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ra    re    ri    ro    roa    ru    

ra   num. cl. used in counting branches. rahn tuhke limara five tree branches.

rah   n3s. branch; tentacle, as of an octopus.

rahn₂   n. branch, used with reference to kava as a word for a dead branch, indicating that the plant is old and the kava is strong; can be counted as rahn ara, rahn riara, etc.

rahn sakau   n. branch of a kava plant.

Rahap   Biblical. n. Rahab₁, a legendary sea monster that represents the forces of chaos and evil. [Eng.]

raim   n. rhyme. [Eng.]

Raipwenleng   n. title of the fifth Saudeleur, known for his great wealth.

Raipwenloko   n. title of the sixtth Saudeleur, who is said to have had a mouth like a turtle and who ate human flesh.

rais   n. rice, Oryza sativa. [Eng.]

rais pirain   n. fried rice. [rais pirain <Eng. rice fry]

rais dol uht   1. n. a dish made by cooking rice with ripe bananas, mashing the mixture, and then adding coconut cream. 2. vi. to cook this dish. 1. Mehn Pohnpei iouki rais dol uht. Pohnpeians like the dish of rice with mashed ripe bananas. 2. Liho pahn rais dol uht. That lady will cook rice with mashed ripe bananas.

raisok   n. any ground food wrapped in leaves and cooked in an uhmw. I men kang raisok en mahr. I want to eat wrapped preserved breadfruit.

raido   n. right field, in baseball. [Jap. raito < Eng.]

rahu   n. reed sp., Phragmites karka; a minor rafter to which pieces of thatch are attached, also woven into panelling for walls in a traditional house.

rauk, also sauk.   vi. to fall down, of standing objects.

raun₁   vi. to make the rounds. [Eng. rounds]

raun₂   vi. to walk or drive around; to wander about. [Eng. around]

raungki   vt. to bend or sway the body while performing an action, such as paddling.

rausis   1. n. trousers, pants. 2. vi. to wear trousers. [Eng. trousers] – rausisih, vt.

rausis en kapwat   1. n. dress pants. 2. vi. to wear dress pants. [rausis <Eng.]

rausis kihou   1. n. old work pants. 2. vi. to wear old work pants. 1. Ah rausis kihowo pwelipwel. His old work pants are dirty. 2. E rausis kihouda pwe e pahn mwet. He put on his old work pants because he is going to clear some land. [rausis <Eng.]

rausis mwotomwot   1. n. short pants, shorts. 2. vi. to wear short pants or shorts. [rausis <Eng.]

rausis preisis   1. n. bib overalls. 2. vi. to wear bib overalls. [rausis preisis <Eng. trousers braces (suspenders)]

rausis reirei   1. n. long pants. 2. vi. to wear long plants. [rausis <Eng.]

rausis dengkiri   n. jeans, dungarees. [rausis, dengkiri <Eng.]

rausisih   vt. to wear (trousers or pants). He rausisih rausis pwetepwet. He's wearing a white pair of pants. [rausis <Eng. trousers] – rausis, vi.

rak   vi. to rack, as in pool. [Eng.]

rahk₁, also rekenleng.   n. the main breadfruit season, a season of plenty, from April to August. see nanrek. cf. [meing] pwukemenleng.

rahk₂   n. the small stakes attached to the outrigger and the two central supports of a canoe.

rakih   vt. to scratch with the fingernails; to claw. – rekirek, vi.

rakied   n. gravel, pebbles, finely crushed coral.

Rakihmw   n. a diety that dwells in the heavens; possibly also the name of a n extinct subclan of the Dipwinmen or of a legendary group of wise men that knew the oral histories and sacred knowledge of Pohnpei.

rakupi   n. rugby, American football. [Jap. ragubī < Eng. rugby]

rakudai   vi. to flunk, to fail. [Jap. rakudai]

rakpadser   Biblical. n. rock badger, also called a rock hyrax, Procavia capensis. [Eng.]

