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rariro geꞌenorange-footed scrub fowl, 36cm, ground bird with small head and short tail
rarunHighlands long-finned eel (Anguilla interioris)1.6.1.5Fish
ratiadvwherePiro motoi rati-dara? - Auꞌoi-daka.Where is Piro's house? - It's over there.Roo rati eito modau? - Moo ai-romohuꞌo.Where are you going? - I'm going down the river.Hioi-da ruu rati modau.Now where will he go?synheiꞌe-ra9.1.5General adverbs
raton1mark left by something that has happened, scarRa'u rato-ra? Uiai oto-rato-ka.What is this mark? It's a cassowary footprint.2spoor, footprintBoomoi ratoi-da hoboi piroraꞌoiaido himio tutui.We were following pig spoor all day long.6.4.1Hunt
raupinfish species1.6.1.5Fish
rauriꞌorainspecies of banana in the amo family, inside is red, good for cooking and soup
rautupostwith (somebody), accompanied byMoo abeai rautu patai-to pirodaido.I went with my father down to a fishing camp.Pitoi hepatoi orai rao, tamai rautu oraꞌora-ha.The poor cuscus's ears were bleeding and his fur was covered in blood.Ka moo ooꞌui-ka goꞌotoi eito boomoi-re mia umui rautu.And so I came back to the village with the pig and the dogs.9.2.4Prepositions, postpositions
raꞌaibouvar.raꞌaiboiadvhowAra odii ruu moo himia hiꞌa oroiꞌioi roaduo, moo raꞌaiboi remidio epuito mia, iooꞌu raarie.This story is about my own life, how I have lived from the time when I was a child until now.Roo raꞌaibou maꞌai-ka?What happened to you?Rei obo gimoi raꞌaibou-da omahoroi-rie?How is diarrhoea caused?TB Gimo rautu mereei-ro raꞌaibou emaꞌai maꞌai meree ata eito?How will a person with TB give it to someone else?9.1.5General adverbs
raꞌatinmosquito, gnatRa'ati hiiro-ka, hiiro-hiiro ra'ati-ka! There were many mosquitoes, very many mosquitoes!1.6.1.7Insect
raꞌati-gimonmalaria, literally 'mosquito sickness'Roo tairamui tiato-ra, roo raꞌati-gimoi emeꞌai aꞌai.If you do not have a mosquito net, you will get malaria.2.5.1Sick
raꞌibauvar.raꞌibouinterrogwhatKa pitoi-ro umui ato hetai-ka, "Roo raꞌibau maꞌai-ka."And the cuscus asked the dog, "What happened to you?"9.2.3.4Question words
raꞌiboiadvhowRaꞌiboi-ra himioi-da dui itai obo iꞌauti?Why don't we cook or fetch water during the day?9.1.5General adverbs
raꞌiminfreshwater prawn (crayfish), 2.5 cm wide, 15 cm long, that make mud hills (damea) to live in1.6.1.9Small animals
raꞌoadvso muchPitoi hepatoi orai raꞌo, tamai rautu oraꞌora-ha.The poor cuscus's ears were bleeding so much his fur was covered in blood.Ruu heamo umui-ro obodidioi omahoroi-ka. Aaꞌo mereekehi aiha pobodidio, pobodidio, aaꞌo merekehi horai raꞌo ...Suddenly a wild dog started to chase him. The boy started to run faster and faster but he got very puffed ...
raꞌuinterrogwhatAra raai raꞌu-ra?What's this thing?Irai moo raꞌu-rie?So what am I?Miro mamui omaduꞌo bia ruu raꞌu iraromo boomoi eito.Miro did not let his mother know what he had been thinking about the pig.Puuꞌoi-da, oraduꞌoi-ka, kaukai-da raꞌu hiiro-ro miiꞌa.With the mouth is spoken what the heart is full of.9.2.3.4Question words
resp. var. ofree
=recoordconnandgaꞌai-re mahumobow and arrowabeai-re mereei-refather and sonAta himioi moo ooboi-re mereekehi rautu goꞌu pirodaumoOne day I went out fishing with my wife and small child down the river.Ka merekehi-re raarai ideꞌai-ka motoi-da.We put the baby and the things in the house.Ka moo ooꞌuika goꞌotoi eito boomoi-re mia umui rautu.And so I came back to the village with the pig and the dogs.Uro raarai-re mia tama raarai-re obo erarai-da ma imadoꞌai.Wash you bedding and clothes with hot water.Rii-ti pairai-ka umui-re ka pitoi-re.Their names were the dog and the cuscus.
reesp. var.rendung, faeces, excretaAaꞌo didimoi umu, boomo, momoꞌo-ka ubii hiꞌa reei ma idiꞌamoi.After that put in some dog, pig, bird and even human dung.2.1Bodyree-motounspec. comp. formntoiletsyntatia6.5.2.7Roomree-obounspec. comp. formndiarrhoea2.5.1Sick
ree-motounspec. comp. form ofreemotoree
ree-obounspec. comp. form ofreeobo1ree
reereensmall species of bat (10cm wingspan) that eats insects
regenspecies of tree, quandongelaecarpus sp.
regerecfkutantree species found deep in the bush; the bark is used for chasing away evil spirits, commercial name camphor wood
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