RADE 
rade n., a reed, maai rade. Florida ade. 
radu 1. v. i., to break up; radu mo‘umo‘usie mu 
‘t‘eli, break the ropes in pieces. 
radu 2. U., y. tr., huru raduau, to run stretching 
out the body. 
rae 1. n., a corpse; used in Sa‘a with poss. 3; 
yae ana a ola, the corpse of So-and-so; 
in Ulawa with suffixed pronoun za, 
raena, his corpse. In M.A., p. 260, the 
spelling is wrongly given as ra‘e. kulu 
rae, to bury at sea; lango rae, a blue- 
bottle fly; z‘o pet rae, S., the mourning 
before burial. M.A., pp. 261, 262. 
ra‘e 2. n., a palm used for making spears; ra‘e 
ni tolo, a spear with grass plaiting, made 
on Big Malaita near Waisisi. 
ré‘elu suff. pron., plural 3; attached to verbs 
and prepositions as object. 
ra‘era‘e carefully, thoroughly. 
raha adj., big; not in common use. laha. 
Oa Raha, Santa Anna Island at south 
end of San Cristoval; pangupangu raha, 
U., big, huge; a Poro Hénua Raha, U., 
name of a ghost, Mr. Big-land. Florida 
haba, Borneo raya. 
raharaha ‘apu raharaha, an issue of blood. 
rahe v.i., to be weary from work, to work hard, 
to work to no effect. 
rahenga v. n., hard work, weariness of body. 
San Cristoval rafe. 
‘rahito‘u v. i., to be downcast (of eyes). to‘u. 
raho n., layers of thatch made of sago leaf 
sewn on bamboo laths with walewale; 
stki raho, a beetle, held upside down 
against a strip of sa‘o leaf. 
rahoraho (ku) U., and Qaloto, n., sides, ribs 
(of persons). Wango ragaraga. 
rai 1. contraction of réu i. 
rai 2. to clear undergrowth with intent to make 
a garden. 
rdingi tr. 
rdite‘ini tr., to clear the undergrowth away 
from a thing. 
ra‘i 3. v. tr., to adopt a child, to keep a tame 
animal, to keep a turtle in a bowl, to 
nourish; honu kira ré‘ia, the turtle they 
kept; a Warahunuka ré‘t i‘a, a legendary 
person. 
ra‘inge v. n., an orphan, an adopted child. 
ra‘ila-(ku) gerund. 
ra‘i 4. ré‘i seu, a platform on the beach used in 
connection with bonito (saz). 
rai 5. verbal suffix used intransitively. 
tahera‘i, taraure‘t. 
ra‘igqe‘u n., the top of a pillar or house post 
cut into a hollow to hold the ridgepole. 
tdimaa to cut and disfigure the face in 
mourning. 
ra‘ini verbal suffix used transitively. 
ve‘int. 
ra‘irehi to be under the lee, sheltered; z‘o 
va‘irehi, to stay sheltered. Florida 
rahi, hidden. 
ra‘irehi‘e adj., sheltered. 
ra‘isinge n. weapons, tackle, mu re‘isinge. 
raka U., v. i., excessive. dunga e raka, too 
big a fire; mwai keni ana dunga rakanga, 
tarau- 
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raka (continued). 
women who make too big fires; e padina 
raka, excessively big; wwe raka, to break 
with a loud noise. Wango rakahi, 
excessive. 
rakahi v. tr., to cause to melt (of fire), to heat 
and soften. 
rakapiu v. i., to defend, to protect; used with 
poss. 3 and with preposition haahi. 
pau 2. 
rakerake U., n., a rib of the body. 
raki v. i., to catch with tongs. 
rakisi tr. 
ireki n., tongs. 
rako 1. v. i., to give a sensation to; used with 
poss. 3. e rako diana, it causes a 
pleasant sensation, it is pleasant; rako 
‘aela, rako ta‘a, to be unpleasant, irk- 
some; e rako ‘aela aku, it goes against 
my grain; rako ‘aelanga, n., trouble, 
feeling of unpleasantness. 
rako 2. v. i., to be quiet, gentle, docile, easily 
entreated. ha‘arako. manatanaerako, 
he is gentle in disposition; déu rako, to 
keep quiet; toli rako, to be patient, 
enduring. 
rakonga v. n., gentleness; sae rakonga, 
gentleness, docility of temper; tols 
rakonga, patience. 
tako 3. adv., gently. Jae molai rako, go gently. 
rakoma‘i S., partic., longitudinally. 
rakoma‘ini S., lakoma‘ini U., to place longi- 
tudinally upon, to affix; lupu rako- 
ma‘ini, to nail upon, to crucify. 
rakoma‘i U., v. tr., wala‘a rakoma‘ia ta‘ane 
tolaha, to make advances in word. 
raku n., a canoe holding four men, ‘iola raku. 
rakuhe (na) n., fat, caul fat; rakuhana poo, lard. 
rama, ramarama n., flotsam, floating matter 
collected in a tide-rip. 
Ramarama the village in the south end of Port 
Adam, Malaita. 
rame n., the edible catkins of the male su‘e tree. 
ramo 1. v. i., to be strong, to be renowned in 
fighting, to be a champion; ramo suusuu, 
to be strong forever. 2.n.,a champion, 
a fighting man; ko lae ni ramo, goes in 
his might. 
ramonga v. n., strength of body, prowess; 
ddéu ramonga ana ngaini, to treat any 
one with violence. 
ramoha S., v. n., strength; used with poss. 3 
ana. ramohaana ddngi, a gale. 
ramola-(na) gerund., used in Ulawa as 
ramoha. 
ramo‘i tr., to force, to apply violence to. 
ramoramo‘a adj., mightily; dau ramo- 
ramo‘a, to force, to compel, to do 
violence; used with poss. 3. 
ramoramo‘anga n., dGsu ramoramo‘anga, 
mighty work. 
ranga v.i., to rise (of the moon). ra‘aranga 1. 
ranga‘a adj., risen; waarowaaro e ranga‘a, 
the moon is up. 
rangariro‘a S., adj., sparkling. cf. nangaliro‘a. 
rangasi ha‘arangasi, v. tr., to blow out, to 
distend. 
