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-osfxa polite thing to say after a name or title when talking to someone directly, a formal way to talk to someoneHimabu-o, roo-ro piromodoboa.Himabu-o, you did the wrong thing to me.Odadeai moo re'ei-da, Paidubu-o! Moo memiho dubu-ka!Go away from me Lord-o, I am a sinful man!
oaadovbring.forth
oaberevsplit
oabererurivbreak.down
oabereꞌatransomoabereavsplit, tear
oabutransomoabucfabuselforoabuvtake a thing to the other side, such as a tide taking a log, or someone sitting in a canoe while someone else paddlesPei oabu hapuo atai eitoTake the canoe to the other sideRii-ro oabui-ka oomoi hapuoi, tauo-ka imodauo. They carried him to the other side of the river sitting in the canoe.
oabuodoaiLHLLLLtransomoabuodoaicfabuodoaivpush or take something out a little wayPeei ma oabuodoai-ri gomoi eitoTo push the canoe out a bit into the deep.
oadomoHLLselforoadomovprick, poke, inject, spear (continually)
oadomodivpoke, prick, pierce (something), give injection, spear (once)Oroi-ro tamai ai-amoadomodi, kehi temeteme bia.If the prickles prick you they can be quite painful.Ka moo otoi ikokoi-ro aiha piroadomodi.But I trod on a nail and it went into my foot.Ara urioi rira oboi meree uupi beibi rirai oadomodi.This picture shows a nurse giving an immunisation injection to a baby.7.9.1Damage
oaduꞌotransimoaduꞌutiomoaduꞌoomoaduꞌutiselforoaduꞌovtalk, tell, explainMoo odii oraduꞌoi raꞌai, moo rati-da duburie ka oroaduꞌuti raꞌai.I am going to tell a story - I am going to talk about where I came from.Moo iohi hepui oaduꞌoi raꞌai, hepu hiꞌai ma omabai-ri, raara matei upi-ha ma apoꞌoumoi-ri.I will explain about compost for enriching the soil, so that plants will grow healthily in it.Kiauka roo-ro aaꞌo emerai ha idiꞌamoi aꞌai, epui iroaduꞌo-ka aiboi.Then add more in the same way as explained above.6.1Work
oaensago roll
oaeantree.sp
oaepeꞌutivmove quickly from side to side
oahevput.among
oaheitivcut
oahemaimanyimahemovdip one thing, push it into the water
oaheꞌadial. var.aboaꞌeaGoWfreqoaheꞌutiselforoaheꞌavmake a cut along, split, tearResi oaheꞌai-ka, mabu goroi odudio oboi geema-ka.You must make drains, because there is a lot of water just under the surface.6.2Agriculture
oaheꞌutionceoaheꞌavtear, 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
oaho1transimoahovrise
oaho2nearly morning, dawn
oahodivappear
oahuꞌodioonceoahuꞌomaivshow
oahuꞌomaihaboahuꞌodiovshowsynoaꞌeemia 1
oaidaivtake things awayHeamo raarai oaidai aꞌai turiaha.He will take away all his weapons.Moo giꞌepu madei roaidai.Please accept (take away) my apologies.