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e₁ WES yes. interj.
e₂ eme₁
e₃ make noise. n. gore neme lai tulape yalore e tapea If I beat on the drum it makes noise
e kepo garden fence. n.
e maapu garden (generic). n. syn: e₂ ; syn: maapu .
e maapu kana garden ditch. adj.
e maapu rama back end of garden. ajp.
e mapi spell for gardens. vp. wh: yaina pa₁ 1 .
e mapi yaina garden magic. np.
e marae an old garden. ajp. syn: epari 1 .
e poa to cultivate a garden. v.
e rui la to shout. vp.
e tutu someone talking incoherently. [as in sleep or someone about to die]. ajp.
eada fishworm. n. go menare eada nola penala send this pig to eat the worms syn: maakena ; syn: kolawi .
eba sugarcane variety. n. gen: waa₁ .
ebalua water puddle. n.
ebe₁ leaves scattered from storm. n.
ebe₂ women's expression when afraid of something. interj.
ebe₃ ebea S to lean. v.
ebeaa to be leaning. v.
ebelaa gi ta trade, exchange. vp. syn: ropo pa .
ebe-laaki n. 1scaffolding. repena apo kubapara ebe-laaki ta put that wood across the ditch ; get that wood as a scaffold for building the house syn: kebe-laake ; syn: lebo-laaki . 2house brace. ada pamina go repena mea ebe-laaki let''s make a house, here are some braces 3bridge.
ebemina to break in half. v. go repena uni ebeminua meda lopaa break the stick in two and throw me half
ebepea (kaba) 1to cut in two . v. egele ada paluame repena poso ebepealua I want to build a woven cane house so I am cutting posts syn: ponata . 2leaning, askew . adj. ebe laaki ta prop up the lean 3to divide. v.
ebepene something which is cut off. adj. ora adaa dia, ora rudu dia, pa eperupa ebepene mea epope not too long and not too shor but cut it off just right and bring it to me syn: lebepele 1 ; syn: lore .