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tauseriEngthousandadjthousand
tauta-peinstretcher
taꞌiinprice, cost. payRoo oboi taꞌii maꞌai, roo rio-ka ruu ememidioi.You pay a price for your bride, because you want to marry her.Paidubui ruu mereei-da, roo taꞌii ta-paꞌai, roo ruu meree-ka.God, through his son paid your price, so you belong to him.Taꞌii tiato-ka.They are free of charge.6.8.4.3Price
taꞌotaꞌonlayer on top of layerKa aaꞌo didimoi taꞌo-taꞌo ma idiꞌamoi.After that put in some layers (of grass).1.5.4Grass, herb, vine
taꞌuranMalay Apple. A medium height tree with either red or white fruit. The fruit is seeedless, but the tree can be grown from a branch planted in the ground.1.5.1Tree
taꞌuraMalay.apple
tebaGoaribaritebanflat-bladed hunting spear, used for hunting pigssynuee
tebominplant.sp
tebomiplant.sp
tehaivar. ofrehai
tehataadva time before yesterday; recentlyTehata hiꞌai-ka, moo himia pirooꞌu, goꞌoto ata-to, pairai Veraibari.Recently I was coming back by myself from a village called Veraibari.Ka moo tehata uasi tiameri-da piroruo, Maipakai memeba iiꞌi-da.And recently I resigned from being Vice Chairman when Maipakai became a MP.8.4Time
temetemenpainOroi-ro tamai ai-amoadomodi, kehi temeteme bia.If the prickles prick your skin they can be quite painful.Moo gimiri temeteme didia-didia-ka.My back is aching and paining.Uuho mati temeteme tiato orobibimai-da.You will not feel pain around the bite when you pinch the skin with your fingernails.2.5.1Sick
tepainbasket of nipa palm leaves, many styles and uses
tepentraditional adze used for shaping a canoe. cutting part was made from the bone of an animal, in particular the breastbone of a cassowary, or a turtle shell, or a stone. It was bound to the handle with a goimuꞌu.
tepeadze
tereHLn1black palm variety1.5.1Tree6.5.1.1House2flooring made from tere black palmKa merebehei iaraimai, motoi ruꞌai terei-ha pomiai imemagauriai, toei odai.But when the daughter went back inside, she lifted up the floorboard, jumped down and fled in fear.
terehauhauLLLLHLncentipede variety, smaller in size
teteHHncockroach1.6.1.7Insect
tetecockroach
tetiEnglishshirtnshirt
tetuadvyesterdayKa duoduoi tetui o'ahoi ruu ahuu'o Karati.Then early yesterday morning, she went down to Karati.
-ti1v > vsfxfrequentitive, an action that is done repeatedly and frequentlyDu bobo aꞌai ubii du imaꞌa-ti, hipura tiato ubii hipura komukomu imaꞌa-ti?Do you give food to the hungry, or clothes to people with none?
-ti2nsfxtwo, dual marker on nounsRii iooꞌumoi-da pee-ti, hiiro hiꞌaa raa piomutimo, pee-ti taitai-ka ioruoi. When the two canoes came, they had so many fish in them, that the two canoes nearly sank.Oriihoo-ti pairai-ka, Boomoriboo-ra, Ubu'ubukairi-ra.The two giants were called Boomoriboo and Ubu'ubukairi.Ata himioi ai-pemidioido mea hiꞌa abeata-ti.Once there were two good friends.
tiameriEngchairmannchairman4.6.6.5Politics
tiatoadjnone, nothingRimo amiꞌai geꞌii mia amiꞌai geꞌii tiato.Some of us are happy, some are not.Aaꞌo ruꞌai paha tiato-ka.The tree had no leaves.Muramura eidai tiato-ra merei atai eito emaꞌai aꞌai.If you don't take medicine, you will give your sickness to another person.Ara dui-ro roo tamai omabai aꞌai ka, gimo tiato-ka.These foods will help you body to be free of sickness.8.1.1Numbercomp.raara tiatoraaraunspec. comp. formgeꞌebadi tiatogeꞌebadititi tiato mapatitimapa
tibiricftuia geeman1sea; oceanMea-ha ita oidio mapeai-da, tibiri auboi geema-ka.Be careful, you must stay in the boat, the ocean waves are big.2world of the deseased
tibuunVictoria Crowned Pigeon (Goura victoria)1.6.1.2Bird
tiemecfaba2emirimaetauburonplant used to make rope, nets for prawns (aba, emiri) and bags (uburo). The bark is used in times of mourning to make arm, leg and head bands for the widow. Has white flowers and green to red fruit, like apples, that do not taste good. The fruit grows from the trunk of the tree.
tietienForbes forest rail