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rabbit rapit
rabbitfish
a fish, rabbitfish, Siganus rostratus/puellus. ellōk
a fish, rabbitfish, Siganus rostratus. ṃọle
a fish, rabbitfish, Siganus sp.. ṃorṃor
race iāekwōj, jowi
come in last in a race. piditte
foot race. iāllulu
relay race. dide
racing
a game, racing toy outrigger canoes. kariwutut
rack jād
rack for heat or smoke drying. ati,
bwi
racket keroro, kōkeroro
radar retaar
radio retio
radio transmitter. wālej
receive by radio. bọur
talk on the radio. wālej
transmit by radio. wālej
radish
pickled radish. taikoñ
raffle kūbween kijdik
raft raab
rafter
rafters. jekpād,
kattal
rag bōro
ragged. wūdede
rage kūtōtō, matōrtōr
Ragistrella
a fish, chub mackerel, Ragistrella. akwōlā
raid
air raid. kuju
raid at night. iaboñ
shelter pit, air raid. rọñ
to raid. jodik
rail
railings. reeḷ
rails of boats. reeḷ
railroad
be railroaded. liaakḷọk
rain wōt
a rain storm that is the sign of a chief coming. ḷañōn irooj
heavy rain. wōt-mijeljel
heavy rain from the northeast. wōt-tọ
hole in tree for catching rain water. ṃak
not rain. jato
not rainy. jọwōtwōt
pass by, of clouds and rain. peḷaak
pitter-patter of rain. ṃōṃōṇṃōṇ
protect from rain or spray at sea with mat. boktak
rain in, as through a window. tọ
rain of. utō-
rain that falls elsewhere but can be heard. wōt-atok
rain that falls straight down. wōt-aṃwelōñ
rain water. aebōj,
dānnin aebōj,
dānnin wōt
raincoat. kabba
see wōt. rain. ewōt
seldom rains (see wōt {wẹt}). jọwōtwōt
stay in the rain. utute
take shelter from the rain or sun. kōjato
time between rain showers. meḷa
wait for rain to subside. kōḷọk
wait under shelter for rain to stop. kaḷọk
rainbow iia, jemāluut
rainbow-colored. iiaeae
rainbow runner
a fish, rainbow runner, Elagatis bipinnulatus. ikāidik
fishing method, surround a school of rainbow runners with plain sennit. ekkoonak
raise ālāl, būḷak, kotak, ḷōbat
raise a bet. peta
raise by lever. ḷakilulu,
ḷōbat
raise by rope. tekōḷ
raise children. kaajiriri
raise fish net from water. jarjar
raise up. ḷabuk
raised bōbōkak
raisin rejin
rake kutak, reek
to rake, to claw. rakutak
ram debdeb, kipin
ramble jaṃbo
ramrod naṃnoor
rancid nenān
smell of rotten copra or rancid coconut oil. ḷōḷ
random
at random. jabdetakwōt
range
within range. allọk
rank laajrak
stripes showing military rank. ieṃa
ransack
ravage, ransack, loot. rakim
ransom pinmuur
rape ḷatipñōl
Raphiobelone
Raphiobelone robusta. tak
rapid innitōt, iur, iurjet
rappel
rappelling. pitto
rapture lọudiñdiñ
rare jeja
exceedingly rare. bōtata
rarely used. tinak
rascal boea, raajkōḷ, ri-jorrāān
rash lennab, ḷakajeṃ
be rash. ḷōkajeṃ
heatrash. bok aidik
rasp
a raspy feeling in the throat, especially after a cold. memelkwarkwar
rasping sound. rap
rat
gnaw, of a rat or a mouse. wōjek
rat, Rattus rattus or Rattus exulans. kijdik
ratchet
cog, gear, ratchet. raanke
rate ded
rather jaad
rather than. bwiden
see jaad. rather. ejaad
ratified weeppān
ration aikiu, kōj
rational meḷeḷe
ratline jikin uwe
rattle kokorkor, kor
rattling
rattling of bottle, etc.. tōtōñtōñ
rattling of gravel. ḷōḷāārār
Rattus
rat, Rattus rattus or Rattus exulans. kijdik
rat, Rattus rattus or Rattus exulans. kijdik
ravage
ravage, ransack, loot. rakim
