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-ra1father of referent (from aaraa, father)sfx
-ra2WEemphaticsfx
raba-komoieaxe/knife (Pandanus language)
rabalonjew's harp
rabameav1to help ; give aidtisa yaina omeada neme nipu rabamulalo epawathe teacher is sick so I have come to help himsynmaesepea 22to prop upabana rami repena lobena medame rabameaa rotten tree fell and another one is propping it up
Rabameape AanpropSaviour, HelperRabameape Aa epalia rabu nipumi nimi agaa malaaliawhen the helper comes he will teach you
rabami aaajpa helpersynkinalu mi aayada reke aa
rabamua kabeavpredeem
rabaanarrow variety
rabe-rabeNounCvine varietygenope1 1
rabiavto pull something by its end, as a snake or vineope so repena maapara peaga rabiathe vine is up in the top of the tree so pull it down
rabialonjew's harpni rabialo nateI don't know how to play the jew's harpni rabialo aba natisu pare abia moge taluaI didn't know how to play the jew's harp but I will try to play it nowsyngauwarebolosoge
rabounspec. var. ofrabu2
rabolaEvspread out something
rabola miniaavpspread it out
rabolo1ntop of something, as a table
rabolo2nbamboo variety
rabo-onaaNounCpoor peoplesynnaraa
rabopaiePandanus language for axe, chop
rabotanrain shieldsynmalia
rabu1ncat's cradle gamespecalubi2
rabu2robo Eunspec. var.raboadvwhen; a time forYada pi di rabuA time for fighting
rabuaaWEv1to tread onapo repena rugi rabuaastomp on the end of that woodneme paaka rabuaatoI squashed the snake2overlap 3place something on top of
rabuaaniaavto trample upon
rabulav1to make peacemone yo riri pataga waru rabulathat money is tearing so tape it togetheryada rabutipalet's patch things up2to sew togetherlaplap supuri kome pianerupa rabutapapesew the five pieces of cloth together and make it into onesynetepa 2