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there (far, cannot be seen)auꞌocfarahieiarahioiauꞌoauꞌoauꞌoauꞌoirieadjthere, a place which is far away and cannot be seenMoo iraromo auꞌo hiꞌa tauo rodau makaido, abeata.I think that we have already gone a long way, my friend.Ruu-ro moo oduꞌai-ka, "Ara matiꞌaipo meha. Moo auꞌoi hapuoi eito rodou."He told me, "Clear this side. I'll poke from the far side."7.2.4Travel
thereforeaihaadvtherefore, at last, ending upMoo-ro dui pirototo aiha piramuiꞌa-ka.I beat the sago until at last it was finished.Turiaha meree kekeei beibi rirai aiha ma imeꞌei.Every child should therefore get immunised.8.4Timeiri2conntherefore, that's whyHimio ai-poti, iri moo du pirototo.The day was sunny, therefore I went to beat sago.Roo odau bia, iri aiha odau. You did not go, that is why you have to go (now). Aa'o raairi.That is why. (lit: that thing-reason)
thereuponruatoadvthen, thereupon, consequently, subsequently, that's whyOropoiꞌoi, kiauka ritii goꞌotoi eito ruato araimai-ka.Finally they both go back to the village.Ka temetemei aiha amaꞌai, ka ruato emaꞌai-ka, auo muramurai.If pain continues, then snakebite medicine may be necessary.8.4.5.2.1After
theyriisp. var.riprothey, themRii aiha podaumo Koke oroamee mati. Therefore they went to Koke market place.
they (2)rii-tivar.ritiprothey (two)Rii-ti pairai-ka umui-re ka pitoi-re.Their names were the dog and the cuscus.9.2.3Pronouns
they (3)rii-biprothey (three)Tetuu rii-bi ra'u a'ai biiduumo? Riibi go'u odau biiduumo.What did they-3 do yesterday? They-3 went fishing.
thiefpironthiefToutu piro oo'u a'ai. Tomorrow a thief will come.
thigh (front)maꞌipo1 1nthigh (front part)2.1Body
thigh (inside)raka hiaꞌeninside of thighs, the centre of which touch each other
thigh (muscle)maꞌipo-hiꞌonthigh muscle2.1Body
thingraa 1sp. var.ranthing Roo-ro raa pirimeidaimo aramui.You make the wrong thing against my grandson. Ara dubui heamo raa tiato-ka.This man has no fighting thing (is unarmed).
thingranthing
thingsraarasp. var.rara1nthings, more than one thingKa mereekehi-re raarai ideꞌai-ka motoi-da.We put the baby and the things in the house.7.2.4Travelcomp.raara tiato
thinkiraromo 1vthinkMoo-ro iraromoi-ka, moo oroiꞌioi ai-oropoiꞌo.I thought my life was going to end right there.Roo mooi-do amiraromo?Do you think about me?Ka mo atara iraromo bia, irai adimo behai iraromai-ka.And I don't think of them any more, except I remember them in the evening.3.2.1Mind
thirstobo-bobo 2nthirst, desire for waterUe: ruu tutu hiꞌa-ka, itoi aibo-ka, irai roo-ro ruu obo-bobo ereꞌai-da roo ruu uuhoi aꞌai.Sugarcane: it is very tall, like pitpit, but when you feel thirsty you will eat it.Ara merehio ruu obo-bobo pa'ai, iri go'otai pioro.This boy is thirsty, so he climbed a coconut.3.3Want
thirteentuu-oti retoꞌa-gaaꞌuadjthirteen
thisaraadjthis
this onearahiouadvthis oneMoo-ro arahiou aia roduuꞌai, ‘Odau!’ ruu odai aꞌai.If I say to this one, "Go!" he will go.
this thingararauprothis thing
thornoro2cforo2oroꞌoronthornMeimei: ruu kekai tama oroꞌoro ka ami'ai tamai oro bia.The pineapple: its outer skin is spiky, though some have no spikes.du orosago thorn1.5.6Parts of a plant
thornyoroꞌorocforo2oroꞌoroadjthorny, describes any plant with thorns
thousandtauseriEngadjthousand
thread (verb)omodo1vthread, push something through a hole Imii omodo ru'ai uu'uui-da.The rope was threaded into the hole in the log.
three retoꞌa-gaaꞌuadjthreeRetoꞌa-gaaꞌui-ro retoꞌai imoamoi aꞌai biikaumo, kamia retoꞌai-ro retoꞌa-gaaꞌui imoamoi aꞌai kaido.Three will be against two, and two will be against three. 8.1.1Number
three (subjects)-binthreeDoꞌoi moo umo-ka, Abea, Meree, Urioi, rii-bi retoa gaꞌu-ka.Now I know the Father, Son and Spirit, the three of them.Ka rimo-ha piriaꞌa rimoi-bi-ha, moo uamui ire rimoi-ti.It looked at us three, my husband and the two of us.