D - d
| dad | mama |
| dance | welu |
| dance k.o. | dosi |
| dance, k.o. | here |
| · | jaruviho |
| · | jeru |
| · | sawana |
| dance/s | welua |
| dark | dondoha |
| daughter | vonatu- |
| daughter of father's sister | votawai- |
| daughter of mother's sister | votawai- |
| daughter, adopted | vonatunatu- |
| daughter-in-law | vovungo- |
| dawn | ulurani dondo |
| day | bongi |
| day after tomorrow | asitoho |
| daytime | rani |
| dead | mate |
| dead body | tarambe |
| death | matea |
| deceive s.o. | koretahi |
| December | el(i) tutun |
| decorate | lakolako |
| decorate s.o. or s.t. | lako |
| decoration, feather | bainguru |
| decoration, k.o. | jomi natuwai |
| decoration, shell | matahai |
| decoration/s | lakolakoa |
| deep | buaha |
| deep water, very | buahenja |
| defecate | deo |
| defecate on | deosi |
| defence | bamba |
| · | ihoro |
| delay d.t | muanimuanihi |
| demure | mahanuhanu |
| deny s.t. | sinahi |
| depths | tine- |
| descendants | sombesombe- |
| destroy | hambari |
| · | komo |
| destroy s.t, | kamue |
| destroy s.t. | vunihi |
| destruction | komokomoa |
| details | bonambona |
| devil | tandono |
| · | tanume |
| devil/s of killed people | Tanume Ambe |
| dew | ivuati |
| die | mate |
| difference in cost, add | mavuni |
| different | tinambu |
| difficult | dira |
| difficulty, with | tamahi |
| dig | heliheli |
| · | hinjihinji |
| dig hole/s for yam/s | dule |
| dig s.t. | hinji |
| dig up | avu |
| · | kavi |
| dig up (yams) | heli |
| dig up with stick | uhi |
| direct | halo |
| direction, change | juehi |
| dirty | leho |
| · | leholeho |
| · | vuriha |
| disadvantage, worst one | sasatina |
| disgusted | memerango |
| dish, wooden | rova |
| dishonest | himuvonohi |
| · | vaihanjiri |
| disobedience | rerehia |
| dissolve | revo |
| distant | atihai |
| distribute on 10th day | havuhavu |
| disturb s.o. | nguturahi |
| dive | suvu |
| divide | ase |
| · | asease |
| diving, be | suvusuvu |
| divorce s.o. | torotoro |
| do s.t. | loli |
| do s.t. bad | vaivaisatihi |
| do what | siva |
| do what to s.o. | sivahi |
| do what with s.t. | sivani |
| dodge | kula |
| dog | vuria |
| doll | tamasi |
| dolphin | kue |
| door | matesia |
| dove sp. | laholaho |
| down | atano |
| drag s.t. | juri |
| · | revei |
| dragonfly | riolesi |
| draw back bow | have |
| dream | matumaturu soari |
| · | matumaturusoaria |
| dress | ruru |
| dress s.o. | ruru |
| dressed, be | ruru |
| dried up | vurohi |
| driftwood | lingilingi |
| drink | inu |
| drink s.t. | inumi |
| drip | tuture |
| drop on purpose | toro |
| drown | bute |
| dry | koru |
| · | mamasa |
| dry out leaf | alungi |
| drying out | korukoru |
| duck away | hoho |
| duck down | ruhui |
| dull | melomelo |
| dumb | butu |
| dusk | bita ngiringiri |
| dust | buia |
| · | mekomeko |
| dusty | buiaha |
| · | mekomeko |
| dwarf | duli |
| · | rio |
| dying | koru |
| dying back | korukoru |