raw amej, ukood
a food, fish eaten half broiled but still raw. koubub
a food, raw fish. jaajmi
eat raw fish. koobub
ray
a fish, ray fish (poisonous). āibukwi
a fish, spotted eagle ray fish, poisonous, Aetobatus narinari. imen
sting ray. boraañ,
ṃaḷokḷok
ray
rays of the sun. ko-in-aḷ
sunray. koonaḷ
razor reja
trim hair with a razor. jeor
re
syllable "re" of musical scale. re
reach po, tōpar
not reach. likjab
out of reach. jabjab
reach a goal. auj
reach destination. tōkeak
reach for something in the dark. tōtọḷwūm
reached. jaak
to reach. jeb-
try to reach. jibadek
read kōnono, waak
look up after nodding, sleeping, or reading. bōk bar
reread. āpta
ready dede, pojak
ready for a bottle, of coconut shoots only. raane-bōkāān
see dede. ready, prepared. ededeḷọk
stand ready. joorkatkat
real lukwi
realistic. ṃool
really. ātin,
dọlin,
kāājej,
lukkuun
really (only in negative usage). kakkōt
real estate bwidej
own much land or real estate. amṇak
realize eñak, kile
really kanooj
see kanooj. really. ekanooj
see lukkuun. really. elukkuun
realm
within the realm of possibilities. tōllọk
reanimate jaruk
reap ṃadṃōd
rear lik
rearrange ikūr
reason wūn, wūnin
interjection: "No wonder!" "It stands to reason.". jebata
not able to reason. jaje ḷōmṇak
see un. reason, basis, base. unin
what is the reason?. tawūnin
rebuff
rebuffed. balu,
bokbok,
jeddaṃ
rebuke kōkọbōl
recall ememej
recall with grief. ajḷọk
recede jen
receding
having a receding hairline. kōkodaṃdaṃ
receipt rijjiit
receive bōk
receive by radio. bọur
recent
recently. kiin jeṃaanḷọk
the most recent. ḷọk
recess ibbuku, kakkije
recipe ḷōōt
reciprocate ukok, ukok
to reciprocate. ṇaoṇea-
reciprocating
reciprocating of gifts. kabbōjrak
recite ālij, kōnono
reckless jabde, jakkōl, jeḷmāne
reckon aṇtọọn, lōke
reclaim
reclaim a gift. ajejin Jowa
recline
inclined to recline. alebabu
recline, stretched out. jitṃanṃan
recognizable
unrecognizable. jakkōlkōl
recognize kile
not recognize (see kile {kiley}). jakile
refuse to recognize. kaarmejjet
try to recognize. kakōlkōl
recoil
be shaken by recoil of a gun. ṃweiur
recollect ememej
recommend nebar
recompense kōḷḷā oṇea-
recompense for evil deed. iden-oṇe
reconcile medek
reconciled. koṇkōtaa-
reconciliation medek
reconnoiter iaroñroñ, waat
record jeje
phonograph record. deekto
record player. jukoñki
recover lelo, mour
be recovering. mour-tak
rectum poḷ, rūr
recumbent eḷḷọk
red būrōrō
become red, of leaves. ed
red colored, of reddish coconuts or sky. mir
reddish color. ṃūrar
red snapper
a fish, red snapper, Lutjanus bohar. paan
a fish, red snapper, Lutjanus vaigiensis. jaap
redeem lọmọọr, pinmuur
redfin
a fish, redfin, Argyrops spinifer. ṃōḷejetak
Rediculus
Rediculus (alpha Pavonis). Likin-Buwame
redo āpta
reduce kaddikdik
redwood kāmeej
reef pedped
a reef separate from main reef. ñe
boat passage on reef. toorwa
boat passage through a reef. tọọr
cave under reef shelf. apā
coral reef. wōd
edge of reef. ḷakej
fishing method, searching for fish at low tide over the reef. etalpeet
gashes in coral reef. kōlñe
high barrier reef. ubatak
long gashes in the outside reef. mejā
outer edge of reef where large coral heads are. bōran baal
pond on reef where fish are caught when tide goes out. tọ
