I - i

iau   pron. I, me (1SG independent pronoun, 1SG object pronoun). Iau vavine tamaute. I'm a white woman. Mo sora teleiau. S/he talked to me.

iha   n. Orangespine unicorn fish, a kind of dark-coloured ocean fish with a bright orange-red colour between body and tail, grows to 30-35cm. Naso liturarus.

ihambe   n. 1 • wooden spoon.

2 • sticks like a fork, used to eat savsav, or similar, cut from the vinue tree; also used to remove skin of breadfruit before mashing.

iheli   n. digging stick, about 1-2 metres long, shorter than indule.

ihietaitai   n. stone axe, from olden days. See: rimba.

ihiohi   vi. sneak out.

ihoro   n. shield, defence.

ihuri   n. piece of wood, baseball bat shape, used to mash up taro, manioc. O lai na ihuri o mai, ka huri na bueta. Bring the stick, we'll mash up the taro.

ikari   n. comb.

ikolo   n. stick used horizontally to tie up and carry pig.

ilaimbaki   n. chorus, the part of a song that repeats.

ilalati   n. 1 • vertical struts up wall in house construction.

2 • strap/s.

ilali   Usage: East dialect See: sisi.

ilihombuma   n. anchor.

ilumbe   n. split bamboo, approx. two metres long, around which roof thatch is attached.

ilunga   n. pillow.

imbalo   n. leaves put down first on fire to protect wewe from burning.

imbea   n. bait. See: bea.

imbese   n. railing or edging. See: tavalu; bahisa.

imbihi   n. meat. Ka hani ris motete imbihina. We ate rice (but) no meat in it. See: bihi.

imbiri₁   n. grater for taro, yam, banana, manioc, etc. to make laplap.

imbiri₂   n. reef.

imbune   n. hat.

indarami   n. answer/s, response/s. Atano ombo soari noku indaram. Below you'll see my answers. Variant: indaram.

indi   vt. squeeze something.

indongo   n. 1 • headdress of crest of feathers, often used by male or female as part of decoration for custom dance.

2 • crown.

indule   n. strong digging stick, two+ metres long, used to dig ground for planting.

indumu   n. measure of something. O vahatauhi toho na indumui flour. Quickly prepare the measure of flour.

injama   n. outrigger, usually made from the wood of one of the following trees: vueve, vumbirumbiru, vumbulu, vundingori, vutomae, vuvae. Usage: Note that injama, unusually, has stress on first syllable.

injilivi   n. saucepan, cooking pot.

inu   vi. drink, have a drink.

inumi   vt. drink something.

io   excl. yes.

irango   n. long bamboo pole about 5 metres long, placed at a diagonal in the ground, so the yam vine can grow up along it. O vano o tai te irango ka rangoi na bulanda dam. Go and cut some yam poles and we'll tie up our yams.

iranja   n. bamboo roof supports, placed about every 45cm.

irarau   n. roof outside.

irasu   n. scoop for liquid.

isau   n. fish hook. Isau na kau ana imbiri. The fishing lines got stuck in the reef.

isihoti   n. long bamboo stick to knock fruit off tree.

isike   n. long horizontal struts used to support roof thatch.

isio   n. cross beams used in house construction. Usage: Same in East dialect

iso   v. finish, end something. Ravavine na iso skul The girls have finished school. Mo iso. It's finished.

isonduhu   vi. all, as with a group where numbers are limited or are known. Kaisonduhu ka mai. All of us came. Barindi kamim noisonduhu no sahasaha mo duhu. Today you all worked well. Nia mole lai na lanje moisonduhu. He's taking all the coral. Usage: Singular pronoun used with inanimates. See: vevesai.

isua   n. paddle. See: ivose.

isura   n. covering, such as an umbrella.

itevi   n. broom, about 50-100cm. long, made from the mid-ribs of coconut leaves or sago palm leaves.

itiho   n. walking stick. Mo lai na itihona mo taua ana builina. He took this walking stick and put it on his shoulder.

ivao₁   n. crowd, congregation. Ku soari na ivao ana mission. I saw the crowd at the mission.

vi. be in a crowd. Na ivao. They came in a crowd, they crowded in.

ivaoha   vi. be crowded. Vila mo ivaoha. Vila is crowded.

ivaohamauru   n. saviour, God, as in Bible. Usage: Old word.

ivi   n. fan used to fan someone.

ivine   n. arrow.

iviro   n. stick, long and thin, from sago palm bark, used for stitching sago palm leaves (ratalaua) for roof thatch. Usage: Same in East dialect.

ivivi   vi. fan, be fanning.

ivonja   n. coconut leaf mid-rib, can be used when beating up cooked breadfruit, as with vonjavonja.

ivose   n. paddle for a boat, usually made from the wood of one of the following trees: vuvale, vuvinue, vusowa, vumbaeho, vumbahura. Variant: ivuose.

ivuati   n. dew on the grass. Variant: iwati.