
pupukaia nCN. ashes, wood chips, dust. purupiekove nPRN. mole cricket.
pupupu nCN. cotton, fibers of kapok fruit. pururuko vuruko nCN. horizontal plank forming window
pupuraki nCF. sweat, perspiration. ledges & door frames.
pupuraki vRO. perspire, sweat. Rirovira pupurakirai pururuo nCN. bamboo slivers used as knives.
kovopaoro. I sweat a lot while working. puruvari vRO. work carefully, work skillfully.
pupurikoto nCM. flavor, strength of native salt. puruvaripato nCN2. skillful worker.
pupusi nCF. sink hole. This is also said in a derrogatory way puruvarivira adv. carefully, skillfully.
of a girl. putaepavira adv. wing-like.
pur vRE. sweep, tidy up, clean up. EvoaVA pueri kepa putaeua nCN. wing.
reroaro. Clean up under the house. putaputa vRE. flapping of wings. Kokioto putaputaparevoi.
pura id. contract something. Vo upia puraparevere. He will The bird is flapping its wings.
be sick. or He will make this sickness. putaputa nCN. eaves of roof.
pura vRO. say. Uva oiso puraaepa, `Àveke pegesi.'' They pute irao inten. too much.
said, ``You two split open the stone.'' pute pie vRE. dominate, surpass, go by. Voava gare visivi
pura vRE. make, do, create. Korovo ovi puraereva. The two raga pute pieiovora. From there we (exclusive) went on
women made oil. by a little bit.
pura pie vRE. use. Monia pura pieri va kovo pieoro. You putepute vRE. chop up, cut up, section off. Bulmakau kare
use the money making it <work> (gain interest or profit). opokoaro puteputepaa vo vo kovo IARE. I broke the
puraka vRE. spy out, survey. Raiva purakapareva. He cow manure into little pieces for the garden.
surveyed the road to be built. Oirara purakareva. He puteputeara nCN. pieces, halves.
spied on the people to see how many there were. puu vRE. break wind. Irouto puurevoi visii IAVA? Which
purapurapato nCM. meteoroid, asteroid, shooting star, one of you is breaking wind?
angel. puupuru adj. darkened. Puupuruei rerovira rutu. It has
purato nCN2. dummy, man-made person. become dark. Due to clouds covering the sun, etc.
puravaripato nCN2. craftsman. puupurua nCN. unlit area, shadowy place.
pure nCF. wind storm. As in kiuvu pure wind storm or puuputo nCM. scrotum.
purepava-wind storm' or purepava 'wind storm.'. puuva nCF. fart.
R - r
ra conj. and, and then. raavai nCF. spear, barbs made of flying fox bones, used to kill
raa excl. Eh!, So?! When following a question, a negative man.
response is hinted at. raavaito nCM. insert to hold arrow tip.
raageo nCF. frog, yellow or tan to orange body, lives in the Raavoro nPR. name originally of the Keriaka area and
bush. people.
raaka nCN. reef that is exposed. Used to describe a dry stoney raerae vRE. test, try out. Va raeraeri. You try it out. Similar
desert place. to akeake.
raaka adj. dry up. Rirovira ukaioroepa oiso ra uuko ovi raeraevira adv. testing-like. Raeraevira reou. You talk in a
raakape kavori kare AIARAVA. He drank a lot so that testing unsure way.
the stream would dry up from (leaving) the crayfish. raeraevu adj. little. Viapau oiso raeraevuto-a oirato. He
raaka adj. dry up. Ukovi raakapai. The river is drying up. isn't a little man. Viapau oiso raeraevu vavata. It isn't
raatevoiva nCF. tree which when burned is a source of salt. just a little bit heavy (but very heavy). The word is not

raga rarakataua
used very much. Also covering scab of sore as in kapua rakari.
raga gr. incomplete action marker. Rera upo ragaavora. I rakaripavira adj. unpeeled-like.
just about hit him. Rera kavu ragaevora. She left him rakaso nCF. joint of bamboo.
but not altogether. rakiraki nCN. salt soaked log used as a source of salt.
raga adj. rakorako nCN. floor, platform.
— adv. only, just. rakorako kepa nCN. house with a platform floor as opposed
raga pie vRE. (cause a) commotion, riot. Raga pieiva. They to one built on the ground.
rioted. rakorako urua nCN. veranda, porch.
ragai nPP. I, me. rakote adj. die down, (near) completion. Kokeva rakoteoi
ragai vaaro nPS. raipipaoro. The rain is nearly over clearing away. Eto
— ph. mine. kasi rakotei. The fire is dying out.
ragai vo vuutaaro ph. My turn (in a game). rakotea nCN. conclusion. Vegei vo reo rakoteaaro-ia avave.
ragaragavao vRO. rumble, rattle. Ensin ragaragavaopai. We went after the conclusion of our discussion.
The engine is rattling. The sound of a loud engine. rakotevira adv. last stage-like. Rakotevira toupai eto kasi.
ragegeta adj. dried out, desicated. Bretia ragegetapai. The Only the embers of the fire are still alive.
bread is dried out. raku vRE. cover over, weigh down. Va rakuri, teapi kiuvu va
ragegeta pie vRE. dry out something by squeezing or turoreve. Secure it with weights lest the wind carry it
heating. Opita kuri pigiri va ragegeta pieoro. Squeeze away.
the coconut making it dry. Refers to food stuffs only. raku id. refuse. Viapau uvuiparai ragai vovouaro rakupasa.
ragegeta roroova nCF. woman whose breasts have dried I can not refuse your request or I can not cover over my
up. heart keeping it from you. In response to Ragaipa
ragegetavira adv. without moisture-like, without juice. vagagari 'Please give it over to me.'.
Ragegetavira toupai muriara. The lemons are very dry. raku vRE. cover over. Oira rakuoro kareve. Covering her
rageragete STAT. weakened. Kakaeto ragerageteroi osa over we returned home.
rera-ia ora vatevatepai riakora rutu rera kaepaoro. Rakuova aveke nPRF. stone, large round near precipice of
The child is weakened since the women have been Ivitu waterfall, capstone.
carrying him giving him to one another. rakuraku vRE. cover over.
rageragete pie vRE. weaken by fondling. Kakaeto rakurakuo vRE. pile up trees, posts.
rageragete piepaivoi riakova rera pitupaoro. The rakurakupa nCN. covering, tarpaulin.
women are weakening the child by holding him so much. rakuvira adv. covered.
ragi vRE. whip, beat, thrash with rod or stick. Oire rera rao class. group of stick-like objects. As in evao rao 'tree
ragiiva voeao ovii irara oaa osa rera-ia pitupaava. My limbs.'.
children whipped him as I held onto him. See piko pie. rao nCN. branch, stick, twig.
ragi vigovigoro nCN. welts from being whipped. rao rovu nCN. pond, man-made for use in Upe initiation
ragipa nCN. whip. ceremony.
ragoa nRP. I, me. raorao nCF. grub, edible larvae of Sago beetle.
ragorago vRO. slump down, wilt, drop head in sleep. raosa vRE. drain.
ragoragovira adv. stooped-like. Ragoragovira raove adj. umber color.
vokaparevoi. He is walking stooped and weaving as he raoveto nCM. earth with umber color used to decorate the
goes. skin.
ragorea vRO. slump, wilt, nod, doze. Ragorearoi. He dozed raovuuto nKM. male cross-cousin.
off. raovuuva nKF. female cross-cousin.
ragoviri nCM. knat, sandfly, insect, tiny that looks like raparapa nCN. heap of large stones. As in aveke raparapa
mosquito. <altar of large stons> used for cremations or sacrifices.
ragui vRE. rapasi vRE. notch out with axe or knife in tree. Evaova
— class. care for animals, group of domestic animals. rapasiri va toeoro. Notch out the tree chopping it.
raipi adj. without, void, clear off. Rauriva raipi rovoo, ra rapi temp. by and by. Normally occurs in phrase rapi oiso.
avaro ita. (When) the rain clears off, he will go on again. rapi oiso temp. some future date. There seems to be a hint of
raiva vRE. (make a) road or path. Raivarevora vokapaoro. uncertainty about the event when this temporal phrase is
He made a path or road walking along. used.
raiva nCN. rapotato nCM. opossum, young just weened.
— id. road, path, way, line. rara temp.
raivaroaro nCN. uses of something, ways of something. — conj. by and by, suppose, when.
Aasiva vo raivaroaro-a. They are the uses of betel nut. raraava nCN. tree, used for making drums.
rakaapa nCN. tin, sheet metal. raraava tou nCN. drum, tomtom.
rakaapa tou nCN. tin can, tank. raraka vRE. (become) light. Aviavi rarakapai. The light is
rakao nCF. just coming at dawn. Ravireo rarakarevoi. The sun is
— adj. black, crow. just coming up. Used when speaking of dawn in
rakaraka nCN. cracking noise. particular.
rakari nCN. skin of something, hide of animal, scab of sore. rarakataua nCN. fish, appears to have wings, sits on stones,
rarakeo raviravisi
small body. rataapa reoto nCN2. trickster, persuasive person.
rarakeo adj. light weight. rataava nCF. brain.
rarapetao nCN. trash, refuse, garbage. ratai nCF. skull.
raravio vRE. loose grip on something. Vara raravioavora. I rataoa nCN. door.
lost my grip on the slippery surface of the things (pole, ratarataa vRE. trick, deceive. Iravu rataratareva. He
tree, rod, etc.). tricked someone else. Rera ratarataarevo rera
rare pie vRE. cremate, burn up (houses, man, bush), heal keakeaoro. He tricked him deceiving him.
quickly. rataratavira adv. (not) solid, insecure, temporary.
rarea nCN. cremated remains. Oirato keruaro rareaaro Tuituia-ia rataratavira rovai. The flame dances about
tovaiva tuariri. The cremated bones of the man were above the burning wood, not as coming from the burning
buried long ago. wood itself. Rataratavira kopiiroi osa uraurato
rarei nCN. charred remains of house. touvira toupare. His body dies but his spirit continues to
rareto nCN2. cremated person. live on since death is as yet incomplete. Rataratavira
rari STAT. believe, trust in. Uva eisi raga oisoa raripave vo uusiparai. I sleep lightly catnapping. In the last example
voea-ia vovoupaoro. Just like that we both would trust the body sleeps while the vovouisi is still aware of what
desiring for them. is going on around it.
rari purato nCN2. Christian, believer. ratau loc. outside.
rarike nCM. orchid, a beautiful large type. ratauvira loc. outside-like.
rarikoa nCN. place, area, middle of village. rate vRO. stare at. Oirara ratepaai uraura situepaoro. The
rarirako nCF. brain. people were staring while watching the picture.
rarita adj. falsely solid, non-permanent. rau vRE. grab, embrace, hug, hold in arms. Uva kaakau
rarita nCN. (dead) coral. kare rera kekeivora koieto, oa iava rera rauivora. The
raritatopu nCM. fish, that eats coral. dogs saw the pig, after which they grabbed it.
raro nCN. frame of house. raua nCN. embrace, an, hug, a.
raroe adj. widowed, to be. raurau vRE. sway back and forth, as in dancing. Raurauri
raroeva nCF. widow woman. ra vii tuea. Sway back and forth and I will watch you.
raroevira adv. without the husband because of his death. rauritave kou nCF. grass. Similar to isiso kou which is a
raropava nCF. feathered headpiece. general name for grasses.
rasipote adj. short. rauriva nCF. rain.
rasipoteto nCN2. short person. rauruva nCF. arrow (sharp point).
rasipotevira adv. short. rava vRE. hunt at night for opposum, taste, feel, sense, feel
rasirasi STAT. satisfied, content. Rasirasiparoi. He is sick. Koora kare ravaiva kekira-IA. They hunted
satisfied. opossum by moonlight. Vearovira rutu aioara ravaaro.
rasirasi pie vRE. satisfy (someone). Egei vo vovouaro I tasted the food well.
rasirasi pieri vii vo goruaro iavirava. Satisfy our desire rava vRO. meet together, congregate. Voea ravaaepa. They
by means of your power. met together. Voea ravaaepa. They met together. When
rasirasia nCN. satisfaction. speaking of one's own group it is more correct to use ora
rasirasivira STAT. satisfied-like, peaceful, content-like. aivaro pie.
Rasirasivira touparevoi. He is satisfied without needing ravaa vRE. ready something, prepare, meet. Kepa vai
anything more. ravaatavere, okepa iare opopere. You all prepare a
rasito nCM. ground, soil, earth. house into (for) which we'll gather taro (storehouse).
rasiuaro loc. below, ground level. ravaa reesi nCN. predictive signs.
rasiva nCF. paint base made of red earth, red-earth paint. ravae nCN. bark of a tree used for cloth.
rasivauru pie vRE. (make) confident, comfort someone. ravarava vRE. attempt, try. Va ravarava ragapaavo, uva
Rera vo vovouaro rasivauru piereva. He set his heart at viapau vearopai. I was trying it, but it isn't good.
ease. Oirato siraoparoepa, osa lotupato rera rasivauru raveara pituru nC. tree, with red leaves.
piereva rera tapo ora reopaoro. The man was in sorrow ravera adj. soft.
as the churchman comforted him talking with him. raverave STAT. weaken, tired. Oire raveraveroepa. Viapau
rasivauru vovou nCN. peace, confidence. gorua vai. Okay so he weakened. There wasn't any
rasivauruvira adv. (at) peace, unconcerned-like. strenth left.
rata vRE. heat up, sear, singe, lie, deceive. Aioa ratari. Uva raverave pie vRE. weaken, soften. Rera raverave pieiva.
vara rutu ratapaiva aioara. Then they seared them all. They tired him out.
You heat up the food. Uva vara rutu ratapaiva aioara. raveravevira adv. weakly, softly.
Then they heated them all. raviravi nCN. medicines, cures, white magic.
rata pie vRE. surprise, come unannounced. raviravia nCN. strength. Used when referring to the power of
rata pievira adv. unannounced-like. Rata pievira uriouei a dead person's spirit to contiue after death to search out
ragai iare. You came to me without my knowing that the man's killer.
you were coming. raviravisi vRE. dodge, elude, go around, bypass. Kepa
rataa vRE. trick. Ragai raataarivo. You trick me. raviravisireva vokapaoro. While walking he went
rataa vovouto nCN2. stubborn person, deceitful person. around the house.
raviravisi vovouto rekoreko
raviravisi vovouto nCN2. (able) judge, person who can reesi vRE. mark, measure. Oire ouruivu reesiive voeao oea
discern well. iare oisoa voeava utaveave. Okay they would mark
ravireo nCM. sun, sun shine. another village to which they would always signal.
ravireo kae uviro asavira temp. reesiara nCN. mark, sign. To emphasize the plural the
— ph. pre-dawn or before the sun has risen. reduplicated form, reereesiara, is used.
ravireo kaero viroi temp. reesipa nCN. a ruler, mortise.
— ph. sunrise. reesireesi vRE. instruct. Vaiterei reesireesireva Aiso, ``Vo
ravireo rokore temp. urui iare irasi'' He instructed them both like this, ``You
— ph. sunset. two go ahead to this village.''
ravireo varata temp. reesireesi vRE. warn. Ira ragai reesireesirevora. He
— ph. morning (general). warned me ahead of time.
ravireo vetavetapa nCN. wrist watch, clock. reesireesia nCN. warning, a.
ravireo vuuta temp. reeso nCF. kunai grass.
— ph. midday, noon. rega STAT. thirst for. Uuko regarai. I am thirsty for water.
ravireoura temp. times of daylight, daytimes. rega STAT. thirst for. Uuko regaparai. I am thirsty for water.
raviriro nCN. bean. regeri vRO. play, insincere. Regeripauei. You are always
ravisi vRE. go around, evade. Vo tou ravisiparivere playing.
vearovira rutu. Avoid this container well. regeri reoto nCN2. person who talks play.
ravoto adj. supernatural. regeripato nCN2. playful person.
ravoto ruvaru nCN. medicine for divining something. regerivira adv. insincerely, playfully. Regereivira va
ravotoara nCN. mysterious feats, miraculous feats. purapari. You are making it as if you are just playing
ravotopato nCN2. person able to perform something no one around.
else can comprehend or explain ; diviner, seer, a. regore adj. bent, crooked.
ravotovira adv. miraculously, supernaturally. regore pie vRE. bend, crooked, cause to be.
ravu vRE. restrain, hold back. Vii ravua. I hold you back. regorego pie vRE. twist.
ravurike nCM. earthquake. regorevira adv. crooked, distorted.
ravuruvira adv. bunched up-like. rei adj. big, large, important.
ravute nCN. bird, hawk that eats snakes, chickens, etc., hawk. rei pie vRE. instruct, groom for a job. Teapi visii ita rei
This name is preferred to vakaaua which is the same bird. pieivere. Lest they groom you all again the hard way.
ravutevira adv. spread-eagle, outspread wings. rei vaisi pie vRE. worship, praise.
ravutu vRE. file something. reito nCN2. ruler, king.
ravututo nCM. file (tool). rekareka vRE. break apart, crack into pieces. Rasito
reaa nCN. rest, holiday. rekarekarevo ravurike. The earthquake caused the
rearea vRO. rest, relax. Rearea rovopata. Ra avavio rara. ground to cracks.
You all rest first, and we'll go on later. rekasi adj. reach a certain point or goal, end up at a certain
rearea pie vRE. relieve, relax something. Rera rearea point. Oa-IA rekasirae. I reached this point here.
piereva okoe kokoto veraoro. He relieved him taking rekasi vRE. mark the end, portion out, section off.
off the crabs pincer. rekereke nCM. bamboo matting woven diagonally with
reasi STAT. tired, weak. Varaua ragaiRE reasipai. My body spaces of one to three inches between slats of bamboo. It
is tired. is used where ventilation is desired but some kind of
reasi vRO. tired of, dislike. IraPA oisoa reasipara. I never closure is still intended.
liked him. Visiipe ita visiigoa reasipataverea aue rekereke vRE. splinter into pieces. Rekerekeevere ragaiRE
kaepaoro kotokoto. Those of you stay behind who will katokoi. This limbum will splinter and fall on me.
get tired carrying cargo. rekereke vRE. weave.
ree vRO. think. Vo reoRE reeroepa. He thought back to this rekerekevira adv. diagonally woven-like.
talk. Same as rugoo. rekesi vRE. explain clearly, recognize truth. Reoara
ree pie vRE. remind. Ragai ree pieri vao-IA oa kavuavora. rekisipare oiraraPA.
You remind me of this which I left. rekisi adj. good, dependable, reliable.
reegaa STAT. lazy. Reegaaparai. I am lazy. rekisi reoto nCN2. trustworthy speaker.
reegaato nCN2. lazy person. Pip dialect. rekisi vovouto nCN2. trustworthy person.
reerau nCN. all teeth collectively. rekisipato nCN2. person who can plumb the depths of
reereevaaevira adv. pleasant, satisfying, soothing. meaning and explain it, wise person. The è' in rekisi is
Vearovira reereevaaevira rutu gaupai kopiitoapa pronounced as the è' in 'let'.
pupipaoro. In a soothing way the music to mourn a reko vRE. preserve, repair, correct. Aioara rekori. Preserve
death is crying out. Reereevaaevira kekepapi. It looks the food. Ira raga voeaPA oisoa aioara rekopareve. He
satisfying ; pleasant. alone would always prepare (in a good way) the food for
reeresipa nCN. marked all over. them.
reerito nCM. cicada, large type that makes its sounds just rekoreko vRE. prepare. Kakae vure rekorekope. We would
before sunset. prepare the children.
reesi nCN. authority. rekoreko adj. good.
rekorekovira riaraia
rekorekovira adv. carefully, cautiously. rerere nPRF. shellfish, cone shell with striped bands.
rekoto nCN2. good person. rereva nCF. bamboo, grows at high elevations.
reku vRE. genuflect, kneel, fold over. Oiso raga rekupaiva rereveo nCN. sugar cane, wild, pitpit.
oiso ita oiso osa gosigosivira. They genuflected in a rereveoto nCM. bird, pidgeon with gray body, makes nest of
limping sort of way. sticks on the ground, flies in large flocks, lives 6 to 8000
rekureku vRE. kneel repeatedly, dance bending the knees feet up on slopes of Mt. Balbi formerly caught in woven
deeply. nets strectch between trees.
rekuva nCF. bush, with red leaves used in sorcery. rerirerito nCM. cicada, small kind that starts its sounds just
rekuvira temp. after. after sundown.
reo vRO. speak, talk. Vii kokoropavira reopauerao. You rerirerito nCM. cicada, small kind that starts its sounds just
talked in a crazy way. after sundown.
reo gesi nCN. hint talk. reroaro vRE.
reo kaepato nCN2. messenger, missionary. Litterally one — id. go against, disobey. Rera reroaroparevoi. He is
who carries talk. going against him. He is undercutting him. Rera vo
reo kiropato nCN2. secretary. reoaro reoaropaive. They would disobey his word.
reo kosi pie vRE. disclose, tell secret, divulge. Normally means 'to be under'. \xe Open it carefully lest
reo opesi pie nCN. promise. some of it should fall out.
reo ovoiei nCN. promise. Alternatives are:reo tavosi reroaro vRE.
'promise,' aveke tauvu 'promise', and reo vasikuta — id. go against, disobey. Rera reroaroparevoi. He is
'promise'. going against him. He is undercutting him. Rera vo
reo pore vRE. translate talk. Rotokas reo poreparevoi. He is reoaro reoaropaive. They would disobey his word.
translating the Rotokas language. Normally means 'to be under.'.
reo porepato nCN2. translator of a language. reroaro loc. underneath, under.
reo puko nCN. answer, reply. resipota nCF. pouch of opossum and other narsupials.
reo taisi nCN. law, commandment. returetu vRE. cut into sections, section off by cutting. Evao
reo tapate nCN. traditional law, (traditional) law. rao retureturi. Cut the branch into sections. Similar to
reo toree nCN. important talk, significant message. putaputa.
reo tuikoto nCM. man who doesn't forget talk. retuvi nCN. small piece.
reoa nCN. work, law. reuri nCF. tooth. See also reerau.
reoara nCN. words, news, laws. revasi vRO. bleed.
reoreo vRO. converse, discuss. OiraRE reoreoroepa. He revasi toko nCN. medicine to stop dysentary. Revasi toko
talked repeatedly to her. purarevoi ruvarupato ro iava ira revasi upia
reoreoa nCN. converstation. purapare. The medicine man is making medication to
reparu nPRF. river junction where the tributary is forded on stop the dysentary that the man has.
Togarao road near Kepo Riri. revasi tokoto nCN2. (person who) stops bloodshed,
repi vRE. break up and pile firewood. peacemaker.
repia nCN. pile of firewood. revasi tova id. birth place. The place where the mother
repoo vRO. hiccup. Repooparoi. He is hiccupping. buried the afterbirth to mark the birth place.
rera nPP. he, him. Rera kaekaearo uvuiri ikauvira. Quickly revasia adj. red color.
measure his height. revasiva nCF. blood, dysentery.
rera vaaro nPS. reviriua nCN. juice of galip, sap of Tahitian chestnut.
— ph. his. reviriua adj. harden, congeal, coagulate.
rera vaaro opesi voki ph. day of death, (day of) death. riaaro nCN. opening, mouth, door opening.
rere vRE. descend, get down, land (airplane). Eisi rereiova riaaro nCN. source. See Luke 9:1.
Rabaul-IA. We (exclusive) landed there at Rabaul. riako class. group of feminine objects.
rere kou nPRN. bamboo with long narrow sections which riako adj. married to a woman. Riakoparo. He is married to
normally contain water, found on the Gerioko Vaisi. a woman.
rere pie vRE. take down, land a plane, harvest cocoa. Oire sel riako nCM. widower.
rere pieiovora. Okay we (exclusive) took down the sail. riako vasiva nCF. adult female.
rere tou nCN. bamboo, small type. riako vovoao nKF. sisters.
rerei vRO. (make) mischief or pranks, play. Kakae vure riakopato nCM. married man.
rereipaave. The children would get into mischief. Ari vo riara pie vRE. pay for, repay, return something. Va riara
vokio rereiue. And today you played. pieri. You pay in return for it. Ou ragaa riara pieri.
rereito nCN2. playmate. You repay the debt. RagaiPA va riara pieri. Cause it to
rereo vRE. preserve food by smoking it. Vo iriai tovoa be associated with me or give it back into my care.
kupareto ra rereopao viro iriai. I would put one in the riaraia loc. associated with. Vii riaraiaRE oa ouavere, ra
smoke, and it would be preserved by smoking. va purari ragaipa. I will get what is associated with you
rereo adj. smoked (food). or I'll get your thing. Irou riaraia toupaiverea? With
rereova nPRF. plant-see kokuoku. This is the less-common whom will they be associated? Ragai vo tokiaro riaraia
name for the same plant. touparivoi. You are associated with my care or you are
riariao rirore
my responsibility. ripoa nCN. cocoa husk.
riariao nCF. sweat, perspiration. riporipo vRE. design, mark with a design. Aita vara koetara
riariao vRO. perspire, sweat. Rirovira riariaoparaera riporipopaiveira, uvare vara koripaiveira Aita people
ikaupaoro. Whiel running I was sweating a lot. weave designs on their bows.
riariaoparaera riporipo vRE. blinking the eyelids. Riporipoparevoi. He is
riata vRO. disclose, reveal hidden message, boast about blinking his eyes.
somehing. Riatapauvere. You will be announcing the riporipoa nCN. woven design, design.
message that has been kept secret. ripuripu vRE. punish. Kakae vure rupirupita. You all
riaua nCN. lips. punish the childre. Appears to be a loan word from
riga vRE. spread around, disperse, erase. Va rigari. Spread it Roviana, since early mission workers from the Solomon
around. Islands first used the word which later became
riga vRO. spread, scattered. Rigaaepa voraro rutu-IA. They incorporated into the Rotokas language.
were scattered all over. ripuua geesi nCN. incense odor.
rigapa nCN. eraser. rirarira vRE. rub out. Va rirarirari. You rub it out.
rigapavi adj. thin, skinny. ririgasi nCF. ridge of house.
rigariga vRE. erase. Reoara rigarigarevora. He erased or ririko Kuvui nPR. name of tree which marks the boundary
rubbed out the words of Ovuveo clan property.
rigato vRE. write, print, type. Irou va rigatovo. Who wrote riripui nCF. yam that is cultivated.
this? ririto nCM. nail. Pronunciation of the English word 'nail' with
rigatoa nCN. handwriting, letter, marks on Upe hat. masculine marked to affixed.
rigatopa nCN. pencil, pen, typewriter. ririvu sareto nCN. hollow space of grass stem, pipe, tube,
rigatopa aveke nCN. a slate. etc.
rigatopa kepa nCN. office. ririvua nCN. bamboo section emptied of food which had
rigatopa pero nCN. blackboard. been preserved whithin it.
rigatopa urua nCN. bench, desk. ririvua rutu nCN. (large) hole. Also riro ririvu 'large hole'.
rigi vRE. leak, spray. Vuvovi rigipaiva topua iava. A little ririvuu vRO. slide down something. Vaesi-IA ririvuupaai.
water leaked from the hole. The are all sliding down the hill.
rigirigi vRE. sizzle, spatter. Tuuga voovoosi rigirigivoi. The riro adj. big, large, great, important. Ira vigeiPA riroparoi.
solid grease spattered (in the pan). He is important to us (our leader).
rigo vRE. wander, peruse, observe. Vukuara-IA rigopaevoi. riro vRO. grow up. Vo araorei oiso tokipasi. Uva rirosiepa.
She is looking through the books. The two (parents) took care of the two brothers. And so
rigorigo vRE. stroll, roam. they both grew up.
riipu nCN. odor of cooked animal flesh or burnt hair. riro akuta vRO. shout.
riipu kupare nCN. incense (smoke). riro akutato nCN2. big talker.
riirigara vRO. mourning without interruption, sorrowing riro kaekae adj. long (time and space).
intensely. Riirigaraparoi siraopaoro rutu. He is riro kaekaevira adv. lengthy (time and space).
sorrowing intensely and can't forget the incident. riro kasi nCN. fire, large, hell.
riirii vRE. admire strongly, envy, covet. Va riiriipari? Do you riro oira nCM. important person, great person.
like it very much? Teapi rera varaaro-IA riiriipata. riro ovi adj. juicy.
Don't be envious of these things. riro paro loc. early morning.
riita guru nCN. piles of drifwood, driftwood in piles. riro puaka ita nCN. (something that is) somewhat larger.
riita rao nCN. (a single) drifting brach. riro roko rovu nCN.
riitara nCN. driftwood. — ph. deep water in river or sea.
rikerike vRO. shake, shiver, quaver as in the vibrato of one's riro rupa temp. late at night, midnight.
voice. Uririva iava reivira raga rikerikeparoepa. He riro vaisi nCN. fame, important name or title.
was shaking from fear. riro vakakaoa nCN. cannon, field gun.
rikoto nCF. fences of pig. riro vego nCN. jungle, dense.
rikoto vRE. defecate (pig). riro vori pituto nCN2.
riku vRE. dig a hole. Voava tuutaaraRE rikupa. We all — ph. rich person.
would dig holes for the posts. riroa rutu adj. gigantic, huge.
riku kakae nCN. small hole. riroara adv. plenty, may.
rikua id. loan. Monia ou ragaoro rikua purarevora. He got riroiro vRE. lose, misplace. Ovu-IA vao riroirorivo. Where
a loan of money. or He made a hole getting money. did you lose this?
rikui nCF. ship hatch, hole, pit, grave. riroiro kare nCN. pests, bugs insects. A general term for
rikuo nCN. depression, area lower down. insects.
rikuriku adj. full of holes, porous. riroiroto nCN2. lost peron.
ripo kae nCN. eyelashes. riroirovira adv. (not completely) lost, disoriented. Oa epao
ripoa nCN. (tissue) skin on nut meat, nut-tissue skin on meat. riroirovira. It is lost around her somewhere.
ripoa nCN. eyelash. Plural is marked with the kae classifier rirore v. fence in, surround. Vara rutuRE rirore kovokovoa
as in ripo kae the group of eyelashes. purari. Make a fence to completely surround the thing.
riroto roko pievira
riroto nCN2. head person, king, president, ruler. its sections.
riroto kiuvu nCM. wind storm. rivo nCN. comb of rooster or hen. Refers to the bald area
riroto ravireo nCM. noonday sun. without feathers.
rirova avakava nCF. open sea or ocean. rivo adj. bald.
rirova toruva nCF. stormy sea or ocean. rivopa kukueto ncN2. bald headed person.
rirovira adv. largely, greatly. rivu tou nCM. bamboo with joints closely spaced, has thick
riru vRE. scour, scrub. Saspan rirupari? Are you scouring sides.
the saucepan? rivuko nCF. mosquito.
riru vRO. run against, brush against. Pita-ia riruparoera. He rivurivuvira adv. closely spaced, spaced closely.
brushed up against Peter. rivute vRE. bore holes. Rivute kare evaova rivutepaivoi The
riru vRE. crawl on knees. Kokotoara rirupareva tuariri wood borers are boring into the tree.
vokapaoro. Long ago he was crawling along on his rivute nCF. drill, bore.
knees while walking. Related to <scuffing> the knees (?). rivute kare nCN. wood borer.
riruvira adv. crawling. rivutevira adv. dusty.
rita vRO. shoot with gun or arrows (birds and eels), spear rivutoa vRE. ask again, check, confirm. Voea tavi ragapaive
fish. Rupupaveva. Uva atari ritapaveiepa. We both osa aue touvira rivutoapaive. They just told them while
dove. Then we speared fish. yet they kept checking (the truth of their talk).
ritakoo STAT. stubbon, Ritakooparoi reoreopaoro. ro nDM. this (M), him.
ritakoo vovouto nCN2. stubborn person. ro ivara iava ph. On top of him. A celebration meal was
ritakooto nCN2. stubborn person, big headed person. eaten 'over' the body of a slain enemy.
ritapato nCN2. hunter, spear fish. Rupupaveva. Uva atari roari nDM. this (M).
ritapaveiepa. We both dove. Then we speared fish. roe vRE. put on top of something. Uva ave ivara-IA
ritapato nCN2. hunter, spear. erakoara roeri karova. You put all of the firewood on
ritavuko vRO. solidify into crystal form, ice, charcoal, etc. top of the platform.
Ritavuko piro tuitui kasi, uvare va kasiavo roevira loc. on top of.
kopupara-ia evaoara. The embers became charcoal roga STAT. miserable, unhappy. Rogarai rutu. I am very
because I built the fire with green wood. miserable. Pip and Aita.
ritavukoa nCN. ash of volcanic origin. rogara nCN. sand.
rite vRE. cease, end abruptly. Kokeva rite ovoievoi. The rain rogaraua nCN. shore, beach.
stopped all of a sudden. rogato nCN2. miserable person.
rite pie vRE. (cause to) cease, (cause to) stop. Rera rite pieri, rogavira adv. miserable.
ra viapau reoreoro. Shut him up so that he doesn't keep roge vRE. thirst for. Uuko rogepaa. I am thirsty for water.
talking. Same as eaka pie. Rega preferred to roge. Both have identical meanings.
riteto nCM. cicada, that stops humming abruptly. The name rogeta nCN. trash, refuse, garbage.
rite includes the idea of an abrupt ending of the sound. rogo vRO. begin, start, first. Vearovira visii siposipo
rito vRE. (cause) recovery, (cause) illness and its effects to rogopaio. We (exclusive) would begin telling you all the
finish. Rera-IA ritoava upia IAVA. I caused the effects story in a good way.
of the illness upon the person to finish. roi vRE. intercourse. Iravu raga iravu vatuavaaro
rito keru nCF. hip socket. roirevora. Some other man had intercourse with another
ritoko nCF. feces of pig. man's wife. See to for immoral intercourse.
ritoko vRE. defecate (pig). Ragai reraaro koieto roira nPM. he, him. Pip dialect.
ritokoparevora evoa. My pig defecated over the there. roka vRO. inject, penetrate. Uva voava rokaparoepa. From
ritorito nCN. crips food dried and ground up. there he was going inside.
ritoritovira adv. crisply, crunchy. rokapisi nCN. papilloma (on sole of foot).
ritu STAT. disgusted, embarrassed. Rituparae vara kavuoro. rokarokapara nCN. thorns.
I was disgusted leaving them. Rituparoi varaPA. He rokarokavira adv. pointed - like. Rokarokavir
was disgusted with them. Rituparoi. He is disappointed. vokapareveira. He is always walking with pointed tip
The mood is one of both anger and sorrow combined. toe. A person with a deformed foot which is pointed
riu vRE. purge, clean out. Rera riureve. He would clean him downward is said to walk rokarokavira.
out (opening the way for the fluid to flow.) rokato nCM. clitoris.
riu vRO. irritate, pester. RagaiRE ita riuroi. He is pestering rokisi nCF. frog, very small, body.
me again. roko vRE. extinguish, turn off. Eto kasi rokovoi. The fire has
riua nCF. plant with long leaves used in coded leaf letter to died out.
mean, 'You pester me.'. roko vRE.
riuriupavira adv. caked with white or light colored ground. — adv. die out (fire or engine), go into, penetrate into.
riuriuto nCM. light-skinned man. ReraVA rokorevora tugarato vore vegoa soparo-IA.
riuriuvira adj. color-tan, tan color. The evil spirit want with him into the jungle.
rivata ovi nCN. water from rivatava 'bamboo' that is good roko pie vRE. put inside or into. Eto kasi roko pieri. You
for drinking. put the fire into something.
rivatava nCF. bamboo, which retains good drinking water in roko pievira adv. stuck inside.
rokoa rorovearavira
rokoa nCN. depths, deep area of body of water. good ones.
rokoe kare nCN. fish, found in freshwater streams clinging rorirori vRE. saw, file.
to stones, large eyes (like mudskippers). The word rokoe roriroripato nCM. saw, file, wrasp.
was used as a nickname for a man with large eyes. roro adj. slake off (Like dust blowing off of a rock or flesh
rokoroko vRE. shove aside. slaking off of the bone). Sopeara viapau oiso roro piro
rokovira rutu adv. (very) deep-like. keruara IAVA. Their flesh didn't slake off from their
roo pie vRE. Give out, portion out. bones.
rooka vRE. portion out, deal, share, spell. roro vRO. search for without finding. VaRE roroparoi
rookaa nCN. portion, division. monia. He is searching for the money without finding it.
roopavira adv. divided into portions. OpuruvaRE roro ragaraepa. I searched in vain for the
roopiva nCF. shell, spiral-shaped shellfish, used for mother-of canoe.
pearl. roro vRE. sprinkle other than liquid, spread around like light,
rooroo vRE. cut straight across, saw. Eakere eva evaoa shine. Ravireo rirovira roropare vo vokio. The sun i
rooroori sigoa-IA? Why are you <sawing> that wood shining bbrightly today. Ravireo aue-IA rororeva
with a knife? sigato vosa sisikorereva. The sun shone on the black
roorooka vRE. divide into two more or less equal portions. earth (cosmetic) as he was shining there.
Evara aioara roorookari voeaPA. Divide into two parts roro adj. fallen out of, separated out from.
those edible things for them. roro kepa nCN. house in which selection of the Upe initiates
roorookavira adv. specifically, differently. See Luke 12:4. took place.
rooroopato nCM. saw (tool). roro pie vRE. select out. Vuriara roro pieri vearopara
roorootevira adv. carefully, deliberately. Roorootevira va sovara IAVA. Deliberately choose out the bad ones from
karuri, teapi oaravu kovekovepe. Open it carefully lest among the good ones. See roporopo which includes the
some of it should fall out. meaning of randomness.
rooroove vRE. count, read. Vara rutu roorooveri. You count roro pie id. casting reflections. Vakuvaku roro
all of them. The word viei 'read' or 'count' has replaced pieparivere. You will be casting doubtful reflections or
this old word. you will cause doubts to shine out.
rooroove vRE. count, read. Vara rutu roorooveri. You count roro pie vRE. deal out, distribute.
all of them. The word viei 'read' or 'count' has replaced roroa inter. how much? Apeisi roroa monia vii ruvara-IA
this old word. toupai? How much money do you have on you?
rooroove vovouto nCN2. person who counts the cost. rorogovira adv. unannounced, without previously
rooroove vovouto nCN2. person who counts the cost\lx informing. Rorogovira va ou ragapare. He is getting it
rooroovipa visivi. without letting anyone know about his intentions.
— adv. quietly, stealthily. roroio adj. pure, uncontaminated. Roroioparoi rutu varaoPA
rooroovipa visivi adv. stealthily, quietly. Oisivi vuriara. He is uncontaminated with evil things.
rooroovipa visivi avau. You go on a little more very roroio vRE. clear, intelligible, pure, explain. Uva igeivi
stealthily. vovouaro roroiopari vavagisi vovou iraravi. Explain
roosikevira adv. straight without a crooked part in it. (clear our thoughts) to us confused people.
rooso nCM. insect, larvae has long black slender body and roroio pie vRE. exemplify, illustrate, explain. Oire ragaiPA
eats the young wood of trees. ita aue roroio pieri ita tavitaviara ita. Illustrate for me
rootu vRO. worship. Rootusa avavio Pauto rei vaisi pieoro. again these stories.
We (inclusive) will go to worship, honoring God's name. roroio pievira adv. clearly, intelligibly.
Obviously from the Tok Pisin <lotu.>. roroioto nCN2. pure person, righteous person. Said of God.
rootuaua nCN. tree, found in new area of bush used for roroiovira adv. purely.
medicine. roroo vRO. develop breasts, mature-female. Roroopaora.
ropa vRE. divide, portion out, distribute. She is developing into a young woman. roroora. She has
ropavira adv. divided. matured and developed breasts.
rope STAT. speechless, startled, stirred in the heart. Rirovira roroo vRE. breast feed, suckle. Kakaeva rorooevora. She
roperp uvare vuria purarevo. She was speechless breast fed the child.
because of the evil he did. roroo ovi nCM. breast milk.
ropegesi nCM. grass which grows in very moist area and rorooua nCN. breasts of woman.
used for medicine. roropava nCF. lamp.
ropi adj. wasted. Kerosin ropipai. The kerosene is wasted. roropavira adv. similarly, comparatively. see rorovira, aa
ropi vRE. waste something. Aioara ropiavoi vo osa viapau orovira.
riro irara. I wasted food when all of the people didn't roroporoko vRE. drip, leak.
come. Teapi aioara ropiri. Don't waste the foods. Va roroto nCN2. similar appearance.
ropie oa riiriipa. she wastes something he covets. roroveara vRE. reveal, witness to some fact. Rorovearari.
ropo vRE. isolate. You witness (something).
roporopo vRE. choose out at random, select roroveara reoto nCN2. witness of truth.
indiscriminately. Vuriara roporopori vearopara sovara rorovearavira adv. confirming, substantiating.
IAVA. Take out at random the bad ones from among the Rorovearavira reoreoparoi oirato osa ora reoreopaai
roroveriko ruipato
uvare taraiparoi. The man talked in a confirming way rovi nCN. soup, milk.
as they conversed together, because he knew about it. rovi kavaupato nCM. man responsible for holding the Upe
roroveriko adj. fade out, lost. Tugarato uraurato initiates special soup in his lap.
roroverikoroi. The evil spirit faded away. Similar to roviriei vRE. divide, judge. Vearovira oaravu rovirieipari.
opesiko. Judge well all things.
roroverikovira adv. (completely) lost. Oa epao rovirieisoto nCN2. (almost a) judge, (like a) judge. The
roroverikovira. It is completely lost. marker -so is in focus here.
rorovira adv. similarly, comparatively. Oiso puraroepa, rovirieivira adv. halved, sectioned.
`Àpeisi rorovira toupata?'' He said, ``What is it like?'' rovirovirieia nCN. judgement.
roru vRE. happy, glad, pleased. Uva roruavoi rutu, uvare vii roviva nCF. coconut grease.
ragai tauvari. I am glad, because you helped me. rovo vRE. start, commence, initiate. Kovoa rovopaavoi. I am
roru vaisi nCN. appreciation, welcome. starting the work.
rorua nCN. joy, happiness. rovo vRO. precede, go before, first. Rovoparai avaoro. I am
roruko STAT. uninformed, unknowing. in first place, going along.
rorukoto nCN2. ignorant person. rovopa nCN. main, primary, first object.
rorukovira adv. unknowing, unaware. Rorukovira Rovopa voki nPRN. Monday.
toupare. He is unaware of it. Similar to sopai. rovorovosi vRO. threaten e Riakova-IA rovorovosiparoi.
roruoru vRE. suspect marriage partner of adultery, adultery- rovosi adj. mature and producing a crop, sufficient, enough.
be suspicious of, suspicious. Riakova roruorupare. He Rovosiei. The garden is mature and producing. Kakau
suspects his wife of committing adultery. rovosi vao-ia. There is enough cocoa here.
roruoruvira adv. suspiciously. rovovira adv. firstly, at first.
rorurorusi kare nCM. ant, with small black body, flying rovua nCN. lake, pond, pool.
type. rovusaka vRO. bring trouble upon one's self. Rovusakarai. I
roruvira adv. joyfully, happily. brought trouble upon myself. Voea rutu rovusiakaepa.
rosivarevira adv. level out, evened out with reference to They all brought trouble upon themselves.
differences. rovusiko nCN. dust, mold, refuse, droppings from insects.
rosivarevira adv. equally, level. Rosivarevira rutu evao ru pie vRE. sprout.
guru rooroori. Cut the heap of wood into equal pieces. rua vRE. roof building with sago leaves. Kepa ruareva. He
roto nCF. (type of) ground. Red sediment from iron springs put a sago-leaf roof on the house.
behind Togarao and elsewhere ; fearous hydrolide (?). ruata STAT. pity, (have) mercry, love. Ruata iraoparai
roto kasi nCN. paint cookers. name given to Rotokas people voeaPA. I pity them very much. Pip area.
by others. See AsiGoao. ruata pie vRE. desire. Uva vairo ita ruata pieiva aireivuva
rotokasisi nCN. fern tree, tall with fine leaf design. kareaepa. They desired these women (and) they returned
rotu vRE. break off something, harvest. Kakau rotupaivoi. with some of them.
They are breaking off cocoa pods, harvesting them. ruega nCM. bird, hawk that robs villages of chickens, hawk.
rotuto nCM. termite, during flying state in which they 'lose', rugoo vRO. think, reason, hope. Ragai viapau rugooparai.
'rotu', their wings. I'm not thinking.
rova adj. burned. Rovarovere. He will be burned. Rovapere. rugoo pie vRE. Uva oavuRE ora rugoo pierai. I thought of
It will be burned. Teapi aio ori rovape. It wouldn't be something else.
good if the cooking food was burned. Oire uva rugoo tavario nCN. repentence, change of thinking.
rovasiepa vo tuitui kasi-IA. Then they both were burned rugooa nCN. thought, hope.
on the fire. rugorugoo vRO. think, remember, meditate. Oisio
rovarisi nCN. vine introduced by the Japanese. Said to have rugorugooparaepa, Ae ari kovoa toupai rakoru-ia. I
been brought to Bougainville to spoil the gardens. remembered this, The snake has work (to do).
rovarovako adj. lost, disappeared. Oirato tasiaaro rugurugu vRE. heap together, gather together. Aioara
rovarovakoroi. The man's footprints disappeared. ruguruguri. Heap the food together. Same as guruguru.
rove vRE. gulp down, swallow something more or less whole. rui vRO. spit out. Ruiparoveira. He is always just spitting
Itoara roveparevoi ikaupavira. He is quickly gulping away. Uva ovokivu-ia uuko ruiparoepa. Another day
down the bananas. he spat out water.
roveraga nCN. banana, delicious eating variety. The name rui pie vRE. retract gift. Rera vo vateaaro-ia uvuipa Pauto
implies that one can eat them without chewing the rera rui piereva vorevira va voreoro. God can take
banana. back His gift returning it to its origin.
roveu vRO. joke, jest, kid. Rirovira roveuparoi oirara agesi ruipa vRO. like, want. Ari ruipaparai reraPA ra urioro
piepasa. He is jesting with the people to make them ragai iare. And I want him to come to me.
laugh. ruipa gr. desiderative marker.
roveu reo nCN. joke, jest, funny talk, kidding. ruipaa nCN. desire.
roveuto nCN2. jester, (one who) laughs easily. ruipato nCN2. (a person who) wants something badly,
rovi vRE. chuckle, mix with coconut milk. Auere arua rovisa desirous person. As in:aio ruipato'very hungry person'
kareveiepa vore atoi-ia. We both returned to the village and is said to child in a scolding way who comes to eat
to mix coconut milk with the greens. before the meal is prepared voka ruipato'one who is
ruirui Ruuruu pukui
always following another around and is used commonly ruruku vRE. swim under water. Ivitu-IA rurukuparevoi
to describe a child who follows around,' uuko tapi kakaeto. The small boy is swimming underwater in the
ruipato-'very thirsty person'. Ivitu stream.
ruirui vRE. dry up, wipe up. Uukoa ruiruiri va posiposi ruruviato nCN. heap of countless living things, group of
piepaoro. Wipe up the water making the area dry. countless living things. As in: kakae ruruviato'-very large
ruiruiso nCN. froth, foam. group of children,' kaakau ruruviato'-large group of dogs'.
rukeruke vRE. snap off. Ravurike erako ova Also used with tadpoles, fish, etc.
rukerukereva. The earthquake snapped off the dried ruruvu adj. muddy.
dead tree. Similar to rupe 'snap off.'. ruruvutu STAT. ignorant of something, ignore, silent. Apeisi
ruku vRE. hinder, hold back, block, snicker, giggle. Va vo kue piea? Eisi tapo ruvutuparai. What do I do with
rukupata. You all are blocking it. Opeita rera vo this fruit? I'm ignorant of that also.
ruipaaro rukupata. Don't all of you hinder his desire. ruruvuvira adv. muddy in appearance.
rukue vRE. ignite something. Vuravu rukueri. Light the rusiva nCF. bird, parrot with small green body.
lamp. rusivato nCM. crayfish, very small body.
rukue adj. lit, ignited. ruso nCN. angel, meteor.
rukuta nCN. cloud, mist. ruta adj. aged, old (thing).
rukuvaki vovouto nCN2. peaceful cool-headed person. rutaa vRE. poison fish.
rukuvira adv. softly, slightly. rutaa iro nCN. vine used for poisoning fish.
ruosi vRE. collect together. Oirara ruosipare. He is collecting rutara vRE. make something well. Va rutarari vearovira
all of them together. Also the verb stem ruo as in Oirara pura piro. Make it as best you can and it will be very
ruopare. He is collecting all of them together. nice.
ruosivira adv. united, together. Ruosivira avapaave. They rutara tavara nCN. outrigger of canoe.
would all go together. Voea rutu ruosivira arurivere. rutara vovoutoa rutu oirato nCN2.
You will summon them to go collectively. — ph. genuine honest person.
rupa adj. darken. Rupaepa voeaRE vo tuariripa voki-ia. It rutarato nCN2. grown person, able person.
became very dark to them long ago. rutu adj. whole, complete. Rutupai. It is whole or complete.
rupa adj. dark. rutu adv. all inclusive, very, truly.
rupa nCN. night, darkness. — ph.
rupa irara nCN2. uncivilized people. rutuaro nCN. entirety of something.
rupa oruto nCN2. black haired person, hair of black or dark rutupavira adv. everything, entirely, wholly.
coloring. ruturu vRE. turn upside down. Eakere va rutururivo va
rupakou temp. morning before dawn. uusi pieoro? Why did you put it down upside down?
rupavira adv. night-like, darkly. ruturuvira adv. upside down. Ruturuvira uusipaoi aatu.
rupe vRE. snap off by shaking. Erako ova rupereva ravurike The flying fox is sleeping upside down.
tuariri. The earthquake snapped off the dry dead tree ruu vRE. stop movement. Evoavi ruu rovori. You stop first
long ago. right there. Ruuri evoa. Stop there.
ruperupe vRO. (be) molested. VoVa ruperupepaere vairei ruu adj. smeared with earth paint. Ruuave rutu aue-IA rasi.
riakorirei. You two females will be molested from this. Their bodies would be smeared with earth paint.
Used when seeing picture of genitals. ruu vRE. enclose, envelop, cover with earth paint. Vukuara
ruperupe vRE. break off, snap off. Voua ruperupepaereva ruuivora pepara-IA. They wrapped the books with
aue vituaro viapau rera uvuereva vairei vaaro-ia. The paper. Kakaeto ruuivere aue-IA rasi. They will cover
two of them broke it off because they didn't hear him. the boy with earth paint.
rupi vRE. suck, draw up something. Kokopuoto kokookoara ruu pie vRE. (cause to) stop. Oira o motokara ruu pieri.
rupiparevoi. The butterfly is sucking the flower. Make the car stop, this car.
rupirupi nCN. (small) stones, gravel. ruu pie vRE. cover over, enclose. Revasiva urioo vo osa ora
rupu vRE. swim under water. Rupupaveva atari ruu piera. The blood came as I covered over myself.
ritapaveiepa. We both swam under water (and) we ruu reo nCN. parable, hidden meaning.
speared fish. ruua nCN. earth paint usually smeared on the hair.
rura vRE. sleepy, groggy. Rurapaavoi. I am sleepy. ruupa adj. interrupted. Viapau oiso ruupa vokato-a eera.
Ogoeparaera. Rura iraopaavora voa toupaoro. I The man is one who walks without always stopping.
hungered (and) I was very sleepy being there. Viapau oiso kepa ruupa paupato-a eera. The man is
ruraikoo vRE. sway back and forth, rock to and fro. Evaova one who builds a house without messing around.
ruraikoopae kiuvu-IA. The tree is swaying in the wind. ruupa nCN. envelope, covering.
Uvuoa ruraikoopaeva. The ship rocked to and fro. Ruupa voki nPR. day on which the period of mourning for
rurosi nCF. tree, with edible fruit. the dead is ended with a feast.
ruruiara nCN. dried leaves. ruupavira adv. interrupted. Viapau ruupavira
ruruisovira adv. foamy. kovopareveira. He always works diligently without
rurukopara nCN. crumbs, left over particles of trash (not interruption.
edible). Compare with uruuruko 'edible crumbs'. Ruuruu pukui nPR. hill located near Togarao on coastal
rurukoro nCN. (these) crumbs. side towards Ibu.
ruuruukoro siipara oruto
ruuruukoro nCN. (these) packages. ruvarupato nCN2. doctor.
ruuruuku v? confide in, keep information from. ruvaruva nCN. sheltered area of trees. vego ruvaruva
ruvaku adj. low pitch, bass. sheltered area in the jungle growth
ruvaku reoto nCN2. low voiced person, bass singer. ruve adj. slimy. Ruvepai arua tai uvare ruve tai tapo vara
ruvakuvira adv. bass-like. oriavo. The vegetables are slimy because I cooked them
ruvara-ia loc. near, close, used to show possession. with the vegetable called ruve.
ruvarao vRO. prepare way, provide foundation for, ruve ovi nCN. semen, slime.
acknowledge leadership. Rera-IA ruvaraosa avau. Go ruve tai nCN. plant with slimy edible leaves.
prepare a way for him. Vii-ia ruvarao rovopaviei vo ora ruvesare nCF. snail, lives in water, similar to akoro but
vegei varaaro-ia rugorugooara.. We place more without operculum, fastens itself to stones in water.
importance on your help than on our own thoughts as we ruvevira adv. slimy, greasy.
work. Voea ruvaraoroepa. He warned them of ruviruvi vRE. twirl between palms of hands, rub together.
something to come. Similar to vosi warn. Evao rao ruviruvirevoi. He is twirling the stick in his
ruvaraoa nCN. source, forecast. hands.
ruvaraoto nCN2. person who is put first, charismatic ruvu pie vRE. surprise with presence, embarrass someone in
personality. their act of doing wrong. Vaiterei ruvu piereva Pauto.
ruvaru vRE. medicate, give medicine. Oirato ruvarureva God surprised or embarrassed the two of them in their
rera-ia pituoro. He gave medicine to the man while evil doing.
holing him. ruvu pievira adv. unannounced. Ruvu pievira karero
ruvarua nCN. medicine, something to make dog fierce for viropa. He arrived back unannounced.
hunting.
S - s
sara adj. (be of same) clan. IraVA sarapaioveira Orokui. sigu vRE. take away and destroy, expel. Rakoru siguri kepa
We-exclusive are clansmen with the Orokui bird. AROVA!
sara nCN. clan, country, kingdom. — Get that snake out of the house!
sarato nCN2. clan brother or sister. siguri vRE. miss the mark. Ruega sigurirevoi. He missed the
sare nCF. stomach. hawk.
sare vRE. disembowel an animal, bird, or fish. sigusiguva vRE. join together, weld together. Oire uva
sarearo nCN. inside of anything. oriveara sigusiguvaiva. Then they joined together the
sasara nPN. different objects, diverse, multiform. (lengths of) rattan vine.
se vRE. wipe the nose, move something away. siguva vRE. join together, mix, join after, splice, add onto.
sei nCF. banana, cultivated, long stemmed cooking variety. Iroirorei siguvari. You join the two ropes together. Uva
sekari vRE. shake hands, greet. Obiously from the English eisivi raga osa vo tavi siguvaavoi, ragai Akoitai. That
`shakehands'. little bit I add to this story, I, Akoitai.
semen nCF. cement. Obviously from the English 'Cement'. siguvae nCN. joint.
seru adj. rainwashed, soaked, drenched. Seruuei kokeva-IA sii vRE. cut hair, groom hair. Orua siiri. Cut the hair. Ragai
porooro. You are soaking wet dripping in the rain. siipaevoi. She is cutting my hair. No need to specify hair.
siga nCN2. force, pressure. Kiuvu sigaaro vego uporevo. siigaae nCM. spider, with small to medium size angular body
The force of the wind is breaking down the jungle. Koke commonly found indoors, it walks in a jerky jumping
sigaaro vego upoevo. The force of the rain is breaking fashion.
down the jungle. Avakava toruaro sigaaro. The force of siigaato nCM. (type of) ground, black, paint made brom black
the ocean's waves (masculine). earth. Black immature coal found above Togarao Village.
siga pie vRE. open a ceremony, cancel a taboo. Tugoroa siga siigeeto nCN2. person with crooked or flattened nose.
pieiva. They cancelled the taboo that had been placed on siiguru vRO. drum, beat drum. Siigurupaai oirara. The men
it. Vosa va siga pieive, oire vearopaara purapaive are drumming.
utupaua. If they would open it up, then they would do siikoi nCF. tree, leaves eaten but smell unpleasant, when
good things later on. cooked with salt the leaves are used as medicine to clear
sigesigere nCM. insect, like a dragonfly. headaches.
sigi vRE. deflate, reduce size of something, release pressure. siikooto nCM. insect, like grasshopper, brown body.
Gas tou sigiri. Let the (butane) gas out of the bottle. siikopi nCM. scorpion, short body, sting pains.
sigo kakae nCN. pocket knife. siikui nCM. bird with light brown body yellow breast, sickle
sigoa nCN. knife, short. bill, eats turoturo koko 'flower', probably Brown Honey
sigoto vRE. join together two things. Iroirorei sigotori ra Eater.
ogata tuuri. You join the two ropes together and fasten siikurai nCF. bird, one of the swifts.
on the backpack. siipara adj. color-brown, brown color.
sigoto nCM. knife, long, machete. siipara oruto nCM. red haired person, hair of red or light
sigovira adv. knife-like. coloring.

siirare sira
siirare nCF. preying mantis. sikosiko nCN. hedge-like plant.
siirau nCF. string bag. siku vRO. wallow in mud. Koie kare sikupaaveira rikui-IA.
siiriiko nCF. billfish, like a sailfish, has long pointed bill. The pigs always wallow in the mudhole.
siiroi vRO. stop activity, quiet, silent. Siiroita You all stop sikupu adj. dirty, soiled, filthy. As in sikupu tuu 'dirty
whatever you are doing. laplap'.
siiroi pie vRE. quiet someone, put someone at ease. Kakaeto sikupu pie vRE. (cause to be) dirty, soil something. Varoara
siiroi pieri. Quiet the child and put him at ease. sikupu pierivoi. You are getting the clothes dirty. In Pip
siisiipiri nCF. bird, with small blue-black body and scarlet dialect the word has the meaning, to blacken.
red breast, it has sharp straight bill. The red breast is a sikupuara nCN. dirty things.
result of the little bird peeking over the edge of Mt. sikuputo nCN2. dirty person. In Pip dialect, black man.
Bagana into the fire within the crater. sikure nCF. loincloth of bark (formerly used), skirt made of
siisiito adj. tingling sensation. Siisiitoparoi, uvare ora toeroi. grass.
He is tingling, because he cut himself. sikuro vRE. aid child or disabled person to walk, support
siisiito nCN. (intense) pain. Riro siisiito oupari ora physically. Kakaeto sikurori rera tapo vokapaoro.
togapaoro. You will get intense pain poking yourself. Support the child as you are walking with him.
siisiitovira adv. tingling-like. sipareko nCF. yam, thornless type shaped like fingers.
siitako STAT. (be) troubled. Oirara siitakopaai. The people sipareo nCN. toe, finger.
are troubled. sipareo koara nCN. toes, fingers.
siitoka nCN. pain, intense. sipari vRO. comb. Oire sipariave oruara oae siiive. Then
siitoka siraoa nCN. uneasy feeling. they would comb their hair, (and) they would cut it.
siitoka tapi nCN. place of severe pain, hell. sipari nCM. comb.
siitu nCN. bits of dried firewood carried on trip to start fire, sipei adj. salty, sting (as from medicine).
fire starter, bits of firewood carried on trip. sipesipea nCN. ridge of land.
siitue vRE. watch, observe. Viapau akukuvira vii sipeto nCM. undernourished male, thin male child, (male)
situepareveira, ari vii teeriopareveira. He is not just child left by parents. Used as nickname for sickly child.
watching you, but he is observing your ways. Viara iava sipiro vRO. play. Oire ora sipiropaave. Okay then they
voea situepasiva osa oira kaepaoro uriopaaepa. From would play together.
above the two of them watched as they came caring her. sipiroa nCN. game.
siiva pievira adv. unaware. Siiva pievira uriorae aioa sipo vRE. send. Oire pupipa reo sipoivora. They sent the
aivaro-IA. I came not knowing that you were having a talk of the singsing.
meal. sipoi vRE. collect sugar cane.
sika vRE. split firewood, split into posts. Erakoara sikata. sipoi vuta nCN. sweet taste.
Split the firewood. When a large quantity of things are sipoia nCN. sugar, sugar cane.
split, the reduplicated form is used, sikasika. sipoipa nCN. candy, lolly.
sika adj. separated off, divided up. sipoko vRO. switch over. Ravireo reraRE ora sipokoro. The
sikarato nCM. bird, parrot, female has red body with blue sun switched over from morning to afternoon during the
head and male has bluish-green body, eats unripe papaya man's time.
and corn (Erectus parrot). sipoko vRE. turn end for end. Evao rao sipokori. Turn the
sikasika adj. spread, dispersed. branch end for end.
sikasikavira adv. despersed, scattered. sipokoro nCN. steep ridge.
sikata vRE. solder, join together. sipokoro vRE. sprout through surface. Kukara kovaaro
sikato mCM. banyon tree, fig, wild. sipokorovoi. The sprout of the corn is coming up
sikeo nCN2. infant child held in arms. through the surface of the ground.
sikeperu nCM. spoon made of pig's bone used to feed tiny siposipo vRE. tell a story, teach, inform. Uva va-a vao oa
children aio kataa'-mashed food'. vituaro iava oiso siposipoavoi. For this reason I would
sikere vRE. streak of light, start to shine, dawn. Ravireo tell the story like this.
sikererevoi. The sun's rays are beginning to come over siposipoa nCN. story, news.
the horizon. Aviua sikerevoi. The light is streaking the siposipokovira adv. back to front, reversed.
sky. Said of light associated with dawn only. siposipopato nCN2. teacher.
siki vRE. (make) obscene jestures. Sikiive reraRE. They sipu pie vRE. repeat, persistent. Rera vo kovoaro sipu
would make obscene jestures towards him. piepareveira. He is always doing his work over again.
siko pie vRE. pour. sipu pie reo purato nCN2. talkative person.
sikoaito nCM. tree, with very hard red wood used for axe sipu pievira adv. constantly, endlessly. Sipu pievira ragai
handles. uvupari. Always listen to me. Always obey me.
sikooto nCM. sugar cane, yellow skin. sipukao nCM. twigs, shoots of plant or tree.
sikopa adj. half full (nearly). sipukao vRE. sprout. Sipukaoeve. She would sprout.
sikopirito nCM. insect, that eats sugar cane. sipusipu nCN. new growth, plant shoots.
sikore nCF. millipede, thin body, lives in old tree stumps. siputavu nCF. crayfish, small freshwater variety, has hair
sikoroto nCM. vulva. between pincers on forelegs.
sikosiko adj. very little, droplet. sira vRE. cover over, weight down. Vo kou sirare. He cut the
siraiko sisiropa
grass so it lays on top of the other. binding.
siraiko nCF. parakeet, small green type. siruirui nCM. bird-migrant wader with buff and white body,
siraiko tavara nCN. mouth organ, harmonica. long straight beak and common on Wakunai airstrip,
sirakoisi vRO. sit and worry or sorrow. Sirakoisiparoi. He is possibly Sandpiper.
sitting quietly being sorry or worrying. siruru nCN. blessing, charm for enabling child to grow
sirakoisivira adv. sadly, sorrowfully, woefully. healthy and strong.
Sirakoisivira paupa. He sits in a woeful mood. O siruru vRE. (give) blessing, charm someone, decorate with
riakova sirakoisivira toupae siraopaoro, uvare charms. Kakaeto sirurureva. He charmed the child so
kopiiroi vatuato. This woman is filled with sorrow that it would grow healthy and strong. Evara kooraara
because her husband died. orekerovu-ia raviraviara vara siruruive ra vara
sirao STAT. pity, love, mercy, have, sorrow for someone, care aioive. They would decorate the opossums with all kinds
for. Uva rirovira rutu siraopaveiepa vo ora rugorugoo of magic plants and then eat them.
piepaoro. We both were very sorry remembering back. siruru aio nCN. food concocted to make Upe initiate grow
sirao vatevatea nCN. present, gift. strong quickly.
siraoa nCN. pity, love, mercy, sorrow. sirurupato nCM. man responsible for charming food.
siraopa tapi nCN. hell, place of sorrowing. sirurupeita nCM. fern, with red leaves which turn green as
siraovira adv. pitifully, sorrowfully. they mature.
sirava vRO. hiss at something. OiratoaRE siravaparoi siruruvira adv. beautifully.
rakoruto. The snake is hissing at the man. sirusiru adj. shiny.
siraveru nCF. (small) tree, found on Mt. Balbi's slopes sirusiru pie vRE. (cause to be) shiny. Tebol sirusiru pieri
which has red blossoms in April. vanis-IA. Make the table shiny with varnish.
sire kou nCN. hair on stomach. siruvau vRE. glow, (give off) bright light. Jisas siruvaureva
siresire vRE. (make a) flanged edge. aitereivu tapo. Jesus shone brightly along with the other
siria nCM. grasshopper, small brown body. two men.
sirie nCM. lizard, black body with distinct scales, lives on the siruvau adj. good looking, nice appearance.
ground. siruvau pievira adv. brightly. Siruvau pievira roropae
sirigaea nCN. fern, parasitic type that grows from trunk of vuravu. The lamp is shining brightly.
living tree in the shape of an upside down umbrella. sisae nCF. bush, not strong branches.
sirikau nCN. spear, barbs are made of limbum. Similar to sisara nCN. grease.
takitakiua. sisevi nCF. bamboo, small type.
siririko nCM. holes at intersection of woven bamboo, sisi vRE. extinguish, flavor something with salt, cure with
bamboo-holes at intersection of woven matting. salt. VoaRE gavuta sisieve va kuvusa. She flavored this
siririko vRO. peek through opening. Siririkopaai kakae with salf of ashes in order to preserve it in bamboo tubes.
vure. The children are peeking through the cracks. sisi id. pacify, change a person's mood or attitude. Oirato vo
sirisiri nCN. waterfall. kasipuaro sisievoi vatuava vorevira rera aroviakuoro.
sirisiria adj. dull, to be. The wife pacified the man's anger changing his attitude.
siriupe nCM. entrance to village, village entrance. or She cooled him off. Vovouisi sisavoi kusipa-IA. I am
sirivi nCM. bird, parrot with small red body, breaks into young cooling off my emotions. or I am extinguishing my heart
coconuts and drinks juice. with a cold thing. The word sisi means to pour water on a
sirivi v? (to) dawn. fire extinguishing it with a hiss.
sirivukoto nCM. tree, tall limbum like tree, fruit is a hard sisigarue adj. clean.
ball. The balls are used for rhythm games. Two balls are sisigarue pue nCN. ceremony for cleansing from
kept in motion tossing one and holding the other while a contamination.
piece of coconut shell held in the palm of the hand is sisigaruevira adv. clean, shiny.
struck by the falling balls and acts as a sounding board. sisikore vRE. shine, gleam, glisten. Vovio ravireo ora
sirori nCF. frog, small yellow green body, large feet, pictured tovoroepa osa sisikorereva aue sigato. He put himself
on PNG postage stamp, general name of frog. right here as the black earth (cosmetic) glistened.
sirorova adj. foggy, hazy. Vegoaro sirorovapai. The jungle sisikorevira adv. gleaming, shining.
is hazy. sisipa vRE. mix with grease or oil.
sirorovato nCM. haze. sisipara nCN. food mixed with grease.
sirorovira adv. hazy, foggy. Sirorovavira vegoa toupai. sisipuarei nCN. antenna (both) of crayfish.
The jungle is hazy. sisiputa vRO. shake head or hands. Orui sisiputaparo uukoa
sirova loc. behind, alongside. Ragai sirova utuu. Follow verapasa. He shakes his head of hair to get rid of the
behind me. Teapi vara sirova utu ragapau. Ari water.
vearovira oaravu rutu rovirieipari. Don't just follow sisiro vRE. inspect, stare, look intently. Pupipa uvuru-ia ora
these things aimlessly. But judge all things well. kiuaepa voeava osa voea sisiro iraopaiva oirara ora
sirovavira adv. parallel. riakora. The would go into the group of dancers with
sirovie adj. color, striped. them as the men and women would inspect them well.
sirovievira adv. colorful, striped. sisiroko nCM. puddle, pool, pond.
sirovore tuu nCN. temporary fastening, (temporary) sisiropa nCN. telescope, mirror.
sisiropato suriraoto
sisiropato nCN2. seer. sivesive vRE. peel, strip off. Upiriko sivesivepaevoi aako.
sisirovira adv. staring. Mother is peeling the sweet potato.
sisirue nCM. bat, with small body but larger than aapova'-bat'. sivesiveara nCN. peelings.
sisisa adj. shine brilliantly, glory. sivi adj. scabies, to have.
sisiva nCF. tree, used as source of salt, leaves are used in sivipato nCN2. person with scabies.
coded plant letter called variua to stand for the phrase, sokeva nCF. limbum, small but very strong trunk. Same as
'you are trying to extinguish my anger', salt (crusty hard). kavuava.
sisivare v. inspect, exmine intently. Similar to sisiro. soko nCN. chayote. Obviously from the English ; shortened
sisivare vRO. inspect, examine intently, search. Sisivareparoi form, choko!
kooratoaRE. He is searching intently for opossum. sopa nCN. big thing, huge object. As in vo sopa riroa'-this big
sisivoto nCM. cross beam of house. thing'.
sisivu nCF. limbum, small leaved variety. Same as 'tosipute'. sopai STAT. unrecognizable, strange, unfamiliar with.
Sisoovara nPR. second name of Orukui clan. sopaipato nCN2. heathen, unlearned person.
sisoovara nCN. grass. sopaipavira adv. unintelligible, unknowingly.
sisorua nCN. fish, black body with yellow marks, good sopapiara nCN. fern, leaves are used in cooking for
eating. flavoring greens.
sisorua arua nCN. edible portion of coconut stalk which sopaua nCN. body interior.
tastes like cabbage. sope nCN. flesh attched to bone.
sisoruo nCM. sheath of banana flower stalk. sope puku nCN. flexed muscle.
sisu vRE. sopeto nCM. meat, muscle.
— vRO. wash. Ipaveiepa vokiaro vara sisuveva. We sopore vRE. explain, enlighten, elucidate. Oirara
went up at night (and) we washed them. soporereva Reitae ora rera iava. Reitae explained to
sisupa ogo nCN. perfumed water. Used for washing grave men the about himself.
site or for washing Upe initiate when the Upe hat was sopore viro vRO. understand completely, comprehend.
removed finally. The water was prepared by allowing a Soporero viro, uvare rera-a vurito. He understood
stream of water to flow over a collection of fragrant completely that he was an evil person.
flowers and leaves placed in a trough. soporevira adv. clearly understood.
sisupa toi nCN. carved drum used for washing things. sora vRE. (work) sorcery. Oirato visii soraparevoi visii
sisupara nCN. washed objects. kuvapaoro. The man is working sorcery on you all
sisupato nCM. brush, washcloth. poisoning you.
sita nCN. journey. As in riro sita 'long journey'. sorato nCM. poison man, sorcerer. Rera kuvarevo sorato.
sita vRO. startle, shy away from. Ora sitaoro Iso kovokovo The sorcerer is working sorcery on him.
turu kovereva. Being startled Iso dropped the Jews harp. sosope vRE. standby with disinterest, avoid. Ragai sosopepari
Irou vai vagapa pievira vo vego sitaoro ora vikiroepa? osa kovora. You standby watching me work without
Who went like a landslide crashing jumping through the helping me. Ragai sosopepare Akoitai. Akoitai is
jungle? avoiding me.
sita nCN. distance, journey. Riro sitavi-ia toupareva rera sosope vovouto nCM. onlooker not inclined to pitch in and
ogapaoro. He followed him at a considerable distance. help.
riro sita long journey sosoto nCM. chick, pullet.
sita pie vRE. startle, surprise. Rera sita piereva Tapato rera sosovo vRE. taste, sample something, feel something. Aioa
toeoro. Tapato surprised him cutting him. sosovopaavoi va iava aiopaoro oisi, e vearo-a? I am
sitai nCF. pandanus, screw pine, tree leaves used for mat- eating from the food tasting it to see, is it good?
making. Same as aravesi. sovara-ia loc. inside.
sitapato nCM. fight leader. sovo vRE. feel, touch, sense. Ravurike sovoivo. They felt the
sitato nCM. sugar cane, lightly striped, powder on the skin. earthquake. Uva apesi ora sovopau vo vokio? So how
situa nCN. stick used for starting fire, fire starter. do you feel today?
siva pie vRE. anticipate, foresee. sura nCF. bird, with long pointed wings and slender v-shaped
siva pie reoto nCN2. person whose talk usually comes true, tail, a type of swift.
man who usually makes true predictions. suriketo nCM. bird, small yellow type with back yellow-
siva pievira adv. anticipate something happening during olive, the male is black with irridescent throat, has a thin
thoughts or conversation. Siva pievira urioaerao vearo hanging nest, sunbird, clan totem. In the past this bird
vuuta aivaro. They were thinking about having a good would accurately tell about a death or other significant
time and shortly after they came into that very situation. events.
Siva pievira ora reoreopaveiei. We two were discussing suriraoto nCM. bird with black body, long black tail feathers,
this and shortly afterward it came to be. and yellow throat, it builds its nests together in a single
sivataeko nCF. spider, has yellow body and long legs, lives tree where they hang down from the limbs.
in sago palms and bush.

