D - d
| daily | m̃au naliati |
| dance | pul |
| · | nlauwen |
| · | lau |
| dancing ground | efare |
| dark | nmalko |
| · | malik |
| dawn | pulmatelen |
| · | p̃ulp̃og |
| day | m̃au naliati |
| · | aliat |
| day after tomorrow | as |
| day before yesterday | nas |
| days | m̃au naliati |
| dead | pun |
| deaf | ntaligp̃ar |
| deceive | sursur |
| decorate | fakis |
| deep ocean | ntalfen |
| deep sea | nam̃oru |
| delicious | tuntun |
| delouse | paak |
| DEM | kia |
| dense | motu |
| · | kos |
| dentist | teem̃okm̃ok |
| depart | tm̃alu |
| depend | lereki |
| derib | m̃asel |
| descend | su |
| describe | tilusus |
| desert | namesp̃al |
| desire | namurien |
| DET | te- |
| · | na |
| determined | usog |
| devil | ntaligpram |
| · | ntwam |
| Devil nettle tree | gkar |
| · | nam̃lat |
| dew | nalamlame |
| diarrhoea | taftaf |
| · | ntafwen |
| die | mat |
| die down | mrer |
| different | fserser |
| · | p̃et |
| · | p̃tae |
| · | p̃onptae |
| · | msal |
| dig | traf |
| · | kil |
| dig a hole to plant in | trafseo |
| dig out tree | nri |
| dirty | m̃ilo |
| disappear | puel |
| discard | sapre |
| discover | pam̃or |
| disease | namgar |
| disembark | paatan |
| · | patan |
| dislike | mropir |
| disobey | psig |
| · | nrogpir |
| disperse | tafrafer |
| dispute | ple |
| dissolve | fanei |
| distant | pakem̃ae |
| dive | nrup̃ |
| divide | poptae |
| · | si |
| · | p̃tae |
| divorce | tao |
| dizzy | manin |
| · | talgolig |
| · | manin |
| do good | pregwi |
| do something bad to | plos |
| doctor | munwei |
| dodge | talel |
| dog | kori |
| dolphin | naniu |
| don't know | mak |
| don't recognise | lesap̃sap̃ |
| door | namet p̃ur |
| double | p̃ura |
| · | pitkaskei |
| dove | man nap̃lo |
| dove, Green-winged ground dove | tokape |
| dove, Red-bellied fruit dove | sunra |
| dove, Vanuatu fruit dove | m̃lato |
| down | etan ntaf |
| downhill | etan ntaf |
| drag | nros |
| Dragon Plum tree | nrau |
| dragonfly | kaltag |
| dream | nap̃re |
| dregs | nam̃lak |
| dress | kal |
| dried up, as rivers do | tep̃ |
| drift | sal |
| driftwood | tarisal |
| drill | pirsai |
| · | tur |
| drink | min |
| drip | lao |
| drive | pusman |
| · | kelsman |
| · | pa |
| drizzle | sirsir |
| drop | krakpel |
| drown | tut |
| drum beater | nkas ni nap̃e |
| drunk | nrop |
| · | p̃aufiif |
| dry | gar |
| dry by sun light | tit |
| dry coconut | nm̃arteu |
| dry leaves | naflel |
| dry taste | kfet |
| dry, of leaves, any kind of dry leaves (naul alkur) | alkur |
| duck | sul |
| · | taktak |
| · | talof |
| · | taktak ninai |
| dugong | pkastes |
| dumb | puus |
| · | nognog |
| dunk | sam |
| dust | nam̃tam̃ot |
| · | nalo |
| · | p̃oktao |
| duty | wes |
| dwarf | naferkal |
| · | sputan |
| dye | mir |
| · | nasnaki |