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maindusky triple-tail (Lobotes surinamensis)1.6.1.5Fish
maifish.sp
maiamunfish similar to mudskipper with red nose, it stays in the ground and is good to eat
maigaandusky lory
maiherentree with long curly seed pods, commercial name amberoipterocymbium beccarii
maiiruna tall, big tree with thin bark, good for canoes, pencil cedar
maikainspecies of tree, brown aglataaglaia sp.
maikerecfgaapapakairi1ntraditional story and song performed in combination with gaapapa and kairi
maikereꞌonspecies of tree
maikereꞌotree.sp
maikereꞌotree.sp
maimaiMotuvaivainmango tree and fruit
maimaigarintree.sp
maimitopunglands in the neck and armpits
MaireiaMotumailaia: bringnpropMotu, Motuan people, traders from Central Province. As the Motuans had bigger canoes, they would travel to Gulf and bring cargo for trading, the Kope word for those people comes from the Motu word for bring 'mailaia' as they were the bringers of goods.
mairunSpecies of tree, red pencil cedarpalaquium sp.
mamacfhuaemadu1magugureheerurutaroonlong folded nipa leaf used for cooking, the inside of the leaf is on the inside of the cooking package
mamanipa.leaf
-mamavsfxboth of themAo-ra aio-ra boho ubii-ro tauo iimoto-mama kaumo.Enemies have already killed both our mother and our father.
mamaunvomitMeree kehi mamau oomouti. The small child was vomitting vomit.
mame1nspoon, scoop made from a coconut shell5.2.2.8Eating utensil
mame1spoon
mame1spoon
mame2npeak, peak of a mountain
mameanprow, front of canoeMoo abeai peei mapoi-da oroi-ka, moo mamui-re riamiꞌa-re ipi-da oroi-ka, ka moo peei mameai-da oroi-ka.My father was at the stern of the canoe, my mother and sisters were in the belly, and I was at the prow.7.2.4.2.1Boat
mamiꞌosgmaamunmothers, a group of women who are mothers, often an older groupTutue uioumo, mami'o-ra meree-rai ma iohaumo.Blow the conch shell, so the mothers and the children should come back.
mamoiMotumamoensheepKa aaꞌo duoi, mamoi iaꞌe uubi aamiiꞌa, aaꞌo goꞌotoi taitai hauꞌii-da, mamoi paꞌai dabi paꞌaimo.And that night, there were some sheep-watching people, they were in a clearing near the town, caring for their sheep.
mamooHLnbrush turkey or scrub fowl
mamoo-mamooHLLHLLadja plant that grows poorly, can not be used for people or animalsHepui memiho-ka, aa'o ra'u-ri a'ai kaumo pa'eai raa matei mamoo-mamoo. The soil is not good, that is why the garden plants are not growing well.
mamusp. var. ofmaamu
mamutinthe tab on the underside of a crab, where waste is passed, and eggs are stored.
mamuticrab.part