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taa vRO. desire to hit. Taa vovouparo. He wants to hit him. Ovirovua va tagaaro? How many lengths is it?
taa vRE. wrestle. Rera taareve rera ro irava ora aivaro taga vRE. mark off, stake out. Rasia tagapaivoi va uvuioro.
piero. We would wait in vain for this man with whom They are marking out the ground (property) measuring it.
they had met. tagarao nCN. tree used as a fire started when sticks of this
taa visivi temp. soon, a little while. wood are rubbed together.
taagau vRE. step over something, jump over, pass over. tagataga vRO. create trash, make a mess. Tagatagapauei.
Va-IA taagauri. You step over it. You are making a mess with trash.
taapa nCN. ladder, steps. tagataga nCN. trash, rubbish, garbage, scraps of house
taapeto nCM. axe made of stone. building.
taapirikoto nCM. insect, with yellow-green body, lives on tagava vRE. salute, shield the eyes, with hand. Vavao
cocoa, leaves a burn on skin when brushed against. tagavari. Shield your eyes to see better over there.
Formerly they were found mainly on wild banana leaves. Kukurai kiapiVA ; RE tagavare. The kukurai salutes
taaripa vRE. circle, spin. Taariparevoi ikaupaoro. He is the patrol officer.
running in circles. tagavava nCF. lizard, large type, about 8'' long.
taasi vRE. put together, complete something. Vara rutu tage vRE. insert, put inside. Va tageri evoa. You put it over
taasiri. Complete all of those. Put them all together into there inside of something.
a single unit. tagerea nCN. spare part, replacement. Tagere vuku vao-ia.
taataaiva nKF. grandmother (MoMo). This is an extra book.
taataate adj. completely ripe. tagereara nCN. mixture of insignificant things, extra things
taataato nKM. brother of female or of female cousin. mixed together.
taataava nKF. sister of male or of male cousin. tagi vRE. (be) responsible for, care for. ira oisoa tagipareve.
taatoto nKM. father-in-law (HuFa). Abraham was always responsible for Vupari. Kakaeto
taatova nKF. mother-in-law (HuMo), daughter-in-law. tagiri. Take care of the child. Same as toki and is found
taava nCN. court, judgement. in both the Rotokas language and the Teop language.
taava vRE. judge something. tagiria nCN. passage, canyon, gulley, grove.
taava vRE. judge someone. Rera vo vuriaro-IA rera tagiteva nCF. bird, parrot with green body and blue head, red
tavareva. He judged him on the basis of his wrong. under wings, probably Rainbow lorikeet.
taava purapato nCN2. judge. tagoro vRO. hide something, secret something. Vuria
taava tueto nCN2. person awaiting trial. purapariveira vo reo tagoropaoro igeiRE. You are
taavi vRE. consider carefully. Vearovira vaVA taaviri ra always doing wrong hiding this talk from us.
vearovira va purari. Think carefully about it and you Tagoropaue. You are keeping a secret.
will make it well. Vo reoVA taaviri. Consider this talk. tagoro vRE. secretly do something, conceal from, secretly kill.
Ora viiVA taaviri. Consider yourself. Ragai vii tagoropaavoi. I am doing something secretly
taavira adv. recently, soon. to you or I am concealing something or some action from
taavo vRE. anticipate something, inspect. Uuko rovu taavosa you. Iravu tagororeve oirato. He would secretly kill
avau, teapi agasipe. Go watch with anticipation the lake, another man.
lest it fill up and overflow. tagoro reo nCN. secret.
taavore vRE. help, assist. This word has been replaced largely tagorovira adv. hidden meaning-like, unnoticed, unaware.
by tauva. Upiriko tagorovira ori piro. The sweet potato was
taavoto vRE. shoot accurately. Kokio kare taavotopareva. cooked completely without anyone being aware of it.
He was shooting accurately at the birds. Ragai tagorovira viiRE oavu oua. I get something that
taavoto iiato nCN2. accurate shooter. you don't know about.
taavoto reoto nCN2. (one whose) talk shoots straight. tagotago nCF. ginger root.
taavotovira adv. accurately. tagugu STAT.
taavovira adv. anxiously. — id. cloudy, overcast, uncertain. Ragai rugorugooaro
taavu nCM. fish, black body, lives in saltwater along the taguguei. My thinking is unclear or uncertain.
coast. Second name of virovu. tagugu pie vRE. compress, squash with something. Oveu
taea vRO. deceive, deny, accuse. Taeapaaepa, `Èasi igei tagugu piere. He squashed the breadfruit with his foot.
viapau ari voeao.'' They denied it (saying), ``Why, it tagugu voki nCN. cloudy overcast day.
wasn't us but these people.'' VoeaPA taearoepa. He tai class. group of edible vegetables. As in arua tai'group of
accused them. greens'.
taeru nCN. shell of galip (Tahitian Chestnut) or any other nut taitapavira adv. mashed, minced.
with very hard shell except coconut. taituova nCN. (small) bow for children to play with.
taetuova nCF. child's bow. takae nCN. trash, rubbish, garbage, refuse, remains of fire.
taeva nKF. sister of female or of female cousin. takato vRO. (constant) talking with loud voice. Takatoparoi.
taga nCN. measurement of two arm's length(?), fathom, mark. He is making a lot of noise talking. Eakepa ora

takau tapi ovi
takotopaai? What are they arguing loudly about? takouva nCN. pit cooking method.
takau vRE. insult, blaspheme. Oirato takaueva. She insulted takouvira adv. covered up.
the man. takovi nCF. tree, with edible fruit.
takau STAT. tired, disappointed. Ora ragai vovouaroVA taku vRO. bow over, bend over. Takuta viro ra varirivio.
takauparai, uvare vao puraavoi vuria. I'm Bow (your heads) and we will pray.
disappointed in my ways, because I'm doing this bad taku pie vRE. turn over something.
thing. Vovoua oaaVA takauparai. I'm disappointed and taku pievira adv. inverted.
tire of my ways. Takaurai. I am tired. takura nCN. egg.
takau pie vRE. (cause to) work hard, (cause to) make a big takura isi nCN. egg, seed.
effort. Vo kovo ragai takau pievoi. This job is making takutaku adj. low to the ground. As in takutaku kepa 'house
me work very hard. built low to the ground', to keep out cold.
takau pie STAT. stubborn, difficult to cure. takutakuvu vRE. gather, heap, cooperate, work together.
takau pie visivi adv. frustrated. Takau pie visivi toupare. takutakuvua nCN. combination, collection cooperative.
He is frustrated trying to get across a point. Isiso takutakuvuro kasita. You all burn the collected
take vRE. wall in, hold back screen off. Vo kepa takewora. piles of grass.
They put walls on the house. takuvira adv. bowed.
takei nCF. weave, type of, blind, screen. piropa takei - ' with a takuvu vRE. add to, meet together.
design' and viuviu takei - 'without adesign'. takuvua nCN. company, two or more objects together.
takereto nCN. handles of slit gong. takuvuaro nCN. sum, total.
takeru nCM. cob of corn, core of pineapple or other fruit, takuvuvira adv. together, cooperatively.
stem of plant. taoro adj. fat, obese. Taoroparoi oirato The man is fat.
takesei nCF. bird, parrot. See tagiteva. taoropato nCN2. fat person.
taketake vRE. wire something, fasten with wire. taotaope vRE. included everything in one homogenous state.
taketake vRO. persist. Taketakepauvere touvira ra va Aioara rutu taotaoperevoi vara rutu aiooro. He is
puraive viipa. You continue persisting still and they will eating all of the food in one mixture. Oirara rutu
do it for you. taotaoperevoi kataito vo reoaro raga-ia. He is
taketake vRE. cause trouble. Riakova taketakeparevoi. The including all men as he is speaking to one man only.
man is troubling the woman (working up to immoral act). taotaope vovouto nCN2. (person who) generaliyes
taketakeia nCN. fence. everything.
taki vRE. hinder because of rain, block because of rain. taovi adj. thick.
Kokeva takievoi oirara rutuRE kovo ARAPA. The tapa vRE. hit, slap, crucify. Evaova tapareva aue raga-IA
rain is keeping all the people from working. hama. He hit the wood with the hammer.
taki vRE. tapa uviro adj. bogged, stuck. Motokara tapa uvirooi
— vRO. steady, fixed in position. tuuvua-IA. The car is bogged in the swampy place.
taki voki nCN. rainy day when no one can work. Alternatives tapapato nCM. hammer, sledge.
are taki koke 'rain that restricts', koke taki 'rain that taparako vRE. slap, punch in anger. Rera taparakoreva He
restricts'. slapped him. Oirato taparakoeva vatuava. The wife
takipa nCN. hinge, clothes pin. punched the man.
takipa iro nCN. belt. tapatapa vRE. nail, hammer.
takitaki vRE. fasten together. Vara rutu takitakiri. Fasten tapate vRE. observing, waiting for something anticipated to
them all together. happen. Toreparovere oiraraRE rataoa tapatepaoro.
takitakiua nCN. spear, barbs are made of limbum. He will be standing at the door waiting for the people to
takokare vSTAT. surrounded, entwined. come.
takokarevira adv. entwined. tapate reo nCN. promise, contract, law.
takokarevira adv. securely, tightly. Takokarevira va tapatevira adv. waiting-like, anticipating.
tuukeri. Fasten it secrely. tape excl. Stop!
takotakora v? cluck with tongue. Oisio viovioevira oisi tape pie vRE. quiet someone.
piepareve vo takotakorapaoro oiso. In an imitating way tape pievira adv. quietly.
he did this clucking his tongue. tapetape vRE. quiet someone. Kakaeto tapetapeevere
takotakou vRE. package in small bundles. aakova. The mother will quiet the child.
takotakou vRE. bundle up, package in small bundles. Aioara tapetapeko vRE. flatten. Rasito tapetapekota. You all
takotakouta ra vara vaagita. Wrap the food into flatten out the ground.
bundles and then cook them in a pit. tapetuta adj. criss-crossed.
takoto nCN. (a) shout. Eake takoto purapare? Why is he tapetutavira adv. x-shaped.
making a shout or why is he shouting? tapevira adv. quietly. Tapevira vokapaeveira. She always
takoto vRO. shout. Eakepa takotoparoi? Why is he shouting? walks quietly.
takou vRE. cover up, package, cook in an enclosure. Opita tapi nCN. juice of pineapple, tomato, cooked meet etc.
taritaro oara oisoa kurioro vara takouive. Scraping tapi nCN. place, area.
out the coconut shreds they would package them up. tapi vRE. drink hot liquid.
takoupa nCN. oven. tapi ovi nCN. liquified grease.
tapipava tarieua
tapipava nCF. cup. stories.
tapiraua nCF. Wandering Jew with purple leaves. Same as tarai pie vRE. teach, learn, cause to. Ira oisoa ovii riakoaro
kiapi kou. tarai piepareve. He would always teach his daughters.
tapirioto nCM. gulley, stream bed, ditch with water. tarai reo nCN. information.
tapo vRE. join together, put together. Varei tapori. Join the tarai taarapa kepa nCN. school building.
two things together. Va tovori eva ra varei tapori. You taraigegea STAT. stubborn, not open to suggestions. Rera
put it there and then place the two together. tavi ragapaavoi osa taraigegea iraoparoi. I am talking
tapo prep. also, too, with. in vain to him as he is just really ignoring what I am
tapo pie vRE. join together, fuse together. Oire riroa aioa saying.
oa oisoa aiooro vaiterei tapo pieive vo vo kepa-ia. taraigegea vovouto nCN2. (very) stubborn self-determined
While eating a big feast they would join the two (people) person, person not open to suggestions. Also taraigegea
together in the house (marry). irara'-stubborn unheeding people'.
tapoisi nCN. back of house. As in kepa tapoisaro'-the back taraipavira adv. testing-like, trial-like, first time.
side of the house'. Taraipavira vore uriorai. I came here on a trial run.
tapoisi-ia loc. outside in back of. Taraipavira va iava aiorai. I eat it just giving it a try.
tapoko vRE. join to, add to. taraipura nCM. fish with very small body.
tapoko nCN. manioc, cassava. taraitoa rutu nCN2. smart person, genius.
tapokovira adv. stuck together, adhered together. tarao vRO. divine sickness to see whether it is real or from an
Tapokovira toupaivoi vukuara rutu. All of the books evil spirit. Vearopai ra taraovio. It would be good if we
are stuck together. divined the sickness.
taporo vRE. conceal talk. Vatuato taporopaeva vatuava tarao koruou nCN. experimental offering used for divining
rera tavi ARAPA ora oira IAVA. The wife did not tell source of sickness.
the husband concealing the information about herself. taraoa nCN. (a) divining rite.
taporua nCN. unmarked Upe hat, Upe hat, not marked with a tararao nCN. tree, used for fire starter.
design. taratara vRE. unable to recognize, uncomprehending. Rera
taporuto nCM. uninitiated male, bachelor. Word used to vo reoaro-IA taratarapaavoi. I am not comprehending
describe males only since females are not initiated in this his talk.
way. tarataraa vRO. search for ways. Tarataraa ragapatai. You
taporuvira adv. uninitiated. all are just searching for ways to get me.
tapotapoko vRE. persist, stick to it. Aioara tarataraa STAT. embarrassed for lack of something.
tapotapokorevoi. He <sticks to> getting food (he is Tarataraaparai auePA aio. I am embarrassed that I
always getting food). have no food to offer you.
tapotapovira adv. mixed together-like. tarataraa pie vRE. (cause one to) search for answer. Ragai
tapovira adv. together-like. tarataraa piepari. You ask me something I don't know
tapuku nCN. swelling from being hit. causing me to search for an answer.
tapurisi STAT. unconscious, sleep soundly. Tapurisirae. I tarataraapa lotu nPR. Methodist church. Comes from the
slept very soundly. I overslept. early use of the term in the Tolai language.
tapurisito nCN2. unconscious person. tarataraapato nPRN2. Methodist person. Comes from the
tapurisivira adv. unconsciously. early use of the term in the Tolai language.
tapuruo keakea nCN. whistle made of certain leaves used taratarari nCN. tree with leaves used in coded plant letter
to call the bird, tapuruo. called variua to stand for the phrase, 'I am still searching
tapuruva nCF. tree, with sweet fruit and red flower, galip. for an answer or for the true culprit'.
taraa vRE. look upward, search for, look above for. Evoa tarauru vRE. polish. Oirato takipa iro turauruparevoi. The
taarari. You look upward over there. Uva taraapareva man is polishing the belt.
voropareva vo vegoaro. So he searched (as) he hunted tarautoa loc. adjacent to, (just) outside. Another room can be
in the jungle. built adjacent to and just outside the main building.
taraa pie vRE. (set) upright. Va taraa pieri. You set it tarautoaro loc. just outside the building. Same as ratau.
upright. tarautoaro nCN. front, outside.
taraa pievira adv. upright position. Aue-ia taraa pievira tarauveri reoto nCN2. person who makes insignficant talk.
pituri kap. Hold onto the cup in an upright position. tarauverivira adv. experimentally. Tarauverivira oa
taraai nCM. shellfish, large clam, calaboos shell, clam, very purapaa. I am making it experimentally anticipating that
large. something will eventually come of it. Tarauverivira
taraapavira adv. raised, upward. Taraapavira toupai vo reoparai. I am just talking around the subject to see if
urui. The village is up on a raised area. something concrete will come of the talk.
tarai vRO. know. Rera-IA taraiuvere. You will know him. taravo nCM. banana, cooking variety.
Aure! Va-IA taraiparai. Of course! I know it. tari vRE. surround, encircle. Oira taripaiovora pupipaoro.
tarai vRE. teach, inform. Rera tarairivere. You will teach We (exclsive) circled around her dancing.
him or inform him. tariata adj. scorched.
tarai ousa vRE. learn. Ira oisoa siposipoara uvupaoro tarai tariatavira adv. scorched, like.
oupareve. He would always be learning while hearing tarieua nCN. cave, cavern.
tariko tava
tariko vRE. encircle, surround. Evo urui tarikopaiva upoa together with pegs.
purasa. They surrounded that village to fight. tatakoroto nCM. nail, peg.
tarikoi vRO. go around, (go) around. Kepa-IA tarikoiparoi. tatareko kou nCM. fern, white mottled leaves, decorative
He is going around the house. fern.
tario vRE. chase, pursue. Uva uova tariopaiova. Uva oira tatavire nCF. algae that grows on ground. This grew in spots
upoiva. So we (exclusive) chased the eel. And we killed on the airstrip during very damp weather causing the
it. airstrip to be very slippery and dangerous.
tariri vRO. wander about, run around. Voraro rutu tatavu nCN. flesh unattached to bone.
taririroepa. He wandered all over the place. tate vRE. jack up, take out, extract. Tupa tate ragapaeva,
tariri pie vRE. surround. oiso ra koatao rera iare. She simply took the door off so
taririto nCN2. transient, wanderer. as to go into him.
tarita vRE. smash, mash, mince. Aveke taritapari. Smash tatepa nCN. jack, hammer, pick.
the stone. Similar to tatu. tatu vRE. smash, flatten out. Ragai tokuo tatuavoi uruaRE.
taritarikoi vRO. go in circles. I am flattening limbum for the floor construction.
taroro vRE. jack up, pry. tatu vRO. mash, grind. Vo riako siga tatupaaepa. These
taroropa keru nCN. lever, crowbar. women mashed up the black earth.
taru excl. Truly!, Certainly! tatu adj. smashed. Uva vaoviVA kokotoa tatu piropa. The
taru inten. certainly, by and by, later, must. leg was smashed right here.
taruko adj. pregnant-human. Riakova tarukooi, iria tatu vRE. fight with airborn weapons, shoot arrow.
kakaeto kavauevere rara. The woman is pregnant and Akukuvira raga tatupare rauru kae-IA. He just shoots
will give birth to a male child later. indiscriminately into the air with the arrow.
tarukova nCF. pregnant woman. tatua nCN. all weapons.
taruo nCM. barbs on spear or arrow. These are made of bones tatuato nCM. banana, has short green fruit which is cooked
from bat wings or opossum ribs. before eating.
taruoto nCM. bone from wing of flying fox. tatupa nCN. pliers, grinder.
taruru vRE. flatten out, smash flat. Veeta tou tarururi. tau adj. ten.
Smash the bamboo growth flat. tauai adj. aloof, distant. RagaiPA tauaipai sopaua. The heart
taruu nCM. rain storm. As in taruuto 'rain storm' or taruu voki is far from me, or the feeling towards me is one of
'continuously rainy day'. Similar to taki. aloofness.
taruu vRO. continuously falling. Koke taruupai. The rain is tauai loc. distant, far off.
continuously falling. taui vRE. return something. Eva tauirivere. You will return
taruviakoua nCN. lizard, bluish skin, lives in ground under that. Same as kare pie.
rotted logs in groups, possibly one of the skinks. tauiaro nCN. result. Vatea oaa tauiaro. The result or return
tasi id. defeat. Vo rasio vo pitupituaro-IA tasipaivora. of my gift.
They defeated and over came the temptations of this tauo nCF. dish, plate, leaf of limbum shaped like plate,
world or they stepped on top of the temptations. offering.
tasi id. grounded in, established in, abide in. Pauto vo tauo vRE. offer in ceremony. Oa oisoa tauoive reraPA. They
goruaro-IA tasipaavoi. I am grounded and established would always offer it to him.
in God's power or I stand in God's power. taurava nCF. mosquito net.
tasi vRE. step on. Uva totoueua-IA tasireva. So he stepped tauravia temp. afternoon. Also in Teop language.
on the buttress root. tausiua nCN. gekko with white skin.
tasi nCN. (a) footing. tautau nCF. cheeks.
tasi tuuta nCN. (corner) studs of a wall. tautauara nCN. tithes, groups of tens.
tasiaro nCN. footprint. Viapau koie tasiaro kekepaiovora. tauva vRE. help, assist. Vearovira rutu ragaivi tauvarivoi.
We (exclusive) didn't see the pig's tracks. You help `poor' me in a good way.
tasiasi vRE. stamp on, step on repeatedly. tauvaa nCN. help, assistance.
tasiasi vRE. stamp on, step on repeatedly. Guruvara-IA tauvavu vRE. increase, add to, give generously. Oaravu
tasiasiparevoi. Stamp (repeatedly) on the leaves. vateri varao tauvavuoro. Give me some more to
tasipa nCN. foot. increase the total amount. Tauvavurevere. He will give
tasipava aakopeva nCF. toe, the big toe. generously.
tasitauo nCN. sole of foot. tauvavuvira adv. abundantly. Similar to pute pievira and
tasiua nCN. foot. sisirovira.
tataapara reoto nCN2. person who talks foolishness. tava vRE. dry in the sun. Sigato eriive. Rera tavaive
tataeruirui nCM. grasshopper, black body, long forehead, ravireo-IA. The would dig out the black earth, (and) they
easily irritated, bites man. It is said that the grasshopper would dry it in the sun.
became black in a fire and that is why it is easily irritated. tava vRO. bask in sun, get sun. Kariava tavaaovere. The
tataga nCN. corpse, rotten log laying on ground. lizard will be sunning itself.
tatagavira adv. reclining, laying. tava id. expose hidden deeds. Kariava tavaovere. The hidden
tatakoro vRO. fasten together with nail or peg. Evao deeds will eventually be exposed or the lizard exposes
vurukorei tatakororo. He fastened the two boards itself to the sun.
tavaari aio tavosi
tavaari aio nCN. lunch, foor for a journey. tavaururirei nCF. two teenage girls.
tavaaria nCN. Lord's Supper, feast given before death, food tavauruva nCF. teenage girl.
eaten while traveling. tavavaia STAT. frustrated. ReraRE tavavaiaparoepa
tavaato nCM. needle, pin, nail. kakaeto. The child was frustrated with him.
tavae vRO. trouble. Ira ora reraRE tavaeroera. He troubled tavavaia pie vRE. (cause) frustration. Ukovi tupapare osa
himself. uvarovuva rera tavavaia piepai parupaoro, oa iava
tavae vRE. (cause) trouble for someone. Ragai avavaiaparoepa vo vusivusiro-IA. He shut up the water
tavatavaepari. You are causing me much trouble as it flowed out from other places frustrating him, so that
Increased effects are marked by the reduplicated form he was really frustrated with all these spirts of water.
tavatavae, otherwise the form is tavae. \lx tavara. taveo vRE. go with, accompany.
— adj. consecutive, series, successive. taveo pie vRE. join in with.
tavara vRE. lay in a row, line up side by side. Vara tavarari. taveoto nCN2. partner, companion.
Line them all up in a row side by side. tavetave vRE. surprise, surprised.
tavara pero nCN. bridge, series of log poles. tavetavea nCN. surprise.
tavararirei nCF. twin girls. tavetaveovira adv. (in) pairs, accompanied.
tavarato nCN2. twin. tavete vRE. visit. Oire rera ro ira oisoa tavetepareve ira
tavaratoarei nCM. twin boys (or MF). iraroepa. So this one who was always visiting, he went
tavari vRE. change over, exchange places, replace. on ahead.
Tavaripari ovusa vore kareave. You take their places tavetepa kepa nCN. guesthouse.
as they return here. Vii tavarirevere iravu. Another man tavetepato nCN2. visitor.
will take your place. Viire vura ragasa tavarirevoi. He tavi vRE. tell someone, inform. Uva rera tavieva, ``Vo
came to where you were and looked in vain for you. vokio-ia viipa ruiparai. Then she told him, ``Today I
tavari kavikaviro nCN. all kinds of little candies, bits of want you.''
food, etc. tavi vRO. tell. Uva viapau oiso taviparoepa ro IARE. And
tavari keke nCN. different appearance. he didn't say anything to him.
tavari pie vRE. exchange, change places. tavikuku adj. smooth. Gariko tavikukuei. The area is
tavario vRE. change over. Vara rutu pitupituara smooth.
tavariorevere rara. In time he will change over all of tavikuku pie vRE. smooth out. Gariko tavikuku pieivora
the customs. tasiasipaoro. They smoothed out the area stamping on it
tavario vRO. exchange, change places. Pupipaive ra ora with their feet.
tavariopaave vo pupipaoro uvare uruiara rutu-a. taviova nCF. skink with green body, pictured on 15t PNG
They danced and then they would exchange places while postage stamp.
dancing because it was all of the villages (that were taviova nCF. lizard, green type that lives in trees.
dancing). tavirauto nCM. entire arm.
tavarioa nCN. conversion, change. Used when referring to taviroi nCM. crayfish, small freshwater variety, long
the change brought about by the revival within the church forelegs, marks on the body.
and community. tavisi nC. tree with red leaves used in coded leaf letter to
tavarivira adv. differently. mean, You tell something.
tavasiko reoto nCN2. (one who) skips words while tavitavi vRE. confess, tell. Oisi raga ita vigei
speaking. tavitaviparevorao kiap. The patrol officer informed us
tavasikovira adv. spaced out-like, a a distance. just like this.
Tavasikovira vokapaoro avaroepa. He went walking tavitavi vRO. tell. RagaiPA roroio pievira tavitaviu. You
stretching his legs out with each step. give the story clearly to me.
tavatavae vRE. incite to anger, test, tempt to do evil. Rera tavitavia nCN. story, news, confession.
tavatavaereva rera varaaro kovoara vuri pieoro, oa tavoa nCN. roofed area of sago leaves across the front and
iava ora kasipusepa. He incited him to anger by spoiling back of double pitched house.
his work, because of which they became angry with each tavoko STAT. proud. Tavokoroi rera taraiaroVA. He is
other. Vatuato riakova tavatavaerevoi varoara oira proud of his knowledge.
varaaro kasioro. The husband is tempting the wife to tavoko vRO. boast. Ora rera IAVA tavokopa. He is
anger burning her clothes. This act will create the boasting about himself.
opportunity to bring up a grudge which the inciter would tavoko vovou nCN. pride.
not otherwise mention directly. He wants to bring up his tavoko vovouto nCN2. proud person.
grudge against her during the expected angry exchange. tavokoro nCN. blister.
tavato adj. (have) chickenpox. tavoo vRE. wall up with sago palm leaves. Vo kepa
tavato kapua nCN. sore of chickenpox, (small) pustules, tavoopasivere vokipavira. The two men will wall up
chickenpox. this house tomorrow (with sago leaves).
tavatu vRE. condem a group while speaking to a tavore v. help, forgive.
representative only of the group, speak evil of. tavorea nCN. forgiveness.
tavaurupa riako nCF. three or more teenage girls. tavosi vRE. join together. Varei rutu tavosireva. He joined
tavaurupaua nCF. three or more teenage girls. the two things together.
tavosi toa pieto
tavosi nCN. union, joined object. Vo tavosi rutu ouu. Get this teipa pepa nCN. toilet paper.
thing joined together. teitei nCN. (web-like) tissue surrounding stomach of animal,
tavotavosi vRE. joint, unite, staple. Vara rutu towel as referred to in the past.
tavotavosireva. He joined all of them together. When teka inten. must. Similar to tepa.
many things are joined together. teka vRE. dig out, hew. Rikui vai tekasi ra oira tovape. You
tavoteua two dig out a hole and we'll bury her.
tavua vRE. wrap with out intervening spaces. Va tekaara nCN. chips of wood or soil.
tavuapaivora. They were wrapping it very tightly. tekateka vRE. chisel out.
tavua tuke nCN. (vine) lashing on tip end of arrow or spear teki STAT. angry to the point of spoiling an object by striking
shaft. out at it. Also this emotional state can be caused from
tavuako nCF. centipede, large kind, very painful bite. extreme sorrow for deceased loved one.
tavuara adj. old. tavuara varo old clothes modifies inanimate teki vRE. spoil something in anger, destroy in a rage. Aio
nominals only. kovoro tapo oisoa tekiive vosa kopiiro oirato. If the
tavuki nCN. space, position. As in tavukiua 'long space'. man would die, they would always destroy (his) gardens
tavuo kepa nCN. veranda, porch. also.
tavura nCN. dam for holding water. tepa excl. Hey!, must, Certainly! Equivalent to teka.
tavuru vRE. cover up. Vururuva tapo rera tavuruiva. They tepu nCN. chips of wood, scraps.
covered him up along with his fighting stick. teputepu nCF. sugar cane, yellow and green stripes.
tavururu nCF. insect, striped beetle that eats bananas and tereto nCM. vagina.
young coconuts, Rhinoceros beetle. teruopava nCF. coconut shell, bottom half.
tavusi vRO. quiver as in a fit or seizure, (have a) seizure. tesi class. group of bamboo tubes for carrying liquid or
Tavusiroepa oirato. The man had a seizure and was solids. As in uuko tesi 'group of bamboo sections in
quivering all over. which water is carried', 'kikiso tesi 'group of very small
tavuso nCF. tree with wood that resists rotting, used for posts. bamboo sections'.
tavusua nCN. lizard, black body, small, quivers when sunning tesiko pie vRE. polish.
itself on rocks. tete nCF. anus, buttocks.
tavutavu adj. unrecognizable, disguised. tetesora nCF. plant parasite that will kill cocoa tree, has red
tavute nCN. mango tree. flowers and seed pods which birds carry to other trees,
teapi excl. It's not good if you....!, Don't!, lest. parasitic plant that kills cocoa trees.
teapi vigei ouve upia ph. lest we get sick or lest the sick get tetevu nCM. sago palm.
us. tetevu vRO. collect sago leaves, prepare sago leaves for
teekoto nKM. great uncle, great nephew. sewing. Tetevupaiepa ovoiei. Finally we (exclusive)
teekova nKF. great aunt, great niece. collected sago palm leaves.
teerio vRE. watch, observe over a period of time. Ragai tetevu guruva nCN. sago palm leaf used for house roof or
teeriopare. He is observing me over a period of time. side.
See situe. tetevuko nCF. grasshopper, tan body, will eat clothes, lives
teerio vRE. (be) responsible for, care for. Teeriopaavoi rera in sago palm.
kakaeto tokipaoro. I am being responsible taking care of tevateva nCN. leaves covering banana stalk, shoots of
the boy. banana plant.
teeva nCF. cicada, very large type. It stops its sound after tevateva vRe. propagate plant from shoots. Itova
sunset. tavetavepaavoi. I am growing new banana plants from
teevusi vRE. poison fish. Atari kare vai tevusisa avata. You shoots.
all go to poison some fish. tevu nCN. leaves stuck in belt and worn for body covering.
tegara vRE. notch out with axe or knife in tree. Evaova tevurako vRE. withdraw person from marriage proposal. Ro
tegarari va toeoro. Notch out the tree chopping it. oirato tevurakorevoi o-IA oviiva rera vaisi ragaoro,
tegere vRE. play around, mess around. Opeita tegerepata. Do oire uva vorevira voava oira vorerevo. The man broke
not play around meaninglessly. The word kevaita is the proposal with his daughter naming him, the goom-to-
preferred in contemporary Rotokas. be, in an untruthful way, then he got her back again. In
tegerevira adv. meaninglessly. Tegerevira reoreopata. You this case when the proposal was made the daugther was
are all talking without any depth of meaning. put into the care of the groom-to-be's parents, but she was
tegeri vRO. wander around. Voraro tegeriparoveira. He is taken back when the proposal was terminated.
always wandering around. tevurako vori nCN. payment made for broken promise of
tegeri nCF. bird, probably Pacific Swallow. See ekeriko. guardian or parent who desired the daughter for another's
tegerito nCN2. wanderer, transient person. son or another's daughter for his son, marriage promise-
tegerivira adv. aimlessly. Ro oirato tegerivira payment if broken.
viriparoveira. The man is always aimlessly going tevusi iro nCF. vine, used in crushed form to poison fish.
around places. tguvuguvurioara nCN. bubbles, froth.
tego nCM. (wild) banana, strip of wild banana stalk used for toa v? look toward other side, facing.
making carrying straps. toa pie vRE. put into sets of two, go together.
tei vRE. wipe away feces. toa pieto nCN2. partner, companion, mate.
toa pievira tokotoko pievira
toa pievira adv. dual, paired, facing each other. toke vRE. measure in container, spoon out, dip out. Rais
toaera v? work as payment. tokeri kap-IA. Measure out the rice in a cup.
toaera kovo nCN. work as payment for wife, wife payment toke nCN.
by working, payment for wife by working. — v? spoon, chew, shoot accurately.
toapavira adv. look from a distance without recognizing. toke nCN. dipper, spoon, ladle.
toara nCN. market. toke iiato nCN2. good marksman.
toatoa v? concede, remember. toketoke vRE. jump up and down, squirm around. Kakaeto
toatoa pie vRE. put into pairs, pair off. Okarerovu rutu rirovira toketokeparevoi. The little boy is really
toatoa piereva Noa. Noah put all of the animals into squirming around.
pairs. toketokevira adv. squirmy.
toatoa pievira adv. (in) pairs, accompanied. Aioara toatoa tokeuto nCM. seed of tree, about one inch long, light brown,
pievira toupaivoi. The food is in groups of two each. and pointed sharply at both ends.
toe vRE. chop slice. Oisoa evaoara toepareve oira-IA toki vRE. guard, look after, care for. Uusiopa ragai tokioro
kogova aveke. He would always chop the tree with a rirotoa-ia kiuvu. She slept while taking care of me in the
stone axe. big wind storm. Vearovira tokipape uvare lo oa oiso
toe vuu nCN. wounds from cuts. purapai, Vearovira ora tokiu. We all would watch out
toea nCN. cut, wound from a knife. well, because the law says, Take care of yourself well.
toetoe vRE. cut grass off at ground level, chop, cut repeatedly. toki ruvaraoto nCM. leader who is first in line like Prime
Isiso kou toetoerevora. He cut the grass off at ground Minister or Premier.
level. Avuo vauvaupaevoi osa vo eva toetoepare tokii adj. tight, binding. Kuvupato tokiiparoi. The shirt is
oira-IA. It (F) is making a lot of noise as he cuts the tree tight on me.
with it. tokipato nCN2. manager, foster father or mother, guard,
toga vRE. spear, shoot with a spear. Rera koieto togari. Spear watchman.
the pig. tokiuva nCF. eagle.
togapa nCN. club of wood used as a pestle. toko vRE. interrupt talk, break off, isolate, disobey law. Vii vo
Togarao nPR. name of Rotokas village. reoaro tokopaavoi. I am interrupting your talk.
togarao vRE. spear, shoot with a spear. Voea togaraoiva Avakava toruoro viripato tokoeva ro ira-ia opuruva
katutaru-IA They speared them with long spears. kotoveva. The sea breaking broke off the rope with
togava nCF. spear used for pigs or man. which we both had anchored the canoe.
togetogeua nCN. steps, footholds, plateaus, flat raised areas. toko nCN. period of time. Similar to vuuta.
togeuvira adv. step-like, benched. toko asavira adv. uninterrupted-like.
togo v? not stay long, hesitate. toko pie vRE. quarantine, separate. Uvarovu ora toko
togoro nCM. mangrove tree. pieave ita oisi raga toupaoro They would isolated
togotogo v? peck food. themselves staying just like this around (the area).
togovi vRE. taste. toko pievira adv. isolated, separately, alone.
togovira adv. hesitantly, uncertain. toko piro adj. broken completely apart.
toi vRE. beat slit gong, pluck stringed instrument. toko rovu nCN. lake, pond, pool.
toisi vRE. shake, tap, pluck. Veeta tou toisiri. Shake down the tokoa nCN. island, country.
bamboo container. toko-a ragai ph. I am a social misfit or isolate.
toisiko irara nCN. rotokas people from the mountains. tokoro nCM. walking stick, staff for support while walking.
toisikova nCF. high mountain area. tokoro ova nCF. tree with short trunk. general description.
toisiva nCF. crab, lives at high elevations, has strong pincers, tokororo vRE. stare at. Eake tokoropari? What are you
eats pandanas fruit. staring at? Similar to vura in Pip dialect.
toisiva nCF. tree, tall with nuts like pandanus, fruit yellow tokororo utuuko nCM. bird that hunts at night. Probably a
when ripe, like screw pine, used for mat weaving. type of owl that is known for hunting opossum at night. It
toitoi vRE. shake, tap, pluck. Veeta tou toitoiri. Shake down has large staring eyes.
the bamboo container.\lx toitoipa tokorua nCN. tree stump.
— nCN. guitar, ukulele. tokoruo vRE. stand up house frame.
toiva nCF. slit gong drum. tokoruo vRO. stay in place, squat. Togoruoparoi. He is
toka vRE. pole canoe, shove canoe with pole. Opuruva staying here and not leaving the village.
tokapaerevere evao rao-IA. The two women will pole tokoruo pie vRE. secure in position. Kepa tokoruo
the canoe along with a wooden pole. pietavere utupavira Later on you all will secure the
tokaaru nCF. orchid, type of. house (put in the studs).
tokarasi nCM. carved wooden figure, statue. tokoruoto nCN2. squatter.
tokarato nCM. pole leaned against a tree used for climbing tokoruovira adv. squat position. Tokoruovira toupareva
into the tree itself. vaesia kokovu-ia tuepaoro. He stayed in a squat
tokata nCN. liver. position on the slope of the small hill waiting.
tokatoka vRE. hobble along, bob up and down. Oirato tokotoko nCN. islands, country, isolated areas.
tokatokapaoro vokapare. The man bobs up and down tokotoko vRE. prune back.
while walking. Because of his bad leg. tokotoko pievira adv. interrupted-like.
tokotokorie tororo
tokotokorie nCN. bamboo section containing food. toporoko vRE. drip from something. Toporokopae kokeva
toku adj. support, steady. Tokupai. It is steady and stable. kepa sovara-IA. The rain is dripping in the house (from
Kokotoara tebol tokupai. The legs are supporting the the roof).
table. Uva kakate verareva iria-IA tokuparo viropa. toporokoto nCM. drip. The plural is toporokoara.
He took away the bamboo water tube upon which he was topu vRE. tear a hole, bore a hole. Oire rera ariarava
supported. topureva uva kosiro viropa. He tore open a hole around
toku vRE. support. him and he came out.
toku rao nCN. pole used for support, supporting pole or topu pie vRE. (make a) hole. Topu pieri evo evao pero-IA.
stick. Make a hole in that plank.
tokuo nCF. limbum, common, Arecea palm tree. topua nCN. hole, opening.
tokutokua nCN. area beneath overhanging ledge. topuariko nCF. top half of coconut shell with 3 holes.
too vRE. hit with fist. Vii toopaavoi I am hitting you. topuka nCN. (empty) shell of egg, shellfish, coconut, cocoa,
tooguu vRE. ring-bark a tree to kill it. Evaova tooguua. I etc. takura topura egg shell Because it is empty of its
ring-barked the tree to kill it. contents.
tookuito nCM. bird, hawk, hawk. topuka vRE. empty out a shell, husk, etc. Kakau kue
toopera nCF. brain. Most commonly used in Rot dialect. topukaivoi isike. The rats are eating the contents of the
toorio nCM. sword. cocoa fruit pods (emptying the pods).
tooro vRO. walk with aid of supporting stick. Tooropaoro topupa nCN. drill.
vokapata. You all are walking while using a cane (or topurukoto nCM. grasshopper, jumps a great distance, lives
staff). in holes dug in the ground.
tooroto nCM. staff, walking stick. Plural is tooroara. toputopupaisi nCN. ball or sphere-shaped object full of
tooruai nCF. turtle, large sea type. holes.
tootoo vRO. live. Touvira tootooparoi aite. My father is still torara nCN2. axe.
living. tore vRO. get up, stand up. Auo tepa torepau tapo aiopasa.
tootoo pie vRE. live, cause to, revive to live. Igeivi rutu Hey you girl, you must stand up also to eat.
tootoo pieri rera-IA Tugoropato Uraurato. Make us tore adj. deep or dark color.
all alive by the Holy Spirt. Heard during the church tore gosito nCN2. lame person.
revival. tore pie vRE. awaken, elect, nominate. Oira tore pieavo. I
tootooa nCN. life. stood her up.
tootoopaua nCN2. covering which grows over and between tore pievira adv. increasing-like.
newly developing coconuts, looks like burlap. torearo nCN. height.
tootooru nCM. sago grub, edible larva. toree adv. true. urusi toree rutu 'very true dream' (as opposed
tootooto nCN2. living person. to keakea urusi 'false dream') siposipo toree rutu 'very
tootoovira adv. alive, life-like. true story' (as oppsed to oovepa siposipo 'a conjectured
toovaa vRE. mash in a bowl. Opoara toovaata. You all story')
mash the taros. toree vovou rutu ph. honesty, sincerity.
topa vRE. shove ahead, knock fruit out of tree, continue on. torepa nCN. iron for clothes.
Kakaeto topaparivoi. You're shoving the boy ahead. torevira adv. standing, uprightly.
VoaVA ragaiVA topaa viropa voRE rirova-ia house torevoko adj. straight, correct. Varao oara viapau
siki. They conintued on from there with me to the torevokopape vo visii osireiaro-ia. These things which
hospital. aren't correct in our eyes.
topa pie vRE. continue on, sustain, send on, prolong. torevoko vRE. correct someone or something. Igei vo
topa pievira adv. continuously. kovoaro oirara torevoko arare. Our work is to
topariko vRE. nudge to gain attention. Oira toparikori. You straighten out people.
nudge her and gain her attention. torevoko pie vRE. straighten, correct, level.
topekakao nCN. tobacco. Obviously from the English torevoko pitupitu nCN. honesty, sincerity.
'tobacco'. torevokovira adv. straightforwardly, correctly.
Topekakao voki nPR. Saturday. Comes from the old tori vRE. run away. Taiviri uporeve Tapato ovusa Siropiri
practice of paying wages with tobacco on Saturday. torireva. Tapato killed Taiviri while Siropiri ran away.
topetopeua nCN. tail of rooster or crayfish. toriruua nCN. arrow with carved sharp point, nothing added
topi nCN. taro, type of. to the shaft at point-end.
topikoro adj. infected, pussy. Topikoroi kapua. The sore is torito nCN2. a runaway.
infected. Topikoroi reraRE. He is infected. toritori vRE. move around.
topikoro ovi nCN. fluid in blister, blister's fluid. torooi nCM. bird, cries just before dawn.
topirei nCN. fern tree, used for food, has no thorns. toropo vRE. leave from one's area, disappear. Ravireo
topiru nCM. hollow section of tree used as mortar. toroporevoi. The sun set or it left the sky. Oirato
topisa nCN. room. toroporevoi. The man is leaving his own village.
topogovira adv. reckless, careless, droplets. Oire iriavu Gaupareva uvare sara irara toropoiva rovu-IA. He
topogovira ora vikiopa. Then another girl recklessly cried because his clansmen disappeared into the lake.
jumped. tororo nCM. worm, type of, earth worm.
torotae tue
torotae nCN. pawpaw, long type, red fruit. somewhere just the two of them going (on).
torotoroo vRE. divide up, portion out. Vosa rera aioive, ra tova urui nCN. cemetery.
vearovira rutu ora torotoroopaave varao-IA oara-IA tovaa nCN. burial. Rera tovireva. He belittled him.
vovouisiro toupaive. When they ate him, they would tovetove nC. tree, some type of.
carefully portion out the parts of the heart. tovi vRE. kid, jest, belittle. Rera tovireva. He belittled him.
torotoroovira adv. completely divided. Oirato tovipaeva rea kasipu pieoro. She kidded the
torouke nCF. butterfly, large type. man making him angry. The kidding may be without bad
toru vRE. breaking as waves. Avakava toruoro viripato intentions, but it can cause anger aggravating if it
tokoeva. The sea breaking broke off the rope. persists.
toru kou nCN. waves. toviri nCM. shell fish, spiral types like the Mitrae and
toruva nCF. sea, ocean. Terebra.
toruvauru nCF. opossum with black hair. toviri kare nCM. snail with shell formed by a series of bulbs
tosi vRE. cut grass, or bush with knife or sythe. Isiso kou diminishing in size towards the tip end.
tosirevora. He cut the grass off just above ground level. tovirivira adv. spiralled.
Uva evaova tosireva ragai uposa. He cut the bush to hit tovitovi vRE. restore to value, repair. Jisas oirara rutu
me (with it). Repeated action is marked by the tovitovireva vuriara oaive IAVA voea vorevira ouoro
reduplicated form, tositosi. ora rerapa. Jesus restored all people from their
tosipute nCF. limbum, small leafed variety. sinfulness getting them back to himself. Something that
toto vRO. knock. Vosa viapau totopave, ra aite viapau was ready for the trash or poorly made in the first place is
vegeipa karureve. If we don't knock, then father will not rebuilt and restored to a postion of value.
open up for us. tovitovii vRO. waste something. Vii-IA tovitovii ragaroi.
totoe STAT. agree with. Totoepasiepa oiratoarei reopaoro. He wasted your time. Vii-IA tovitovii ragaroi vii
The two men agreed while talking together. vorioro. He wasted your work not paying you enough.
totoe vRE. separate, cut apart. Teapi pepa-IA tovitovii ragapau. Don't waste the
totoepara nCN. two divisions, divisions of two each. paper.
totoevira adv. evenly distributed, distributed evenly. tovo vRE. put, place, position something. Oire tugara kare
Totoevira vukuara-ia pitupaivoi. They all have one rera tovoiva vo tuitui kasi-IA ora aiteto. Okay the evil
book each. spirits put him in the fire and also the father. Oire vo osa
totopeu nCF. very high, travel afar rush-like spiky plant. vovio ravireo ora tovoroepa osa sisikorereva aue
totopeu vRO. travel far, travel upwards (into jungle). sigato. Okay when the sun positioned itself then the
Totopeuparoi rutu koiere taraapaoro. He went quite a black earth (cosmetic) glistened.
long way upwards looking for pig. tovopa nCN. pliers.
totopeu pie vRE. make go high. tovotovo pie vRE. distribute. Igei tovotovo piepareva
totopeuvira adv. very high. raivaara-IA. He distributed us (exclusive) along the
totoue nCN. buttress root. roads.
tou id. commit adultery. The tactful way of stating that a tovure nCF. mud. Similar to ruruvu.
couple has committed adultery is riakovaVA toureve-'he tovure adj. muddy.
would be staying with a woman'. tovure tapi nCN. muddy area.
tou vRE. exist, be, located. Oa-ia roruvira touavora. tovurevira adv. muddy.
Because of it I was happy. Uva voa toueva katai voki tovutovu vRE. erode away, dig out. Gore raiva tovutovure.
sovara-IA. She was their during one whole day. He dug a ditch (for the water to follow.)
tou class. container classifier as in veeta tou. tovuuto nCM. stick used to husk coconut.
tou kepa nCN. house that is built permanently, permanently tu class. group of objects, flowers in a cluster on a stalk.
built house. Used to refer to a house built of modern Compared with kou 'group of objects', leaves unattached
building materials. to any single thing.
tou pie vRE. (cause to be) idle. tu vRE. fasten, strap on the back. Ora vaiterei-IA garoaVA
tou pievira adv. delayed, yet. tusiva. They fastened themselves together with rattan
tou raiva nCN. main road. vine.
tou tugi nCN. main room. tuakaka adj. hard, solid.
toua nCN. married couple's house, house of married couple. tuariri temp. before, long ago.
touara nCN. existing things, everything that is. tuariripa nCN. relic, artifact from the past.
touea nCM. bird, with small black body and call similar to tuariripa irara nCN2. ancestors.
Friar bird's call. Another name for the bird is turu tuaririvi temp. shortly before, not long ago.
peropero. Both names are onomatopoetic. tue vRE. watch. Irouto tueavoi? Who do I see or watch
Toupa voki nPRN. Sunday. coming? Uva kupareto tuereva. He watched the smoke.
touto nCM. men's house, house for men only. Normally to watch a single event.
touto nCN2. adulterer, sitting room. tue vRO. wait. Tueparai rerePA. I am waiting for him.
touvira adv. yet, still, eternally, later. RagaiRE tueu. Wait for me. Tue ragaparoepa. HE
tova vRE. bury. Uva reasioro uvavu rera tovaereva vairei waited in vain.
raga avaoro. Then getting tired they buried him tue vRO. harvest, pick a leaf crop. Soko tueu. You go pick
tue takau turo
chayote greens. tukura nCF. tree, with leaves that spiral around the trunk like
tue takau ph. tire of waiting. screw pine, leaves not used for mat weaving.
tuevira adv. standing by, waiting. tukutuku vRE. shaking during climax.
tugara STAT. possessed by spirit (harmful). Tugaraparo tupa vRE. close, lock. Koie tupaavoi rera-ia ra oira-IA
kokoropaoro. He is possessed by an evil spirit, acting ivuve. I fastened the pig with it so we two (can) pull her.
crazily. tupa areto nCN2. person always asking, beggar.
tugara ratao nCN. tamboran's door or area of jungle in tupa karupa nCN. key.
which clansman feels his alliegance to his clan is located, tupa pie vRE. lock up.
area where a clan diety resides. tupa rataato nCN2. blockhead, stupid person.
tugara vovou nCN. evil desire, sin. tupaa nCN. lock.
tugarato nCN2. evil spirit, spirit of nature, bush spirit. tupasiko vRE. insert into missing place, complete something.
tugi nCN. room. Va tovori vara tupasikooro. Put it so as to complete the
tugisi nCF. feces of dog. set of them.
tugisi vRE. defecate (dog). Tugisiparevoi kaakau evaova tupe vRO. next in line, follow suit. Jon Baptais SIROVA
reroaro. The dog is defecating under the tree. tuperoepa pute utuoro. Pute was next in line following
tugitugi nCN. rooms, spaces. akoitai. Tupeaepa ikaupaoro. They did like the others
tugoro STAT. taboo, sacred. Tugoroave. They would be off running along.
limits or taboo. Oira upoive, uvare tugoropai rutu tupe pievira adv. in addition to, secondly.
vaPA. They would kill her, because it was taboo (what tupesi nu. second.
she had done). tupeso vRE. cultivate, dig up ground, hoe. Vara
tugoro pie vRE. hallow, taboo something. Oire voaPA voea tupesoparivere pukuiara purapaoro. Dig up the soil,
tugoro piereva rutu. Okay then he hallowed this place making mounds (of it).
for them (they couldn't go there). tupetupe vRE. pass on to next in line. Aioara tupetupereva
Tugoropa voki nPRN. Sunday. vara vateoro. He passed them on to the next one as he
Tugoropa vuku nPRN. Bible, Scriptures. gave them out.
Tugoropato Uraurato nPRM. Holy Spirit. tupetupereo adj. in pairs. Tupetupereopaave. They all
tugura vRE. mature. Tugurae. She is mature. would be in pairs.
tugura vRO. complete journey, arrive at an intended point. tupi nCN. feces of rat or insect.
Voa tuguraroepa vo rataoa riaaro-IA. He came to the tupi vRE. defecate (rat or insect). Isike kare tupipaivooi
opening of the door. voraro rutuioa. The rats are defecating everywhere.
tugura pie vRE. enable, enough, cause to be. Igei tugura tupipa iro nCN. anus, end of small intestine.
pierivo vo kovo opesiaro-IA. You enabled us tupitupi adj. wet, moist, damp.
(exclusive) to finish this work. tupitupi pie vRE. wet something, dampen.
tugurai nCN. bed time. tupu pie vRE. arrive abruptly. Tupu pierevora. He arrived
tuguru vRE. kick, leg only. here all of a sudden.
tuia vRE. sand smooth. Koetava tuiareva. He sanded down tupuru kapiua nCN. (blunt) bill of bird.
the bow making it smooth. tuputupue riku nCF. spring of water.
tuia vakipa nCN. sandpaper. tura irara nCN. important persons.
tuiato nCM. tree with leaves sufficiently rough so as to be tura vego nCN. remote area of bush or jungle.
used like sandpaper. turaa nCN. shingle of sewn sago leaves.
tuiko vRE. keep for a long time, preserve. Koie tuikoreva turaa vRO. sew up sago leaves. Tetevu turaaave kukuvuva
veetara-IA. He preserved the pig in the bamboo tubes. purasa. They would sew together sago leaves to make
tuikopa kuvu nCN. bamboo tube used for curing meat. the roof cap. Equivalent to tutaa.
tuikopa vovouto nCN2. unforgiving person, unforgetting turakasivira adv. directly, straightway.
person. turaro nCN2. lord, king, queen, Christ, village leader.
tuiriri nCM. insect, mole cricket, Gryllotalpa, mole cricket. turauru nCN. polish.
tuitui vRO. warm one's self by fire. turavua nC. belt made of wild banana leaf made of wild
tuitui nCM. fire, glowing ember used to start fire. banana leaf worn by women only, a piece of which might
tuitui kasi nCN. fire for warming one's self. be used in coded leaf letter to mean, 'female'.
tuitui turu ph. chunk of burning log. turei nCN. limestone.
tuituiie nCF. bird, like Kookaburra or kingfisher, pecks hole turi adj. exceed limits. Turipai. It is just over the limit.
in tree for its nesting place, during dry times it is said to turi pie vRE. slip off course, deviate from mark, (caust to)
call more frequently as it is calling for rain. exceed the limit. Va turi pierivere. You will cause it to
tuivu nCF. shell fish, spiny sea urchin, sea urchin. go past the mark. Vii turi pievoi, oa iava vava koveuei.
tuivu nCF. rat, small with black hair, (small)rodent. It caused you to go beyond what you had thought was the
tukeru nCN. small of back. limit so that you are falling off.
tuki nCN. piece of something. turi pie visivi adv. inaccurately, erroneously.
tukituki vRE. break into pieces. Bret tukitukiri. Break the turivara ova nCN. tree that doesn't bear fruit because of it
bread into pieces. being unhealthy.
tuku adj. thousand. turo look inside of something transparent. The explanation is
turo tuuri
that when looking through transparent material like glass, tutuuka nCF. bark of tree chewed like betel nut with powder,
the eye and the glass go together to the object seen tree with chewed bark.
behind the glass. tutuuke vRO. fasten repeatedly. Tetevu turaave kukuvuva
turo vRE. beckon to, go with, carry away. Evo urui evoava purasa. Oire tutuukeave opesipe. They would sew the
opesiepa oa turoeva pirutuva evoava vova varaoro sago leaves to make the roof cap. Then they would fasten
erava. That village was destroyed which was carried it all and be finsihed.
away by the flow (of lava) from that volcano. Teapi tutuuri tuuta nCN. studs along the wall of a house.
kiuvu va turoreve. It won't be good if the wind carries it tutuvagevira adv. darkly.
away. tutuvagi adj. nightfall, (become) night, dark. Tutuvagiei.
turopa adj. transparent, visible inside. Night is falling.
turoturo nC. plant which grows in very moist area and used tutuvagia nCN. darkness.
for medicine. tutuvagito nCN2. negro, black person.
turoturo koko nCN. flower which is the favorite food of the tutuvaketo nCM. grasshopper, type of.
Brown Honey Eater. tutuvata kepa nCN. meeting house, house for meeting. A
turove vRE. growing by way of runners. Iroiro house that was built with very low walls not much more
turovepaiveira. The vine always grows by runners than a foot high and roof extending upwards.
sending up sprouts from them. Tuvitu turovevoi. The tuu vRE. answer someone, return something. Vosa pasa oaa
tuvitu plant is spreading along the ground. tuureve. If he answers my letter. Rera vo reoaro tuuri.
turu vRO. string, sew, sack produce. Oire opesi pie You answer his talk.
turupaave. Kapoave ra opesipe. Then they would finish tuu vRE. compress, squash down. Vara tuupari. Squash
sewing, (and) they would clamp (them) together and be down those things.
finished. tuu vRO. fasten clothes. Varoa-IA tuuparai. I am fastening
turua nCN. sewing, stitches. my clothes.
turue irara nCN. natives of mainland Papua New Guinea. tuu v? stamp, stand at attention.
turuea adj. color red. tuu iro nCN. belt.
turuevira adv. red. tuu keru nCF. hip bone.
turukoua nCN. lizard, green body with yellow brest, tuua v? row, pull. Uva tuuapaoro karepaiera. Then rowing
longtail lives in the bush, common. we (exclusive) returned home.
turupa masiri nCM. sewing machine. tuuaa nCN. canoe paddle.
tururo nCN. thread for stringing beads. tuuga nCF. grease.
tusia nCN. pustule, sore with white head. tuukau adj. stiff, rigid. era iava varaua tuukaupe. He body
tuta nCN. pronged arrow. Made with four bamboo prongs to would be stiff.
catch birds and bats. tuuke vRE. detain. Ragai tuukepari. You are detaining me
tutaa vRE. sew up sago leaves. Guruvara tutaapare. He is from doing my work.
sewing leaves. tuuke vRE. fasten, lock, imprison, nail. Uvuipai ra oira ivuve
tutai nCN. horns of animal or insect. rara vo ora vegei-IA garoaara tuuke rovove. It is
tutu ova nCN. tree with seed pods which have a sling-like possible we can pull her if we first fasten rattan vine to
appearance. ourselves.
tutu pie vRE. carry on the back. Kakaeva tutu pieavere. I'll tuuke koro nCN. handcuffs, shackle.
carry the little girl on my back. tuukea nCN. knot, binding.
tutua nCN. sling for carrying children. tuukepa irara nCN2. prisoners, captives.
tutue STAT. demented due to spirit possession, spirit tuukepa iro nCN. lint gauze, bandage.
possession resulting in being demented. Ro ira tuukepa kepa nCN. jail, prison, cage.
tutueparoi. This man is demented because of spirit tuukou nCN. (large) flood which spreads out beyond the
possession. Oirato tutuepa kokoropaoro. The man is banks of the river. It is larger than a pirutua 'flash flood'.
possessed and crazy. Not used commonly today. tuupapara nCN. all greasy meats.
tutupariko nCF. bird-Willy Wagtail with small black body tuupato nCM. pants, trousers.
and long tail that sways back and forth constantly. tuupavira adv. continuously.
tuturi vRE. persuade, convince with talk. Oirara tuturirivoi tuupeko nCF. snail, large black shell, fresh and salt water,
oa iava avaaei. You persuaded the people and because of shell used for powder with betel nut.
it they are all going now. tuupepere nCM. caterpillar, hairy type.
tuturi reoto nCN2. persuasive talker. tuupesi nCN. hoe (tool).
tutuu vRE. approach, come near. Riakova tutuuevoi. The tuupeso vRE. turn over ground, hoe.
woman is approaching. Vuuta tutuuvoi. It is nearly time. tuupuu adj. big. This word has been replaced by the word
Uva kokeva urioopa ragai iare, osa tutuupava ipasa riro.
aue-ia evaova. The rain came as I was about to climb up tuupuu adj. large, big. Similar to riro.
the tree. tuupuua adj. big, large object.
tutuu pie vRE. approach, near. Ae asi ragaivi tutuu piepai tuupuuvira adv. much. Tuupuuvira vukurai. I am very
ra kopiira. Ae, why `poor' me I nearly died. full.
tutuu pievira adv. almost, nearly. tuuri adj. pure, true, common. kopii tuuri straight death
tuuri upe
without any question of illness or sorcery Oirara tuuri tuuvu vovou nCN. bravery, (no) fear of consequence.
common people. tuuvu vovouto nCN2. brave person, fearless person.
tuuri nCN. level place, plain surface. tuuvu vovouvira adv. bravely, fearlessly. Tuuvu
tuuriko vRE. stare at. Eake tuurikopari? What are you vovouvira kopiiroepa. He died without fear of anything.
staring at? Similar to vura in Pip dialect. tuuvuu adj. swollen. Kokotoa tuuvuuei. The leg is swollen.
tuurituuri adj. straight, pure. gavuta tuurituuriro ashes and tuuvuu nCN. swelling.
nothing else. tuuvuua adj. swollen, soft.
tuurituuripavira adv. directly towards. Tuvakoopa-ia nPRN. place just inland from Wakunai.
tuurivira adv. flat, level. tuve pie vRE. trick into a trap. Rera tuve pieive. They would
tuuru nCN. source, initial thing. trick him leading him into the trap.
tuuru vRE. start at the beginning, commence from the start. tuvetuve nCM. type of hawk.
Va tuururi. Start it at the beginning. tuvetuve vRE. lead. Turaro igei tuvetuveparevo vosa
tuurua nCN. (small) fire used to warm one's self. Same as orekerovu rutu purapaiovo. The village chief was
tuitui. leading us (exclusive) as we did all the things.
tuururo nCN. all branches and pieces of trees. tuvetuvepa nCN. compass, map.
tuuruvira adv. beginning-like, initially. Tuuruvira tuvetuvepato nCN2. leader, council member, head man.
koripaoro avau. Go on writing from the top (of the tuvitu nCN. corm of plant.
page) to the bottom. tuvituvi vRE. chip away bamboo joints.
tuuta vRE. serve as foundation for, confirm. Rera vo tuvituvito STAT. sore. Tuvituvitorai rutu kapuara IAVA.
kovoaro tuutasivere. You two will be the foundation of I'm very sore with all these infected sores.
his work. tuvu vRE. approach close to something. Rera ruvara-IA
tuuta nCN. post. tuvureva. He approached close to him. We approached
tuutato nCN2. supporter, foundation, government. the island. Uva tuvuiovora tokoa-IA
tuutuu vRE. shake down, trade. Arua tai tuuruuri veeta tuvua nCN. swamp, muddy area.
tou-IA. Shake the greens down in the bamboo tube. tuvuara nCN. swamp.
tuutuuke vRE. bundle together. tuvuavira adv. swampy.
tuutuusi vRO. shake, quiver. Ro oirato uriripaoro rirovira tuvutuvu v? frequent.
tuutuusiparoi. This man being afraid is shaking badly. tuvutuvuke v? frequent.
tuutuuto nCM. bird, black and purple body, lives on ground tuvutuvukevira adv. frequently. Ira-a eera
but nests in tree, will fly when disturbed. tuvutuvukevira ira iare urioparavere. He is the one to
tuuvauru toua nCN. long lasting object. whom I will be going frequently.
tuuvu STAT. brave, steady. Tuuvuparoi. He is steady in the tuvutuvuvira adv. frequently.
face of trouble.
U - u
uga vRE. force through. Kepito ugaparevoi evoa. Kepito is uka vRE. overflow, spill out. Oearovu ukapaivoi oepaoro.
forcing his way through over there. Others are vomiting, <spilling out>.
ugaogaoa adj. moist, damp. uka pie vRE. spill into something. RagaiPA oai uka pieri vii
ugaogaoa tapi nCN. damp place. vo rovuaro IAVA. Spill from your liquid some for me.
ugaogaoavira adv. damp, moist. Used when referring to a container (other than something
ugavero nCF. (alpine) grass found on top of Mt. Balbi near like a teapot) that is too full and needs to be emptied a
craters. bit.
ugo pie vRE. rejoin, graft together. Voava vorevira rera ukaio vRO. drink cool liquid. Rirovira ukaioroepa oiso ra
IAVA rakariua ugo piereva. He fastened his skin uuko ovi rakape kavori kare ariarava. He drank a lot
together again. so that the stream would dry up leaving the crayfish.
ugoro adj. cold. Ugoro iraoparai. I am very cold. ukauka vRE. swish around, splash around. Toko rovu
ugoro pie vRE. cool down something. ukaukapaeveira kiuvu-IA. The lake is splashed around
ugoro voki nCN. cool shady day, day-cool, shady. by the wind.
ugoropa kusia nCN. (very) cold object. ukauka pie vRE. spill, cause to.
uguro adj. soggy, placid. Twisties uguroera. The Twisties ukaukato nCM. surf, white cap of water.
were soggy. ukavio nCF. scapula.
ui nCN. fuzz on leaves. uova nCF. eel, lives in fresh water streams under stones and in
uisiuisi vRE. blow whistle. Uisiuisiri rera piesa. Whistle caves, grows to one meter or more.
him to go on. Obviously from the English, whistled - upara nCN. tree, type of.
whistle. Heard during sporting events. upe vRE. initiate by putting Upe hat on person followed by
uka vRO. spill over. Touvira uuko rovu ukapai tenk customary rituals. Rera upeiva. They put an Upe hat on
tou-IA. The water is yet to spill out of the tank. him starting the initiation rites. Ro kakaetoa raga ira
uka vRE. vomit, overflow, seasick. upereva tugarato. The bush spirit initiated with the Upe

