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pull open (one object)aheꞌeai 2cfaaheꞌeaiaheꞌeaivpull something open
pull out (from someone)omoahiꞌitivpull out from someone
pull out (plural objects)ihitaivpull.out.many
pull strongly (plural objects, repeatedly)imahiꞌitivpull more than one thing strongly many times7.3.2.8Pull
pull strongly (plural objects)imahiꞌiiaivpull more than one thingBoomoi topi oaheꞌa, ka riioi imahiꞌiiai, Cut open the stomach of the pig and pull the intestines.
pull strongly (repeatedly)emahiꞌitivpull one thing strongly and repeatedly, such as to start a motor
pull strongly (single object)emahiꞌiiaivpull strongly once, pull back7.3.2.8Pull
pull upotomaivpull.up
pull up (plural objects)imiouriovpull things up (e.g. fish on a line)Moo ai-rimiourio tu-hapuo raa, ka moo imooꞌu raai-ka.I pull in 5 fish, the fish that I bring home.1.6.1.5Fish
pull up (single object)omioo1sp. var.omiodoo ai-epuivpull up (anchor, fish), take upKa moo ra geegai romioo tuiaid-a, ka moo-ro rai peei-da romia.Then I pull up a large fish from the river, and I put it into the canoe.Aba-o, kiauka, rai hiiro-ka peei-da. Roꞌoa kopi omiooi-ka goꞌotoi-to ma-rodaido.Father, there are enough fish in the canoe. Just pull up the basket of stones and let's go home.7.3.2.8Pull
pull.out (forcefully)omoahiodiovforcefully pull from someone
pumpomoaimai 2vpump or suck out, cause liquid to return to another place
pumpkinpamukirinpumpkinRuu gega hura-ka, mereri aibo-ka, irai ruu tamai ami'ai ahu-ka, ami'ai hobobo-ka.It is a large fruit, like a melon, but its flesh is sometimes hard, sometimes soft.6.2Agriculture
punchitiiꞌivpunchotiꞌitivpunchpaisiMotunpunch
punch downotiiꞌivpunch down
pupakukurunbeetle pupa, the stage after ore or imi, and before popoꞌo and gogame. Edible.
pupa (sago beetle)popoꞌonsago beetle pupa, when it is still folded up inside the casing. It is the stage after ore and kukuru, but before hatching as a gogame beetle. Edible.
puppet typemiko-mikontraditional puppet and song. When everyone went hunting or fishing, the person who stayed behind (often to look after the children) would hang miko-miko where it could be seen, but the puppetteer stayed hidden. When people return to the village, they will see the puppet singing and dancing, and they will give him a fish. Even if people only caught one fish, they cannot pass by, but were still expected to give it to miko-miko.
purlineꞌetama1npurlin, beam supporting the floor of a building6.5.1.1House
purpleoratoti 1adjred, orange, purpleRogu: Ruu bo'ui boroio-ka, ruu goroi ihai oratoti-ka, ka ruu ihai hobobo-hakaPawpaw: It's skin is green, and inside it is really orange, and it is very soft.Kamara: ruu tamai ami'a oratoti, boroio, rio ruu topo hi'a-ka, roo-ro uuhoi-da.Sweet potato: some of them have purple skins, or yellow, and they are very sweet when you eat them.synoraꞌora8.3.3.3Colour
pushoiitivpush
push aroundauhuꞌutivpush here and there, push aroundMoo auhu'uti'a, moo meree keehi bia. Don't push me here and there, I am not a child.
push ashoreaamairiaivpush something in (towards the shore)Oboi ai-oiro pei ita aamairiai. When the water is coming in, it will push the canoe in.
push awayaahuꞌiocfaahuꞌioaahuꞌiodoaivpush away, or push out a little way, the way the tide pushes something a small distance
push downimemiꞌiumovpush their canoe downomouomatidiovpush.down