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kaare-rai (rai-kutu; rai-kepere) bush knife. NounC.
kaaro men's wristband. n.
kaaru udipaa
kaarula to close. v. apo poragape pa apo labapa iaga pua kaarula that door is still open so go and close it
kaasa cards; gambling. n.
kaaso kaasu
kaaso-kege reddish clay used to decorate people. NounC.
kaasu (kaaso) reddish clay soil. n.
kaasua ridgepole of a house. n.
kaata reddish. adj. syn: ewea₂ ; syn: kaane₃ .
kaata-turaa inside part of pig's stomach. NounC. no kaataturaare gore aanumi nanema we men don't eat the inside of the pig's stomach
kaate sister's husband of male ego. n.
kaati rusty color. adj.
kaato dial. var. of kaatya ruma
kaatya ruma E (dial. var. kaato) alternate term for the mole cricket. n. syn: kaato .
kaawi arrow for animals and humans. n.
ka dial. var. of kala₂
kaba (rodopea, ebepea, karia, ugia, kadola, etapea, rugula, kagola, lora; oyae kabape aa) ebepea
kabe₁ rat variety found in the Poroma area; does not have much fur, lives in the wild cane . n. gen: onasa .
kabe₂ sword grass. n. gen: ripu .
kabe₃ WE wild cane. n. pt: ruma6 ; wh: kabe wakunabo ; wh: kabe-putine ; wh: kabe-puti ; spec: agi-kabe, amu₁, apo kabe, ekele, kabe-mayapa 1, kabe-yakipu, kabe-ruma, kalipu₂, katopa₁, keto-pala, kole-yapale, kusaara, kusaari, loae-lega, mayapa, ora₂, pole-yapale, ro-kabe₁, parapu ropa, yana-kiriri₁ . Miscanthus
kabe lupu-lupu tree/shrub variety, has vines and large showy flowers. n. gen: repena₂ . Bignoniaceae, Tecomanthe
Kabe Maa Remo Po Ripu Remo
kabe wakunabo clumps of wild cane roots. ajp. pt: kabe₃ .
kabe-ada house made of cane. NounC. syn: egele ada ; syn: kabe-kele ada .