upe uru
hat only this boy. urareovira loc. upward, higher up.
upe vRO. initiate by having Upe rituals performed. urata nCN. betel pepper vine.
Uperoera. He has his Upe hat on and is being initiated uraura nCN2. picture, photo, shadow, reflection, spirit.
into manhood. uraura ousa vRE. photograph something.
upe asa irara nCM. uninitiated men without Upe. uraura piepato nCN2. artist, photographer.
upeto nCM. male initiate. uraurako nCF. spider, has large brown body, lives in cocoa
upeva nCF. Upe hat. The hat is made of a rattan framework and has painful bite.
with layers of leaves sewn in place with fine vine. Some uraurapa nCN. camera, art equipment.
have intricate designs cut and stained into the leaves. uraurapavira adv. hazy, blurry.
upia STAT. pain, to be in, sick. ReraVA upiapao kakaeto. uriiko nPRN. taro, wild variety with very large leaves.
She was in pain with the boy. Uriiko tuikou nCN. name of Old Togarao. The meaning is
upia pie vRE. pain, cause, injure. Ravireo ragai upia piere. `the preservation of taro'.
The sun is making me sick. uriko adj. green color.
upia pura id. (be) sick. Upia purapare. He is sick or he is urio vRO. come. Eakere Isio kare evoea tuvetuveoro
making sickness. uriouei? Why are you coming leading the wild bush
upiapato nCN2. sick person. creatures?
upiaro nCN. inside of tree. uriova nCF. insect, type of.
upiavira adv. painfully, sickly. uriri STAT. afraid, anxious. Eakepa uriripataveira koatapa
upiko vRE. take without intending to return. Oaravu rutu ARAPA vo kepa-ia? Why are you all always afraid to
upikoreveira. He is always taking things without go into this house?
intending to return them. uriri vRE. frighten, scare. Vo vokio-ia ragai uririri. Today
upiko visivi adv. secretly. you frighten me.
upiriko nCM. (wild) kaukau, vine like Morning Glory from uriri pie vRE. frighten, scare. Rirovira rutu ora uriri
which kaukau gets its name ; sweet potato. piepaave. They frightened themselves very much.
upisi keru nCN. leg, lower part, tibia and fibula. uriria nCN. fear, fright.
upisi tou nCN. bone, uppermost bone of limbs. uririavupato nCN2. (easily) frightened person.
upisipa nCN. damp object, wet object. uririko STAT. scared stiff, stiff with fright. Uririkoparoi
upisipara nCN. all juicy fruits and foods, suculents. koepaoro. He is scared stiff swinging on the vine.
upito nCM. inside of bone, marrow, spinal cord, pithy centre uririo STAT. hesitant. Uririoparai oarai vera ARAPA. I am
of tree as in a palm. hesitant to get rid of these things.
upito id. essential part or inside portion. Vegei-a upitoaro uririo vRE. (cause to) tingle, (cause) prickly sensation.
rutu Pauto vo kovoaro. We are the essential part of Avarato ragai uririore vokapaoro. The ant causes my
God's programme. skin to tingle as he walks over it.
upo id. finish off, strike out. Dinau uporevora. He finished uririopavira adv. hesitantly. Uririopavira vara
off paying his debt. Moni upoavere. I will spend all of verapaavoi I get rid of these hesitantly.
my money. Eira upori. Strike out the mistake (feminine uririvira adv. fearful.
thing). Upo normally means to kill or hit. urita nCN. rough inner surface of coconut husk.
upo vRE. strike, slap, fight, murder. Eva siposipoa vova uritapavira adv. roughly.
Aitaaro oiso osa oisoa oirara upoive. That is the story uritava nCF. squid.
from the Aita area as they would always fight people. uriteva nCF. dew, manna for want of a better vernacular
Oira upo ovoiive vosa va kekeeve. They would term. Vuisiva 'dew' is also used to describe 'manna'.
completely kill her if she saw it. Primary meaning is uro vRO. come. Igei bompasa uropaave Japan. The
''cause death''. Japanese came to bomb us. Pip dialect.
upo purapara nCN. weapons. urooro vRE. exemplify, copy, repeat, reiterate. Rera
upo purapato nCN2. soldier, killer. vaaroRE uroorooro oisi va purari oiso osa rera vaaro
upoa nCN. war, fight, battle. purareva. You make it like he made his, copying his.
uposiua loc. another place, off to the side, foreign place. urooro pie vRE. copy, (make) alike. Oisi va urooro pieri osa
uposivira adv. different location, foreign. Uposivira rera vaaroRE. Make a copy of it just like his.
reoreopau. You talk as coming from another place. uroorovira adv. identically, same.
ura vRE. chew betel nut. Urapaive. They would chew betel uroturei nCN.
nut. — nK. married couple, man and guardian spirit.
ura nCN. rust. urotuto nCM. husband as head of marriage, god, guardian
ura pie vRE. (make to) chew betel nut, give betel nut to chew. spirit of clan. Same as morotuto in Pip Sometimes it
Voea ura piesa urioaepa. They came to give them betel would be visible or audible.
nut to chew (and to make them chew it). An important uru vRE. spread something out to sleep or lay on.
act when negotiating peace, etc. Varoara-IA uruiva. They made a bed spreading out the
ura ukaio nCN. betel nut juice. cloth. Varao gesipaara oara raga-IA oisoa uruive vo
urakava nCF. bat, fruit bat, flying fox. rasiuaaro vo vureiara sovara-ia. They would always
urareo vRO. ascend, go up. Voea tapo urareoparoi. He make beds on the ground during the parties with these
went on up with them. Pip dialect. fragrant (leaves) only.
uru kakae uu piea
uru kakae nCN. crib, cot, small bed. initiates.
uru pie vRE. listen, attention, give. Iria raga gisipoaro uru utaveva nCF. Baylor shell, Triton's trumpet.
piepai riropa irara. The important men would listen uteo adj. cold, cool. Uva rirovira rutu uteo iraoparaepa.
only to her (mouth). Then I was truly very cold.
urua nCN. bed, table, desk, bench. uteo viro id. cold. Uteoparoviro upeto. The young initiate
urui tokipato nCN2. village chief, council man. was completely cold or had a disqualifying poor body.
urui vou nCN2. unnamed people. uteova nCF. dampness.
uruia nCN. village, town, city. uteovira adv. cool-like, cold.
uruiara nCN2. men and women whose names are unknown. utevuteo nCF. cold wind.
ururau loc. around, surround. uto adj. shielded, hidden from view. Ravireo utoroi. The
ururau v. fence in, surround. Vara rutuRE ururau sun is hidden (behind a cloud).
kovokovoa purari. Make a fence to completely surround uto vRE. shield, hide from view. Eakere utopari vukua
the thing. Ikauvira vusiive rororei rera ururau ora vuravura ARAPA Why are you blocking the light so
aivaro piesa. Quickly the two breasts would come out to that I can't read the book? Ragai utori. Stand in front of
surround him completely. As a verb there is no me to hide me. Vuravu uto pieri. Put the lamp behind
affixation. something to block out the light. Aioara utori. Cover
ururau vRE. hide from, secret away. Monia ururauri voea over the food from the flies.
ASAVIRA. Hide the money from them. utoa nCN. shield, protective covering, (a) blind. Utoa vai
ururuera nCF. duck. tovori. Put the protective covering over (the food).
urusia nCN. dream, a. utopa reoto nCN2M. person who hides his talk. Viapau oiso
urusivira adv. dream-like. Used to describe the astronauts utopa reoto-a. He is not a man to hide his talk
walking on the moon i.e. urusivira vokasivo-the two men protectively.
were walking dream-like, possibly because this seemed utopavira adv. protected, shielded, sheltered.
incredible. utu adj. heal over. Vasavato aue virupaoro kapua utuparo.
uruupava nCF. sleeping mat, mat for sleeping. The new skin moves over the sore as it is healing over.
uruuru vRO. shut eyes, close eyes. Osireito uruuerupau. utu nCF. yam (general name).
Shut your eyes. utu vRO. watch, follow. Rera tariopaoro utuaepa. They
uruuru vRE. ignore, look away. Va uruuru ragari. You followed chasing him.
ignore it. utu pie vRE. follow something up. Pasa utu pieri ragaiPA.
uruuru STAT. even-tempered, never cross, not see, notice, Send the letter to me later.
observe, take no notice, disregard ; pay no attention to. utuara nCN. (protective) equipment for safely observing
Ora uruuruparai osa uriouei. I didn't see you when you during fight.
came. utupa adj. next.
uruuru pie vRE. (cause to be) unaware, ignore, distract utupa iva nCN. next year.
attention. Ora rera uruuru piereva. He made himself utupa kekira nCN. next month.
unaware of something or someone. Ragai uruuru pieri utupa voki nCN. next day.
va kavirusa. You made me look away (so you could) utupa vuuta nCN. next time.
steal it. Vovouisi uruuru piepari. You close your heart utupa wik nCN. next week.
to needs around you. utupakou temp. late, next.
uruuru vovouto nCN2. even-tempered person. utupaua temp. following after, later.
uruuruko nCN. pieces, crumbs, left overs. Aio uruuruko. utupaupau nCF. insect, has long slender legs and body,
Crumbs of food. Compare with rurukopara 'unedible walks with a bouncing motion.
curmbs'. utupavira adv. after, later.
uruuruva kakaeva nCN2. fearless child, unheeding. uturo vRO. toddle, walk hesitantly. Uturoparovere kakaeto.
uruvao nCF. bird, dove, gray body, crest, female of kurue, The child will be toddling.
good eating. uturovira adv. stumbling-like, toddling-like. Uturovira
usireo vRO. go down, descend. Uusireopaaerao Uakunai vokapaoro avaparo kakaeto. In a toddling way the
lare. They went down to Uakuna. child goes walking.
usireo vRE. lower something, put down. Vurukoa usireota utuua aveuaro nCN. growing tip of the yam tuber, yam
uukova-IA ra va kaeeve. You all lower the stump into growing tip. Said of yams only.
the river so that ti would carry it (on down). utuuko nCRF. bird, owl that has large staring eyes, it hunts
usiva nCF. pineapple, tree with fruit like pineapple. opossum at night.
usorere nCF. stinging nettle. utuuva adj. nice, attractive.
usorere nCF. grass which causes itching. utuuvavira adv. nicely. Utuuvavira rutu geesipai. It smells
Usorevara nPRN. second name of Ovuveo clan. very nicely.
utauei nCM. gekko, small body and white skin. utuvaiko vRE. surpass, pass by. Ragai utuvaikorivoi. You
utavai nCM. moon. are passing by me walking or running. Similar to pute.
utave vRO. blow Triton's trumpet. Vo upeva utaveaepa uu vRO. meet together, gather together.
ovusa voea kaeoro avaaepa. They would blow the uu pie vRE. join ends.
Triton's trumpet while they came carrying the Upe uu piea nCN. joint, junction.
uu pievira uvuo
uu pievira adv. jointly, enclosed. (they are too loud!).
uua nCN. market. uvagi visivi adj. deaf slightly. Uvagi visivi toupare kokito.
uue nCN. beet, plant with a colored root. He doesn't hear well or the ear is slightly deaf.
uugaa vRO. kiss someone. Uugaaroepa oiraVA. He kissed uvagito nCN2. deaf person.
her. uvagivira adv. deaf-like.
uugaaa nCN. kiss. uvai loc. somewhere (existing), some place (existing).
uuge adj. slack, loose. Iroiro uugepai. The rope is slack. uvakiraoto nCN2. black person.
uuge pie vRE. slacken, loosen. Iroiro uuge pieri. Loosen the uvako vRE. insensitive to something. Uvakoreve. He wouldn't
vine. feel it.
uuko adj. (be in a) liquid state, bluid. Ira uuko ragapaiveira uvare conj. because.
pioto. The pioto hot springs always runs in a liquid state. uvareoua nCN. ear (external).
uuko vRE. collect water. Uva uuko rovopareva osa iriavu ita uvariatoo rugorugooto nCN2. (one who) can't remember
tavarieva. He started to collect water as another woman well, (one who) fouls up things.
exchanged places (blocking him). uvaru nCN. carved figure, idol.
uuko adj. melt, liquefy. Uva ais uukooi ravireo-ia. The ice uvarupa avata nCN. spirit house.
melted in the sun. uvauvavu vai loc. anywhere, somewhere.
uuko gae nCN. stream bed, bed of river. uvavivu loe. another little place.
uuko karao peri nCN. uvea nCN. leaf of taro plant.
— ph. pipe of bamboo made to carry water. uveio vRO. echo. Rera oivearo ureioparoi tagiri sovara-ia.
uuko ovi nCN. stream, brook. His shout echoed inside the canyon
uuko tou nCN. water tank or drum. uveioto nCM. echo, an.
uuko tuuri raga nCN. uveo nCN. tree, has red leaves, commonly used for firewood.
— ph. pure water, water that is pure. uvere vRE. join together, mix together. Iroirorei uvereri.
uukoa nCN. water. Join the two ropes together. Vara rutu uvereri. Mix
uukopa riku nCN. well for water, water well. everything together.
uukova nCF. river, large. uvereoto nCM. insect, wasp with yellow striped abdomen,
uukovira adv. watery, juicy. builds paper nest in tree, wasp.
uureo adj. sour, bitter. Muli isi uureopai. The lumon is sour. uvi vRE. take out taro shoots. Oa iava vo kovo uviivoiva,
uureo ovi nCN. soursop, sour juice. oriaepa. After that they took out the taro shoots, and
uureopaisi nCN. sour fruit like lemon. cooked (them).
uururu aioto nCN2. (person who) eats without being fussy uviro vRO. cross over. Oirato uviroparoi uuko ovi-IA. The
or picky. man is crossing over the stream. Same as iviro.
uururu vatevateto nCN2. unselfish person. uviru adj. cooked completely. Upiriko uvireepai. The sweet
uururu vovouto nCN2. (person who is) not fussy, (person) potato is completely cooked. Similar to ori piro 'cooked
easy to please. completely'.
uusi vRO. sleep. Taraavira uusiparai. I am sleeping face uviruera adj. cooked, done.
upward on my back. Verovira uusiparai. I am sleeping uvisi vRE. grip tightly, hold onto firmly. Va-IA uvisiri. Take
on my side. Takuvira uusiparai. I am sleeping facing hold of it tightly. Vo reo-IA uvisi iraori. Hold very
downward on my stomach. Uva voava uusiraepa. Vo tightly onto this word.
peva tovoava vo peva aue kuvupa. Then I slept. I put uvu vRE. sense some sound or odor, hear something, smell
on three shirts. something. Geesi uvua. I smell it.
uusi pie vRE. put to sleep, lay down an object. uvu keru nCN. brow of eye.
uusi reo irara nCN. Rotokas people from the foothills uvua STAT. strange, unfamiliar.
(Pipipaia area). Literally, the people whose talk sleeps or uvuapa reo nCN. English language.
who speak slowly. uvuapato nCN2. white person.
uusireovira loc. lower down, downward. uvuapava nCF. banana, eating type. Same as roveraga. The
uusivira adv. sleepily. name uvua 'unfamiliar' refers to the fact that the banana
uutu vRO. guard, protect. Voea rutu uutupaaepa ora was introduced by Europeans.
upopaoro. They were protecting them while fighting. uvui STAT. capable, is such that, able. Uvuiparoi va purasa.
uutupa kepa nCN. watch house, guard house. He is capable of doing that. Ragai tavireva, ''Viapau
uutupato nCN2. watchman, guard. oiso uvuipau ra o ouri.'' He told me, ''You can't get this
uutuva NF. surround men in a fight. woman.'' Uvuipai oiso ra kepa vai voriri. It is possible
uutuva nCF. protecting, security. Rirova uutuva puraivo for you to buy some house. \lx uvui
voeaRE. They made a great protection for them. — vRE. measure. Iroiro uvuiri. Measure the rope.
uva nRPN. there, where, place. uvui pie vRE. satisfy, make enough.
uva conj. so then, and so. uvuia nCN. fathom, standard, class.
uvagi adj. deaf. Uva voaviVA uvagiroepa. He was deaf from uvuiaro nCN. measurement.
here (the ear). uvuipa nCN. tape measure, yardstick, ruler.
uvagi pie vRE. deafen, annoy with noise. Ragai uvagi uvuo nCF. bird, has crest like cockatoo, lives both at high
piepaivoi kakae vure. The children are making me deaf elevations and elsewhere, cries like a dove.
uvuo vagipa
uvuo adj. isolated, insular. evao uvuo isolated area of trees or kepa-IA uvurupaai oirara. The people are gathering at
single grove of trees kakao uvuo small planting of cocoa the church. Turaro irara aruri, ra igei tapo uvuruave
uvuoa nCN. ship, boat. Sometimes uvuova (F). vo kepao sovara-IA. Send for the leaders so they will
uvuoa ivupato nCM. captain of ship. meet together with us (exclusive) in this house.
uvuoa tokipa irara nCN2. crew of ship. uvuuta vego nCN. jungle growing at high elevations.
uvuru nCN. gathering, assembly, meeting. Toua uvurupa uvuutu nCF. bird, builds stick platform, cries low-
tapi-IA uvurupaai oirara. The people are gathering at vuuvuuvuu, lives 6 to 8000 feet up on slopes of Mt.
the meeting place. Balbi.
uvuru vRO. meet together, gather together, assemble. Lotupa
V - v
va nPPN. it. same as the other thing.
va rovope ph. Let it be for a while yet. vaea vRE. compare. VaVA vaeaa. I compare with it.
vaagi vRE. bake, steam, pit-cook. Aioara vaagierevere kepa vaea kaevira adv. similar, sameness. Vaea kaevira
sirova. The two women will cook the food in a pit beside sipeipapeira. It always has a similar saltiness.
the house. vaea keke adj. same appearance.
vaagi nCN. pit-cooked items. upiriko vaagi pit-cooked vaea keketo nCN2. similar looking person.
(steamed) sweet potato vaea peva nCN. three identical things.
vaagore vRE. persuade, trick. Ragai vaagorerevoi ragai vaea puato adj. similar looking.
keaoro, oa iava viapau avaveiei. He changed his mind vaeatoarei nCN2. (two) identical objects.
deceiving me so that we aren't going now. vaeavira adv. same, all together.
vaagore vovouto nCN2. strong minded, single minded. vaere vRE. hoe, turn over soil. Rasia vaereri. Hoe the
Viapau vaagore vovouto-a eera. That man is not a ground.
single minded person. He is not determined in his way. vaereto nCM. hoe (tool).
vaakakao nCM. thunder, gun. vaesia nCN. slope, steep area.
vaakira nC. bird, type of crane. vaesivira adv. steep, sloped - like.
vaakora adj. supernatural, miraculous. Similar to ravoto. vaevae nCM. shellfish, giant clam, Tridacna gigas, (giant)
vaakora adj. supernatural, miraculous. Silmilar to viae. clam.
vaao nDF. that feminine object, person. Lengthened vowel vagaga vRE. submit, give in. Ora rera IAVA vagagareva
especially noticeable when spoken while pointing out the voeaPA. He gave himself up to them. Plis, vagagari
object or person. ragaiPA. Please, give (it) to me. Similar to ora vase.
vaaoo nDF. that feminine thing there. vagaga vovouto nCN2. lenient person, compromising
vaapeta nCN. tree, with red wood that doesn't deteriorate, the person, person who holds onto things (or talk) loosely.
smell makes one vomit, it is not used in native medicine. Viapau vagaga vovouto-a. He is not a man to hold
vaaraa vRO. awake, recover senses, clear of illness. Vosa things lightly.
uusirai uva torerai, oa iava vaaraarai. When I slept vagai nCN. paper, leaf.
then I arose after which I recovered by senses. vagao adj. toothless.
vaaraa nCN. cool air, cool breeze. vagaoto nCN2. toothless person.
vaaraa voki nCN. clear bright day. vagapa nCN. waterfall, steep slope, stone face.
vaaro nDM. that masculine thing there. vagapa vRO. fall a great distance (stone or water).
vaaro nDM. that masculine object, person. Lengthened vowel Vagapaiera rasia. The land slide down.
especially noticeable when spoken while pointing out the vagapa varake nCN. spray from waterfall, mist from
object or person. waterfall.
vaaruu STAT. unlearned (as a child), unable to talk or hear, vage v. hasten. sau
senseless. — vRO. come. Aita dialect. Same as urio.
vaaruuto nCN2. deaf-mute. vage pie remove quickly, swipe, hurry. Irouto va vage
vaaruuvira adv. unlearned. pierevoi voaVA? Who swiped it from here? Sau vRO.
vaavaavu adj. peppery, hot flavor. Vaavaavuparoi. He has come. Aita dialect. Same as urio.
a peppery or cross disposition. Vaavaavupe. It would — vRE.
taste hot. vage pie visivi adv. quickly.
vaavaavu vRE. embitter. Ragai vaavaavuurevoi rutu. He vage pievira adv. hurried, rushed. Viapau oiso ra vage
made me very bitter with his talk. pievira voea karekeave. They didn't return home in a
vaavaavuvira adv. bitterly emotional. Vaavaavuuvira hurry.
kasipurai. I am bitterly angry. vagepato nCN2. opponent, winner.
vaavo nDN. that thing there. vagevagevira adv. quickly, huriedly. Vagevagevira
vaavo nDN. that thing. Lengthened vowel especially opesiera. It came to a quick conclusion.
noticeable when spoken while pointing out the object. vagevira adv. recently.
vaea adj. same as, identical. Oa vaeapai oavuVA. It is the vagipa nCN. stove, oven.
vagiri kou varake
vagiri kou nCF. vine, similar to upiriko but with smaller leaf. vaki vRE. mistake for something else. Viapau vearovira va
vago vRE. slack, loosen, open. vakiavo. I didn't recognize it well.
vago gariko nCN. open area. vaki urui nCN. temporary shelter on the road.
vago kepa nCN. spacious house. vakia nCN. paper, leaf.
vago pie vRE. loosen, slacken. vakipa nCN. paper money.
vagoa nCN. opening. vakiri nCM.
vagoe nCF. grasshopper, general name of young before wings — adj. banana, wild type, Chinese.
have matured, wingless, immature grasshopper. vakivaki adj. different, unusual. vakivaki keketo one who
vagogo vRE. spy on, scout out. Japan vagogosa avaaepa. looks unusual vakivaki reoto one who speaks for
The Japanese went to scout out (the area). himself without following the opinions of others
vagogopato nCN2. scout, spy. vakivaki rugooto one who has unusual thoughts
vagore vRO. hesitate before or while speaking. vakivira adv. mistakenly, leafy.
vagore vovouto nCM. indecisive man, double minded man. vakokoi nCN2. navel of child which has swollen because of
vagorevira adv. undecidedly, hesitantly. Vagorevira the cord being cut too short. Also refers to permanently
reoreoparoepa. He speaks hesitantly. enlarged navel of adult.
vagoto vRO. cough, cold (illness). vakora adv. singly. vakorarei the two things only vakora
vagovira adv. loosely, spacious. peva three things only vakora tau the ten things only
vagovira adv. open-like. Vagovira toupai igei vo kepaaro. voresura vakoravira 'the four things together'
Our (exclusive) house is open and spacious. vakoravira temp. short period of time, immediately.
vagu STAT. proud. Vakoravira rutu voea ouvo upia. The sickness <got
vagua nCN. pride. them> in a very short space of time. They immediately
vaguvira adv. proudly. became sick.)
vai gr. maybe, probably, some (indefinite amount). vakoreva nCF. yam, wild variety.
vaikeua nCN. fish trap made of rattan or vine. vakutoveo vRO. doubt.
vaio gr. dual of animate beings. As in Pita vaio ora Kariri vakuvaku vRO. scorn, doubt, scoff. Rugooa oureva, oa iava
'Peter and Kariri'. vakuvakuroepa. He got second thoughts and then
vairei nPPF. they (2F). doubted. Also vakuaku.
vairei vaaro nPSF. vakuvakuto nCM. shark.
— ph. theirs (2F). vakuvakuto nCN2. scoffer.
vaireo nDF. these (2F). vakuvakuvira adv. doubtfully.
vairo nPPF. they (all F). vao raga-ia loc.
vairo vaaro nPSF. — ph. now, presently, this here.
— ph. theirs (all F). vaoraoto nCN2. person who can work with either hand,
vairoo nDF. these (all F). ambidextrous person.
vairu vRE. refuse to give, selfish, greedy to get. Torara vaoraovira adv. ambidextrous. Vaoraovira kovoparoi. He
vairupare ragaiPA oira vate ARAPA. He refused me is able to work with either hand.
the axe not giving it. Varao oara arova kopiiroi ra vara vaovio adv. partly, a little.
vairupaive. He will leave all these things dying, and they vaoviopavira temp. now, presently.
will be greedily getting them. vapavapa vRE. unfamiliar, unknowing. Vapavapapare. He
vaisi vRE. call, name. Uva rera vaisieva ro irapa oisoa doesn't know about it. Vapavapa iraopaavoi oira
reasipao, Kaka. She named him, Kaka, this one whom kekepaoro. I am really at a loss to know, seeing her.
she always disliked. vapavapa reoto nCN2. person abbreviates or skips talk.
vaisi pie vRE. nice. vapavapavira adv. unfamiliar-like.
vaisi pievira adv. nicely. vara class. group of grass stems(?).
vaisia nCN. ball, sphere, name, letter. vara nPPN. all of them (N).
vaiterei nPPM. they two (2M or MF). vara vRO. come down, descend. Uva ragai AROVA
vaiterei vaaro nPSM. varaaepa voRE avakava. Then they went down away
— ph. theirs (2M or MF). from me to the sea.
vaitereo nDM. these two (2M or MF). vara pie vRE. let down, put down.
vaivaisi vRE. speak from the heart or spirit. Ragai iava vara rutu nCN. everything, all.
vovouisi oiso vaivaisivoi, oa iava vorerai. My heart varaaro nCN. body of man, exterior of body.
spoke to me so I returned. If the words are audible then varaata id. (something) unimportant, worthless. varaata
reoreo is used, but if the words come from the mind then reoto person whose talk isn't worth much Normally
vaivaisi is used. means a light weight object.
vaivaisi vRE. name several objects. varaata adj. light weight.
vakaaua nCF. bird, that eats snakes. varaata pero nCN. plywood, light plank.
vakakao v? explode, pop. varaata vego nCN. light pithy trees and bushes.
vakakao kakae nCN. pistol. varaeo nCN. raintree.
vakakaoto nCM. gun, rifle. varaka taisi nCN. supreme law, law of the highest order.
vakapa-ia nCN. alleyway. varake vRE. hatch, break open and leave. Suriketo
varake varuvaru
varakereva epita IAVA. The Suriketo bird hatched out see if it is satisfied with its new surroundings. The
and left the nest. This is not said of a chicken, however. It custom included burning of opossum hair, piu geesi, and
also refers to a grub changing into an adult. offering of bits of food.
varake adj. large. oira varake large man evao varake large variriupa voki nCN. day on which body was buried and
tree Pip and Aita dialects. spirt of dead person consulted.
varake adj. very high. varito nCM. fern, leaves are clustered on a stalk, used in
varake ovaro nCN. tall timber. cooking for flavoring greens.
varakeoto nCM. thunder, thunderstorm. variua nCN. accusation-See under `letter', message-See under
varaketo nCM. adult man. Pip dialect. `letter', letter coded by using special plants tied together
varaku pie vRE. fill half full. to convey a message, accusation, etc. The names of the
varaku pie vRE. fill half full. Va varaku pieri uukovi. Fill it plants are similar to words which have the meanings used
half full with a little water. to convey the message. See kearito, koie vavae, kikiso
varakuvira adv. half. tesi, voori, asao, sisiva, and taratarari.
varao nDN. all these (N). varivari adj. mighty, strong.
varara vuruko ncN. logs placed parallel to fire used to varivaria nCN. strength, brute force.
support cooking utensils. varivariaro masin nCN. power of a machine.
varaso nCM. trash, rubbish, garbage. varivarike vRO. hasten. Varivarikeparoi. He is in a hurry.
varata nCN. side. varivarikevira adv. hastily.
varaua nCN. body exterior. varivarito nCN2. strong person.
varaua irara nCN. Rotokas people from the area near varivarivira adv. forcefully.
Lekoia and Siroripaia villages. varo karipa nCN. plank, board.
varaura nPN. units of something, bodies. varoa nCN. clothes, loincloth, cloth material.
varavaravira adv. nearly, almost. Vioro varavaravira varoova vRE. care for, (be) responsible for. Vigei
toupai. It is nearly ripe. This has limited use. varoovapareveira. He is always taking care of us.
varavira adv. body-like. Kaapo varavira toupaive. They varovaro vRE. pursue, follow in pursuit. Oirato koie
would be with whitened bodies-like. varovaroreva. The man chased after the pig. VegeiviPA
varavira adv. downward, below. vearovira rutu opuruva varovarori. Chase after the
varavirapa vuuta loc. space below, (space) below. canoe carefully for the two of us.
vareeto nCM. opossum, small with brown hair color. varovarovira adv. behind, following.
varei nPPN. two things (N). varu nCN. piece of something, part of something. As in kiro
vareivi raga nCN. pair of things (N). varu 'a part of the written page'.
vareka irara nCN. rotokas people from the area near the varu vRE. hunt for opossum. Even though varu refers to most
southern border (Mabiri Point). meats.
vareo nDN. these two things (N). varu vRO. go up, ascend, loose. Uva varupasiera osa
vari loc. over there, before. Variant of voari. avaraera Koku iare Ivu-ia. Then the two of them went
vari vRO. feint an action with a spear or axe, threaten. on up while I went to Koku near Ibu.
RagaiRE variroi torara-IA. He threatens me with an varu vuakoto nCM. chrysalis of butterfly.
axe. varuara nCN. pieces of cut up meat, meat in pieces.
varia vRE. fasten with a noose, trap with a noose. Evaova-ia varuere nCN. all kinds of edible animals.
garoara tuve o-ia iria-IA koue varaivevoi oira varuere vRO. hunt edible animals in general. Varuereaiva,
voaviva. We fastened the rattan vine to the tree, this etopaiva oiso ra oriave. Having hunted some game, they
(vine) with which we trapped the pig. built a fire so as to cook.
variaua nCN. noose of trap or snare. varuiva nCF. yam, that is cultivated, green leaves and vine.
variavu temp. before, long ago. varupato nCN2. person who is very good at climbing trees.
variavu rutu temp. long ago. Has since been replaced by varuru nCF. armband or pako made from a vine which
tuariri rutu 'long ago'. Other archaic forms for `long ago' grows from cliff faces and has a distinct odor.
are voariavu rutu and vari replaced by voari 'beyond'. varuru adj. sick with illness caused by spirit of Upe.
varikata nCM. lizard, dark brown body, smaller than kokopa Varururove. He could get this illness caused by the
otherwise the same. spirit of Upe.
variri vRO. pray, petition. RagaiviPA variripata osa tauai varuru nCF. vine, black vine used for weaving.
toupaa. You all pray for me while I am staying a long varuru upia nCN. sickness resulting in aching of joints. The
way away. Takuta viro ra varirivio Pautoa IARE. sickness is sometimes attributed to the spirit of the Upe
Bow (your heads) and we will pray to God. Originally being angered.
used in petitioning a spirit-being for aid in battle or to varuto nCM. ant, with black body, flying type.
retaliate against an enemy. varuto nCM. flesh, meat, piece.
variri pie vRE. change. varuupara nCN. (new) growth in garden.
variria nCN. prayer. Varuupatoa iipa nPRN. ridge of land above Vukovukora
variriakou adj. criss-cross. that belongs to the Orukui clan.
variriposi reoto nCN2. person who back talks. varuvaru adj. healthy, vigorous. Riro varuvaruparoi
variriu nCN. custom of talking with spirit of dead person to vokapaoro. He is very vigorous, walking along.
varuvarupavira vatave
varuvarupavira adv. physically sound. ARAPA. It is very strongly tabooed to carry on this
varuvaruto nCN2. healthy person. custom.
varuvato nCM. sticks used to start fire (by rubbing together), vasiri nCN. surf board as described by Pip dialect speaker (?).
firestarter sticks. Sticks of wood from only certain trees vasivasi STAT. important, outstanding.
can be used for fire starters such as tararao. vasivasito nCN2. important person.
varuvuakoto nCM. pupa of butterfly. vata nCN. place, village, inhabitants of a place. As in Togarao
vasare vRO. dislike a man. RagaiPA vasarepauveira. You vata 'the place of Togarao and everyone living there'.
are always disliking me. vata kare nCN. fruit flies, insects, fruit flies.
vasarepava nCF. woman who doesn't like men. vatako nCN. pair of things.
vasava nCN. (new) skin covering wound, wound covered by vatako vRE. mix together, join together. Varei vatakori.
new skin. Mix or join the two things together.
vasava vRO. cover over, grow new skin. Kapua vasavapai. vatakopavira adv. mixed up, diverse.
The new skin is covering over the sore. vatarako adv. stinging sensation, tingle. Vatarakorai. I am
vase vRE. allow, share, yield. Vearo vovou IAVA vaseri. tingling with a stinging sensation.
Share your kind ways. VoeaPA va IAVA vaseri. You vatarako nCM. ant, body is red or black, burrows through the
give it up to them. Ora rera IAVA vasereva. He gave ground, has stinging bite.
himself up, yielding to them. Airevira raga ora vatasoko STAT. unsettled, discontent. Rirovira
vasiesiepa koue tariopaoro. Just recently the two of vatasokoparoi vo toupaoro. He is very unsettled being
them left chasing some pig. here.
vase class. group of humans. As in oira vase 'group of people', vatasokoto nCN2. unsettled person.
and Vusipiri vasee-'Vusipiri and his friends'. vatatava nCF. bamboo, grows at high elevations.
vasi STAT. remain. Vii vo ruipaaro uvuipai ra ragai-IA ora vatatopa pie vRE. prepare, ready, caution. Vo kuio oaPA
vasi piepe. Your desire can remain fast ; firm with ; in vairei vatatopa pie ragasiva, teapi Matevu kuio
me oupaerevere. They cautioned the two girls about the
vasi inten. intensification of meaning. Kovo vasito. A hard taro, lest they would get the Matevu taro (by mistake).
working man. Kovo vasivasito-a rutu. A very hard vatatopo vRE. ready something, prepare. Vatatopopaavoi
working man. vokipaviraRE. I am getting ready for tomorrow. Aue
vasi STAT. consolidate, convince. Rera vo rugorugooaro vatatopopaiva koie ora vara rutu varao aioara. They
oiratoa-ia vasipe. His thoughts consolidated or prepared the pork and all of these foods.
convinced the men. vatatopo vRO. take care, (be) careful. Vatatopopau. You be
vasi gr. emphasis marker. Kaureo vasipaue. You are really careful. Vatatopoparaepa vore avasa vegoaro. I was
stubborn. Uvu vasipari? Are you really listening? ready to go to the jungle.
Avoeao! Apeisi pie vasiparevoi ro vo topisio-ia. Wow! vatatopo pie vRE. make ready, prepare. Kakaeto vatatopo
What in the world is he doing in this room?! Similar to - pieri. Get the boy ready.
irao. vatatopovira adv. ready, carefully.
vasi pie vRE. realize, (cause to be) secure, verify, fasten. Va vatau adj. hidden. Vo vokio-ia viapau oeaiei oea vatau
vasi pieri reraPA. Verify it with him, or make sure that ovoiaera. Today there are none who are completely
he has a good grasp of it before letting him go. The hidden.
opposite of kasikasi. vatau vRE. hide something. Va vataureva osa taraa
vasi pie aioto nCN2. slow steady eater. ragapaeva. He hid it as she was searching in vain for it.
vasi pie reoto nCN2. good talker, easy to listen to. vataua nCN. hidden way, secret way. With reference to
vasi pie touto nCN2. settled person. sorcery.
vasi pie visivi adv. slow and easy. vataupa tapi nCN. hiding place, hidden spot.
vasi pie vovouto nCN2. person who can guide the thoughts vatauvira adv. hidden, secretly.
of others or who can consolidate the thoughts of others. vatauvore nCM. banana, with strong smell when ripe. Name
vasi pieto nCN2. stay-at-home person. comes from the fact that one can't hide this ripe banana
vasi pievira adv. settled-like, relaxed. Viapau vasi pievira because of the strong odor which it has.
touta. You all are not settled but are going here and vatavata vRE. go around, by pass.
there. Vasi pievira vokapari. You're walking easily. vatavatakoro adj. mixed.
vasike vRE. leave, allow, let go. Oire va AIVA vasikereva. vatavatakoropavira adv. mixed up.
Okay then he allowed it. vatavatakovira adv. mixed-like, undifferentiated.
vasikoro nCM. binding around and between feet to assist in vatavatau vRE. hide several things. Ora vatavatauaepa.
climbing trunks of trees. They all hid themselves.
vasiku touto nCN2. contemplative person. vatavatave nCN. sections, levels, rooms.
vasikuvira adv. quiet and contemplative. Vasikuvira vatavatavira adv. circuitously, by passed. Oisi raga eisi
toupareveira kepa-ia toupaoro reo ruuro vatavatavira karepaa viro. They came home on a
rekirekisipaoro. He is contemplating quietly in the circuitous route.
house considering in all wisdom the parables. vatave nCN. room, pocket, enclosure.
vasirakovira adv. strongly tabooed, prohibited. vatave vRE. join together, include together with. Varei rutu
Vasirakovira rutu tugoropai vo pitupitu pura vatavepari. You join the two of them together.
vate veeraa
vate vRE. give. Koetava vateri ra rera iiaa. Give (me) the vavau v? breathe.
spear and I will pierce him. vavaua nCN. breath.
vate raga vRE. offer freely. vavauko vRO. talk (in one's sleep). Uusipaoro
vateto nCN2. friend. vavaukoparoepa. While asleep he was talking in his
vatevateavira adv. freely given. sleep.
vato STAT. respect by not naming, honor (something). vavavu adj. bitter (taste).
AvuePA vatopara rera vaisi ARAPA. I am respecting vavio vRO. dodge, avoid. Vearovira rutu vaviopaave. They
my in-law by not naming him. ReraPA vatopai. They all would skillfully dodge and avoid the objects.
are respecting him. vavioko nCN. pawpaw, general name.
vato nCN. honor. vaviopavira temp. now, presently.
vatoe nCM. plant, with red and green leaves used to ornament vavo vRE. wipe out the eye. Osireito vavoreva uukoa-IA
and charm gardens. Flowers are used in sorcery. sisuoro. He wiped it out of his eye as he washed it with
vatou keru nCN. upper leg, femur. water.
vatoua nCN. thigh. vavo loc. there.
vatuaaro nCN. vavorii vRO. shut eyes, (become) blinded. Osireito
— loc. edge, alongside. vavoriiera. The eye was blinded (by something).
vatuato nKM. husband. vavoriito nCN2. blind person.
vatuava nKM. wife. vavoviore loc. over there.
vatukoro adj. coagulate, thicken. Revasiva vatukorooi. The vavovouvira adv. immediately.
blood is coagulating. vavovouvira adv. immediately. Vavovouvira rasirasipa.
vatukorovira adv. thick-like. Vatukorovira revasiparoi They were satisfied immediately.
uvare rera toeiva. He is bleeding with thickened blood vavu adj. bitter (taste).
because they cut him. vavuata nK. siblings, brothers and sisters.
vautako nCF. lizard, fairly large black body, runs on the vavuatarei nK. brother and sister.
ground usually, common. vavurupato nCM. root of plant or tree.
vaute vRE. decorate with flowers, feathers, etc. vavuvira adv. bitter-like.
Kookookoara-IA vautere kukue-IA vara tovooro. He vea vRE. lick with tongue. Plet vearevoi. He is licking the
decorates his head, putting flowers on it. plate. Repeated action is marked by the reduplicated form
vauvau vRE. loud noise, to cause a, noisy, to be. Oiso avuo veavea.
vauvaupaevoi osa vo eva toetoepare oira-ia. This blade vearo vRE. improve, right (something). Rera vearori. Rera
would make a loud noise as he cut the tree with it. rekori. You improve it. You fix it.
vauvau pie vRE. make noise. vearo STAT. good, fine, well. E vearouei voVA kokotoa-IA.
vauvaua nCN. sound of noise. Is your leg well again? Litterally - 'Are you good from
vavae nCN. hand. your leg?'.
vavae adj. five. vearo keke adj. pretty, beautiful, handsome, nice looking.
vavae vRO. extend the hand outward. vearo ovaiaro ph. good afternoon.
vavae vRO. extend hand. Vavaeroi va pitusa. He puts his vearo pie vRE. fix, repair. Uva ragai vearo pierevora. Then
hand out to hold it. he made me all right.
vavae kae pie vRE. salute. vearo rupa ph. good night.
vavae pitu vRE. shake hands. vearo siposipo nCN. good news, gospel.
vavae tagavau vRE. salute. vearo vaisi nCN. good reputation, thanks, agreement.
vavaepa kurasi nCN. bones of wrist, wrist. vearo vaisi pura id.
vavaepa tou upisi tou nCN. bone, arm bone between — ph. agree, say ``yes''.
shoulder and elbow, arm bone. vearo varato nCN2. person with good body.
vavaepava aakopeva nCF. thumb. vearo voki ph. good day.
vavagisi STAT. difficult, confused. Uva oavivu raga oa-IA vearo vuta nCN. sweet taste.
vavagisiparai. I'm confused about just a little thing. vearoa nCN. goodness, expression of appreciation, a
vavaia nCN. pawpaw, type of. greeting.
vavao loc. there (distant). vearoparo ph. good morning.
vavarai adj. wild, undomesticated. vearovira adu.
vavaraito nCN2. wild person, wild pig. — id. well, thank you.
vavaraiva kaakau nCF. wild dog. veavea vRE. lick. Muli veaveaparevoi. He is licking the
vavata id. (something) important and solid, burden, trouble. lemon.
vavata adj. heavy. Itova riro vavatapaoi. The bananas are veeku vRE. disregard talk. Teapi ragai veekupari. Do not
very heavy. listen to me without paying attention to what I am saying.
vavata pie reoto nCN2. one whose talk is worthwhile. Don't disregard my words.
vavataa nCN. weight. veepo vRE. shove aside, move out of the way. Paupa veepori.
vavau vRO. breath. Iravu oirato tootoo pierevora rera Move the chair aside. Similar to viru.
IARE vavauoro. He revived another man breathing to veera vRE. line up, form a line.
(into) him. veeraa nCN. a line, a row.
veeraveera verutava
veeraveera nCN. rows, lines. vepu pie vRE. fill up with something. Rovu vepu piesa
veeravira adv. lined up, (in) rows. Veeravira vara rutu avaaepa. They went to fill up the lake with decorations.
tovota. You all put all of the objects in rows. You all put This was said in the context of the Upe initiation rites.
all of the objects in rows. vera vRE. clear out, rid of, expel. Riakora ragai verapaivoi
veeta nCN. bamboo, generally used for walls and for uuko ovi IAVA. The women are getting rid of me from
cooking. the stream.
veeta siguva nCN. packet made from two sections of vera vRO. leave. Iriavu ita utuopa oiso purasa, ``Verau ra
bamboo one which fits into the other. It was used to carry uuko rovoa.'' Another woman came, too, and said, ``Get
medicine in and also called a gorua 'strong thing', as in away so I can collect some water first.''
gorua purareve 'he would make a strong thing' referring vera pie vRE. take away.
to this bamboo packet. vera uviro vRO. come ashore, beach something. Uva vera
veeto vRE. slash through. Evaova rakariaro veetori. You uviroveiepa vo rogaraaro. We both came ashore on the
slash through the bark of the tree. Used when a very beach. Opuruva verao viropa. The canoe is beached.
sharp object is the instrument. verakoa nCN. clay soil.
veetoa nCN. slash on the body of person or thing. verasoa nCN. temporary object. Something that will
veeveea nCN. story. Aita dialect. eventually be done away with.
veeveera vRO. line up. Upe irara veeveeraavere. The Upe veravera vRE. change, get rid of.
initiates will all line up. veravera pie vRE. take away several things. Uva Sinakiu
veeveera vRE. line up, put in a row. Upe irara atari kare veravera piepaevora opuruva IAVA.
veeveerarevere. He will line up the Upe initiates. Sinakiu (she) took the fish from the canoe.
veeveera vRE. line up, put in rows. Vara rutu veeveerata. vereoa nCN. piece of ground.
You all put all of the objects in rows. vereopa adj. sincere, unattached.
veeveeraa nCN. row of something, line of something. vereopa vate nCN. gift given in the truest sense with no
vega vRE. cut one side. Opita isi vegari. Cut off the top only thought of return. It is a gift from the heart or from the
of the coconut fruit. ground.
vegei nPP. we two. vereopa vovou nCN. generosity, grace.
vegei vaaro nPS. vereopa vovouto nCN2. person who is considerate,
— ph. ours. gracious person, kind person.
vego vRO. hunt in the jungle for food. Vegoparo tauai rutu. verepara nCN. (all little) games children (only) play.
He is hunting a long way off in the jungle. Vegopaai. verete vRE. move to one side, shove aside. Tebol veretereva.
They are going to the jungle to gather food and hunt. He moved the table aside. Similar to veepo.
vego urui nCN. camp. verevereko vRO. roll. Opitaisi vereverekopai. The coconut
vegoa nCN. bush, the, jungle. is rolling along.
vegoro vRE. take off, remove. Kuvupato vegororeva. He veri vRE. dislike on second thought. Va veririvoi. At first
took off the coat. you liked it but since something better came along now
vegoto nCN2. native inhabitant of the jungle. you reject it. Vao veripaa. I don't like this now as I did at
vegovego vRO. picnic in the jungle. Kakaeto first. Oira-a o iria oisoa rera veripaeve kovokovo
vegovegopaaepa. They made a one-day picnic in the uvuoro urioopa. It was this woman, who disliked him
jungle for the child This sort of `picnic' is made to hearing the Jews harp, who came.
celebrate the maturing of the child to the point where it veri adj. worthless. Rigatoa vai-ia veri toupere. The writings
can eat food from the jungle (not prepared in the village will not be worth anything in the future.
cookhouse). veriverisi vRE. wander, make the rounds, on the move.
vegovego aio nCN. picnic. Formerly a feast associated with Riakora rutu veriverisipareveira. He is always going
Upe initiation rites. around to all the women. Aioara veriverisiparevoi
vegovego ova nCN. (wild) tree, uncultivated tree found in the vearopa taraapaoro. He is going from one bit of food to
jungle. another looking for something good to eat. For immoral
vegovegoto nCN2. uncivilized person. purposes.
veguru nCN2. (young) child not walking yet. veropa adj. flat.
vei nPP. you two. verovira adv. sideways, (at an) angle. Verovira koatau.
vei vaaro nPS. Enter sideways (because of the narrow opening).
— ph. yours. veru vRE. shed skin, roll back, peel off. Rakoru Rakoru
veigoa nRP. you two (who). verupaeveira. The nake always sheds its skin. Said of
veirirea nRPF. you two females (who). spider, snake, crayfish that periodically shed their
veitoarea nRPM. they two males (who). ectoderm. Like eating a banana and peeling back the skin
vekaveka vRE. gasp, breath heavily. Vekavekapaavoi. I am as you eat it.
breathing very heavily. veru id. causing pain. Irouto verupai kaakau? Who is
veke adj. jell, paste. Kakao vekepai. The cocoa is a paste. making the dog yelp or who is peeling the dog?
veku v? bark. veruta nCN. scales of fish.
veo kapua nCN. scabies on head. verutai nCF. newborn infant up to 2-3 months.
veoroua nCN. lips. verutava nCF. skin flakes, flakes of skin. Kakaeto
veruveru viitasito
posiposirevoiva verutava karekeoi vo rera varaaro-ia viara-ia loc. high up.
airepa kavauto. The newly born child having been dried viaraiapavira loc. on top of.
had flakes of skin come on his body. viarora nCN. pitpit, wild cane.
veruveru vRO. peel off. Rakaria veruverupa piroveira viarovi loc. above, on top of.
oiratoa IAVA. The skin is always peeling off of the viaruva nCF. tree-casurina, casurina tree.
man. Viasiito nPR. Mt.Balbi as named by people from the Keriaka
veruveru nCN. ringworm, grile, tinea. side and to a lesser degree by the Rotokas people.
veruveru vRE. scale fish, (make) circular. Atari kare viato vRE. clear the way. Viato rovoive. They would first clear
veruverutavere avakava sirova. You all will scale the the way.
fish beside the sea. viato adj. vacant, void of, without. Oire oisi raga vo avao
vesi vRO. portion out a bit at a time, space out activity. viatoive oiso, torara, sigo, ora varoara. The mother and
Kotokotoara-IA vesiparoi vara sipopaoro. He gets rid her children had no axe, or knive, or clothes.
of a little cargo each time as he sends it out. Ora voea-IA viato pie vRE. empty.
vesipaai avapaoro. A few of them are going each time. viato tapi nCN. cleared area, desert.
vesipavira adv. (a) bit at a time, portioned out. Vesipavira viatovira adv. vacant, void-like.
kotokotoara sipoparevoi. He gets rid of a little cargo viaua reoto nCN2. person who doesn't make his point when
each time as he sends it out. Vara vesipavira talking.
vateparevoi viipa. He is giving you them a little at a viauaro nCN. air, above.
time. viaviaevira adv. aloft-like, up in the air-like.
vetaveta nCN. numbers. viaviatarau adj. unobstructed, clear. Similar to riro.
vetaveta vRE. count, enumerate. viavira adv. freely, loosely.
vete vRE. give. Va veteri ragaiPA. Give it to me. Pip dialect. viei vRE. count, read. Eisi osa oisoa vara vieipaive. That is
veu STAT. childish. the way they would always read ; count them.
veu vRE. stain something. Varoara veurevoi. He is staining vieia nCN. a reading, lesson.
the clothes. vieiasa STAT. illiterate.
veupa nCN. (a) stain. vieiasato nCN2. illiterate person.
veupa iro nCN. vine stained with designs used by women vieviei vRE. enumerate, count several objects. Voea
only in the past, the vine usually was a type of rattan. vievieiavoi. I am counting all of them.
vevea nCN. story. vigei nPP. we all (inclusive)(who).
veveeroua nCN. snail, type of. vigei vaaro nPS. ours.
vevega nCN. semen, spit, slime. vigoa nRP. we all (inclusive).
vevega ? drool, secreet slime. vigovigo adj. blistered. Vigovigorai voVA vavae-IA. I have
vevei adj. (completely) ripe. Vosa veveipe vo guruva, ra oira blisters on my hand.
purave revasiva. When the leaves are completely `ripe', vigovigo vRE. pinch, pinched.
then they turn red. Vavioko isi veveipai. The papaya vigovigo pie vRE. (cause) to blister. Kerosin parupaoro
fruit is completely ripe. rera vigovigo pieevora. As the kerosene poured out it
veveoro rasi nCN. loose soil, friable soil. raised blisters on him.
veveto vRE. sharpen edge. vigovigoa nCN. blister on skin, melt from fire.
vevetopato nCM. file. vigu vRE. loosen, slacken.
vevetovira adv. sharp-like. vigupa nCN. screwdriver.
via adj. finished, gone, cleared. Aioara vo vokio. The food viguvigu nCN. strength, brute force.
is finished today. Similar to opesi. vii vRE. sponge up, absorb. Uukoa viiri. Sponge up the
via vRE. make something. The more common word meaning water.
`to make' is pura. vii nPP. you (singular).
viaa nCN. sago pudding. vii pe ph. you stay (while I do something else).
viae STAT. talk clearly, innocent. vii vaaro nPS.
viai ova nCN. (single) tree in a clearing. — ph. yours.
viapa vRE. empty. Auepa viapaoro veeta ra vo iriai tovoa viiaka adj. empty, void of, vacant. Viiakai rutu stua. The
kupareto. (I) was emptying the bamboo tube so as to put store is completely empty. The word riato is more
it (in the) smoke. commonly used.
viapa adj. absent, empty, without. Viapau oiso kareraeri viiaka pie vRE. clear away, empty out. Vara-IA viaka
vorara viiRE viapape. I wouldn't come home (if) you pierevo. He cleared them away.
weren't there. viigoa nRP. you (singular) (who).
viapa pie vRE. clear away, empty something. viioo vRE. mimic, imitate, copy. Rera viioori. Imitate him.
viapau gr. viioovira adv. likewise, same. Viioovira va purari. Do it in
— nCN. no, nothing. the same way.
viapau oai epao ph. There isn't anything. viiroo STAT. repulsive. Ro viiPA viirooparoi. He is repulsive
viapau uvui STAT. unable, impossible. to you.
viapau vitui vai ph. no meaning, no reason. viitao nCN. plant, red ornamental type.
viapaua vai ph. I don't think so., Maybe not. viitasito nCM. insect, beetle with long body, larvae bores into
viitaua virivari
trees, beetle. IARE vira piropa. The house became yours. Vaiterei
viitaua nCN. flowers, small blue that grow from red-leafed rera IARE virasi viropa. They both became his.
decorative plant. viraako vRE. bless, cause growth, cause good health, cause
viivii vRE. strip away. Sipoi-IA viiviireva va gataooro oirato. safety supernaturally, charm someone. Kakaeto
The man stripped away the outside of the sugar cane, virakoreva. He gave the young person a blessing of
sucking out the juice. power to make him significantly outstanding. This charm
viiviia nCN. husk of betel nut. is given usually after the siruru has had its effect.
viiviite nCF. spider, with stubby round body, it builds its nest viraako nCN. blessing, charm for enabling young person or
by curling a leaf and securing it with its web. adult to gain special powers and strength.
viki id. express a thought in a trial way or toss out an idea. viraako koke nCN. charmed rain or mist. Because it would
Rugooa vikiri reraRE. Try your idea on him expressing suddenly appear on an otherwise clear day.
it to him or throw to him your thought. virakoi avao nCN. mother and children whose husband and
viki id. urinate, defecate. A tactful way of speaking about father have died, widow and her children.
relieving oneself. virakoi kakae nCN. orphan-one or both parents dead.
viki vRE. throw, toss. Uva vovouisiaro vikirevora vigeiPA virakoi pie vRE. orphaned, (cause to be) widowed. Riakova
vao vo Rotokas. He threw away his heart (life) for us AROVA kopiioro oira virakoi piereva. He made his
Rotokas people. wife a widow by dying.
viki vRO. sendout. Va puraoro reo vikiave ouruivuRE. virakoito nCN2. orphan.
Doing this they tossed out (sent) talk to the other village. virakoiva nCF. widow.
vikipa kepa nCN. outhouse, toilet. virao nCN. moss that grows in the lake near the Pioto or on
vikiviki vRE. toss several things. trees. In the past it has been used for mattress material.
viko vRE. fold, bend over, roll up. Varoara verari ra vara virarea nCN. coral tree.
vikori. Take down the clothes and fold them. virarei nCN. dam to block water.
viku vRE. go to the garden, or go to the bush. Vikupai virarei vRE. block waterway to catcth fish or crayfish.
riakora aioara ousa. The women are going to the garden Virareisa avavio varuere kare kare vaiRE. We
for food. Oire vikuiva pupisa. Then they went into the (inclusive) go to block the stream in order to get some
jungle to singsing. Vatatoporoepa ita oiso ra vorosa edible fish or crayfish.
vikureve. He was ready again so that he would go into virareia vRE. divert a stream to trap fish.
the jungle to hunt. virata adj. wild, untamed after once being tamed. Not the
viku class. group of humans. As in oira viku 'group of people', same as vavarai.
pupi viku 'group of dancers'. viratato nCN2. wild animal or person.
vikuka nCN. edge, corner. virato vRE. purify. Upiriko guru viratorivere opoara
vikuroi nCM. (small) crow, crow, small black. veraveraoro. Purify the heap of sweet potato by taking
vikuta v? whistle with the lips, tongue, or teeth. all of the taro out of it.
vioe vRE. imitate. virato adj. segregated, refined.
viokeke vRO. whistle with pursed lips. Viokekeroi ragaiRE. viratoaro nCN. pure essence of something, essence of
He whistles to me. something. Gol viratoaro. The pure essence of gold
viokoko vRO. whistle with pursed lips. Viokokoroi ragaiRE. itself. Rera viratoaro. The true man himself or what he
He whistles to me. is really like.
vioroi adj. ripe, mature fruit. viratovira adv. pure, uncontaminated. Upiriko guru
viotu iro nCN. intestines, small. viratovira toupai. The heap of sweet potato is sweet
viou vRE. cut away, clean, sweep. Oire vegoa viou rovori. potato and nothing else.
Okay first you cut away the bush. virava pie vRE. impower, infuse with power, imbue with
vioupa nCN. broom. power, charge up. VisiiPA virava pieavoi. I am
viovioe vRE. exemplify. impowering you.
viovioevira adv. illustrative. vire nCN. edge of blade.
viovoko vRO. become adolescent. Viovokoparoi riropaora. vireto nCM. point of spear that breaks off inside the body.
He became an adolescent growing up. viri vRE. wander about. Voraro rutu viriiva. They wandered
viovoko irara nCM. three or more teenage boys, boys. all over the place. Aakovatoarei taraapaoro viripasiva.
viovokoa nCM. three or more teenage boys, boys. Searching for (their) parents they both went around and
viovokoto nCM. teenage boy. around.
vira pie vRE. transfer over. Vii vo taraiaro vira pieri viri vRE. twist something. Iroiro viriparevoi. He is twisting
reraPA. Transfer your knowledge over to him. ViiPA the vine.
ragai taraiaro vira piea. I transfer over my knowledge virikasi adj. (very) hot, difficult. Virikasiparoi. He is very
to you. hot.
vira pievira adv. transfered-like. Vira pievira oai purari. virikasi voki nCN. (very) hot day.
You are doing it as if the knowledge about it had already virikasivira adv. difficult, sweaty \lx virikoito.
been transfered over to you or you do it by your own — nCM. hatchet.
ingenuity. viripato nCM. thread, string, fishline, cord.
vira piro vRO. appropriate, (become) possessed. Vo kepa vii virivari vRE. shield, protect, save from harm. Vuri ARAPA
virivari vo aaorei
vigei virivaripareveira Pauto. God always is saving us visiko v? play. Vovouparo vo reraVA visikopasa. He wants
from evil. It also means to dodge about in a fight averting to play with him here.
being hit. visikoto nCN2. playmate, player.
virivari vRO. protecting, shielding, averting danger. visipa nCN. valley.
Virivariparoi. He is averting danger. visipaa nCN. knife, machete.
virivari pako nCN. armband with protective powers. visirako vRE. whip, strike with object. Kakaeto
virivirerovu rutu nCN. all kinds of food stuffs. Similar to visirakorevoi aiteto. The father whips the boy. Similar
osasararovu rutu. to ragi.
viriviri vRE. spin, whirl. See also viriviriko. visisata nCF. fence for protection of the Upe house.
viriviri nCN. bicycle, Obviously from Tok Pisin wiliwili. visivi adv.
viriviria nCN. charm belt to protect a child, wheel. — gr. diminutive marker. tou visivi ruioravere. I will
viriviriero nCN. all of these kinds. come in a little while. Vaaraa visivi piea. I recover
viriviriko vRE. twist something. Va virivirikori. You twist slightly.
it. visivisi vRE. beat a slit gong, tap. Evaova visivisipare
virivirio vRO. think of one's self only, self centered thinking. vurukoa-IA. He strikes the wood with a pole.
Virivirioparo. He is thinking only of himself in a selfish visooto nCM. bird, parrot with green body, red head, about 4
way. to 5 inches long.
viriviro vRE. hold tight to all possessions. visuriko nCF. starfish.
virivoko nCF. sap of breadfruit tree, rubber. visuriko nCF. star.
viro gr. stative marker in combination with certain verb vita nCM. sugar cane, type of.
stems. vitatito nCF. beetle, often has lichen-like growth on its back.
viroo nCN. expectation (with results). As in viroo evara vitato nCM. shell fish, including the cowries like Textile
oaiaro 'results from those things expected', viroo evara shells.
iavirava 'results from those things expected', viroo vara vitavuko adj. hard. Used to describe solidified hard crystaline
iava evara 'results from those things expected'. salt. Similar to ritavuko.
viroo vRO. return (as inevitable consequence). Ora voea vitu nCF. anus, buttocks.
raga-ia viroopavere vo vuria eva. That evil will vitu STAT. bases of, responsible for. Vo kovoro-IA vituparai
inevitably return to those people without fail. ragai didimanpato. I, the agricultural officer, am
viropa kare nCN. all small animals. responsible for these jobs.
virorai nCN. animal trail or road. vitu v? defecate.
viroviro vRE. entwine, wrap. Ora viroviroroepa. He vitu adj. basic. Rera vo rugooaro vitupai. His thoughts are
tangled himself up. basic.
virovu nCM. fish, black body, lives in saltwater along the vitu vRE. excrete, defecate. Opoko viture kaakau. The dog
coast. excretes feces.
viru vRE. move something. Viovokotoa vai voRE vituaro nCN. origin, source.
virupareve riakopa kepa vai IARE. He moved him to vituasito nCM. young man. Pip dialect. Same as viovokoto in
the women's house. Rot.
viru vRO. move. Vosa voRE virupau, ra vii kukuearo vituasito nCM. old man. Rot dialect. Same as visuasi in
kakua. If you move to here, I'll crack open your head. Timputz and Teop.
viru pie vRE. move something. vituoto nCM. navel, umbilical cord.
virueua nCN. penis. viupa nCN. scar from wound.
virui nCF. limbum, leaves used for construction of Upe hat. viuro v? unblocking of urinary or digestive track(?).
virukae nCM. snake, thin green body and yellow belly, lives viuru vRO. fight. Viurusa avaaepa oirara tauai, oire uva
in tree. oeavu upoiva oirara. The men went off to fight, and so
virutu vRE. squeeze out a liquid, extract. Muli isi viruture they killed some other men.
uuko oviRE. Squeeze the juice out of the lemon. viuru vikupato nCM. fight leader.
viruviru vRE. move back and forth, retreat, make go back. viuviu adj. straight, unpretentious.
Uva ora viruviru ragaparoepa ragai uriripaoro. He viuviu takei nCN. bamboo woven without design.
just moved himself back and forth frightening me. viuviu vovou nCN. honesty, sincerity.
viseua nCN. bamboo tube open at both ends. When small viuviua nCN. line.
enough it may be used for flute pipe. viuviuvira adv. straight away, sincerely, honestly.
visi vRE. poke with an object, jab or hit. Rakoruto visireva vivigore nCN. vegetable, small yellow native melon, (native)
kareparoepa. He poked the snake (and then) he went melon.
back home. viviko vRE. urinate. Ari evoa vivikopari. Vii upopaavoi. You
visi rao nCN. stick, twig. go urinate there. I am going to kill you. Used in distain as
visii nPP. all of you. in the example given.
visii peva nPP. your three. vivikoa nCN. urine.
visii vaaro nPS. vivisa v? underestimate, short of, slurp with mouth.
— ph. yours. vo aao nK. family (Fa, Mo, children).
visiigoa nRP. all of you (who). vo aaorei nK. family (Fa and child).
vo aavupa vokipavira
vo aavupa nK. grandfather and grandchildren. voeari nPP. these others beyond (all M or all MF).
vo kae nCN. (this) carried thing. voevoe vRO. belch, burp. Oirato voevoeparoi. The man is
vo kauorei nKF. belching.
vo kekeo nPN. kind, sort, view, appearance. vogeta vRE. draw in stomach, empty stomach, to have.
vo kuru nCN. (tall main) trunk of tree, tree trunk. Vogetaparai. I'm drawing in my stomach.
vo peruva adj. three. vogete vRE. deal unfairly, short-change. Ragai vogetereva
vo peva adj. three. sitoa tokipato iriavu raga vuriva vateoro osa tou
vo peva tau adj. thirty. iraopaeva oira rutu o iria-ia ragai vo ruipaaro
vo peva vatara adj. eight. toupaiva. The store keeper unfairly gave me the bad one
vo peva vatara tau adj. eighty. while the thing I really wanted stayed there. voroko
Vo peva vatarapa kekira nPR. August, 8th moon. — STAT. ecstatic, joyful, smile. Voroko iraoparoi
Vo pevapa kekira nPR. March, 3rd moon. kakaeto rorupaoro. The boy is ecstatic, being very
Vo pevapa voki nPR. Wednesday. happy.
vo pevapato nCM. Trinity, three-in-one person or thing. vogisi pie vRE. fill space with something. Kepa vogisi
vo rara conj. when, because. In reference to future events. piereve pampato marasin-IA. The pump man filled the
vo resura adj. four. house with the smell of DDT. Urui vogisi pieiva oirara.
vo resura tau adj. forty. The people filled the village. See John 12:3.
vo resura vatara adj. nine. vogo vRE. roll up something flat like leaf, paper, or clothes.
vo resura vatara tau adj. ninety. Varoara vogori. Roll up the clothes. Repeated action is
Vo resura vatarapa kekira nPR. September, 9th moon. marked by the reduplicated form, vogovogo.
Vo resurapa kekira nPR. April, 4th moon. vogovogo vRE. crumple, wad up, knead. Va
Vo resurapa voki nPR. Thursday. vogovogoevora. She kneaded it.
vo ruu nCN. bud of plant. vo-ia loc. here, this here.
vo tataepa nK. grandmother and grandchildren. voka id. pass around. Varuiua epao oua vokapai. There is a
vo tauro rooparo iava nCN. tithes, divisions of tens. coded leaf letter which is making the rounds. or It is
vo varatao loc. this side. walking around.
vo vatave rutu ph. the two or more of them joined together voka vRE. walk, scan, glance through. Vo aaorei vokapasiva
into one. raiva-IA vao koue kare vo raivaaro. The father and
vo vavae adj. five. child walked on the pig trail.
vo vavae tau adj. fifty. voka pie vRE. fly a plane, drive a car, stear a boat.
vo vavae vovoto adj. five hundred. vokapavira adv. walking-like. Vokapavira uvuiroepa. He
Vo vavaepa kekira nPR. May, 5th moon. was old enough to be walking.
Vo vavaepa voki nPR. Friday. vokavoka vRE. scan, glance through. Vokavokaive. They
vo vavaerei adj. ten. would scan the situation.
vo vokio temp. today. vokavoka vRE. journey, stroll.
vo vokio riaaro-ia temp. start of the day. vokavoka nCM. seagoing canoe with an outrigger.
vo vokipa irara nCM. people of today. vokeruto nCM. beetle, with pincer type mouth part.
vo vokiri aruvearo temp. day before yesterday. voki vRO. get up early in the morning to go somewhere, arise
vo vokiri vokipaaro temp. day after tomorrow. early to go somewhere. Vokiroepa vore uriooro. He got
vo vureo nCN. all married couples. up early coming here. Uva voava vokiaepa voea uposa.
vo vureo kakae vure nCN. small children. Then from there they got up to go to kill them.
voa loc. here. voki nCN. day, time.
voa ragavirare ph. to just about there. voki pie vRE. arouse from sleep. Seven klok rutu-IA ora
voaaro nCN. possessed area. voki piepauvere kovopasa . Right at seven o'clock you
voakou vRE. eliminate feces or urine. Voakourevora. He will arouse yourself to work.
eliminated. voki vieviei-ia temp. period of days, number of days.
voari loc. beyond, before, long ago, back there. As in voari vokiara rutu temp. everyday, always.
tuariri rutu 'beyond the immediate past', utupaua voari vokiaro vRE. farewell someone. Vokiaropae. She said good
rutu 'beyond the immediate future'. night.
voari rutu loc. very long time ago. vokiaro temp. night.
voarire loc. toward back there. vokiarovi temp. afternoon (5 pm till dark).
voavao nK. family (Mo and children). vokiei adj. (become) night. Vokiei igeiRE kepa pura arapa.
voavaorei nK. family (Mo and child). Night is coming and we haven't made a house. Uva
voavi avu loc. vokiepa vaitereiRE. The night fell on the two of them.
— ph. somewhere, I don't know where. vokikou rutu temp. early morning.
voea nPP. they (all M or all MF). vokipakou temp. morning (10 to noon).
voea rutu nC. everyone. vokipara temp. morning (early morning till 10 am).
voea vaaro nPS. vokipaua temp. morning (early morning till 10 am).
— ph. theirs. vokipavira temp. tomorrow. Rot dialect.
voeao nD. these (all M or all MF). vokipavira temp. morning. Pip dialect.
vokiura vovou vakuvaku
vokiura nCN. units of days. people so that they would become unaware of what was
vokukasirei nCN. (two) poles of wild fig tree used to happening to them. It is said that this powder would
decorate a house. The two inch poles were smashed and cause kiaps to lose their line of thought when they came
hung frayed ends downward from the roof peak in front to scold the people, soldiers couldn't hold their weapons,
and behind the house. women would not be aware of being molested, etc. It is
voori nCN. citrus leaves used in coded plant letter called said that the Tinputz and Teop people used it against the
variua to stand for the phrase, 'you buy something'. Japanese during World War II since they had no Allied
voorova nCF. turtle, small sea type, female of the ivooru Forces to help in that area.
type. vorokoa nCN. smile.
voosi adj. blind. voroo vRE. hunt with dogs. Uva taraapareva, voroopareva
voosito nCN2. blind person. vo vegoaro. So he looked for them, (and) he hunted with
voosivira adv. blindly. the dogs in the jungle.
voovoosi nCN. sediment, solid. As in vo vovosiro 'these vorooto nCM. hunter with dogs.
sediments', tuuga voovoosi 'solid grease.'. vorupa nCN. side portion of coconut shell.
voovoosi adj. settle out of a liquid, solidify. Tuuga ovi voruvoru adj. wrinkled. Avukaoro vurovuroroepa. While
voovoosiei uteooro. As the grease cooled off it settled aging he wrinkled up.
out (and solidified). voruvoru keke nCN.
vopato nCM. limbum, planted and grown for wood used to — ph. wrinkled appearance.
make pakou 'fighting stick'. voruvoru pua nCN.
voraro loc. everywhere, here and there, about. — ph. wrinkled up face.
vore vRO. return from trip. Voreravere rara. I will return vosa conj. when, because, if. In reference to other than future
later. events usually.
vore vRE. return something. Pepa voreri vore. Return the vosi vRE. warn. Rera vosiri. Warn him. Similar to goru reo
paper to this place here. Igei vorereva. Uva eisire vate 'give strong talk'.
avaiepa Chinatown. He returned us (exclusive). Then vosi vRE. warn, caution against doing something. Vaiterei
we went there to Chinatown. vosireva. He warned the two men. Oira vosirevo turaro
vore loc. to here. oiso, ``Teapi vo kovo purarivere.'' The leader warned
vore pie vRE. send back, bring or give back. Rera vore piesi the woman like this, ``Don't do this work.''
vore atoiaaro. They returned him to this village. vosirare nCN. pipe for smoking made of porcelain.
vore turuva nCF. slip knot, knot-slip knot. voto vRE. pinch. Tomas Jisas iava riripa vuu votoreva, oa
vorekue nCM. roundworm, tapeworm, hookworm. iava oiraoroepa. Thomas pinched the nail wound of
voreri vRE. oscillate, go back and forth, vascilate, repeat. Va Jesus and thus Jesus' reality was verified or made true.
vorerirevora. He repeated it. voto vRE. stick together, press, adhere, glue. Uva iravu oviito
voreria nCN. repetition, repeat. vo tavuru votoreva. Another son stuck the covering
vorerivira temp. another time, again. together.
voreva pisikui nCF. slip knot, knot-slip knot. voto adj. stuck together.
vorevira adv. backward. voto pie vRE. fasten together.
vorevore vRO. repeat. voto piepa nCN. adhesive tape, glue.
vorevoreri vRO. repeat again and again. Uva oavu-ia ipa ora votoueto nCM. ant's nest, house or nest of ants, termite nest.
vorevoreripaiera We repeatedly went up another ridge. votovira adv. sticky.
vorevorerivira adv. repeatedly. votuara nK. wife or husband of neice or nephew.
vori vRE. cost, pay, buy. Rera vorireve uvare rera votutua nCN. frog, black body with red breast.
tuvetuvepaoro avaroepa. He bought him because he vou class. one or more unfamiliar human (s). kakae vou
came while leading him. single person (unfamiliar) Irou vou eera? Who is the
voriaro nCN. cost, wage, price. male? riako vourei two females (unfamiliar)
vorie nCN. food cooked in bamboo tube. vova loc. from here.
voripa kepa nCN. store building. vovapato nCM. local person, person from here.
voripato nCN2. paymaster, redeemer. vovio loc.
voririke v? blurred vision. — temp. here, now.
voriua asiua nCN. shell money-red, money-red shell. This voviri temp. before, earlier, back there.
money is made on Malaita. It consists of small red discs vovoao nKF. sisters.
strung on twine. The Provincial Government has vovoaorei nKF. sisters, two.
apparently outlawed the use of it in the North Solomons vovou vRO. like, want, desire, breathe, intend. Vosa aio
Province for valid payments (1980). vovouave, oire voea aio pieive. If they want food, then
voriuto nKM. firstborn male. Same as avaioto. they would feed them.
voriuva nKF. firstborn female. Same as avaiova. vovou gr. desiderative marker.
voro vRE. roll up something stringy like vine, pipe, snake. vovou tagi reo ph. good advice since it takes care of the
Iroiro vorori. Wind up all of that rope. Repeated action heart or desires.
is marked by the reduplicated form, vorovoro. vovou vaarata ph. light hearted feeling.
voroara akoro nCN. (powerful) powder used to charm vovou vakuvaku STAT. insensitive, preoccupied, lose
vovou vera vurovira
interest. vuku adj. full of food, satisfied appetite. Uva reuriara-IA
vovou vera vRE. die, lose breath completely. vukupavearea vo vokiaro rutu-IA. We always will be
vovoua nCN. desire, want, intention. filled with teeth every night.(?)
vovouisi nCN. air. Used when referring to airgun. vuku nCN. book.
vovouisi nCN. heart. vukuku tuke nCN. (vine) lashing on the notch end of arrow
vovouso STAT. anxious, worried. Vovousoparaerao. I was shaft.
worrying yesterday. vukuro nCN. (these) filled things.
vovovo vRE. warn, caution. Rera vovovori, teapi kovero. vukusi adj. cold other than weather.
You caution him lest he fall. Oirato vovovosa avaroi vukuvisisi adj. moderately cold other than weather.
kakaeto rera tavioro vaore tuepauvere reoa oa vupa vRO. smell, sniff.
karekepere. The boy went to tell the man predicting that vura vRE. look at, gaze at something. Rera vuratavere. You
he should watch for the talk to happen. It can also be an all will be looking at him. Voeavi-IA vurari voeao oea
instruction to watch for something beneficial. taku viropaai viipa. Look at these dear ones who are
vovueo adj. unsalty, tasteless. Itoara vovueopai. The bowing down to you.
bananas are tasteless. vurapa pupi nCN. happy singsing.
vuaioua nCN. banana, wild. The leaves of which are used for vurapava nCF. telescope, binoculars.
building a temporary bush house. vuraua nCN. center of an area.
vuaki nCM. python snake. vuravu nCF. lamp.
vuaki keru nCN. scythe, sickle, snake bone. vuravura vRE. scan, gaze, to watch.
vuako nCF. beetle, eats taro and is edible itself. vurei vRO. feast, party, have a.
vuato v? clear out. Vuatooro sopaua iava Clearing from the vureia nCN. party, celebration.
insides. vuri adj. bad, inferior, spoiled, wrong. Uva viapau oiso oavu
vuato pie vRE. explain, clear away, clarify, empty out. ViiPA avu vai vuripai. There is nothing wrong.
aue vuato piepaavoi, ra taraiu vearovira. I am vuri evei temp. dusk. The meaning is associated literally with
explaining it for you, so that you will know (it) well. difficulty in recognizing something.
Vara-IA vuato pieri. Clear these things away. vuri geesi nCN. stink, stench, bad odor.
vuato piea nCN. example, illustration. vuri pie vRE. ruin, spoil, wrong, damage, harm. Viapau oiso
vuato vovouto nCN2. Christian, clear-hearted person. ra iravu vuri pieri. Don't harm anyone.
vuatoa nCN. explanation. vuri pitupitu nCN. trouble, bad custom.
vuatovira adv. clearly, understandable. vuri tapi nCN. spoiled area, hell.
vuavua adj. cool. vuri vovou nCN. sin, evil desire.
vuavua pie vRE. cool off. Oire rera vuavua pieive. Uva vuria nCN. sin, evil, bad, wrong, fault.
oisoa rera keruaro kavoive . Okay they would cool him vuriei rutu ph. ruined completely.
off. Then they would always hunt around for his bones. vuriso nCN. tree, bark used as building material to wall in a
Vuavuriko nPR. Old Togarao. house in the past, used for medicine.
vuavuriko nCN. living place, residence. vurita adj. separate, part. Vuritao viropa oira avakava. The
vuavuriko-ia nCN. place of residence for the Upe initiates in ocean parted into two halves.
the jungle. vurita vRE. divide exactly in half. Opita isi vuritari. Divide
vuevue nCN. picnic. As associated with the Upe rites. the coconut into halves.
vuevue vRO. picnic, sniff. Eva oa vaisipai oiso, vuevuea, vurito nCN2. trouble maker, good-for-nothing.
osa oisoa vuevuesa avaave. That was called, a picnic, as vuriva nCF. diarrhea.
they always would go to make a picnic. vurivira adv. badly, ruined.
vuipa vRO. think, visualize something continually. Rera-ia vurivuri nCN. paper, tan colored dried banana leaf.
vuipau. You are constantly visualizing him thinking vurivuri adj. tan (color).
about him vuro vRE. hit with stone, stone something. Oirato kookae
vuirovu nCF. lizard, has bright green body, spines on the vuroreva aveke-IA. The man hit the rooster with a
back, smaller than ovareoko. stone.
vuisiva nCF. dew, manna for want of a better vernacular vuro STAT. senseless (but not unconscious), stupified, drunk.
term. Vuroroi. He is senseless.
vuivui adj. dirty. vuro pie vRE. (cause to be) senseless, (make) drunk. Voea
vuivuia nCN. dirt. vuro irao pieparevoi. He is really making them
vuke nCM. bird, has long legs and short tail, head is red and senseless and drunk.
white spot is on tail, destroys food crops, cries ''like Isio''. vuroko vRE. stone someone, throw stones at something.
vuke vRO. cut short, falter. RagaiRE vukepi vovou isi. My vuropa ovi nCN. wine, liquor.
heart is faltering. vuropava aasiva nCF. betel nut, capable of causing
vuke pie vRE. thwart, hinder. Ragai vo ruipaaro vuke pieri. stupifying effect.
You are thwarting my desire. vurorovira adv. together, completely. Vurorovira kosia
vukere nCM. bat, flying fox. Same as vuvuai. viroi. They are all leaving together.
Vukovukora nCN. name of village just above Togarao vurovira adv. more still. Vurovira uuko kokori. Pour out
where Catholic school was formerly located. more water still.
vuru pie vuvuto
vuru pie vRE. silence someone, quiet someone. Rera vuru vuu ovoiroepa. He held tightly on to the talk. Vo reo
piea uvare ragai uvagi piepare. I silence him because vuuuvere. You will keep this talk in your memory. It
he is making me deaf! also may have the idea of being stingy.
vurua nCN. seed. vuu nCN. scar, would, blemish. nilpa vuu wound from the
vuruao vovouto nCN2. strong person, stout person. nail rokapa vuu would from the shot rova vuu burn scar
Description given of a <muscle man> in a magazine. eru vuu blemish from rot on fruit
vurukearo nCN. middle of something. Similar to vuura vovou pie vRE. (show) appreciation, show interest in
vuruvuruaro. something. Vii vuura vovou piepareveira vii vo
vuruko nCN. tree section that has been only roughly hewn if kovoaro-ia rorupaoro. He is always complimenting you
hewn at all. being very happy with your work.
vuruko vRE. section off. vuurapa adj. good, splendid.
vurukoua nCN. stick for beating slit gong or garamut, vuurapa vaisi nCN. compliment, praise.
section of something. vuuta vRO. eventuate. Tutuu piepai ra ravireo vuutape ra
vurukovira adv. incomplete. Vurukovira reorai. I am aiope. Noon (or sun time) is nearly here or the sun has
talking with incomplete knowledge. nearly eventuated and we'll eat. Tutuu piepai ravireo
vurupa adj. thick, strong. vuutasa. To be the time of the sun is approaching. or It is
vurupa rutu nCN. strong cloth, cloth, strong type. nearly noon.
vurupa varoa nCN. khaki cloth, canvas. vuuta nCN.
vurupakea nCN. operculum of Cat's eye shell and fresh — temp.
water snails. — loc. space, crack, opening, period of time, verse.
vurupara nCN. thick papers or cloth etc. vuutaaro nCN. middle of something.
vurupavira adv. thick. Characteristic of paper, cloth, wood, vuuto nCM. bird, wader, has long neck like crane and lives in
etc. either salt or fresh water areas.
vururuua nCN. club for fighting. vuvu vRE. flare up. Eto kasi vuvuvora. The fire flared up.
vuruvuruia vRE. exist on both sides, place something Rovapasiepa vo kepa soparo-ia, vo uvare vuvuva
between two or more objects. Pute vuruvuruiasiva. kepa. The two of them burned up inside the house,
They placed Pute between the two of them. because the house had burst into flames.
vuruvuruia adj. exist in the middle, (to be) between. Pute vuvua nCN. flames, light of fire.
vuruvuruiaroepa. Pute was in between or in the middle. vuvuai nCM. bat, flying fox with hairy crest, largest of all the
vuruvuru-ia loc. between, middle. bats, sleeps in clusters of from 10 to 20 or more, lives
vusi vRE. burst forth, erupt, break out. Ravurike vusireva. near the top of Mt. Balbi at an altitude of between 2000
The earthquake burst out or started. Kiuvu vusirevo. The and 2700 meters.
wind came up all of a sudden. Uva voava Joseph vuvuge nCF. sugar cane, black skin, inside is brown.
vusireva ragaiRE. Then Joseph came out to me. Uva vuvui adj. transparent.
riroto kiuvu igeiRE vusirevora Kiviri Poin-ia. A big vuvui tou nCN. glass bottle or pane that is transparent.
wind rushed out at us (exclusive) at Kiviri Point. vuvuiua nCN. sky, heven.
vusi pie vRE. originate, emit, gush out. vuvuko nCF. hand, fist.
vusiva nCF. mist, dew. vuvuko vRE. hold in the hand, flail away with hands.
vusivusiara nCN. leaks. vuvukorapa nCN. fist.
vusivusivi vRE. appear, come out. vuvure vRE. blow instrument for sound. Utave
vuta nCN. sweet taste. vuvurepaevoi. She is blowing the Triton shell horn.
vutakou nCN. grass, which grows in very moist area and vuvurea nCN. breath.
used for medicine. vuvureoto nCM. insect, wasp that stings, wasp found on
vutuko adj. round, panlike. coast.
vutuo vRE. carry on shoulders. Uva rera vutuoereva vuvureoto nCM. flying fish, lion fish.
riakorirei. The two women carried him between them on vuvuripa nCN. stingy thing, tendril of plant. As in varo
their shoulders. vuvuripaaro 'string from fraying cloth', pipisi vuvuripaaro
vutuotasi nCN. shoulders, both. 'tendrils of pea plant'.
vutuoua nCN. shoulder. vuvuripato nCN. fiber, string.
vututu vRE. smash down, raze, uproot. Kepara vututupare vuvutaaro loc. between.
kiuvu. The wind smashed down the houses. Evaova vuvutau adj. steamed, scalded. Teapi vuvutauuvere.
vututurevoi kiuvu. The wind is uprooting the tree. Lookout lest you become scalded with steam.
vututu nCN. base, bottom. vuvutau vRO. (produce) steam. Vuvutaupaoi pitokava. The
vututu piro adj. uprooted. Evaova vututu uvirooi. The tree saucepan is steaming (while being heated).
is uprooted. vuvutauto nCM. steam, vapor.
vuu vRO. treasure something, memorize. Va-IA vuuparai. I vuvuto nCM. flame, light of fire.
am holding on strongly to it and treasuring it. Vo tavi-IA
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a distance agricultural advisor
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a distance adv. tavasikovira. accept vRE. koata pie.
(a) bit at a time adv. vesipavira. accompanied adv. tavetaveovira;
a bite nCN. avupa. adv. toatoa pievira.
(a) blind nCN. utoa. accompany vRE. taveo.
a clearing nCM. piopioto. accurate shooter nCN2. taavoto iiato.
a different kind of appearance — osivu raga kekea. accurately adv. taavotovira.
a divining practice to find which of the Upe initiates were accusation-See under `letter' nCN. variua.
the best of the lot nCN. oova vago. accuse vRO. taea.
(a) divining rite nCN. taraoa. acknowledge leadership vRO. ruvarao.
a flat shield nCN. pekeria. acquired fluency in speaking id. kopa.
(a) footing nCN. tasi. act carelessly vRE. itakupa.
a greeting nCN. vearoa. act simultaneously vRE. avaavao.
a light nCN. aoa. add onto vRE. siguva.
a line nCN. veeraa. add to vRE. kapatau;
a little adv. vaovio. vRE. takuvu;
(a little bit in) error adv. koikevira; vRE. tapoko;
adv. piro visivi. vRE. tauvavu.
a little while temp. taa visivi. adhere vRE. voto.
a lock nCN. gorupa. adhered together adv. tapokovira.
a mask nCN. ovoovoa. adhesive tape nCN. voto piepa.
(a) name nCN. orivoa. adjacent to loc. tarautoa.
(a person who) wants something badly nCN2. ruipato. admire strongly vRE. riirii.
a reading nCN. vieia. admire without words(?) vRE. oruo pie.
a row nCN. veeraa. adult female nCF. oira vasiva;
a ruler nCN. reesipa. nCF. riako vasiva.
a runaway nCN2. torito. adult females nCF. oira vasi riako.
(a) shout nCN. takoto. adult females (two) nCF. oira vasirirei.
(a single) drifting brach nCN. riita rao. adult male nCM. oira vasito.
a slate nCN. rigatopa aveke. adult males (two) nCM. oira vasitoarei.
a sneeze nCN. asigea. adult man nCM. varaketo.
(a) stain nCN. veupa. adulterer nCN2. otopato;
abandon temporarily vRO. ora pire. nCN2. touto.
abandon thought of oneself vRO. ora pire; adultery-be suspicious of vRE. roruoru.
vRO. ora topogo. afraid STAT. uriri.
abdomen nCN2. kovuto. after adv. utupavira;
abide in id. tasi. loc. isivaaro;
able STAT. uvui. temp. rekuvira.
(able) judge nCN2. raviravisi vovouto. afternoon temp. tauravia.
able person nCN2. rutarato. afternoon (1 to 3pm) temp. ovaiarovi.
about loc. aue iava; afternoon (3 to 5pm) temp. ovaiaro.
loc. evoraro; afternoon (5 pm till dark) temp. vokiarovi.
loc. voraro; again adv. aia;
prep. iava. adv. aia ita;
about to (do something) vRO. aue. temp. ita;
above loc. ariararo; temp. vorerivira.
loc. ivara-ia; age adj. avuka.
loc. viarovi; aged adj. ruta.
nCN. viauaro. aghast STAT. gai.
absent adj. viapa. agree ph. vearo vaisi pura.
absolutely adv. koetavira; agree to vRE. iu.
adv. pekapekavira; agree upon nCN. ovoi vaisi.
id. koetara keavu. agree with STAT. totoe.
absorb vRE. vii. agreement nCN. katai reo;
abstain brom eating vRE. aio kavu. nCN. vearo vaisi.
abundantly adv. tauvavuvira. agricultural advisor nCN2. kovo tokipato.
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agronomist another time
agronomist nCN2. kovo tokipato. adv. varavaravira.

