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hit (very hard)aiꞌia 1vhit, beat, killMoo ruꞌa kerei-da aiha piraiꞌia.He was beating me with a stick.Moo aaꞌoi-ka, "Moo umo-ka, roo-ro moo aiꞌiaiꞌai."I said, "I know you are going to beat me."Ruu iodoi-da moo aiha piraiꞌia, kukui aiha perehebuti.She pulled be out of the water and started beating me, until the stick broke.Amo idiꞌai tuiai-da moo aiha piraiꞌia, peei-da omiai-ka.When Grandmother got out of the water, she smacked me hard and put me into the canoe.Roo imaiꞌiaumo imobodidioumo.They will beat you and chase you away.Ka moo-ro boomoi aiꞌiai-ka rituo-ha omutaꞌai-ka.Then I killed the pig, leaving it lying dead on the ground.
hit againstomodabuvcut or hit against
hit atomihiꞌavhit.at
hockoto topi marunhock, back of knee
holdimapehemavholdoamivholdomiapuaivholdomiohidiovholdomiopudiovholdomodoivholdRuu-ro tui-da ai-pomodoi kuku kehi, mihemibe kehi.She was holding a small stick in her hand, a whippy one.8.5.6Contain
hold (continually)oꞌapudiovhold for an extended time
hold (for someone)omoꞌapuavhold for someoneomoꞌapudiovhold for someone
hold (plural objects, continually)iohidiovcontinue to hold more than one thingAaꞌo raai-ri ma remeheai-ri, aramiꞌoi raꞌu iꞌatidioumo aiha ma iohidioi.For that reason ... we must keep holding on to the things our grandparents did before.
hold (plural objects, with two hands)iobo2vhold more than one thing using two hands
hold (plural objects)iapuaivhold onto many things
hold (single object)ohidioLHHLLvhold one thingAaꞌo raai-ri ma remeheai-ri, aramiꞌoi raꞌu iꞌatidioumo aiha ma iohidioi.For that reason ... we must keep holding on to the things our grandparents did before.Kope hapuoi-da moo beha-ro, rohidio Kuiri Medoroi.In the Kope area, I alone have received the Queen's Medal.Moo Karati Muramura mati tiameri-ka, moo-ro tutu hiꞌa rohidio doꞌou.I am the chairman of the Karati Health Centre, and have held the position for a long tme by now.8.5.6Contain
hold (with two hands, continually)obidiovhold continually with two hands
hold (with two hands)oobai1 1sp. var.obai2vhold with two hands, carry with two hands, pick up with two handsKa moo abeai-ro oobai-ka, omodai motoi eito.Then my father lifted me up to carry back to the house.Aaꞌo duoi irirobuidoi-da, tumurai ooꞌui-ka. Ruu rio-ka, moo ma-roobai.That night as we slept, a giant came. He wanted to take me away.Mereei daꞌodaꞌoi idebi ooto, oobai. The young baby is crying, pick her up with both hands and hold her.Oboi omoꞌuuo ruꞌa aroi oobai, pee ma roꞌomoi-ka. The water is bringing down a tree, get a good hold of it (both hands), we can make a canoe.7.3.1Carry
hold closeomomoꞌaiva very close embrace, such as a mother sleeping with their baby, or holding the trunk of a coconut when climbing.
hold onimaabidiovhold.onimaabovhold.on
holeerenhole
hole (for post)abouꞌunpost hole
hole (general)uuꞌu1 1HLcfuuꞌu1uuꞌumonhole, can be used to describe a hole in size from a small nail hole to a large cave, a hole that should be there, as opposed to ga'ere, a problematic holeBuꞌi umui medee uuꞌuu rautu-ka.Dog's have holes in the rubbish piles.
hole (in canoe, for tying)pituꞌunhole in canoe for tying it
hole (in ground)bobo 1var.boboꞌocfbobobobo-bobona hole that has been dug in the ground, e.g. a wellEpu hiꞌai boboi ma oboboi, ka ipi-da ma emeheai.First of all dig a pit, but stop before going too deep.7.8.6Dig
hole (place partly in)ohuꞌumai 2vplace something in a hole so that some is still showing outside the holeKukui ohuꞌumai! Put the stick in the hole so some shows!
hole (problematic)gaꞌerena hole that is a problem, such as in fishing net, thatch, or sero
hole (small, in ground)tapoonsmall dug-out area in the ground often containing water
hole (verb, plural objects)iohuꞌuvmake more than one hole by accident
holesere-ereadjmany.holes