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upi WS a boil. n. upi opala a boil came up syn: lumu 1 .
upi pia to have boils. v.
upia₁ v. 1to hug, embrace. aa kibu upiasimi They hugged his shins (subservence) syn: kupa pea₂ . 2carry in arms. upi rialo I am hugging and carrying it
upia₂ to hug. v. aa kibu upiasimi They hugged his shins (subservence)
upiasaa upisaa
upi-ini the core of a boil. NounC.
upipi₁ hard type of stone used in earth ovens. n.
upipi₂ WE (ripana) traditional emetic for cases of sorcery. n. go upipi naliare maaku ratalia if he takes that medicine he will vomit
upisaa kupisia S (upiasaa) to lift up by hugging. v.
uraa a woman's skirt. n. uraa yama put on a skirt uraa uididi karini yae skirt with strands that are oiled and shiney uraa kolasa to unhitch a skirt pt: kalia-tipa ; spec: kaliaa . Codiaeum variegatum
ura kura E n. 1generic term for reed. spec: apeta₂, arepe-paani, aroka, kali₁, opeta . 2grass skirt.
ura-pu string to fasten grass skirt. NounC.
ura-wai a sty ; inflamed swelling on the eyelid. NounC.
ura-wasa skirt-widow. NounC. syn: ura-yai .
ura-yai a woman's mourning skirt. NounC. syn: maraata-yai ; syn: kalipira-yai ; syn: ura-wasa .
uri the generic term for frog. n. Go uri luaburi rede waru pia All of the frogs are very sweet spec: olaa, o₁, puku₁, obo-reke, bulu, wape-ruru, bete, kenome, marege-tali, oga, okokaa, paima-loke₁, pata-agi₂, pugu₁, raali, rege₁, wapi-ruru, tutu, okakaa₁, pama-loke, aga-paya, agi-pitu₁, didi, keango, pata-agi₁, rali₂, urobea ; gen: kadu-supa .
uria tree/shrub variety whose bark is used for string bags; has fuzz-like fruit. n. gen: repena₂ .
uri-agaa forehead plate decoration. NounC. syn: duma₁ .
uri-aga the bailer shell. NounC. syn: ramapo ; syn: raame .
urobe bent over. ajp. syn: masaa robe .
urobea frog vareity. n. gen: uri ; syn: kenome .
uru grass skirt. n.
uru lala pia the cry of birds. ajp. syn: sese ta .
uruba-masatala₁ victory leaf variety. n. gen: aapu₃ .
uruba-masatala₂ victory leaf variety. NounC. gen: aapu₃ .