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dry (plural objects)iamaivdry many thingsTiꞌo pahai ito didimoi-da, ruu-ro himioi-da iamotoai-ka himioi-ro ma iamai-ri.After boiling the pandanus leaves, she took them out and spread them out in the sun to dry.Ruu iamai, gaaꞌubuo oo retoꞌa himio aibo-ka, himioi erarai haro aꞌoiꞌai.It takes about one or two days to dry, depending on the heat of the sun.1.3.3.1Dry
dry (self)aradimaivdry yourself, such as when using a towel or wiping away your tearsaraditivdry yourself by wiping with a towel or other itemereꞌebuvdry.self
dry (verb, fish(single))emadidio1vdry one fish over the fire, a process of slowly cooking the fish until dry
dry (with repeated wiping action)aditivdry something using a cloth, wipe dry, rub multiple times to make something dry
dry leafbubuu 2ndry coconut leaf tied around the arm to remind initiate not to steal, or tied around a palm tree to tell people not to steal the fruit, as it has an owner.
dry seasontuomo 2ndry season, usually August to February, when storm winds are more likelyanturo3
drying racktaaroHHHndrying rack that sits or hands high enough above the fire that things do not cook, but are kept dry. Often used to dry fish, or to store leftover sago.5.6.3Wash dishes
dual subject-dovar.-idovDUAL (two people doing it)Rii-ti iemidioidoi-da udo bia, iha meai pemidioido, rii-ti iemidioido himio modoboi.In their lives there was no enmity between them, they lived very happily together, the whole of their lives.Ata himioi moo mamui rautu, mooi-ti buꞌi-to pirodaido tiꞌo paha iahioi.One day my mother and I went into the bush to cut pandanus leaves.Aaꞌo himioi rimoi-ti ai-piromotido.That day we two were waiting.
duck (wild)dakidakinwild duck or teal
dugongpidundugong
dump (verb)ahootavdump, forcefully put downRuu-ro du beromoi ai-omiai, ida ahootai.She lifted the sago bundle and dumped it.
dungreesp. 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.2.1Bodyunspec. comp. formree-motounspec. comp. formree-obo
duskoroibondusk
dusttuoꞌondust; ashes5.5.5What fires produce