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raa1cfn-danland; landwardIa wol nva'at na'a raa, ia nva'at na'a roal.He doesn't live on land, he lives in the ocean.antn-roal1n-raaunspec. comp. formvitusually means go landward or up, but also means a direction that seems to have been arbitrarily choses generations ago.Ia nraa nangan al ndava vavu.He went to the forest to look for pigs.The "irregular" uses of -raa as a directional could come from an ancestral point of origin, such as the sunken island of Bair Sadi, off the southwest coast of Yamdena island.antn-roal1inra'iunspec. comp. formlocover there away fron the sea, and since most land rises soon after the beach, it means landward and upIra rna'a nuhu raroa ra'i.They are at the far away island (in the ra'i direction).

rara'in1unspec. comp. form ofra'i-n-

rangrengi1nlarge fish species

roa-n-'roAnniapfxleafna-froangunspec. comp. formvtnew leaves coming outaa roan lalawatanunspec. comp. formphtree with no fruit, lit. 'completely leaves'.

rakruka2nleatherback turtle, characterized by it's unique shell and large sizeDermochleys coriacea

r-silyahavitleave each other, the meeting breaks up

ralan namtolarvtlet down; drop downInlangin a amaroal amtolar snar.A little bit ago we let the fishing line out.na-mtolarunspec. comp. formvsnot mad any longerralan namtolar lolin ovi rvakar, tevak ira ralarira vek ramtolar.

relat2nligamentrelat ko'uunspec. comp. formrelat dawanunspec. comp. form

r-siinaunspec. comp. form ofina-n-

rata2cfn-data1loclocation of s.t. that is in the direction of sunrise.rata vavaunspec. comp. formpulang-pergin-rata1unspec. comp. formvtgenerally means to go in the direction of the sunrise or push or bring s.t. in that direction.Msuar ia murat ewal.inratiunspec. comp. formlocover there in the direciton of the sunrise

rahan siwelat1unspec. comp. form ofrahan1

rahan siwelat2nlodging, inn

rahan duan1unspec. comp. form ofdua-n-1

relan ni diunspec. comp. form ofrela-n-

ralan ndedarunspec. comp. form ofn-dedar

r-singrovaunspec. comp. form ofna-ngrova

rivun1*bunabundanceadjmany, a lotAmar isa nuhu rivun rasdovu ira na'a didalan.One day many people gathered (themselves) at the ceremonial canoe.

r-sifaunspec. comp. form ofn-fa

rsifa fakukuunspec. comp. form ofn-fa

r-sia'a , r-simaka'aunspec. comp. form ofn-a'a2

r-situanunspec. comp. form ofn-tuan

r-siaranunspec. comp. form ofn-aran1

r-sisa'aunspec. comp. form ofn-sa'a1

rala lolinunspec. var.ni rala lolinunspec. comp. form ofrala-n-2

refanabout one meter, the measure being the outstretched armsKabal ini nakreti refa meter ratut inean ntali vunun murin nraa ralan.jarak kapal itu terkandas 600 depa dari kepala meti sampai di darat.n-refaunspec. comp. formvtmeasure approximately in metersEka mwa ma treva mu rahan a ne refa ifira.Come here and let's measure your house to (find out) how many meters (it is).