ahead loc. irapaua. (almost a) judge nCN2. rovirieisoto.
aid child or disabled person to walk vRE. sikuro. (almost) shut vRE. pipi.
aimlessly adv. tegerivira. aloft-like adv. viaviaevira.
air nCN. viauaro; alone adj. kuvau;
nCN. vovouisi. adj. ora asiko;
airplane nCN. papapa kepa. adv. kuvauvira;
airstrip nCN. papapa gariko. adv. ora asikovira;
alert STAT. kaipori. adv. toko pievira;
alert someone vRE. pari. nCN. kataia raga.
alertly adv. kaiporivira. along side adj. pekara.
algae that grows on ground nCF. tatavire. alongside loc. sirova;
alight vRE. pitu. loc. vatuaaro.
alive adv. tootoovira. aloof adj. tauai.
all nCN. vara rutu. (alpine) grass found on top of Mt. Balbi near craters
all branches and pieces of trees nCN. tuururo. nCF. ugavero.
all greasy meats nCN. tuupapara. already temp. irapa visivi.
all inclusive adv. papuapuarovira; also prep. tapo.
adv. rutu. altar for burnt offering nCN. eravaoa.
all juicy fruits and foods nCN. upisipara. alternate gr. o...vu;
all kinds nPN. osasarovu. nPN. oavu.
all kinds of edible animals nCN. varuere. alternating v? pariparikou.
all kinds of food stuffs nCN. virivirerovu rutu. alternatingly adv. pariparikouvira.
all kinds of grasses and weeds nCN. kovaru kou. always temp. oisoa;
all kinds of little candies, bits of food, etc. nCN. tavari temp. vokiara rutu.
kavikaviro. ambidextrous adv. vaoraovira.
all kinds of little things for play and use nCN. kavikavi. ambidextrous person nCN2. vaoraoto.
(all little) games children (only) play nCN. verepara. ancestors nCN2. tuariripa irara;
all M) nRP. oea. nKn2. aao irara.
all married couples nCN. vo vureo. and conj. ora;
all men nCM. oirara rutu. conj. ra.
all MF) nPS. oaive. and so conj. uva.
all of them nPS. oara. and then conj. ra.
all of them (N) nPPN. vara. angel nCM. purapurapato;
all of these kinds nCN. viriviriero. nCN. ruso.
all of you nPP. visii. anger nCN. aveavea.
all of you (who) nRP. visiigoa. anger (someone) vRE. kasipu pie.
All right! excl. aera; angry STAT. karavisi;
excl. aeri. STAT. kasikasi;
All right excl. oire; STAT. kasipu.
ph. o ita. angry to the point of spoiling an object by striking out at it
All right now! ph. oire taru. STAT. teki.
all small animals nCN. viropa kare. angry-like adv. kasipuvira.
all teeth collectively nCN. reerau. anguish of death nCN. kopiia vaaro siitoka.
all these (N) nDN. varao. animal trail or road nCN. virorai.
all together adv. vaeavira. ankle nCN. arioisi;
all vegetation nCN. keraria. nCN. kokotopa kurasi.
all weapons nCN. tatua. annoy with noise vRE. uvagi pie.
(all white) flowers nCN. purupai. another nPN. oavu.
allegorically adv. ovoovovira. another day temp. ovokivu.
alleyway nCN. vakapa-ia. another female nPF. iriavu.
allow vRE. eaka; another kind adj. avokori;
vRE. vase; adv. osivu ragavira.
vRE. vasike; another kind of person nPN2. osivu ragato.
vRO. eaka. another little place loe. uvavivu.
allow someone to be harmed vRE. pire. another male nPM. iravu.
almost adj. kekeputu; another place loc. uposiua.
adv. gareavi; another road or route nCN. oraivavu.
adv. tutuu pievira; another time temp. ovokivu;
another way ashes of cremated person
temp. ovuuta-vu; Are there any good things? ph. apeisi avua vearovira rutu
temp. vorerivira. avua?
another way nCN. oraivavu. Are they finished? adj. gogoto.
answer nCN. reo puko; area nCN. gariko;
vRE. aato. nCN. rarikoa;
answer someone vRE. tuu. nCN. tapi.
ant, black body, bite pains nCF. posiva. area beneath overhanging ledge nCN. tokutokua.
ant, body is blue-black, like army ant nCM. kuito. area in which Ibu and Koku are located nPRN. Okoraare.
ant, body is red or black, burrows through the ground, has area lower down nCN. rikuo.
stinging bite nCM. vatarako. area of Bougainville Island nPR. Aita.
ant, has light brown body, makes nest by sticking leaves area of trampled down grass nCN. purisa.
together, probably Tree-nesting Weaving Ant area where a clan diety resides nCN. tugara ratao.
nCM. eaputo. area where there is no fire nCN. kuvuoropa tapi.
ant, large black biting type nCM. akotei. Arecea palm tree nCF. tokuo.
ant, small black type nCM. avarato. argue vRO. ora piopio;
ant, with black body, flying type nCM. varuto. vRO. ora takato;
ant, with small black body, flying type nCM. rorurorusi vRO. ora tavatava.
kare. arise early to go somewhere vRO. voki.
ant, with stinging bite nCM. kiuto. arm band nCN. agorau pako;
antenna (both) of crayfish nCN. sisipuarei. nCN. kakara.
anticipate vRE. siva pie. arm bone nCN. vavaepa tou upisi tou.
anticipate something vRE. taavo. armband of woven grass (usually dyed black yellow or
anticipate something happening during thoughts or red) nCN. pakoua.
conversation adv. siva pievira. armband or pako made from a vine which grows from cliff
anticipate speech adv. opiopivira. faces and has a distinct odor nCF. varuru.
anticipating adv. tapatevira; armband with protective powers nCN. virivari pako.
vRE. avaavao. aromatic adv. geesovira.
anticipating-like adv. avaavaovira. around loc. ururau.
ant's nest nCM. votoueto. arouse from sleep vRE. voki pie.
ants, tiny black nCN2. aavara kare. arouse one's self vRO. ora kaipori pie.
anus nCF. tete; arrive vRO. pou.
nCF. vitu; arrive abruptly vRE. tupu pie.
nCN. tupipa iro. arrive at a place after traveling vRO. kare uviro.
anxious STAT. garagarako; arrive at an intended point vRO. tugura.
STAT. garagarako; arrow nCN. kairi.
STAT. kausopa; arrow, long type nCM. kearito.
STAT. uriri; arrow made of sago leaf midrib nCN. kerereua.
STAT. vovouso; arrow made of sago midrib nCM. kikipi.
vSTAT. kupukupu. arrow (sharp point) nCF. rauruva.
anxiously adv. kausopavira; arrow type used for shooting flying fox nCN. arere tuta.
adv. taavovira. arrow with carved sharp point, nothing added to the shaft
anywhere loc. uvauvavu vai. at point-end nCN. toriruua.
apparel nCN. kuvuara. arrow with flat bone tip nCF. kupero.
appear adj. keke; arrow-bamboo used for shaft nCN. arita kasio.
vRE. vusivusivi; art equipment nCN. uraurapa.
vRO. kareke. arthritic STAT. kurokuro.
appearance nPN. vo kekeo. arthritic person nCN2. kurokuroto.
appetizer nCN. kovukovu aio. artifact from the past nCN. tuariripa.
apply native putty vRE. asita. artist nCN2. uraura piepato.
apportion vRE. karata. as conj. osa.
appreciation nCN. roru vaisi. ascend vRO. kae viro;
apprehend in the act vRE. agara pie. vRO. urareo;
apprehensive STAT. gai. vRO. varu.
approach vRE. tutuu; ash of volcanic origin nCN. ritavukoa.
vRE. tutuu pie. ashamed of STAT. arii.
approach close to something vRE. tuvu. ashes nCN. gavuta;
appropriate vRO. vira piro. nCN. pupukaia.
appropriate another's possession vRE. pae. ashes for seasoning bamboo tubes used for preserving and
April nPR. Vo resurapa kekira. flavoring meat nCN. avie.
ashes of cremated person nCN. kaa rarearo.
ask bamboo, which retains good drinking water in its sections
ask vRE. ake. attractive adj. utuuva.
ask again vRE. rivutoa. augment vRE. kapatau.
ask for vRE. are. August nPR. Vo peva vatarapa kekira.
assemble vRE. guru; aunt (FaBrWi) nKF. aako.
vRO. uvuru. authority nCN. reesi.
assembly nCN. uvuru. available adj. kapiaa;
assist vRE. taavore; adv. kaaveakavira;
vRE. tauva. adv. kapiaavira;
assistance nCN. tauvaa. STAT. kaaveaka.
associated with loc. riaraia. averting danger vRO. virivari.
asteroid nCM. purapurapato. avoid vRE. sosope;
at prep. aue-ia. vRO. vavio.
at a right angle adv. kovuruvira. awake vRO. vaaraa.
(at an) angle adv. verovira. awaken vRE. tore pie.
at first adv. rovovira. axe nCN2. torara.
(at) peace adv. rasivauruvira. axe handle nCN. kaku rao.
atone vRE. araiarava pie. axe head made of stone nCF. kogova.
atone for vRE. ariarava pie. axe, large type nCF. avurara.
attempt vRE. ravarava. axe made of stone nCM. taapeto.
attention, give vRE. uru pie. axe (small) nCF. garevavi torara.
attract attention by touching, tapping, or scratching
vRE. kio.
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baby newborn nCN2. kakapikoto. bamboo, generally used for walls and for cooking
baby-black female nCF. kopakava. nCN. veeta.
bachelor nCM. avataropato; bamboo, grows at high elevations nCF. rereva;
nCM. taporuto. nCF. vatatava.
back a ways loc. isivio. bamboo, large Chinese bamboo, cultivated nCF.
back bone nCN. avua keru. karaava.
back of body nCN. avuaua. bamboo matting woven diagonally with spaces of one to
back of house nCN. tapoisi. three inches between slats of bamboo
back of neck nCN. kokupa keru. nCM. rekereke.
(back) spine of lizard nCN. kipekipea. bamboo pieces used for torches nCN. ao paripari.
back talker nCN2. kaureoto. bamboo razor blade nCN. kokovupa parie.
back there loc. oisiri; bamboo section containing food nCN. tokotokorie.
loc. voari; bamboo section emptied of food which had been preserved
temp. voviri. whithin it nCN. ririvua.
back to front adv. siposipokovira. bamboo slivers used as knives nCN. pururuo.
back up vRE. isiva. bamboo, small type nCF. sisevi;
backward adv. vorevira. nCN. rere tou.
bad adj. vuri; bamboo strip used as a knife nCN. parie.
nCN. vuria. bamboo torch nCN. ao tou.
bad custom nCN. vuri pitupitu. bamboo tube cut to hold water nCF. kakate.
bad odor nCN. vuri geesi. bamboo tube impregnated with native salt used for
badly adv. vurivira. cooking nCN. avieua.
bag nCN. oapa. bamboo tube open at both ends nCN. viseua.
bake vRE. vaagi. bamboo tube used for curing meat nCN. tuikopa kuvu.
bald adj. peeka; bamboo, two joined sections of bamboo used for carrying
adj. rivo. water nCF. kururai.
bald headed person nCN2. peekato; bamboo, used for making arrow shafts nCM. keari.
ncN2. rivopa kukueto. bamboo, used for making shafts of arrows nCN. arita
ball nCN. kororoisia; kasio.
nCN. vaisia; bamboo, used for spear and arrow tips, and for fishing
nRPN. aisi. spear shafts nCN. arere tou.
ball or sphere-shaped object full of holes nCN. bamboo, which retains good drinking water in its sections
toputopupaisi. nCF. rivatava.
ball without holes nCN. paiguruisi.
bamboo with joints closely spaced, has thick sides beard
bamboo with joints closely spaced, has thick sides bass singer nCN2. ruvaku reoto.
nCM. rivu tou. bass-like adv. ruvakuvira.
bamboo with long narrow sections which normally contain basting stictch nCN. keakea turu.
water, found on the Gerioko Vaisi nPRN. bat, flying fox nCF. aatu;
rere kou. nCM. vukere.
bamboo woven without design nCN. viuviu takei. bat, flying fox, small type nCF. aapova.
bamboo-holes at intersection of woven matting nCM. bat, flying fox with hairy crest, largest of all the bats,
siririko. sleeps in clusters of from 10 to 20 or more,
banana nCN. atoia. lives near the top of Mt. Balbi at an altitude
banana, cooking vari\d Rotokas English Dictionary of between 2000 and 2700 meters. nCM.
Firchow nCM. ouruvato. vuvuai.
banana, cooking variety nCF. avakapava; bat, flying fox with thick yellow hair on neck, several live
nCM. taravo. in one nest at a time nCN. geesi.
banana, cultivated, long stemmed cooking variety bat, fruit bat nCF. urakava.
nCF. sei. bat, small type nCM. isivarapoko;
banana, delicious eating variety nCN. roveraga. nCM. okarauto.
banana, eating type nCF. uvuapava. bat, with small body but larger than aapova'-bat' nCM.
banana, eating variety, short thick type nCF. kokoi. sisirue.
banana, excellent eating variety nCN. piirii. battle nCN. upoa.
banana, has a strong smell when ripe nCM. kokotagoe; Baylor shell nCF. utaveva.
nCM. kovato. be vRE. tou;
banana, has short green fruit which is cooked before eating vSTAT. epao.
nCM. tatuato. Be careful! excl. kie.
banana, large eating variety, like roveraga nCF. piri. (be) careful vRO. vatatopo.
banana, may be eaten cooked or raw nCF. aovata. (be) careless STAT. ora topogo.
banana, ripens within 2 or 3 weeks after stalk first bends (be) clear about something STAT. araiva.
over nCM. oveato. be concerned vRO. ora vivi.
banana, type of wild nCM. gaoto. be diligent vRO. kasivari.
banana, wild nCN. vuaioua. be eternal vRO. pau.
banana (wild) juice nCN. gao ovi. (be) excited about something vRE. egaega.
banana, wild type adj. vakiri. be full adj. agasi.
banana, with strong smell when ripe nCM. vatauvore. (be in a) liquid state adj. uuko.
bananas in general nCN2. ito. (be) molested vRO. ruperupe.
banana-short stubby eating type nCF. kovauke. (be of same) clan adj. sara.
bandage nCN. tuukepa iro. Be quiet! excl. aika.
banyon tree mCM. sikato. (be) reckless STAT. ora topogo.
baptize vRE. kopikopi; be reconciled vRE. agiagi.
vRE. kopikopi. (be) repulsed by something vRO. ora ruvu.
barbs on spear or arrow nCM. taruo. (be) responsible for vRE. tagi;
bare adj. peeka. vRE. teerio;
bark v? veku; vRE. varoova.
vRE. pegu. (be) sick id. upia pura.
bark a tree vRE. koa. (be) stuck adj. ora taki.
bark of a tree used for cloth nCN. ravae. (be) troubled STAT. siitako.
bark of tree nCN. koturu. beach nCF. avakava;
bark of tree chewed like betel nut with powder nCF. nCN. rogaraua.
tutuuka. beach something vRO. vera uviro.
barren adj. asao; beads, string of nCN. aasiua.
adj. kavau asa. beads strung nCN. aasi iro.
barren woman nCF. itakooreva; beads unstrung nCN. aasiara.
nCF. kavau asava. beads, white type nCN. kaita.
base nCN. vututu. beak nCN. kapiua.
bases of STAT. vitu. bean nCN. itauro;
bash against vRO. ora tuguru. nCN. raviriro.
basic adj. vitu. bear a child id. ou;
bask in sun vRO. tava. vRE. kavau.
basket nCF. pekuriva; bear fruit vRO. kue.
nCN. kaepa. bear many children vRE. kavakavau.
bass adj. ruvaku. beard nCN. givugivu.
bearded male bird, black and purple body, lives on ground but nests in
bearded male
tree, will nCM.disturbed
fly when givuto. loc. rasiuaro.
beat vRE. piko; belt nCN. iro;
vRE. ragi. nCN. takipa iro;
beat a slit gong vRE. visivisi. nCN. tuu iro.
beat drum vRO. siiguru. belt made of wild banana leaf made of wild banana leaf
beat slit gong vRE. toi. worn by women only, a piece of which might
beautiful adj. vearo keke. be used in coded leaf letter to mean, 'female'
beautifully adv. siruruvira. nC. turavua.
because conj. uvare; bench nCN. rigatopa urua;
conj. vo rara; nCN. urua.
conj. vosa. benched adv. togeuvira.
because of conj. iavirava. bend adj. goo;
because of (something) loc. aue iava. vRE. regore pie.
beckon vRO. kaokao. bend down vRE. gore.
beckon to vRE. turo; bend over vRE. viko;
vRO. keera. vRO. taku.
become adolescent vRO. viovoko. bend taut vRE. pooke.
(become) blinded vRO. vavorii. bent adj. regore.
(become) disoriented STAT. opaopara. bent down position adj. pakopi.
become grandparents adj. aaoaao. bent over adv. pakovira.
(become) light vRE. raraka. betel nut, capable of causing stupifying effect nCF.
(become) lost STAT. opaopara. vuropava aasiva.
(become) night adj. tutuvagi; betel nut fruit stalk and used in coded leaf, varuid letter to
adj. vokiei. mean, sorcery nCM. pakoto.
(become) possessed vRO. vira piro. betel nut juice nCN. ura ukaio.
bed nCN. urua. betel nut palm nCF. asiva.
bed of fire nCN. gavuta. betel pepper vine nCN. urata.
bed of river nCN. uuko gae. betel pepper vine fruit nCM. koavaato.
bed time nCN. tugurai. betel pepper vine with fragrant leaf nCN. kepiriko.
beet nCN. uue. between loc. vuruvuru-ia;
beetle nCF. kaakaaviko; loc. vuvutaaro.
nCM. viitasito. beyond loc. voari.
beetle, eats taro and is edible itself nCF. vuako. Bible nPRN. Tugoropa vuku.
beetle, often has lichen-like growth on its back nCF. bicker vRO. ora tavatava.
vitatito. bicycle nCN. viriviri.
beetle, type of nCF. kaakaoko. bide one's time vRE. aateate pie.
beetle, with pincer type mouth part nCM. vokeruto. big adj. rei;
before loc. vari; adj. riro;
loc. voari; adj. tuupuu;
temp. tuariri; adj. tuupuu;
temp. variavu; adj. tuupuua.
temp. voviri. big eater nCN2. kopava.
beggar nCN2. apotato; big headed person nCN2. fitakooto;
nCN2. tupa areto. nCN2. ritakooto.
begin vRO. pirupako; big talker nCN2. riro akutato.
vRO. rogo. big thing nCN. sopa.
beginning, the nCN. pirupakoaro. bile nCN. itako ovi.
beginning-like adv. tuuruvira. bile sack nCN. ateate.
begrudge vRE. erii. bill of bird nCN. kapiua.
behind adv. varovarovira; billfish, like a sailfish, has long pointed bill nCF. siiriiko.
loc. sirova. binding adj. tokii;
belch vRO. voevoe. nCN. tuukea.
belief nCN. oirao piea. binding around and between feet to assist in climbing
believe STAT. rari; trunks of trees nCM. vasikoro.
vRE. oirao pie; binoculars nCF. vurapava.
vRO. oirao. bioluminescence nCM. araropa.
believer nCN2. rari purato. bird, black and purple body, lives on ground but nests in
belittle vRE. tovi. tree, will fly when disturbed nCM. tuutuuto.
belittle criticize vRE. gete.
below adv. varavira;
bird, builds stick platform, cries low-vuuvuuvuu, lives 6 to 8000 feet up on slopes of Mt. Balbi
bite something
bird, builds stick platform, cries low-vuuvuuvuu, lives 6 to caught in woven nets strectch between trees
8000 feet up on slopes of Mt. Balbi nCF. nCM. rereveoto.
uvuutu. bird, probably Brahminy Kite nCM. avaruka;
bird, chestnut body with pure white head, probably the nCM. kerakera.
Brahminy Kite nCM. keravo. bird, probably Pacific Swallow nCF. tegeri.
bird, cries just before dawn nCM. torooi. bird, sea bird, sharp pointed wings, probably a Frigate Bird
bird, crow nCM. aaita. nCM. keeraa.
bird, dove, gray body, crest, female of kurue, good eating bird, small black nCM. orokui.
nCF. uruvao. bird, small black with yellow head and feathers under tail,
bird, dove with gray body, good eating nCM. kurue. builds an oora 'hole in tree used for nesting'
bird, duck-like, webbed feet and flat bill, lives in shallow nCM. oroga.
holes, plentiful at high elevations but it has bird, small yellow type with back yellow-olive, the male is
been decimated by wild cats, calls kiikariko black with irridescent throat, has a thin
vuura gariko 'kiikariko's good place' hanging nest nCM. suriketo.
nCF. kiikariko. bird, swallow with black body and bluish back and tail,
bird, has crest like cockatoo, lives both at high elevations constructs mud nests, probably Pacific
and elsewhere, cries like a dove nCF. uvuo. Swallow nCF. ekeriko.
bird, has long legs and short tail, head is red and white bird, that eats snakes nCF. vakaaua.
spot is on tail, destroys food crops, cries ''like bird that hunts at night nCM. tokororo utuuko.
Isio'' nCM. vuke. bird, type of crane nC. vaakira.
bird, has small black body, lives on the ground, feathers bird, wader, has long neck like crane and lives in either
are not nicely formed, sound of call is salt or fresh water areas nCM. vuuto.
koakoakoa nCF. kokote. bird, wader like ibis or pelican, same name used for both
bird, hawk nCM. tookuito. nCF. kopikao.
bird, hawk that eats snakes, chickens, etc. nCN. ravute. bird, wild fowl, lives and nests on the ground, lays eggs in
bird, hawk that robs villages of chickens nCM. ruega. warm soil near volcanic heat where they
bird, hornbill nCM. ovuveo. incubate nCF. apaeo.
bird in general nCM. kokioto. bird with black body, long black tail feathers, and yellow
bird, like Kookaburra or kingfisher, pecks hole in tree for throat, it builds its nests together in a single
its nesting place, during dry times it is said to tree where they hang down from the limbs
call more frequently as it is calling for rain nCM. suriraoto.
nCF. tuituiie. bird with light brown body yellow breast, sickle bill, eats
bird, lives on the ground, call sounds like koakoakoa turoturo koko 'flower', probably Brown
nCF. ekarako. Honey Eater nCM. siikui.
bird, makes oora 'hole in tree used for nesting place, calls bird, with long orange legs and red cap, eats taro from
kirikaokao kirikaokao nCF. kirikaokao. gardens nCF. ivuke.
bird, one of the swifts nCF. siikurai. bird, with long pointed wings and slender v-shaped tail, a
bird, owl that has large staring eyes, it hunts opossum at type of swift nCF. sura.
night nCRF. utuuko. bird, with small black body and call similar to Friar bird's
bird, owl with small brown body, large yellow eyes, wire call. nCM. touea.
tufts around the beak, about 5 inches long bird, with small blue-black body and scarlet red breast, it
nCN. kuuoa. has sharp straight bill. nCF. siisiipiri.
bird, parrot nCF. takesei. bird, with small yellow body like suriketo, lives at high
bird, parrot, female has red body with blue head and male elevations nCF. piupiuko.
has bluish-green body, eats unripe papaya bird with strange night call nCF. kokoote.
and corn (Erectus parrot) nCM. sikarato. bird-migrant wader with buff and white body, long straight
bird, parrot, female of visooto nCF. kukutauvu. beak and common on Wakunai airstrip,
bird, parrot with green body and blue head, red under possibly Sandpiper nCM. siruirui.
wings, probably Rainbow lorikeet nCF. bird-Willy Wagtail with small black body and long tail
tagiteva. that sways back and forth constantly
bird, parrot with green body, red head, about 4 to 5 inches nCF. tutupariko.
long nCM. visooto. birth, give vRE. kavau.
bird, parrot with small green body nCF. rusiva. birth place id. revasi tova.
bird, parrot with small red body, breaks into young biscuit nCN. kirukirua.
coconuts and drinks juice nCM. sirivi. bit (tool) nCM. gogagarepato.
bird, pidgeon with gray body, makes nest of sticks on the bite vRE. avu;
ground, flies in large flocks, lives 6 to 8000 vRE. kotu.
feet up on slopes of Mt. Balbi formerly bite lightly vRE. gerigeri.
bite something vRE. kotu.
bites of betel pepper (daka) bow over
bites of betel pepper (daka) nCN. gagavuo avu. blow vRE. pupiupi.
bits of dried firewood carried on trip to start fire nCN. siitu. blow bamboo pipes vRE. pupi.
bitter adj. uureo. blow instrument for sound vRE. vuvure.
bitter liquid nCN. itako ovi. blow Triton's trumpet vRO. utave.
bitter (taste) adj. vavavu; blow whistle vRE. uisiuisi.
adj. vavu. blue adj. kuuva.
bitter-like adv. vavuvira. blue-green adj. kuuva uriko.
bitterly emotional adv. vaavaavuvira. bluid adj. uuko.
black adj. katokato; bluish in appearace at a distance adv. kokopuvira.
adj. rakao; blunt adj. povuvau.
nCM. siigaato. (blunt) bill of bird nCN. tupuru kapiua.
black ash from fire used to blacken designs. nCN. eropa. blurred vision v? voririke.
black haired person nCN2. rupa oruto. blurry adv. uraurapavira.
black magic nCN. kavokavoa. board nCN. peroa;
black magic, to make vRE. kuva. nCN. varo karipa.
black person nCN2. katokatoto; boast vRO. tavoko.
nCN2. tutuvagito; boast about somehing vRO. riata.
nCN2. uvakiraoto. boat nCN. uvuoa.
blackboard nCN. rigatopa pero. bob up and down vRE. tokatoka.
black-like adv. katokatovira. bodies nPN. varaura.
blade for cutting hairline nCN. kokovupa parie. body exterior nCN. varaua.
blaspheme vRE. takau. body interior nCN. sopaua.
blast vRE. poko pie. body of man nCN. varaaro.
bleed vRO. revasi. body-like adv. varavira.
blemish nCN. vuu. bogged adj. tapa uviro.
bless vRE. ovoi pie; boil, cause to vRE. goagoara pie.
vRE. viraako. boil on skin nCM. parurato.
blessing nCN. siruru; boiling adj. goagoara.
nCN. viraako. boldly possessive person nCN2. karakaraoto.
blind adj. voosi; bone nCN. kerua.
nCF. takei; bone, arm bone between shoulder and elbow nCN. vavaepa
vSTAT. koro. tou upisi tou.
blind by light vRE. aau pie. bone, femur nCN. kokotopa tou upisi tou.
blind person nCN2. vavoriito; bone from wing of flying fox nCM. taruoto.
nCN2. voosito. bone, lower bones of limbs nCN. kurasa.
blind with cataracts nCN2. kaakito. bone of pig (clavical?) used to tip arrow nCF. kupero.
blind with light vRE. pikipiki. bone, uppermost bone of limbs nCN. upisi tou.
blinded by light adj. aau. bones of ankle nCN. kokotopa kurasi.
blindly adv. voosivira. bones of wrist nCN. vavaepa kurasi.
blinking the eyelids vRE. riporipo. bonfire nCN. piua.
blister nCN. tavokoro. bonfire, cause a adj. piu.
blister on skin nCN. vigovigoa. bony adj. kerui.
blistered adj. vigovigo. bony animal nCN2. katopato.
blister's fluid nCN. topikoro ovi. book nCN. vuku.
block vRE. goto pie; border nCM. papaato.
vRE. ruku; bore nCF. rivute.
vRO. korukoru. bore a hole vRE. topu.
block because of rain vRE. taki. bore holes vRE. rivute.
block waterway to catcth fish or crayfish vRE. virarei. born vRO. kavau.
blockage between sides of valley or gulch nCN. iipa. both parents nKM. aakorivatoarei;
blocked STAT. koro; nKM. aakovatoarei;
STAT. paivuru. nKM. aitetoarei.
blocked in childbirth vRE. paipai. bottle nCN. aguvi tou.
blocked object id. paivuruva. bottom nCN. vututu.
blocked-like adv. paivuruvira. boundary nCN. kapiroko.
blockhead nCN2. tupa rataato. bow nCF. koetava.
blood nCF. revasiva. bow down vRE. gore.
blood coagulated in sore nCN. eavi. bow made for children nCN. kikisiova.
blood vessel nCF. ivirio. bow of ship nCN. kapikapi.
blotches nCN. koopikoopiara. bow over vRO. taku.
bow string bunched up-like
bow string nCN. ovaiaa. breast milk nCM. roroo ovi.
bowed adv. takuvira. breasts of woman nCN. rorooua.
(boy) orphaned at adolescence nCM. koikoito. breath nCN. vavaua;
boys nCM. viovoko irara; nCN. vuvurea;
nCM. viovokoa. vRO. vavau.
brace oneself vRO. ora tuuvu pie. breath heavily vRE. vekaveka.
bracelet nCN. gagarioua; breathe v? vavau;
nCN. kakara. vRO. vovou.
bracelet made from Turbin shell nCN. agorau pako. breed vRO. iipa.
brag vRO. ora tovi. bribe offer of food nCN. piururuo aio.
braggart nCN2. kaureoto. bribe with something vRE. piururuo.
braid vRE. koroviri. bridge nCN. tavara pero.
braided rope nCN. koroviri iro. bridle nCN. porepa.
brain nCF. goroveuko; brightly adv. siruvau pievira.
nCF. rarirako; brightness nCN. aaua.
nCF. rataava; brilliant nCN. aaua.
nCF. toopera. brine nCN. aku rovu.
branch nCN. rao. bring or give back vRE. vore pie.
branch of tree nCN. evao rao. bring trouble upon one's self vRO. rovusaka.
brave STAT. tuuvu. broken adj. gasi.
brave person nCN2. tuuvu vovouto. broken completely apart adj. toko piro.
bravely adv. tuuvu vovouvira. broken in pieces adj. pege.
bravery nCN. tuuvu vovou. broken in two adj. kepi.
bread nCN. opoa. broken off twigs and branches nCN. piaara.
breadfruit tree nCN. eveu; brook nCN. uuko ovi.
nCN. oveu. broom nCN. kikisi kae;
breadfruit tree leaves nCN. akopara. nCN. pue kae;
break vRE. gasi. nCN. puepa;
vRE. piku. nCN. vioupa.
break apart vRE. pako; brother and sister nK. vavuatarei.
vRE. rekareka. brother of female or of female cousin nKM. taataato.
break at base vRO. ora koku. brother of male nKM. araoko;
break down vRE. pare. nKM. aroke.
break fast vRE. kapa. brother-in-law (SiHu) nKM. avueto.
break into parts adj. gasigasi. brothers nKM. araoko irara.
break into pieces vRE. koara; brothers and sisters nK. vavuata.
vRE. tukituki. brothers, (2M) nKM. araorei.
break into pieces using some instrument as a knife brow of eye nCN. uvu keru.
vRE. kakuaku. brown adj. ova.
break intself open vRO. ora pege. brown color adj. siipara.
break off vRE. potu; brush nCM. katuarapato;
vRE. ruperupe; nCM. sisupato.
vRE. toko. brush against vRO. riru.
break off at base vRE. koku; brute force nCN. varivaria;
vRE. koku. nCN. viguvigu.
break off something vRE. rotu. bubble up vRO. guvuguvurio.
break open vRE. pege. bubbles nCN. tguvuguvurioara.
break open and leave vRE. varake. bubbling-like adv. guvuguvuriovira;
break open dam vRE. pako. adv. guvuguvuriovira.
break open into pieces adj. ora pegepege. bud of plant nCN. vo ruu.
break open repeatedly vRE. pegepege. buds nCN. ketoo pieara.
break out vRE. vusi. bugs insects nCN. riroiro kare.
break the law vRE. gasi. build vRE. pau.
break trail vRE. oovaa pie. build a fire vRE. eto;
break up vRE. poroporo. vRO. kasi.
break up and pile firewood vRE. repi. building nCN. kepa.
break wind vRE. puu. Buka islander nCN2. oitapato.
breakfast nCN. kovukovu aio. bump into vRE. kuga.
breaking as waves vRE. toru. bunch together vRE. gugura.
breast feed vRE. roroo. bunched up-like adv. ravuruvira.
bundle together cargo
bundle together vRE. guruguru; bush, which bears small nose-shaped red fruit which can
vRE. tuutuuke. be eaten uncooked nCF. otaava.
bundle up vRE. takotakou. bush with bitter nettles but edible leaves nCF. piuta.
burden id. vavata. bush with leaves used in coded plant letter called variua to
burial nCN. tovaa. stand for the phrase 'you accuse falsely'
burn adj. piu; nCN. asao.
vRE. kasi. bush, with red leaves used in sorcery nCF. rekuva.
burn up adj. poko. bushes nCN. kairiro;
burn up (houses vRE. rare pie. nCN. kovarua.
burned adj. rova. bushes and shrubs in general nCN. piraki ova.
burned out adj. kuvoro. busy STAT. pugu.
burp vRO. voevoe. but conj. ari.
burst id. poko. butterfly nCM. kokopuoto.
burst forth vRE. vusi. butterfly, large type nCF. torouke.
burst open adj. pogata. buttocks nCF. tete;
bury vRE. tova. nCF. vitu.
bush) vRE. rare pie. buttress root nCN. totoue.
bush, not strong branches nCF. sisae. buy vRE. vori.
bush on (something) vRE. katuara. by prep. aue-ia.
bush spirit nCN2. tugarato; by and by conj. rara;
nPR. Isio. inten. taru;
bush spirit that lives in a spring of water and guards the temp. rapi.
Orukui land nPRF. Koakoa uvuoto. by means of conj. iavirava.
bush, tall with white-bordered leaves nCF. aviviaua. by pass vRE. vatavata.
bush, the nCN. vegoa. by passed adv. vatavatavira.
bush used for sorcery nCF. kirokiro. bypass vRE. raviravisi.
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cabbage nCN. arua kapisi. cannon nCN. riro vakakaoa.
cabin nCN. kepa. canoe nCF. opuruva.
cage nCN. tuukepa kepa. canoe paddle nCN. tuuaa.
cake nCN. opoa. canvas nCN. vurupa varoa.
caked with white or light colored ground adv. canyon nCN. tagiria.
riuriupavira. cap up vRE. kapatau.
calabash nCN. akoroisi. capable STAT. uvui.
calendar nCN. kekira vieipa. capstone nPRF. Rakuova aveke.
calendar made of knots tied in vine nCF. areputu turu; captain of ship nCM. uvuoa ivupato.
nCF. ivurao turu. captives nCN2. tuukepa irara.
call vRE. vaisi. capture with hook vRE. kaa pie.
call for vRE. are; car nCF. kaara.
vRE. pue; care for STAT. goru;
vRO. keera. STAT. sirao;
call out vRE. kuu pie. vRE. kasi pie;
calm (as a lake) STAT. agara. vRE. tagi;
calm person nCM. kavee vovouto; vRE. teerio;
nCN2. agara vovouto. vRE. toki;
came to be vRO. kareke. vRE. varoova.
camera nCN. uraurapa. care for animals class. ragui.
camp nCN. vego urui. carefully adv. gare visivi;
cancel a taboo vRE. siga pie. adv. oriruvira;
candle nCF. aviavipava; adv. puruvarivira;
nCN. kukuaua. adv. rekorekovira;
candy nCN. sipoipa. adv. roorootevira;
cane nCF. garoava; adv. vatatopovira;
nCF. kiiru; STAT. arasi.
nCN. itasi. careless adv. topogovira.
cane, small type nCM. orive. careless person nCN2. itakupa vovouto.
cane, wild type nCF. kukara. cargo nCN. kotokoto.

