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isivaga1adjpowerful, valuable, great, clever, important, unusual, worthy.Ina bi isivaga iniye na kana de.He is very powerful unlike me.Varuka bi roaita kana isivaga de.Clothing is not as valuable as the body.Erena eta toto keu rigida, mina ye nai uka ideri ada baegamo bi isivaga iniye.I didn't know about flying in a plane, so in my heart I was very happy (lit. 'in my heart happiness was coming on very strong').Gua ari mida mida bi ini vegu bi isivaga iniye.Nowadays children are behaving unusually.6.1.2.3.4Power, force2nstrengthYe amiye di isivaga bi tora, idu mamoe di isivaga bi keika.And/so people's strength is great, but sheep's strength is little.
itanfire(wood).Resi ita adinari are reyadi.And then they stood near the fire.Ita bi yava gabireri.The firewood is under the house.5.5Fireita gabu renaunspec. comp. formroastTauga ma bani be ita gabu refa.Roast some banana and yams.ita mokaunspec. comp. formhell.Bi ita moka rofu nena idari amego.He will be on the way to staying in hell.ita rafuunspec. comp. formcnfireplaceAmiye itu nisi ita rafu adina amei deyo reyadi.People got cold and sat around the fireplace.ita rafu sinaunspec. comp. formargumentIta rafu sina feregiya.Leave arguments behind.Idiomaticita ruenaunspec. comp. formcnblackened woodIta ruena ori katu kumu ita vaiga ameyaine.Put the blackened wood together so the fire will keep on burning.ita ruvenaunspec. comp. formcnfirewood bundleIta vaina bona ita ruvena bi mini, to ori sisika regifa mamoe di mida bi goini?Here are the fire and the firewood bundle, but where is the lamb for the sacrifice?ita tuunspec. comp. formused firewoodKuku origida, ye ita tu ga moi.I will have a smoke (of tobacco), so don't take the used firewood.
ita gabu renaunspec. comp. form ofita
ita mokaunspec. comp. form ofita
ita rafuunspec. comp. form ofita
ita rafu sinaunspec. comp. form ofita
ita ruenaunspec. comp. form ofita
ita ruvenaunspec. comp. form ofita
ita tuunspec. comp. form ofita
itafuadjordinary, usual.Una ka bi naivo vene itafu; mina bi uni moimai maka reyafa.We are ordinary servants; we have only done our work.8.3.5.3.1Usualitafu renaunspec. comp. formcvin vain, for nothing.Moimai bi itafu redo, rema yaku fore irido.He works for nothing/in vain, his wife wastes money.
itafu renaunspec. comp. form ofitafu
itei rinacvstep on, crush, crowd.Amiye yaku de itei ri foyoma de regedi.The people will not step on him and crush him.7.7.4Press
ito ninacvflitter, float.Ya bi koifiroro kana ito nisi are rei maka reisa.You are only standing around floating/flittering like a butterfly.7.2.4.3Fly
itonavcome upFafau teri kumo ga itoyaine.Put it on top so it will not come up (i.e., 'instead it will lay flat/stay down').7.2.2.4Move up
ituitubai2adjcoldKoru itu moi bae na ma.Bring me some cold water.antvava 1unspec. var.itubai18.3.4.1Colditu auraunspec. comp. formthunderstormMa itu aura mina yava fafau baeyo.And a thunderstorm came upon that house.itu gaganiunspec. comp. formcold climateGoroka bi itu gagani.Goroka has a cold climate.itu moya renaunspec. comp. formcraving something to eat/taste, especially meat; poverty, suffering.Itu moya rededi vene younegida.I will release those who are suffering.itu renaunspec. comp. formcvget coldAgiya urusa miya tora deyoma gagani itu reyo.Last night a big rain fell and the place was very cold.
itu auraunspec. comp. form ofitu
itu gaganiunspec. comp. form ofitu
itu moya renaunspec. comp. form ofitu
itu renaunspec. comp. form ofitu
ituantime, season.Senagi senagi, mirona ituari ourefeidena vene tora amegamadi.Long ago, at that time when judges/leaders were living.8.4Time
itubai1unspec. var. ofitucoldBadaika
itubonhumpMina kono itubo goesi moi nomu rifa.Dig up this hump and make it flat.1.2.1Land
ituri rinacvmake length(s) of ropeGarasi disi oyena regode ituri riyadi.They went fishing and made three lengths of rope of fish.7.5.4.1Rope, string
ivaigogorenlizard species.Ivaigogore yabo odoro veyaka.I saw the ivaigogore lizard in the tree.1.6.1.3.2Lizard