moseloam, fine soil, inorganic matter.Mimani seriri mose vasa amedo.On the Mimani shore there is loam sand.1.2.2.1Soil, dirt
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nomuplain, flatland.Mamoe nari rededi vene be bi nomu tora gaganiri amegamadi.Some shepherds were staying in a big plain.Kasonomu bi koru seriri.Kasonomu (village) is at the river's shore.1.2.1.3Plain, plateau
omunaomona1mountain, hill.Mida kosika ga refa, omuna ika tobo kaira niyafa dada.Boys don't get tired, we've almost reached the top of the mountain.Ya agiya uriyaku bogiya Nunufa omunari ima moisi degiya.Tomorrow morning you will go up to Nunufa hill and bring down some betel nut.unspec. var.omona21.2.1.1Mountain
ousteam bath, vapourisation.Nai mida di ou ori magida, gauka reyo dada.I will give my son a steam bath, because he got sick.A flower or some wood of the roga tree is placed in a bowl. A stone is heated in the fire. Water is then added to the bowl, and then the hot stone is placed in the water. One then bends down over the bowl with a blanket over his/her head to breathe in the steam.1.2.3.3Gas
ragemathick/rough bush on a mountainside; rainforest, haunted with snakesRagema bi tuma tora.The thick bush is very wild/uncultivated bush.1.2.1.6Forest, grassland, desertragema erenaunspec. comp. formblack-eared cuckoo.Ragema erena tau okiyadi.All the black-eared cuckoos arrived/came.ragema gaganiunspec. comp. formjungle, bush.Ragema gaganiri bi vibani tau amededi.There are lots of animals living in the jungle.
rimudustMa mina fore yaku kaere fafau yarego bi foyoma resi rimu rimu nigo.And on whomever this stone will fall he will be crushed and become much dust.1.2.2.1Soil, dirt
raraga1burned bush, with saplings/small trees.Raraga orisi na efa ori kamu reyadi.They burned the bush and burned up my pandanus.1.2.1.6Forest, grassland, desert
raravacliffAruma kodu ya imi diko re kumo kurevai rei neyaine raravari.Push the snake with the stick so it will roll down the cliff.1.2.1.1Mountainraravari keto renaunspec. comp. formmarryIna raravari keto reyo.He got married.Idiomatic
ririye(cliff) edge of mountain, ridge.Ririye nari re.Be careful of the cliff edge.1.2.1.1Mountainririye beinaunspec. comp. formflexible, able to bend, but not break: bendable, pliable, going with the flow.Ririye beina kana re.Be flexible.
rubarubo2hole, opening, pit, cave in ground or tree.Dabua kori uvesi rego rofu ruba moi tora rigo.The old cloth will tear up and make the hole bigger.Mina amiye guri avana fore rubari amegamo.This man was living in the burial pits.Ruba mina ma bae deyo.A cave goes down here.unspec. var.rubo11.2.1.5Undergroundruba ninaunspec. comp. formbe opened up/perforated.Idu tui tui nidori amiye diye ruba nidedi.When flying foxes call out people are frightened (lit. 'intestines are opened').Idiomatic
siu rena1steamKora, kukuru, tabo moiyo, fore oriyo, rofu imi siu reyo.She got wild taro, kukuru plants, and yams, and heated (lit. burned) stones so that she dipped him in the steam.1.2.3.3Gas2extinguish, put out fire.Koru moisi imi siu re.Get water and put it out.5.5.3Extinguish a fire
sokuhole; pit, depression, valley, drain, ditch.Makai vakoi sokuri gogo keto regedi.Like that they will both fall into a hole (pit) together.Soku tau moi vata baigedi.All the valleys will be filled.Kono ya yomina soku bi evadi efono re.Cover this drain quickly with ground.Dona yokoi bi koru soku ideri veyaka.I saw one pig in deep water (lit. 'a water depression').1.2.1.5Undergroundsoku ninaunspec. comp. formhave dimpleYa yoga nisari yi afena soku nido.When you are laughing you have dimples.soku sakuunspec. comp. formpotholeSoku saku idari mini!Here is a pothole in the road!Jingle.
sufabush, forest.Sufa feresi rautu diyo ini rautu vene nigi.He left the bush and went up to the village to tell his village people.Yokaru vo nibo na aitari nai baba bona na sufa sufa diyafa.One day when I was little, my father and I went to the forest.1.2.1.6Forest, grassland, desertsufa aunaunspec. comp. formwild/bush dog, fox.Sufa auna bi ini fore ruba nufa.Wild dogs have their dens.sufa di gadeva aunaunspec. comp. formwolfMina dada sufa di gadeva auna baibigori, bi vesi mamoe ori digo.Therefore when a wolf will come, he will see it and run away from the sheep.
sumabushWax-c ini sosogi bona ini auna moisi sumari some diyo.Waxy got his spear and his dog and went up to the bush to hunt.1.2.1.6Forest, grassland, desertsuma aunaunspec. comp. formwild/bush dog.Na yaku mamoe kana suma auna di fogori ya nifeideida.I am sending you out like sheep amongst wild dogs.suma bodo amiyeunspec. comp. formhunterAvira keika bi suma bodo amiye.Avira junior is a hunter.suma dinaunspec. comp. formhuntAgiya bi suma dinadi, dada ya nida.Tomorrow let's go hunting, so I'm telling you.suma orumaunspec. comp. formbush plantMina bi suma oruma tavoi.This is just an ordinary plant.
udoudobai2dust; ash.Na ya rofu ago nisi uka gira riyaka, idu na bi budoka ma udo maka.I spoke to you boldly, but I am only dust and ashes.unspec. var.udobai11.2.2.1Soil, dirtudo ninaunspec. comp. form1cvdarkenJohn Bosco di ro bi udo niyo veyaka.I saw that John Bosco's skin was dark.2flour; bread.Ya girisi koina, idu ya ura bi udo origiya.You don't have any grease, but you want to bake bread.
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