ariariu2time (period), day, season.Ari tumu nido ma Sei rofu uka kero refo.The time is short so turn your heart to God.Mina ariri, amiye yokoi roka Simon mironari amegamo.At that time (period), there was a man living there named Simon.8.4.1Period of timeari buni ninaunspec. comp. formbe good weather; be a fine/clear day.Ari buni niyo ma egogo buni niyo.It was a fine day and we had a good meeting.ari feyounspec. comp. formbright daylightYabo iye kafu ma ari feyo ne rei veyaka.I looked through the tree leaves and saw the bright daylight.ari mafurumasaunspec. comp. formtwilight, dusk.Ari mafurumasa ma okiyadi.It was twilight and then they arrived.ari no ninaunspec. comp. formbe bad weather; a bad day in which a person died, which leads to heavy continuous rain and flooding.Gua bi ari no niyo, ye dina ga resi rautu amefa.Today was a bad day, so don't go (out) but stay in the village.ari seuya tora ninaunspec. comp. formbe a cloudy/cloud-filled day.Ari seuya tora niyo ye miya dego baeko.It was a cloudy day so it might rain.ariyuunspec. comp. form1n2daytime; daylight, time.Yokaru murori disi ariyu okiyadi.One day they went to the garden and arrived home in the daytime/daylight.Derivation of ari=u 'day-on/by'.unspec. var.ariu1aruunspec. comp. form1n2one day; on a certain day.Be aruri, vima no yaku moisi raka ni tavoi resi moi tururu resi ini vena kabudo baedo.On some days, when the evil spirit takes a hold of him, he shouts in vain and makes him shake and foam at the mouth.Contraction of ari=u 'day-on'.
