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tide (dodge)kaꞌirocfauere-obokaꞌirona weak tide, a dodge tide, a tide that has very little range
tide (ebb)hoomuntide.ebboboioi oruo eouinebb tide
tide (flood)mimicfmihi-mihimimimimimoainvery high spring tide that often causes flooding, opposite to a very low moai tide, occurs during new moon and full moonObo mimi imoirai-da, hepu-hepu hi'ai tauo ododioi maaka. When the high tide came and the ground is covered with mud.
tide (high)arunhigh tideAaꞌo himioi tuiai oboi aru hiꞌa-ka, aaꞌo goꞌota hipi goroi hiae ata ooꞌa bia.At that time the tide was very high, and there was not much space under the coconut roots.1.3.1.3River
tide (in)omiodoo ai-epuitide.in
tide (medium-high)mihi-mihiHHHLcfauere-oboimahobomihi-mihimihi-mihimihi-mihimimintide of medium range that comes up in the morning and goes down in the late afternoon, indicating a bad time for fishing since water will rise to high tide in the night, also a time when people believe that bad spiritual thins will happen1.3.1.3River
tide (medium)auere-obocfauere-oboauere-obokaꞌiromihi-mihina medium tide that has more range than ka'iro, but is smaller than normal and moves slowly Named 'mullet water' as it is a good time to catch mullet
tide (neap)odaabenneap tide
tide (out)eheebia obuitide.out
tide (rising at night)duo-koironwater that comes up in the river in the night
tide (spring low)moaicfmimimoainvery low tide, when almost no water is left in the river. It is the opposite tide to mimi, which is very high
tide (very low at night)ihiinan overnight tide that goes down low so that the river is nearly dry, but comes up in the morning before daylight, a good time for catching tahoo (prawns)
tide (weak)kaꞌirocfauere-obokaꞌirona weak tide, a dodge tide, a tide that has very little range
tide waterhatonbrown coloured tidal water
tieemiraivtieimamiavtieKaida ereheꞌeai-ka, ramuꞌui rahiai imamia, ka ototoi imomahoro.Next he turns to tying the sago scraper into its socket with sago-leaf string, and starts to scrape.6.1Workimotohiaivtie something on, tie a knot6.1Work
tie (for someone)ememiiraiHHHHLLvtie something for someonePeei imi ememiirai.Tie up a canoe for someone.Pitai temetemei aiha amaꞌai, mia idomai riboi aiha amooꞌa, mia roo-ro auoi-ro uho reꞌei temeteme tiato amorobi biti, obo raba ememirai-ka.If there is pain in the groin and the eyes grow heavy, inspite of no pain in the place where you were bitten, it may be necessary to tie a water tube (drip).
tie (plural objects, repeatedly)emirutivtie many things
tie (plural objects)imiirovprocess of tying, eg fishing ropes
tie (self)eremaubuvtie yourself with a strong belt or rope.
tie (self)orotohiaiivcause oneself to tangle/tie one thing, such as when your fishing line tangles in a tree
tie aroundematarauvtie.aroundomoꞌoivtieHoho atai aiha pomoꞌoi, aiha pemeheꞌeai hoho atai imotohiti, ipi aiha pomomoꞌoi.He tied one end, turned it round and wrapped the other end, then tied the middle.6.1Workorotohiaitidiovtie something up by tying it around another thingEmeeꞌai aꞌai kaido otoꞌa hohoo doriki ata orotohiatidioi-daYou(2) will see a young donkey standing there that has been tied up.otohiaitidiovtying something around another thing
tie around (self)oromoꞌoivtie something around yourself, wear something that is tied around yourself
timberkeꞌaintimber, tree, woodruꞌaHLntree, general term for trees and timber1.5.1Treecomp.ruꞌatama
timehimio 3ntimeAa'o himioi-da rimo Kope made uubi aami'a ai-poma'atimo.At that time some of our Kope people worked (in Port Moresby).8.4Timehimio-mabu 1ntime8.4TimetaimuEngntimeMoo-ro aaꞌo taimui Urio Abeai iha pireidai moo oroiꞌioi eito.And that was the time I accepted God into my life.8.4Time
time after birthaꞌimoonthe period of time after childbirth, traditionally about 6 months, but now about one week, when a mother remains in the house and only cooks for herself but no-one else. Aꞌimoo ends when the mother has gone to pull nipa shoots (boꞌa) a few times.
For an animal, aꞌimoo is the time that they are feeding their young Ara oobo-ro, du itai a'ai bia, ruu a'imoo-ka. This woman will not cook sago, she had her baby recently.