carpenter charm belt to protect a child
carpenter nCN2. kepa paupato. (cause to) make a big effort vRE. takau pie.
carpenter's plane nCM. gagaripato. (cause to) rain vRE. koke.
carry vRE. kae. (cause to) stop vRE. rite pie;
carry away vRE. turo. vRE. ruu pie.
carry between the shoulders of two people vRE. (cause to) tingle vRE. uririo.
kapokaporo. (cause to) work hard vRE. takau pie.
carry in sling or bag vRE. oapa. cause trouble vRE. taketake.
carry on one's back vRE. ogata; (cause) trouble for one's self vRO. ora tavaka pie.
vRE. pue. (cause) trouble for someone vRE. tavae.
carry on shoulders vRE. vutuo. causing pain id. veru.
carry on the back vRE. tutu pie. (caust to) exceed the limit vRE. turi pie.
(carrying) basket nCF. ekuri. caution vRE. vatatopa pie;
carved decorative marks on arrows nCN. kovuruko. vRE. vovovo;
carved drum used for washing things nCN. sisupa toi. vRO. koru.
carved figure nCN. uvaru. caution against doing something vRE. vosi.
carved wooden figure nCM. tokarasi. cautiously adv. rekorekovira.
cassava nCN. tapoko. cave nCN. kakiua;
cassowary nCM. kasuari. nCN. tarieua.
casterate animal vRE. oru. cave near Ibu nPRF. Kovava.
casting reflections id. roro pie. cavern nCN. kakiua;
casurina tree nCF. viaruva. nCN. tarieua.
cat nCF. epusi. cease adj. ora siiro pie;
catch vRE. gota. vRE. rite;
catch in a net vRE. kuvera. vRO. eaka.
catch red handed vRE. agara pie. celebration nCN. vureia.
caterpillar, hairy type nCM. tuupepere. celebration during Upe intiation during which the intitiates
(cause a) commotion vRE. raga pie. ate on a platform above a man-made pond,
(cause a) sore id. aio. the rao rovu. nCN. oova vago.
cause dissension within clan vRO. ora peropero. cement nCF. semen.
(cause) frustration vRE. tavavaia pie. cemetery nCN. kopii urui;
cause good health vRE. viraako. nCN. tova urui.
cause growth vRE. viraako. center of an area nCN. vuraua.
cause growth in garden vRE. arupa. center section nCN. kovuaro.
(cause) illness and its effects to finish vRE. rito. centipede, large kind, very painful bite nCF. tavuako.
(cause liquid to) splash vRE. pikapika pie. ceremonial wash prior to going inside the Upe house
(cause one to be) preoccupied vRE. pitoo pie. nCN. iruato sisu.
(cause one to) search for answer vRE. tarataraa pie. ceremony for cleansing from contamination nCN.
cause pain vRE. piko. sisigarue pue.
(cause) prickly sensation vRE. uririo. Certainly! excl. taru;
(cause) recovery vRE. rito. excl. tepa.
cause safety supernaturally vRE. viraako. certainly inten. taru.
cause someone to err vRE. piro. chair nCN. paupa.
cause to gr. pie. challenge with gestures vRO. oove.
cause to be vRE. kareke. change nCN. tavarioa;
(cause to be) dirty vRE. sikupu pie. vRE. variri pie;
(cause to be) easy vRE. avekata pie. vRE. veravera.
(cause to be) idle vRE. tou pie. change a person's mood or attitude id. sisi.
(cause to be) lacking vRE. kii pie. change of thinking nCN. rugoo tavario.
(cause to be) secure vRE. vasi pie. change over vRE. tavari;
(cause to be) senseless vRE. vuro pie. vRE. tavario.
(cause to be) shiny vRE. sirusiru pie. change places vRE. tavari pie;
(cause to be) short of vRE. kii pie. vRO. tavario.
(cause to be) slack id. goo pie. changed into vRO. ora pore.
(cause to be) taboo for a short time vRE. iguva pie. chapter nCN. papara.
(cause to be) thin vRE. averu pie. charcoal nCN. eropa.
(cause to be) unaware vRE. uruuru pie. charge up vRE. virava pie.
(cause to be) widowed vRE. virakoi pie. charismatic personality nCN2. ruvaraoto.
(cause) to blister vRE. vigovigo pie. charm belt to protect a child nCN. viriviria.
(cause to) cease vRE. rite pie.
charm belt to protect child and to cause a strong body clean
out
charm belt to protect child and to cause a strong body chop slice vRE. toe.
nCM. avuoto. chop up vRE. putepute.
charm for enabling child to grow healthy and strong Christ nCN2. turaro.
nCN. siruru. Christian nCN2. rari purato;
charm for enabling young person or adult to gain special nCN2. vuato vovouto.
powers and strength nCN. viraako. chrysalis of butterfly nCM. varu vuakoto.
charm someone vRE. siruru; chuckle vRE. rovi.
vRE. viraako. chunk of burning log ph. tuitui turu.
charm used by Upe initiates to make their bodies grow church, go to vRO. lotu.
strong and attractive up. arupa geesi. cicada, large type that makes its sounds just before sunset
charm used in food garden nCN. arupaua. nCM. reerito.
charm used to keep married men and women youthful and cicada, largest type nCF. kepiro.
attractive nCN. kaakaaro. cicada, small kind that starts its sounds just after sundown
charm with powder or with package of powerful objects nCM. rerirerito;
vRE. akoro. nCM. rerirerito.
charmed rain or mist nCN. viraako koke. cicada, that stops humming abruptly nCM. riteto.
charred adv. oitapavira. cicada, very large type nCF. teeva.
charred food nCN. oitapa. circle nCN. kororovi;
charred remains nCN. eropa. nCN. poroko;
charred remains of house nCN. rarei. vRE. taaripa.
chase vRE. tario. circuitously adv. vatavatavira.
chayote nCN. soko. circular adj. pukutaisi;
cheat vRE. kuuvu vate. adv. kororovivira;
check vRE. rivutoa. adv. porokovira.
cheeks nCF. tautau. citrus leaves used in coded plant letter called variua to
cheeky person nCN2. kokuuto; stand for the phrase, 'you buy something'
nCN2. koovoto. nCN. voori.
chest nCM. katarauto. city nCN. uruia.
chew v? toke; clam, edible clam like koai only longer, found on the west
vRE. gatagata. coast of Bougainville, they live in the sand
chew betel nut vRE. ura. and bury down into it when you try to get
chewed up betel nut nCN. asi vero. them nCN. koaso.
chick nCM. sosoto. clam, edible found on the west coast of Bougainville
chicken nCF. kokootu. nCN. koai.
chickenpox nCN. tavato kapua. clam, very large nCM. taraai.
child that cries a lot nCN2. gauto. clamp nCN. kapiroa;
childish STAT. veu. nCN. kapiroko;
children nCN2. kakae vure. nCN. kaporopa.
children of sister nKN. papao. clamp together vRE. kapo.
child's bow nCF. taetuova. clan nCN. sara.
chin nCN. keetaa. clan brother or sister nCN2. sarato.
Chinese adj. vakiri. clan totem nCM. suriketo.
chip vRE. kee. clapping with hands vRE. pokopoko pie.
chip away vRE. koki. clarify vRE. araiva pie;
chip away bamboo joints vRE. tuvituvi. vRE. vuato pie.
chip something vRE. keekee. class nCN. uvuia.
chipped adj. keekee. clavicle nCN. kae keru.
chips of tree nCN. garigari. claw at vRE. apeapei.
chips of wood nCN. tepu. clay nCN. pitoka eeri.
chips of wood or soil nCN. tekaara. clay soil nCN. verakoa.
chisel nCM. eripato; clay used to make pots nCF. pitokava.
vRE. eri; clay-like ground nCN. kopupira.
vRE. erieri. clean adj. sisigarue;
chisel out vRE. koki; adv. sisigaruevira;
vRE. tekateka. vRE. piruko;
choir nCN. koea. vRE. viou.
choose out at random vRE. roporopo. clean by scraping vRE. kaareko.
chop vRE. kogo; clean or worn clear adj. aguvi.
vRE. toetoe. clean out vRE. govugovu;
clean up color
vRE. riu. cloth, strong type nCN. vurupa rutu.
clean up vRE. pur. cloth trim on clothes nCN. papaapa varo.
clear adj. aguvi; cloth with sheen nCN. gausisi varo.
adj. korau; clothe vRE. kuvu.
adj. puaka; clothes nCN. varoa.
adj. viaviatarau; clothes pin nCN. takipa.
adv. poeravira; clothing nCN. kuvuara.
STAT. aviavi; cloud nCN. rukuta.
vRE. aviavi pie; cloudy id. tagugu.
vRE. roroio; cloudy overcast day nCN. tagugu voki.
vRO. ora piopio. club for fighting nCN. vururuua.
clear away vRE. viapa pie; club of wood used as a pestle nCN. togapa.
vRE. viiaka pie; cluck with tongue v? takotakora.
vRE. vuato pie. coagulate adj. reviriua;
clear bright day nCN. vaaraa voki. adj. vatukoro.
clear of illness vRO. vaaraa. coastal people nPRN2. auta irara.
clear off adj. raipi. coat nCM. kuvupato.
clear out v? vuato; cob of corn nCM. takeru.
vRE. vera. cockatoo nCF. kakata.
clear the nose vRE. goropa. cockroach nCF. asoko;
clear the way v. ariarava; nCF. kokorosi.
vRE. viato. cocoa nCF. kakau.
clear through-like adv. kareovira. cocoa husk nCN. ripoa.
clear up vRE. kaaveaka; coconut nCN. opita.
vRE. kapiaa. coconut grease nCF. roviva.
cleared adj. via. coconut, immature green without juice nCN. kukutu.
cleared area nCN. viato tapi. coconut oil nCN. opita rovi.
clear-hearted person nCN2. vuato vovouto. coconut scrapings with juice extracted from them
clearing nCN. koraua. nCM. gataoto.
clearing between houses nCN. kepa kaporo. coconut sheath nCM. karakuku.
clearly adv. aguvivira; coconut shell nCF. atope.
adv. araivavira; coconut shell, bottom half nCF. teruopava.
adv. kaaveakavira; coconut torch nCN. kerioua.
adv. kapiaavira; coconut tree nCN. opita ova.
adv. roroio pievira; coffee nCF. koopi.
adv. vuatovira. cold adj. ugoro;
clearly understood adv. soporevira. adj. uteo;
clearly without doubt adv. pekapekavira. adv. uteovira;
clench vRE. puko. id. uteo viro.
clenched adj. pukopuko; cold (illness) vRO. vagoto.
adv. pukopukovira. cold mist nCN. kusii.
clever vSTAT. keso. cold other than weather adj. vukusi.
clever person nCN2. kesoto. cold wind nCF. utevuteo.
cliff face as on the east coast of Buka Island nCM. aveke collaborate with someone vRO. ora vatave.
tairioto. collect crabs vRE. ereku;
climb vRO. iipa. vRO. okoe;
cling to vRO. ora puko. vRO. okote.
clitoris nCM. rokato. collect crayfish or lobster vRE. kavori.
clock nCN. ravireo vetavetapa. collect firewood vRO. erako.
close adv. kekeputuvira; collect freshwater crabs vRE. okote.
loc. ruvara-ia; collect melons or cucumbers vRE. asivuru.
vRE. tupa. collect pig to eat vRE. koie;
close eyes vRO. uruuru. vRE. koue.
close mouth or jaws vRE. kapuu pie. collect sago leaves vRO. tetevu.
close tight vRE. kapuu pie. collect sugar cane vRE. sipoi.
close to vRE. pipi. collect taro vRE. opo.
closed up object id. paivuruva. collect together vRE. ruosi.
closely related adv. aatokorovira. collect water vRE. uuko.
closely spaced adv. rivurivuvira. collection cooperative nCN. takutakuvua.
cloth material nCN. varoa. color adj. sirovie.
color red consecutive
color red adj. turuea. adv. papuapuarovira;
color-brown adj. siipara. adv. vurorovira.
color-brown to tan adj. erie. completely divided adv. torotoroovira.
colorful adv. sirovievira. (completely) lost adv. roroverikovira.
color-tan adj. riuriuvira. completely ripe adj. taataate.
comb nCM. sipari; (completely) ripe adj. vevei.
vRO. sipari. compliment nCN. vuurapa vaisi;
comb hair vRE. keta. vRE. egaega.
comb of rooster nCN. kara ruoa. compliment something inorder to get it from owner
comb of rooster or hen nCN. rivo. vRO. ivao.
combination nCN. takutakuvua. comprehend STAT. araiva;
combine vRE. kavikavi. vRO. sopore viro.
comb-like door built by birds and animals to enclose mate compress vRE. tagugu pie;
or young in oora-hole in tree used for nesting vRE. tuu.
place nCF. koisiva. compromising person nCN2. vagaga vovouto.
come vRO. urio; conceal from vRE. tagoro.
vRO. uro; conceal from someone vRE. ogo.
vRO. vage; conceal talk vRE. taporo.
vRO. vage pie. concede v? toatoa;
come and go vRE. paru. vRE. eaka;
come ashore vRO. vera uviro. vRO. eaka;
come close to adj. pekara. vRO. ora toatoa.
come down vRO. vara. concerned STAT. kausopa.
come into leaf vRO. arua. concerned for STAT. goru.
come near vRE. tutuu. conclude vRE. gogoto.
come out vRE. vusivusivi. conclude (something) vRE. opesi pie.
come out of hiding vRE. guvi. conclusion adj. opesi;
come to investigate vRE. ivia. nCN. gogotoa;
come together vRO. ora aivaro. nCN. opesiaro;
come together in one place vRO. ora koara. nCN. rakotea.
come unannounced vRE. rata pie. condem a group while speaking to a representative only of
come up short vRE. apo. the group vRE. tavatu.
comfort someone vRE. rasivauru pie. condemn vRE. gasi.
commandment nCN. reo taisi. condensation nCF. guvisi.
commemorate vRO. oova. confess vRE. tavitavi.
commence vRE. rovo. confession nCN. tavitavia.
commence from the start vRE. tuuru. confide vRO. ora ropo.
commit adultery id. tou; confide in v? ruuruuku.
vRO. oto. confidence nCN. rasivauru vovou.
common adj. tuuri. confirm vRE. oirao pie;
communicate with the spirit of the dead person vRE. kuu vRE. rivutoa;
pie. vRE. tuuta.
companion nCN2. taveoto; confirming adv. rorovearavira.
nCN2. toa pieto. confuse vRE. gogu pie;
company nCN. takuvua. vRE. kea;
comparatively adv. roropavira; vRE. paituru pie.
adv. rorovira. confuse someone with choices vRE. avavaia pie.
compare vRE. vaea. confused adv. keavira;
compass nCN. tuvetuvepa. adv. paituruvira;
compete v? paupau; id. paivuruva;
vRO. ora piiuu; STAT. avavaia;
vRO. ora varovaro. STAT. kea;
compete against vRO. ora paupau. STAT. pai;
complain vRE. agaru. STAT. paivuru;
complete adj. rutu. STAT. piro;
complete journey vRO. tugura. STAT. vavagisi.
complete something vRE. taasi; congeal adj. reviriua.
vRE. tupasiko. congregate vRO. rava.
completed adj. ovoi. conjectured STAT. oove.
completely adv. ovoievira; consecutive adj. tavae.
consider covering
consider vRO. aue. cooperatively adv. takuvuvira.
consider carefully vRE. taavi. copra nCF. kavura.
consistently good person nCN2. papeoto. copy vRE. urooro;
consolidate STAT. vasi. vRE. urooro pie;
(constant) talking with loud voice vRO. takato. vRE. viioo.
constantly adv. sipu pievira. coral tree nCN. virarea.
container classifier as in veeta tou class. tou. cord nCM. viripato.
contemplate vRO. aue. core of pineapple or other fruit nCM. takeru.
contemplative person nCN2. vasiku touto. core of tree nCN. evao upi.
content STAT. rasirasi. cork nCN. ivita.
content-like STAT. rasirasivira. cork up vRE. ivita.
continually adv. pauakavira. corm of plant nCN. tuvitu.
continue on vRE. topa; corn nCF. kootopa;
vRE. topa pie. nCF. kukara.
continuously adv. topa pievira; corner nCN. goria;
adv. tuupavira. nCN. poki;
continuously falling vRO. taruu. nCN. vikuka.
contract nCN. ovoi vaisi; (corner) studs of a wall nCN. tasi tuuta.
nCN. tapate reo. corpse nCN. kopii;
contract something id. pura. nCN. tataga;
contradict vRO. kaureo; nCN2. kopiito.
vRO. kauro. correct adj. torevoko;
converse vRO. ora reoreo; vRE. reko;
vRO. reoreo. vRE. torevoko pie.
conversion nCN. tavarioa. correct someone or something vRE. torevoko.
converstation nCN. reoreoa. correct something vRE. iuiutoo.
convert vRE. pore. correctly adv. torevokovira.
convince STAT. vasi. corregated sheet of galvanized iron nCN. kapa.
convince one's self positively vRO. ora iu. cost nCN. voriaro;
convince with talk vRE. tuturi. vRE. vori.
convincing persuasive talker who is enjoyable to hear cot nCN. uru kakae.
nCN2. oruo pie reoto. cotton nCN. pupupu.
cook vRE. ori. cough vRO. vagoto.
cook in an enclosure vRE. takou. council man nCN2. urui tokipato.
cook (person) nCN2. oripato. council member nCN2. tuvetuvepato.
cook soup vRO. pepero. count vRE. rooroove;
cook to soft texture vRE. gavagava. vRE. rooroove;
cook with salt vRE. aku. vRE. vetaveta;
cooked adj. uviruera. vRE. viei.
cooked completely adj. ori piro; count several objects vRE. vieviei.
adj. uviru. country nCN. sara;
cooked food nCN. orioria. nCN. tokoa;
cooked thing nCN. oria. nCN. tokotoko.
cooking bananas nCM. kaaisi. couples of married persons nCN2. aakova vure.
cool adj. uteo; court nCN. taava.
adj. vuavua; cover over vRE. raku;
nCN. guvaguva. vRE. raku;
cool air nCN. vaaraa. vRE. rakuraku;
cool anger vRE. aroviaku. vRE. ruu pie;
cool breeze nCN. vaaraa. vRE. sira;
cool down something vRE. ugoro pie. vRO. vasava.
cool off vRE. guvaguva pie; cover the head from rain or sun vRE. kukuvai.
vRE. vuavua pie; cover up vRE. takou;
vRO. kusii. vRE. tavuru.
cool off in a shaded spot adj. kave. cover with earth paint vRE. ruu.
cool place without a fire for warming one's self nCN. covered adv. rakuvira.
kuvuoropa tapi. covered up adv. takouvira.
cool shady day nCN. ugoro voki. covering nCN. rakurakupa;
cool-like adv. uteovira. nCN. ruupa.
cooperate vRE. takutakuvu.
covering which grows over and between newly developing coconuts, looks like burlap cut
covering which grows over and between newly developing crooked adj. regore;
coconuts, looks like burlap nCN2. adv. regorevira.
tootoopaua. crooked and twisted vine nCN. ovoto poori.
coverstrip nCN. kapo pero. crooked, cause to be vRE. regore pie.
coverstrips of wall or house nCN. kapokapo. crooked or gnarled fingers or toes, person with nCN2.
covet vRE. riirii; pukopukoto.
vRO. kavorou. cross STAT. aveave;
crab nCN. okote. STAT. kasikasi;
crab, fresh water edible crab earger than the OKOE STAT. kasipu.
nCM. ereku. cross aunt (MoBrWi) nKF. kauo.
crab, hermit crab id. akova. cross beam of house nCM. sisivoto.
crab, large type lives in beach sand nCM. oreku. cross over vRE. iviro;
crab, lives at high elevations, has strong pincers, eats vRO. iviro;
pandanas fruit nCF. toisiva. vRO. uviro.
crab, lives in sand nCM. okoeto. cross position nCN. parikou.
crab, lives in the beach sand nCF. karara. cross-marriage custom nCN. koora aao.
crab, small type nCM. asurike. cross-wise adv. kovuruvira.
crack loc. vuuta; crotch nCN. piara.
nCN. geto. crouched adv. pukovira.
crack into pieces vRE. rekareka. crow adj. rakao.
crack open vRE. kakiaki. crow, small black nCM. vikuroi.
cracked adj. kaki. crowbar nCN. taroropa keru.
cracking noise nCN. rakaraka. crown of tree nCM. kukurikoto.
craftsman nCN2. puravaripato. crucify vRE. tapa.
crawl on knees vRE. riru. crumble something vRE. kururu.
crawling adv. riruvira. crumbled adj. kururu piro.
crayfish nCF. kavori. crumbly substance ph. aputa koko.
crayfish large salt water type nCM. oaraoto. crumbs nCN. kurooro;
crayfish, small freshwater variety, has hair between nCN. rurukopara;
pincers on forelegs nCF. siputavu. nCN. uruuruko.
crayfish, small freshwater variety, long forelegs, marks on crumbs of food nCN. aio kurooroaro;
the body nCM. taviroi. nCN. aio ururuko.
crayfish, very small body nCM. rusivato. crumple vRE. vogovogo.
crayfish, very small shrimp, comes in with whitebait on crunchy adv. ritoritovira.
surface of ocean waves nCF. kitoiva. cry vRE. gau.
crazy vSTAT. kokoro. crybaby nCN2. gauto.
crazy person nCN2. kokoropato. cucumber nCM. asivuru.
crease vRE. puko. cultivate vRE. tupeso.
create vRE. kareke; cultivated flowers nCN. arupa kovoro.
vRE. pura. cup nCF. tapipava.
create a mess vRO. kaie. cupboard nCF. kitu tovopava.
create trash vRO. tagataga. curdled adj. arikisi.
cremate vRE. rare pie. cure vRE. porete pie.
cremated person nCN2. rareto. cure with salt vRE. sisi.
cremated remains nCN. rarea. cured adj. poretea.
crest of cockatoo nCF. keeriva; cured person nCN2. poreteato.
nCN. kara ruoa. cures nCN. raviravi.
crew of ship nCN2. uvuoa tokipa irara. curly tubes in area of placenta nCN. pipisiara.
crib nCN. uru kakae. curved adj. poori.
crippled person nCN2. kepito. curved, make something vRE. poori pie.
crips food dried and ground up nCN. ritorito. curved-like adv. poorivira.
crisp adj. kirukiru. custom nCN. pitupitu.
crisply adv. ritoritovira. custom of inter-marriage between clans nCN. koora aao.
criss-cross adj. variriakou; custom of talking with spirit of dead person to see if it is
nCN. parikou. satisfied with its new surroundings nCN.
criss-cross paths in opposite directions vRO. ora variriu.
variriakou. customs officer nCN2. kotokoto tokipato.
criss-crossed adj. tapetuta. cut nCN. toea;
crocodile nCM. oteote. vRE. kogo;
cut across deep or dark color
vRE. kogo. cut into sections vRE. returetu.
cut across vRE. opi. cut off sago palm leaves vRE. kosikosi.
cut apart vRE. totoe. cut one side vRE. vega.
cut away vRE. viou. cut repeatedly vRE. toetoe.
cut grass vRE. tosi. cut short vRO. vuke.
cut grass off at ground level vRE. toetoe. cut straight across vRE. rooroo.
cut grass with a sickle vRE. kipe. cut up vRE. putepute.
cut hair vRE. sii. cut up meat vRE. korita.
cut hair off at scalp vRE. gagavuri. cuticles nCM. garitato.
cut hand of bananas vRE. pai. cyst nCN. akoro puku.
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dam nCN. iipa. dazzle with light vRE. pikipiki.
dam for holding water nCN. tavura. dazzled by light adv. avavaravira.
dam to block water nCN. virarei. (dead) coral nCN. rarita.
dam up vRE. ipu. dead person nCN2. kopiito.
damage vRE. vuri pie. dead person's talk nCN. kuu.
damp adj. poro; deaf adj. uvagi.
adj. tupitupi; deaf person nCN2. uvagito.
adj. ugaogaoa; deaf slightly adj. uvagi visivi.
adv. guvisipavira; deafen vRE. uvagi pie.
adv. ugaogaoavira. deaf-like adv. uvagivira.
damp object nCN. upisipa. deaf-mute nCN2. vaaruuto.
damp place nCN. ugaogaoa tapi. deal vRE. rooka.
dampen vRE. tupitupi pie. deal out vRE. roro pie.
dampness nCF. uteova. deal unfairly vRE. vogete.
dance vRO. koova. death nCN. kopiia.
dance, a nCN. pupia. death, be near vSTAT. kororu.
dance bending the knees deeply vRE. rekureku. debt nCN. ou ragaa.
dark adj. rupa; decay adj. eru.
adj. tutuvagi. decay, cause to vRE. eru pie.
darken adj. rupa. deceitful person nCN2. rataa vovouto.
darkened adj. puupuru. deceive vRE. kea;
darkly adv. rupavira; vRE. ogo vate;
adv. tutuvagevira. vRE. rata;
darkness nCN. rupa; vRE. ratarataa;
nCN. tutuvagia. vRO. kuukuuvu;
daughter (niece) (WiBrDa) (WiSiDa) nKF. oviiva. vRO. kuuvu;
daughter-in-law nKF. taatova. vRO. taea.
daughter-in-law-(SoWi) nKF. aigeva. deceived STAT. kea.
dawn nCN. avia; deceiver nCN2. keakeato;
nCN. aviaua; nCN2. kuukuuvuto.
nCN. avitoava; December nPR. katai tau eraopa kekira.
vRE. sikere. deceptively adv. aupo pievira;
day nCN. kovoa; adv. keavira;
nCN. voki. adv. kuuvuvira.
day after tomorrow temp. vo vokiri vokipaaro. decorate vRE. orito.
day before yesterday temp. vo vokiri aruvearo. decorate one's body or face with powder, etc. vRE. epo.
day of death ph. rera vaaro opesi voki. decorate with beads vRE. aasi.
(day of) death ph. rera vaaro opesi voki. decorate with charms vRE. siruru.
day on which body was buried and spirt of dead person decorate with flowers, feathers, etc. vRE. vaute.
consulted nCN. variriupa voki. decorated adj. epo.
day on which the period of mourning for the dead is ended decoration nCN. oritoa.
with a feast nPR. Ruupa voki. decoration on arrow shaft nCN. kovuruko.
day when no one is around nCN. kuvau voki. decreasing slightly-like adv. aate pie visivi.
day-cool, shady nCN. ugoro voki. deep area nCN. paitu.
daytime temp. avi voki. deep area of body of water nCN. rokoa.
daytimes temp. ravireoura. deep or dark color adj. tore.
deep water in river or sea dig out
deep water in river or sea ph. riro roko rovu. destroy vRE. opesi pie;
defeat id. tasi. vRE. pare.
defeated id. ori. destroy in a rage vRE. teki.
defecate id. viki; destroyed adj. opesi.
v? vitu; detain vRE. tuuke.
vRE. opoko; deteriorate vSTAT. kukau viro.
vRE. vitu. determination nCN. keruiato.
defecate (but considered vulgar useage) vRE. kou. determine to do something STAT. goru;
defecate (chicken) vRE. pigo. vRO. ora poisi.
defecate (dog) vRE. tugisi. determined adj. gorupasi;
defecate (human) vRE. eeko. STAT. gorupasi vovou;
defecate (pig) vRE. rikoto; STAT. keruria;
vRE. ritoko. STAT. kevoisi.
defecate (rat or insect) vRE. tupi. determined person nCN2. kevoisi vovouto.
deflate vRE. sigi. determined-like adv. kevoisivira.
delay vRO. aritaru. develop breasts vRO. roroo.
delay patiently vRE. ate pie. deviate vRE. piro pie.
delayed adv. tou pievira. deviate from mark vRE. turi pie.
delayed-like adv. aritaruvira. dew nCF. guvisi;
deliberately adv. ogaaga visivi; nCF. uriteva;
adv. roorootevira. nCF. vuisiva;
demented due to spirit possession STAT. tutue. nCF. vusiva.
deny adj. ora taea; diagonally woven-like adv. rekerekevira.
vRO. taea. dialect of Rotokas nPR. Aita.
depart vRO. ora vase; diarrhea nCF. vuriva;
vRO. ora vasike. nCN2. kovuto.
dependable adj. rekisi. die vRE. vovou vera;
depression nCN. rikuo. vRO. kopii.
depression above the clavicle bone nCN. goragora riku. die down adj. rakote.
deprive of id. eri. die out (fire or engine) adv. roko.
depths nCN. rokoa. died out adj. papu.
descend vRE. rere; different adj. avokori;
vRO. usireo; adj. pisa;
vRO. vara. adj. vakivaki.
descendents nKn2. aao irara. different appearance nCN. tavari keke.
desert nCN. viato tapi; different kind of person nCN2. avokorito.
vRE. kuvau pie. different location adv. uposivira.
deserted adj. arakasi. different objects nPN. sasara.
deserted place nCN. arakasi tapi; different side nCN. pisa varata.
nCN. kuvau tapi. differentiated-like adv. aorepavira.
deserted places nCN. kuuvau ura. differently adv. avokorivira;
deserted-like adv. oira asavira. adv. pisavira;
desicated adj. ragegeta. adv. pisipisavira;
desiderative marker gr. ruipa; adv. roorookavira;
gr. vovou. adv. tavarivira.
design nCN. koria; difficult adj. apepa;
nCN. riporipoa; adj. apopoi;
vRE. riporipo. adj. virikasi;
designated vRE. aru. adv. virikasivira;
desire nCN. ruipaa; STAT. kasikasi;
nCN. vovoua; STAT. pai;
vRE. ruata pie; STAT. vavagisi.
vRO. vovou. difficult people nCN2. apopoipa irara.
desire food, sex STAT. karivai. difficult to cure STAT. takau pie.
desire to hit vRO. taa. dig vRE. eri;
desirous person nCN2. ruipato. vRE. erieri.
desk nCN. rigatopa urua; dig a ditch vRE. apui;
nCN. urua. vRE. goore pie.
despersed adv. sikasikavira. dig a hole vRE. riku.
destitute adj. kapoo. dig out vRE. teka;
`dig out' idea or information do as
vRE. tovutovu. id. reroaro.
`dig out' idea or information id. eri. disobey law vRE. toko.
dig up ground vRE. tupeso. disordered adj. iruuta.
diligence nCN. pugu pitupitu. disorient vRE. paituru pie.
diligent STAT. kasikasi; disoriented adv. paituruvira;
vRE. oruo. adv. riroirovira.
diligently adv. kasiraovira. disperse vRE. riga.
dilly-dally adj. garutu. dispersed adj. sikasika.
diminish in strength adj. kavee. displaced adj. gopu piro.
diminutive marker gr. visivi. disppointed with on's self vRO. ora veo.
dip out vRE. toke. disregard STAT. uruuru.
dipper nCN. toke. disregard talk vRE. veeku.
directly adv. turakasivira. dissect meat vRE. korita.
directly towards adv. tuurituuripavira. distance nCN. sita.
dirt nCN. vuivuia. distant adj. tauai;
dirty adj. asiriko; loc. tauai.
adj. sikupu; distended stomach adj. piku kovu.
adj. vuivui; distorted adv. regorevira.
adv. katokatovira. distract attention vRE. uruuru pie.
dirty from dust, get? adj. pupukai. distribute vRE. ropa;
dirty person nCN2. sikuputo. vRE. roro pie;
dirty things nCN. sikupuara. vRE. tovotovo pie.
disabled STAT. atoro. distributed evenly adv. totoevira.
disagree vRO. kaureo. distructed vRE. paipai.
disappear adj. pesipesiko; distrust vRE. oriorisi.
vRE. toropo; ditch nCN. apuia.
vRO. opesiko. ditch with water nCM. tapirioto.
disappeared adj. rovarovako. diverse adv. vatakopavira;
disappointed STAT. takau. nPN. sasara.
discern vRE. kerisi. diversly adv. pisavira.
discerning person nCN2. kerisito. divert vRE. piro.
discerningly adv. kerisivira. divert a stream to trap fish vRE. virareia.
disciple nCN2. arovipato. divide vRE. ropa;
disclose vRE. reo kosi pie; vRE. roviriei.
vRO. riata. divide exactly in half vRE. vurita.
discontent STAT. vatasoko. divide in half vRE. kuro.
discuss vRO. ora piopio; divide into two groups vRO. ora karata.
vRO. reoreo. divide into two more or less equal portions vRE.
discuss together vRO. ora reoreo. roorooka.
disembowel an animal, bird, or fish vRE. sare. divide up vRE. karata;
disguise vRE. geesi. vRE. karopo;
disguised adj. tavutavu. vRE. karutu;
disgusted STAT. pirutu; vRE. torotoroo;
STAT. ritu. vRO. ora roo pie.
dish nCF. tauo. divided adv. ropavira.
dish out vRE. koko; divided into portions adv. roopavira.
vRE. koko. divided up adj. sika.
disinclination marker gr. arapa; divine sickness to see whether it is real or from an evil
gr. sa, see: asa. spirit vRO. tarao.
disinterested STAT. atoro. diviner nCN2. ravotopato.
dislike vRO. asa; divining concoction or thing used to òpen up' the sick
vRO. reasi. man's troubled area nCN. karu.
dislike a man vRO. vasare. division nCN. rookaa.
dislike doing something STAT. oreore. divisions of tens nCN. vo tauro rooparo iava.
dislike on second thought vRE. veri. divisions of two each nCN. totoepara.
dislocate vRE. gopu. divulge vRE. reo kosi pie.
dislocated adj. gopu piro. dizzy STAT. avavarao.
dislodged adj. goro. do gr. pie;
disobey id. ivara-ia; vRE. pura.
id. reroaro; do as vRE. osa pie.
do not ear ring made from orifice of shell
do not gr. opeita. drip from something vRE. toporoko.
(do something with) ease adj. avekata. drip repeatedly vRO. kovekove.
docile person nCN2. kuuvakito. dripping vRO. poro.
doctor nCN2. ruvarupato. drive a car vRE. voka pie.
dodge vRE. raviravisi; drizzle vRO. poroporo.
vRO. vavio. drizzling vRO. poro.
doesn't burn too much adv. gavagavaruvira. drool ? vevega.
dog nCF. kaakau; drop vRE. gaveru.
nCF. kevira. drop head in sleep vRO. ragorago.
doll nCM. kookoo. drop something vRE. kove.
dominate vRE. pute pie. drop to one side vRO. gore.
done adj. uviruera. droplet adj. sikosiko.
Don't! excl. teapi. droplets adv. topogovira.
door nCN. rataoa. droppings from insects nCN. rovusiko.
door opening nCN. riaaro. drown vRO. gisi.
dots nCN. koopikoopiara. drum nCN. raraava tou;
double minded man nCM. vagore vovouto. vRO. siiguru.
doubt vRO. vakutoveo; drunk STAT. vuro.
vRO. vakuvaku. dry adj. posige;
doubtfully adv. pasipavira; nCN. erakoa.
adv. vakuvakuvira. dry heave vRO. aveavero.
downward adv. varavira; dry in the sun vRE. tava.
loc. uusireovira. dry out vRE. erako pie.
doze vRO. ragorea. dry out something by squeezing or heating vRE. ragegeta
dozen adj. katai tau erao. pie.
drain vRE. raosa. dry up adj. erako;
drainage ditch nCM. goore. adj. raaka;
draw a bowstring taut vRE. kue. adj. raaka;
draw flies vRO. avuru. vRE. ruirui.
draw in stomach vRE. vogeta. dual adv. eraeraovira;
draw up something vRE. rupi. adv. toa pievira.
drawknife nCN. kuripa. dual of animate beings gr. vaio.
dray out vRE. posiposi pie. dual of places gr. iarei.
dream, a nCN. urusia. duck nCF. ururuera.
dream-like adv. urusivira. dugong nCF. avororo.
drenched adj. seru. dull adj. povuvau.
dress in clothes vRO. kuvu. dull edge nCN. gitagita.
dried leaves nCN. ruruiara. dull flat-like adv. kuperovira.
dried leaves of tree fern which catch rain and are used in dull, to be adj. sirisiria.
medicine nCN. erako tokoru. dumb vRE. kapuu.
dried out adj. ragegeta. dummy nCN2. purato.
drift id. gae; dummy verb stem vRE. aue.
vRE. gaegaere. duplicate vRE. oiso pie.
drifting like adv. gaegaerevira. during prep. aue-ia.
driftwood nCN. riitara. dusk temp. vuri evei.
driftwood in piles nCN. riita guru. dust nCF. kavurao;
drill nCF. rivute; nCF. poupou;
nCM. gogagarepato; nCN. poupou kove;
nCN. topupa. nCN. pupukaia;
drink cool liquid vRO. ukaio. nCN. rovusiko;
drink hot liquid vRE. tapi. vRE. karavuru.
drip nCM. toporokoto; dusty adv. rivutevira.
vRE. roroporoko; dysentery nCF. revasiva.
vRO. poroporo.
E - e
eagle nCF. tokiuva. ear (external) nCN. uvareoua.
ear canal nCM. kokito. ear ring made from orifice of shell nCF. aareva.
earlier entice
earlier temp. voviri. embarrass someone vRE. api pie.
early morning loc. riro paro; embarrass someone in their act of doing wrong vRE. ruvu
temp. paropaua; pie.
temp. vokikou rutu. embarrassed STAT. api;
earring worn in the ear lobe nCF. kokoroki. STAT. pirutu;
earth nCM. rasito. STAT. ritu.
earth paint usually smeared on the hair nCN. ruua. embarrassed for lack of something STAT. tarataraa.
earth with umber color used to decorate the skin nCM. embitter vRE. vaavaavu.
raoveto. embrace vRE. kapekape;
earth worm nCM. tororo. vRE. rau.
earthquake nCM. ravurike. embrace, an nCN. raua.
earthworm, with small body nCM. oreko. emerge vRO. kosikosipa piro.
easily adv. avekatavira; emit vRE. vusi pie.
adv. kaapeavira; emphasis marker gr. vasi.
adv. oeatavira. emptied adv. arakasivira.
easily do something adj. avekata. empty adj. akukua;
(easily) frightened person nCN2. uririavupato. adj. viapa;
easy adj. aiva; adj. viiaka;
adj. araiva; adv. poeravira;
adj. gauvioro; vRE. viapa;
adj. kaapea; vRE. viato pie.
adv. kaaveakavira; empty out vRE. viiaka pie;
adv. kapiaavira. vRE. vuato pie.
easy chair nCN. ora gere paupa. empty out a shell, husk, etc. vRE. topuka.
easy going person nCM. kavee vovouto. (empty) shell of egg, shellfish, coconut, cocoa, etc.
easy to listen to nCN2. vasi pie reoto. nCN. topuka.
easy work nCN. avekata kovo. empty something vRE. viapa pie.
eat vRE. aio. empty stomach, to have vRE. vogeta.
eave of roof nCF. kovurui. enable vRE. tugura pie.
eaves of roof nCN. putaputa. encircle vRE. tari;
echo nCM. kuvereto; vRE. tariko;
vRO. uveio. vRO. ora gori.
echo, an nCM. uveioto. enclose vRE. ruu;
echo, to make an vRe. kuvere. vRE. ruu pie.
ecstatic STAT. vogete. enclosed adv. uu pievira.
edge loc. vatuaaro; enclosed, to be vRO. kovokovo.
nCN. vikuka. enclosure nCN. vatave.
edge of blade nCN. vire. end adj. opesi;
edible larva nCM. tootooru. nCN. gogotoa;
edible portion of coconut stalk which tastes like cabbage nCN. opesiaro.
nCN. sisorua arua. end abruptly vRE. rite.
eel, lives in fresh water streams under stones and in caves, end day ph. opesi voki.
grows to one meter or more nCF. uova. end of small intestine nCN. tupipa iro.
effervesce vRO. guvuguvurio. end something vRE. gogoto pie.
egg nCN. takura; end (something) vRE. opesi pie.
nCN. takura isi. end something vRO. eaka.
Eh! excl. apa; end up at a certain point adj. rekasi.
excl. raa. endangered vSTAT. kororu.
eight adj. vo peva vatara. endangered, cause to be vRE. kororu pie.
eighty adj. vo peva vatara tau. endlessly adv. sipu pievira.
elbow nCM. apekuto. enemy nCN2. keripato.
elect vRE. tore pie. enemy with vRO. keri.
eleven adj. katai tau katai. energetically adv. kasiraovira.
eliminate vRE. opoko. English language nCN. uvuapa reo.
eliminate feces or urine vRE. voakou. enlighten vRE. sopore.
(elongated) hole nCN. geto. enough adj. rovosi;
elucidate vRE. kapiaa; inten. ovoie.
vRE. sopore. enough, cause to be vRE. tugura pie.
elude vRE. raviravisi. enter vRO. koata.
embarrass one's self STAT. ora api pie. entice vRE. pue.
entire arm extend the hand outward
entire arm nCM. tavirauto. vRO. ora parikou;
entirely adv. rutupavira. vRO. tavario.
entirety of something nCN. rutuaro. exchange for pay vRO. ora tuutuuko.
entrance to village nCM. karepieto; exchange places vRE. parasire;
nCM. siriupe. vRE. tavari.
entwine vRE. viroviro; exchange repeatedly v? pariparikou.
vRO. ora viroviro. excited STAT. garagarako;
entwined adv. takokarevira; STAT. garagarako;
vSTAT. takokare. STAT. ora sita;
enumerate vRE. vetaveta; vSTAT. kupukupu.
vRE. vieviei. excited about something STAT. ega.
envelop vRE. ruu. excrete vRE. vitu.
envelope nCN. ruupa. exemplify vRE. piepie;
envy vRE. riirii. vRE. roroio pie;
epidemic nCN. iiruviro. vRE. urooro;
equal in distance adj. aatokoro. vRE. viovioe.
equally adv. rosivarevira. exist vRE. tou;
erase vRE. riga; vSTAT. epao.
vRE. rigariga. exist in the middle adj. vuruvuruia.
eraser nCN. rigapa. exist on both sides vRE. vuruvuruia.
erode away vRE. tovutovu. existing things nCN. touara.
erroneously adv. turi pie visivi. exit vRO. kosi.
erupt adj. poko; exit, cause to vRE. kosi pie.
vRE. vusi. exmine intently v. sisivare.
esophagus nCF. kopa iro. expectation (with results) nCN. viroo.
essence of something nCN. viratoaro. expel vRE. sigu;
essential part or inside portion id. upito. vRE. vera.
establish id. kove. expensive adj. apepa;
established in id. tasi. adj. apopoi.
eternal adj. pauaka. experimental offering used for divining source of sickness
eternally adv. touvira. nCN. tarao koruou.
evade vRE. ravisi. experimentally adv. tarauverivira.
evaluate vRE. kerikerisi; explain vRE. araiva pie;
vRE. kerisi. vRE. avekata pie;
evened out with reference to differences adv. vRE. aviavi pie;
rosivarevira. vRE. roroio;
evenly distributed adv. totoevira. vRE. roroio pie;
even-tempered STAT. uruuru. vRE. sopore;
even-tempered person nCN2. uruuru vovouto. vRE. vuato pie.
eventuate vRO. vuuta. explain clearly vRE. rekesi.
everyday temp. vokiara rutu. explanation nCN. vuatoa.
everyone nC. voea rutu. explode adj. pikarata;
everything adv. rutupavira; adj. poko;
nCN. vara rutu. v? vakakao.
everything that is nCN. touara. explode, cause to vRE. poko pie.
everywhere loc. voraro. expose vRE. guvi;
everywhere at a distance loc. evoraro. vRE. guvi pie;
evil nCN. vuria. vRE. poera.
evil desire nCN. tugara vovou; expose hidden deed id. ora topu.
nCN. vuri vovou. expose hidden deeds id. tava.
evil spirit nCN2. kokarapato; exposed adj. oveove;
nCN2. tugarato. adv. poepoeravira.
examine intently vRO. sisivare. express a thought in a trial way or toss out an idea.
example nCN. aviavi piea; id. viki.
nCN. ovoovoa; expression of amazement inten. arokaukau.
nCN. vuato piea. expression of appreciation nCN. vearoa.
example of something to come nCN. piepiea. expression of sorrow excl. ai ai.
exceed limits adj. turi. extend hand vRO. vavae.
excessively adv. aarovira. extend straight out vRE. itoro.
exchange vRE. tavari pie; extend the hand outward vRO. vavae.
extended families female cross-cousin
extended families nKN. aao. extract vRE. tate;
exterior of body nCN. varaaro. vRE. virutu.
extingquished adj. papu. extract out juice vRE. gatao.
extinguish vRE. papu; extrovert nCN2. aukueto.
vRE. roko; eye nCM. osireito.
vRE. sisi. eye glasses nCF. osireipava sisiro.
extinguished adj. kuvoro. eyelash nCN. ripoa.
extra things mixed together nCN. tagereara. eyelashes nCN. ripo kae.
F - f
FaBr nKM. aite. fasten repeatedly vRO. tutuuke.
face nCN. puaua. fasten together vRE. takitaki;
facing v? toa. vRE. voto pie.
facing each other adv. toa pievira. fasten together with nail or peg vRO. tatakoro.
fade away adj. pesipesiko. fasten with a noose vRE. varia.
fade out adj. roroveriko. fasten with wire vRE. taketake.
fading like adv. pesipesikovira. fastened together adj. pota.
faint STAT. kookoopeko. fat adj. taoro.
faith nCN. oirao piea. fat person nCN2. taoropato.
faithful person nCN2. papeoto. father nKM. aite.
fake vSTAT. kovukovu. father-in-law (HuFa) nKM. taatoto.
fake something vRE. oku pie. father-in-law (WiFa) nKM. aigeto.
fall vRO. kove. fathom nCN. taga;
fall a great distance (stone or water) vRO. vagapa. nCN. uvuia.
fall as rain vRO. poro. fault nCN. vuria.
fall into a single line vRO. ora tupetuperoe. fear nCN. uriria.
fall over vSTAT. kukau viro. fearful adv. uririvira.
fallen out of adj. roro. fearless child nCN2. uruuruva kakaeva.
fallout nCN. poupou kove. fearless person nCN2. tuuvu vovouto.
false vSTAT. kovukovu. fearlessly adv. tuuvu vovouvira.
falsely adv. kovukovuvira. feast nCN. aioa;
falsely solid adj. rarita. nCN. gata;
falter vRO. vuke. vRO. vurei.
fame nCN. riro vaisi. feast given before death nCN. tavaaria.
family (Fa and child) nK. vo aaorei. feast made before death nCN. keo aio.
family (Fa, Mo, children) nK. vo aao. feather nCN. orupa.
family (Mo and child) nK. voavaorei. feather of hawk used in coded leaf letter to mean, 'enemy'
family (Mo and children) nK. voavao. nCF. keriva.
family (mother and children) nKF. oavao. feathered headpiece nCF. raropava.
family with many children or a heap of kids id. kakae February nPR. eraopa kekira.
pukui. feces (human) nCF. opoko.
famine nCN. ogoe vuuta. feces of chicken nCN. pigo.
fan made of leaves nCN. purepurepa. feces of dog nCF. tugisi.
fan something vRE. purepure. feces of pig nCF. ritoko.
far off loc. tauai. feces of rat or insect nCN. tupi.
farewell vRE. avaue. feed vRE. aio pie.
farewell someone vRE. vokiaro. feed a person incapable of feeding himself vRE. kuku.
fart nCF. puuva. feel vRE. rava;
fashion nCN. pitupitu. vRE. sovo.
fast adv. ikauvira; feel consequence of something adj. ora taea.
vRE. aio kavu; feel like vomiting without being able to vRO. aveavero.
vRE. kavu pie. feel pleasure STAT. ega.
fasten vRE. goru pie; feel sick vRE. rava.
vRE. tu; feel something vRE. sosovo.
vRE. tuuke; feet) vRO. kesi.
vRE. vasi pie. feint an action with a spear or axe vRO. vari.
fasten clothes vRO. tuu. feint with bow and arrow vRE. kaava.
fasten on coverstrips vRE. kapo. female cross-cousin nKF. raovuuva.
femur fish, appears to have wings, sits on stones, small body
femur nCN. kokotopa tou upisi tou; vRE. kuvukuvu.
nCN. vatou keru. fill up with vRO. gisi.
fence nCN. kasiura; fill up with something vRE. vepu pie.
nCN. kovokovoa; filthy adj. katokato;
nCN. taketakeia; adj. sikupu.
vRE. kovovo. final inten. ovoie.
fence for protection of the Upe house nCF. visisata. (final) death vRO. kopii ovoi.
fence in v. rirore; finalized adj. ovoi.
v. ururau. finally adv. ovoiovira.
fence off vRE. kovokovo; fine STAT. vearo.
vRE. kovokovo. fine spray nCN. pigigio.
fences of pig nCF. rikoto. finery nCN. oritoa.
fern, grows on the ground and has leaves used in medicine finger nCF. piiroo;
and in coded leaf letter to mean, You tempt nCN. sipareo.
me nCN. kaekaeo. fingernail nCF. gaitao.
fern, leaves are clustered on a stalk, used in cooking for fingers nCN. sipareo koara.
flavoring greens nCM. varito. finish adj. opesi;
fern, leaves are used in cooking for flavoring greens nCN. opesiaro;
nCN. sopapiara. vRE. gogoto;
fern, parasitic type that grows from trunk of living tree in vRE. gogoto pie.
the shape of an upside down umbrella finish of contract ph. opesi voki.
nCN. sirigaea. finish off id. upo.
fern tree, like kakavea, grows at high elevations nCF. finish (something) vRE. opesi pie.
kakupute. finish something vRO. ovoi.
fern tree, tall with fine leaf design nCN. rotokasisi. finished adj. gogoto;
fern tree, used for food, has no thorns nCN. topirei. adj. via.
fern tree-general name for all nCN. kakaveisi. finished with vRO. ku.
fern, white mottled leaves, decorative fern nCM. fire nCM. tuitui;
tatareko kou. nCN. eto;
fern, with red leaves which turn green as they mature nCN. eto kasi.
nCM. sirurupeita. fire for warming one's self nCN. tuitui kasi.
fertilize vRE. arupa; fire, large nCN. piua;
vRE. porete pie. nCN. riro kasi.
fever nCN. kukue upia. fire starter nCN. situa.
few things nCN. garepara. fire starter, bits of firewood carried on trip nCN. siitu.
fiber nCN. vuvuripato. fire used to cook completely things only partially cooked
fibers of kapok fruit nCN. pupupu. nCN. kuki kasi.
field gun nCN. riro vakakaoa. fire-like adv. etokovira.
fiery place nCN. eravao tapi. fireman nCN2. eto kasi verapato.
fifty adj. vo vavae tau. firestarter sticks nCM. varuvato.
fig, wild mCM. sikato. firewood nCN. erakoa.
fight nCN. upoa; firewood sticks nCN. kepitara.
vRE. upo; firm adj. goru.
vRO. viuru. firm up id. itoito.
fight club nCM. kakuto. firmly adv. pukopukovira.
fight leader nCM. sitapato; first vRO. rogo;
nCM. viuru vikupato. vRO. rovo.
fight with airborn weapons vRE. tatu. first object nCN. rovopa.
fighter nCN2. oira upoto. first time adv. taraipavira.
file nCM. roriroripato; First wait a minute! excl. aikavu rovo.
nCM. vevetopato; firstborn child nCN2. ira kovapato.
vRE. rorirori. first-born daughter nKF. avaiova.
file something vRE. ravutu. firstborn female nKF. voriuva.
file (tool) nCM. ravututo. firstborn male nKM. voriuto.
filial love nCN. kavikoa. first-born son nKM. avaioto.
fill half full vRE. varaku pie; first-fruits offering nCN. avaio kuero.
vRE. varaku pie. firstly adv. rovovira.
fill something vRE. agasi pie. fish vRO. atari.
fill space with something vRE. vogisi pie. fish, appears to have wings, sits on stones, small body
fill up vRE. kuvu; nCN. rarakataua.
fish, black body, lives in saltwater along the coast food
fish, black body, lives in saltwater along the coast flavor vegetables with aromatic plants or herbs vRE.
nCM. taavu; avaisi.
nCM. virovu. flavored adv. geesovira.
fish, black body with yellow marks, good eating nCN. flavor-mild adv. gavaure visivi.
sisorua. flavor-sharp adv. kasipuvira.
fish, found in freshwater streams clinging to stones, large flea nCF. iirui.
eyes (like mudskippers) nCN. rokoe kare. flesh nCM. varuto.
fish in general nCM. atarito. flesh attched to bone nCN. sope.
fish, that eats coral nCM. raritatopu. flesh unattached to bone nCN. tatavu.
fish trap made of rattan or vine nCN. vaikeua. flexed muscle nCN. sope puku.
fish, whitebait, small body, collects on surface of ocean flimsy adj. kapea.
waves nCF. ovurava. flinch vRO. ora ruvu.
fish with very small body nCM. taraipura. flip over vRE. peka.
fisherman using nets nCN2. pakuto. flock nCN. pituro.
fishhook nCM. kaa pieto; flood nCF. pirutuva;
nCN. kotopa. nCN. paitua;
fishline nCM. viripato; vRO. pirutu.
nCN. ovoto iro. floor nCN. rakorako.
fist nCF. vuvuko; flow vRE. paru.
nCN. vuvukorapa. flower bud nCN. koko ruu;
five adj. vavae; nCN. kokooko ruu.
adj. vo vavae. flower sheath of palms nCN. kakutauo.
five hundred adj. vo vavae vovoto. flower which is the favorite food of the Brown Honey
(five small) bamboo tubes bound together, used in coded Eater nCN. turoturo koko.
plant letter called variua to stand for the flowers, small blue that grow from red-leafed decorative
phrase, you ate pig celebrating the man you plant nCN. viitaua.
killed. nCN. koie vavae. fluid in blister nCN. topikoro ovi.
(five small) bamboo tubes bound together used in coded fly a plane vRE. voka pie.
plant letter called variua to stand for the fly an airplane vRE. papa pie.
phrase, 'you ate pig celebrating the man you fly, insect nCF. avuruva.
killed' nCN. kikiso tesi. fly, large blue type nCN. kutu kare.
fix vRE. vearo pie. fly, small type found in jungle area nCF. kerekoi.
fixed in position vRO. taki. fly, small type lives in jungle nCF. kopuro.
flacid adj. gavagava piro. fly through the air vRE. papa.
flail away with hands vRE. vuvuko. flying fish nCM. vuvureoto.
flake off adj. katukatu. flying fox nCF. urakava.
flakes of skin nCF. verutava. flying fox with small black body nCF. oapova.
flame nCM. vuvuto. foam nCN. ruiruiso.
flames nCN. vuvua. foamy adv. ruruisovira.
flapping of wings vRE. putaputa. foggy adj. sirorova;
flare up vRE. vuvu. adv. sirorovira.
flash flood nCF. pirutuva. fold vRE. viko.
flashlight nCF. aopava. fold over vRE. puko;
flat adj. pekere; vRE. reku;
adj. pekeri; vRO. ora puko.
adj. veropa; foliage nCN. kovarua.
adv. tuurivira. follow vRO. utu.
flat and big adj. patura. follow a course id. gae.
flat like adv. pekerevira; follow behind vRO. oga.
adv. pekerivira. follow footsteps vRE. oova pura.
flat raised areas nCN. togetogeua. follow in pursuit vRE. varovaro.
flatten vRE. tapetapeko. follow one another vRO. ora tupereo.
flatten out vRE. taruru; follow something up vRE. utu pie.
vRE. tatu. follow suit vRO. tupe.
flatter vRE. agoagoto. follow winding path vRE. poroporoko.
flatterer nCN2. agoagotopato; following adv. varovarovira.
nCN2. aroviakuto. following after temp. utupaua.
flavor nCM. pupurikoto. food nCN. aioa;
flavor something with salt vRE. sisi. nCN. gata.
food concocted to make Upe initiate grow strong quickly frog,
large body, edible variety
food concocted to make Upe initiate grow strong quickly form one bow or inter-marry between clans id. ora
nCN. siruru aio. koetaova.
food contained in edible tuber which is broken down and fornicate vRO. oto.
used to nourish new shoots from the tuber if fornication or the way of dogs id. kaakau kare vo
not harvested right away nCN. gorova. pitupituaro.
food cooked in bamboo tube nCN. vorie. forty adj. vo resura tau.
food cooked to break a period of fasting nCN. kapa. forwarning nCN. avaavao.
food crumbs nCN. aio kurooroaro; foster father or mother nCN2. tokipato.
nCN. aio ururuko. foul vRE. piro pie.
food cupboard nCN. aio kitupa. foul one's self vRO. ora uvariatoo.
food eaten while traveling nCN. tavaaria. foul someone up vRE. ovavuari pie.
food for offering nCN. koruou koko. foul up vRO. koou.
food for the road nCN. keo aio. fouled STAT. pirata;
food mixed with grease nCN. sisipara. STAT. piro.
food mixer nCN. poreporepa. foundation nCN2. tuutato.
food not mixed with meat ph. araara aio. four adj. vo resura.
food on plate nCN. kokoo. fracture adj. ora pegepege;
food specially prepared for use during the divining rite vRE. kakiaki;
nCN. karao koko. vRE. kee.
food which is cooking or cooked nCN. aio ori. fracture something vRE. kaki;
foolish vSTAT. kokoro. vRE. keekee.
foolish person nCN2. kokoropato. fracture (something) vRE. kepi.
foolish talk CN. aau reo. fractured adj. kepi.
foolishly adv. kokoropavira. fractured object nCN. keekeepa.
foor for a journey nCN. tavaari aio. fractured pieces nCN. pegepege.
foot nCN. tasipa; fragrant-like adv. geesovira.
nCN. tasiua. fragrantly adv. geesovira.
footfall, to make vRE. kukuuku. frame for carrying a heavy object nCN. peperava uru.
footholds nCN. togetogeua. frame of house nCN. raro.
footprint nCN. tasiaro. framework of house, upright pieces nCN. ketu vuruko.
footsteps nCN. oovaa. free adj. kapiaa;
for that reason ph. oa vituaro iava. STAT. kaaveaka.
for the purpose of conj. aivirare; free of charge adv. akukuvira.
conj. auere. freely adv. kaaveakavira;
forbid gr. opeita. adv. paarovira;
force nCN2. siga. adv. viavira.
force through vRE. uga. freely given adv. vatevateavira.
forcefully adv. varivarivira. frequent v? tuvutuvu;
forecast nCN. piepiea; v? tuvutuvuke.
nCN. ruvaraoa. frequently adv. tuvutuvukevira;
forehead nCF. kagave. adv. tuvutuvuvira.
foreign adv. uposivira. fresh adj. airepa.
foreign place loc. uposiua. (fresh) grass nCN. kopuve kouro.
foresee vRE. siva pie. friable soil nCN. veveoro rasi.
foreshadow vRE. ivao. Friday nPR. Vo vavaepa voki.
foreskin of penis nCN. goagoa. friend nCN2. vateto.
forget vRE. ora pesi pie; fright nCN. uriria.
vRO. opesiko rugorugoo; frighten vRE. uriri;
vRO. ovau. vRE. uriri pie.
Forget it! excl. eagara. frighten with gestures vRO. oove.
forget something recently thought of vRO. ovauvari. frightening adv. asavira.
forgive v. tavore; frog nCF. gavura.
vRE. piruko. frog, black body with red breast nCN. votutua.
forgiveness nCN. tavorea. frog, brown body, cry sounds like the striking of an axe on
fork in branch nCN. piara. wood, lives in wild banana, when held the
forked twig nCN. piara. stomach swells nCF. kakuva.
form a line vRE. veera; frog, green, rubbery appearance, cries just before the rain
vRO. asitaisi. to get the rain started nCF. kurae.
form a tangled mass vRE. papata. frog, large body, edible variety nCM. epioto.
frog, lives in the bush give
frog, lives in the bush nCF. kakarau; loc. irapaua;
nCF. kovikoro. nCN. tarautoaro.
frog, mate of epioto, cry sounds like its name, i.e. front of anything like shirt, blouse, body, house adj.
kaokaokao, edible nCF. kaokao. kopukopu.
frog, small nCM. kuiopetu. front side of house nCN. kopukopua.
frog, small, cry in evening sounds like its name, i.e. froth nCN. ruiruiso;
kuriakuriakuria nCF. kuriato. nCN. tguvuguvurioara.
frog, small yellow body, pictured on PNG postage stamp, fruit nCN. koro;
lives on leaves nCM. kuiopesi. nCN. kuea.
frog, small yellow green body, large feet, pictured on PNG fruit bat nCF. aatu.
postage stamp, general name of frog fruit flies nCN. vata kare.
nCF. sirori. fruit, overripe with sap coming out nCM. ovoito.
frog, small yellow to brown body, large feet nCF. frustrated adv. takau pie visivi;
koraraoko. STAT. avavaia;
frog, very small black body nCF. kuriato. STAT. tavavaia.
frog, very small, body nCF. rokisi. fulfill conj. aivirare.
frog, yellow or tan to orange body, lives in the bush full of food adj. vuku.
nCF. raageo. full of holes adj. rikuriku.
from loc. aue iava; (full of) joy STAT. ega.
prep. aue-ia; fully adv. arasivira.
prep. aueva; funnel nCN. petopa.
prep. iava. funny person nCN2. agesi piepato.
from here loc. vova. funny talk nCN. roveu reo.
from over there loc. oisiriva. fuse together vRE. tapo pie.
from where inter. ovuva. fussy STAT. aveave.
front adv. iravira; fuzz on leaves nCN. ui.
G - g
gag vRE. kaa. nCN2. paaroto.
gain attention vRE. kuu pie. generously adv. paarovira.
galip nCF. tapuruva. genius nCN2. taraitoa rutu.
game nCN. sipiroa. gentle person nCM. kavee vovouto.
garbage nCM. varaso; gentle transparent person nCN2. kaaveaka vovouto.
nCN. kaiea; gentleness nCN. kavee pitupitu.
nCN. keritara; (gently) sloping hill nCN. ereereo vaesi.
nCN. rarapetao; genuflect vRE. reku.
nCN. rogeta; genuine honest person ph. rutara vovoutoa rutu oirato.
nCN. tagataga; germ nCN2. aviko kare.
nCN. takae. get vRE. ou.
garden nCN. kovoa. get big sores vRO. kiuve.
garden area nCN. kovopa tapi. get courage vRO. ora poisi.
gasp vRE. vekaveka. get down vRE. rere.
gather vRE. takutakuvu. get dusty vRE. karavuru.
gather in a heap vRE. gugura. get rid of vRE. veravera.
gather into a group vRO. ora ravuru. get sun vRO. tava.
gather together vRE. rugurugu; get up vRO. tore.
vRO. uu; get up early in the morning to go somewhere vRO. voki.
vRO. uvuru. get vegetables vRE. arua.
gathering nCN. uvuru. (giant) clam nCM. vaevae.
gaze vRE. vuravura. gift nCN. sirao vatevatea.
gaze at something vRE. vura. gift given in the truest sense with no thought of return
gekko, large with white skin nCF. kuurea. nCN. vereopa vate.
gekko, small body and white skin nCM. utauei. gigantic adj. riroa rutu.
gekko with white skin nCN. tausiua. giggle vRE. ruku.
generosity nCN. vereopa vovou. ginger, large type nCN. otuko.
generous STAT. paaro. ginger root nCF. tagotago.
generous person nCM. kovutara vovouto; ginger, tall type nCN. gigio.
nCN2. kaaveaka vovouto; give vRE. vate;

