Trango 1. v. i., to be withered, dry, ripe (of 
yams when the vine withers). 2. n., 
mwai vango ni ‘ei, dead trees; the mark 
of a garden, the larger trees were not 
felled but were killed by fire. 
rarango n., S., a dead bough, a spike, a 
horn (late use). 
rangorango U., as rarango. 
rango. 
rao 1. (na, ni) n., side (of things); ava rao ‘iola 
4 qalogalo, on the right side of the ship; 
traona wai, U., by the side of the stream. 
rao, rarao 2. v. i., to be stuck, to cling to; used 
with poss3. ha‘avarao. nimekuerarao 
‘oto ana, my hand clung fast to it. z‘o 
rarao, to be fast, stuck tight, firm. 
. raohi tr., to cling to, to adhere. 
raoha‘ini tr., to place in conjunction with, 
to attach. 
raoha‘i partic.,in conjunction with, joined to. 
rao 3. exclam., ‘ohe rao, used of matters of 
uncertainty when unwilling to commit 
oneself to a positive statement; rao kire 
sa‘a sili ‘oto, they certainly shall not 
enter. The demonstrative na is added 
in questioning. raona, is it not so? 
hai raona, S., hai raoni, U., expresses 
disapprobation; well I never. 
raomae, raraomae &., to act craftily. 
raomaenga v. n., craftiness, wiles. 
raori‘i n., a virgin, male or female; kei raori‘t, 
a virgin; maholo ni raori‘i, time of 
virginity. 
tape kiukiu rape, a wagtail. hi'uhi'u kape. 
rape‘i, raperape‘i U., to stake, to prop, to 
strengthen. 
rape‘ita (ku) n., a prop, a being strength- 
ened; rape‘itana, to strengthen it. 
cf. sape'i. 
raporapo n., cross sticks, generally of waowao 
on a platform (tahe). 
rapu, ré‘urepu S., rapurapu U., v. i., to strike, 
to hit, to tattoo. radpu kdaule, to tattoo 
the frigate-bird on the cheek; rapu 
lakoma'‘i pe‘'i po'upo‘u, to crucify; e rapu 
ngurusie nihona, knocked his teeth out. 
rapusi tr. 
rapute‘ini tr., to collide with; e rapute‘inie 
totohota, he laid the measure along. 
rapute‘i partic. ga‘une e rapute’t 1 ‘ano, 
his head bumped on the ground; 
e rapute‘’i salo molemole, a red sky. 
rapusila-(ku) gerund. Florida /abu, Bou- 
gainville Straits lapu. 
Rapuanate a legendary hero of the Three 
Sisters Islands; his thigh bone is cur- 
rently reported to be in some place on 
Malau Paina. 
raqa U., v. i., to be deceitful. 
siho raga ana, to exaggerate. _ 
raqatanga v. n. (double noun ending), 
deceit. 
raqasi S., temporarily; z‘o ragasi, to sojourn; 
ma‘ohi raqasi, to await. 
raqaraga‘a U., temporarily. 
rara, ra‘arara 1. v. i., to be hot, pungent (of 
condiments); with preposition haahi, to 
Wango rango- 
kururagqa. 
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rara 1 (continued). 
be zealous, to guard, to exercise super- 
vision over, to be jealous; used with 
poss. 3, to be greedy, to look after one’s 
own ends. hé‘ivara. e rara mea, it 
burnt the tongue, met., it was unpleas- 
ant, it was hot (of words of rebuke); 
sato e rarva mea, the sun shone with 
scorching heat; meaku e rara, my tongue 
is parched; me‘ sae e rara, earnestness; 
vara haahie lolata inge‘ie, guards his 
house; ¢ rara ana, he looks after his 
own; 7 sapena i Ulawa e rara, apos- 
trophe addressed to Ulawa. cf. ha‘adéhi. 
Wango rara, Viti rara, powerful. 
rara 2. v.i., to be shriveled up, withered, ripe, 
parched (of trees and gardens); rara 
moumou, ripe and falling to pieces; 
mat rara, dead low water at spring tides. 
rara 3. of days of the moon; rara talau, S., 
twenty-first and twenty-second days. 
rara 4. the coral tree (Erythrina indica) ; winter, 
the time of flowering of this tree; 3 
Melutet Rara, name of a village on 
Ugi (lit., in the shade of the coral tree). 
rara 5. takarara, come undone. 
rarada U. 1. v. i., to come to land, to ground; 
hoi t‘a e lae mai i ravada i saini one, the 
fish came and grounded on the beach. 
rarada 2. sae rarada, indignation. 
rarada 3. ha‘ararada, v. tr., to broil, to fry 
(late use). 
raradi‘e S., ere raradi‘e, correction. 
raradu v. i., to stretch the arms. 
rarahi 1. v. tr., to importune, to urge, with 
déu, S., tdu, U., e téu rarahira. 
rarahi 2. Gu rarahi, the third finger. 
rara‘i 1. U., v., to be rippled, of the surface of 
the sea. 
rara‘i 2. U., to be beautiful. 
raramaa v.i., to reprove openly, to be insolent, 
wilful, barefaced; eve raramaa, insolent 
speech. 
raramaanga v. n., open rebuke, insolence; 
raramaanga ana t‘onga tata‘ala, rebuke 
for lasciviousness; i‘o raramaanga, las- 
civiousness. Wango raramaa. 
raramea v. i., to be hot, scorching; sato e rara- 
mea, the sun is burning hot. 
raranga n., the spine of the sea-urchin. 
raranga‘a adj., open, exposed to the sun, of 
situation. 
rarangana noko me‘ute‘i rarangana, I am afraid 
of it. 
rarango cf. rango. 
rarangi, rararangi 1. v. i., to warm oneself ata 
fire; e ‘ure‘ure ko rarangi, he stood 
warming himself. Mota rara 2, Poly- 
nesian rara. 
rarangi 2. v. tr., to be close to, to surround. 
rarapuupuu frequently, often. 
Rararo Cape Hartig, Little Malaita, west of 
Cape Zélée. 
rarasi 1. v. i., to be shriveled, withering, 
palsied. 2, U.,a phase of the moon, the 
last quarter. 
rarata n., a skull. 
