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Aakera WE spirit name. nprop.
Aa-Mudu Ali-Mudu E the Lord. nprop.
a to be stationary. v. ni ge ayo aa meda mua maalua I am standing; I will get someone to wait
aba-akupa a type of flora. n. gen: repena₂ .
abaanome WE type of 'aapu' victory leaf. n.
aba₁ WES before. adv.
aba₂ the initial shoot of a plant. adv.
aba aapa akuanu forefathers. ajp. syn: riri minua akuanu .
aba kabulae mena a pig which comes to the knee in size. ajp.
aba ripia aba ripima E at the very beginning. adv. syn: abade 1 .
abade abalade E adv. 1in the past. Abade sarara laapo popa. Two weeks ago. syn: aba ripia ; syn: abala 2 ; syn: abasade . 2late. Ribaa aba go yaade go nena adaa pu Since it is late, you go to your house
abago red dye made from leaves. n. syn: kinaapo .
abako tree variety whose fruit is used for dying net bags. n. gen: repena₂ .
abala WES adv. 1yesterday. abalade when it was yesterday 2before. syn: abade 1 .
abala-kone WS (abana kone) old ways of doing and thinking. NounC.
abalanai abasa E old ; from before. adv.
abana₁ abalanai S adv. 1old . go rai agunuri ora abana yade those stone axes are really old 2worn out. 3from before.
abana₂ abade E already past prime. adv. go sekerere ora abana this kina is an old one go agare abana kapu this pandanus is already dry mopo onare abade rumaasa this woman has been married for a long time
abana kone abala-kone
abaname victory leaf variety. n. gen: aapu₃ .
abane WE day before yesterday. adv. Mogo ipare abanede noria epawa I carried this water the day before yesterday
abanome plant variety. n. gen: repena₂ .
abasade abasenai S a really long time ago. adv. syn: abade 1 .
abasana abasanya E really old. adv.
abasanyai old ; from before. adv.