Rahlik   n. the name of the western chain of the Marshall Islands.

rahmen   n. Chinese-style noodle soup. [Jap. rāmen]

rahmedel, also sakau rahmedel.   n. one of the three major cultivars of kava, Piper methysticum, grown on Pohnpei, distinguished by having smooth, light colored stems.

ramin   adj. smudged, faultily washed.

rahmwanger, also sakau rahmwanger.   n. one of the three major cultivars of kava, Piper methysticum, grown on Pohnpei, distinguished by having a series of purplish or blackish spots on the stem.

ramwune   1. n. marble (the name is from a popular lemonade drink in Japan that comes in a bottle that has a marble in its neck as a stopper); glass fishing ball. 2. vi. to play marbles. [Jap. ramune < Eng. lemonade]

rahn₁   n. day.

rahn₂   n. branch, used with reference to kava as a word for a dead branch, indicating that the plant is old and the kava is strong; can be counted as rahn ara, rahn riara, etc.

Rahn Kaonop   n. Saturday.

rahn koapwoarment   n. branch of the government. [koapwoarment <Eng.]

rahn kuloak   n. hands of a clock or watch. [kuloak <Eng.]

rahn lapalap   n. holiday.

rahn mwahl   n. weekday.

rahn sakau   n. branch of a kava plant.

Rahn Sarawi   n. Sunday.

Rahn Sarawi en Rahmos   n. see Rahn Sarawi en Rahmwus.

Rahn Sarawi en Rahmwus, also Rahn Sarawi en Rahmos.   n. Palm Sunday. [Rahmwus <Lat. ramus : branch]

Rahn Sarawi Lapalap   n. Catholic Holy Day.

rahnei   1. meing. vi. to laugh. 2. meing. n. laugh, laughter. 1. Mwohnsapw rahrahnei. Mwohnsapw is laughing. – rahneiki, vt. cf. kouruhr.

rahneiki   meing. vt. to laugh at, to consider something to be laughable. – rahnei, vi. cf. kouruhrki.

Rahnen Iunaided Neisin   n. United Nations Day, October 24th, an official holiday on Pohnpei. [Iunaided Neisin <Eng.]

rahnen kamwakel   n. the fourth day of a funeral (after sohpai₁, the day when the death occurred), when attempts are made to cheer up the immediate family by dancing, joking, and other cheerful activities; also the day when cleaning up activities take place. cf. wenering₂.

Rahnen Kadeik   Biblical. n. Judgment Day.

Rahnen Kirisimas   n. Christmas Day, December 25th, an official holiday on Pohnpei. [Kirisimas <Eng.]

Rahnen Konsdidusin   n. Constitution Day, November 8th, an official holiday on Pohnpei. [Konsdidusin <Eng.]

rahnen loi temwen ihmw   n. the third day of a funeral (after sohpai₁, the day when the death occurred), believed to be when the spirit of the deceased leaves the body. cf. konopwel.

Rahnen Mwei Mwahu   n. Pohnpei Liberation Day, September 11th, an official holiday on Pohnpei.

rahnen peneinei   n. the second day of a funeral (after sohpai₁, the day when the death occurred), the family day. cf. koakonepwel .

Rahnen Santi   n. Sunday. [santi <Eng.]

Rahnen Sapwad   n. Sunday, Sabbath. [sapwad <Eng.]

rahnen serdi   n. the first day of a funeral (after sohpai₁, the day when the death occurred); the burial day and the day when the family prepares the funeral feast of mwurilik. cf. tienpwel₂.

Rahnen Tiahk   n. Micronesian Culture and Traditions Day, April 1st, an official holiday on Pohnpei.

rahnmwahu   1. vi. to greet, to send a greeting. 2. n. greeting. – rahnmwahwih, vt. cf. [meing] depwekenleng.

rahnmwahwih   vt. to greet, to send a greeting. – rahnmwahu, vi. cf. [meing] depwekenlenge.

rahnmwoal   meing. vi. to rest. – rahnmwoale, vt. cf. koammoal.

rahnmwoale   meing. vt. to make one rest. cf. koammoale, kakoammoale.

rahnmwoalehdi   vt. to make someone rest for the remainder of the day.

rahnmwoalehdihsang   vt. to cease the day's activity; to retire.

rahnmwoaldi   vi. to be rested after the day's activities.

rahnmwoaldihsang   vi. to cease the day's activity; to retire.

ranning   1. n. undershirt. 2. vi. to wear an undershirt. [Jap. ranningu < Eng. running (shirt)]

ransi   n. a motor launch. [Jap. ranchi < Eng. launch]

randana, also landana.   n. lantana, Lantana camara. [Jap. rantana < Eng.]

