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auꞌaunsmall piece of nipa leaf spine used to join nipa in cooking sago or making thatch
auꞌefreqauꞌutivpeel, remove the skin or bark of a plant or of seafoodKamarai auu'e.Peel the sweet potato.
auꞌocfarahieiarahioiauꞌoirieadjthere, a place which is far away and cannot be seenMoo iraromo auꞌo hiꞌa tauo rodau makaido, abeata.I think that we have already gone a long way, my friend.Ruu-ro moo oduꞌai-ka, "Ara matiꞌaipo meha. Moo auꞌoi hapuoi eito rodou."He told me, "Clear this side. I'll poke from the far side."7.2.4Travel
auꞌoimodaudumonindex finger
auꞌoiriecfarahieiarahioiararieauꞌoadvthere, close enough to see
auꞌutionceauꞌemanyiauꞌutivpeel one thing with repeated actions
aꞌainterjno!synoꞌo13.5.1.3True
aꞌaena species of grass with a blade/leaf that is sharp like a hacksaw, grows in swampy areas
aꞌai1vdo; also Future Tense, and Habitual markerMoo-ro odii komu oroaduꞌoi raꞌai.I will tell a short story.Roo moo mati odai aꞌai.You will go to my place.Moo mati eito roo odai aꞌai bia.You cannot go to my place.
aꞌai2nspecies of plant, similar to duua'ai, that grows in tidal zones, 2-3m tall
aꞌai biacfaꞌaiꞌavdo notDoꞌoi ubii amiꞌai tui-da hito iarodioi aꞌai bia.Today you do not see people with hito in their hands.9.4.6.1No, not
aꞌairadonbird.sp
aꞌaiꞌacfaꞌai biavdo not do it! A stronger prohibition that a'ai bia.
aꞌamiv1make a mess and not clean it up2poor, a stereotype based on people being messy
aꞌatiaivbreak off a pieceRu'a paha gagu a'atiai.Break a leaf off the tree.
aꞌeaivfeed
aꞌediovgo over to the next houseTaitai motoi eito a'edio.Go over to the next house.
aꞌeraitransemaꞌeraifreqaꞌerutipliaꞌeraiselfaraꞌeraivopenMa adoi ma emaꞌerai aꞌai.Knock and the door will be opened.antoopai6.5.1.1House
aꞌerutionceaꞌeraimanyiaꞌerutivopen repeatedlyBiiri ataata a'eruti'a! Do not open the door again and again!
aꞌimoonthe 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.
aꞌimoraivbring one thing closerDu mereki a'imorai rooi-do. Pull the plate closer to you.
aꞌosp. var. ofaaꞌo1
aꞌoaiGitransemaꞌoaisgiaꞌoaivlay on top of something, put it on topKa rimo gaꞌubuo pee ai-paꞌoai Mareakope iboꞌai ohui-da.Our only canoe was laid on top of the ibo'a tree.7.5.9Put
aꞌoiavchoke, something blocking the wind pipeDu ahui-ro a'oia. Strong sago blocked his wind pipe.
aꞌoidiovRoo omo aꞌoidio bia, ire hieꞌei-da raa iohoꞌa. You do not have a small river there, (it's not yours, it's someone elses), do not look for fish.Garomapo hieꞌei-da paꞌoidio, irai doꞌou tuaha-ka. Garomapo River was there, but now it is not there.