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quailmuutinbrown quail
queenoobo iminqueen, literally 'rope woman' referring to the crown on her head
question-du 2vverbal question maker that is only used together with the non-singular.Ri'oiti ra'u ma'ai duido?What are they-2 doing?=ra1 2dial. var.=rieyes/no question marker, can be used as opposite to declarative =kaRoo rio-ra? Moo rio-ka!Do you want it? I want it!Boi'o-ra keekebai'oi?Who are the small ones?=rieadvQuestion wordRe obo gimoi raꞌabou-da omahoroi-rie?How is diarrhoea caused?a-cfa-am-advQuestion Marker for a polar (yes/no) questionPeei ameaꞌaumo? - ImodudioCan you see the canoe? - It's there.Umo amiꞌi ka?Have you understood?ag-cfag-am-vA prefix used in the intermediate (yesterday) and distant (before yesterday) past tenses, to ask a polar (yes/no) question.Tetuu rii du agototo-duumo?Yesterday, did they beat sago?am-cfa-ag-am-am-advyes-no question marker, or irrelis marker, combined with second and third person (m-), in the future, present and recent past (earlier today).
'Do you/he/she/they...?' 'You/he/she/they should..."Roo mooi-do amiraromo?Do you think about me?Moo abeai totomu made amoroaduꞌuti moo piroha emidioi-ka.If my father should give me advice, I sit quietly and listen to him.Roo paidubui-to amoromidio, kehibuo gaboi-ro emapui aꞌai-ka.Should you want to follow God, he will show you the narrow road (the right road).Eaꞌa! Bereberei-ro ameremabe.Watch! Lightning might strike.m-va prefix on verbs that marks uncertainty, including marking a question, about what the second or third person (not the speaker) does. In the distant past (tehata) g- is used in place of m-Roo rati-to m-odau?Where are you going?Rii-bi memidio duumo, rimo rautu.They-3 should be staying, with us.
quickhioadjquickHio hiꞌai-da pioro.He climbed very quickly.Oboi hio oiro.The tide is coming up quickly; the tide is strong.antemera2synaimara
quicklyhioi-toHLLLadvquicklyAra mereehioi hioi-to pioro goꞌotai.This boy is going quickly up the coconut palm.synaimarahahoreadjquicklyhorehoreadjquickly
quietlypiroha 1advquietlyMoo abeai piroha pooꞌui-da piro apuai.I did not see my father come up behind me and grab me by the right hand.Moo abeai totomu made amoroa duꞌuti moo piroha emidioi-ka.When my father gives me advice, I sit quietly and listen to him.2.3.2.5Quiet