reef around a secondary lagoon. tiete
reef edge. baal
reef in the lagoon just under the surface. medde
small pool on reef at low tide, or in interior of island. ḷwe
smell of exposed reef. būbwilwōdwōd
sound of waves pounding on reef. lijeñūrñūr
strip of reef. tōkā
water course in the reef. wea
reef heron
a bird, reef heron, Egretta sacra. kabaj
reef
lines used to reef sails. tiliej
to reef sails. rujruj
reel addeboulul, jāljel
reel for fishline. kurjep
referee aṃbai
refill
refill a hole with dirt. jijioñ
reflect kōḷmānḷọkjeṇ
reflect a bright light. kakkilaajaj
reflection. annañ
reflector of flashlight or spotlight. ḷat
reflex
have sharp reflexes. util
refreshment
to bring foods with songs as refreshments to a group of men building a canoe or house to keep their morale up, usually done by the womenfolk of a community. jemjem māāl
refrigerator bọọk aij
refugee jipọkwe
refund peọọb
refurbish kōkāāl
refuse abōb, abwin
always refuse. abōblep,
ṃakokolep
refuse to accept or take. ṃakokoun bōk
refuse to do something. ṃakoko
refuse to recognize. kaarmejjet
refuse kwōpej
refuse area. taṃ
refuse of scraped coconut after it is squeezed. o
refute kariab
regard kallimjek
disregard. jekdọọn,
kōjelbabō
regarding. kijjie-
regardless. jekdọọn
regret ajḷọk, ukeḷọk
regulation
regulations. kien
Regulus Ḷōkoojṇo
rehearse kōmmālmel
reimburse kōḷḷā likjab
customary reimbursement given by anyone in return or exchange for food, living, or payment for medicine or priest-craft. kabwijeran
reinforce
canoe part, reinforcement close to both ends. matātōp
reinforcing
reinforcing rods. teekkiiñ
reiterate ālij
reject abwin bōk, dike, jọkpej, ṃakokoun bōk, taṃ
rejected. balu,
bokbok,
jeddaṃ
rejected
see bokbok. rejected. ekabokbok
relate
relate to each other. jeṃdoon
related
related to each other. jenokwōn
relation
brother-sister relationship. jeṃnāji
family relationship. kadkad
friendly relationship. jeṃjerā
parent-child relationship. jeṃnāji
relation between two brothers-in-law who are married to two sisters. jemānji-
severance of a relationship. tūṃ kwōd
taboo relationship. jeṃnāji,
jore
what relation?. tee-
relative
duty towards ones relatives. nukwi
fight between relatives. an armeje doon
relatives. erṃwe,
nukwi
taboo female relatives of the same generation. ine-
taking care of relatives. aerṃwe
relay
relay race. dide
release kōtḷọk
be released from. jọọr
relevant kōkar
relieve
euphemism used on sailing vessels to notify men to stay out of sight when women need to relieve themselves. inọñ
need to relieve oneself. batbat
religion kabuñ
religious
religious instruction. Baibōḷ
religious period. iien kijone
religious retreat. jitlọk
relinquish kōtḷọk
relish
to relish something. ijoḷ
reluctant
be reluctant to. tabur
rely
rely on. lōke
rely on children to accomplish errands or chores. ajriin uwaak
remain pād
remain ahead of a wave when sailing following the wind. buñṃaan
remainder. bwe,
ko (ro) jet
see pād. stay, remain. epād
remains
remains of a tree especially if covered with fern growth. debọkut
remedy wūno
remember ememej, keememej
remember with sorrow. ememḷọkjeṇ
remind kakememej
reminder. kein kakeememej
reminisce ememḷọkjeṇ, emḷọk
remnant ṃōtta-
remnants. būrar
remorse ukeḷọk
remote tōtoḷọk
removable maroñ ṃṃakūt
