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tear (repeatedly)oaheꞌutivtear, rip, split into piecesBuꞌi-da auoi-ro ro uuhoi-da, roo dubu-urioi aiha ma oaheuti imimi-ha, ka roo auoi-ro roo uuho reꞌei ma orotohiti pupuoi-toIf you are bitten by a snake in the bush, tear up your shirt, and tie above the place where the snake bit.7.9.1Damage
tear (verb)oroaheꞌavtear
teardrophuointeardrop
tearsidebintearsMoo kiauka odai-ka, Ramasu moto pamoi goroi-da, idebi pirooto.But as for me, I went and sat under Namasu's old house and was weeping tears.3.4Emotion
teatsamo-tabanudder and teats on pig or other animal that has lines of teats
telliduꞌaivtell themMoo-ro ami'ai iduꞌai-ka, Paidubui ma ratohetei mooi-ri.I told my friends that we should pray.3.5.1Sayimoameheaivtelloaduꞌaivtelloduꞌaivar.oaduꞌaivtell (someone about something or to do something), talkMoo-ro Stiki oduꞌai-ka, moo du-bobo-ro rohiai-ka, moo rio-ka hora emiꞌei du ma ruuho.I told Sticky that I was hungry and that I wanted to rest and eat.Ruu-ro moo oduꞌai-ka, "Ara mati aipo mea-ha."He told me "Clear this side."Kaida ruu-ro pomoꞌu-ka aiha poduꞌai.Then he came and told him.Aaꞌo emerai-ha iatidioumoi-ri ruu mamui oduꞌai-ka.Because he had been doing that, he told his mother about it.3.5.1Sayomoaduꞌo 2vtell (him)Miro mamui omaduꞌo bia ruu raꞌu iraromo boomoi eito.Miro did not tell his mother what he had been thinking about the pig.3.5.1Say
tell (repeatedly)omoaduꞌuti 1vtell all about, talk about many thingsMamui-ro odii omoaduꞌuti-ka.His mother told him the story.3.5.1Say
temptematuhutivtempt, trick, cause someone to deny somethingKa Satari-ro Iesu ematuhuti turiaha ioropoiꞌoi-da, ruu-ro, Iesu emeheaibuai-ka.And when Satan finished tempting Jesus, he left him.
tentuu-otisp. var.tuotiadjten
tern (bird)kehukehufr. var.aubo kehukehunsooty tern
testesmukopu hurantestes
thankskeitonthanks, thank youMoo rio-ka rooi-do keito made aaꞌoi roo-ro moo iiho dui iremaꞌai-ri.I want to thank you for sending me food to eat.3.5.1Say
thataurecfaireaureadvthat
that (nearby)aaꞌo2adjthatAaꞌo didimoi moo mari rautu obodi-ka.After that I appeared with a great big smile.9.2.3.5Demonstrative pronouns
that (thing pointed at)airecfaireaureadjthat (over there where I am pointing)Ida ruu-ro paaꞌo, "Ma emeꞌa aire memiho mereei, gagaꞌoi goroi-da."Then he said, "Look at that evil person there between the dead sago leaves."9.2.3.5Demonstrative pronouns
that wayaibaiadvlike that
thatchbiri3Motucfbiri3emianthatch, borrowed from Motu, emia is the traditional Kope wordemiacfbiri3emianroofing thatch made from nipa leafpotomanlong thin split piece of timber such as ii'i
thatch backboneiiꞌi2 2nthin piece of wood used as backbone for making thatch from the ii'i pandanusMotoi iiꞌi emiai oitoi iiꞌi auo hiꞌa-ka. The pandanus for sewing the roof, are growing a long way way.Motoi iiꞌii iahioi rodau tumui eito. "I'm going to cut pandanus for the house in the bush.
the=iprtpoints to a particular item or eventIda pemeꞌa Ruka-ro aaꞌo muho-i, muho gaaꞌu-i.Then Luke saw that feather, one feather.
themriisp. var.riprothey, themRii aiha podaumo Koke oroamee mati. Therefore they went to Koke market place.
them (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
them (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.
thenhaato2advthenidaadvuntil at last, when suddenlyMiro mahumoi ierimo aiha pomoti, ida poahodi.Having drawn his bow, Miro just waited until at last the pig came into view.Adimoi iaraimai motoi, oboi ioruꞌo, dui iho, ida poduꞌai mamui, ...In the afternoon, having returned to the house, and having washed and eaten, then at last he told his mother, ...ka 2advthenKa ooboi-ro aa'oi-ka, mereei eito...Then the woman said to the child...kaidaadvand then, unexpected development in a storyAiha potidioumo burio-burio, Kaida piro'uumo rimo, rimo-ro ara dubai ai-piremee'aumo.Therefore it was standing there for many years, and then we came, we saw that banana.
therehiaicfarahieihiaiadvthere, thenKiauka hiai-da pitoi hepatoi retoa turiaha arahioi-ka.Then he cut both his ears completely off.8.4Timeireirieadvthere