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emptytuahapronone, nothing, not there, emptyKa moo ubii rautu irooꞌui-da, boomoi tuaha-ka.I came back with some people, but the pig was not there.Oio meree ata Kikori oo Baimuru-ito odau ato, hito ma eꞌai ruu tui-da, tuaha-ka.If a young person is going to Kikori or Baimuru, and you look to see if they have a hito bag, none of them will.Kiauka motoi muioiharo aiꞌiai-ri, pimahumai, ruꞌai-da tuaha ha pimeꞌa.Then because the house seemed to have no one in it she checked all the rooms and found them empty.8.1.1Numbertuutuadjempty, empty handedunspec. comp. formtuutu goꞌota
empty handedtuhaitoadjempty handedImotiodoaimo araimai tuhaito-ha.They send him back, emptyhanded.
encourageoroomotu 2vencourage each other by sharing wisdom
endhoohoo 3HHLLsp. var.hohonendHoohoo atai aiha pomoꞌoi, aiha pemeheꞌeai hoohoo atai imotohiti, ipi aiha pomomoꞌoi.He tied one end, turned it round and wrapped the other end, then tied the middle.8.3.1Shape
enemiesheamo uubinwarriors, fighters, soldiersIda dubumerei heamo uubi peme'a, ruu-ro paa'o, "Eremaumodimo."When the warriors from the men's longhouse saw it, they said, "We must get ready!"
energisedhoarooadjenergised, not tired
enoughkiaukacfkiaukakiaurandone, enough
enough?kiauracfkiaukakiauranis it done? is that enough?
enrollimodo 3venroll people, enter names into a list (upstream)antimohuꞌo
enteriidooventer, go into
enter (into closed space)iimamiaiventer into a closed spaceMotoi iimamiai dubui ga'ai amia bia. The man who entered into the house did not put the string on the bow.
enter (plural objects)imodo 1venter more than one thing in, put more than one thing in
enter (repeatedly)iidoutivrepeatedly enter
enter (the water)aaheemaivgo into water7.2.4Travel
enter (upstream)odoroventer, go upstreamDuoduo atai, raamui peei-ha pobai, odoroi omoi odi eito.The next morning the brother fetched his canoe and paddled up to the headwaters of the stream.Tauo-ka, Umuoma geꞌua uꞌuiꞌo imodoro.Immediately Umuoma ducked into a mudskipper's hole.Rii-ti aaꞌo himioi oromame motoi-da podoroido raarai ioidio.That day they had been to the market and were paddling back home.Moo Karisoroi irodoro burio-ka 1965.I joined the Council in 1965.7.2.4Travel
entranceodouti2nentrance, place where people repeatedly enter (odoro)
erodearauhio 1verode, break awayHepu himia arouhioThe ground is breaking away itself.arauhiomaiverode itself one time, landslideHepui arauhiomai totoo a'ai, roo ire mati emeheai. The ground will slide soon you leave that place.arauhutiverode or break away by itself, piece by pieceHepu himia arauhuti. The ground is continually breaking away.auhiomaiverode or be broken away by something, such as water eroding the ground, a bulldozer knocking over a mound, squeezing a sago block to make a piece crumble off, or when the roots pull up the ground with a tree that is forced over.Mihai-ro auhiomai maaka hepu. The rain already eroded the ground. Duu kopi auhiomai rimo adimo duu ma ididi. Break off a piece of the sago bundle so that we can make dinner.
eruptapoiaverupt
evaluateimaapo 2vtevaluate someone's actions
everyturiahaadjall, everyone; completelyKeito riꞌo turiaha moo odii oromidioi-ri.Thank you all for listening to my story.Kiauka adimoi rimoi-bi gaaꞌu-ha piriodimo goꞌotoi eito raarai rautu turiaha.In the afternoon we all went back together to the village with all our things.Turiaha horohoroi itauti aꞌai.All the rubbish must be dumped on the side.Kiauka hiai-da pitoi hepato reto'a turiaha arahioi-ka.Then he immediately cut both his ears completely off.8.1.1Number
evilmemihoadjbad, evilIda ruu-ro paaꞌo, "Ma emeꞌa aire memiho mereei, gagaꞌoi goroi-da."Then he answered, "See the evil person there between the dead sago leaves.Hioi-da tutu emidioumo bia, mabu piro-ra heamo-rai memiho-ka, aiha podaudiodio.We were not long there, because it was not safe because of stealing and fighting, and we had to flee.8.3.7.1Badcomp.memiho-urio
exchangemiha 1HLnexchange, equivalent, payment, prize6.8Finance
excludeopuhe 1vforget or exclude someone from a meal
excretareesp. 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
existomoꞌa1vexist