give a party grape yard
vRE. vete. go outside vRO. kosi.
give a party vRE. keo. go straight to the place vRE. aivaro.
give betel nut to chew vRE. ura pie. go to the garden vRE. viku.
(give) blessing vRE. siruru. go together vRE. toa pie.
give generously vRE. tauvavu. go up vRO. urareo;
give generously without thought of reward vRE. earova. vRO. varu.
give in vRE. vagaga. go upward vRO. iipa.
give light vRE. ao. go with vRE. taveo;
give medicine vRE. ruvaru. vRE. turo.
give momento vRO. ora pipi. God nPRM. Pauto.
(give off) bright light vRE. siruvau. god nCM. urotuto.
give off odor vRO. geesi. gone adj. via.
Give out vRE. roo pie. gone astray STAT. pirata.
give over to vRE. eaka; good adj. rekisi;
vRO. eaka. adj. rekoreko;
giving off steam vRO. isiso. adj. vuurapa;
glad vRE. roru. STAT. vearo.
glance through vRE. voka; good advice since it takes care of the heart or desires
vRE. vokavoka. ph. vovou tagi reo.
glass bottle or pane that is transparent nCN. vuvui tou. good afternoon ph. vearo ovaiaro.
glass container nCN. aguvi tou. Good bye. or You go. ph. avaue.
gleam vRE. sisikore. good day ph. vearo voki.
gleaming adv. sisikorevira. good looking adj. siruvau.
glide vRO. arasi; good marksman nCN2. toke iiato.
vRO. keevuru. good morning ph. vearoparo.
glisten vRE. sisikore. good news nCN. vearo siposipo.
glory adj. sisisa. good night ph. vearo rupa.
glory of God nCN. keraria. good person nCN2. rekoto.
glow vRE. siruvau. good reputation nCN. vearo vaisi.
glowing ember used to start fire nCM. tuitui. good sensation STAT. gavaurea.
glue nCN. voto piepa; good talker nCN2. vasi pie reoto.
vRE. voto. good-for-nothing nCN2. vurito.
gnash teeth vRE. kotukotu. goodness nCN. vearoa.
gnashing v. kuri. gospel nCN. vearo siposipo.
go vRO. ava. gossip id. kiuvu reo raga;
go against id. reroaro; nCN. kooku reo.
id. reroaro. gourd prepared as a container for keeping akoro <lime
go and come vRO. ora pariorupa. powder> NCF. kaverui.
go around vRE. raviravisi; government nCN2. tuutato.
vRE. ravisi; grab vRE. rau.
vRE. vatavata; grab away vRE. ito.
vRO. tarikoi. grace nCN. vereopa vovou;
(go) around vRO. tarikoi. STAT. gavaurea.
go astray STAT. piro; gracious person nCN2. vereopa vovouto.
vRO. koou. graft together vRE. ugo pie.
go back again vRO. kare. grandchildren nKn2. aao irara.
go back and forth vRE. voreri. granddaughter (DaDa) nKF. aavuva.
go before vRO. rovo. granddaughter (SoDa) nKF. aaova.
go by vRE. pute pie. grandfather and grandchildren nK. vo aavupa.
go down vRO. usireo. grandfather (FaFa) nKM. aaoto.
go first vRO. iira. grandfather (MoFa) nKM. aavuto.
go head first v. kukue kiu. grandmother and grandchildren nK. vo tataepa.
go in circles vRO. taritarikoi. grandmother (FaMo) nKF. aavuva.
go inside the eye vSTAT. koro. grandmother (MoMo) nKF. taataaiva.
go into adv. roko; grandparents nKN2. avu irara;
vRE. kiu; nKn2. aao irara.
vRO. ora kiu. grandson (DsSo) nKM. aavuto.
go off course vRE. piro pie. grandson (SoSo) nKM. aaoto.
go on completely vRO. gogoura. Granny knot nCF. Isio pisikui.
go out, cause to vRE. kosi pie. grape yard nCN. gerep kovo.
grashing growl
grashing vRE. kuri. greet vRE. sekari.
grasp with tongs vRE. kapiroa. grile nCN. veruveru.
grass nCF. rauritave kou; grille nCF. kavora.
nCN. isiso kou; grind vRO. tatu.
nCN. sisoovara. grind teeth together vRE. kotukotu.
grass, general term nCN. kokopa. grinder nCN. tatupa.
grass, long and used for weaving nCN. ogaso. grip tightly vRE. uvisi.
grass, used to make play Upe hats in the past nC. oareko. grip with arms not meeting vRE. kape;
grass which causes itching nCF. usorere. vRE. kapekape.
grass which grows in very moist area and used for grip with pincers vRE. kaapisi.
medicine nCM. ropegesi. gritting v. kuri;
grass, which grows in very moist area and used for vRE. kuri.
medicine nCN. vutakou. groan vRO. giigiirau.
grass, which is used for making a drink like tea nCN. groan with pain vRE. koikoi.
isiputu. groggy vRE. rura.
grass, with a hollow center that grows near the base of groom for a job vRE. rei pie.
trees used for divining sicknesses nCN. groom hair vRE. sii.
ovavio kou. groove nCN. ketakaa.
grass with long leaves used in coded plant letter called ground nCM. rasito.
variua to stand for the phrase, 'you deceive ground food parched on fire nCN. kirukirua.
me' \lx kearito nCM. kearito. ground level loc. rasiuaro.
grasshopper nCM. kookaa. ground that has gray-purple tint adj. oova.
grasshopper, black body, long forehead, easily irritated, ground, type of nCN. kukupira.
bites man nCM. tataeruirui. ground, type of white earth used to whitewash outside of
grasshopper, general name of young before wings have houses nCN. kovirea.
matured nCF. vagoe. grounded in id. tasi.
grasshopper, green body and large wings, longhorn type group of bamboo tubes for carrying liquid or solids
nCM. ogagaua. class. tesi.
grasshopper, jumps a great distance, lives in holes dug in group of countless living things nCN. ruruviato.
the ground nCM. topurukoto. group of domestic animals class. ragui.
grasshopper, small black body nCM. asikori. group of edible vegetables class. tai.
grasshopper, small brown body nCM. koka; group of feminine objects class. riako.
nCM. siria. group of ferns class. isi.
grasshopper, small striped body, long legs, lives in dried group of flat layered objects cl. pota.
leaves of wild banana plants nCM. avaraosi. group of grass stems(?) class. vara.
grasshopper, tan body, will eat clothes, lives in sago palm group of humans class. vase;
nCF. tetevuko. class. viku.
grasshopper, type of nCM. tutuvaketo. group of insects class. koara;
grass-like plant with green & white striped leaves class. koara.
nCM. kokopeoto. group of long objects class. kae.
grave nCF. rikui. group of long things class. koara.
gravel nCN. rupirupi. group of objects nCN. gagata.
gray adj. govuto. group of objects, flowers in a cluster on a stalk class. tu.
grease nCF. tuuga; group of rope like objects class. koota.
nCN. sisara. group of round objects class. kuio;
greasy adv. ruvevira. class. kuio.
great adj. riro. group of stick-like objects class. rao.
great aunt nKF. teekova. group of streams class. kara.
great nephew nKM. teekoto. group of trees class. ova.
great niece nKF. teekova. groups of scrapings class. kuri.
great person nCM. riro oira. groups of tens nCN. tautauara.
great uncle nKM. teekoto. grove nCN. tagiria.
great-aunt (FaFaSi) nKF. aaooa. grow vRO. kova.
greatly adv. rirovira. grow from seed vRE. ketoo.
greedy to get vRE. vairu. grow new skin vRO. vasava.
green adj. kokovara; grow up vRO. koeta;
adj. kopua. vRO. riro.
green color adj. uriko. growing by way of runners vRE. turove.
green grass nCN. kopuve kouro. growing tip of the yam tuber nCN. utuua aveuaro.
green yet adj. kopupa. growl vRO. guruguru.
grown person hazy
grown person nCN2. rutarato. nCN. toitoi.
growth nCN. kova. gulible person nCN2. gogoveaka vovouto.
growth of something nCN. kovaaro. gulley nCM. tapirioto;
grub, edible larvae of Sago beetle nCF. raorao. nCN. tagiria.
guard nCN2. tokipato; gully cause by running water nCM. goore.
nCN2. uutupato; gulp down vRE. rove.
vRE. toki; gulping-like adv. kopakopavira.
vRO. uutu. gun nCM. vaakakao;
guard house nCN. uutupa kepa. nCM. vakakaoto.
guardian spirit of clan nCM. urotuto. gunny sack nCN. kikisi kae.
guest house nCN. avaepa kepa. gunpowder nCN. poko piepa gavuta.
guesthouse nCN. tavetepa kepa. gush out vRE. vusi pie;
guide (as-the blind) vRE. etoko. vRO. kosikosipa piro.
guitar nCN. gitaa;
H - h
hair in armpit nCN. girigirio. happy personality nCN2. kovata vovouto.
hair of black or dark coloring nCN2. rupa oruto. happy singsing nCN. vurapa pupi.
hair of head nCF. orui. hard adj. kau;
hair of opossum? nCN. oriituuro. adj. tuakaka;
hair of red or light coloring nCM. siipara oruto. adj. vitavuko.
hair of Upe initiate (long) nCN. geegeru oru. hard to get adj. apopoi.
hair on body nCF. puru kou. harden adj. reviriua.
hair on stomach nCN. sire kou. harden like bone vRO. keru.
half adv. varakuvira; harm vRE. vuri pie.
nCN. kuroa. harm one's self vRO. ora uvariatoo.
half full adj. kosi. harmonica nCN. pupi tavara;
half full (nearly) adj. sikopa. nCN. siraiko tavara.
hallow vRE. tugoro pie. harvest vRE. rotu;
halved adv. rovirieivira. vRO. tue.
halves nCN. puteputeara. harvest cocoa vRE. rere pie.
hammer nCM. tapapato; harvest food vRE. arirao.
nCN. tatepa; harvest from tree by cutting or picking vRO. ato.
vRE. tapatapa. hasten v. vage;
hampered speech, to have STAT. kooroo. vRO. varivarike.
hand nCF. vuvuko; hastily adv. varivarikevira.
nCN. vavae. hat nCN. kukuepa;
hand as in ito pai'-hand of bananas' nCN. pai. nCN. kukuvaipa.
hand over vRE. kosi pie. hatch vRE. varake.
handcuffs nCF. kuka; hatchet nCF. garevavi torara;
nCN. tuuke koro. nCM. virikasivira.
handle nCN. pitupa. have a good outlook on life again vRE. pue pie.
handles of slit gong nCN. takereto. (have a) seizure vRO. tavusi.
handsome adj. vearo keke. (have) appetite for food, sex STAT. karivai.
handwriting nCN. rigatoa. (have) chickenpox adj. tavato.
hang from vRO. koto. (have) mercry STAT. ruata.
hang from something adj. koto; have tip broken off vRE. piku.
vRE. koto. have two sides adj. kepo.
hang oneself vRO. ora kaa. hawk nCM. keravo;
hang something decorative around the neck vRO. aasi. nCM. ruega;
hangi-like adv. kotovira. nCM. tookuito;
happen vRO. kareke. nCN. ravute.
happily adv. roruvira. hawswer nCM. kopirovu.
happiness nCN. rorua. haze nCM. sirorovato.
happy STAT. ega; hazy adj. sirorova;
STAT. kovatae; adv. kokopuvira;
vRE. roru. adv. sirorovira;
happy person nCN2. kovata keketo. adv. uraurapavira.

he him
he nPM. roira; loc. vo-ia;
nPP. rera; temp. vovio.
nRPM. ira. here and there loc. evoraro;
He is the reason for it. ph. ira iavirava; loc. voraro.
ph. ira riaaro iava. Here take it! excl. ie.
He stands for it. ph. ira iavirava; here take (it) vRE. ie.
ph. ira riaaro iava. hers nPSF. oo;
head nCF. kukueva; ph. oira vaaro.
STAT. kukuriko. hesitant STAT. uririo.
head man nCN2. tuvetuvepato. hesitantly adv. aritaruvira;
head of tree, talk, or thought nCM. kukurikoto. adv. togovira;
head person nCN2. riroto. adv. uririopavira;
head with balding a reas caused by sores nCM. piopiopa adv. vagorevira.
kukueto. hesitate v? togo;
headache nCN. kukue upia. vRO. aritaru.
headman nCN2. irapato. hesitate before or while speaking vRO. vagore.
headwater of river nCN. kukuku. heven nCN. vuvuiua.
heal over adj. utu. hew vRE. teka.
heal quickly vRE. rare pie. Hey! excl. apa;
healing work nCN. poretepa kovo. excl. tepa.
healthy adj. varuvaru. Hey man! exclM. auoro.
healthy person nCN2. varuvaruto. Hey woman! exclF. auo.
heap nCN. gurua; hibiscus nCN. kara ruoa.
vRE. takutakuvu. hiccup vRO. repoo.
heap of countless living things nCN. ruruviato. hidden adj. ora kekevoto;
heap of large stones nCN. raparapa. adj. vatau;
heap together vRE. rugurugu. adv. vatauvira.
heap up vRE. guru. hidden desire nCN. gogi vovou.
heap up ground vRE. gaari. hidden from view adj. uto.
heaped adv. guruvira. hidden meaning nCN. ruu reo.
heaped together adj. pota. hidden meaning-like adv. tagorovira.
hear something vRE. uvu. hidden spot nCN. vataupa tapi.
heart nCN. vovouisi. hidden way nCN. vataua.
heat up vRE. rata. hide vRE. geesi.
heat up (something) vRE. kasirao pie. hide from vRE. ururau.
heat with steam vRE. isiso. hide from someone vRE. ogo.
heathen nCN2. lotu asato; hide from view vRE. uto.
nCN2. sopaipato. hide of animal nCN. rakari.
heave vRE. peo. hide several things vRE. vatavatau.
heavy adj. vavata. hide something vRE. vatau;
hedge-like plant nCN. sikosiko. vRO. tagoro.
heed talk id. gae. hiding place nCN. vataupa tapi.
heel of foot nCF. kokotuo. high loc. iipavira;
height nCN. torearo. loc. kae pievira.
hell nCN. eravao tapi; high mountain area nCF. toisikova.
nCN. riro kasi; high pitched sound adj. koi.
nCN. siitoka tapi; high up loc. viara-ia.
nCN. siraopa tapi; higher up loc. urareovira.
nCN. vuri tapi. (highest) respect nCN. agigio.
help nCN. tauvaa; hill between Ruruvu and Togarao villages nPR. Oogaa
v. tavore; vaesi.
vRE. taavore; hill located near Togarao on coastal side towards Ibu
vRE. tauva. nPR. Ruuruu pukui.
hen nCF. kokootu. hill side nCN. ereereo vaesi.
her nDF. eira; hill, small nCN. kokovua.
nDF. o; hill up vRE. pukupukui.
nP. oira; hilly adv. pukuivira.
nRPF. iria. him nDM. eera;
herd nCN. pituro. nDM. ro;
here loc. voa; nPM. roira;
hinder hunger, to have
nPP. rera; honey bee nCF. koisiva.
nRPM. ira. honey comb nCF. koisiva.
hinder vRE. ruku; honor nCN. vato;
vRE. vuke pie. vRO. avivike.
hinder because of rain vRE. taki. honor by avoidance vRO. arikoko.
hinge nCN. takipa. honor (something) STAT. vato.
hint vRE. oi. hook nCM. kaa pieto;
hint talk nCN. reo gesi. nCN. keravisa;
hip bone nCF. tuu keru; nCN. kotopa;
nCN. atau keru. vRE. kaa pie.
hip socket nCF. rito keru. (hooked) bill of bird as on parrot nCN. poroko kapiua.
his nPSM. oaro; hookworm nCM. vorekue.
ph. rera vaaro. hope nCN. rugooa;
hiss at something vRO. sirava. vRO. rugoo.
hit vRE. tapa. horizontal adv. kovuruvira.
hit with fist vRE. too. horizontal plank forming window ledges & door frames
hit with stone vRE. vuro. nCN. pururuko vuruko.
hoarse STAT. kooroo. hornbill nCM. ovuveo.
hobble along vRE. tokatoka. horns of animal or insect nCN. tutai.
hobble around (because of deformed foot vRO. kesi. hospitable person nCM. kovutara vovouto.
hoe vRE. gaari; hot adj. kaakasi;
vRE. tupeso; adj. kasirao.
vRE. tuupeso; hot flavor adj. vaavaavu.
vRE. vaere. hot springs nCN. kasiraopa ovi.
hoe (tool) nCM. gaaripato; house nCN. kepa.
nCM. vaereto; house for meeting nCN. tutuvata kepa.
nCN. tuupesi. house for men only nCM. touto.
hoist vRE. kae pie. house in which selection of the Upe initiates took place
hold vRE. pitu. nCN. roro kepa.
hold back vRE. ravu; House of Assembly in modern usage nCN. avata kepa.
vRE. ruku. house of married couple nCN. toua.
hold back screen off vRE. take. house or nest of ants nCM. votoueto.
hold, cause to vRE. pitu pie. house restricted to men only nCN. avata kepa.
hold child in arms vRE. kavau. house that is built permanently nCN. tou kepa.
(hold) directorship STAT. aite. house with a platform floor as opposed to one built on the
hold in arms vRE. kaveruko; ground. nCN. rakorako kepa.
vRE. rau. house with a single pitch roof nCN. kei.
hold in the hand vRE. vuvuko. house with circular shape nCN. kopipi kepa.
(hold) leadership STAT. aite. house with four-pitch roof nCN. kopipi kepa.
Hold on! excl. aika. how inter. apeisi;
hold onto firmly vRE. uvisi. ph. apeisi ragavira.
hold tight to all possessions vRE. viriviro. How big are the sections? ph. apeisi roroa?
hold together id. pitu. how long a time ph. aaro kaukauvira.
hole nCF. rikui; how many inter. ovirovua;
nCN. eriua; ph. aa rorovira;
nCN. topua. ph. aaro kaukauvira.
hole in tree used for nesting place, made and nCN. oora. How much? inter. avoviroa.
holes at intersection of woven bamboo nCM. siririko. how much? inter. roroa;
holiday nCN. iguva voki; ph. apeisi rorovira.
nCN. reaa. huddle together vRO. atara.
hollow section of tree used as mortar nCM. topiru. hug vRE. rau.
hollow space of grass stem, pipe, tube, etc. nCN. ririvu hug, a nCN. raua.
sareto. huge adj. riroa rutu.
Holy Spirit nPRM. Tugoropato Uraurato. huge object nCN. sopa.
home nCN. atoia. hump vRE. puku.
honestly adv. viuviuvira. hung up adj. goto;
honesty nCN. torevoko pitupitu; adj. gotogoto;
nCN. viuviu vovou; id. gotogotovira.
ph. toree vovou rutu. hunger, cause vRE. ogoe pie.
honey nCN. koisi ovi. hunger, to have STAT. ogoe.
hungrily incomplete
hungrily adv. ogoevira. huriedly adv. vagevagevira.
hunt vRO. atario. hurried adv. vage pievira.
hunt at night for opposum vRE. rava. hurry — vage pie;
hunt edible animals in general vRO. varuere. vRE. ikau.
hunt for vRE. poreara. hurry, cause to vRE. ikau pie.
hunt for opossum vRE. varu. husband nKM. vatuato.
hunt in the jungle for food vRO. vego. husband as head of marriage nCM. urotuto.
hunt with dogs vRE. voroo. husk nCN. kakauoa;
hunter nCN2. iiapato; vRE. epa.
nCN2. porearapato; husk coconut or galip vRE. koakoa.
nCN2. ritapato; husk of betel nut nCN. viiviia.
nCN2. ritapato. husk of nut nCN. petao.
hunter with dogs nCM. vorooto.
I - i
I nPP. ragai; STAT. vasivasi.
nRP. ragoa. important female nCF. oira vasiva.
I am a social misfit or isolate. ph. toko-a ragai. important name or title nCN. riro vaisi.
I don't know where ph. voavi avu. important person nCM. riro oira;
I don't think so. ph. viapaua vai. nCN2. vasivasito.
I think! excl. pasi. important persons nCN. tura irara.
I think ph. ari vai pasi. important talk nCN. reo toree.
I think! ph. o pasi. impossible STAT. viapau uvui.
ice nCN. kusii. impower vRE. virava pie.
identical adj. vaea; imprison vRE. tuuke.
adv. areiivira. improperly adv. akerukavira.
identically adv. uroorovira. improve vRE. vearo.
identify vRE. pae. in prep. aue-ia.
idol nCN. uvaru. in addition to adv. tupe pievira.
if conj. vosa. in back of loc. isivauaro.
ignite vRE. kasi. (in) disarray adv. iruutavira.
ignite something vRE. rukue. in front of adv. iravira.
ignited adj. rukue. in pairs adj. tupetupereo.
ignorant of something STAT. ruruvutu. (in) pairs adv. tavetaveovira;
ignorant person nCN2. rorukoto. adv. toatoa pievira.
ignore ph. osireiara gare pie; (in) rows adv. veeravira.
STAT. ruruvutu; (in) sight of adv. osireopavira.
vRE. uruuru; in this manner, with arms barely encircling adv.
vRE. uruuru pie; kapekapevira.
vRO. ora uruuru. inaccurately adv. turi pie visivi.
ill humor nCN. aveavea. incense odor nCN. ripuua geesi.
illiterate STAT. vieiasa. incense (smoke) nCN. riipu kupare.
illiterate person nCN2. vieiasato. incest adj. giigoo.
illuminate vRE. ao. incest between parent and child or clan v. koou.
illusive adv. kuuvuvira. incestuous person nCN2. kooupato;
illustrate vRE. roroio pie. nCN2. petuapato;
illustration nCN. vuato piea. nCN2. poreo.
illustrative adv. viovioevira. incinerate adj. piu;
imbue with power vRE. virava pie. adj. poko.
imitate vRE. oiso pie; incite to anger vRE. aveavero;
vRE. viioo; vRE. kasipu pie;
vRE. vioe. vRE. tavatavae.
(immature) frog nCM. agugurioto. inclined adj. pouka.
immediately adv. vavovouvira; include together with vRE. vatave.
adv. vavovouvira; included everything in one homogenous state vRE.
temp. vakoravira. taotaope.
important adj. rei; incomplete adj. kuverea;
adj. riro; adv. vurukovira.

incomplete action marker intelligible
incomplete action marker gr. raga. insect, mole cricket, Gryllotalpa nCM. tuiriri.
incompletely adv. kurovira; insect, round beetle like Mexican bean beetle nCF.
adv. kuverevira. kaakaaviko.
incomprehensible STAT. paituru. insect, spider with sharp horny body cover. nCN. eravao.
increase vRE. tauvavu. insect, striped beetle that eats bananas and young coconuts
increasing-like adv. tore pievira. nCF. tavururu.
incur a debt vRE. ou raga. insect, that eats sugar cane nCM. sikopirito.
indecisive man nCM. vagore vovouto. insect, tiny black ants that are always into food stuff
Indeed! excl. ari ita! nCN2. aavara kare.
individually adv. katakataivira; insect, tiny that looks like mosquito nCM. ragoviri.
adv. ora asikovira. insect, type of nCF. uriova.
individuals nCM. kataipa irara. insect, wasp that stings nCM. vuvureoto.
infant (baby talk) nCM. kookoo. insect, wasp with yellow striped abdomen, builds paper
infant child held in arms nCN2. sikeo. nest in tree nCM. uvereoto.
infect id. aio. insect, weevil with long proboscis, looks like boll-weevil
infected adj. pigoga; nCM. kurikaakaakuto.
adj. topikoro. insect, with yellow-green body, lives on cocoa, leaves a
infection nCF. pigogava; burn on skin when brushed against nCM.
nCN. kapua. taapirikoto.
infection, large nCF. kokosiva. insects, fruit flies nCN. vata kare.
inferior adj. vuri. insects in general nCN. kore kare.
inform vRE. siposipo; insects, non-dangerous type of millipede nCF. avuavu
vRE. tarai; asava.
vRE. tavi. insecure adv. rataratavira.
information nCN. tarai reo. insensitive STAT. vovou vakuvaku.
infuse with power vRE. virava pie. insensitive to something vRE. uvako.
ingest vRE. kopa. insert vRE. kiu;
inhabitants of a place nCN. vata. vRE. tage;
(inherently) weak adv. gogoveakavira. vRO. ora kiu.
initial thing nCN. tuuru. insert first vRE. kiu.
initially adv. pirupakovira; insert into missing place vRE. tupasiko.
adv. tuuruvira. insert to hold arrow tip nCM. keekeerito;
initiate vRE. rovo. nCM. raavaito.
initiate by having Upe rituals performed vRO. upe. inside loc. atoaro;
initiate by putting Upe hat on person followed by loc. sovara-ia.
customary rituals vRE. upe. inside front wall of house nCN. atopauaro.
initiate who has worn Upe hat over a relatively long period inside of anything nCM. kakeoto;
of time nCM. aaraasiipato. nCN. sarearo.
inject vRO. roka. inside of anything edible nCM. kokovurito.
injure vRE. upia pie. inside of bone nCM. upito.
ink nCN. gao ovi. inside of tree nCN. upiaro.
innocent STAT. viae. inside of wild taro? nCN. itauara.
insane vSTAT. kokoro. inside out adv. porevira;
insane person nCN2. kokoropato. prep. kerete.
insect, beetle with long body, larvae bores into trees insignificant adj. akaepa.
nCM. viitasito. insincere vRO. regeri.
insect, grasshopper nCM. kookaa. insincerely adv. regerivira.
insect, gray weevil pictured on PNG postage stamp inspect v. sisivare;
nCM. kaakauko. vRE. sisiro;
insect, has long slender legs and body, walks with a vRE. taavo;
bouncing motion nCF. utupaupau. vRO. sisivare.
insect, larvae has long black slender body and eats the instestines nCN. ipiriko iro.
young wood of trees nCM. rooso. instruct vRE. koka;
insect, like a dragonfly nCM. sigesigere. vRE. reesireesi;
insect, like flying ant but with tiny black wasp-like body, vRE. rei pie.
trasparent wings, and irritating sting insular adj. uvuo.
nCM. ausikara. insulate against something (usually heat) vRE. popota.
insect like fruit fly nCN. kuvikuvi kare. insulated-like adv. popotapavira.
insect, like grasshopper, brown body nCM. siikooto. insult vRE. takau.
insect liko sandfly that lives near beach area. nCN. kakiri. intelligible vRE. roroio.
intelligibly judge
intelligibly adv. roroio pievira. invite to meal, feast, or party vRO. kaokao.
intend vRO. vovou. iron for clothes nCN. torepa.
(intense) pain nCN. siisiito. iron rod nCN. kikipisi.
(intense) sunlight vRE. kaukau pie. iron spear nCN. kikipisi.
intensibier marker gr. irao. irritate vRO. riu.
intensification of meaning inten. vasi. irritated mouth because of something bitter eaten
intensly as a very bright hot sun adv. kaukauvira. vRO. kokosi.
intention nCN. vovoua. is such that STAT. uvui.
intercept vRE. opi; island nCN. tokoa.
vRO. kavorou. islands nCN. tokotoko.
intercourse vRE. roi. isolate vRE. potu;
interleaved adv. potavira. vRE. ropo;
interpret vRE. porepore pie. vRE. toko.
interruped (travel) adv. avaevira. isolated adj. uvuo;
interrupt vRE. opi; adv. kuvauvira;
vRE. pugu pie. adv. pasiko pievira;
interrupt talk vRE. toko. adv. toko pievira.
interrupted adj. ruupa; isolated area nCN. puruata.
adv. ruupavira. isolated areas nCN. tokotoko.
interrupted travel nCN. avae. it nPPN. va;
interrupted-like adv. tokotoko pievira. nRPN. oa.
interrupting-like adv. opiopivira. It is your responsibility which you will do in the future.
intestines, small nCN. viotu iro. ph. aue oara oa purarivere.
intimidate id. goo pie. It isn't! excl. eesa.
intricately adv. arasivira. It will be here. ph. oa pere.
inverted adv. taku pievira. itch vRO. kokosi.
investigate vRE. koeta pie. It's not good if you....! excl. teapi.
invitations nCN. kaokaoara.
J - j
jab or hit vRE. visi. vRE. vatako;
jack nCN. tatepa. vRE. vatave;
jack up vRE. taroro; vRO. ora aivaro;
vRE. tate. vRO. ora tavosi.
jacket nCM. kuvupato. join together two things vRE. sigoto.
jail nCN. tuukepa kepa. join with one another vRO. ora vatave.
January nPR. kataipa kekira. joined object nCN. tavosi.
jaw nCN. keetaa. joint nCN. siguvae;
jell adj. veke. nCN. uu piea;
jest nCN. roveu reo; vRE. tavotavosi.
vRE. tovi; joint of bamboo nCF. rakaso.
vRO. kevaita; jointly adv. uu pievira.
vRO. roveu. joke nCN. roveu reo;
jester nCN2. kevaitato; vRO. kevaita;
nCN2. roveuto. vRO. roveu.
Jews harp nCF. kovokovo. joker nCN2. koovoto.
join after vRE. siguva. jokester nCN2. agesi piepato;
join ends vRE. uu pie. nCN2. aupearito.
join in with vRE. taveo pie. jostle vRO. ora vurevure.
join to vRE. tapoko. journey nCN. sita;
join together vRE. kapo; nCN. sita;
vRE. sigusiguva; vRE. vokavoka.
vRE. siguva; joy nCN. rorua.
vRE. sikata; joyful STAT. vogete.
vRE. tapo; joyfully adv. roruvira.
vRE. tapo pie; judge nCN2. taava purapato;
vRE. tavosi; vRE. roviriei;
vRE. uvere; vRO. ora taava.

judge carefully large
judge carefully vRE. kerikerisi. vRO. ora viki.
judge someone vRE. taava. jump over vRE. taagau;
judge something vRE. taava. vRO. ora viki.
judge talk or situation well vRE. kerisi. jump up and down vRE. toketoke;
judgement nCN. rovirovirieia; vRO. kauokauo;
nCN. taava. vRO. ora vikiviki.
jug nCN. petopa. junction nCN. uu piea.
juice class. ovi. June nPR. katai vatarapa kekira.
juice of galip nCN. reviriua. jungle nCN. vegoa.
juice of pineapple, tomato, cooked meet etc. nCN. tapi. jungle, dense nCN. riro vego.
juice of plant that is used for stomach ills nCN. paso. jungle growing at high elevations nCN. uvuuta vego.
juicy adj. riro ovi; just adv. raga.
adv. uukovira. (just) outside loc. tarautoa.
July nPR. erao vatarapa kekira. just outside the building loc. tarautoaro.
jump vRO. kauo; (just) something else nPN. osivu.
K - k
Kaibala 22-Feb-84 nCM. ouruvato. kingdom nCN. sara.
kapiok seed nCN. arioisi. kiss nCN. uugaaa.
kapok tree nCN. kapokao. kiss one another vRO. ora uugaa.
katydid nCM. ogagaua. kiss someone vRO. uugaa.
keep vRE. oriru. kit bag nCN. kove oapa.
keep for a long time vRE. tuiko. knapsack nCN. ogata.
keep from vRO. ora airerei. knat nCM. ragoviri.
keep information from v? ruuruuku. knaw on vRE. gerigeri.
keep something intended for another vRO. kavorou. knead vRE. vogovogo.
key nCN. tupa karupa. knee nCN. kotupiua.
khaki cloth nCN. vurupa varoa. kneel vRE. reku.
kick vRE. tuguru. kneel repeatedly vRE. rekureku.
kick one's self vRO. ora tuguru. knife nCN. visipaa.
kick out of the way vRE. pera. knife, long nCM. sigoto.
kick repaeatedly aside vRE. perapera. knife, short nCN. sigoa.
kid vRE. tovi; knife-like adv. sigovira.
vRO. kevaita; knock vRO. toto.
vRO. roveu. knock fruit out of tree vRE. topa.
kidder nCN2. aupearito; knot nCN. pisikuia;
nCN2. kevaitato. nCN. tuukea.
kidding nCN. roveu reo. knot, Granny knot nCF. Isio pisikui.
kill vRE. kopii pie. knot something vRE. pisikui.
killer nCN2. upo purapato. knot-slip knot nCF. vore turuva;
kind nPN. vo kekeo. nCF. voreva pisikui.
kind person nCN2. vereopa vovouto. know vRO. tarai.
king nCN2. reito; knowledge nCN. ora tarai piea.
nCN2. riroto; kunai grass nCF. reeso;
nCN2. turaro. nCN. isiso kou.
L - l
labia nCM. kepoto. nCN. toko rovu.
laborer nCN2. kovopato. lame person nCN2. tore gosito.
lacking adj. apota; lamp nCF. roropava;
adj. kii. nCF. vuravu.
ladder nCN. iipapa; land a plane vRE. rere pie.
nCN. taapa. land (airplane) vRE. rere.
ladle nCN. toke. landrights system nCN. koora aao.
laid out adv. gerevira. landslide nCN. kakupa.
lake nCN. rovua; large adj. rei;

(large) flood which spreads out beyond the banks of the river let go
adj. riro; leaf stalk of sago palm nCN. avuakoro.
adj. tuupuu; leaf used as a contraceptive nCN. itakoore.
adj. varake. leaf used for mat weaving nCN. kara.
(large) flood which spreads out beyond the banks of the leaf, wide base of sago frond nCM. gagauko.
river nCN. tuukou. leafy adv. vakivira.
(large) hole nCN. ririvua rutu. leak vRE. rigi;
large object adj. tuupuua. vRE. roroporoko;
largely adv. rirovira. vRO. poroporo.
larva of butterfly nCN. opesoto. leaks nCN. vusivusiara.
last inten. ovoie. lean adj. pouka.
last person nCN2. ovoioto. lean back vRO. otara.
last stage-like adv. rakotevira. lean, cause to vRE. pouka pie.
last-born daughter nKF. kokorai. leaning adv. poukavira.
last-born son nKM. kokora. leaning tree nCM. poukato.
late temp. utupakou. leanto nCN. keroroi.
late at night temp. riro rupa. learn vRE. tarai ousa;
later adv. touvira; vRO. ora tarai pie.
adv. utupavira; learn, cause to vRE. tarai pie.
inten. taru; learning nCN. ora tarai piea.
temp. utupaua. leave STAT. pe;
laugh vRO. agesi; vRE. kavu;
vRO. kovata. vRE. vasike;
laugh heartily v. koukouo; vRO. ora vase;
vRO. koukouo. vRO. ora vasike;
laughter nCN. agesia. vRO. vera.
law nCN. reo taisi; leave alone vRO. ora pire.
nCN. reoa; leave behind vRO. gogoura.
nCN. tapate reo. leave from one's area vRE. toropo.
law of the highest order nCN. varaka taisi. leave home vRO. gauru.
laws nCN. reoara. leave out v. ariarava.
lay an egg vRO. kove. leave unfinished vRE. kuro.
lay an object down vRE. gere pie. leaves covering banana stalk nCN. tevateva.
lay down an object vRE. uusi pie. leaves stuck in belt and worn for body covering nCN. tevu.
lay down something id. gere. left behind adj. kavu.
lay egg vRE. kou. left hand nCN. koike vavae.
lay in a row vRE. tavara. left handed person nCN2. koiketo.
lay on side vRE. puri. left over adj. kavu;
lay oneself down vRO. ora gere. adj. keoka.
lay on's head on a pillow vRO. orave. left over particles of trash (not edible) nCN. rurukopara.
layers adv. potavira. left overs nCN. uruuruko.
laying adv. tatagavira. left side adj. akeruka;
lazy STAT. atoro; adj. koike.
STAT. pokapoka; leg, entire part nCM. kokotoa.
STAT. reegaa. leg, lower part nCN. upisi keru.
lazy person nCN2. pokapokato; leg only vRE. tuguru.
nCN2. reegaato. legendary wild man nPRM. Ovato.
lead vRE. tuvetuve. length of nCN. kaekaearo.
leader nCN2. irapato; lengthy (time and space) adv. riro kaekaevira.
nCN2. tuvetuvepato. lenient person nCN2. vagaga vovouto.
leader who is first in line like Prime Minister or Premier leperous person nCN2. kapatoroto.
nCM. toki ruvaraoto. leprosy nCM. keru rupirupi.
leaders of the Upe initiates chosen from among the boys leprous adj. kapatoro.
themselves nCN. paupe. lesson nCN. vieia.
leaf nCN. guruva; lesson the amount, size, force, etc. vRE. gare pie.
nCN. vagai; lest excl. teapi.
nCN. vakia; lest we get sick or lest the sick get us ph. teapi vigei ouve
vRE. arua. upia.
leaf of limbum shaped like plate nCF. tauo. let be STAT. pe.
leaf of taro plant nCN. uvea. let down vRE. vara pie.
leaf out vRO. arua. let go vRE. vasike.
Let it be! lizard, black smooth skin, small, lives near the beach
Let it be! excl. eagara. limbum, planted and grown for wood used to make pakou
Let it be for a while yet. ph. va rovope. 'fighting stick' nCM. vopato.
letter nCN. rigatoa; limbum, small but very strong trunk nCF. kavuava;
nCN. vaisia. nCF. sokeva.
letter coded by using special plants tied together to convey limbum, small leafed variety nCF. tosipute.
a message, accusation, etc. The names of the limbum, small leaved variety nCF. sisivu.
plants are similar to words which have the lime for betel nut nCN. akoroa.
meanings used to convey the message limestone nCN. turei.
nCN. variua. limited to two only nCM. kataitoarei.
level adv. rosivarevira; limp adj. goo;
adv. tuurivira; vRE. gosigosi;
vRE. torevoko pie. vRO. kesi.
level out adv. rosivarevira. limping-like adv. kesivira.
level place nCN. tuuri. line id. raiva;
level (tool) nCN. kepa torevokopa. nCN. viuviua.
levels nCN. vatavatave. line each other up vRO. ora pekapakeara.
lever nCN. taroropa keru. line of something nCN. veeveeraa.
liar nCN2. kookuto; line up vRE. veera;
nCN2. kuukuuvuto. vRE. veeveera;
lick vRE. veavea. vRE. veeveera;
lick with tongue vRE. vea. vRO. ora veera;
lid nCN. ivita. vRO. pekapekara;
lie vRE. rata; vRO. veeveera.
vRO. kuukuuvu; line up side by side vRE. tavara.
vRO. kuuvu. lined up adv. pekaravira;
life nCN. tootooa. adv. veeravira.
life-like adv. tootoovira. lines nCN. veeraveera.
lift vRE. kae pie. linger vRO. aritaru.
lift up vRE. iipa pie. linked adv. kaapisivira.
light nCN. avia; lint gauze nCN. tuukepa iro.
STAT. aviavi. lion nCN2. avuavu kare.
light from bacterial source nCM. araropa. lion fish nCM. vuvureoto.
light hearted feeling ph. vovou vaarata. lips nCN. riaua;
light made from sap of galip (Tahitian chestnut) nCN. nCN. veoroua.
kukuaua. liquefy adj. uuko.
light of fire nCM. vuvuto; liquid class. ovi.
nCN. vuvua. liquified grease nCN. tapi ovi.
light pithy trees and bushes nCN. varaata vego. liquor nCN. vuropa ovi.
light plank nCN. varaata pero. listen id. kokito vate;
light weight adj. rarakeo; vRE. uru pie.
adj. varaata. listen carefully id. kuvere.
lightly adv. areovira. lit adj. rukue.
lightning vRE. parakau. little adj. gare;
light-skinned man nCM. riuriuto. adj. kakae;
like adv. tariatavira; adj. kakapikoa;
conj. osa; adj. raeraevu.
vRO. ruipa; little finger or toe nCF. kokorai kova.
vRO. vovou. live vRO. tootoo.
(like a) judge nCN2. rovirieisoto. live, cause to vRE. tootoo pie.
like that nDN. eisi. liver nCN. tokata.
like this nPN. oiso. living person nCN2. tootooto.
likewise adv. viioovira. living place nCN. vuavuriko.
limbum nCF. katokoi. lizard nCF. aaoveva.
limbum, common nCF. tokuo. lizard, black body, small, quivers when sunning itself on
limbum, large leaf variety, used for making pakou rocks nCN. tavusua.
'fighting stick' nCF. kasarao. lizard, black body with distinct scales, lives on the ground
limbum, large variety nCM. okovu. nCM. sirie.
limbum, leaves used for construction of Upe hat nCF. lizard, black smooth skin, small, lives near the beach
virui. nCF. kurei.
lizard, black with body about 15 inches in length, has distinguishing marks on its face love
lizard, black with body about 15 inches in length, has look above for vRE. taraa.
distinguishing marks on its face nCF. aoveva. look after vRE. toki.
lizard, blue body with two yellow lines down the back, look at vRE. keke;
smaller than the turukoua nCF. kerekoi. vRE. vura.
lizard, bluish skin, lives in ground under rotted logs in look away vRE. uruuru.
groups, possibly one of the skinks nCN. look downward vRE. ooro.
taruviakoua. look for in vain vRE. pote.
lizard, dark body, tan scales, eats snakes, skin not used for look from a distance without recognizing adv. toapavira.
drum nCM. kakatuara. look inside of something transparent — turo.
lizard, dark body with tan to yellow scales, no spines, skin look intently vRE. orere;
used for drum, looks like small Komodo vRE. sisiro.
lizard nCF. kariava. look like adj. keke.
lizard, dark brown body, smaller than kokopa otherwise look toward other side v? toa.
the same nCM. varikata. look upward vRE. taraa.
lizard, fairly large black body, runs on the ground usually, loop something vRE. poroko pie.
common nCF. vautako. loops nCN. gorigoriara.
lizard, green body with yellow brest, longtail lives in the loose adj. garavoka;
bush, common nCN. turukoua. adj. garo;
lizard, green type that lives in trees nCF. taviova. adj. garogaro;
lizard, has bright green body, spines on the back, smaller adj. goegoe;
than ovareoko nCF. vuirovu. adj. kaapea;
lizard, has small dark body, lives on the ground, has adj. uuge;
smooth skin, deaf to noises nCM. kokopa. adv. pogopogorovira;
lizard, large type, about 8'' long nCF. tagavava. vRO. varu.
lizard, small blue body, moves very quickly, possibly one loose grip on something vRE. raravio.
of the skinks nCM. gogorioto. loose soil nCN. veveoro rasi.
lizard, small brown body, lives in tops of trees nCM. loosed adj. goro.
korauru. loosely adv. garavokavira;
lizard, small with ridge down the back, lives in sago palms adv. vagovira;
and coconut trees nCM. korereto. adv. viavira.
lizard, smaller variety of aoveva nCM. ovarovu. loosen id. goo pie;
lizard which makes a sound like a hoarse throat nCM. vRE. garavoka;
koorooto. vRE. garavoka pie;
lizard, with spines on its back nCM. ovareoko. vRE. uuge pie;
loan id. rikua; vRE. vago;
nCN. ou ragaa. vRE. vago pie;
lobster (general name) nCF. kavori. vRE. vigu.
local person nCM. vovapato. loosened adj. gavogavoto.
located vRE. tou. loot vRE. gogi.
location, attitude or position of object gr. ia. looter nCN2. gogipato.
lock nCN. gorupa; lord nCN2. turaro.
nCN. tupaa; Lord's Supper nCN. tavaaria.
vRE. tupa; lose vRE. kavu;
vRE. tuuke. vRE. riroiro.
lock (on door) nCN. kapuu piea. lose breath completely vRE. vovou vera.
lock up vRE. tupa pie. lose grip vRE. gaveru.
lock-very strong type nCN. avuki tupa rutu. lose grip on — goropi.
lodged in adj. goto. lose interest STAT. vovou vakuvaku.
logs placed parallel to fire used to support cooking utensils lose track of thoughts vRE. ora pesi pie;
ncN. varara vuruko. vRO. opesiko rugorugoo.
loincloth nCN. varoa. lost adj. pesipesiko;
loincloth of bark (formerly used) nCF. sikure. adj. roroveriko;
lolly nCN. sipoipa. adj. rovarovako.
long ago loc. voari; lost peron nCN2. riroiroto.
temp. tuariri; loud noise, cause a adj. poko.
temp. variavu; loud noise, to cause a vRE. vauvau.
temp. variavu rutu. loud talker id. akutava.
long lasting object nCN. tuuvauru toua. louse nCF. iirui.
long (time and space) adj. riro kaekae. love nCN. kavikoa;
love charm market
nCN. siraoa; lower down loc. uusireovira.
STAT. ruata; lower external stomach area nCN. gaiua.
STAT. sirao. lower something vRE. usireo.
love charm vRE. aio pie. lubricate vRE. korovo;
love intensely vRE. kaviko. vRE. piru pie.
low pitch adj. ruvaku. lunch nCN. tavaari aio.
low to the ground adj. takutaku. lungs nCN. ageage.
low voiced person nCN2. ruvaku reoto. lymph gland in groin nCN. aveaveoa.
M - m
machete nCM. sigoto; male cross-cousin nKM. raovuuto.
nCN. visipaa. male initiate nCM. upeto.
maggot nCN2. aviko kare. man vRE. rare pie.
main nCN. rovopa. man and guardian spirit nK. uroturei.
main road nCN. tou raiva. man responsible for charming food nCM. sirurupato.
main room nCN. tou tugi. man responsible for holding the Upe initiates special soup
make gr. pie; in his lap nCM. rovi kavaupato.
vRE. pura. man who always desires sex nCM. karivaito.
make a feast vRE. keo. man who commits incest nCM. pituapato.
(make a) flanged edge vRE. siresire. man who doesn't forget talk nCM. reo tuikoto.
(make a) hole vRE. topu pie. man who takes something not his own nCN2. pae pituto.
make a mess vRO. tagataga. man who usually makes true predictions nCN2. siva pie
(make a) road or path vRE. raiva. reoto.
(make) alike vRE. urooro pie. man with much hair as in riro oruto - 'very hairy man'
(make) available vRE. kaaveaka; nCM. oruto.
vRE. kapiaa. manager nCN2. tokipato.
make aware of vRE. kuu pie. mandible nCN. keetaa.
make brilliant vRE. aau pie. mango tree nCN. tavute.
(make) circular vRE. veruveru. mangrove tree nCM. togoro.
(make) confident vRE. rasivauru pie. manifest vRE. kareke.
(make) drunk vRE. vuro pie. manioc nCN. tapoko.
make enough vRE. uvui pie. mankind nC. Oirara.
make go back vRE. viruviru. man-made person nCN2. purato.
make go high vRE. totopeu pie. manna for want of a better vernacular term nCF. uriteva;
make go upwards vRE. iipa pie. nCF. vuisiva.
(make) groove vRE. ketaka. mantee nCF. avororo.
make hole in the nose vRE. avui. map nCN. tuvetuvepa.
(make) idle talk id. gisipo viki raga. Mapiaro, altenate name for this village. nPR. Kaareva.
make laugh vRE. agesi pie. March nPR. Vo pevapa kekira.
make light vRE. aviavi pie. march in line vRO. asitaisi.
(make) mischief or pranks vRO. rerei. margin nCM. papaato.
make noise vRE. vauvau pie. mark nCN. reesiara;
(make) obscene jestures vRE. siki. nCN. taga;
make rain vRE. koke. vRE. kori;
make ready vRE. vatatopo pie. vRE. reesi.
(make) sneezing noise vRO. asige. mark a sacrifice for a spirit in order to demonstrate
make something vRE. via. commitment or dedication to that spirit
make something well vRE. rutara. vRE. pioi.
make the rounds vRE. veriverisi. mark as important vRO. avivike.
make tight vRE. itoito pie. mark in the shape of a `V' painted with white mud from
(make to) chew betel nut vRE. ura pie. the Pioto warm spring nCN. aruova.
make trash vRO. kaie. mark off vRE. taga.
make turn vRE. gori pie. mark the end vRE. rekasi.
make work vRE. kovo pie. mark with a design vRE. riporipo.
Malay apple tree nCF. kakavoro. marked all over nCN. reeresipa.
male nP. oira. market nCN. aivaroa;
(male) child left by parents nCM. sipeto. nCN. toara;
male cousin nKM. araoko. nCN. uua.

markings mild flavor
markings nCN. koria. medicate vRE. ruvaru.
marks for placement of rafters nCN. kovuru pute. medicine nCN. ruvarua.
marks on Upe hat nCN. rigatoa. medicine for divining something nCN. ravoto ruvaru.
marriage feast nCN. avaue aio. medicine to stop dysentary nCN. revasi toko.
marriage of two brothers to two sisters vRO. ora tuu. medicines nCN. raviravi.
marriage payment in advance vRE. kapeapa. meditate vRO. rugorugoo.
marriage promise-payment if broken nCN. tevurako vori. meet vRE. guru;
married couple nK. avukarei; vRE. ravaa.
nK. uroturei. meet again vRO. ora keke.
married couples nCN2. aakova vure. meet together vRE. aivaro;
married couple's house nCN. toua. vRE. koroto;
married man nCM. riakopato. vRE. takuvu;
married to a man adj. oira. vRO. ora toara pie;
married to a woman adj. riako. vRO. rava;
married woman nCF. oirapava. vRO. uu;
marrow nCM. upito. vRO. uvuru.
marry vRE. pitu pie; meeting nCN. aivaroa;
vRO. ora ou. nCN. ora reoreopa;
marry within the clan adj. giigoo. nCN. uvuru.
mash vRE. tarita; meeting house nCN. tutuvata kepa.
vRO. tatu. melon nCM. asivuru.
mash in a bowl vRE. toovaa. melt adj. uuko.
mashed adv. taitapavira. melt from fire nCN. vigovigoa.
mashed and mixed together adv. kataavira. member of different clan or race nCN2. aoreva.
mask nCN. ovovoa. memorial feast nCN. oovapa aio.
mask of wood nPR. Isio. memorial singsing nCN. oovapa pupi.
mass sickness nCN. iiruviro. memorize vRO. vuu.
massage vRE. kipukipu. men and women whose names are unknown nCN2.
mat nCF. karuka. uruiara.
mat for sleeping nCF. uruupava. men's house nCM. touto;
mate nCN2. toa pieto. nCN. avata kepa.
mature vRE. tugura; mercy nCN. siraoa.
vRO. koeta; mercy, have STAT. sirao.
vRO. kova. mess around vRE. tegere.
mature and producing a crop adj. rovosi. message of restoration or salvation nCN. puepa reo.
mature fruit adj. vioroi. message passed by slit gong nCN. karekareara toi.
mature people nCM. oira vasi irara. message-See under `letter' nCN. variua.
mature-female vRO. roroo. messenger nCN2. kaokaoto;
May nPR. Vo vavaepa kekira. nCN2. reo kaepato.
may adv. riroara. meteor nCN. ruso.
Maybe excl. pasi; meteoroid nCM. purapurapato.
ph. o pasi. Methodist church nPR. tarataraapa lotu.
maybe gr. avu; Methodist person nPRN2. tarataraapato.
gr. vai; MF) nDM. evaiterei;
ph. ari vai pasi. nDM. evoea;
Maybe not. ph. viapaua vai. nPS. oaesi;
me nPP. ragai; nPS. oaesi;
nRP. ragoa. nRP. aiterea.
meal nCN. aioa; midday ph. ravireo vuuta.
nCN. gata. middle loc. vuruvuru-ia.
meaning nCN. porearo. middle of something nCN. vurukearo;
meaninglessly adv. tegerevira. nCN. vuutaaro.
measure vRE. reesi; middle of village nCN. rarikoa.
vRE. uvui. middle section nCN. kovuaro.
measure in container vRE. toke. midnight temp. riro rupa.
measurement nCN. uvuiaro. midrib of sago frond nCM. kikisi;
measurement of two arm's length(?) nCN. taga. nCM. kukusiri.
meat nCM. sopeto; mighty adj. varivari.
nCM. varuto. migrate vRO. gauru.
meat in pieces nCN. varuara. mild flavor adv. gavaure visivi.
mildness Mt. Balbi volcano
mildness nCN. kavee pitupitu. nPRN. purupiekove.
milk nCN. rovi. molest vRE. piiuu.
millipede nCF. avuavu asava. Monday nPR. kataipa voki;
millipede, thin body, lives in old tree stumps nCF. sikore. nPRN. Rovopa voki.
mimic vRE. oiso pie; money-red shell nCN. voriua asiua.
vRE. viioo. money-white shell nCN. aasua.
mince vRE. tarita. month nCM. kekira.
minced adv. taitapavira. moon nCM. kekira;
mine nPS. oaa; nCM. utavai.
ph. ragai vaaro. more adv. aia.
miracle adj. poretea. more still adv. vurovira.
miraculous adj. vaakora; morning temp. vokipavira.
adj. vaakora. morning before dawn temp. rupakou.
miraculous feats nCN. ravotoara. morning (early morning till 10 am) temp. vokipara;
miraculously adv. ravotovira. temp. vokipaua.
mirror nCN. sisiropa. morning (general) ph. ravireo varata.
miserable adv. rogavira; morning (10 to noon) temp. vokipakou.
STAT. roga. mortise nCN. reesipa.
miserable person nCN2. rogato. mosquito nCF. rivuko.
misplace vRE. riroiro. mosquito net nCF. taurava.
miss a day vRE. iguva. moss that grows in the lake near the Pioto or on trees
miss narrowly adj. pekara. nCN. virao.
miss out on something STAT. oku. (most) important part STAT. kukuriko.
miss out on something desired vRE. apo. moth nCM. kokopuoto.
miss seeing vRE. gogu. mother nKF. aako.
miss the mark vRE. oku pie; mother and children nK. avao.
vRE. siguri. mother and children whose husband and father have died
missing (something) vRE. kaparu. nCN. virakoi avao.
missionary nCN2. reo kaepato. mother-in-law (HuMo) nKF. taatova.
mist nCF. guiguisiva; mother-in-law (WiMo) nKF. aigeva.
nCF. vusiva; motion aside vRE. pera.
nCN. rukuta. mottled adj. kokerao;
mist from waterfall nCN. vagapa varake. adj. kopikopi;
mistake for something else vRE. vaki. nCN. kokerao.
mistakenly adv. vakivira. mound up vRE. pukupukui.
mix vRE. pore; mountain passage nCN. kaporo.
vRE. porepore; mountain people nPRN. Asigoao.
vRE. siguva. mountainous adv. pukuivira.
mix food or meat with salt vRE. kaakaaro. mourn vRO. kookooia.
mix meat and geens vRE. kikira. mourning without interruption vRO. riirigara.
mix together vRE. uvere; mouth nCF. akuta;
vRE. vatako. nCF. gisipo;
mix vegetables nCN. arua. nCN. riaaro.
mix with coconut milk vRE. rovi. mouth organ nCN. pupi tavara;
mix with grease or oil vRE. sisipa. nCN. siraiko tavara.
mixed adj. vatavatakoro. mouthful nCN. avupa.
mixed together-like adv. tapotapovira. move vRE. paru;
mixed up adv. vatakopavira; vRO. viru.
adv. vatavatakoropavira. move around vRE. toritori;
mixed-like adv. vatavatakovira. vRO. ora vurevure.
mixture of insignificant things nCN. tagereara. move back and forth vRE. viruviru.
mixtures nCN. kaakaaro. move oneself elsewhere vRO. ora viru.
moderately cold other than weather adj. vukuvisisi. move oneself quickly vRO. ora vage pie.
moist adj. tupitupi; move out of the way vRE. veepo.
adj. ugaogaoa; move something vRE. viru;
adv. ugaogaoavira. vRE. viru pie.
mold nCN. erua; move something away vRE. se.
nCN. govogovosi; move to one side vRE. verete.
nCN. rovusiko. Mt. Balbi volcano nPR. Eravaa.
mole cricket nCM. tuiriri;
Mt.Balbi as named by people from the Keriaka side and to a lesser degree by the Rotokas people
nest of bird, rat, or mouse
Mt.Balbi as named by people from the Keriaka side and to murder vRE. kopii pie;
a lesser degree by the Rotokas people vRE. upo.
nPR. Viasiito. muscle nCM. sopeto.
much adv. tuupuuvira. mushroom, small type nCN. karavau.
mucus nCF. goroi. mushroom, very large type, edible nCM. kerakera.
mud nCF. tovure. mushy adj. gavagava piro.
muddy adj. govuto; music nCF. erava.
adj. ruruvu; musk fluid found on opossums nCN. gai ovi.
adj. tovure; musk sack found on opossums nCN. gaiua.
adv. tovurevira. must excl. tepa;
muddy area nCN. tovure tapi; gr. irao;
nCN. tuvua. inten. taru;
muddy in appearance adv. ruruvuvira. inten. teka.
mudskippers, live in mangrove swamps nCM. kokopa. mute vSTAT. kapuu gisipo tupa.
mudslide nCN. kakupa. mute person nCN2. pai guruva gisipo.
multiform nPN. sasara. My turn (in a game). ph. ragai vo vuutaaro.
multiply numbers of family vRO. ora riga. mysterious feats nCN. ravotoara.
N - n
nag vRE. aruaru. name originally of the Keriaka area and people nPR.
nail nCM. ririto; Raavoro.
nCM. tatakoroto; name several objects vRE. vaivaisi.
nCM. tavaato; name someone vRE. orivo.
vRE. tapatapa; napkin nCN. atoatopa.
vRE. tuuke. narrow hole nCN. pipi topu.
naked, be adj. gapu. narrow opening vRE. pipi.
naked like adv. gapuvira. narrow passage nCN. geto.
naked person nCN2. gaputo. (native) bank made from bamboo section nCM. arueia.
name nCN. vaisia; native inhabitant of the jungle nCN2. vegoto.
vRE. vaisi. (native) melon nCN. vivigore.
name father vRE. aite. natives of mainland Papua New Guinea nCN. turue
name given to Buka area or Buka people by Rotokas irara.
nPRN. Karivara. natural illness not supernaturally caused nCN. kopii turia.
name given to Tinputz area or people by Rotokas navel nCM. vituoto.
nPRN. Moipeua. navel of child which has swollen because of the cord being
name of bush spirit living in stone that guards the cut too short nCN2. vakokoi.
Suriketo-Ovuveo property nPRN. Katai near loc. ruvara-ia;
kokoto. vRE. tutuu pie.
name of bush spirit that guards the Ovuveo property (near) completion adj. rakote.
nPR. Pokoepura. nearly adj. kekeputu;
name of clan nPR. Aita. adv. gareavi;
name of lake nPRN. Gara. adv. kekeputuvira;
name of Old Togarao nCN. Uriiko tuikou. adv. tutuu pievira;
name of Orukui property below Ruruvu nPR. Opove. adv. varavaravira.
name of Rotokas village nPR. Togarao. nearly finished ph. opesi tutuuei.
name of singsing by Upe initiates danced in another nearly missed excl. koku.
village for the first time after they had been neck nCF. kopa iro;
settled back into their own village nCN. kesi nCF. okoe;
pupi. nCN. kairo.
name of the hot spring area near Togarao nPRN. Pioto necktie nCN. okoe takipa iro.
kukukuaro. needle nCM. tavaato.
name of tree which marks the boundary of Ovuveo clan negro nCN2. katokatoto;
property nPR. ririko Kuvui. nCN2. oitapato;
name of village just above Togarao where Catholic school nCN2. tutuvagito.
was formerly located nCN. Vukovukora. nephew nKM. paparito.
name oneself vRO. ora vaisi. nest of bird, rat, or mouse nCN. epita.

nest of sticks woven into loose platform, built by crows, hawks, etc. nut-
tough skin on meat
nest of sticks woven into loose platform, built by crows, (no) fear of consequence nCN. tuuvu vovou.
hawks, etc. nCN. kepia. no meaning ph. viapau vitui vai.
nest that hangs from limb nCN. epita. no reason ph. viapau vitui vai.
net nCF. kuverava. nod vRO. ragorea.
net animals vRO. paku. nod the head vRE. piku.
net animals or fish vRE. kuvera. noise, make vRE. guruko.
net fish or animals vRO. kuvera. noise other than vocal nCN. gurukoa.
never cross STAT. uruuru. noisy, to be vRE. vauvau.
new adj. aire; nominate vRE. tore pie.
adj. airepa. non-absolute marker gr. avu.
new comer nCN2. airepato. non-permanent adj. rarita.
new growth nCN. sipusipu. noon ph. ravireo vuuta.
(new) growth in garden nCN. varuupara. noonday sun nCM. riroto ravireo.
(new) shoots of bamboo of any variety nCN. koro pie noose of trap or snare nCN. variaua.
tou. nose nCM. iruvaoto.
(new) skin covering wound nCN. vasava. not all right adj. kuverea.
newborn child nCN2. airepato. (not completely) lost adv. riroirovira.
newborn infant up to 2-3 months nCF. verutai. not long ago temp. tuaririvi.
newly born child nCN2. airepa kavauto. not much inten. arokaukau.
newlywed's house nCN. kavatao kepa. not open to suggestions STAT. piaopa;
news nCN. reoara; STAT. taraigegea.
nCN. siposipoa; not quite correct adv. koekepa visivi.
nCN. tavitavia. not recognized adj. avokori.
next adj. utupa; not see STAT. uruuru.
temp. utupakou. (not) solid adj. kapea;
next day nCN. utupa voki. adv. rataratavira.
next in line vRO. tupe. (not) speaking vRE. kapuu.
next month nCN. utupa kekira. not stay long v? togo.
next time nCN. utupa vuuta; not trusting adv. asavira.
temp. ovuuta-vu. not understandable STAT. paituru.
next week nCN. utupa wik. notch nCN. geto.
next year nCN. utupa iva. notch out vRE. ketaka.
nice adj. utuuva; notch out with axe or knife in tree vRE. rapasi;
STAT. gavaurea; vRE. tegara.
vRE. vaisi pie. notch something vRE. aavuaavu pie.
nice appearance adj. siruvau. nothing adj. akukua;
nice looking adj. vearo keke. nCN. viapau.
nicely adv. gavaurevira; nothing involved adv. akukuvira.
adv. kekeraokovira; notice STAT. uruuru.
adv. pue pievira; November nPR. katai tau kataipa kekira.
adv. utuuvavira; now ph. vao raga-ia;
adv. vaisi pievira. temp. vaoviopavira;
niche nCN. ketakaa. temp. vaviopavira;
nickname of man left after all his relatives had died temp. vovio.
id. kavu pie. Now what! excl. eari.
niece nKF. papariva. nudge vRE. kuga.
night nCN. rupa; nudge to gain attention vRE. topariko.
temp. vokiaro. numb STAT. asisoe.
nightfall adj. tutuvagi. number of days temp. voki vieviei-ia.
night-like adv. rupavira. numbers nCN. vetaveta.
nine adj. vo resura vatara. numb-like adv. asisoevira.
ninety adj. vo resura vatara tau. nut husk nCN. petao.
No excl. eaviova. nut shell nCN. pekeri.
No! excl. ovuvaia; nut-tissue skin on meat nCN. ripoa.
excl. paapu. nut-tough skin on meat nCN. akavi.
no nCN. viapau.

