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rabbit n. Bakaa (Kondee) konkoni
raccoon, crab-eating n. kaabu dagu
rack for drying fish and game, wooden n. baakoto
radio konkuu dosu
· n. laadiyow
rag n. lapu (2)
rag, dish- n. akaawii
ragged, be vi. nyanyan2 (1)
· · sikweli
rail bird n. anamu
rain n. alen
rain approaching tapu e baaka
rain, light n. filifili alen
rain, threatening alen baaka
rainbow n. mutyama
raincoat n. alen koosi
rainwater n. alen wataa
· · alen wataa
rainy season n. alenten
· · alenten
raise vt. hei1 (3)
· · kiya
· · kweki (1)
rake n. aliki2
rap vt. koko1 (1)
rape (euphemism) suwa anga wan uman
rapid n. sula
raptor n. agaa1
rash n. kaasi kaasi
· · kaasi sikin
· · kaabu yasi
rat, Common rice n. alata
Rat snake n. sapakaa sineki
rat, steal like a fufuu enke alata
rattle n. saka3
· · seke seke
rattle for Aukan dance n. kaawai
rattlesnake n. saka sineki
raw adj. lala (1)
raw meat smell, reek vi. lala (4)
raw (smell) adv. law4
ray, sting- n. sipali2
· · tyubula
razor n. sibi nefi
reach vi. doo1 (2)
reach a certain span vi. kisi1 (5)
limit"}reached a mark or limit vi. kaba (2)
reached puberty wei kwei
reached that position, haven't yu á doo a sutuu de
reached the limit pasa maiki
· pasa peesi
read vt. leisi1
read a letter booko pampila
ready, be vi. sete sete
really adv. tuutuu
really (as an intensifier) adv. seefi1
rear vt. kiya
· · kweki (1)
rear end n. bakase
· · bakase (2)
· · gogo (1)
· · kakalasi
reason n. ede2
reason, for no fu soso
· soso kaali
· adv. sowmali
reasons, without adv. kuwownu (1)
rebel n. abani
rebelliousness taanga yesi
rebuke puu kaasi
· puu uwii
· vt. kaasi2 (1)
receive vt. fende (2)
receive an injury kisi mankei
recognize vi. si (1)
reconciled, be puu mofu
record, family n. famii buku
record, music n. palati
recorder n. tutu1 (1)
recovered, be vi. betee (2)
red adj. lebi1 (1)
red ant sp. n. lebi mila
red cent n. kopoo sensi
· · lebi sensi
Red howler monkey n. adongwa
· · babun2
· · tobiloli
redden vt. lebi1 (3)
reddish adj. lebi lebi
Reddish agouti n. mabula
reddish-brown, be vi. lebi1 (2)
reek vi. sumee law
reek (of raw meat smell) vi. lala (4)
refined adj. soifili (2)
reflexive marker n. seefi2 (2)
refrigerator n. eisi kasi
regard vt. si (3)
regress go anga baka
reincarnated person n. nenseki
rejoice vi. piisii (2)
· · poolo
rejoice with someone piisii anga wan sama
relations, break off koti mofu anga wan sama
relatives n. famii
relaxing life n. losutu libi
release from custody puu a dunguu osu
· puu a sitaafu
relieve oneself vi. wensei (1)
· · wensei (1)
relieving oneself, euphemism for go a peesi
remain vi. tan1 (2)
remaining n. moo (1)
remember oli a ede
· vt. membee (1)
remind tokoo wan sama yesi
· vt. membee (1)
remove vt. puu (1)
remove curse puu mofu
remove from danger vt. puu (2)
rent vt. yuu2
repair vt. meke1 (5)
replace someone in authority teke wan bangi abaa
report vt. piki1 (4)
report, unbelievable n. Anainsi toli
reprimand puu kaasi
· puu uwii
· vt. kaasi2 (1)
reptile spirit sp. n. Dagwe1
· · Fodu1
· · Papagadu1
reputation n. nen (2)
reputation, bad ogii nen
· takuu nen
reputation of vt. baaka (4)
rescue vt. puu (2)
rescuer n. yeepiman
research vt. ondoosuku
resemble vt. gei
· · tiiki2
resembling adj. aseefi
reserve a vt. buku1 (2)
reserve a place vt. buku1 (2)
residence, move one's vi. foloisi
resist toto futu
respect n. lesipeki
· · manii
respond vi. piki1 (1)
response, negative adv. nono
response, positive adv. yuu3
responsibility n. faantiwowtu
rest wan sama ati sidon
· n. losutu1 (2)
· vi. losutu1 (1)
rest, take vi. boo2
restaurant n. nyanyan osu
restrain vt. tapu2 (1)
reused planting ground n. gwagwa
reveal vt. soi (1)
Reverend n. Dominei
revile vt. ligei (2)
reward n. paiman (3)
· vt. pai1 (2)
rhetorical questions, clitic ending interj. no (1)
rib (bone) n. bansa bon
ribbon n. lenti (2)
rice n. alisi
rice and brown beans n. pesi anga alisi
rice, burned n. alisi boon
· · boon boon
rice, color of unhusked vi. weti1 (2)
rice cooked in water n. alisi anga wataa
rice, device to grind n. alisi mii
rice, fried n. mokisa alisi
· · sawtu alisi
rice, grain of n. ain3
chaff"}rice husk or chaff n. alisi buba
rice, Indonesian fried n. nasigolen
rice kernel, unhusked n. alisi ain
· · alisi ain
rice, meal with only n. soso alisi
rice porridge n. papa alisi
rice, pound vt. fon alisi
rice rat, Common n. alata
rice, thresh vt. masi alisi
rice, water on uncooked n. alisi deke
· · alisi deke
rice with dirt, cover sown kaabu alisi
rice with okra soup n. alisi anga okoo
· · alisi anga okoo
rich bigi ana
· lai a duku
rich, be vi. gudu (1)
rich person bigi dagu
· moniman
· n. guduman
riches n. gudu (2)
riddle (Akisi) Lebiman de a tapu. (Piki) Awaa.
