meki renacvchase awayAmiye tora regode yaku sivoni ini vorusa ugika ora mari rei meki reyadi.Three elders were trying to kill the white man with their spears and took their spears and shields and chased him away.Formed from u- 'forceful causative' + meki rena 'chase away'.7.3.3.4Chase away
mekome'o2nround object; fruit, seed, ball, heart.Meko variyadi rofu rama niyadi.So they blossomed and grew and bore fruit.Uka esikoko yabo meko irisi bunika niyo.The cuscus ate the esikoko seeds and got fat.Varika amiye yi Sei rofu uka ma yi uka meko aibanu dudu.Love the Lord your God with all your heart.unspec. var.me'o11.5.5Parts of a plant
mena1vharvest, collect, pick.Bisi efa mesi feideyaka.I collected the bisi pandanus and cooked it.Agiya bi bagi iye be megi digifa.Yesterday we went to pick bagi leaves.6.2.5Harvest
mena2vmarry, wed.Koima, ya megida.Boy, you will get married.Ya bi mena de regedi ma ina tua regedi ba?Would you not marry and wait for them?2.6.1Marriagemei ferenaunspec. comp. formdivorce, be estranged.Mary bi mei ferena rema.Mary is an estranged wife.Andrew bi mei ferena rumana.Andrew is a divorcee.mena auta renaunspec. comp. formmarriage relationshipVakoi mena auta rededi.Together they have a marriage relationship.mena bae tumuda rinaunspec. comp. formdivorceGua mo mena bae tumuda riyo.Now he got divorced.mena deunspec. comp. formunmarried, celibate.Una bi dia mena de rema di mida mida.We are not children of unmarried women.mena de vene koa renaunspec. comp. formfornicationMina resi mena de vene koa rena bi ukari gutuna yakudo.For fornication comes out of the heart.mena di moimai renaunspec. comp. formprepare for weddingMena di moimai rededi.They are doing wedding preparations.mena moi ada veneunspec. comp. formwedding partyMena moi ada vene yaku reyadi.The wedding party did so.mena moi gira agounspec. comp. formwedding vowsMena moi gira ago nidedi.They say the wedding vows.mena odenaunspec. comp. formcvbreak up marriage, have marital problems.Mena odena bi de regedi.They will not break up the marriage.mena tumuda di nikaitenaunspec. comp. formarrange divorceMena tumuda di nikaite kaite sina niyadi.They spoke the divorce court words.mena vava manaunspec. comp. formpronounce weddingBaba yaku mena vava maro.The Father (ie. priest) pronounced the wedding.
merinavput/place inside.Foroka tora yokoi ideri merisi taoni kota di ruba yokoiri etofaro moi feideyadi.They put him in a big basket and send him outside in an opening in the town wall.Ina dubusa fore keika yokoi moisi meriyo.Again he got another small stone and placed it into the bottle.7.3.2.6Put in