rahnwet   n. today.

rap₁   n. salt water eel, commonly found on the barrier reef. [Mok.]

rap₂   1. n. rap₂, a type of music. 2. vi. to rap. [Eng.]

rahp   n. raft, barge. [Eng.]

rahp komi   n. rubber raft, life raft. [komi <Jap. gomu < Ger. Gummi]

rapai   Biblical. n. rabbi. [Eng.]

rapahki   vt. to search for, to look for, to hunt for. – repen₁, vi. cf. [meing] pahnlenge, pahnlangih.

rapit   n. rabbit, hare. [Eng.]

rappa   n. bugle. [Jap. rappa]

rapwa, also rapwe.   n. tree sp., rubber tree, Ficus elastica. [Eng.]

rapwe   n. see rapwa.

rar₁   1. vi. to make a cracking, crunching, or static-like noise. 2. n. a noise of this kind.

rar₂   num. one million.

rar₃   vi. neut. to skin or peel. – rere, vt.

rahr   n. finger coral.

rara   n. pandanus sp.

rarahni   n. crown of thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci, covered with long spines, destroys the coral of coral reefs.

raradahn sahpw , also rerrer en sahpw.   n. earthquake.

rareiso, also irareiso.   1. meing. n. cane, crutch, staff, walking stick. 2. meing. vi. to walk with a cane, crutch, staff, walking stick. cf. sokon.

rarkapwudong   n. fire coral.

rartuhke   vi. to kill a tree by ring-barking it with a knife.

ras₁   vi. to be equal; to be the same as.

ras₂   adj. of the tide or of bodies of fresh water, to reach a low point where much of the bottom is exposed.

ras₃   vi. of food, to be placed down in a specified arrangement. – rese₂, vt.

rahs   n. place of the uhmw; small stones used for making an uhmw.

Rasalap   n. a canoe landing on Pehi en Katau where food was delivered for the high chiefs; an islet in Nan Madol where people who took care of the turtles kept in Pahseid lived, once part of Peilapalap but was split off to create this islet.

rasaras   1. n. saw. 2. vi. neut. to saw. – rese₁, vt.

Rahdak   n. the name of the eastern chain of the Marshall Islands.

rawahn, also duhrien.   n. tree sp., false durian, Pangium edule, edible fruit.

re, also irail.   1. subj. pron. they, plural. 2. meing. subj. pron. you. cf. ke₁.

reh₁   prep. n. location of (him, her, or it).

reh₂   n. grass sp., Centotheca lappacea.

Reap   n. Rahab₂, a prostitute that lived in Jericho, known for helping the Israelites defeat Jericho and for her place in the lineage of Jesus Christ.

rei   vi. to be stained; to be dyed. – reid, vt.

Reilap, also Wasaho.   n. an islet in Nan Madol where people to be punished were executed.

reirei₁   1. adj. long, tall. 2. n. the name of the letter h, the seventh letter of the alphabet, used to represent vowel length; also called eis₁.

reirei₂   adj. runny, of colors in materials; pale, of the face as after a sudden shock; blue, of the face as when cold; puckered up, of the mouth as after eating unripe bananas.

reise   n. razor; razor blade. [Eng.]

reisin   n. raisin. [Eng.]

reisuwan   adj. tall.

reid   vt. to stain; to dye. – rei, vi.

reidar   n. radar. [Eng.]

reidi   vi. to rhythmically pound₁ a kava stone at the beginning of the kava ceremony.

Reitik   n. a small islet in Nan Madol.

regensohr   archaic. n. disbelief.

rehu   n. rafter.

reulap   n. primary rafter.

reuleng   meing. vi. to go around, to run a lap₂. Mwohnsapw pahn reuleng nan kousapw aka. Mwohnsapw will go around to the sections. reulenge cf. pidek.

reulenge   meing. vt. to go around something. – reuleng, vi. cf. pidakih.

rek   adj. abundant, plentiful, common.

rekeileng   meing. vi. to lean; to recline, of animate beings. Isipahu rekerekeileng. Isipahu is reclining. – rekeilenge, vt. cf. idengek.

rekeilenge   meing. vt. to lean against. Soukisehnleng rekeilenge weren nansapwo. Soukisehnleng leaned against the car. – rekeileng, vi. cf. idengengki.

