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hew (single object)ooꞌo1sp. var.oꞌo2vcarve out or hew out a canoeAbeai eꞌakerei emehui-ka, gaꞌai ooꞌoi omahoroi-ka.The father sharpened the knife and began to carve out the bow.Ruu pei ooꞌo maaka.He has hewed out a canoe.6.7Tool
heyheiEnginterjheysynoooointerjhey!synhei
hiccupgereꞌutanhiccup
hiddenpiropiroadjhidden, without anyone knowingMabu rii piropiro iraromoi hau'i eito imobodii a'ai,Because he will show hidden/quiet thoughts in a clear place.
hideatuhe 2vhide someone by denying you know where they areopiꞌovhide...kamia rio-ro ai-pemeheꞌeaimo piro opiꞌo mati!...but you have made it a place for thieves to hide!opiꞌomavhideKa himioi ruu motoi-da opiꞌomai omoo'u-ka.And in the daytime he rushes home to hide in his house.Roo moo-ro opiꞌomai aꞌai reꞌei hato ita emidio-ka.You must stay where I will hide you."Himioi ai-opiꞌoma-ka, ori-ro omurai-da.The sun hides as clouds cover it.7.6Hideurudiovhide, when something hides itself like a bush growing up over another thing
hide (continually)opiꞌomatidiovcontinually hide
hide (plural covers and plural objects)imurutivuse more than one item to cover or close more than one thing, so that people cannot see what they are
hide (plural objects)imuraivclose more than one thing, hide more than one thingsyniatimai
hide (self)oromuraivcover oneself, hide oneselfAi-oromurai toto a'ai, maurai-da. He is attempting to hide his face with the bamboo.oromurudiovhide yourself, use something to cover yourselfMaurai-da ai oromurudio hohoi. He is hiding his face with the bamboo.
highomioranabove, highestRuu Ioare-ro omiorai-ka.He is greater than John.
highlandshama 2nhighlands
hillhepu roꞌoanhill, lit: ground ball
himruuprohe, she, itKiauka ruu gaai-ra mahuumo-ra iha pia'ubai.Then he took the bow and the arrows.9.2.3Pronouns
hindlegoto1 2nhindleg (on pig or other four-legged animal)comp.oto-tama
hipgema1nhip2.1Body
hip bonegema-horonhip bone
hisstiitinhiss
hit (cause to)emamaꞌedeavcause to be hit, hit indirectly
hit (indirectly)emamaꞌedeavcause to be hit, hit indirectly
hit (once, hard)amoꞌobiavhit once, hard. This could be two hands hitting each other (a clap), or hand hiting an object, or two objects (bat and ball) hitting each other.
hit (once)aamaꞌedeavhit oncesynirihatiirihativhit oncesynaamaꞌedea7.9.1Damage
hit (plural objects repeatedly)iamoꞌobovar.tuui iamoꞌobovhit many things repeatedly, such as when a group is clapping, or when pounding several pieces of tapa clothKaarai tamai piamo'oboHe beat the bark off the mangrove rafters.
hit (repeatedly, hard)amoꞌobovhit repeatedly, such as when pounding one piece of bark for tapa cloth
hit (repeatedly)amaꞌedevhit repeatedly, beatRoꞌoa kopi-da iamaꞌede.You beat them with rocks.
hit (self)araamaꞌadevhit yourselfGomoi aramaꞌadei-ka.He hit his chest.arama'edeavhit.yourselfGomoi aramaꞌedeai-kaHe was beating his chesteraamaꞌadeavhit yourself