not removable. kōn
remove
remove bones from fish. iiaak
remove from land. kalia
remove thorns from pandanus leaves. iiaak
removed. teep
remunerate kōḷḷā oṇea-
rend kekeel, peoeo
render le-
render (with directional). wūjlep-
rendezvous
a rendezvous. jikin iioon doon
renew kōkāāl
renounce kaarmejjet
renovate kōkāāl
renown buñbuñ
renowned akaje
rent jata
rental. oṇāān jata
repair ṃadṃōd
repair a boat. āe
to repair leaks in a thatch roof. atiltak
to repair roof leaks with new thatch. ajuiaak
repatriate rọọlḷọk ñan kapijuknen
repay kōḷḷā likjab
repeat ālij
repeat over and over. ālijinmen
repeatedly. kōkā
repel
repelled. jeddaṃ
repent ukeḷọk
repetitious ālijinmen
replace bōk jikin, pinej-jenkwa
replace the bottom part (jouj) of a canoe. jeḷañ
replete booḷ, obrak
replete with. peddejak
replica annañ
reply uwaak
report kōnnaan
report of official matters. keeañ
report when called. eọroñ
represent pinej-jenkwa
reprimand jueoonmọñ, kauwe
reproach kauwe, kinaak, kipel
reprove kauwe
repudiate kaarmejjet, kalia
reputation āt
request añōtñōt, kajjitōk
fulfill someone's request. ṇawāwee-
request something by flattery. wadu
reread āpta
rescue lọmọọr
resemblance nemāmei-
resemble āinwōt
resemble, parent and child. bōdañ
resent dike, lelotaan
resentful. lotaan
reserve
reserved. jememe
reside jokwe
residence. jukjuk
residual bwe
residue bwe
resign kaṃōj
cheerful, resigned. ineeṃṃan
to resign. kakkije
resin bwilbwil
resist dāpdep, juṃae
resound
resounding. pedañwūjñwūj
resource
knowledgeable, resourceful. wājepdik
resourceful. mejādik
respect
respect elders. kaaḷapḷap
respects
pay respects to a deceased. āmej
respiration menono
respond uwaak
respond to. eọroñ
responsibility dedo, kuṇaa-
assume responsibility for. bōk dedo
neglect one's primary responsibility. kadkadmootot
see koṇaa-. share, responsibility. kuṇaaṃ
take responsibility. loloorjake
to shrink from responsibility. wōmak
responsible
be responsible for. bōk dedo,
kilaak
rest ibbuku
rest on. atartar
restless. kijerjer
to rest. kakkije
rest ko (ro) jet
restaurant kọpe jọọb, ṃōn ṃōñā
restless abbwilōñlōñ
restore jaruk
restrict
restricted. mọ
result ajāllik, kilaak, waḷọk
resume jijino
resurrect jaruk
resurrection. jerkakpeje
resuscitate jaruk
retain dāpdep
retaliate iden-oṇe
retard
retarded. ṃōḷọwi
retort bokkoḷọk, ūlūlōt
retreat jenliklik
religious retreat. jitlọk
retreat in war. eọwilik
return jepḷaak, rọọl
no return. kōptata
point of no return. jerakiaarḷap
return a favor. ukōt bōkā
return to fight again after having been repulsed. kotūbtūb
reunion iiāio
reveal kowaḷọk, kōnnaan
reveal, disclose, confess, admit (something that had been kept hidden or secret). ketak
revenge bwil-bōro, iden-oṇe
eager for revenge. paḷ
so angry as to resort to revenge. ñi
revere nebar, wūjtak
reverend rōplen
reverie emḷọk
reverse pāāk
revert rọọl
review ālij
review day program. jeṃnājin
revive jaruk
revolting kajjōjō
revolting person. pāpijek
revolve rọọl
revolver likajik, lijjukwōlkwōl
reward jinōkjeej, tūb
negative reward. lele
reward for. kijin
rewrite āpta
rheumatism kūrro
Rhinecanthus
a fish, triggerfish, Rhinecanthus aculeatus. liele
rhythm piit
lack rhythm. jokwa
shout rhythmically while doing a job requiring team work, as carrying a canoe. roro
