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daa kele ES housepost. n. nina ona ada paluame ada daa ponola pulu I want to build a house for my wife so I am going to cut posts ada daa awa set the house posts syn: ubi-pagu .
daa daa la ajp. 1sound of tree kangaroo hopping. 2sound of rain on roof.
daali kali S (mata₁) a type of cricket. n. gen: bolo puna itinu .
daapara side of a house. n.
daapu the red Padanus fruit. n. gen: aga .
dailoti to be dry. adj. syn: kaapu ya .
dalua dysentery. n. syn: i-kululu₂ .
damba S compensation payments. n.
damena WS salt. n. syn: kosaa .
dapu E pandanus, red fruit variety. n.
dau ta dau tya E n. 1sound of as from a gun. syn: bu la . 2smap fingers.
dauwa (molo-molo; rapasuma; kati-alame) decorative headdress, made from cassowary plumes. n. syn: rapasuma .
de ede S axe handle. n. syn: rai-de .
deke wooden mallet. n.
depea₁ depolo E make a fire using a bamboo strip that is pulled against a piece of hardwood. v. syn: keapu .
depea₂ edepeaa ES to braid. v.
depea₃ radepea ES to wash, scrape clean, as pigs hair before cooking. v. go ona, meme mogo mena lo depea woman, scrape clean the belly of that pig syn: radepea 1 ; syn: kirape .
depetapa (dial. var. kiba-kaba) alternative term for kiba-kiba or kegeremaa mushroom. n.
depolo to pry up. v.
derewaa n. 1round like a button. 2a circle.
Devit David the king. n.
di₁ diminya S 1announce a time. n. Nimiri go yeaeme ipulupape lo aana giame pae? Have they told you when to return? 2to count. v.
di₂ WES to count. n. syn: yarepea 2 .
di₃ specified time. n. mo yawe aake di rabu pabea? when do they intend to have the dance? Ni balus madaa pope di repara ipula The time for my flight is very near. Epape di gi Give me the date you will come ada pope di time to go home
di kala to enumerate, to relate the future time or date of a festival. v.

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