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tamitaminvine, a general term for vines including epea'epea and imui.
tamunwingMoo tamu rautu ooꞌato, aiha rirumuai ohu hiꞌai eitoIf I had wings I could fly up high.1.6.1.2Bird
tapauꞌanspecies of nutmeg tree, soft wood, fruit is shorter and rounder than other nutmegs, with flesh covering the whole seed rather than covering it in straps like rehebo, fruit hangs in bundles.1.5.1Tree
tapenadze used for shaping canoe6.7Tool
taponsmall meal
tapo-kaukaunkidney2.1Body
tapoonsmall dug-out area in the ground often containing water
tara1Kerewotanaadjholy
tara2nsmall species of prawn that lives under the mud and causes swelling when it bites someones foot, rarely eaten
tara motoKertara motocfekalesianchurch4.9.8.2Place of worship
Tara UrioKerTana UrionHoly SpiritsynDubuae Uriocomp. ofdubuaeurio4.9.1God
tarabontreesnakedendrelaphis
tarenpenissynema
tarekiEngltankntank
taroocfhuaemadu1magugumamareheerurunmade using the strong bottom half of two nipa leaves, used to cook shellfih, sago grubs, pig etc together with sago
taroonipa.leaf
tataaꞌodial. var.papaꞌuoGoWntall strong grass with rice type flowers, grows around the villagesynkurukuru1
tatapeanspecies of nutmeg tree, people do not eat the fruithorsfieldia sp.
tatiantoilet, often a selected place outdoors (not enclosed) where men and women can go to toiletsynree-motounspec. comp. form ofreemoto
tatonshallow underwater section of the river bank
tauainverandah
tauo1sp. var.ta-advalready, a word that emphasises that an action has been completedMoo oboi-ro du mia miꞌa tauo imaumodi maaka.My wife has prepared sago and soup already.Rimo peei ioiro oboi-ro tauo pomodau.The rising tide had already taken away our canoe.Moo mamui-ro tauo pireaꞌaa, moo iraꞌai raai.My mother had already seen what I had done.Moo ruu-ro taꞌi tauo paꞌai, moo ruu meree-ka.He has already paid my price, so I belong to him.Aaꞌo bubui rimo-ro tauo pireaꞌamo.; "Moo iraromo auꞌo hiꞌa tauo rodau maakaido, abeata.""I think that we have already gone a long way, my friend."; We already knew that commandment.Hiibai tauo pooꞌu peei kekai-da poduudio.A crocodile had already come and was lying in the water beside the canoes.
tauo2nspecies of tree, commercial name manitoa
tauo-kavar.tauo-haadvimmediatelyTauo-ka, Umuoma geꞌua uꞌuiꞌo imodoro, ka aihai potoꞌa uꞌui hohoi, Rauraꞌu-ro otoi da, ka Umuoma aiha pohuꞌodidio.Immediately Umuoma ducked into a mudskipper's hole, but Nauna'u stepped on the mouth of the hole with her foot, and Umuoma came out.