oar open-repeatedly or many things
O - o
oar nCN. gote pero. old (thing) adj. ruta.
obedient STAT. arovi; Old Togarao nPR. Vuavuriko.
STAT. papeo. omit v. ariarava.
obedient person nCN2. papeoto. on prep. aue-ia.
obese adj. taoro. on the move vRE. veriverisi.
object (such as axe) without handle nCF. kaku asiava. on top loc. ariaara;
oblivious of something STAT. kirava. loc. ivara-ia.
observe STAT. uruuru; on top of loc. ariararo;
vRE. rigo; loc. roevira;
vRE. siitue. loc. viaraiapavira;
observe over a period of time vRE. teerio. loc. viarovi.
observing vRE. tapate. On top of him ph. ro ivara iava.
obstinantly adv. keruriavira. once more adv. aia ita.
obstinate id. kau kepo. one adj. katai.
obstinate person nCN2. kau kepoto. one eyed eyed person (nickname) nCN2. kaakito.
obstruct vRE. goto pie; one hundred adj. katai vovoto.
vRO. korukoru. one kind nCN. kataia raga.
Obviously from Tok Pisin wiliwili. nCN. viriviri. one million adj. katai ipu.
occupied STAT. pugu. one missing adv. kaparuvira.
ocean nCF. avakava; one or more unfamiliar human (s) class. vou.
nCF. toruva. one thousand adj. katai tuku.
October nPR. katai taupa kekira. (one who) can't remember well nCN2. uvariatoo
odor nCN. geesia. rugorugooto.
odor of burning substance vRE. piu geesi pie. (one who) fouls up things nCN2. uvariatoo rugorugooto.
odor of cooked animal flesh or burnt hair nCN. riipu. (one who) laughs easily nCN2. roveuto.
Of course! excl. aure. (one who) skips words while speaking nCN2. tavasiko
Of course not! excl. aviova; reoto.
excl. eaviova. one who wastes food nCN2. aio ropito.
off of vRO. ora viki. one whose talk is worthwhile nCN2. vavata pie reoto.
off the track adv. koikevira. (one whose) talk shoots straight nCN2. taavoto reoto.
off to the side loc. uposiua. onion nCF. ariari.
offer freely vRE. vate raga. onlooker not inclined to pitch in and help nCM. sosope
offer in ceremony vRE. tauo. vovouto.
offer sacrifice vRO. koruou. only adv. raga.
offering nCF. tauo; only one nCN. kataia raga.
nCN. pioive. open adv. karuvira;
offering of food nCN. koruou koko. vRE. karu;
office nCN. rigatopa kepa. vRE. vago.
official meeting nCN. ora aivaropa; open a ceremony vRE. siga pie.
nCN. ora gurupa. open area nCN. vago gariko.
offspring nCN. ovii kakae; open flower nCN. kokookoa.
nKM. ovii irara. open mouth (to yell) vRO. akuta.
offspring and their children nK. ovii avao. open sea or ocean nCF. rirova avakava.
Oh! gr. eke. open slightly adv. kavovovira.
oil nCN. iisi ovi; open something vRE. pao.
nCN. korovo ovi; open the mouth vRE. aka.
vRE. iisi; opened adj. kaki;
vRE. korovo; adj. peara.
vRE. piru pie. opening loc. vuuta;
Okay! excl. aera; nCN. riaaro;
excl. aeri; nCN. topua;
excl. oire; nCN. vagoa.
ph. o ita. open-like adv. vagovira.
old adj. tavuara. openly adv. paovira.
old man nCM. vituasito. open-minded person nCN2. kaapea vovouto.
old person nCN2. avukato. open-repeatedly or many things vRE. karukaru.
operculum of Cat's eye shell and fresh water snails paper
operculum of Cat's eye shell and fresh water snails other side nCN. ovaratavu;
nCN. vurupakea. nCN. ovatuvu.
opossum in general nCM. koorato. ours nPS. vigei vaaro;
opossum, small with brown hair color nCM. vareeto. ph. vegei vaaro.
opossum with black and white hair nCN. kokerao. ours (dual) nPS. oave.
opossum with black hair nCF. toruvauru. ours (excluding listener) nPS. igei vaaro.
opossum, young just weened nCM. rapotato. ours (exclusive) nPS. oaio.
opponent nCN2. vagepato. ours (inclusive) nPS. oavi.
or gr. eke. out in the open adv. kaaveakavira.
or bush with knife or sythe vRE. tosi. out of reach vRE. pote.
or go to the bush vRE. viku. out of sight adv. kekevotovira.
or occupied by hornbill, opossum, cockatoo, etc. outhouse nCN. vikipa kepa.
nCN. oora. outrigger of canoe nCN. rutara tavara.
or spears are hurled into the tree which takes the place of outside loc. ratau;
the object that caused injury to the person. nCN. tarautoaro.
nCM. kasiava. outside in back of loc. tapoisi-ia.
orchid, a beautiful large type nCM. rarike. outside-like loc. ratauvira.
orchid, bright purple and orange flower, flowers are in outspread wings adv. ravutevira.
clusters on a stalk, grows at higher elevations outstanding STAT. vasivasi.
above 2000 feet nCN. esisikotu. oven nCN. oripa;
orchid, type of nCF. gariva; nCN. takoupa;
nCF. tokaaru; nCN. vagipa.
nCN. kurikoko. over there loc. oisiri;
order vRE. aru. loc. vari;
organize vRE. areii. loc. vavoviore.
origin nCN. vituaro. overcast id. tagugu.
originate vRE. kareke; overflow nCN. atu;
vRE. vusi pie. vRE. uka;
ornamental shell worn through the nose nCF. avuiva. vRE. uka.
orphan nCN2. virakoito. overflow into another vessel vRE. gatu.
orphaned vRE. virakoi pie. overgrown bush area nCN. kokopa kou.
orphan-one or both parents dead nCN. virakoi kakae; overlook vRE. gogu.
nCN2. ovauto kakae. overripe fruit nCM. ovoito.
oscillate vRE. voreri. overturn vRE. peto;
other gr. o...vu. vRO. peto.
other animals nCN. okarevu. owned thing nCN. aupari.
other people nP. oeavu. oxbows nCN. gorigoriara.
other round object nCN. aisivu. oyster with abalone-like appearance nCF. akaviva.
P - p
pacify id. sisi; paint with gray-purple earth vRE. oova.
vRE. aroviaku. painter nCN2. kipupato.
package vRE. takou. pair adv. eraeraovira.
package in small bundles vRE. takotakou; pair of anything nCN. popota.
vRE. takotakou. pair of things nCN. vatako.
packet made from two sections of bamboo one which fits pair of things (N) nCN. vareivi raga.
into the other nCN. veeta siguva. pair off vRE. toatoa pie.
paddle nCN. gote pero. paired adv. toa pievira.
pain, cause vRE. upia pie. pan nCF. pitokava.
pain, intense nCN. siitoka. pandanus nCF. garavesi;
pain, to be in STAT. upia. nCF. sitai.
painfully adv. upiavira. pandanus tree nCF. karuka.
paint vRE. kipu. panlike adj. vutuko.
paint base made of red earth nCF. rasiva. pantry nCF. kitu tovopava.
paint brush nCN. kipupa. pants nCM. tuupato.
paint cookers nCN. roto kasi. paper nCN. vagai;
paint made brom black earth nCM. siigaato. nCN. vakia;
paper money persistently
nCN. vurivuri. peaceful cool-headed person nCN2. rukuvaki vovouto.
paper money nCN. guruva; peacefully adv. gavaurevira.
nCN. vakipa. peacemaker nCN2. revasi tokoto.
papilloma (on sole of foot) nCN. rokapisi. peak of house nCN. kapikapi.
parable nCN. ovoovoa; peanut nCN. kukua.
nCN. ruu reo. peck food v? togotogo.
parakeet, small green type nCF. siraiko. peculiarly adv. pisa pievira.
paralized person nCN2. kerauto. peek through a blind or crack vRE. kokee.
parallel adj. aatokoro; peek through opening vRO. siririko.
adv. sirovavira. peel vRE. epa;
paralyzed STAT. asisoe; vRE. sivesive.
STAT. kurokuro. peel off vRE. veru;
paralyzed person nCN2. korukoruto. vRO. veruveru.
parasitic plant that kills cocoa trees nCF. tetesora. peelings nCN. sivesiveara.
parrot, green type nCM. kuuvato. peg nCM. tatakoroto.
part adj. vurita. pen nCM. kirokiropato;
part of nCN. kurutu. nCN. rigatopa.
part of something nCN. kuro; penalize vRE. gasi.
nCN. kuro; pencil nCM. kirokiropato;
nCN. varu. nCN. rigatopa.
partly adv. vaovio. penetrate vRO. ora kiu;
partner nCN2. taveoto; vRO. roka.
nCN2. toa pieto. penetrate, cause to vRE. kiu pie.
party nCN. vureia. penetrate into adv. roko.
party, have a vRO. vurei. penetrate through vRE. kareo.
pass around id. paru pie; penis nCF. kuroo;
id. voka. nCN. ariaua;
pass by vRE. utuvaiko. nCN. epiua;
pass by in opposite directions vRO. ora gori. nCN. virueua.
pass on responsibility vRO. gogoura. people nC. Oirara;
pass on (something) vRE. gogoura pie. nCN. oira vure;
pass on to next in line vRE. tupetupe. nP. oira.
pass over vRE. taagau. people hard to get at nCN2. apopoipa irara.
passage nCN. kaporo; people of the coast nPRN2. auta irara.
nCN. tagiria. people of the mountains nPRN. Asigoao.
paste adj. veke. people of today nCM. vo vokipa irara.
path id. raiva. pepper of betel vine nCM. gagavuoto.
patient person nCN2. aate vovouto. peppery adj. vaavaavu.
pawpaw, general name nCN. vavioko. perform sorcery vRE. kavokavo.
pawpaw, long type, red fruit nCN. torotae. perfumed water nCN. sisupa ogo.
pawpaw, type of nCN. vavaia. Perhaps! ph. eari pasi.
pay vRE. vori. period of days temp. voki vieviei-ia.
pay attention id. kokito vate; period of time loc. vuuta;
id. kuvere. nCN. toko.
pay back a debt vRE. kare pie. permanently built house nCN. tou kepa.
pay for vRE. riara pie. persist vRE. erii;
pay no attention to STAT. uruuru. vRE. tapotapoko;
(pay) respect toward vRO. arikoko. vRO. ora tuuvu pie;
(pay) respect towards vRO. avivike. vRO. taketake.
paymaster nCN2. voripato. persistent adj. gorupasi;
payment for wife by working nCN. toaera kovo. STAT. keruria;
payment in advance of marriage vRE. kapeapa. STAT. kevoisi;
payment made for broken promise of guardian or parent vRE. sipu pie.
who desired the daughter for another's son or persistent person nCN2. kevoisi vovouto.
another's daughter for his son nCN. persistent person determined to do something nCN2.
tevurako vori. gorupasi vovouto.
peace nCN. gavaure vovou; persistent worker nCN2. kevoisi kovoto.
nCN. rasivauru vovou; persistently adv. eriikasivira;
STAT. gavaurea. adv. geravira;
peaceful STAT. rasirasivira. adv. keruriavira.
persisting picnic
persisting vRO. erakusi. person who mumbles while speaking nCN2.
person nDF. vaao; guvuguvurioto reoto.
nDM. vaaro. (person who) retains youthful vigor and looks nCN2.
person abbreviates or skips talk nCN2. vapavapa reoto. kopuasito.
person able to perform something no one else can person who retaliates with another fight nCN2. keruru
comprehend or explain nCN2. ravotopato. upo purato.
person always asking nCN2. tupa areto. person who scrounges for things id. akova.
person awaiting trial nCN2. taava tueto. (person who) stops bloodshed nCN2. revasi tokoto.
(person) easy to please nCN2. uururu vovouto. person who takes advantage of a situation nCN2. asiriito.
person from here nCM. vovapato. person who talks foolishness nCN2. tataapara reoto.
person like that nDN2. eisito. person who talks incessantly keeping others from talking
person not open to suggestions nCN2. taraigegea vovouto. nCN2. korukoruaka reoto.
person not worthy of serving good food to nCN2. aio person who talks play nCN2. regeri reoto.
ropito. person who taunts nCN2. eriito.
(person) paralized in shoulders, arms, or hands nCN2. person whose name is easily forgotten nCN2. pesipa
pakoeto. vaisito.
(person) slow to grow up id. gorupasito. person whose talk is always happy nCN2. kovata reoto.
person who always interrupts others nCN2. opiopi reoto. person whose talk usually comes true nCN2. siva pie reoto.
person who always speaks in a whisper nCN2. kavee (person with) correct behaviour nCN2. iuiutoo vovouto.
reoto. person with crooked or flattened nose nCN2. siigeeto.
person who back talks nCN2. keruru reoto; person with good body nCN2. vearo varato.
nCN2. variriposi reoto. person with hoarse throat nCN2. koorooto.
person who can discern well nCN2. raviravisi vovouto. person with notched ear nCN2. getoreto.
person who can get to the heart of the talk nCN2. kerisi (person with) paralized shoulders nCN2. pakoe vutuoto.
vovouto. (person) with) paralyzed shoulders and arms nCN2.
person who can guide the thoughts of others or who can pakopakoto.
consolidate the thoughts of others nCN2. person with perpetually running nose nCN2. goropato.
vasi pie vovouto. person with pleasant disposition nCN2. kovata vovouto.
person who can not resist nCN2. gogoveaka vovouto. person with ringworm or tinea nCN2. kavorato.
person who can plumb the depths of meaning and explain person with scabies nCN2. sivipato.
it nCN2. rekisipato. person with sores around the mouth nCN2. kirupato.
person who can work with either hand nCN2. vaoraoto. person with sores on the body all of the time nCN2.
person who counts the cost nCN2. rooroove vovouto. kokosito.
person who counts the cost\lx rooroovipa visivi nCN2. perspiration nCF. kokoisi;
rooroove vovouto. nCF. pupuraki;
person who doesn't make his point when talking. nCF. riariao.
nCN2. viaua reoto. perspire vRO. kokoisi;
person who doesn't speak harshly nCN2. kaaveaka reoto. vRO. pupuraki;
(person who) eats without being fussy or picky nCN2. vRO. riariao.
uururu aioto. persuade vRE. aroviaku;
(person who) generaliyes everything nCN2. taotaope vRE. erii;
vovouto. vRE. tuturi;
person who goes to bed early like the shade tree, akera, vRE. vaagore.
that folds its leaves at evening. n(N2) id. persuasive coniving person nCN2. aupo pie reoto.
akerato. persuasive person nCN2. rataapa reoto.
person who gulps down food nCN2. kopakopa aioto. persuasive talker nCM. keruria reoto;
person who hangs onto anything tightly nCN2. avuki nCN2. tuturi reoto.
vovouto. peruse vRE. rigo.
person who has gone astray nCN2. pirata vovouto. pester vRO. riu.
person who has grille or ringworm nCN2. karekareto. pests nCN. riroiro kare.
person who hides his talk nCN2M. utopa reoto. petition vRO. variri.
person who holds onto things (or talk) loosely nCN2. photo nCN2. uraura.
vagaga vovouto. photograph something vRE. uraura ousa.
person who is considerate nCN2. vereopa vovouto. photographer nCN2. uraura piepato.
person who is easily angered or upset nCN2. karavisito. physically sound adv. varuvarupavira.
(person who is) not fussy nCN2. uururu vovouto. pick nCN. tatepa.
person who is put first nCN2. ruvaraoto. pick a leaf crop vRO. tue.
person who is very good at climbing trees nCN2. varupato. pick up vRE. kavo.
person who lives at Ibu nCN2. Ibu touto. picnic nCN. vegovego aio;
person who makes insignficant talk nCN2. tarauveri reoto. nCN. vuevue;
picnic in the jungle plant with long wide leaves used for smoking
vRO. vuevue. nCN. tapi;
picnic in the jungle vRO. vegovego. nCN. vata;
picture nCN2. uraura. nRPN. uva;
piece nCM. varuto. vRE. tovo.
piece of ground nCN. vereoa. place in sling for purpose of carrying vRE. kakapu.
piece of something nCN. tuki; place just inland from Wakunai nPRN. Tuvakoopa-ia.
nCN. varu. place of residence for the Upe initiates in the jungle
pieces nCN. parie; nCN. vuavuriko-ia.
nCN. puteputeara; place of severe pain nCN. siitoka tapi.
nCN. uruuruko. place of sorrowing nCN. siraopa tapi.
pieces of cut up meat nCN. varuara. place on Togarao road where limestone cliff is exposed
pieces of rubbish in the eye nCM. koroto. and the river tributary is forded. nPRM. Kepo
pierce nose septum vRE. keripara. riri.
pierce septum in nose vRE. avui. place something between two or more objects vRE.
pierce through vRE. kareo. vuruvuruia.
pig nCF. koie; placid adj. uguro.
nCF. koue. plain surface nCN. tuuri.
pig trap nCN. pooke ova. plait vRE. koroviri.
pigeon nCM. kurue. plaited vine nCN. koroviri iro.
pile nCN. gurua. plan to injure vRE. atoro pie.
pile of firewood nCN. repia. plane wood vRE. gagari.
pile up trees vRE. rakurakuo. planet nCF. aaviiko.
piled adv. guruvira. plank nCN. pero;
piles of drifwood nCN. riita guru. nCN. peroa;
pillow (wooden) nCM. orave. nCN. varo karipa.
pilot nCN2. papapato. plank, thin nCN. parie.
pin nCM. tavaato. plant vRE. pau.
pincers nCN. kapuu piepa. plant, from which salt flavor is derived by burning it to
pinch vRE. vigovigo; ash, it grows in damp area below waterfalls
vRE. voto. nCN. kaavaaua.
pinch together vRE. kaapisi. plant, has broad leaf like wild banana, used to make
pinched adv. kaapisivira; temporary shelter in the jungle nCN. koakoa.
vRE. vigovigo. plant, has red leaves that grows close to the ground
pineapple nCF. usiva. nCM. koopipi.
pink nCN. aviaua. plant, like wild taro but with edible young leaves. It has a
pipe for smoking made of porcelain nCN. vosirare. distinct odor. nCF. kokuoku.
pipe of bamboo made to carry water ph. uuko karao peri. plant, ornamental with red and yellow small leaves close
pipe to smoke made of clay nCF. piitua. to ground nCM. oruto;
pistol nCN. vakakao kakae. nCN. oru kou.
pit nCF. rikui; plant parasite that will kill cocoa tree, has red flowers and
nCN. eriua. seed pods which birds carry to other trees
pit cooking method nCN. takouva. nCF. tetesora.
pitch fork nCN. koe tuta. plant, red ornamental type nCN. viitao.
pitched high-like adv. karapivira. plant shoots nCN. sipusipu.
pitcher nCN. petopa. plant, stinging nettle nCN. kokosi.
pit-cook vRE. vaagi. plant used for weaving mats nCF. garavesi.
pit-cooked items nCN. vaagi. plant which came up from seed nCM. ketoo.
pithy adj. gorotu; plant which grows in very moist area and used for
adv. gogoveakavira. medicine nC. turoturo.
pithy centre of tree as in a palm nCM. upito. plant with a colored root nCN. uue.
pitifully adv. siraovira. plant, with branches which were smashed and used as
pitpit nCN. rereveo; splints for holding broken bones in place.
nCN. viarora. nCF. kuvaku.
pitpit, wild nCN. kapai. plant, with long grass-like leaves used in coded leaf letter
pity nCN. siraoa; to mean, female nCF. gavegave.
STAT. ruata; plant with long leaves used in coded leaf letter to mean,
STAT. sirao. 'You pester me.' nCF. riua.
place loc. ia; plant with long wide leaves used for smoking nCM.
nCN. gariko; kapisito.
nCN. rarikoa;
plant, with red and green leaves used to ornament and charm gardens. Flowers are used in sorcery.
posts
plant, with red and green leaves used to ornament and pole leaned against a tree used for climbing into the tree
charm gardens. Flowers are used in sorcery. itself nCM. tokarato.
nCM. vatoe. pole planted in the ground as sounding board nCN.
plant, with red leaves ( nCM. kopipi. kuvukuvua.
plant with slimy edible leaves nCN. ruve tai. pole used for support nCN. toku rao.
plants used to enchant food gardens so that higher polish nCN. turauru;
production results nCN. arupaua. vRE. tarauru;
plant-see kokuoku. nPRF. rereova. vRE. tesiko pie.
plate nCF. tauo. polish something vRE. gaurirao pie;
plate like adj. pekere. vRE. gausisi pie.
plateaus nCN. togetogeua. polished adj. gaurirao.
platform nCN. rakorako. pond nCM. sisiroko;
platform for keeping things up off of the ground nCN. nCN. rovua;
koaraua. nCN. toko rovu.
play v? visiko; pond, man-made for use in Upe initiation ceremony
vRO. piru; nCN. rao rovu.
vRO. regeri; pool nCM. sisiroko;
vRO. rerei; nCN. rovua;
vRO. sipiro. nCN. toko rovu.
play around vRE. tegere. poor adj. apota;
(play) politics vRE. politik. adj. kapoo;
play tag vRO. kiire. adj. kapoo;
play with vRE. gete. adv. kapoovira.
player nCN2. visikoto. poor person nCN2. apotato;
playful person nCN2. regeripato. nCN2. kapooto.
playfully adv. regerivira. pop id. poko;
playmate nCN2. rereito; v? vakakao.
nCN2. visikoto. populate vRO. ora riga.
pleasant adv. reereevaaevira; porch nCN. rakorako urua;
STAT. gavaurea. nCN. tavuo kepa.
pleasantly adv. gavaurevira. pork nCF. koie;
pleased vRE. roru. nCF. koue.
plenty adv. riroara. pork preserved in bamboo tube nCN. koie kuvu.
pliers nCN. tatupa; porous adj. rikuriku.
nCN. tovopa. portion nCN. kurutu;
plough (tool) nCN. keravisa. nCN. rookaa.
plough under vRE. keravisi. portion of something nCN. karopo.
pluck vRE. toisi; portion out vRE. karopo;
vRE. toitoi. vRE. karutu;
pluck stringed instrument vRE. toi. vRE. koko;
plug made of wood nCN. asitaa. vRE. rekasi;
plug of rotten wild banana stem nCF. kokoi. vRE. roo pie;
plywood nCN. varaata pero. vRE. rooka;
pocket nCN. kovea; vRE. ropa;
nCN. vatave. vRE. torotoroo;
pocket knife nCN. sigo kakae. vRO. ora roo pie.
point nCN. otua. portion out a bit at a time vRO. vesi.
point at base of ridge nCN. kipekipea. portioned out adv. vesipavira.
point of land in water nCN. kipekipea. position nCN. tavuki.
point of spear that breaks off inside the body nCM. vireto. position of two sides of somehing vRO. ora toa.
point towards something with finger or object vRE. position something vRE. tovo.
piiroo. possessed area nCN. voaaro.
pointed - like adv. rokarokavira. possessed by spirit (harmful) STAT. tugara.
poison fish vRE. rutaa; possessed object nCN. aupari.
vRE. teevusi. possession marker gr. auearo.
poison man nCM. sorato. Possibly! ph. eari pasi.
poke with an object vRE. visi. post nCN. tuuta.
pole nCN. evao kae. post wood nCF. aatogo.
pole canoe vRE. toka. posts vRE. rakurakuo.
posts used to hold up rafters punch in anger
posts used to hold up rafters nCF. koovotova. press vRE. voto.
pot nCF. pitokava. press down(?) vRE. puri.
pot bellied adj. piku kovu. pressure nCN2. siga.
pouch of opossum and other narsupials nCF. resipota. pretty adj. vearo keke.
pour vRE. gatu; preying mantis nCF. siirare.
vRE. peto; price nCN. voriaro.
vRE. siko pie. pride nCN. tavoko vovou;
pour out vRO. koko. nCN. vagua.
pour out from vRE. ove. primary nCN. rovopa.
powder nCN. akoroa. print vRE. rigato.
powdery substance ph. aputa koko. prison nCN. tuukepa kepa.
power nCN. gorua. prisoners nCN2. tuukepa irara.
power of a machine nCN. varivariaro masin. probably gr. vai.
power of the masalai or bush spirits nCM. pakoto. prod along vRE. kurikasi.
powerful adv. kopuasivira. produce smoke vRO. kupare.
(powerful) powder used to charm people so that they (produce) steam vRO. vuvutau.
would become unaware of what was prohibit vRO. koru.
happening to them nCN. voroara akoro. prohibited adv. vasirakovira.
powerless to act vRO. agara. prolong vRE. topa pie.
praise nCN. vuurapa vaisi; promiscuity nCN. otoa.
vRE. rei vaisi pie. promiscuous person nCN2. otopato.
pray vRO. variri. promise nCN. ovoi vaisi;
prayer nCN. variria. nCN. ovoie reo;
precede vRO. iira; nCN. reo opesi pie;
vRO. rovo. nCN. reo ovoiei;
preceding-like adv. iravira. nCN. tapate reo.
pre-chew vRE. kuku. prompt someone to do something vRE. eerii.
pre-dawn or before the sun has risen ph. ravireo kae pronged arrow nCN. tuta.
uviro asavira. propagate plant from shoots vRe. tevateva.
predict accurately vRE. ivao. protect vRE. airerei;
prediction nCN. piepiea. vRE. kovovo;
predictive signs nCN. ravaa reesi. vRE. virivari;
pregnancy with child already named or Òriri stomach' vRO. uutu.
meaning when Oriri yet in the womb was protected adv. utopavira.
being carried by her mother id. Oriri kovu. protecting nCF. uutuva;
pregnant id. pugupavira. vRO. virivari.
pregnant woman nCF. tarukova. protective covering nCN. utoa.
pregnant-dog or pig only vRO. kovasi. (protective) equipment for safely observing during fight
pregnant-human adj. taruko. nCN. utuara.
pre-masticate vRE. kuku. proud STAT. tavoko;
premasticated food nCN. aio kataa. STAT. vagu.
premature birth nCN. etutu kakae. proud person nCN2. tavoko vovouto.
preoccupied STAT. pitoo; proudly adv. vaguvira.
STAT. vovou vakuvaku. provide foundation for vRO. ruvarao.
prepare vRE. ravaa; prune vRE. pia.
vRE. rekoreko; prune back vRE. tokotoko.
vRE. vatatopa pie; pry vRE. ga;
vRE. vatatopo; vRE. taroro.
vRE. vatatopo pie. puddle nCM. sisiroko.
prepare sago leaves for sewing vRO. tetevu. puff vRE. pupiupi.
prepare way vRO. ruvarao. pull v? tuua;
present nCN. sirao vatevatea. vRE. ivu.
presently ph. vao raga-ia; pull back and forth vRO. ora ito.
temp. vaoviopavira; pull down and break up a large tree by supernatural
temp. vaviopavira. powers vRE. erako purisi.
preserve STAT. goru; pullet nCM. sosoto.
vRE. reko; pump vRE. peopeo.
vRE. tuiko. pumpkin nCM. parike.
preserve food by smoking it vRE. rereo. punch vRE. oto.
president nCN2. riroto. punch in anger vRE. taparako.
punish rat
punish vRE. ripuripu. put belt around the stomach to end hunger pains id. opo
pupa of beetle nCN. kupii. kavu.
pupa of butterfly nCM. varuvuakoto. put down vRE. usireo;
pure adj. roroio; vRE. vara pie.
adj. tuuri; put in a row vRE. veeveera.
adj. tuurituuri; put in first vRE. kiu.
adv. viratovira; put in rows vRE. veeveera.
vRE. roroio. put inside vRE. tage.
pure essence of something nCN. viratoaro. put inside bamboo vRE. kuvu.
pure person nCN2. roroioto. put inside or into vRE. roko pie.
pure water ph. uuko tuuri raga. put into pairs vRE. toatoa pie.
purely adv. roroiovira. put into sets of two vRE. toa pie.
purge vRE. govugovu; put lid on pot vRE. ivita.
vRE. riu. put on guard vRE. pari.
purify vRE. aaviito; put on top of something vRE. roe.
vRE. virato. put outside vSTAT. korukoru piro.
purple adj. oova. (put) putty vRE. asita.
pursue vRE. tario; put someone at ease vRE. siiroi pie.
vRE. varovaro; put taboo on eating vRE. kavu pie.
vRO. ora varovaro. (put) taboo on short period of time for some purpose
pus in eye nCM. goeto. vRE. iguva.
pus thick nCN. eavi. put to sleep vRE. uusi pie.
push vRE. peo. put together vRE. koara;
puss from sore nCN. pigoga rovu. vRE. taasi;
pussy adj. topikoro. vRE. tapo.
pustule nCN. tusia. putrid (odor) adj. gavata geesi.
put vRE. tovo. putrify adj. gavata.
put away thoughts ph. ora vovou eaka. python snake nCM. vuaki.
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quarantine vRE. toko pie. quiet someone vRE. auau;
quaver as in the vibrato of one's voice vRO. rikerike. vRE. siiroi pie;
queen nCN2. turaro. vRE. tape pie;
question nCN. akea. vRE. tapetape;
question marker gr. eke. vRE. vuru pie.
quickly adv. ikauvira; quietly adv. agara visivi;
adv. vage pie visivi; adv. rooroove vovouto;
adv. vagevagevira. adv. rooroovipa visivi;
quiet STAT. agara; adv. tape pievira;
STAT. kuuvaki; adv. tapevira.
vRO. siiroi. quiver vRO. tuutuusi.
quiet and contemplative adv. vasikuvira. quiver as in a fit or seizure vRO. tavusi.
quiet person who doesn't talk much nCN2. kuuvakito. qulp down vRE. kopakopa.
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race v? paupau; rainwashed adj. seru.
vRO. ora paupau. rainwater flowing and eroding a ditch nCN. koke gore.
race against another vRO. ora varovaro. rainy day when no one can work nCN. taki voki.
rafter nCF. kovurui. raise vRE. kae pie.
rafters nCN. karoto. raised adv. taraapavira.
rain nCF. kokeva; rake with claw vRE. gagarike.
nCF. rauriva. rape vRE. piiuu;
rain coat nCN. kokevare rakurakupa. vRO. oto.
rain storm nCM. taruu. rapidly adv. ikauvira.
rainbow nCM. govugovuto. rapids in river nCN. gorogoroua.
raintree nCN. varaeo. rat nCF. kusike;

rat, large bush type repentence
nCN. isike. reef that is exposed nCN. raaka.
rat, large bush type nCF. karukava. refined adj. virato.
rat, small with black hair nCF. tuivu. reflect vRO. ora keke.
(rat) trap nCN. pookepa pero. reflection nCN2. uraura.
rattan nCF. garoava. refresh vRE. pue pie.
rattan, small type nCM. orive; refuse id. raku;
nCN. itasi. nCN. rarapetao;
rattle vRE. kukiuki; nCN. rogeta;
vRO. kukiuki; nCN. rovusiko;
vRO. ragaragavao. nCN. takae;
rattle something vRE. kukiuki. vRO. ora poisi.
rattles for play nCN. kukiukia. refuse to give vRE. vairu.
ravine nCN. kavovoa. regain strength after being weak and spindly adj. gorova.
raze vRE. pako; reget something vRO. ora veo.
vRE. vututu. rein nCN. porepa.
razor blade nCN. gaarugaarupa. reiterate vRE. urooro;
reach a certain point or goal adj. rekasi. vRO. ora voreri.
read vRE. rooroove; reject vRE. isiva.
vRE. rooroove; reject friendship vRO. keri.
vRE. viei. reject someone vRO. isiva.
ready adv. vatatopovira; rejoice STAT. ega.
vRE. vatatopa pie. rejoin vRE. ugo pie.
ready something vRE. ravaa; rejuvenate vRE. aire pie;
vRE. vatatopo. vRE. kopuasi pie.
real — oirao. relax vRO. kuka uviro;
realize vRE. vasi pie. vRO. rearea.
Really! excl. oiraopavira. relaxed adv. vasi pievira.
reason vRO. rugoo. release from one's responsibility unintentionally vRE.
rebellious vRO. kaureo. aveverau.
receive vRE. ou. release pressure vRE. sigi.
recent adj. aire. reliable adj. rekisi.
recently adv. airepavira; relic nCN. tuariripa.
adv. taavira; relieve, relax something vRE. rearea pie.
adv. vagevira. remain STAT. vasi.
reciprocate vRO. ora pariorupa. remaining group of objects nCN. papara.
reckless adv. topogovira; remains of fire nCN. takae.
vRO. ora topogo. remember v? toatoa;
recline vRO. ora gere; vRO. rugorugoo.
vRO. otara. remember but not for long vRO. ovauvari.
reclining adv. otaravira; remind vRE. ree pie.
adv. tatagavira. remote area of bush or jungle nCN. tura vego.
recognize vRE. evei. remove vRE. vegoro.
recognize truth vRE. rekesi. remove altogether vRE. aaviito.
recover adj. areo; remove from net vRE. pare.
adj. poretea. remove quickly — vage pie.
recover from near death vRO. ora pue. remove taboo on eating vRE. kapa.
recover senses vRO. vaaraa. renew vRE. aire pie.
recovered STAT. pue. repair vRE. reko;
recovered person nCN2. poreteato. vRE. tovitovi;
recruit nCN2. arovipato. vRE. vearo pie.
red adv. turuevira. repay vRE. riara pie.
red color adj. revasia. repeat nCN. voreria;
red haired person nCM. siipara oruto. vRE. sipu pie;
red rash on skin nCF. kavora. vRE. urooro;
reddish color adv. akupa. vRE. voreri;
reddish design adv. akupa. vRO. ora voreri;
red-earth paint nCF. rasiva. vRO. vorevore.
redeemer nCN2. voripato. repeat again and again vRO. vorevoreri.
reduce size of something vRE. sigi. repeatedly adv. vorevorerivira.
reduce the strength or heat of something vRE. kavee. repentence nCN. rugoo tavario.
repetition rolling
repetition nCN. voreria. revived STAT. pue.
replace vRE. tavari. Rhinoceros beetle nCF. tavururu.
replacement nCN. tagerea. rib (asternal) nCM. katoto.
reply nCN. reo puko; rib cage nCM. katoto.
vRE. aato. rib (sternal) nCM. katarauto.
reply by spirit of the dead vRO. kuu viro. rich person ph. riro vori pituto.
represent vRE. piepie. rid of vRE. vera.
reproduce vRE. kavakavau; ridge nCN. iipa.
vRO. kue; ridge of house nCF. ririgasi.
vRO. ora riga. ridge of land nCN. sipesipea.
repulsive STAT. viiroo. ridge of land above Vukovukora that belongs to the
request vRE. are; Orukui clan nPRN. Varuupatoa iipa.
vRO. kaokao. rifle nCM. vakakaoto.
resemble adj. keke. right hand nCN. oirapapa vavae.
residence nCN. vuavuriko. right handed person nCN2. oirapapato.
resolute STAT. kaitutu. right side nCN. oirapapa.
respect as father vRE. aite. right (something) vRE. vearo.
respect by not naming STAT. vato. righteous person nCN2. roroioto.
responsible for STAT. vitu. rigid adj. kerau;
responsiblity relieved unintentionally vRE. aveverau. adj. tuukau.
rest nCN. reaa; rigor mortis(?) adj. itoroko.
vRE. iguva; rigormortis adj. kerau.
vRO. rearea. ring for finger or nose nCF. kokoroki.
restless STAT. pekoe. ring-bark a tree to kill it vRE. tooguu.
restore vRE. kopuasi pie; ringworm nCF. kavora;
vRE. piruko. nCN. atuava;
restore to value vRE. tovitovi. nCN. veruveru.
restrain vRE. ravu. riot vRE. raga pie.
restrict vRO. ora airerei. rip adj. geto;
restricted area nCN. airerei tapi. nCN. geto.
result nCN. tauiaro. rip open vRE. kiri.
retract gift vRE. rui pie. ripe adj. peru;
retreat vRE. viruviru. adj. vioroi.
return (as inevitable consequence) vRO. viroo. ripen collectively vRO. koeta.
return, cause to vRO. koru. rise up vRO. kae viro.
return from trip vRO. vore. Ritakooparoi reoreopaoro. STAT. ritakoo.
return something vRE. riara pie; rive behind sisisivi village which flows over high double
vRE. taui; falls nPR. Kerevaru.
vRE. tuu; river class. gae.
vRE. vore. river junction where the tributary is forded on Togarao
return (something) to its rightful place vRE. kare pie. road near Kepo Riri. nPRF. reparu.
return to starting place vRO. kare. river, large nCF. uukova.
reveal vRE. guvi pie; road id. raiva.
vRE. peka; roam vRE. rigorigo.
vRE. poera; roast without pan or container vRE. kapara.
vRE. roroveara. rob vRE. kaviru.
reveal hidden message vRO. riata. robber nCN2. kaviruto.
reveal something vRE. guvi. rock nCF. aveke.
revealed adj. oveove; rock to and fro vRE. petopeto;
adv. kaaveakavira; vRE. ruraikoo.
adv. poepoeravira. roll vRO. verevereko.
reverse prep. kerete; roll back vRE. veru.
vRE. isiva; roll something vRE. perepere;
vRO. ora pore. vRE. peri.
reverse side loc. isivaaro; roll up vRE. viko.
loc. isivauaro; roll up something flat like leaf, paper, or clothes vRE. vogo.
nCN. pisa varata. roll up something stringy like vine, pipe, or snake
reversed adv. porevira; vRE. pugo.
adv. siposipokovira. roll up something stringy like vine, pipe, snake vRE. voro.
revive to live vRE. tootoo pie. rolling vRO. perepre;
(rolling) hills same
vRO. peri; roughly adv. uritapavira.
vRO. periko. round adj. pukutaisi;
(rolling) hills nCN. ereuru pukui. adj. vutuko;
rolling hills nCN. ereuru pukui. nCN. kororoisia.
roof nCN. kovuaka; round house nCN. kopipi kepa.
nCN. kukuuvua. round object nRPN. aisi.
roof building with sago leaves vRE. rua. roundworm nCM. vorekue.
roof cap nCN. kovoaka; row v? tuua.
nCN. kukuuvua. row a boat vRE. gote.
roofed area of sago leaves across the front and back of row of something nCN. veeveeraa.
double pitched house nCN. tavoa. rows nCN. veeraveera.
room nCN. topisa; rub vRE. gavi.
nCN. tugi; rub on vRE. kipukipu.
nCN. vatave. rub out vRE. rirarira.
rooms nCN. tugitugi; rub together vRE. ruviruvi.
nCN. vatavatave. rubber nCF. virivoko.
rooster nCM. kookai. rubbish nCM. varaso;
root in something with nose vRE. peru. nCN. kaiea;
root of plant or tree nCM. vavurupato. nCN. keritara;
rope nCM. kopirovu; nCN. tagataga;
nCN. iroiro; nCN. takae.
nCN. koroviri. ruin vRE. vuri pie.
rot adj. gavata; ruin something vRE. getegete.
nCN. erua. ruined adj. getegete;
rot away adj. katukatu. adv. vurivira.
Rotokas (and Teop) people from the Tiaraka area ruined completely ph. vuriei rutu.
nCN. guruguru irara. ruler nCN. uvuipa;
Rotokas language as designated before the term Rotokas nCN2. reito;
came into use nPRN. Asigoao reo. nCN2. riroto.
Rotokas people from the area immediately south of rumble vRO. ragaragavao.
Wakunai on the coast nCN. ewara irara. rumor id. kiuvu reo raga.
Rotokas people from the area near Lekoia and Siroripaia run vRE. ikau.
villages nCN. varaua irara. run against vRO. riru.
rotokas people from the area near the southern border run around vRO. tariri.
(Mabiri Point) nCN. vareka irara. run away vRE. tori.
Rotokas people from the foothills (Pipipaia area) runner who is strong and steady nCN2. ikau vasito.
nCN. uusi reo irara. rushed adv. vage pievira.
rotokas people from the mountains nCN. toisiko irara. rust nCN. ura;
rotten log laying on ground nCN. tataga. vSTAT. asikauru.
rough inner surface of coconut husk nCN. urita. rustle something vRE. garigariava pie.
S - s
sack nCN. koveva. salt from water nCN. avaka.
sack produce vRO. turu. salt soaked log used as a source of salt nCN. rakiraki.
sacred STAT. tugoro. salt water nCN. aku rovu.
sacrifice nCN. koruoua; salted adj. aku.
vRO. koruou. salt-impregnated bamboo tube used for cooking nCN.
sacrifice to something vRO. koruou. avieua.
sadly adv. sirakoisivira. salty adj. akupa;
(safe) container made from a section of bamboo nCM. adj. avaka;
arueia. adj. sipei;
safeguard something vRE. airerei. adv. akuvira;
sago grub nCM. tootooru. adv. avakapavira.
sago palm nCM. tetevu. salute vRE. tagava;
sago palm leaf used for house roof or side nCN. tetevu vRE. vavae kae pie;
guruva. vRE. vavae tagavau.
sago pudding nCN. viaa. same adj. areii;
salt (crusty hard) nCF. sisiva. adj. katai;

same appearance search for
adv. uroorovira; scapula nCF. ukavio.
adv. vaeavira; scar nCN. vuu.
adv. viioovira. scar from wound nCN. viupa.
same appearance adj. vaea keke; scare vRE. uriri;
nCN. katai keke; vRE. uriri pie.
nCN2. oisi keketo; scared stiff STAT. uririko.
nCN2. oisi puato. scattered adv. sikasikavira;
same as adj. vaea; vRO. riga.
conj. osa. scavenge vRE. kavo;
sameness adv. vaea kaevira. vRO. kasivari.
sample something vRE. sosovo. scent nCN. geesia.
sand nCN. rogara. school building nCN. tarai taarapa kepa.
sand smooth vRE. tuia. scissors nCM. kaporoto.
sandfly nCM. ragoviri. scoff vRO. vakuvaku.
sandpaper nCN. tuia vakipa. scoffer nCN2. vakuvakuto.
sap of breadfruit tree nCF. virivoko. scoop up with the hands vRE. kakavu.
sap of Tahitian chestnut nCN. reviriua. scorched adj. tariata;
sap of Tahitian chestnut which burns nCN. kukua ovi. adv. tariatavira.
sap of tree used to bind wrappings and tips on to arrows or scorn vRO. vakuvaku.
spears nCF. asita. scorpion, short body, sting pains nCM. siikopi.
Satan nCN2. kokarapato; scour vRE. kaareko;
nPRM. Pau tugarato. vRE. katuara;
satisfaction nCN. rasirasia. vRE. riru.
satisfied STAT. rasirasi. scout nCN2. vagogopato.
satisfied appetite adj. vuku. scout out vRE. vagogo.
satisfied with vRO. ku. scout out something vRE. ivia.
satisfied-like STAT. rasirasivira. scramble around vRO. ora piiuu.
satisfy vRE. ovoi pie; scrape vRE. kuri;
vRE. uvui pie. vRE. oriori.
satisfy curiosity vRE. koeta pie. scraper nCN. kuripa.
satisfy (someone) vRE. rasirasi pie. scraping v. kuri.
satisfying adv. koetavira; scraps nCN. tepu.
adv. reereevaaevira. scraps of house building nCN. tagataga.
saturated adv. arasivira. scratch vRE. apei;
Saturday nPR. Topekakao voki. vRE. gagarike;
savage animal nCN2. avuavu kare. vRE. kuri;
save vRE. kitu; vRE. oriori.
vRE. oriru. scratch one's self vRO. ora kurikuri.
save from harm vRE. virivari. scratch repeatedly vRE. kurikuri.
saw nCM. roriroripato; scrathch to relieve itching vRO. ora karekare.
vRE. rooroo; screen nCF. takei.
vRE. rorirori. screw or unscrew vRE. gugiugi.
saw (tool) nCM. rooroopato. screw pine nCF. garavesi;
say vRO. pura. nCF. sitai.
(say) goodbye vRE. avaue. screwdriver nCN. gugipa keru;
say ``yes'' ph. vearo vaisi pura. nCN. vigupa.
say ''yes'' vRE. iu. Scriptures nPRN. Tugoropa vuku.
scab of sore nCN. rakari. scrotum nCM. puuputo.
scabies nCN. atura kapua. scrub vRE. riru.
scabies on head nCN. veo kapua. scrub clothes vRE. kitukitu.
scabies, to have adj. sivi. scythe nCM. kipeto;
scald vRE. isiso. nCN. vuaki keru.
scalded adj. vuvutau. sea nCF. toruva.
scale vRE. aate. sea cow nCF. avororo.
scale fish vRE. veruveru. sea sick vRE. oe.
scales of fish nCN. veruta. sea urchin nCF. tuivu.
scan vRE. voka; seagoing canoe with an outrigger nCM. vokavoka.
vRE. vokavoka; sear vRE. rata.
vRE. vuravura. search vRO. sisivare.
scandal nCN. kooku reo. search for vRE. taraa.
search for ways shake
search for ways vRO. tarataraa. selfish with food vRE. koui.
search for without finding vRO. roro. selfishly adv. iirukovira.
seasick vRE. uka. selfless person nCM. kovutara vovouto.
season of fruit nCN. iva. semen nCN. kui ovi;
seasoned adj. avaka. nCN. ruve ovi;
second adj. eraopa; nCN. vevega.
nu. tupesi. send vRE. sipo.
second (but not last) born female nKF. kikoova. send back vRE. kare pie;
second (but not last) born male nKM. kikooto. vRE. vore pie.
second name of Orukui clan nPR. Sisoovara. send on vRE. topa pie.
second name of Ovuveo clan nPRN. Usorevara. send up new shoots vRE. arua.
secondly adv. tupe pievira. sendout vRO. viki.
secreet slime ? vevega. sense vRE. rava;
secret nCN. tagoro reo. vRE. sovo.
secret away vRE. ururau. sense some sound or odor vRE. uvu.
secret something vRO. tagoro. senseless STAT. vaaruu.
secret way nCN. vataua. senseless (but not unconscious) STAT. vuro.
secretary nCN2. reo kiropato. separate adj. vurita;
secretly adv. kaviruvira; vRE. toko pie;
adv. upiko visivi; vRE. totoe.
adv. vatauvira. separate from vRE. gori;
secretly do something vRE. tagoro. vRE. goro.
secretly kill vRE. tagoro. separate into like groups adj. ora virato.
section of something nCN. vurukoua. separate out vRE. pasiko pie.
section off vRE. putepute; separated off adj. sika.
vRE. rekasi; separated out from adj. roro.
vRE. vuruko. separately adv. katakataivira;
section off by cutting vRE. returetu. adv. pasiko pievira;
sectioned adv. rovirieivira. adv. toko pievira.
sections nCN. vatavatave. September nPR. Vo resura vatarapa kekira.
secure in position vRE. tokoruo pie. series adj. tavae.
secure something vRE. gevo. series of log poles nCN. tavara pero.
securely adv. avukivira; seriously sick man nCN2. kopiito.
adv. gevovira; serve as foundation for vRE. tuuta.
adv. takokarevira. serviette nCN. atoatopa.
security nCF. uutuva. set aside vRE. pasiko pie.
sediment nCN. voovoosi. set oneself to do something vRO. ora poisi.
see vRE. keke. set to spring free adv. pookevira.
see oneself vRO. ora keke. (set) upright vRE. taraa pie.
seed nCN. takura isi; settle out of a liquid adj. voovoosi.
nCN. vurua. settled person nCN2. vasi pie touto.
seed, large type used in place of betel nut nCF. karao. settled-like adv. vasi pievira.
seed of kapiok nCN. arioisi. seven adj. erao vatara.
seed of tree nCN. isa. seventy adj. erao vatara tau.
seed of tree, about one inch long, light brown, and pointed sew vRO. turu.
sharply at both ends nCM. tokeuto. sew up sago leaves vRE. tutaa;
seer nCN2. sisiropato. vRO. turaa.
seer, a nCN2. ravotopato. sewing nCN. turua.
segragate adj. ora virato. sewing machine nCM. turupa masiri.
segregate vRE. goro. shackle nCF. kuka;
segregated adj. virato. nCN. tuuke koro.
select vRE. potu. shade nCN. kaveepa.
select indiscriminately vRE. roporopo. shade tree nCN. akera;
select out vRE. roro pie. nCN. akera.
self centered thinking vRO. virivirio. shaded house nCN. kaveepa kepa.
self-disciplined person (who keeps himself from wrong shadow nCN2. uraura.
behavior) nCN2. airereitoa rutu. shadowy place nCN. puupurua.
selfish STAT. iiruko; shady area nCN. guvaguva.
vRE. vairu. shake STAT. garagarako;
selfish stingy person nCN2. iirukoto. STAT. garagarako;
shake down shore
vRE. toisi; shell of galip (Tahitian Chestnut) or any other nut with
vRE. toitoi; very hard shell except coconut nCN. taeru.
vRO. kukiuki; shell of nut nCN. pekeri.
vRO. rikerike; shell, small type nCF. kepoi.
vRO. tuutuusi. shell, small used as decoration nCF. aare.
shake down vRE. tuutuu. shell, spiral-shaped shellfish, used for mother-of pearl
shake hands vRE. sekari; nCF. roopiva.
vRE. vavae pitu. shellfish nCN. earai.
shake hands or head in surprise or pain vRO. ora shellfish, blue shell inside and out, found along coast in
sisiputapa. saltwater nCF. asiraue;
shake head or hands vRO. sisiputa. nCF. kokeu.
shake something vRE. kukiuki. shellfish, cone shell with striped bands nPRF. rerere.
shaking during climax vRE. tukutuku. shellfish, giant clam, Tridacna gigas nCM. vaevae.
share vRE. rooka; shellfish, large clam, calaboos shell nCM. taraai.
vRE. vase. shellfish, scallop nCM. kusito.
share with others vRE. paaro. shelter head vRE. kukuvai.
sharing person nCN2. paaroto. sheltered adv. utopavira.
shark nCM. vakuvakuto. sheltered area of trees nCN. ruvaruva.
sharp edge nCN. avuavu. shield nCN. utoa;
sharp flavor adv. kasipuvira. vRE. uto;
sharp point nCN. otuotu. vRE. virivari.
sharpen vRE. avuavu pie. shield the eyes vRE. tagava.
sharpen edge vRE. veveto. shielded adj. uto;
sharpen file vRE. moori. adv. utopavira.
sharpen to a point vRE. otu. shielding vRO. virivari.
sharp-like adv. vevetovira. shift itself vRO. ora viru.
sharply adv. otuvira. shilling nCN. gagataa.
shatter adj. ora pegepege; shine vRE. roro;
vRE. kee. vRE. sisikore.
shatter something vRE. kaki; shine brilliantly adj. sisisa.
vRE. keekee. shine intensely vRE. kaukau pie.
shattered adj. keekee. shingle of sewn sago leaves nCN. turaa.
shattered object nCN. keekeepa. shining adv. sisikorevira.
shave vRE. gaaru. shiny adj. sirusiru;
shave away vRE. oru. adv. sisigaruevira.
shave hairline vRO. ora kokovu. ship nCN. uvuoa.
shave head vRE. gagavuri. ship hatch nCF. rikui.
shave head with blade of some sort vRE. garu. shirt nCM. kuvupato.
shave the hairline vRE. kokovuasa. shiver vRO. rikerike.
shaved head nCN. gagavuri kukue. shock grass vRE. guruguru.
she nP. oira; shocked STAT. gai.
nRPF. iria. shoe nCN. kuroea.
sheath of banana flower stalk nCM. sisoruo. shoo out of the way vRE. ireire.
shed skin vRE. veru. shoot vRE. iia;
sheet metal nCN. rakaapa. vRE. poreara.
shelf nCN. karova; shoot accurately v? toke;
nCN. koara uru; vRE. taavoto.
nCN. koaraua. shoot arrow vRE. tatu.
shell fish, Cat's eye or Turbo ib petholatus nCM. akoro. shoot arrows into tree for celebration? v. korapato.
shell fish, including the cowries like Textile shells shoot with a spear vRE. toga;
nCM. vitato. vRE. togarao.
shell fish, oyster nCF. akaviva. shoot with gun or arrows (birds and eels) vRO. rita.
shell fish, spiny sea urchin nCF. tuivu. shooting star nCM. purapurapato.
shell fish, spiral types like the Mitrae and Terebra shoots of banana plant nCN. tevateva.
nCM. toviri. shoots of plant nCN. kovakovara.
shell, large flat type worn on neck as decoration nCN. shoots of plant or tree nCM. sipukao.
kosivago. shoots of plant or tree coming from where cut was made
shell money-red nCN. voriua asiua. nCM. kovarato.
shell money-white nCN. aasua. shore nCF. avakava;
shell of coconut only nCF. atope. nCN. rogaraua.
short single man
short adj. etekua; nCN. vuaki keru.
adj. gare kaekae; sickly adv. upiavira;
adj. pote; STAT. asisoe.
adj. poteku; sickness nCN. kopiia.
adj. rasipote; sickness resulting in aching of joints nCN. varuru upia.
adv. potekuvira; side loc. ororo;
adv. rasipotevira. nCN. varata.
short distance away loc. oga pievira. side by side adv. pekaravira;
short of adj. kii; vRO. ora aatokoro.
v? vivisa; side portion of coconut shell nCN. vorupa.
vRE. kaparu. sides of house (front and back) nCN. atopau.
short period of time temp. vakoravira. sides of house (lengthwise) nCN. ororo.
short person nCN2. pukuto; sides, two adj. kepo.
nCN2. rasipoteto. sideways adv. verovira.
short-change vRE. vogete. sign nCN. reesiara.
shortcut vRE. opi. signal for meeting nCN. keerapa.
shorten vRE. eteku pie; signal with hands to come vRO. puepue.
vRE. oria pie; signal with hands to stop vRO. auau.
vRE. poteku pie. significant message nCN. reo toree.
shortened-like adv. opivira; signify vRE. piepie.
adv. opivira. silence someone vRE. agara pie;
shortly before temp. tuaririvi. vRE. vuru pie.
shoulder nCN. vutuoua. silent STAT. ruruvutu;
shoulder joint nCF. kupero. vRO. siiroi.
shoulders, both nCN. vutuotasi. silent, become adj. ora siiro pie.
shout vRE. aka; silk nCN. gausisi varo.
vRE. kaku pie; similar adj. oisi roro;
vRE. oive; adv. vaea kaevira.
vRO. akuta; similar appearance nCN2. roroto.
vRO. riro akuta; similar looking adj. vaea puato.
vRO. takoto. similar looking person nCN2. vaea keketo.
shove vRE. peo; similar person nCN2. oisito;
vRE. pera. nDN2. eisito.
shove ahead vRE. topa. similar to conj. osa.
shove aside vRE. rokoroko; similarly adv. areiivira;
vRE. veepo; adv. roropavira;
vRE. verete. adv. rorovira.
shove canoe with pole vRE. toka. simple adj. aiva;
shove out of the way vRE. perapera. adj. araiva;
shovel nCM. eripato. adj. avekata.
show vRE. kareke; simple task nCN. avekata kovo.
vRE. kareke pie; simplify vRE. avekata pie.
vRE. keke pie. simply adv. avekatavira.
(show) appreciation vRE. vuura vovou pie. simultaneously adv. avaavaovira.
show interest in something vRE. vuura vovou pie. sin nCN. tugara vovou;
showoff nCN2. aukueto; nCN. vuri vovou;
vRO. aukue. nCN. vuria.
shred vRE. karikari. Since when! excl. aviova.
shredded coconut nCN. opita kuri. sincere adj. vereopa.
shrink away from something vRO. ora ruvu. sincerely adv. viuviuvira.
shut eyes vRO. uruuru; sincerity nCN. torevoko pitupitu;
vRO. vavorii. nCN. viuviu vovou;
shut up vRO. ora tape pie. ph. toree vovou rutu.
shy away from vRO. sita. sing vRO. era;
siblings nK. vavuata. vRO. kokovae.
sick STAT. upia. sing high pitched vRO. karapi.
sick men and women nCM. kopiipa irara. singe vRE. rata.
sick person nCN2. upiapato. (single) fruit damaged by insect or disease with mark
sick with illness caused by spirit of Upe adj. varuru. (sore) on it id. kapuapato.
sickle nCM. kipeto; single man nCM. ora asikoto.
single men's house slyly
single men's house nCN. avata. slacken vRE. uuge pie;
single minded nCN2. vaagore vovouto. vRE. vago pie;
(single) short thing nCN. kataipa potepai. vRE. vigu.
(single) tree in a clearing nCN. viai ova. slake off (Like dust blowing off of a rock or flesh slaking
singly adv. vakora. off of the bone) adj. roro.
singsing (Pidgin) vRO. koova. slanted adv. kae reasivira.
singsing, to v. koova. slap vRE. tapa;
singsing to open newlyweds' house nCN. kavatao pupi. vRE. taparako;
singsing with bamboo pipes vRE. pupi. vRE. upo.
singsing-cry vRO. kookooia. slash on the body of person or thing nCN. veetoa.
sink hole nCF. pupusi. slash through vRE. veeto.
sink holes usually connected with underground passages sledge nCM. tapapato.
so that wind comes from the holes. nCN. sleep vRO. pepe;
googagare riku. vRO. uusi.
sister of female or of female cousin nKF. taeva. sleep in eye nCM. goeto.
sister of male or of male cousin nKF. taataava. sleep soundly STAT. tapurisi.
sister-in-law nKF. oaviri. sleep together in one confined place vRO. atara.
sister-in-law (BrWi) nKF. avueva. sleepily adv. uusivira.
sisters nKF. riako vovoao; sleeping mat nCF. uruupava.
nKF. vovoao. sleepy vRE. rura.
sisters, two nKF. vovoaorei. slice nCN. geto.
sisters-in-law (2F) nKF. avuorei. slice into planks vRE. pero.
sit vRO. pau. slide down something vRO. ririvuu.
sit and worry or sorrow vRO. sirakoisi. slightly adv. oisivi;
sitting room nCN2. touto. adv. rukuvira.
six adj. katai vatara. slime nCN. ruve ovi;
sixty adj. katai vatara tau. nCN. vevega.
size something up vRE. orere. slimy adj. ruve;
sizzle vRE. rigirigi. adv. ruvevira.
skillful STAT. arasi. sling for carrying children nCN. tutua.
skillful worker nCN2. arasito; sling for lifting nCN. kakapua.
nCN2. puruvaripato. slingshot nCN. porokoa.
skillfully adv. arasivira; slip adj. piru.
adv. puruvarivira. slip knot nCF. vore turuva;
skin nCN. areiua; nCF. voreva pisikui.
nCN. kakauoa; slip off vRO. kuka uviro.
vRE. gago. slip off course vRE. turi pie.
skin flakes nCF. verutava. slip out of a hole vRO. ora viuviue.
skin of something nCN. rakari. slip out of a notch vRO. geto piro.
skin off vRE. koa. slippery adj. piru.
skin one's self on stone or tree vRO. ora gago. slippery, cause to be vRE. piru pie.
skink, with blue tail, pictured on l0t PNG postate stamp slippery place or thing nCN. pirupirua.
nCF. kopuro. slit gong drum nCF. toiva.
skink with green body, pictured on 15t PNG postage stamp slit gong signal of death nCF. auauva.
nCF. taviova. slit gong signal of patrol officer nCF. karekarearava.
skinny adj. kerui; sliver of wood nCN. keposi.
adj. rigapavi. slope nCN. vaesia.
skinny person nCN2. katopato; sloped - like adv. vaesivira.
nCN2. keruito. slow adj. garutu;
skipped everyother-like adv. govugovutavira. adj. gauvioro;
skirt made of grass nCF. sikure. adv. aate.
skull nCF. kukueva; slow and easy adv. vasi pie visivi.
nCF. ratai. slow steady eater nCN2. vasi pie aioto.
sky nCN. vuvuiua. slowly adv. garutuvira;
slack adj. garo; adv. ogaaga visivi.
adj. goegoe; slump vRO. ragorea.
adj. uuge; slump down vRO. ragorago.
adv. pogopogorovira; slurp with mouth v? vivisa.
vRE. vago. slyly adv. aupo pievira;
slack, became adj. gavogavoto. adv. kekevotovira.
small solid
small adj. gare; vRE. kaitutu pie;
adj. kakae; vRE. tavikuku pie.
adj. kakapikoa. smoothout vRE. gaurirao pie.
(small) basket nCN. pora oapa. snack vRO. aioaio.
small bed nCN. uru kakae. snag with hook vRE. kaa pie.
(small) bow for children to play with nCN. taituova. snail, in general nCF. kokori.
small child nCN2. kakaeto. snail, large black shell, fresh and salt water, shell used for
small children nCN. vo vureo kakae vure. powder with betel nut nCF. tuupeko.
(small) crow nCM. vikuroi. snail, large brown type found in the jungle nCF. koauve.
(small female) child nCF. kepitai. snail, lives in freshwater, has a large shell used for powder
(small) fire used to warm one's self nCN. tuurua. with betel nut nCM. akoroto.
small hole nCN. riku kakae. snail, lives in trees and bushes nCF. oveurao.
small in stature id. gorupasito. snail, lives in water, similar to akoro but without
(small) island nCN. puruata. operculum, fastens itself to stones in water
small object nCN. garea. nCF. ruvesare.
small of back nCN. tukeru. snail, type of nCN. veveeroua.
(small) owl nCN. kuuoa. snail, very small body, lives in water nCM. arakausi.
small particles nCN. kurooro. snail with shell formed by a series of bulbs diminishing in
(small) path nCN. puruata. size towards the tip end. nCM. toviri kare.
small piece nCN. retuvi. snake bone nCN. vuaki keru.
(small) purse nCN. pora oapa. snake, thin green body and yellow belly, lives in tree
(small) pustules nCN. tavato kapua. nCM. virukae.
(small) pustules that cover the body nCN. kasikasi. snake with marks on its back nCF. korikoripava.
(small) stones nCN. rupirupi. snaky adv. poroporokovira.
(small) stream of water nCM. karato. snap off vRE. rukeruke;
(small) taro sprout or bulb nCN. kokoi. vRE. ruperupe.
(small) tree, found on Mt. Balbi's slopes which has red snap off at base vRE. koku.
blossoms in April nCF. siraveru. snap off by shaking vRE. rupe.
small trees nCN. kairiro. snarl vRO. guruguru.
small-like adv. kakaevira. snarl and spit vRO. geuru.
(small)rodent nCF. tuivu. sneak away vRO. ora sitaro.
smart person nCN2. taraitoa rutu. snicker vRE. ruku.
smash vRE. tarita; sniff vRO. vuevue;
vRE. tatu. vRO. vupa.
smash down vRE. vututu. snort vRO. posige.
smash flat vRE. taruru. snout including both nose and mouth nCM. perito.
smashed adj. tatu. So?! excl. raa.
smear on vRE. atoato; so that conj. auere.
vRE. kipukipu. so then conj. uva.
smear (something) on surface vRE. kipu. soaked adj. seru.
smear white substance from Pioto hot spring on something soaking with vRO. poro.
vRE. pio. soccer ball nCN. perapa isi.
smeared adv. kipuvira. soft adj. gorotu;
smeared with earth paint adj. ruu. adj. ravera;
smell nCN. geesia; adj. tuuvuua.
vRO. vupa. soften vRE. gavagava;
smell something — geesi; vRE. raverave pie.
vRE. uvu. softly adv. raveravevira;
smile nCN. vorokoa; adv. rukuvira.
STAT. vogete; soggy adj. uguro.
vRO. kovata. soil nCM. rasito.
smiling-like adv. kovatavira. soil something vRE. sikupu pie.
smoke nCM. kupareto; soiled adj. asiriko;
v. kupare; adj. sikupu.
vRO. kupare. solder vRE. sikata.
smoked (food) adj. rereo. soldier nCN2. oira upoto;
smooth adj. gaurirao; nCN2. upo purapato.
adj. gausisi; sole of foot nCN. tasitauo.
adj. tavikuku. solid adj. kau;
smooth out vRE. gausisi pie; adj. tuakaka;
solid ball or sphere-shaped object without holes
speechless
nCN. voovoosi. (sort of) sneeze vRO. posige.
solid ball or sphere-shaped object without holes nCN. sort out vRE. avaavaeo.
paiguruisi. sound nCN. gurukoa.
solid without holes adv. paiguruvira; sound of footsteps nCN. kukuukua.
adv. paivuruvira. sound of noise nCN. vauvaua.
solidify adj. voovoosi. soup nCN. rovi.
solidify into crystal form, ice, charcoal, etc. vRO. soup usually with fish nCN. pepero.
ritavuko. sour adj. itako;
some future date temp. rapi oiso. adj. uureo.
some (indefinite amount) gr. vai. sour fruit like lemon nCN. uureopaisi.
some other days temp. ovokirovu-ia. sour juice nCN. uureo ovi.
some people nP. oeavu. source nCN. riaaro;
some place (existing) loc. uvai. nCN. ruvaraoa;
(something) absolute nCN. pekapeka rutua. nCN. tuuru;
something for carrying things nCN. kaepa. nCN. vituaro.
(something) important and solid id. vavata. source of power nCN. avata kepa.
something (not recognizable) nPN. oavu avu. soursop nCN. uureo ovi.
something (recognizable) nPN. orekerovu. space loc. vuuta;
(something that is) somewhat larger nCN. riro puaka ita. nCN. tavuki.
something to make dog fierce for hunting nCN. ruvarua. space apart vRE. porapora.
(something) unimportant id. varaata. space below loc. varavirapa vuuta.
something which is placed on top of something else (space) below loc. varavirapa vuuta.
nCN. kokoo. space between objects nCN. kaporo.
sometime temp. ovokirovu-ia; space out activity vRO. vesi.
temp. ovokivu. spaced apart adv. poraporavira.
somewhere loc. uvauvavu vai; spaced closely adv. rivurivuvira.
ph. voavi avu. spaced out-like adv. tavasikovira.
somewhere (existing) loc. uvai. spaces nCN. tugitugi.
son (nephew) (HuBro)S (HuSiSo) nKM. oviito. spacious adv. vagovira.
song nCF. erava; spacious house nCN. vago kepa.
nCF. kokovaeva. spanner nCN. kapopa.
songbook nCN. erapa vuku. spare part nCN. tagerea.
son-in-law (DaHu) nKM. aigeto. spatter vRE. rigirigi.
sons and daughters nKM. ovii irara. speak vRO. reo.
sons-brothers nKM. ovii arao. speak evil of vRE. tavatu.
soon adv. taavira; speak from the heart or spirit vRE. vaivaisi.
temp. taa visivi. speak Rotokas vRE. asigo.
soot from fire nCM. isisaga. speaker of words that are not always directly related to the
soothing adv. reereevaaevira. subject nCN2. karakarao reoto.
soprano singer nCF. koi reova. speaker whose talk is unchanging nCN2. kevoisi reoto.
soprano-like sound adv. koivira. speaking of spirit of the dead person vRO. kuu viro.
sorcerer nCM. sorato; spear nCN. kairi;
nCN2. kavokavoto. nCN2. ritapato;
sorcery nCN. kavokavoa. vRE. toga;
sorcery, to work vRE. kuva. vRE. togarao.
sore nCN. kapua; spear, a long type nCF. katuta.
STAT. tuvituvito. spear, barbs are made of limbum nCN. sirikau;
sore, large nCF. kokosiva. nCN. takitakiua.
sore near mouth, to have adj. kiru. spear, barbs made of flying fox bones, used to kill man
sore of chickenpox nCN. tavato kapua. nCF. raavai.
sore of scabies nCN. atura kapua. spear fish nCN2. ritapato;
sore with white head nCN. tusia. vRO. rita.
soreness in groin vRO. aveaveo. spear, like raavai but only small area fitted with flying fox
sorrow nCN. siraoa. bones, used to kill man nCN. keekeeri.
sorrow for someone STAT. sirao. spear used for pigs or man nCF. togava.
sorrowfully adv. sirakoisivira; specifically adv. roorookavira.
adv. siraovira. speck in eye nCM. koroto.
sorrowing intensely vRO. riirigara. speechless STAT. gai;
sort nPN. vo kekeo. STAT. rope.
spell squash down
spell vRE. rooka. split open with axe or knife vRE. kaku.
sphere nCN. kororoisia; split-like adv. kakuvira.
nCN. vaisia. spoil adj. eru;
spice food vRE. avaisi. vRE. vuri pie.
spider nCF. akave. spoil one's self vRO. ora uvariatoo.
spider, has black or white medium size body and red head spoil something vRE. getegete.
nCM. koekoe. spoil something in anger vRE. teki.
spider, has large brown body, lives in cocoa and has spoilage nCN. erua.
painful bite nCF. uraurako. spoiled adj. getegete;
spider, has yellow body and long legs, lives in sago palms adj. vuri.
and bush nCF. sivataeko. spoiled area nCN. vuri tapi.
spider web nCF. kuverava; sponge up vRE. vii.
nCN. irurai. spoon nCM. koepato;
spider, with green to yellow body, black legs and head, nCN. toke;
makes very large sticky web capable of v? toke.
trapping small birds, web used for fishballs, spoon made of pig's bone used to feed tiny children aio
i.e.sticky ball for catching small fish kataa'-mashed food'. nCM. sikeperu.
nCF. kikiraeko. spoon out vRE. koekoe;
spider, with small to medium size angular body commonly vRE. toke.
found indoors, it walks in a jerky jumping spoon out a liquid vRE. karo.
fashion nCM. siigaae. spoon out a solid vRE. koe;
spider, with stubby round body, it builds its nest by curling vRE. koe.
a leaf and securing it with its web nCF. spotted adj. kokerao;
viiviite. adj. kopikopi;
spill vRO. koko. nCN. kokerao;
spill, cause to vRE. ukauka pie. nCN. koopikoopiara.
spill into something vRE. uka pie. spray nCF. guiguisiva;
spill out vRE. uka. vRE. rigi.
spill over vRO. uka. spray from waterfall nCN. vagapa varake.
spin vRE. taaripa; spray out vRE. guiguisi.
vRE. viriviri; spraying-like adv. guiguivira.
vRO. ora viri. spread adj. sikasika;
spin top in play vRO. korara. vRO. riga.
spinal column nCN. avua keru. spread across an expanse vRE. parakau.
spinal cord nCM. upito. spread around vRE. riga.
spinning nC. korara. spread around like light vRE. roro.
spiralled adj. kokori; spread out adj. paraka.
adv. tovirivira. spread something out to sleep or lay on vRE. uru.
spiralling adv. kokorivira. spread-eagle adv. ravutevira.
spirit nCN2. uraura. spring of hot mineral water near Togarao. nPRM.
spirit house nCN. uvarupa avata. Kaakuupato.
spirit of dead man nCN2. kopiito. spring of water nCF. tuputupue riku.
spirit of nature nCN2. tugarato. spring of water near Vukovukora hamlet nPR. Eri ovi.
spirit possession resulting in being demented STAT. tutue. spring scale nCN. atepa.
spit nCN. vevega. sprinkle vRE. kopikopi;
spit forcefully towards mark vRE. kavusi. vRE. kopikopi.
spit out vRE. kavusi; sprinkle other than liquid vRE. roro.
vRO. rui. sprout vRE. arua;
splash vRE. pika pie. vRE. ru pie;
splash around vRE. ukauka. vRE. sipukao.
splash over vRO. puapuata. sprout from seed vRE. ketoo.
splendid adj. vuurapa. sprout from seed, cause to vRE. ketoo pie.
splice vRE. siguva. sprout through surface vRE. sipokoro.
splinter adj. gasigasi. sprouts nCN. ketoo pieara.
splinter into pieces vRE. rekereke. sprouts from cut off section of plant or tree nCM.
split apart vRE. pero. kovarato.
split firewood vRE. sika. spy nCN2. vagogopato.
split in half adj. pari. spy on vRE. vagogo.
split into posts vRE. sika. spy out vRE. puraka.
split open adj. kaki. squash down vRE. tuu.
squash (food) still
squash (food) nCM. parike. stative marker in combination with certain verb stems
squash with something vRE. tagugu pie. gr. viro.
squat vRO. tokoruo. statue nCM. tokarasi.
squat position adv. tokoruovira. stay in place vRO. tokoruo.
squatter nCN2. tokoruoto. stay-at-home person nCN2. vasi pieto.
squeeze vRE. pigi. steadfast STAT. kaitutu.
squeeze out a liquid vRE. virutu. steady adj. toku;
squid nCF. kuritava; STAT. tuuvu;
nCF. uritava. vRO. taki.
squirm around vRE. toketoke. steal vRE. kaviru.
squirmy adv. toketokevira. steal some thing for intended sorcery vRE. kavikaviru.
stack nCN. gurua. stealthily adv. kaviruvira;
stacked adv. guruvira. adv. rooroove vovouto;
staff nCM. tooroto. adv. rooroovipa visivi.
staff for support while walking nCM. tokoro. steam nCM. vuvutauto;
stain something vRE. veu. vRE. vaagi.
stairs nCN. iipapa. steam something vRE. isiso.
stake out vRE. taga. steamed adj. vuvutau.
stalactities nCN. puoa. steaming vRO. isiso.
stalagmites nCN. puoa. stear a boat vRE. voka pie.
stalk of coconuts nCN. paturaua. steel oneself vRO. ora tuuvu pie.
stalk of palm leaf nCN. kerioua. steep adv. vaesivira.
stalk of plant nCN. govukoa. steep area nCN. vaesia.
stamp v? tuu. steep ridge nCN. sipokoro.
stamp on vRE. tasiasi; steep slope nCN. vagapa.
vRE. tasiasi. steer vRE. etoko;
stamp the ground vRE. kuvukuvu. vRE. porepore.
stand at attention v? tuu. steering wheel nCN. porepa.
stand in place of vRE. piepie. stem of plant nCM. takeru.
stand up vRO. tore. stench nCN. vuri geesi.
stand up house frame vRE. tokoruo. step along (something) vRO. ereviako.
standard nCN. uvuia. step on vRE. tasi.
standby with disinterest vRE. sosope. step on repeatedly vRE. tasiasi;
standing adv. torevira. vRE. tasiasi.
standing by adv. tuevira. step over something vRE. taagau.
staple vRE. tavotavosi. step-like adv. togeuvira.
star nCF. aaviiko; steps nCN. taapa;
nCF. visuriko. nCN. togetogeua.
stare vRE. orere; sterile adj. asao.
vRE. sisiro. sterile man nCM. itakooreto.
stare at vRE. tokororo; sterile person nCN2. asaoto.
vRE. tuuriko; sternum nCN. gotugotu keru.
vRO. rate. stick nCN. rao;
starfish nCF. visuriko. nCN. visi rao.
staring adv. sisirovira. stick for beating slit gong or garamut nCN. vurukoua.
start vRE. kareke pie; stick to it vRE. tapotapoko.
vRE. rovo; stick together vRE. voto.
vRO. pirupako; stick used for fighting nCN. poorokoua.
vRO. rogo. stick used for starting fire nCN. situa.
start at the beginning vRE. tuuru. stick used to husk coconut nCM. tovuuto.
start engine vRE. erao. sticks used to start fire (by rubbing together) nCM.
start of the day temp. vo vokio riaaro-ia. varuvato.
start to shine vRE. sikere. sticks within sago stalk nCM. kikipi.
startle vRE. sita pie; sticky adv. votovira.
vRO. sita. stiff adj. itoroko;
startled id. iipa; adj. kaetu;
STAT. garagarako; adj. kerau;
STAT. garagarako; adj. tuukau.
STAT. rope. stiff with fright STAT. uririko.
still adv. touvira.
stillborn premature child strongly
stillborn premature child nCN. etutu kakae. straighten vRE. etoko;
sting (as from medicine) adj. sipei. vRE. torevoko pie.
stinging nettle nCF. akaviva; straightforwardly adv. torevokovira.
nCF. usorere. straightway adv. etokovira;
stinging sensation adj. kiu; adv. iuiutoovira;
adv. vatarako. adv. turakasivira.
stingray nCF. kakarau. strainer nCF. kuverava.
stingy STAT. iiruko. stranded by flood vRE. kororu pie.
stingy thing nCN. vuvuripa. strange STAT. sopai;
stink adj. eru; STAT. uvua.
nCN. vuri geesi. stranger nCN2. avokorito.
stir feelings vRE. kasirao. strangle vRE. kaa.
stirred in the heart STAT. rope. strap on the back vRE. tu.
stitches nCN. turua. streak of light vRE. sikere.
stocky fat man nCM. kovaeto. stream nCN. uuko ovi.
stocky fat woman nCF. kootutu. stream bed nCM. tapirioto;
stomach nCF. sare; nCN. uuko gae.
nCM. kovapato; strength nCN. gorua;
nCN2. kovuto. nCN. raviravia;
stone nCF. aveke. nCN. varivaria;
stone axe head nCF. kogova. nCN. viguvigu.
stone face nCN. vagapa. strength of native salt nCM. pupurikoto.
stone, large round near precipice of Ivitu waterfall strengthen vRE. goru pie.
nPRF. Rakuova aveke. stretch out in front vRE. iraira.
stone someone vRE. vuroko. stretched out in front adj. iraira.
stone something vRE. vuro. strike vRE. upo.
stones heated for purpose of cooking food nCN. aveke strike out id. upo.
kasi. strike with object vRE. visirako.
stooped person nCN2. porokoto. string nCM. viripato;
stooped-like adv. pukovira; nCN. iroiro;
adv. ragoragovira. nCN. vuvuripato;
Stop! excl. tape. vRO. turu.
stop activity vRO. ora tape pie; string bag nCF. siirau;
vRO. siiroi. nCN. koveva.
stop an action vRO. eaka. string of bow nCN. ovaiaa.
stop movement adj. ora siiro pie; stringy adv. iruutavira.
vRE. ruu; strip away vRE. viivii.
vRO. ora tape pie. strip of limbum bark used to secure woven bamboo
storage place for food nCN. aio kitupa. matting to wall studs nCN. kapo pero.
store away vRE. oriru. strip of limbum used for sago leaf shingle nCF. katokoi.
store building nCN. voripa kepa. strip of wild banana stalk used for making carrying straps
store up vRE. kitu. nCM. tego.
storehouse nCN. kitupa kepa; strip off vRE. sivesive.
nCN. kitupa tugi. strip off branches vRE. kuru.
storeroom nCN. kitupa tugi. striped adj. sirovie;
stormy sea or ocean nCF. rirova toruva. adv. kovurukopavira;
story nCN. siposipoa; adv. sirovievira.
nCN. tavitavia; stroll vRE. rigorigo;
nCN. veeveea; vRE. vokavoka.
nCN. vevea. strong adj. goru;
stout person nCN2. vuruao vovouto. adj. varivari;
stove nCN. oripa; adj. vurupa.
nCN. vagipa. strong cloth nCN. vurupa rutu.
straddle vRO. ora toa. strong minded nCN2. vaagore vovouto.
straight adj. aivaroo; strong person nCN2. varivarito;
adj. torevoko; nCN2. vuruao vovouto.
adj. tuurituuri; (strong) personality nCN2. kevoisi vovouto.
adj. viuviu. strong talker nCN2. kevoisi reoto.
straight away adv. viuviuvira. strong-like adv. gorupasivira.
straight without a crooked part in it adv. roosikevira. strongly adv. goruvira.
strongly tabooed sustain
strongly tabooed adv. vasirakovira. sugar cane, yellow and green stripes nCF. teputepu.
struggle vRO. ora piiuu; sugar cane, yellow skin nCM. sikooto.
vRO. ora tavatava. suggest gift vRE. oi.
struggle to gain control vRO. ora tava. sum nCN. takuvuaro.
struggle together (seriously) vRO. ora taketake. summon vRO. kaokao.
stubbon STAT. ritakoo. sun nCM. ravireo.
stubborn id. kau kepo; sun shine nCM. ravireo.
STAT. kausopa; sunbird nCM. suriketo.
STAT. keruria; Sunday nPRN. Toupa voki;
STAT. piaopa; nPRN. Tugoropa voki.
STAT. takau pie; sunrise ph. ravireo kaero viroi.
STAT. taraigegea. sunset ph. ravireo rokore.
stubborn person nCN2. fitakooto; supercede id. ivara-ia.
nCN2. kau kepoto; supernatural adj. ravoto;
nCN2. rataa vovouto; adj. vaakora;
nCN2. ritakoo vovouto; adj. vaakora.
nCN2. ritakooto. supernaturally adv. ravotovira.
stubborn person, man with strong personality nCM. supplement vRE. kapatau.
keruria vovouto. supplies nCN. kotokoto.
stubbornly against vRO. kaureo. support adj. toku;
stuck adj. tapa uviro; vRE. toku.
STAT. pai. support physically vRE. sikuro.
stuck inside adv. roko pievira. supporter nCN2. tuutato.
stuck together adj. voto; supporting pole or stick nCN. toku rao.
adv. tapokovira. suppose conj. rara.
studs along the wall of a house nCN. tutuuri tuuta. supreme law nCN. varaka taisi.
stumbling-like adv. uturovira. surf nCM. ukaukato.
stump of tree nCN. evaova vituaaro. surf board as described by Pip dialect speaker (?)
stupid vSTAT. kokoro. nCN. vasiri.
stupid person nCN2. tupa rataato. surpass vRE. pute pie;
stupified STAT. vuro. vRE. utuvaiko.
stupor, in a vSTAT. kokopeko. surplus adj. keoka.
stymied STAT. paivuru; surprise nCN. tavetavea;
vRE. paipai. vRE. rata pie;
suave convincing fake nCN2. aupo pie reoto. vRE. sita pie;
submit vRE. vagaga. vRE. tavetave.
submit to STAT. arovi. surprise with presence vRE. ruvu pie.
substantiating adv. rorovearavira. surprised vRE. tavetave.
substitute for vRE. aue. surround loc. ururau;
successive adj. tavae. v. rirore;
suck vRE. rupi. v. ururau;
suck out juice vRE. gatao. vRE. kovokovo;
sucker from banana plant nCM. auvuto. vRE. kovokovo;
sucker of taro plant nCN. kokotu. vRE. tari;
suckle vRE. roroo. vRE. tariko;
suculents nCN. upisipara. vRE. tariri pie.
sufficient adj. rovosi. surround men in a fight NF. uutuva.
sugar nCN. sipoia. surrounded vRO. kovokovo;
sugar cane nCF. ekarau; vSTAT. takokare.
nCN. sipoia. survey vRE. puraka.
sugar cane, a type of nCF. kovava. suspect vRE. oriorisi.
sugar cane, black skin, inside is brown nCF. vuvuge. suspect marriage partner of adultery vRE. roruoru.
sugar cane, lightly striped, powder on the skin nCM. suspend like fruit adj. eoro.
sitato. suspicious v? paupau;
sugar cane, red and yellow stripes nCF. aita. vRE. roruoru.
sugar cane, strong black skin nCF. arereva. suspicious person nCN2. oriorisi vovouto.
sugar cane, type of nCM. vita. suspiciously adv. paupauvira;
sugar cane, wild nCN. rereveo. adv. roruoruvira.
sugar cane, wild type nCN. pito. sustain vRE. porete pie;
sugar cane, with stripes, brown inside nCF. kopakai. vRE. topa pie.
swallow tap
swallow vRE. kopa. nCN. vearo vuta;
swallow quickly vRE. kopakopa. nCN. vuta.
swallow something more or less whole vRE. rove. sweet when associated with the ocean's salt adv.
swam together vRO. ora koara. avakapavira.
swamp nCN. tuvua; sweetly adv. keopavira.
nCN. tuvuara. swell up vRE. puku.
swampy adv. tuvuavira. swelling nCN. tuuvuu.
swarm class. koara; swelling from being hit nCN. tapuku.
class. koara; swelling on the body, person with nCN2. pukupato.
nCN. pituro. swim under water vRE. rupu;
sway back and forth vRE. ruraikoo; vRE. ruruku.
vRO. ora vurevure. swim with part of the body out of the water vRE. aata;
sway back and forth, as in dancing vRE. raurau. vRE. kapere.
sway to and fro vRO. porepore. swing nCN. koea;
sweat nCF. kokoisi; v. kooe.
nCF. pupuraki; swing on something vRO. kooe.
nCF. riariao; swipe — vage pie.
vRO. kokoisi; swish around vRE. ukauka.
vRO. pupuraki; switch vRE. pore.
vRO. riariao. switch on vRE. karu.
sweatly-like adv. guvisipavira. switch over vRO. sipoko.
sweaty \lx virikoito adv. virikasivira. switchbacks in river nCN. gorigoriara.
sweep vRE. pue; swollen adj. tuuvuu;
vRE. pur; adj. tuuvuua.
vRE. viou. sword nCM. toorio.
sweet flavor nCN. keopa vuta; symbol of sorcery, package in which source of powers for
nCN. oso vuta. working white or black magic was placed
sweet potato nCM. upiriko. nCM. pakoto.
sweet taste nCN. sipoi vuta;
T - t
table nCN. karova; take without intending to return vRE. upiko.
nCN. koaraua; take without permission vRE. karakarao.
nCN. urua. talk nCF. gisipo;
taboo STAT. tugoro. vRO. reo.
taboo area nCN. airerei tapi. talk clearly STAT. viae.
taboo something vRE. tugoro pie. talk (in one's sleep). vRO. vavauko.
tadpole nCM. agugurioto. talk of dead man nCN. kuu.
Tahitian chestnut nCN. kukua. talk quietly vRO. ogaaga.
tail of lizard, dog, pig nCF. kookoopi. talk that is easily understood nCN. oveovepa reo raga.
tail of rooster or crayfish nCN. topetopeua. talkative person nCN2. sipu pie reo purato.
tail tip nCN. pirukeua. (tall main) trunk of tree nCN. vo kuru.
take vRE. ou. tall person nCN2. geerato;
take away vRE. vera pie. nCN2. kaekaesoto.
take away and destroy vRE. sigu. tall timber nCN. varake ovaro.
take away several things vRE. veravera pie. tall woman nCF. kepetai.
take care vRO. vatatopo. tamboran's door or area of jungle in which clansman feels
take down vRE. rere pie. his alliegance to his clan is located nCN.
take no notice STAT. uruuru. tugara ratao.
take off vRE. vegoro. tan color adj. riuriuvira.
take off (as a plane takes off) vRO. kae viro. tan (color) adj. vurivuri.
take out vRE. goro; tan colored dried banana leaf nCN. vurivuri.
vRE. tate. tangle vRE. papata.
take out of proper place vRE. gopu. tangled mass nCN. papata.
take out taro shoots vRE. uvi. tank nCN. rakaapa tou.
take outside vRE. koru pie. tap vRE. toisi;
take place of vRE. ariarava pie. vRE. toitoi;
take spoils vRE. gogi. vRE. visivisi.

