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tabaadvsettled, still.Amei taba re, vanagi evairo rego baebu.Sit down/still, lest the canoe capsize.7.2.1.6Steady, unsteady
tabe renacvbe unsteady/unstable.Nai yava tabe reyo.My house is unsteady.7.2.1.6Steady, unsteady
tabonwild yam species used to feed pigs.Kora, kukuru, tabo moiyo, fore oriyo, rofu imi siu reyo.She got wild taro, kukuru plants and tabo yams and cooked them in stones for him and dipped him in the steam.1.5.3Grass, herb, vine
tabuadjspecial, sacred, holy, prohibited, taboo, forbidden, illegal, restricted.Minari mamo Urava Raku ya sisina reyo sana bi tabu vo nidedi.And then there at the place where Urava Raku's legend took place they have called it taboo/prohibited.Aire sori bi tabu gaganiri amededi.Humanlike spirits live in the spirit place.4.9.5.6.1TabooTabu mokaunspec. comp. formdeep water spirit/taboo place near Amuraika village.Tabu moka okisi rafeyadiri, ari amuta nisi itu aura neyo.When they came and bathed at Deep Water taboo place, the day grew calm and a cold wind came down.tabu nimoi vava renaunspec. comp. formbelieve, trust.Tabu nimoi vava ga rebifa.Don't believe/trust (lit. 'say getting heat/authority/power') in the spirit place.
Tabu mokaunspec. comp. form oftabu
tabu nimoi vava renaunspec. comp. form oftabu
tae rina2unspec. var. oftaga rinaclear
tafa1nbushImiye tafari fuka meko butu de regiya.You can't collect figs from thorn bushes.1.5.2Bush, shrubtafa ninaunspec. comp. formcvbecome bushyNai yava bubugana mutaka bi tafa niyo.My backyard grass is bushy.
tafa2advhardly, barely, scarcely.Adina amiye yokoi mokena rorobo nufa amiye rofu tafa muyego.For someone will hardly die for a righteous person.9.3Very
tafa ninaunspec. comp. form oftafa1
tafo renacvspill, slosh, swell, ripple.Ina yaku aedegoma de tafo regedi.It will help and they will not spill.Kimo kimo ga tafa reyaine.Carefully so that it will not slosh.Ureure tafo resi vanagi ideri dui reyo.The waves swelled up and came into the boat.Dinige bae boyori koru tafo tafo reyo.When the dingy passed by the water rippled.1.3.2.4Wave
tafutena renacvbe blindedAbata mukuna tafutena ga re.Don't be blinded in a flood in the dark.2.1.1.1Eye
taga renacvinternal swelling.Yi yuka uru taga taga reyo.Your leg is really swollen.2.5.6.3Swell
taga rinatae rina1cvclear; get out of/give way, leave, depart, go away, scram.Vegu no reyaine di vonisi ini uka maina koina niyori, rui bi mo ferei taga ri diyo.When he'd finished testing/tempting him to sin, he left him for a while.Evade tae rifa.Give way quickly.Mina moi kurevai rei tae rigo.He will roll this out of the way.unspec. var.tae rina27.2.3.3Leave
tagananpalm tree species.Tagana yabo bi gokai kana?What is a tagana palm tree like?1.5.1Tree
tage renacvbe uncooperative, unlistening.Gokai resi una taga redo?Why won't he listen to us?4.3.4.2.1Hinder
tagi manacvbang into, press against, impact.Mida konori maku nesi konori tagi maro.It threw the boy down on the ground and pressed him into the ground.7.2.3Move toward something
taintree species used for making a greasy pole.Tai yabo gemiso dudu firu bodedi.They are climbing the greasy tai tree/pole.1.5.1Tree
taibudibuditaibodibodintermite/flying ant species.Ramefa ukafe, taibodibodi tau niyadi.Put out the lamp, there are many termites.1.6.1.7Insect
taimintimeKolonial taimiri siriva yusi regamadi.In colonial times they were using silver.8.4Time
tainaadvlongerResi ina bi mina gaganiri taina amei doba reyo.And then he stayed longer in that place.8.4.5.3.4Delay
tairilocseparatelyYuka udabi risi kiyaka ame tairi.Sit Indian-style (lit. 'make legs into a lap') and sit carefully/quietly separate.4.4.2.5Separate, alone
taiyarineagle.Taiyari erena ini yava bi yabo teteka dudu rido yabo tora odoro.The eagle makes its nest up in the tree branch.1.6.1.2Bird