rekeleng   meing. n. (3sg. rekelengi) finger. Rekeleng kan pwelipwella. Your fingers got dirty. cf. sendin peh.

rekenleng, also rahk₁.   n. the main breadfruit season, a season of plenty, from April to August. cf. [meing] pwukemenleng.

rekenpwel   n. yam season, July-April. cf. [meing] pwukemenpwel.

rekepwel   meing. n. (3sg. rekepweli) toe. cf. sendin neh.

rekerd   n. record, a sound recording. [Eng.]

rekeseipwel   meing. adj. unpopular; unattractive. cf. sapakaris.

rekeseidak   meing. adj. popular, attractive. cf. masamas.

rehki   1. n. rake. 2. vi. to rake. [Eng.] – rehkih, vt.

rehkih   vt. to rake. I pahn rehkih tehn tuhke. I will rake the leaves. [rehki <Eng.] – rehki, vi.

rekile   adj. long-legged; of a tree, having a long trunk.

rekipwel   vi. to clear land by pulling up grass or weeds, to bare the earth.

rekirek   vi. neut. to scratch with the fingernails; to claw. – rakih, vt.

rehkis   n. plant sp., swollen fingergrass, Chloris barbata.

rekidak   1. n. the first food distributed at a gathering, given to the highest titled person present; the severed right limbs of all the pigs from an uhmw, saved in food baskets (kiam), and hung up for the Nahnmwarki on the front crossbeam of the feasthouse (now not commonly done). 2. vi. to prepare this share of food. – rekidakih, vt. cf. [meing] pweisek.

rekidakih   vt. see rekidak. cf. [meing] pweisekih.

rekidi   vi. to bend down to pick something up.

rekohdo   archaic. n. record, a sound recording. [Jap. rekōdo < Eng.]

rehl   n. rail₂, for a train. [Eng.]

rehlingkarak   n. plant spp., Cyperus cyperinus or Kyllinga nemoralis.

rehmaikol   n. grass spp., Cyrtococcum accrescens or Oplismenus hirtellus, used to cover breadfruit to hasten its ripening.

remek   n. tree spp., Cynometra ramiflora or Scaevola taccada.

remekensapw   n. the sighting of land from a ship or a voyaging canoe.

remoud, also rimohd.   n. remote, as for a television. [Eng.]

rehmwusleng, also rehretini.   n. the name given to the limesrihri as it is placed in the keder₂ area of the main platform of a feasthouse.

rempwidi   vi. to calm down after a time of confrontation.

rehn sehmen   n. grass sp. [sehmen <Eng. German]

rens   n. wrench. [Eng.]

rensed   n. salt water.

rensuh   vi. to practice for an athletic event, to warm up for an athletic event. [Jap. renshū]

rend   1. n. rent. 2. vt. to rent. [Eng.]

rehnta   n. grass spp., Andropogon glaber or Paspalum cartilagineum.

Rehntu   n. a section (kousapw) in Kitti, literally 'meeting place'.

rehnwaii   n. grass sp. Paspalum conjugatum.

reng   vi. to be dried, as of copra or tobacco.

renge   n3s. value, as of currency.

rengen mwell   1. meing. n. nasal mucus, snot. 2. meing. vi. to have a runny nose. cf. toai.

rengereng en sohr, also roangoaroang en sohr.   adj. indifferent, not evidencing any reaction.

renged   adj. dark, of colors.

rengede   slang. vt. to scold.

rengireng   vi. to warm oneself by a fire. cf. [meing] mweluhpei, karakaramwahu.

rengk   1. vi. to slide, of rocks. 2. n. rock slide.

rehpadil   n. grass sp., paddle grass, Ischaemum chordatum.

repen₁   vi. neut. to search. – rapahki, vt.

repen₂   n. ribbon, lace. [Eng.]

