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oaꞌeemiatransomoaꞌeemiaselforoaꞌeemiavt1turn overKetai oa'eemia hapuoi eito. Turn the mat to the other side.synoahuꞌomai2uncover or explain the true meaningArarie obeegiri oaꞌeemiai...This is what the parable means...
oaꞌoancrow, raven, butcherbird, or manucode
oaꞌoiavttake hold of, seizeHiiro himio-ka, ruu memiho urioi-ro oaꞌoia...Many times, the evil spirit had seized him...
oaꞌomoplimaꞌoumovspoil, reduce the quality of somethingRoo-ro rimo duu ito pani ai-oaꞌomo hipurai rauri mimoruo.You are spoiling the cooking pot, you're washing clothes in it.Irudeme hipurai ai-oaꞌomo maaka, omaꞌati hipura. He already turned (spoiled) his church shirt to a work shirt.synomodoboa1
oaꞌuevbetrayMoo boꞌu-ro oaꞌuei maꞌai, ruu moo rautu-ka, ararie iiho totoi-da.Luke 22:21
oba1nstick to dig up nipa palm root
oba2nlarge species of catfish with 'tatoos' on their back
obadubunidol (god), traditionally made out of cane and wearing a grass skirt, it was given the power to heal or make sick, to bless or to curse hunting, fishing and fighting4.9.8.1Idol
obahiꞌodial. var.kapuBaBuGiMUdial. var. oftaamu
obahiꞌo
obai1vfetch (a canoe)Himio atai-da moo himia rodau tumui omoi-da peei irobai, iromiodi goꞌotoi eito.Another day I go by myself into the forest and bring the canoe in on the creek, and park it at the village.Duoduo atai, raamui peei-ha pobai, odoroi omoi odi eito.The next morning the brother fetched his canoe and paddled up to the headwaters of the stream.7.3.3.1Take something from somewhere7.2.4.2.1Boat
obai2sp. var. ofoobai1
obeevmountain people of any tribe
obeegirinparable, a story with a second meaning
obibimaivsqueeze, pinch
obidioonceoobai1vhold continually with two hands
obiri'amutifromomobiriꞌamutionceobiri'ovrepeatedly do away with everything
obiri'otransomobiri'ofreqobiri'amutivcompletely get rid of something, such as cutting all the coconuts down regardless of if they are ready or not.
obiꞌotaiselforobiꞌotaiv1a piece of a tree (fruit, leaf, flower) that drops from a tree without purposesynoodoꞌai2drop someone with a single punchMoo modobo bia, moo rautu gaau-ha obiꞌotai raꞌai. You are not fit (to fight) with me, I will drop you with one punch.
obo1nwater, liquidGeema obo ma idioi.You should drink plenty of water.1.3Watercomp.goꞌota obogoꞌotaunspec. comp. formree-oboree
obo2vcatchOdai-ka, tahoi ioboi-ka, kimai aꞌai-da, rai eꞌuai-ka.They would catch prawns, and throwing lines they would catch fish.Irodau tuiai, omoi-da raai iriobo, pohoi-da.When I go out on the river I catch fish by blocking a creek with with a weir net.... ka omoi-da, riobo kaame iiho raai.... in the river we caught fish to eat.6.4.1Hunt
obo3sp. var. ofoobo
obo oruꞌovbathe, swim, wash oneselfAta himioi moo obo oruꞌoi pirodoi, ka aro-ipi geemai ai-podudio.One day I went down to the river to wash, and there was a big log floating there.Ata himioi, rimo obo piroruꞌoumo obo-totoi-da.One day we were swimming at the wharf.Hioꞌoi-da mo omidiai-ka, motoi eito, moo obo omoruꞌoi-ka, obo boboi-da.Then she took me to the house, and washed me in tank water.synoruꞌo 15.6.2Bathe
obo-bobon1water wellMoo hioi-da toe pirodaudio, ka obo-boboi kekai-da piroti. I ran away in fear and stood by the well.synobo-guri1.3Water2thirst, desire for waterUe: ruu tutu hiꞌa-ka, itoi aibo-ka, irai roo-ro ruu obo-bobo ereꞌai-da roo ruu uuhoi aꞌai.Sugarcane: it is very tall, like pitpit, but when you feel thirsty you will eat it.Ara merehio ruu obo-bobo pa'ai, iri go'otai pioro.This boy is thirsty, so he climbed a coconut.3.3Want
obo-guriHMguri 'pit'nwater wellsynobo-bobo 11.3Water