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oꞌapuatransomoꞌapuahaboꞌapudiovtake holdMoo-ro tui-daha piroꞌapuaiI took hold of his hand.Moo-ro ai-piroꞌapudio, imodau, burio 2002 moo-ro Karisoroi ai-piredea.I held the position until 2002 when I resigned.Moo abeai piroha pooꞌui-da piroꞌapuai.I did not see my father come up behind me and grab me by the right hand.8.5.6Contain
oꞌapudioonceoꞌapuavhold for an extended time
oꞌatovdo
oꞌeecfkokohurunspecies of tree that produces kokohuru fruit
oꞌeetree.sp
oꞌiomaivtouch lightly, a gentle touchMoo-ro aromoi o'iomai-ka.I could touch the sky.8.5.1.5Touching, contact
oꞌo1interjnosynaꞌa
oꞌo2sp. var. ofooꞌo1
oꞌo3HHncover for pod of nuts on palms, including coconut, nipa palm, black palm, betel nut, oil palms; it breaks open as the nuts mature
oꞌo-peencanoe or boat with a high bow and a high stern, also used to describe outrigger canoes as they usually have a high bow and stern. 7.2.4.2.1Boat
oꞌodiaivswallow
oꞌomaifreqoꞌomutivto bend or fold something that is hard, but not too hard, such as a soft tin plate
oꞌomuaivseize with the mouth, snap upUmui peei rautu aiha poꞌomuai, hibai-ro.The dog was snapped up with part of the canoe by the crocodile.Moo iha giꞌepui piraꞌai, hibai-ro moo umui ioꞌomuai-da.I was really worried about my dog when the crocodile seized him.1.6Animal
oꞌomutionceoꞌomaivsqueeze
oꞌopaitransimo'opaivinvite, welcome, accept someone, bring someone to an eventMoo boꞌu-ro roꞌopai, moo irotiodoai mereei rautu tauo oꞌopai maaka.The person who welcomes/invites me, also welcomes/invites the one who sent me.
oꞌopopliꞌoposelforoꞌopovgather one type of thing
oꞌuioHLLLmanyioꞌuiov1planMiro-ro aibau poꞌuio: totoi tuhapuo ititi a'ai, toto gaaꞌu mahumo popo gaaꞌu, mahumoi popoi-da tu-hapuo.Miro planned like this: he would build 10 platforms, with a bundle of arrows at each platform, 10 arrows per bundle.Ioꞌuio oropoiꞌoi ruu idiai-ka motoi-to.After finalising planning, he went up to the house.3.2.1Mind2imitate, mimic
oꞌuotransomoꞌuovclimb down (from above), sink (below the water)Mia ruu hepui eito amoꞌuo, ruu heamo umui-ro uuhoi aꞌai.But if he climbed down to the ground, a wild dog would bite him.Hiei-da aaꞌo auoi aiha poꞌuo oboi goroi imodauo.When that happened the snake disappeared under the water.Ida mereekehi aiha pirahiai oboi tuiai-da. Kiauka aiha poꞌuo mereekehi.While doing so, suddenly the child fell into the deep water. To our distress the child sank.Ka rimo raarai oboi-ro aiha pimodaudio, ka amiꞌai aiha pioꞌuodioumo.The water carried off some of our things, and others sank out of sight.7.3.1Carry