tape measure (these) crumbs
tape measure nCN. uvuipa. adj. tau;
tapeworm nCM. vorekue. adj. vo vavaerei.
taproot id. ikoto; tendril of plant nCN. vuvuripa.
nCM. ikopito. tentative adj. avae.
taro nCN. opoa. terminate vRE. gogoto pie.
taro leaf nCF. kokureko. termite nCM. atariketo.
taro shoots nCN. kosikosi. termite, during flying state in which they 'lose', 'rotu', their
taro, type of nCN. topi. wings. nCM. rotuto.
taro, wild variety with very large leaves nPRN. uriiko. termite nest nCM. votoueto.
taro with long root nCN. kovaii. test vRE. ivia;
taro with round root nCN. kuioi. vRE. ovoovo raga;
tarpaulin nCN. rakurakupa. vRE. raerae;
taste vRE. rava; vRE. tavatavae;
vRE. sosovo; vRO. kokara.
vRE. togovi. test out vRE. poo.
tasteless adj. vovueo. testicle of man or animal nCN. orikoroisi.
tasty sweet food nCN. oruo pie aio. testing like adv. ovoovovira.
taunt vRE. kegi. testing-like adv. raeraevira;
taut adj. kaetu. adv. taraipavira.
taut-like adv. pookevira. thank you id. vearovira.
teach vRE. gogoura pie; thanks nCN. vearo vaisi.
vRE. siposipo; that nDN. eva.
vRE. tarai; that female nDF. eira.
vRE. tarai pie. that feminine object nDF. vaao.
teacher nCN2. siposipopato. that feminine thing there nDF. vaaoo.
tear vRE. karikari. that male nDM. eera.
tear a hole vRE. topu. that masculine object nDM. vaaro.
tear down a building vRE. pako. that masculine thing there nDM. vaaro.
tear off with teeth vRE. kikitausi. that side nCN. evaratao.
tear open vRE. kiri. that thing nDN. vaavo.
tease vRE. gete. that thing there nDN. vaavo.
teenage boy nCM. viovokoto. that way nDN. eisi.
teenage girl nCF. tavauruva. that's just about it ph. evavi raga.
teeth (molars) nCF. kapaava. (the) Morning Star nPRF. aviva aaviiko.
telescope nCF. vurapava; The sound of the voice is heard talking or the neck is
nCN. sisiropa. sounding while talking. id. okoe gurugopai
tell vRE. aru; reoreopaoro.
vRE. tavitavi; the top loc. ariaara.
vRO. tavi; the two or more of them joined together into one
vRO. tavitavi. ph. vo vatave rutu.
tell a secret vRO. ora ropo. (the two) Upe leaders nCN. paupe vaio.
tell a story vRE. siposipo. their (all F) nPSF. oae.
tell in advance vRE. koka. their (all M nPS. oaive.
tell secret vRE. reo kosi pie. their (2F) nPSF. oaere.
tell someone vRE. tavi. their (2M nPS. oaesi.
temporary adj. avae; theirs ph. voea vaaro.
adv. avaevira; theirs (all F) ph. vairo vaaro.
adv. rataratavira. theirs (2F) ph. vairei vaaro.
(temporary) binding nCN. sirovore tuu. theirs (2M or MF) ph. vaiterei vaaro.
temporary fastening nCN. sirovore tuu. them (all F) nRP. airoa.
temporary object nCN. verasoa. them (all MF nRP. oea.
temporary shelter on the road nCN. vaki urui. them (2M nRP. aiterea.
tempt vRE. akeake; there loc. vavo;
vRO. kokara. nRPN. uva.
tempt someone vRE. kaekae. there (distant) loc. vavao.
tempt to do evil vRE. tavatavae. There isn't anything. ph. viapau oai epao.
temptation nCN. akeakea; there (medium distance) loc. evoa.
nCN. kokaraa. these (all F) nDF. vairoo.
tempter nCN2. kokarapato. these (all M or all MF) nD. voeao.
ten adj. katai tau; (these) crumbs nCN. rurukoro.
(these) filled things tingle
(these) filled things nCN. vukuro. those things nDN. evara.
these others beyond (all M or all MF) nPP. voeari. those two things nDN. evarei.
(these) packages nCN. ruuruukoro. those two (2F) nDF. evairei.
these two things (N) nDN. vareo. those two (2M nDM. evaiterei.
these two (2M or MF) nDM. vaitereo. thought nCN. rugooa.
these (2F) nDF. vaireo. thoughtless person nCN2. itakupa vovouto.
these(allN) nP. auero. thoughtless talking id. gisipo viki raga.
they nRP. airoa; thousand adj. tuku.
nRP. aiterea; thrash with rod or stick vRE. ragi.
nRP. oea; thread nCM. viripato.
nRPF. oavaoa; thread for stringing beads nCN. tururo.
nRPM. oaaoa. threaten vRO. vari.
they (all F) nPPF. vairo. threaten e Riakova-IA rovorovosiparoi. vRO. rovorovosi.
they (all M or all MF) nPP. voea. threaten to do something vRE. ivao.
they two males (who) nRPM. veitoarea. three adj. vo peruva;
they two (2M or MF) nPPM. vaiterei. adj. vo peva.
they (2F) nPPF. vairei. three identical things nCN. vaea peva.
thick adj. taovi; three or more teenage boys nCM. viovoko irara;
adj. vurupa; nCM. viovokoa.
adv. vurupavira. three or more teenage girls nCF. tavaurupa riako;
thick papers or cloth etc. nCN. vurupara. nCF. tavaurupaua.
thicken adj. vatukoro. three times adv. peva piepavira.
thick-like adv. vatukorovira. three-in-one person or thing nCM. vo pevapato.
thief nCN2. kaviruto. thrilled STAT. kovatae.
thigh nCN. vatoua. throw vRE. viki.
thin adj. averu; throw stones at something vRE. vuroko.
adj. kerui; thrust into vRE. kiu pie.
adj. rigapavi; thumb nCF. vavaepava aakopeva;
adv. averuvira. nCN. aakopeva.
thin and flat adj. pekere. thunder nCM. vaakakao;
thin male child nCM. sipeto. nCM. varakeoto.
thin papers or cloth etc. nCN. averuara. thunderstorm nCM. varakeoto.
thin person nCN2. katopato; Thursday nPR. Vo resurapa voki.
nCN2. keruito. thwart vRE. vuke pie.
thin seedlings and replant them elsewhere vRE. kokotu. tibia and fibula nCN. upisi keru.
think vRO. ree; tickle vRE. gopori.
vRO. rugoo; tidy adv. pue pievira.
vRO. rugorugoo; tidy up vRE. pur.
vRO. vuipa. tie in knot vRE. pisikui.
think about vRO. aue. tight adj. goru;
think of one's self only vRO. virivirio. adj. kaetu;
thirst for STAT. rega; adj. kapuu;
STAT. rega; adj. tokii;
vRE. roge. STAT. kaitutu.
thirty adj. vo peva tau. tighten vRE. goru pie;
(this) carried thing nCN. vo kae. vRE. itoito pie;
this female nDF. o; vRE. kaetu pie;
nDF. oari. vRE. kaitutu pie.
this here loc. vo-ia; tighten up id. itoito.
ph. vao raga-ia. tightly adv. pukopukovira;
This is a `dummy word' which can stand for almost any adv. takokarevira.
lexical form. nP. aue. time nCN. voki.
this (M) nDM. ro; times of daylight temp. ravireoura.
nDM. roari. tin nCN. rakaapa.
this side loc. vo varatao. tin can nCN. rakaapa tou.
this way nPN. oiso. tinea nCF. kavora;
thorns nCN. rokarokapara. nCN. atuava;
those (all F) nDF. evairo. nCN. veruveru.
those (all M nDM. evoea. tingle adj. kiu;
(those) far off villages ph. evoraro uruiara. adv. vatarako.
tingling sensation tree, breadfruit
tingling sensation adj. siisiito. toss several things vRE. vikiviki.
tingling-like adv. siisiitovira. total nCN. takuvuaro.
tinned tobacco nCN. kapisi kuvu. touch vRE. sovo.
(tiny) newborn baby nCN2. kakapikoto. tough adj. gitagita.
tip of tail nCN. porikeua. (tough) skin on nut meat nCN. akavi.
tire of waiting ph. tue takau. tough-like adv. gorupasivira.
tired STAT. raverave; toward back there loc. voarire.
STAT. reasi; towards prep. iare.
STAT. takau. towards over there loc. oisirire.
tired of vRO. reasi. towards (something) loc. aue iare.
tired of doing somthing STAT. oreore. towel as referred to in the past nCN. teitei.
tired of remembering STAT. pesi. tower nCN. puoa.
tirelessly adv. kopuasivira. town nCN. uruia.
(tissue) skin on nut meat nCN. ripoa. toy nCM. kookoo.
tissue-like adj. averu. trachea nCF. kopa iro.
tithes nCN. tautauara; track a person or animal vRE. oova pura.
nCN. vo tauro rooparo iava. track an animal or man vRE. oovau.
`t'-like cross adv. parikouvira. tracks of man or animal nCN. oovaa.
to prep. aue-ia. trade vRE. tuutuu.
(to be) between adj. vuruvuruia. trade back and forth vRO. ora tuutuu.
(to) crow vRE. kokoroku. trade off vRO. ora tuutuuko.
(to) dawn v? sirivi. traditional law nCN. reo tapate.
to here loc. vore. (traditional) law nCN. reo tapate.
to just about there ph. voa ragavirare. traim tasol vRE. ovoovo raga.
to watch vRE. vuravura. tranlsation nCN. porearo.
toad nCF. gavura. transfer over vRE. vira pie.
tobacco nCM. kapisito; transfered-like adv. vira pievira.
nCN. topekakao. transformed, to be vRO. ora pore.
today temp. vo vokio. transient adj. avae;
toddle vRO. uturo. nCN2. taririto.
toddling-like adv. uturovira. transient person nCN2. tegerito.
toe nCN. sipareo. transient-like adv. avaevira.
toe, the big toe nCF. tasipava aakopeva. translate vRE. porepore pie.
toenail nCF. gaitao. translate talk vRE. reo pore.
toes nCN. sipareo koara. translator of a language nCN2. reo porepato.
together adv. ruosivira; transparent adj. turopa;
adv. takuvuvira; adj. vuvui;
adv. vurorovira. adv. aguvivira;
together-like adv. tapovira. adv. poeravira.
toilet nCN. vikipa kepa. trap for animals or fish nCN. pokeua.
toilet paper nCN. teipa pepa. trap for pig made by bending young tree down with rope
tomorrow temp. vokipavira. loop attached into which the pig walks
tomtom nCN. raraava tou. springing the trap nCN. pooke ova.
tongue nCM. arevuoto. trap with a noose vRE. varia.
too prep. tapo. trash nCM. varaso;
too much inten. pute irao; nCN. kaiea;
nCN. atu. nCN. keritara;
tools nCN. kovopara. nCN. rarapetao;
tooth nCF. reuri. nCN. rogeta;
toothless adj. vagao. nCN. tagataga;
toothless person nCN2. vagaoto. nCN. takae.
top nCN. ivita. travel afar rush-like spiky plant nCF. totopeu.
top for spinning nC. korara. travel far vRO. totopeu.
top half of coconut shell with 3 holes nCF. topuariko. travel upwards (into jungle) vRO. totopeu.
topside loc. ariaara. treasure something vRO. vuu.
torch nCF. aopava; tree, bark used as building material to wall in a house in
nCF. aviavipava. the past, used for medicine nCN. vuriso.
torch made from bamboo nCN. ao tou. tree, bark used for making medicine nPRF. oviurereo.
torch made of dried pieces of bamboo nCN. ao paripari. tree, betel nut palm nCF. asiva.
toss vRE. viki. tree, breadfruit nCN. eveu.
tree designated to receive <punishment> otherwise vented on a person
tree designated to receive <punishment> otherwise vented
tropical ulcer tree, very tall large type nCM. araita.
on a person nCM. korapato. tree, when burned it is a source of salt nCN. kerupiua.
tree fern, small with edible new shoots nCN. kukuvitaisi. tree, which grows in dense jungle used for medicine
tree fern, small with thorns and edible new shoots nCN. isipuko.
nCN. kepikepiisi. tree which when burned is a source of salt nCF.
tree, found in new area of bush used for medicine raatevoiva.
nCN. rootuaua. tree, which yields fruit that is used as ``putty'' when
tree (general) nCF. evaova. securing lashings to arrow or spear shaft
tree, grouws along the coast nCM. okaoto. nCF. asitai.
tree, grows at lower altitudes near streams, used for tree with chewed bark nCF. tutuuka.
medicine nCF. aaraoko. tree, with edible fruit nCF. rurosi;
tree, grows in dense jungle used for medicine nCN. nCF. takovi.
erepia. tree, with edible nuts nCF. oso.
tree, has red leaves, commonly used for firewood tree, with fragrant leaves used when cooking opossum
nCN. uveo. nCF. kekesopa.
tree, leaves eaten but smell unpleasant, when cooked with tree with fruit like pineapple nCF. usiva.
salt the leaves are used as medicine to clear tree, with leaves rough enough to be used for sandpaper
headaches nCF. siikoi. nCM. kakutuiato.
tree leaves used for mat-making nCF. sitai. tree with leaves sufficiently rough so as to be used like
tree, limbum palm found on Mt. Balbi's slopes nCM. sandpaper nCM. tuiato.
itaurito. tree, with leaves that spiral around the trunk like screw
tree, much like casurina, found on the slopes of Mt. Balbi pine, leaves not used for mat weaving
at about 4 to 5000 feet elevation nCF. nCF. tukura.
gerioko. tree with leaves used in coded plant letter called variua to
tree, pandanus with leaves used for woven mats nCF. stand for the phrase, 'I am still searching for
karuka. an answer or for the true culprit' nCN.
tree, roots used for red to purple colored stain nCM. taratarari.
kapokarito. tree, with red leaves nC. raveara pituru.
tree section that has been only roughly hewn if hewn at all tree with red leaves used in coded leaf letter to mean, You
nCN. vuruko. tell something. nC. tavisi.
tree section that has been smoothly hewn nCN. pero. tree, with red wood that doesn't deteriorate, the smell
tree, some type of nC. tovetove. makes one vomit, it is not used in native
tree stump nCN. evaova vituaaro; medicine nCN. vaapeta.
nCN. tokorua. tree with round leaves used in coded leaf letter, variua to
tree, tall fast-growing type with pithy center nCM. mean, 'You hold something'. Commonly used
kovukovuto. for firewood. nC. pituru.
tree, tall limbum like tree, fruit is a hard ball. nCM. tree with seed pods which have a sling-like appearance.
sirivukoto. nCN. tutu ova.
tree, tall with nuts like pandanus, fruit yellow when ripe, tree with short trunk nCF. tokoro ova.
like screw pine, used for mat weaving tree, with sweet fruit and red flower nCF. tapuruva.
nCF. toisiva. tree, with very hard red wood used for axe handles
tree that doesn't bear fruit because of it being unhealthy nCM. sikoaito.
nCN. turivara ova. tree, with very strong wood used for posts nCF. aatogo.
tree trunk nCN. vo kuru. tree, with white bark nCM. kovoruko.
tree, type of nCN. upara. tree with wood that resists rotting, used for posts
tree, type of limbum nCF. katokoi. nCF. tavuso.
tree used as a fire started when sticks of this wood are tree-casurina nCF. viaruva.
rubbed together nCN. tagarao. trial-like adv. taraipavira.
tree, used as source of salt, leaves are used in coded plant trick vRE. kea;
letter called variua to stand for the phrase, vRE. rataa;
'you are trying to extinguish my anger' vRE. ratarataa;
nCF. sisiva. vRE. vaagore.
tree, used for fire starter nCN. tararao. trick into a trap vRE. tuve pie.
tree, used for making canoes. This type of tree is also used trickster nCN2. rataapa reoto.
to be the target of vented anger and trim down vRE. oru.
frustration. Arrows and nCM. kasiava. trim hariline with razor vRO. ora kokovu.
tree, used for making drums nCN. raraava. trim off vRE. pia.
tree, used for making medicine nCF. otaava. Trinity nCM. vo pevapato.
tree used in coded leaf letter to mean, Ì ask you.' Triton's trumpet nCF. utaveva.
nCN. akera. tropical ulcer nCF. kiuve.
trouble unable to talk or hear
trouble id. vavata; turn upside down vRE. ruturu.
nCN. vuri pitupitu; turn white vRO. popote.
vRO. tavae. turtle, large sea type nCF. tooruai.
trouble maker nCN2. vurito. turtle, small sea type nCF. ivooru.
trough for carrying liquid nCN. karao peri. turtle, small sea type, female of the ivooru type nCF.
trough for carrying liquids nCN. karakaraoa. voorova.
trousers nCM. tuupato. tusk of pig nCM. ketato.
truce nCN. gavaure vovou. twelve adj. katai tau erao.
True! excl. oisi avuo; twenty adj. erao tau.
excl. osavua. twig nCN. rao;
true — oirao; nCN. visi rao.
adj. tuuri; twigs nCM. sipukao.
adv. toree. twin nCN2. tavarato.
true! excl. koeta keavua. twin boys (or MF) nCM. tavaratoarei.
Truly! excl. oiraopavira; twin girls nCF. tavararirei.
excl. taru. twin peaks of Mt. Balbi nPR. Otureia.
truly adv. rutu. twirl between palms of hands vRE. ruviruvi.
truly! excl. akoea. twist vRE. pigi;
truly gr. irao. vRE. piripiriko;
trunk of tree nCN. govukoa. vRE. regorego pie;
trust in STAT. rari. vRO. ora viri.
trustworthy person nCN2. rekisi vovouto. twist repeatedly vRE. gugiugi.
trustworthy speaker nCN2. rekisi reoto. twist something vRE. viri;
truth which is absolute id. koetara keavu. vRE. viriviriko.
try vRE. akeake; twist together vRE. koroviri.
vRE. ovoovo raga; twisted a little adv. akerukavira.
vRE. ovuovu; two adj. erao.
vRE. ravarava; two divisions nCN. totoepara.
vRO. kokara. two halves nCN. kakuparei.
try out vRE. raerae. (two) identical objects nCN2. vaeatoarei.
Tuesday nPR. eraopa voki. two of them nRPN. oarea.
tug against each other vRE. ito. two of them (2F) nRP. airea.
tug back and forth vRO. ora ito. two or more objects together nCN. takuvua.
turn vRO. pore. (two other) partners in marriage exchange of clan
turn around vRO. ora gori; members nCN. otuureivu.
vRO. ora pore. (two) poles of wild fig tree used to decorate a house
turn aside from vRE. gori. nCN. vokukasirei.
turn away from someone vRO. isiva. two small things nCM. kataitoarei.
turn back on vRE. isiva. two teenage girls nCF. tavaururirei.
turn end for end vRE. sipoko. two things joined nCN. otavosirea.
(turn) off vRE. papu. two things (N) nPPN. varei.
turn off vRE. roko. type vRE. rigato.
turn one's back on someone vRO. isiva. (type of) ground nCF. roto;
Turn over vRE. peka. nCM. oovato;
turn over ground vRE. tuupeso. nCM. siigaato;
turn over soil vRE. vaere. nCN. kopupira;
turn over something vRE. taku pie. nCN. kovirea.
turn page vRE. peka. type of hawk nCM. tuvetuve.
turn soil over vRE. keravisi. typewriter nCM. kirokiropato;
turn towards vRO. peto. nCN. rigatopa.
turn under vRO. ora puko.
U - u
ukulele nCN. gitaa; unable STAT. viapau uvui.
nCN. toitoi. unable to do something for lack of strength vRO. agara.
umber color adj. raove. unable to meet(?) vRE. kape.
umbilical cord nCM. vituoto. unable to recognize vRE. taratara.
umbrella nCF. kokureko. unable to talk or hear STAT. vaaruu.
unaffected unsettled
unaffected vRE. agara. unfastened adj. aruaru;
unannounced adv. rorogovira; adj. katukatu.
adv. ruvu pievira. unfolded rope or clothes adv. iruutavira.
unannounced-like adv. rata pievira. unforgetting person nCN2. tuikopa vovouto.
unasserting STAT. agara. unforgiving person nCN2. tuikopa vovouto.
unasserting person nCN2. agara vovouto. unhappy STAT. roga.
unattached adj. vereopa. unheeding nCN2. uruuruva kakaeva.
unaware adv. rorukovira; unhook vRE. karu.
adv. siiva pievira; unimportant adj. akaepa.
adv. tagorovira. unimportant person nCN2. akaepato.
unblocking of urinary or digestive track(?) v? viuro. uninformed STAT. roruko.
uncertain adv. togovira; uninitiated adv. taporuvira.
id. tagugu; uninitiated male nCM. taporuto.
STAT. oove. uninitiated men without Upe nCM. upe asa irara.
uncivilized people nCN2. rupa irara. unintelligible adv. sopaipavira.
uncivilized person nCN2. vegovegoto. uninterrupted adv. iuiutoovira.
uncle (FaSiHu) nKM. paapaato. uninterrupted-like adv. toko asavira.
uncle (MoSiHu nKM. aite. union nCN. tavosi.
uncomprehending vRE. taratara. unite vRE. tavotavosi.
unconcerned-like adv. rasivauruvira. united adv. ruosivira;
unconscious STAT. tapurisi; nCN. otavosirea.
vSTAT. kokopeko. units of days nCN. vokiura.
unconscious person nCN2. tapurisito. units of something nPN. varaura.
unconsciously adv. kokopekovira; unknowing adv. aauvira;
adv. tapurisivira. adv. rorukovira;
uncontaminated adj. roroio; STAT. roruko;
adv. viratovira. vRE. vapavapa.
uncooked adj. kopua; unknowingly adv. sopaipavira.
adv. kopupavira. unlearned adv. vaaruuvira.
uncovered adj. oveove. unlearned (as a child) STAT. vaaruu.
uncultivated tree found in the jungle nCN. vegovego ova. unlearned person nCN2. aauto;
undecided adv. aarovira; nCN2. sopaipato.
adv. arirouvira; unlit area nCN. puupurua.
adv. avavaiuvira; unlock vRE. karu.
inten. arokaukau; unmarked Upe hat nCN. taporua.
STAT. goo. unnamed people nCN2. urui vou.
undecided person nCN2. averu vovouto. unnoticed adv. tagorovira.
undecidedly adv. avavaiavira; unobstructed adj. korau;
adv. vagorevira. adj. viaviatarau;
under loc. reroaro. adv. korauvira.
underestimate v? vivisa. unobstructed hole adv. kokivira.
underneath loc. reroaro. unpeeled-like adj. rakaripavira.
undernourished male nCM. sipeto. Unperturbed vRE. agara.
understand STAT. araiva; unpretentious adj. viuviu.
STAT. aviavi. unraveled adj. ivu piro.
understand completely vRO. sopore viro. unready adj. kuverea.
understandable adv. vuatovira. unrecognizable adj. tavutavu;
understandably adv. araivavira. STAT. sopai.
undifferentiated adv. vatavatakovira. unrelenting STAT. kausopa.
undomesticated adj. vavarai. unresisting adj. gogoveaka.
uneasy STAT. pekoe. unripe adj. kokovara;
uneasy feeling nCN. siitoka siraoa. adj. kopua;
unenthusiastic, to be STAT. pokapoka. adj. kopupa;
unfamiliar STAT. uvua; adv. kopupavira.
vRE. vapavapa; unripe coconut nCN. kokovaraisi;
vRO. aapaapau. nCN. koru.
unfamiliar with STAT. sopai. unsalty adj. vovueo.
unfamiliar-like adv. vapavapavira. unscrew vRE. garavoka.
unfasten vRE. garavoka; unselfish person nCN2. uururu vatevateto.
vRE. garavoka pie. unsettled STAT. vatasoko.
unsettled person (vine) lashing on the notch end of arrow shaft
unsettled person nCN2. vatasokoto. upright position adv. taraa pievira.
unspecified marker gr. avu. uprightly adv. torevira.
unstable adj. kapea. uproot vRE. vututu;
unstuck adj. aruaru. vRO. gauru.
untamed after once being tamed adj. virata. uprooted adj. vututu piro.
untidy adj. iruuta. upset STAT. karavisi.
untie vRE. karu. upside down adv. ruturuvira.
untrue vSTAT. kovukovu. upward adv. taraapavira;
untruthfully adv. kuuvuvira. loc. iipavira;
unusual adj. vakivaki. loc. urareovira.
unusually adv. pisa pievira. urge along v. kurikasi;
up loc. iipavira. vRE. kurikasi.
up arise from sleep vRO. erao. urge on vRE. aruaru.
up in the air-like adv. viaviaevira. urge someone to action vRE. eerii.
Upe ceremony in which the initiate was washed, whipped, urgently adv. kurikasivira.
and observed. nCN. piruiripa. urinate id. viki;
Upe hat nCF. upeva. vRE. viviko.
Upe hat, not marked with a design nCN. taporua. urine nCN. vivikoa.
upe hat with designs nCF. korikoripava. use vRE. kovo pie;
Upe leader from clan nCM. areteita. vRE. pura pie.
Upe leaders nCM. avarao. use the Rotokas language vRE. asigo.
upper leg nCN. vatou keru. used to show possession loc. ruvara-ia.
upper teeth nCN. gigisa. uses of something nCN. raivaroaro.
V - v
vacant adj. arakasi; (very large) open sore nCF. kiuve.
adj. gavuara; very little adj. sikosiko.
adj. viato; very long time ago loc. voari rutu.
adj. viiaka; (very) narrow adj. pipi.
adv. viatovira. (very) self-determined person nCN2. piaopa vovouto.
vacant spot nCN. arakasi tapi. (very short) haircut nCM. gagavuri.
vacation day nCN. iguva voki. very slippery adj. pirupiru.
vagina nCM. tereto. (very) small adj. pipi.
valid — oirao. very small adv. gare visivi.
valley nCN. kavovoa; (very strong) secure lock nCN. avuki tupa rutu.
nCN. visipa. (very) stubborn self-determined person nCN2. taraigegea
vanish vRO. opesiko. vovouto.
vapor nCM. vuvutauto. view nPN. vo kekeo.
varied adv. pisipisavira. vigorous adj. varuvaru.
variety of objects nCN. kekekeke pie sararo. village nCN. atoia;
vascilate vRE. voreri. nCN. uruia;
vegetable nCN. arua. nCN. vata.
vegetable, small yellow native melon nCN. vivigore. village chief nCN2. urui tokipato.
vent anger or frustration on an object (in place of inflicting village entrance nCM. karepieto;
pain on a person) vRO. kora. nCM. siriupe.
veranda nCN. rakorako urua; village leader nCN2. turaro.
nCN. tavuo kepa. village name nPR. Ibu.
verify vRE. vasi pie. village site near Ibu where old German blue beads were
verse loc. vuuta. located. nPRN. Paraipaia.
very adv. rutu. village which was above Paraipaia near Ibu nPRN.
(very) cold object nCN. ugoropa kusia. Aritapaia.
(very) deep-like adv. rokovira rutu. village which was formerly above Togarao years ago
very high adj. varake; nPR. Aapu.
adv. totopeuvira; vine nCN. iroiro.
nCF. totopeu. vine, black vine used for weaving nCF. varuru.
(very) hot adj. virikasi. vine introduced by the Japanese nCN. rovarisi.
(very) hot day nCN. virikasi voki. (vine) lashing on the notch end of arrow shaft nCN.
very ill vRO. kopii. vukuku tuke.

(vine) lashing on tip end of arrow or spear shaft warn
(vine) lashing on tip end of arrow or spear shaft nCN. vine with thorns nCN. apei iro.
tavua tuke. vine with tiny white flowers nCN. kapua sisi.
vine like Morning Glory from which kaukau gets its name vine, yellow vine used for weaving nCF. gariva.
nCM. upiriko. vines that grow up into the crown of a tree making a large
vine, red vine used for weaving nCF. kapokari. tangle of growth in branches nCN. papata
vine, similar to the kind chewed with betel nut nCF. kou.
ovuruva. vineyard nCN. gerep kovo.
vine, similar to upiriko but with smaller leaf nCF. vagiri vise nCN. kapiroa.
kou. visible inside adj. turopa.
vine, similar to upiriko but with thicker edible stems vision during which the person is not sleeping but is
nCN. asiga. consciously seeing and hearing ph. areo
vine, small in size nCN. iro riripu. urusi.
vine, sometimes mistaken for the black vine varuru iro visit vRE. tavete;
nCN. kaikaio. vRO. aapaapau;
vine stained with designs used by women only in the past, vRO. aapaapauvira.
the vine usually was a type of rattan visiting-like adv. aapaapauvira.
nCN. veupa iro. visitor nCN2. aapaapauto;
vine, suspended from tree used for climbing up into the nCN2. tavetepato.
tree itself nCN. karaa iro. visualize something continually vRO. vuipa.
vine, that covers everything nCN. kapuasisi. voice nCF. okoe.
vine, the kind from which Buin baskets are made void adj. raipi.
nCN (subfill: up). aarave. void of adj. viato;
vine, used as binding in spear or arrow construction or in adj. viiaka.
fastening a bunch of tobacco leaves, etc. void-like adv. viatovira.
nCM. ovoto. volcano nCF. eravaa;
vine used for poisoning fish nCN. rutaa iro. nCN. eravaa kasi.
vine, used in crushed form to poison fish nCF. tevusi iro. vomit vRE. oe;
vine, water can be extracted from it nCF. karekova. vRE. uka.
vine, with fuzzy skin nCM. opaturato. voracious eater nCN2. kopava.
vine, with leathery appearance nCN. kuroea. vulva nCM. sikoroto.
vine with sticky fruit nCN. pitu pie kou. vulva and all parts inside nCM. kirioto.
vine, with thorns nCF. apeiva. vulva opening nCM. kepoto.
W - w
wad up vRE. vogovogo. wall in vRE. take.
waddle of rooster or hen nCN. korea. wall up with sago palm leaves vRE. tavoo.
wage nCN. voriaro. wallow in mud vRO. siku.
Wait! excl. aika. wander id. gae;
wait vRE. aateate pie; vRE. rigo;
vRO. tue. vRE. veriverisi.
wait considerately vRE. ate pie. wander? vRO. paro.
waiting adv. tuevira. wander about vRE. viri;
waiting for something anticipated to happen vRE. tapate. vRO. tariri.
waiting-like adv. tapatevira. wander around vRO. tegeri.
wake vRO. erao. wanderer nCN2. taririto;
wake up vRE. erao. nCN2. tegerito.
walk vRE. voka. Wandering Jew plant nCN. kiapi kou.
walk across something suspended or lying on the ground Wandering Jew with purple leaves nCF. tapiraua.
like a log vRO. ereere. want nCN. vovoua;
walk along vRO. ereviako. vRO. ruipa;
walk hesitantly vRO. uturo. vRO. vovou.
walk with aid of supporting stick vRO. tooro. war nCN. upoa.
walking stick nCF. kiiru; warehouse nCN. kitupa kepa.
nCM. tokoro; warm one's self by fire vRO. tuitui.
nCM. tooroto. warm up vRE. kasirao.
walking-like adv. vokapavira. warn vRE. koka;
walkway for the Upe initiates nCN. pireeri. vRE. reesireesi;
warn of impending danger whip
vRE. vosi; weakened STAT. rageragete.
vRE. vosi; weakly adv. raveravevira.
vRE. vovovo; weapons nCN. upo purapara.
vRO. koru. wear bracelets vRO. pako.
warn of impending danger vRE. ireire. weave vRE. rekereke.
warning, a nCN. reesireesia. weave, type of nCF. takei.
wash vRO. sisu. weave with design vRE. kori.
washcloth nCM. sisupato. (web-like) tissue surrounding stomach of animal
washed objects nCN. sisupara. nCN. teitei.
wasp nCM. uvereoto. wedge nCN. asitaa;
wasp found on coast nCM. vuvureoto. vRE. ga.
waste someone's time vRE. pugu pie. wedge (tool) nCN. gapa.
waste something vRE. ropi; Wednesday nPR. Vo pevapa voki.
vRO. ora ropi; weed a garden vRE. aruo.
vRO. tovitovii. week nCN. kovoa.
wasted adj. ropi. weep vRE. gau.
watch vRE. siitue; weevil nCM. kurikaakaakuto.
vRE. teerio; weigh vRE. aate.
vRE. tue; weigh down vRE. raku.
vRO. utu. weight nCN. vavataa.
watch house nCN. uutupa kepa. weight down vRE. sira.
Watch out! excl. kie. welcome nCN. roru vaisi.
watchman nCN2. tokipato; welcome back vRE. agiagi.
nCN2. uutupato. weld together vRE. sigusiguva.
water nCN. uukoa. well id. vearovira;
water carrying tube made from bamboo section nCF. STAT. vearo.
kakate. well for water nCN. uukopa riku.
water cress nCN. arua. Well, maybe. ph. o vai.
water flowing from rainfall nCN. koke gore. welts from being whipped nCN. ragi vigovigoro.
water from rivatava 'bamboo' that is good for drinking wet adj. poro;
nCN. rivata ovi. adj. tupitupi.
water of drainage ditch nCM. goore. wet object nCN. upisipa.
water pump nCM. peopeopato. wet something vRE. tupitupi pie.
water tank or drum nCN. uuko tou. what inter. apeisi;
water that is pure ph. uuko tuuri raga. inter. eakea;
water well nCN. uukopa riku. inter. eare.
watercress nCM. kaukovu. What are you doing to him? ph. apeisi rera pieri.
waterfall nCN. sirisiri; What did you do or say? inter. apeisi.
nCN. vagapa. What do you think? ph. apeisi rugoopau?
waterfall on the Ivitu river behind Togarao, height 68.7 what for inter. eakepa.
meters nPRN. Ivitu vagapa. What in the world? ph. apeisi avu-a?
waterway class. gae. What is her size? ph. apeisi roro uvuiva-a?
watery adv. uukovira. What kind of thing? ph. apeisi ragato.
waves nCN. toru kou. what person interN2. eakepato.
way id. raiva. what time inter. aaviopavira.
ways of something nCN. raivaroaro. wheel nCN. viriviria.
we all (inclusive) nRP. vigoa. wheelbarrow nCN. kaepa.
we all (inclusive)(who) nPP. vigei. when conj. rara;
we all not you (excluding listener) nRP. igei; conj. vo rara;
nRP. igoa. conj. vosa;
we two nPP. vegei. inter. aaviopavira;
weak adj. goo; ph. aa vo vokio.
adj. kaapea; where inter. ovu-ia;
STAT. reasi. nRPN. uva.
weaken adj. ararave; where to inter. ovure.
id. goo pie; Where will it be? ph. ovu va pere.
STAT. raverave; which day ph. aa vo vokio.
vRE. atoro pie; which (one) inter. aa.
vRE. raverave pie. while conj. ovusa.
weaken by fondling vRE. rageragete pie. whip nCN. ragipa;
whip with rope or vine without juice
vRE. piko; wild animals nCN2. aakau kare.
vRE. ragi; (wild) banana nCM. tego.
vRE. visirako. wild cane nCN. viarora.
whip with rope or vine vRE. piko pie. wild dog nCF. vavaraiva kaakau.
whirl vRE. viriviri. (wild) kaukau nCM. upiriko.
whisper vRE. kavee; wild person nCN2. vavaraito.
vRO. ogaaga. wild pig nCN2. vavaraito.
whispered-like adv. koru pievira. (wild) tree nCN. vegovego ova.
whistle made of certain leaves used to call the bird, willing STAT. arovi.
tapuruo nCN. tapuruo keakea. wilt adj. ararave;
whistle with pursed lips vRO. viokeke; vRO. ragorago;
vRO. viokoko. vRO. ragorea.
whistle with the lips, tongue, or teeth v? vikuta. wince vRO. ora ruvu.
white adj. kaakaavo; wind nCM. kiuvu.
adj. kaapo; wind along vRE. poroporoko.
adj. kaare; wind carrying rain nCF. pureva.
adj. pogara; wind into loops vRE. poroko pie.
adj. popote. wind storm nCF. pure;
white cap of water nCM. ukaukato. nCM. riroto kiuvu.
white magic nCN. raviravi. winding adv. poroporokovira.
white male object nCM. kaareto. winding like adv. porokovira.
white person nCN2. kaapopato; window nCN. kiuvu ratao.
nCN2. pogarato; windpipe nCF. kopa iro.
nCN2. popotepato; wine nCN. vuropa ovi.
nCN2. uvuapato. wing nCN. putaeua.
(white) shell bracelet nCN. agorau pako. wingless, immature grasshopper nCF. vagoe.
white water nCN. gorogoroua. wing-like adv. putaepavira.
whitebait nCF. ovurava. winner nCN2. vagepato.
whiten vRO. popote. wipe away vRE. atoato.
whitewash nCN. kovirea. wipe away feces vRE. tei.
who (F) inter. irouva. wipe off vRE. gavi.
who (father and children) nRPM. oaaoa. wipe out the eye vRE. vavo.
who (indefinite gender) inter. iroua. wipe the nose vRE. se.
Who is that? inter. arorea. wipe up vRE. ruirui.
who (M) inter. irouto. wire nCN. kikipi iro.
Who might it be? ph. aaro avuo. wire bed nCN. kikipi uru.
who (mother and children) nRPF. oavaoa. wire something vRE. taketake.
whole adj. rutu. wise person nCN2. rekisipato.
wholly adv. rutupavira. wisely adv. kerisivira.
whose inter. irou vaaro; wishy-washy thinker nCN2. averu vovouto.
ph. eu vaaroa-a. wiskers nCN. givugivu.
Why inter. eakepa. with prep. aue-ia;
why inter. eakerea; prep. aueva;
inter. eapaa. prep. tapo.
Why of course! excl. asi; with difficulty adv. apopoivira.
excl. easi. with hand vRE. tagava.
wide adj. paraka. (with) sores adj. kapua.
widow nCF. oira asava; with spots before the eyes or like seeing a swarm of
nCF. virakoiva. fireflies id. apaapaa koaravira.
widow and her children nCN. virakoi avao. withdraw person from marriage proposal vRE. tevurako.
widow woman nCF. raroeva. wither adj. erako.
widowed, to be adj. raroe. within sight adj. aatokoro.
widower nCM. riako. without adj. papu;
width nCN. paraka. adj. raipi;
wife nKM. vatuava. adj. viapa;
wife or husband of neice or nephew nK. votuara. adj. viato;
wife payment by working nCN. toaera kovo. adv. asavira;
wild adj. vavarai; prep. arova;
adj. virata. vRO. asa.
wild animal or person nCN2. viratato. without juice adv. ragegetavira.
without knowledge Yes
without knowledge adv. aauvira. worm, shiny pencil-size body l8 inches long, lives in the
without meat-like adv. araaravira. ground nCF. ariveva.
without moisture-like adv. ragegetavira. worm, that carries its cone-shaped house on its back
without much adv. kapoovira. nCF. kepita ogata.
without previously informing adv. rorogovira. worm, type of nCM. tororo.
without the husband because of his death adv. raroevira. worried STAT. vovouso.
witness of truth nCN2. roroveara reoto. worry vRO. ora vivi.
witness to some fact vRE. roroveara. worship vRE. rei vaisi pie;
woefully adv. sirakoisivira. vRO. lotu;
woman nPF. avuo. vRO. rootu.
woman who doesn't like men nCF. vasarepava. worthless adj. veri;
woman whose breasts have dried up nCF. ragegeta id. varaata.
roroova. would nCN. vuu.
womb nCN. atoiaa. wound nCN. kapua.
women who had trouble giving birth because of the wound covered by new skin nCN. vasava.
obstructions near the placenta nCF. pipisipa wound from a knife nCN. toea.
riako. wound, large nCF. kokosiva.
wood borer nCM. atariketo; wound someone vRE. kapua pie.
nCN. rivute kare. wounds from cuts nCN. toe vuu.
wood chips nCN. pupukaia. woven container nCF. pekuriva.
wood chips from a cut nCN. keposi. woven criss-cross pattern that is slanted nCN. kae reasi.
wooden bridge nCN. evao tavara. woven design nCN. riporipoa.
wooden cross nCN. evao parikou. wrap vRE. viroviro.
wooden headed people or people who do not respond to wrap around vRO. ora viroviro.
advice or warning given to them id. evao wrap with out intervening spaces vRE. tavua.
irara. wrasp nCM. roriroripato.
words nCF. gisipo; wrench nCN. kapopa.
nCN. reoara. wrestle vRE. taa;
work nCN. kovoa; vRO. ora taa.
nCN. reoa; wring out vRE. pigi.
vRE. kovo. wrinkled adj. voruvoru.
work as payment v? toaera. wrinkled appearance ph. voruvoru keke.
work as payment for wife nCN. toaera kovo. wrinkled up face ph. voruvoru pua.
work black magic vRE. kavokavo. wrist nCN. vavaepa kurasi.
work carefully vRO. puruvari. wrist watch nCN. ravireo vetavetapa.
work skillfully vRO. puruvari. write nCF. kirokiro;
work sorcery vRE. aio pie. vRE. kiro;
(work) sorcery vRE. sora. vRE. kori;
work together vRE. kavikavi; vRE. rigato.
vRE. takutakuvu. writing nCN. koria.
work up trouble vRO. ora piiuu. wrong adj. vuri;
worker nCN2. kovopato. nCN. vuria;
worksack nCN. gagata. vRE. vuri pie.
worm nCM. kokoruuto.
X - x
x-shaped adv. tapetutavira.
Y - y
yam (general name) nCF. utu. yardstick nCN. uvuipa.
yam growing tip nCN. utuua aveuaro. yaws disease nCN. atura.
yam that is cultivated nCF. riripui. year nCN. iva.
yam, that is cultivated, green leaves and vine nCF. varuiva. yell vRE. oive.
yam, thornless type shaped like fingers nCF. sipareko. yell at vRE. kuara.
yam, wild variety nCF. vakoreva. yellow adj. kese.
yam, with thorns nCN. arevara. Yes excl. aure.

yes 8th moon
yes conj. ari; young adj. kopuasito;
excl. iu. adj. koruo.
yesterday temp. aruvea. young and fresh adv. kopuasivira.
yet adv. tou pievira; (young) child not walking yet nCN2. veguru.
adv. touvira. young living thing nCN. koruo.
yield vRE. eaka; young man nCM. vituasito.
vRE. vase; young man living by himself nCM. avataropato.
vRO. eaka. young person nCN2. koruoto.
yield to STAT. arovi. your three nPP. visii peva.
yodel vRE. kaku pie; your (2F) nPSF. oaere.
vRE. oive. your (2M nPS. oaesi.
yolk of egg nCN. itoa. yours ph. vei vaaro;
You get out of the way! ph. ora veepou. ph. vii vaaro;
you (singular) nPP. vii. ph. visii vaaro.
you (singular) (who) nRP. viigoa. yours (plural) nPS. oavisii.
you stay (while I do something else) ph. vii pe. yours (single) nPS. oara.
you two nPP. vei. youthful adv. kopuasitovira.
you two females (who) nRPF. veirirea. youthful looking person nCN2. kopuasito.
you two (who) nRP. veigoa.
1
1st day nPR. kataipa voki. 11th month (moon) nPR. katai tau kataipa kekira.
1st month (moon) nPR. kataipa kekira. 12th month (moon) nPR. katai tau eraopa kekira.
10th month (moon) nPR. katai taupa kekira.
2
2nd day nPR. eraopa voki. 2nd month nPR. eraopa kekira.
3
3rd moon nPR. Vo pevapa kekira.
4
4th moon nPR. Vo resurapa kekira.
5
5th moon nPR. Vo vavaepa kekira.
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6th month (moon) nPR. katai vatarapa kekira.
7
7th month nPR. erao vatarapa kekira.
8
8th moon nPR. Vo peva vatarapa kekira.

9th moon 9th moon
9
9th moon nPR. Vo resura vatarapa kekira.
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