rib diin kat
ribs, nautical. eḷḷa
ribbon rōpin
rice raij
a food, soup of soft rice or breadfruit. jokkwōp
grain of rice. tōōḷ
wash rice. patpat
rice bowl jokkwi
rich jeban, ṃweiie
rich, of soil or plant. kimuur
to enrich. ṇaṃweie-
rickety oṃoja
ricochet jājjāj, ḷāān
graze, as a bullet, ricochet. tāṃoṇ
rid
to get rid of. jujuurḷọk
riddle lōñña
ride uwe, welọk
find something to ride. taṃwe
ride a horse. ọọjọj
ride at anchor. emjak
ride back and forth. ikueaak
ride comfortably. weaak
ride high in water because not loaded. okwōjaja
ride on a plane. kā-
ride the waves. ṃōt
ridge
roof ridge. bōrwaj
ridicule kajjirere
ridiculous jekkar, kōjak
riffraff armej waan, edwaan, ikōn-aḷe
rifle bu
rig
riggings of boats. rikin
right anbwijmaroñ, jejjet, jiṃwe, lukkuun, ṃool
fastest method of righting a canoe after it has capsized in order to escape sharks. keilupako
inalienable rights or property. addemlōkmej
of right combination. ṃōṃan utōn
of right dilution. ṃōṃan utōn
right half of human body. anmooṇ
right hand. anbwijmaroñ,
anmooṇ
right here. joujo
rightly. jiṃwe
that is all right. āinwōt juon
that's right. eeo
righteous kokwōjarjar, wānōk
rigid kajjiṃwe, kijñeñe, pen
rigorous kajjiṃwe
rile
riled. lilu
rim apar, tiek
rim of. tōrerei-
ring riiñ
possessive classifier, earrings and other things worn on ear. die-
wear a ring. riiñiñ
wear earring. diede
ring
ringing (in ears). tūññūḷọk
ringing sound. tūññūḷọk
ringworm kito, koko
rinse ṃokṃok
rinse bait. lije
rinse clothes. ṃukṃuk
rinse down. pepepe
rinse one's mouth. kurkur,
rukruk
rinse oneself off in lieu of thorough shower. tutu in kwōlej
riot im
rip kekeel, liṃaajṇoṇo, merrōḷọk, peoeo
ripped. peo,
potak
sew together a rip in cloth. ait
sound of s.t. being ripped, torn, or slashed apart. ōbbōḷọk
ripe
cause pandanus to ripen. okaliklik
coconut, ripe for copra. waini
cover pandanus to ripen. poñpoñ
not ripe. owatrere
not ripe, of breadfruit. kinbūt
not ripe, of fruit. kūk
overripe breadfruit. meimed
overripe spoiled breadfruit. māḷọk
overripe, of breadfruit with seeds. meimed
overripe, of breadfruit without seeds. mejbak
pick unripe pandanus. okabur
pit in which fruit is buried to ripen. wōn
ripe, of breadfruit. kalo,
kōt
ripe, of pandanus. owat
ripen. mād
unripe. bur,
kūk
unripe coconut. ub
very ripe, overripe, of breadfruit only. memed
wait for fruit to ripen. kōmmako
ripen ertak
wrap pandanus fruit with coconut leaves to make it ripen. kūtōb
ripple liṃaajṇoṇo
rise ṃōto
moonrise. iiaḷañe
rise from the dead. jerkakpeje
rise, of bread. jib
stumble and rise again to run. buñ-peltak
to rise, of dough. uwe
water rises in a well or swamp. jib
risk
risky. kakkūṃkūṃ,
kauwōtata
to risk. kōjelbabō
rite kabuñ
rival
rivalry. jiāe
river reba
roach juwapin
an insect, cockroach, roach. kuḷuḷ
roaches
smell of cockroaches. bwiin-juwapen
road iaḷ
border on mat or stone edge of road. apar
intersection of roads. kāpoon
roadside tōrerein iaḷ
roam ṃōṃōkadkad
roar
roar of an animal. kōṃñūr
roar, as of the wind or a monster. rorror
roast uṃ
smell of roasting breadfruit. kokwanjinjin
to roast breadfruit. kwanjin
rob kowadoñ
rob sitting hen of her eggs. eaklep
robe
disrobe. utkōk
robust ājmuur, tōbōb
rock bar, ejṃaan, dekā
basaltic rock which floats. tilaan