Repena   n. the Madolenihmw warrior who received the title Soulik en Sapwawas as a reward for assassinating the Spanish commander, Colonel Isidro Gitierres y Soto near Ohwa in 1890.

repenpwung   legal. n. lawsuit; complaint.

repenpwung sapahl   1. legal. vt. to appeal. 2. legal. n. an appeal.

repwen malek   n. plant sp., cockscomb, Celosia argentea.

repwirepw   1. adj. mixed, of bananas and any other food. 2. n. any dish flavored with bananas.

repwidi   1. vi. to flinch, to fear. 2. n. drop off, edge of a precipice. 1. Ke dehr repwidihsang lahpo. Don't be afraid of that guy.

rer   1. vi. to tremble or shake; to vibrate; to be on edge, of the teeth. 2. adj. shaky. – karere, vt.

rehr   archaic. n. the inner bark₁ of Hibiscus tiliaceus, used as a bast in the preparation of kava.

rere   vt. to skin or peel; to band₁ a tree to kill it. – rar₃, vi.

rerei   1. vi. to run a relay race. 2. n. the name of this race. [Jap. rirē < Eng.]

rereiso   Biblical. n. scepter.

rehrehnkatau   n. the name given to the limesrahra as it is placed in the keder₂ area of the main platform of a feasthouse.

rehrehnkedu   n. the name given to the limeseileng as it is placed in the keder₂ area of the main platform of a feasthouse.

rerenmwel   meing. n. a greeting conveyed in absentia through a third party.

rerehd wasa   vi. to bawl, to cry loudly.

rehrehdi   interj. Get ready!, a call used in traditional dances to alert the dancers that it is time to dance. [Eng. ready?]

rehretini   n. the name given to the limesrihri as it is placed in the keder₂ area of the main platform of a feasthouse. see rehmwusleng.

rehretleng   n. the name given to the limesepwel as it is placed in the keder₂ area of the main platform of a feasthouse.

rerinmwoalu   meing. vi. to stir or sigh in one's sleep. cf. koahnek.

rerinpehiso   meing. n. pillow. cf. uluhl.

rerinpwaiso, also ririnpwaiso.   meing. n. a speech given on behalf of the Nahnmwarki after an apology is made. Nahnken pahn kapwil rerinpwaiso. The Nahnken is going to give a speech on behalf of the Nahnmwarki.

rerrer en sahpw, also raradahn sahpw.   n. earthquake.

rese₁   vt. to saw. – rasaras, vi.

rese₂   vt. of food, to place down in a specified arrangement. – ras₃, vi.

reseulap, also roasoulap.   1. meing. adj. kind, generous, considerate, merciful. 2. meing. n. kindness, generosity. cf. kadek₁.

resek   n. either of the two poles attached to the sail of a sailing canoe.

resekmwahn   n. the pole attached to the vertical edge of the sail of a sailing canoe.

resekpein   n. the pole attached to the bottom edge of the sail of a sailing canoe.

resen Nahnken   1. n. feast that takes place for the inauguration or the funeral of a Nahnken. 2. vi. to have this feast.

resen Nahnmwarki   1. n. feast that takes place for the inauguration or the funeral of a Nahnmwarki. 2. vi. to have this feast.

resenlangih   meing. vt. to rub noses, the traditional form of a kiss. – resenleng, vi.

resenleng   1. meing. vi. to rub noses, the traditional form of a kiss. 2. meing. n. the act of rubbing noses. – resenlangih, vt. cf. mpoake.

reseres en kopwoar   n. jigsaw.

reseres en lop   n. crosscut saw.

reseres en mete   n. hacksaw.

reseres en peh   n. hand saw.

reseres en pwal   n. ripping saw.

reseres en Sapahn   n. Japanese style saw, which cuts on the draw.

reseres en waii   n. American style saw, which cuts on the push.

reseresen uduk   n. meat saw.

resires   n. shoal.

resoulap   1. adj. merciful. 2. n. kindness, generosity, grace (the grace of God). cf. kalahngan.

rehsopw   n. plant sp., Commelina diffusa.

rehdang   vi. of a female, to use a dry cloth to wipe her sex organs, done when she is unable to bathe the lower part of her body.

redio   n. radio. [Eng.]

rehdil, also rehdil rasaras.   n. fern spp., Asplenium polyodon, Nephrolepis biserrata, Nephrolepis cordifolia, or Nephrolepis exaltata.

rehdil rasaras   n. see rehdil.

rehtakai   n. grass spp., crow-foot grass, Chrysopogon aciculatus or Eleusine indica.

rewehki   vt. to carry something or someone.

rewenseutoal   n. a method of carrying heavy objects by getting a group of people under it and picking it up.

rih   n. name of the letter r, the sixteenth letter of the Pohnpeian alphabet, used to represent the phoneme /r/, an alveolar trill.

