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imaꞌuiHLHLnfast and quietly wait for a spirit to reveal an answer to a question, such as before hunting, when grieving, or when seeking guidance from God.Imaꞌui emidioi-ka.I sit waiting for revelation.Ioropoio purai rimo imaꞌui piremidioumo. Last week we fasted.
imencrab, general term for crabs1.3.1.3River
ime-dunvariety of sago which produces red starch, looks dark from a distance, similar to maꞌopae-du, but thorns on ime-du are not as strong1.5.2.1Sago
imeangroup of people with evil spirits who change to wild animals or spirits to kill, steal and do damage
imederifromederivpull a few times, either on behalf of someone, or to cause something to happen such as when starting a motorHioi-da iridiri biai pirimederi.Then I started pulling the starter rope, but it didn't start.
imederiaifromederiaivpull once to cause something to happen, such as to start a motorIridiri imederiai!Start the engine!
imediovgather
imeheaioneemeheaivtleave many
imeheidiosgemeheidiovpeople or things being left behind
imehiovnod
imei-girincrab pincer, lit: crab tooth
imeibovdo not like to eat anything
imeibomaivtelling someone to see for many people
imeibuasgemeibuavmany things are caused to rise up, such as a plane taking people into the sky
imeidaisgemeidaivtake one thing for people, or take many things for one personRuu maamui rabari imeidai.He is taking the greens for his mother.
imeitodivpush soil. such as towards a drain
imemehiatifromemehiati1vshake things off, such as a dog shaking off water
imemioivwhen the etu (sago chips) is put in the top of the sago making trough and washed and squeezed to extract the starch
imemiꞌiivslip, as when walking on a slippery road
imemiꞌiumovpush their canoe down
imepihimaifreqimepihiꞌiitivsquash
imepihiꞌiitionceimepihimaisgemepihꞌiitivsqueeze more than one thing repeatedly to extract liquidGo'otai imepihi'iiti, mariotai ma ritaimo. Squeeze the coconuts so you can cook the cassava.
imeru1vweave6.6.4.2Weaving baskets and mats
imeru2sgemeruvwave to more than one person
imeuꞌiooneemeuꞌiovmake many plans