dabara renaset/spread out/prepare/serve a meal.Tau bi koyomu bani daru daru yu fafau famasi goberi dabara reyo ini vene di.Tau is slapping gourd paste on stringy yams and serving them to his people.Rovaita vaki vaki rena bi fereyoma iruku dabara resi nari regamo.The fever passed and she was waiting on them serving food.Ubeta di muro variyafama uni iruku tora dabara reyo.We planted Ubeta's garden and she prepared plenty of food for us.5.2.1Food preparation
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dabisupportYa tanikiu nida yi sina buni bona una dabi totona.I thank you for your stories and support for us.4.3.4.5.1Provide for, supportdabi renaunspec. comp. formsupport, provide for.Nai oure di rema voi na yaku dabi reyaka ma rama aeyo.I supported my brother's bride price and it was successful.
dabigaralower, bordering.Ina bi ouresi kono di soku dabigara rofu ka neyo.He also went down first into the earth/ground's lower valleys.8.5.1.3.2Under, below
dabuaclothing; clothes, cloth, apparel, attire, sheet.Dabua bi fore odoro ae kumo roko niyaine.Put the clothes on the rock to dry.5.3Clothingdabua rinaunspec. comp. formwear clothingDabua kaka riyo.He was wearing red clothes.
dabua rinaunspec. comp. form ofdabua
dadaso (that), because, for (that reason).Ya bi odoro ameisa, dada you siko desi, na duaiya revo niyo.You are living up above, so you come down first and count me.Bogara Vare ya makai reyo dada gua iya ferei meino moi amesifa mini.Because of what Bogara Vare did we left fighting and we are living in peace here.Mida kosika ga refa, omuna ika tobo kaira niyafa dada.Boys don't get tired, for we are almost reaching the top of the mountain.John yaku una niyo dada ini savoro dudu rigi ma reyafa.John told us to use his shovel and we did (so).9.6.2.5Cause
dadagaravenous, gluttonous.Iruku dadaga amiye ya mokena de rego.A ravenous person won't think about you.4.3.6.1Lack self-controldadaga renaunspec. comp. formbe greedy/gluttonous/ravenous.Ya bi amiye nemokori iruku kimo ka dadaga re.Don't make a pig of yourself (lit. 'you must slowly/carefully be greedy/ravenous in front of people').Idiomatic.
dadaga renaunspec. comp. form ofdadaga
dadi rae renaunspec. comp. form ofdadina
dadinaget/stand/rise (up).Nai rautu vene gua bi nai meda dada ya usa nida dadi vau refo.My village people today is my day so I am asking you to all get up.Nai baba yaku dadisi niyo nai ago neidegediri bi buni baku regedi.My father stood up and said if you listen to my words you will have a good life.Eyo dadisi vabara niyo Amuraika eta rofu.The moon rose and shone at the side of Amuraika.Ita faya nisi iroka fonifoni rei dadi boyo.Fire exploded and produced (lit. 'rose going up') thick smoke.7.2.2.4Move updadi rae renaunspec. comp. form1cvrise (up), raise from, resurrect.Muyena gutuna dadi rae resi vegu niyo.He rose to life from death.2dry upKoru dadiyo yaga dada.The river dried up because of the drought.3feel good; be excited/exhilarated.Ima iri ba, nai ro dadiyo.When I chewed betel nut, my body (lit. 'skin') felt good all over.
daduguana renaclaim ownership over brother's widow.Araga yaku ini dubuini di rema daduguana re.Araga claimed his brother's widow.4.1.9.3Widow, widower
dai buru rinasurround, cause to turn.Mida keika keika bi ita adina dai buru riyadi.The small children surrounded the fire.8.5.1.2.1Arounddai buru rina sanaunspec. comp. formcorral, pen, fold.Beika resi dai buru rina sanari are rededi?Why are they standing in the pen?
dai buru rina sanaunspec. comp. form ofdai buru rina
daidai renaspin (eyes); be dizzy.Raga nega baiga resi nemoko daidai reyaka.I ran up and down and my head (lit. 'eyes') was spinning.2.1.1.1Eye
daiga renabe muddy/dirty/murky.Koru daiga reyo, abata dada.The river was muddy, because of flooding.5.6.1Clean, dirtydaigadaiga renaunspec. comp. formbe slightly floodedSimusimu rei ariu veyoma koru daigadaiga reyo.There were showers until dawn and the river was slightly flooded.
daigadaiga renaunspec. comp. form ofdaiga rena
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