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raa₁ cassowary quills. n.
raa₂ fern variety. n. gen: ega .
raa₃ v. 1to emit. pu raata he urinated mopo mena saere gore abasanade yalo aima roa ota 2to flood. ipa rea the water is in flood
raa₄ to burn. v. ada aba raaariade the house has burned down
raa₅ WS the forest. n. niri raapara pamuawa I traveled through the forest raa mena wild pig aima raa; pu raa; i raa; sope laapo raalo; pu maraaia discharge of pus; to urinate; to defecate; I spit twice; to be frightened into urinating raapara piri aa; a woodsman
raa ali S settlement people. n.
raado rado
raadonane another direction. adj.
raa-ega bush fern. NounC. gen: ega .
raage pandanus variety. n.
raake a variety of wild pandanus whose leaves are used to make umbrellas. n. gen: aga .
raake pea (lokola) v. 1to husk. syn: reke pa . 2to cut or saw. 3to cast out a demon/ exorcise.
raakepe rubebe pa to keep shredding and discarding, as when cleaning off a shell. vp.
raakepene aa a lazy man. ajp. syn: kiaa esepene aa .
raaketa a small lizard. n. gen: kau₁ .
raaki caterpillar vareity. n. gen: bolo puna itinu ; syn: wabi₁ .
raako a variety of wild pandanus. n.
raako pia₁ to roll and shape, as pandanus leaves to make an umbrella. v.
raako pia₂ to have a dry mouth. v.
raako-sope foam. NounC. biana raako sope beer foam syn: sope₂ .
raale top used in games by throwing to hit any one of a series of five upright sticks. n. gen: rapa₁ ; syn: magala yae .
raale magopea a spinning or balancing top. vp.
raale ta to play spinning tops game. vp.
raale-awai raale-ulu
raale-ulu (raale-awai) the five sticks which are used in the top game. NounC.