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destroy (other peoples property)imotoeꞌautivdestroy many people's property
destroy (plural objects)agogoutivdismantle, pull down and destroy a series of items, such as housesitoeꞌautivdestroy more than one thing
destroy (single object)otoeꞌautiHHHLLLvdestroy (one)7.9.1Damage
destroy (someone else's property)omotoeꞌautivdestroy someone else's property
dewbuduruꞌaidial. var.buduruꞌaundew, the moisture on the ground in the morning after a clear night
diarrhoearee-obondiarrhoea2.5.1Sick
Did she/he/they... ?ag-cfag-am-vA prefix used in the intermediate (yesterday) and distant (before yesterday) past tenses, to ask a polar (yes/no) question.Tetuu rii du agototo-duumo?Yesterday, did they beat sago?
dieerepeduaivdieiihiaisp. var.ihiaivdie, one thing diesRuu muramurai idio bia-ra, ka ruu iihiai a'ai.If she doesn't drink her medicine, she will die.2.5.1Sickoroihivdie, more than one thing diesAra gimoi-da hiiro uuubi ai-oroihi kaumo.This sickness has already killed many people.oropoiꞌo 2van idiom for dying, your life finishing
differenttimahaUrama?advdifferent, otherAmiꞌa ubii aaꞌoi timaha-ka.Some people say it differently.synhimia8.3.5.2.3Different
digaꞌudovdigPa'eai a'udo. Dig the garden.
dig (a well)auhiovdig a well
dig (many holes, multiple reasons)igoihutivdig out more than one kind of thing, using a repeated action such as when digging a garden
dig (many holes, one place or purpose)ogoihuti 1var.agauhutivdig repearedly in one place, digging out one kind of thing from one other thing (ie seeds from a piece of fruit)
dig (many holes)ioubutivdig more than one hole
dig (one hole)obobovdig one holeEpu hiꞌai boboꞌoi ma oboboi, ka ipi-da ma emeheai.First of all dig a pit, but stop before going too deep.6.1Work
dig (one thing out of another)ogoihaivdig out one thing from another, such as a bone from the ground
diggermagari1npost hole digger
digging stickoomo1ndigging stick
dip (one thing)oahemaivdip one thing, push it into the water
dip (plural objects)imahemovdip them, push them into the water
direct address-oa polite thing to say after a name or title when talking to someone directly, a formal way to talk to someoneHimabu-o, roo-ro piromodoboa.Himabu-o, you did the wrong thing to me.Odadeai moo re'ei-da, Paidubu-o! Moo memiho dubu-ka!Go away from me Lord-o, I am a sinful man!
dirtirio1ndirt that is easy to wash off, such as black soot above the fire or mud on the floor from people's feet
dirtyriꞌimoadja person or thing that is dirty
dirty (make self dirty)arapihitivmake yourself dirtyImei imohomoi-da, hepui-da ihaha tauo arapihiti maaka. While looking for crabs, she made herself dirty with mud.
disappearaapediovvanish, disappearDuu'i-da piradi erai, irai aiha paapedio hi'o hi'ai-to. There was a fire in the dark but it vanished very quickly.