5.2.1. Food preparation

bafunleftover; remainder, remnants.Iriyo rofu uka bere nisi bafu be fereyo.She ate it so that she was full and there were some leftovers.5.2.1.4Food storage
bake rinacvkneadFarava bake riga feideyadi.They kneaded the flour and baked it.5.2.1Food preparation
bau2nleftover foodRautu reida, idu bau be iriga fereyadi ba ide?I'm hungry, so do you have any leftover food to eat?5.2.1.4Food storage
bubudonleftover; bit, crumb, dust.Iruku bubudo moi nesi auna di rausi re.Take the leftover food and pour out the dog's (share).Ini ukari mokegamo bi mina gugura tau amiye di iruku bubudo ini teiborori yareyadi mina irigo.In his heart he was thinking that he would eat the crumbs that fell from this rich man's table.5.2.1.4Food storage
botorobotolo1nbottle, jar.Oira botoro 100 magida.I will give one hundred bottles of oil.Botolo yokoi baku reyo, idu koru bi utari maka.He found a jar, but it was only half full of water.unspec. var.botolo25.2.1.4Food storage
dabara renacvset/spread out/prepare/serve a meal.Tau bi koyomu bani daru daru yu fafau famasi goberi dabara reyo ini vene di.Tau is slapping gourd paste on stringy yams and serving them to his people.Rovaita vaki vaki rena bi fereyoma iruku dabara resi nari regamo.The fever passed and she was waiting on them serving food.Ubeta di muro variyafama uni iruku tora dabara reyo.We planted Ubeta's garden and she prepared plenty of food for us.5.2.1Food preparation
dori renacvsqueeze pandanus.Efa feidei dori resi irifo.Cook the pandanus, squeeze (the juice) and eat it.5.2.1Food preparation
dubonyam houseIrakuna bani dubori mina moi rautu okifa.We collected the yams for the feast in the yam house and took them to the village.5.2.1.4Food storage
faninpan, pot.Fani di ini doka mina oketa iye ruaka dudu yaga ida ri.Line the bottom of the pan with fresh Tahitian chestnut leaves.Ma ini sena tora vene di ago gira mina ka vededi bi kaposi ma fani ma ketoro ka koitegedi.And they also look at the ancestors' law and also wash cups and pots and kettles.5.2.1.3Cooking utensil
feta1nyam harvest basket made of coconut fronds.Ouresi, nai rumana feta moi oa rei boi neyo Kasonomu rofu.First, my husband took the yam harvest basket and swam over and came down to Kasonomu village.5.2.1.4Food storage
feidena1vcook, boil.Nai nono yava ro boyo iruku feidegi.My mother went up to the house to cook food.Karaga riyadi vene di feide-feide reyafa.We cooked for people who built the tent/shelter.5.2.1.1Cooking methods
forokaforo'a1nloosely woven coconut frond basket.Anema garasi boyadi, ina diba de garasi forokasa diyadi.They left their diving glasses at the headwaters, and they didn't know they went up with their glasses in the basket.unspec. var.foro'a25.2.1.4Food storage
gagabo ninacvblacken from insufficient heat, so that the inside is not fully cooked; half-cook.Tauga gagabo niyo.The banana was half-cooked.5.2.1.1Cooking methods
gininfood/firewood basket, used as a dryer.Iruku moisi gini odoro ae.Put the food on the food basket.5.2.1.4Food storage
isiva renacvhusk (coconut).Mava bunu isiva reyaka.I husked the coconut husk.5.2.1.2.1Remove shell, skin
kaerekanakaere1vpeel (Tahitian C=chestnut).Mina kono ini ameibobigo dobari bi, vari-vari ma goe-goe, itu ma vava, oketa kaereka ma ava bunema, ma uru ari bi de koina nigo.While the earth remains, planting and digging, cold and hot, peeling Tahitian chestnut and seasons, and night and day will not cease.unspec. var.kaere35.2.1.2.1Remove shell, skin
kaintongs, grip.Ota di gasina kai be rifa.Make some gasina tongs for the earthen oven.5.2.1.3Cooking utensil
kakasiya renacvscrape (food).Ma beyaru bi kakasiya resifa rofu irukusa feidesifa.And one day we scrape it so that we cook it with food.5.2.1.2.1Remove shell, skin
kakorokakaronpeelingTauga kakoro sanika bi farofaro murori moi maku.Throw the banana peelings in the flower garden.5.2.1.2.1Remove shell, skinkakoro rinaunspec. comp. formcvpeel (banana/yam).Kaia keika dudu bani kakoro ri.Peel the yam with the small knife.
ketoronkettleBi kaposi ma fani ma ketoro ka koitegedi.They wash cups and pans and kettles.5.2.1.3Cooking utensil
kiroadjsmoked; dried, roastedUnasa bi beredi vana berou autu regode maka ma kiro oyena remanu.We have five loaves of bread and two smoked fish.5.2.1.1Cooking methodskiro renaunspec. comp. formcvsmoke; dry, roast.Oyena kiro reyadi di ini tu yokoi maradi.They gave him some smoked fish.
koere renacvpeel (banana).Dona di tauga be koere rei mafa.Peel and give some banana to the pigs.5.2.1.2.1Remove shell, skin
koka renacvshell, peel off (sugarcane leaves).Gua urusa ini fotaka utei resi koka regedi.Tonight they will beat its husk and shell it.Arefa iye koka reyaka.I peeled off the dry sugarcane leaves.5.2.1.2.1Remove shell, skin
orinavburn, cook, light, fry.Kora, kukuru, tabo moiyo, fore oriyo, rofu imi siu reyo.She got wild taro, kukuru plants, and yams so that she cooked them in stones for him and dipped him in the steam.Seini odorori etei risi ramefa ori.Step over the chain and light the lamp.Farava moi feyara riga ori.Flatten the flour and fry it.5.5.4Burn5.2.1.1Cooking methodsori sisika renaunspec. comp. formsacrifice, make offering.Bi mina mamoe rumana ori sisika reyo.He sacrificed this ram.ori sisika rena fore fataunspec. comp. formaltarAmiye yaku ori sisika rena fore fata fafau nitore rego vonisi, bi beika yokoi de.If anyone swears by the altar, it is nothing.ori sisika rena urenaunspec. comp. formcenserYe ina yaku ori sisika rena urena moisi ita yaku moi vata baiyo.Then he took the censer and filled it with fire.ori yoba renaunspec. comp. formhalf/partially cook.Aka ori yoba resi na ma; irigida.Give me the half-cooked prawn and I'll eat it.
orobosincane basket.Onana ma doro dudu orobosi vadidedi.Baskets are made from onana and doro cane.5.2.1.4Food storage
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