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marryememidio 2vmarry someoneRoo oboi taꞌi maꞌai, roo rio-ka ruu ememidioi.You pay a price for your bride, because you want to marry her (lit: want her to stay for you)4.1.9Kinshipomia 2vmarryoobai1 2sp. var.obai2vmarryRoo meree ohioi-ro oobai aꞌai moo mereebehe.Your son will marry (hold close with both hands) my daughter.oroobaivmarry each other
mask typeeuaeacfeuaeaeuaeaori-hobopuru2na traditional mask that hits people. Like puru, it is an angry character. Ori-hobo does not hit people, but entertains people. Puru and euaea are not asking for things, but euaea chases people and plays, When there has been dancing all night, the euaea will come in the morning and chase the people into the longhouse to stop the dancing.ori-hobocfeuaeaori-hoboori-hobopuru2na traditional mask that was used at anytime, not just special celebrations. When someone wants something, they will put on the ori-hobo, and dance outside the house. People will ask what it wants, and then people will give it to him. Anyone could wear the ori-hobo. People ask what it wants, and if you guess wrong, there is no dancing, if you guess right, it dances and you know what to give. Made from cane.puru2cfeuaeaori-hobopuru2puru2na traditional mask made from cane, with a coconut shell or a shellfish shell for eye, that makes noise when it is dancing. The puru swings its beak to belt the people. Anyone can wear it and it use in the same way as euaea.
matketaMotunwoven pandanus mat, a style taught by South Seas missionaries. Tio was the traditional Kope mat.6.6.4.2Weaving baskets and matstio 2var.tiobuminmat of pandanus leaves sewn togetherKiauka hioida ruro tio-ra goro-rai imotuti aiha pomahoro.And then she started to weave the mats and baskets.
matchmatitiEngnmatch
memooproI, meMoo aaꞌoi-ka, "Moo umo-ka, roo-ro moo aiꞌiai aꞌai."I said, "I know you are going to beat me."9.2.3Pronouns
meal (small)taponsmall meal
measure (one thing)odoboa1vcompare, taste, try, measure
meathiiꞌosp. var.hiꞌonmeat; flesh2.1Bodycomp.du hiꞌo
meat (from crocodile)ueuponmeat at the centre of a crocodile's legs, lizard meat
medical manbedea-dubu 2ndoctor; medical orderly
medical personbedea-meree 2ndoctor; medical orderly
medical womanbedea-oobo 2ndoctor; medical orderly
medicinemuramura1 1MotunmedicineHiiro muramura pima'atimo.They gave lots of medicines.ruꞌaꞌihinmedicine
melonmereriEngnmelon, watermelonRuu geega hura-ka, ruu ihai goroi oratoti mia idiꞌidi hura keeke.It is a large fruit whose centre is red and and there are little black seeds.6.2Agriculture
mendububaiꞌonmen, a group of men or any ageKiauka, ruu hiei-da, epuu hi'ai, ibuoi, pai dubui pema'ai, mabu ruu tomioi himia emera-ha poo'a turiaha dububai'oi tuiai-da.Ok, then he gave the axe to the chief, because he was decorated differently to all the other men.
men (young)dodobaibai'onyoung men, unmarried menantgama'obai'o
mensweardubu-uriocfdubu-uriooobo-urionnon-traditional men's clothing such as shirts and overalls. Not a common term. 5.3Clothing
messagemade 2nmessage, storyMoo made ai-oropoi'o.My message is finished.Ubuo ato po'adu'o Paidubui madei.In Ubuo, he shared God's message.comp.oorio-mademaꞌuoHLLnmessage (to come for some activity)
messengergeuanwitness or messenger, someone who reports on something that they have seen or heard, Geuai-ro rimoadu'o.The messenger told us.himoꞌavar.himoꞌa mereenmessenger, servant, errand personMoo ruu urio madei himoꞌa mere-ka.I am his spiritual messenger.3.5.1Say4.1.2Types of people
messyaꞌami 1vmake a mess and not clean it up
mid-partipi tuianmid-part, middleIrai gaboi kehibuo dohobo-ka, mereei mia ipi-tuia hiꞌai-da poti.But the road was rather narrow, and his son was standing right in the middle of it.Moo iremagauriai-da, peei ipi-tuiai hato piroro-ka.When I jumped, I landed in the middle of their canoe.
mid-sectionipi 1nthe main part of something, the middle sectionHoho atai aiha pomoꞌoi, aiha pemeheꞌeai hoho atai imotohiti, ipi aiha pomomoꞌoi.He tied one end, turned it round and wrapped the other end, then tied the middle.Epu hiꞌai boboꞌoi ma oboboi, ka ipi-da ma emeheai.First of all dig a pit, but stop before going too deep (part way).8.3.1Shapecomp.tuu-ipi
middayhimioi-tuianmidday8.4Time
middletuia 1comp. ofipi 3piecenmiddle, midst, amongstHimio ata taraka ata ubii pimoroho goꞌoto geegai tuiai-da.One time there was a bus taking passengers around the middle of the city.Ireibuai-da, omo keehi ata tuia hato pireibua, moo mudu abeai iemidio mati hato.When I came up, I found myself in the middle of a small creek where my uncle lived.Memiho kudui iiho rabia! Goꞌotoi tuiai-da imaꞌoidioi-re, iihoi-re, bubu-ka!Don't smoke marijuana! To bring it and smoke it in the village is forbidden.Rii turia-ha iodaumo ubii tuiai-da, retoꞌa-gaaꞌu upibaiꞌo behai-ro oaioi puuhoumo.Of all the people who went, only three women ate okari nuts.comp.ipi tuia
midriberere2nfrond midrib from nipa palm