· (Akisi) Lebiman de a tapu. (Piki) Awaa.
ride n. okasi
right adj. leti2 (1)
· · yoisti
right away adv. dileki
· · dileki dileki
· · wanten wanten
· n. wanten (1)
right, be abi leti
right (here) adv. leti3
right here adv. yaaso
right side n. letise
righteous adj. letiopu
ring n. linga
ring for the finger n. finga linga
ringlets, be formed in loops or vi. lolo1 (3)
rip vi. piiti
ripe, be vi. lepi
ripe, be very vi. baaka baaka
· · baaka baaka (2)
ripe, not n. guun (2)
ripeness vi. baaka (2)
rise vi. opo (2)
risk life poti a tiki ede
ritual dance n. gadu pee
river n. liba (1)
river along which Alukus dwell n. Aluku (liba)
· · Aluku (liba)
river, area down- n. bilo
river, area up- n. opu
river, down- n. bilose
river is swollen, season when n. gaan wataa
river people, down- n. bilosama
river, up- n. opuse
· · tapuse
riverbank n. wataa mofu
· · wataa (2)
· · mofu wataa
roach n. kakaaka
road n. pasi1 (1)
roast vt. losi2 (1)
roasted adj. losi2 (2)
rob vt. fufuu (1)
robbery n. fufuu (2)
robe n. yapon
rock back and forth vi. doodoi
roll vt. lolo1 (1)
rolled oats n. kwakilowsu
· · kwakilowsu papa
rolling, woman's backside uman gogo e lolo
· uman baka e lolo
Roman Catholic Church n. Lomusu
Roman Catholic priest n. Paati1
roofing nail n. kopoo sipikii
room n. kambaa
· · lun
rooster n. kaka(foo)
rooster, crow of a ideo. kokoliyokoo
crest"}rooster's comb or crest n. kankan1 (2)
root n. lutu (1)
root for vt. kalaki1
root, rope made of potato n. patata tetei
root sp., edible n. napi
roots, family n. lutu (2)
rope n. koodei
· · tetei (1)
rope, boat ali boto
rope for hammock n. amaka tetei
rope of potato root n. patata tetei
rope to a hammock, attach vt. sikeli amaka
rot vi. loto1
rot off vi. nyan (4)
· · nyanyan2 (1)
rough adj. goofu (2)
rough person baka wowoyoman
round, be vi. lontu (1)
round up (people) vt. seepi2 (2)
rounded the corner tapu uku
royal throne n. kownu sutuu
rub vt. lobi2
rubber thong n. dalaila
rubber tree sap n. balata (2)
Ruddy-breasted seedeater n. lowti
rude, be vi. goofu (1)
· vt. saanti1
rude man, be a vi. gaanengee
rude woman, be a vi. gawman
rudely gaan mofu
ruin vt. fuumolusu
ruined, be kaba a soso
rule n. weiti
· vt. ligei (1)
· · sitii
· · tii
· · tyai (2)
ruler (measuring) n. lati2 (2)
rules, government n. lanti weiti
rum n. sopi
rumble vi. goompu
rumor mill mofu kolanti
run vi. lon
run away vi. lowe
run en masse booko kon
run over lon kai
runaway slave n. lowe saafu
runaway slaves n. Lowe Nengee
rushing waters n. sula
rust vi. fuunsu
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