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holeybobo-bobocfbobobobo-boboadjfull of holes
holytara1Kerewoadjholy
Holy SpiritDubuae UrionHoly SpiritsynTara Urio4.9.1GodTara UrioKernHoly SpiritsynDubuae Urio4.9.1God
honeybeedairuavar.daururanhoneybee1.6.1.7Insect
honeyeater specieshukonlong billed honeyeateriraꞌo2nspotted honeyeaterkimihiminmedium (15-16.5cm) bird, male has black head and breast, with yellow at the back of the neck and yellow/orange belly, female has a grey head, grey/yellow back, and yellow belly, whistler
hoofkakapinhoof
hook (crabbing)iiꞌi3nhook for catching crabs or fish with a curve at both endsHiei-da, imei-ro pei emamairiai-ka, aibi-re ii'i-re omomiai-ka.Then he brought the crab close to the canoe, and he lifted it with his paddle and his crab-hook.Ii'i (pandanus) motoi ii'i-da (behind) ii'i (grow), ka tutu atai ita ahiai iiꞌi (hook) maa ododiai. The pandanus is growing behind the house, you must cut one long root/branch and make a crabbing hook.Iiꞌi-da iobo oropei-da iiꞌi. You grow from the small crabs that I caught with the hook. (I am feeding the ime to you)Moo iira maraꞌai-ri, iiꞌi-da orope riiobo maaka. I want to drop a crab basket, so I caught small crabs with a hook (to use as bait)
hook (verb)amudiavhookRua ipi amudia ma rotomaimo. Hook the log for us to pull it up.erereuavhookRaai kimai hurai-da, bari-bari-ha erereuai maaka.The fish did not really get hooked by the hook.
hornbillikohaꞌenbird.spimuonhornbill, Blyth's hornbillRimoro imuoi pireaꞌaumo.We saw a hornbill.1.6.1.2Bird
hospitalmuramura1 2MotunhospitalDohoito odaudioi a'ai kaumo muramura eito. Later they will go to the hospital. Moo abeai muramura oma'ati dubu-ka.My father worked at the hospital.
hoterara 1adjhotAra mereei obo erarai-ro emadoa-ka mia erai-ro imururo.The pot of hot water tipped onto the man and burned him.Uro rarai-re mia tama rarai-re obo erarai-da ma imadoꞌai.Wash your bedding and clothes with hot water.8.3.4Hot
housemotonhouse, buildingKa meree-keehi-re raarai ideꞌai-ka motoi-da.We put the baby and the things in the house.6.5.1.1Housecomp.marakaki-motounspec. comp. formree-moto
houseflyhuꞌurenhouseflyAra dui iiho rabia, memiho-ka. Huꞌurei-ro iiho-kaumo.Don't eat this food, it's not good. Flies are all over it.1.6.1.7Insect
howraꞌaibouvar.raꞌaiboiadvhowAra odii ruu moo himia hiꞌa oroiꞌioi roaduo, moo raꞌaiboi remidio epuito mia, iooꞌu raarie.This story is about my own life, how I have lived from the time when I was a child until now.Roo raꞌaibou maꞌai-ka?What happened to you?Rei obo gimoi raꞌaibou-da omahoroi-rie?How is diarrhoea caused?TB Gimo rautu mereei-ro raꞌaibou emaꞌai maꞌai meree ata eito?How will a person with TB give it to someone else?9.1.5General adverbsraꞌiboiadvhowRaꞌiboi-ra himioi-da dui itai obo iꞌauti?Why don't we cook or fetch water during the day?9.1.5General adverbsraꞌibouinterroghowTB gimo rautu ubii raꞌibou ereꞌai maꞌai duumo rii tupi-da?How will a person with TB feel in his body?9.1.5General adverbs
hugemaiꞌiimaivhug, embrace, such as between brothers, between sisters, or between parents and childrenKa kaukai-da giiꞌepu hiꞌa pemaꞌai, iaahootiai-da emaiꞌiimai-ka, aiha pohomeai.And his heart had great compassion, he ran to him, embraced him, and kissed him.synomoꞌomaioroatevhug, embrace (non sexual)
hug (once)omoꞌomaivhug, hold, comfortsynemaiꞌiimai
hug (repeatedly)omoꞌomutivhug repeatedly
human body marked for eatingeꞌena human who has been captured and marked for eating, they would could be alive when tied up in the longhouse, and when it was time to kill the e'e, they would untie its arms and push them down to floor to kill them, while singing a song (eg amaua). If they did not die in the fall, then they will take a sharp cassowary leg bone and poke the e'e between the small and ring finger, or in the neck, and kill them.Duoduo atai, uubi odaudioumoi-ka, duu e'ei ma uuhoumoi-ri.In the morning, the people all went, to get sago to eat with the body.
humblepiroha 2advhumble
hungerdu-bobonhungerMoo-ro Stiki oduꞌai ka, "Moo du-bobo-ro rohiai-ka.I said to Sticky, "I'm hungry [lit: a food hole has got hold of me]."rio-goroꞌoroXX-LHLLnhungerRu rio-goroꞌoro ihai perea.He felt very hungry.
huntkomooLHLdial. var.poomocfaahokomoonhunt using dogs, or spears, or a shotgunMoo komoo rodau.I am going hunting.poomonhunt
hunt by corneringaahocfaahokomoovhunt by cornering animals, then chasing them out onto the path where they can be speared.Moo aaho rodau. I am going hunting
husbanddubu 2nhusband4.1.9Kinshipcomp.ebihae-dubuuamunhusband
husk a coconutamumu1cfamumu1emamutivhusk a coconut
husk coconuts for peopleimamutivhusk more than one coconut for more than one person