riah   n. curse, condemnation. En ohlo soumwahuo kohsang ni riah. His sickness comes from a curse.

riahi   num. two. see ih₃.

riau   num. two; name of the final rhythm used when pounding kava, in Kitti, Sokehs, and Nett. see -u.

riahk   n. the sound dance paddles make when struck together or against a beam during a dance performance.

riaka   num. two. see ka₂.

riahka   n. small two-wheeled cart, pulled or pushed by hand. [Jap. riyakā < Eng. rear+car]

riakap   num. two. see kap.

riakin   num. two. see kin₂.

riakis   num. two. see kis₁.

riahla   1. vi. to be cursed, resulting in illness or misfortune. 2. n. curse, spiritual retribution.

riapa   num. two. see pa₃.

riapak   num. two. see pak₁.

riapali   num. two. see pali.

riapar   num. two. see par₂.

riapit   num. two. see pit₂.

riapwidik   num. two. see pwidik.

riara   num. two. see ra.

riarar   num. two million.

riasapw   num. two hundred million.

riadip   num. two. see dip.

rie   poss. cl. a possessive classifier used for siblings or any person classified as a sibling in the Pohnpeian kinship system.

rieisek   num. twenty. see eisek.

riehk   num. twenty. see ehk₁.

riekid   num. two thousand.

riehl   num. two. see el₂.

rielep   num. two. see lep.

rielik   num. two billion.

riemen   num. two. see men₃.

riemwodol   num. two. see mwodol.

rienen   num. twenty thousand.

riengoul, also riongoul.   num. twenty. see ngoul.

riepei   num. two. see pei₅.

riepwiki   num. two hundred.

riesel   num. two. see sel₂.

riesou   num. two. see sou₄.

riedep   num. twenty million.

riete   num. two. see te.

riewel   num. two. see wel₂.

rioumw   num. two. see umw₂.

riolopw   num. two hundred thousand.

riomwut   num. two. see mwut₂.

riongoul, also riengoul.   num. twenty. see ngoul.

riopwong   num. two. see pwong.

riopwuloi   num. two. see pwuloi.

riosop   num. two. see sop₂.

riosu   num. two. see su.

riodun   num. two. see dun.

riotumw   num. two. see tumw.

rioapoar   num. two. see poar₁.

rioapwoat   num. two. see pwoat.

rik   vt. to gather, of objects on the ground or of people.

rimohd, also remoud.   n. remote, as for a television. [Eng.]

rimpio, also kanahria.   1. n. gonorrhea. 2. vi. to have gonorrhea. [Jap. rinbyō]

rinso   n. powdered soap; formerly used as a generic term for any brand of powdered soap; sompehs is now more commonly used. [Eng. Rinso]

rihng   n. ring₁, as for the finger. [Eng.]

rihp   n. banana or breadfruit that have been used in an uhmw. cf. [meing] souripeleng.

ripe   vt. to move, of covers, lids, tops, louvers, etc., generally of flat items that are parallel to the ground.

rihpe   1. n. a kind of magic used during a fight to render one's opponent powerless. 2. vi. to employ this kind of magic. – rihpehih, vt.

rihpehih   vt. see rihpe.

ripohdkahd   n. report card. [Eng.]

rihpw   n. rash.

ripwaripw   adj. hasty, rash, careless.

ripwada   vi. to leave hastily.

ripwilap   n. rash, of a serious nature.

ripwin karakar   1. n. a red rash that children get between the legs, under their arms, and on their buttocks, accompanied by a fever. 2. vi. to have this rash.

ripwiripw₁   adj. covered by a fungus infection, perhaps so-called because of its resemblance to the fish.

ripwiripw₂, also rupwurupw.   n. fish sp., brown-marbled grouper, Epinephelus fuscoguttatus.

ripwitik   n. heat rash, any minor rash.

rir   adj. difficult to locate or understand; hidden, concealed; vague, not obvious. – ririh, vt.

rihr   n. line of debris or flotsom, such as seaweed, twigs, leaves, etc. floating in the ocean.

riri   n3s. any of the minor appendages (as the antenna or legs) of shrimp, prawns, crabs, lobsters, etc.

ririh   vt. to hide₁ behind, to conceal. – rir, adj.

rihri   vi. to be broken, by hand, of a long object. – rihs, vt.

ririn   archaic. n. ladder.

