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riorionsmall cabbage for eatingsyngaamire
riripintree species with rough bark, red cedartoona sureni1.5.1Tree
ririꞌonsmall voice
ritivar. ofrii-ti
ritonspear
ritospear
rituoadjdeadRuu-ro podau, boomoi imaiꞌia-kaida, pooꞌu boomo rituoi rautu.He went off, killed a pig, and then came back with the dead pig.Abeai mahumo atai eidai-ka, iuꞌatoi-da momoꞌoi aroi-ka rituo-ha.The father took an arrow and when he shot it, the bird fell down dead.Ka moo-ro boomoi aiꞌiai-ka rituo-ha omutaꞌai-ka.Then I killed the pig, leaving it lying dead on the ground.2.5.1Sick
riꞌimoadja person or thing that is dirty
riꞌiurengood smelling plants with small leaves that creeps on the ground and is found in sago swamps
riꞌoproyou (all)Keito riꞌo turia-ha moo odii oromidioi-ri.Thank you all for listening to my story.9.2.3Pronouns
riꞌoi-biproyou (three)Ri'oi-bi-ra himio odaubiimo, moto eito?What day will you-3 go to the house?
riꞌoi-tiproyou (two)Kiauka rimoi-ti tauo riimoti mama kaumo boho ubii-ro, ka ri'oi-ti idebi ita iootoido.Ok, the enemy will have already killed both of us, and you-2 must cry for us.
riꞌomunrectum2.1Body
=ronactive subject, agent of a verbKa pitoi-ro umui ato hetai-ka, "Roo raibau maꞌai-ka."And the cuscus asked the dog, "What happened to you?"Umui-ro boomoi iobodidioumoi-da, ruꞌai dodoi-da pohiaimo.The dogs chased the pig until they closed in on it between the buttresses of a tree.
roguHMlokunpawpaw, papayaRuu bo'ui boroio-ka, ruu goroi ihai oratoti-ka, ka ruu ihai hobobo-hakaIt's skin is green, and inside it is really orange, and it is very soft.6.2Agriculture
roiatomeinspecies of banana that when ripe has a green skin and yellow inside
rokocfhamiakoiransmaller egret or heron1.6.1.2Bird
romantree species whose bark is used for tapa cloth, commercial name Bulolo ashxylopia sp.
rooproyou (one person)Moo aaꞌoi-ka, "Moo umo-ka, roo-ro moo aiꞌiaiꞌai."I said, "I know you are going to beat me."9.2.3Pronouns
roriUramansweet potatosynkamara
roro11nfertile soil, can be produced from the rubbish from animals or from plants (gebe'ebe), or can be naturally fertile2adja person who grows well, like a plant in fertile soilRoro tiato aꞌai ara mereei, roo hiꞌa-ka ara mereei.This child does not grow well, this child grows very well.
roro2nbird.sp
roupaadvperhaps, maybe, supposeRoupa roo kopo roꞌoꞌato, moo-ro roo aiha rodoꞌai.If you were a flower, I would pick you.Roupa moo kopo roꞌoꞌato, badareꞌei aiha riahoꞌo.If I were a flower, I would call out to the butterflies.Roupa rimo gaaꞌu ubii ka Kuisrar.Perhaps we are the same people as those in Queensland.
roꞌonpouch, where wallabies and cuscus keep their babies
roꞌoan1rockroꞌoa-kopistoneroꞌoa hepushingle, stoney ground1.2.1Land2mountainroꞌoa-kopicomp.nstonesynmoriroꞌoa-opicomp. ofroꞌoaopiroꞌoa-opicomp.nstoneAaꞌo didimoi-da, boboꞌoi goroi-da, roꞌoa-opi ikaꞌuoi-ka.After that put stones in the bottom of the pit.synroꞌoa-kopicomp. ofroꞌoakopi


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