O - o

o   pron. you (2SG subject pronoun). O mai nian! Come here!

olo   vi. bend over.

ololo   vi. show respect, be respectful. Tovona, vauranji nate ololo. Nowadays, children are not respectful.

ololoa   n. respect.

omi   vt. put something in mouth and suck it.

omiomi₁   vi. be sucking, keep on sucking.

omiomi₂   n. a creeping plant or vine with red fruit and edible white flesh.

one₁   n. Chevron barracuda, a large ocean fish about 70-100 cm., good to eat. Sphyraena genie.

one₂   n. sandbeach.

oneone   n. sand.

osiosi   vi. wash hands.

oso   vt. feed the pig/s.

ososo   vi. put out food for pigs to eat, be feeding pigs.

oti   1 • n. bundle of something, tied up. oti hambu bundle of firewood. See: bwanu.

2 • vt. tie up, as with a bundle of sticks/ wood.

ova voke   n. Eastern reef Heron, a large white coastal bird, about 50 cm. Hunts between tides or at night for small crabs or crustaceans.

ova vuriha   n. Eastern reef Heron, a large black coastal bird with the same habits as ova voke.

ovi   vi. live, stay somewhere.

ovia   n. life. Nona ovia mo duru. His/her life was hard.