build up a pile of rocks. pepe
hard rock. ajaj
heavy volcanic rocks. dekā lọḷ
medicine pounding rock. tōpañ
rocky. dekāke
soft coral rocks found on beach. pukor
turn over small rocks when searching. okḷā
rock cod
a fish, rock cod, Anyperodon leucogrammicus. kabro
a fish, rock cod, Anyperodon leucogrammicus. kōḷaoḷap
a fish, rock cod, Epinephelus flavocaeruleus. pookliṃ
a fish, rock cod, Serranus fuscoguttatus. kūro
rock hind
a fish, rock hind, Epinephelus albofasciatus. ḷōjepjep
rock ṃōṃōḷeiñiñ, ṃwitaak
to rock something. jeballe
rocket rakōt
pandanus rocket. didiṃakōl
sky rocket. kōmram
rock-happy kidel
rod
reinforcing rods. teekkiiñ
roe likipia
fish roe. pia
roil
roiled. liṃ
roll dāpilpil, ṃōṃōḷeiñiñ
roll a cigarette. kwarkor
roll around. dāpilto-dāpiltak
roll back and forth. dāpilto-dāpiltak,
jabwilbwil
roll dice. ḷuḷu
roll of a ship. lelāle
roll of cloth. kap
roll of fat around waist. maḷūttōk
roll of film. jāljel
roll up mats, etc.. āle
roll up pants. kitak
roll up shirt sleeves or trousers. limtak
roll up sloppily, wrinkled. ḷukut
roll up, as dried pandanus leaves. jāljel
roll up, line or film, spool. tāte
rolled. poktak
rolled, as by surf. ḷukut
rolling dice. taij
swaying from side to side, as a ship rolling. jepliklik
to roll in a kneading way. ṃabwil
to roll, of ships. lā
roller kōro, waan bwil
roller for launching canoe. ḷoñtak,
ḷọñ
roly-poly depetdoul
romantic
romantic desires. mejpata
roof maḷtu, tōrak
piece of tin roofing. tiin
put thatch on roof. kōtak
roof brace. añinwoḷā
roof ridge. bōrwaj
roofing. jinnibọọr
tin roofing. jinibọọr
to repair leaks in a thatch roof. atiltak
to repair roof leaks with new thatch. ajuiaak
rookery akade, de
room ruuṃ
make room for. jeje,
ṇajiki-
move a little sideways to make room. rōrā
roost edde
roost of. jipkōn
roosting place of birds. akade
tree in which birds roost and defecate. jade
watch birds alight to locate roost. akajok
watch birds to locate roost. akade
rooster kako
rooster tail feather. ḷōb
strut of a rooster. adpā,
to
take a rooster to a cock-fight. keid
root okar, wūn, wūnin
aerial roots of the pandanus. liok
push up soil, of roots. pādāl
root of matter. boḷ
root out. wūjwūj
rooted out. teep
rooty soil. ibnene
uproot. toktak,
totak,
wūj
rope to
a game, skip-rope. kutiñ
break, as a rope. ṃwijkōk
climb or descend a rope. pitto
coconuts still attached to spathe and lowered from tree by means of a rope. niiddoor
guy rope or cable. kae
let out a rope to slacken it. peaut
loose, of clothing or rope. pidtoto
raise by rope. tekōḷ
rope from sheet line forward and aft. ieplik
rope used for climbing trees. jemājirok
ropes that go from top of the mast down to both ends of sailing canoe. jọṃur
strand of rope or wire. ko
stretched tight, of lines, ropes, etc.. lōtlōt
throw a rope over a branch. rajāl
tie or fasten with a rope or cord. ḷajiiñ
to pull and break objects such as string, rope, wire or grass. tūṃtūṃ
use a rope. leto
rosary rojeri
rose rooj
wear a rose or hibiscus flower. roojoj
rosebush utrooj
rot kōt, wabanban
rotten. kōt
rotten (of wood). ajjiḷapḷap
smell of rotten copra on body. maḷḷipen
smell of rotten copra or rancid coconut oil. ḷōḷ
rotate addeboulul, rọọl
rotten ṃor
smell of decayed or rotten matter. juoñ
