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duku rinaunspec. comp. form ofduku
dulari2unspec. var. ofvata bainafillKaikanomu
dumanstealing; thieving, robbing.Ye duma amiye yaku ka moina de ma didimoro yaku de moi no rigo.So no thief (lit. 'thieving person') can take them and no termite can destroy them.Naike yukama boidama duma duma vene ya na dobu reyadi.I was walking by myself and thieves (lit. 'thieving people') attacked me.6.8.9.1Stealduma dama renaunspec. comp. formcvsteal and steal, rob and rob; keep stealing/robbingDuma dama regedi baebu.Perhaps they will be stealing and stealing.Alliteration.duma renaunspec. comp. formcvsteal, rob.Amiye beredi duma reyo, adina rauna reyo.The man stole the bread, because he was hungry.duma redo amiyeunspec. comp. formthief, robber, criminal.Duma duma redo amiye ini baido bi duma duma resi amiye umuyesi beika baika moi no regika maka.The thief only comes to keep stealing, kill people and destroy things.
duma dama renaunspec. comp. form ofduma
duma redo amiyeunspec. comp. form ofduma
duma renaunspec. comp. form ofduma
dumonNew Guinea (harpy-)eagle, kapul eagle.Dumo bi sufa tobori amedo.The New Guinea harpy-eagle lives in the thick jungle.1.6.1.2Bird
duomuadjlazy, idle.Una bi duomu de yasa amegamafari.We were not lazy when we were living with you.Makai neidesifa amiye be yi fogori bi duomu dudu amesi moimai de rededi.Likewise we hear that some people in your midst are idle (lit. 'with lazy') and not working.Note: duomu functioning as a noun in the second example.6.1.2.4.2Lazyduomu ninaunspec. comp. formcvwaste time, be lazy/idle.Ka bi duomu nisi yava yokoi yokoiri egoru dibigedi.They also learn to waste their time in going round from house to house.
duomu ninaunspec. comp. form ofduomu
durainahi2nnet/string bag.Dura bi gokai vadiyo?How did she make the net/string bag?unspec. var.inahi16.7.7.1Bag
duriadjpersistent, unrelenting, seductive.Buko kana ada duri duri usi ne.Keep on persisting (lit. 'continuing [with] very persistent head') like the buko fish.3.3.1.6Determinedduri renaunspec. comp. formcvseduce, attract.Rema rumanasa varegika duri duri reyo.Women and men were being seduced to sleep together.
duri renaunspec. comp. form ofduri
duro renacvstruggleDona madunari duro resi muyeyo.The pig struggled under the hardship and died.4.8.2Fight
durua renacvhelp; aid, assist, support.Na yaku vava ya magida, bona ya durua regida.I will give you power, and I will help you.4.3.4.2Help