channel (dry)araahiutina dry channelErei tauo araahiuti maaka, tuia geegai-ha obodo. The channel is dry, follow the big river.
charcoalmibuncharcoal; can be used to make black paint
chaseematiꞌiaivstart to chase... irodai-da umui rautu-ka, boomoi ematiꞌiaimoi-ka.... as I was going with the dogs, they started to chase a pig.6.4.1Hunt
chase (one thing)obodidiovchase one thing, follow one thing, for an extended timeUmui-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.Ruu heamo umui-ro obodidioi omahoroi-ka.Suddenly a wild dog started to chase him.Roo imaiꞌiaumo imobodidioumo.They will beat you and chase you away.Irai moo abeai ieibuai-da ruu hapemeꞌa hioi-da moo abeai-ro aiha pobodidio.But when my father woke up, he saw him standing close to me, and so he chased it away.6.4.1Hunt
chase (plural objects)ibodiomaivfollow or chase away more than one thing, with a single action;
chase away (single object)omobiri'ovchase one thing completely away
chiefpai 2unspec. comp. form ofmere1goꞌotopai 2chiefaamaꞌe22clanpai 2chiefpai 2chiefnchief, leader, big-man, boss, LordDidimoi, go'otoi pai-ro aa'o-ka, "Kiauka..."After, the village chief said, "Okay..."unspec. comp. formaamaꞌe paigoꞌoto paimere paipai mereepai mereenchief, a status achieved when someone has completed all their initiation to maari, and they sit on the tio and break the bamboo, signifiying that they will be an example of leadership, with no quarelling, fighting or gossiping. They have more responsibility than ama'e pai and mere pai.paidubunchief, Lord, leaderRimo himia merei paidubui ara.The chief of our own longhouse.Rimo Paidubui-ro iriahoꞌo.The Lord is calling us.4.6.1Ruler
chief of clanaamaꞌe painleader of a clan, less authority that pai meree and go'oto pai.
chief of villagegoꞌoto painchief of the village, has more authority than amaꞌe pai, mere pai and pai meree.
child (small)meree-keehinbaby, small childAta himioi moo oboi-re retoꞌa-gaꞌu burio meree-keehi rautu goꞌu pirodaumoOne day I went out fishing with my wife and small two-year-old childsynbeibi4.1.2Types of people
childrenmeree-keekenchildren, a group of children from the age of a toddler to puberty