rough kōkaj, kurbalōklōk, kurere
rough skin. bōbadede
rough, of weather, currents, etc.. wūj
roughness around penis. kūḷarōj
roughly im men
round doulul
anything small and round. lijadoul
round up fish or animals. ajāl
rouse
awake, roused, conscious. ruj
route iaḷ
escape route. iaḷan jọọr
row aeñwāñwā, aōṇōṇ
row a boat. oru
row of houses. alen
rowdy ṃōṃaḷkaro, nana taṃṃwi-
royal
commoner married to royal woman. irooj-eṃṃaan
container of oil or water for use with royal whetstone. ṇop
female of quarter royal descent. lejjibjib
lesser royal rank. ātōk
loss of royal status through defeat in war. jipọkwe
male of one-fourth royal descent. ḷajjibjib
royal bathing pool in old days. juwadel
rub irir, ṃabwil, tōñōl
canoe part, piece of wood on leeside as guard against rubbing from steering paddle. eran jebwe
make fire by rubbing sticks. etoñ,
it
rub back and forth gently or caressingly. eoeo
rub clothes in washing. ṃukṃuk
rub in black carbon on tattoos. iteṃaṃōj
rub ones eye. itūk,
itūñ
rub with oil as medical treatment. pitpit
speed up when rubbing sticks to make fire. jorjor
to rub gently. boboor,
towe
rubber roba
rubber band. liko
shoot with a rubber band. lippin
small rubber tube. kumi
rubbish jọkpej, kwōpej, menọknọk
pick up bits of rubbish. kintak
turn over rubbish hunting for something. okpej
rubble
pile of rubble. ilel
ruckus
cause a ruckus. uwōjak
rudder jebwe
rudder fish
a fish, chub or rudder fish, Kyphosus vaigiensis. pājrōk
a fish, rudder fish, Kyphosus vaigiensis (Eniwetak). rōnna
ruddy
a bird, ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres. aerār
a bird, ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres. kōtkōt
rude jakōl
ruffle
ruffled. ḷoktōk
ruffling
ruffling of cocks and dogs before fighting. rōrọñ
rug erer
rugged kije
ruin jeepepḷọk, kọkkure
ruined. jorrāān
run-down, of persons, ruined. wōla
rule kien
rule over. peek
rule
ruler, straightedge. ruḷa
rum rōṃ
rumble ñūñūr
rumbling
distant rumbling of waves. lijeñūrñūr
rummage eded
rummy rami
rump pid
rumple
rumpled. ḷoktōk
run tōtōr
be running over. jieb-
get into prime running condition. an
go, run, swim, or rush toward s.t. or s.o. (with directionals), often impetuously, without having been invited or asked to do so. tōbtōb
home run. oṃrawūn
run a complete circuit around a field. oṃrawūn
run and jump. tōtōr kālọk
run at full speed. kọkleejej
run away. ko,
kōplọk
run away far after losing a fight or because afraid. koñil
run excitedly. bwijāljāl
run in a zigzag fashion. jeerinbale
run into. iioon
run lightly. kakiaaj
run over. jijiped
run, of engines. jọ
run, of water. tọọr
runny nose. ba
runs, in a baseball game. deḷọñ
run-down
run-down condition. ijurwewe
run-down, of persons, ruined. wōla
runner
a fish, rainbow runner, Elagatis bipinnulatus. ikāidik
runt oḷar
rupture
ruptured. rup
rush bwijọkorkor
go, run, swim, or rush toward s.t. or s.o. (with directionals), often impetuously, without having been invited or asked to do so. tōbtōb
onrush. ibeb
Russelia
a plant, Russelia juncea (Scrophulariaceae). albokbōrọro
Russia Rojia
rust ḷōjo
chip or scrape rust off. kajjo
make rusty. kajjo
rusty. jejo
to chip off rust. kañkañ
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