5.3. Clothing

akunav1build; construct, erect, set up.Ya bi yava akudedi.You (pl) are building a house.Efiyoma yabo bi yava akuna yabo gira yokoi.Efiyoma wood is a strong house construction wood.6.5Working with buildings2wearFai akuyo ba ide?Did you wear trousers?5.3.7Wear clothingaku manaunspec. comp. formcvdress oneself; put on clothing.Varuka ruaka aku ma.Dress up in new clothes.
asinangrass skirt, bark cloth covering.Ya kefare asina ri mona re.Dress modestly (lit.'wear your grass skirt properly').Idiomatic5.3.4Clothes for special occasions
berotanbelt, sash.Ma ini kokobari bi goro berota ya moi dai niyo.And he had a golden sash across his chest.5.3.1Men's clothing
bosoronheaddress; feathers.Dagare yaku bosoro ini adari yuka risi adena uyo.Dagere wore the headdress on his head and danced.Karai bosoro risi adena usi vena safi reyo.You wore the sulphur-crested cockatoo feathers and danced and looked nice.5.3.4Clothes for special occasions
dabuanclothing; clothes, cloth, apparel, attire, sheet.Dabua bi fore odoro ae kumo roko niyaine.Put the clothes on the rock to dry.5.3Clothingdabua rinaunspec. comp. formcvwear clothingDabua kaka riyo.He was wearing red clothes.
dimudingrass skirt made of sago palm fronds and dyed.Nai dimudi kefare bi Doura vene rofu voi reyaka.I bought my dimudi grass skirt from Doura people.5.3.4Clothes for special occasions
eraraera1ntraditional clothing; decoration, feather.Era varuka dogo refo rema voi adena totona.Prepare your traditional clothing for the bride price dance.Adena unadi, ye erara varuka dogo refo.Let's dance, so prepare the decorations/feathers.unspec. var.era25.3.3Traditional clothingerara rinaunspec. comp. formcvwear/dress in traditional clothing; look beautiful.Erara riyori ya vena buni reyo.You look beautiful dressed in traditional clothing.
faintrousers/pants, shorts.Sena tora vene bi fai riga amegamadi.Our ancestors were wearing trousers in the olden days.5.3.1Men's clothingfai kutunaunspec. comp. formcvbroke; penniless, empty-handed, needy.Mina bi beika baika ina rofu maradi ini fai kutu medari.That is what they had given him in his time of need.
faisaraadjnaked; nude, unclothed, with nothing.Mida keika keika faisara koruri rafegamadi.Small children were washing naked in the river.Compound of fai+sara 'trousers-naked'.5.3.8Naked
farasi renacvbe dressed/clothed.Kini ini gugura tau safi dudu ka bi mina farofaro kana de farasi regamo.Even the king with all his very nice/fine things was not dressed/clothed like these flowers.5.3.7Wear clothing
firifountrousers, pants.Ya PK odoro ameyo ma yi firifouri kake niyo.You sat on the PK (chewing gum) and it got stuck on your trousers.5.3.1Men's clothing
foketanpocketFore yi foketari ka de.Also there is no money in your pockets.5.3.6Parts of clothing
iru rinacvwear, tie around, fasten.Mida godua nokoi bi varuka keika iru maka risi usi bogamo.One young man wearing only a small cloth was following him.Nai baba no kana bi ini varuka mina gagabari maka iru riyo.My father was bad as he only tied clothing around his waist.5.3.7Wear clothing
kekenfeathers used in decoration.Odu keke erena yaku erara rededi.Male eclectus parrot feathers look beautiful.5.3.4Clothes for special occasions
kefarekafare1ngrass skirtBogara Vare ini tobaiyaka muyeyadi veyori, ini kefare kutusi moi odoro riyo makai..When Bogara Vare saw that her brothers were dead, she lifted up her grass skirt like this.unspec. var.kafare25.3.4Clothes for special occasions
kolsetinpullover; sweatshirt.Na itu reyaka, kolseti akuyaka dada.I was cold, so I wore a pullover.5.3.1Men's clothing
motenloincloth made of tree bark.Sena tora vene bi mote fai rigamadi.The ancestors were wearing loincloths.5.3.3Traditional clothing
rimanavwearKoima bi sigeres de rimaro.The boy didn't wear the singlet.5.3.7Wear clothing
saraadjnaked, nude, unclothed; with nothing.Yavari gutu ara ma sara nufa raga yakuyadi.They ran out of the house wounded and naked.Sara rafena bi guta.Washing unclothed/naked is nice.5.3.8Naked
sertisedi1nshirtSerti bi dou iniye.The shirt is very wet.unspec. var.sedi25.3.1Men's clothing
sigeresnsinglet, undershirt.Koima bi sigeres de rimaro.The boy didn't wear the singlet.5.3.1Men's clothing
tamakanshoe, sandal, boot, footwear.Nai tamaka goidu aiyo?Where did you put my shoes?Ini tamaka di maena you negida.I will untie his sandal string.5.3Clothing
varukanclothes, cloth(ing); material.Varuka raeniri butu rifo miya ya dou nido dada.Collect the clothes on the line because the rain is getting them wet.Varuka goidu aiyo?Where did you put the cloth/material?5.3Clothingvaruka buniunspec. comp. formlinenIni rovaita moi sokau resi varuka buni ruaka dudu kumu riyo.He took the body down and wrapped it in new linen.varuka gabuunspec. comp. formsackclothMirona vene bi senagi varuka gabu akusi udo ini rovaita ifi reyagadu.Those people would have long ago put on sackcloth and sprinkled ashes on their bodies.
zipanzipperZipa gade yaku na aki reyo.The big zipper caught on (lit. bit) me.5.3.6Parts of clothing