Ririn   n. the sole entrance to Pahn Kedira in Nan Madol.

ririnmas   n. (3sg. ririnmese) eyelash. cf. [meing] nihnihrek, ririnderihleng.

ririnmen   n. flock of birds located over a school of fish.

ririnmwomw   n. school₁ of fish.

ririnpwaiso, also rerinpwaiso.   meing. n. a speech given by the Nahnmwarki or Nahnken after an apology is made.

ririnderihleng   meing. n. eyelash. cf. ririnmas.

rirlengla   meing. vi. to die. cf. mehla.

rirrirtik   n. dense forest area, where many small trees grow close together.

rirtuwenwelih   vi. neut. to follow someone on a trail or forest path for the purpose of finding out what that person is up to.

rihs   vt. to break a long object by hand. – rihri, vi.

risain   vi. to resign. [Eng.]

risiht   n. receipt. [Eng.]

rit-   vi. to be opened or closed, of anything hinged or attached, as a door, window, etc.; to be open or closed, as of a business. – riting, vt.

ritidi   vi. to be closed, as a door, business, office, etc. Wenihmwo ritidi. The door is closed.

riting   vt. to open or close₁ anything hinged or attached, as a door or window. – rit-, vi.

ritidi   vi. to be closed, as a door, business, office, etc. Wenihmwo ritidi. The door is closed.

ro   vi. to be carried on a litter between forward and rear carriers. – rowe, vt.

roh   n. carrying litter that requires two or more bearers; the size of a yam is designated by how many men it takes to carry it; e.g. rohn riemen 'two man yam', rohn pahmen 'four man yam', etc. cf. [meing] rohpapiso.

roi   adj. of a place, unsuitable for planting because of being shaded by larger plants.

Rohi   n. a section (kousapw) in U and Kitti.

Rohi Pah   n. formerly the name of a section (kousapw) in U; now called Diadi.

Rohi Powe   n. formerly the name of a section (kousapw) in U.

Roiie   n. a section (kousapw) in Sokehs, formerly called Deh.

roik   vi. to cringe.

rou   n. (3sg. rowi) blame, stigma. Kaidehn ohlo me kawehla ahpw ih me ale rowi. That man did not break it, but he's the one who got the blame.

Roud Ailen   n. Rhode Island. [Eng.]

roudplok, also rohdplok.   1. n. a roadblock. 2. vi. to set up roadblock, to block the road. 1. Polis ko wiahda roudplok ni elen kohla Sokehso. The police set up a roadblock on the road to Sokehs. 2. Re roudplok. They blocked the road. [Eng.] – roudplokih, vt.

roudplokih, also rohdplokih.   vt. to set up a roadblock, to block the road. Polisko roudplokih elen kohla Sokehso. The police blocked the road to Sokehs. [roudplok <Eng.] – roudplok, vi.

rok-, also ruk-.   vi. to hide₁, to take shelter. – rokih, vt. cf. [meing] merir₂.

rokla, also rukla.     vi. to hide₁.

rohk   vt. to gather up, to catch with the hands.

rokih, also rukih.   vt. to peep; to observe from a hidden position, to stalk. cf. [meing] merire.

rokihdi   vt. to ambush; to catch in the act.

rokumw   n. sp. of small land crab.

rokupadda   1. vi. to play the game, fly-take-a-bat. 2. n. the name of this game. [padda <Jap. battā]

rokla, also rukla.   vi. to hide₁. cf. [meing] kerirlengla.

rokpahs   n. thurible, incense holder. [Ger. Rauchfass]

rohlak   n. rowlock, oarlock. [Eng.]

rohlap   meing. n. cross, crucifix. cf. lohpwu.

rohlikedepw   vi. to fish for freshwater shrimp.

Rom, also Rohmw.   Biblical. n. Romans, a book in the Kadehde Kapw (New Testament); the city of Rome, as it is written in the Bible, but pronounced Rohmw. [Eng.]

rommwidi   vi. to appear withdrawn; to calm down.

Rohmw, also Rom.   n. Rome.

Rohnkitti   n. a section (kousapw) in Kitti.

rong   vi., vt. to hear, to listen. cf. [meing] aipenlenge, aipenlangih, aipenpwonge, aipenpwongih, elielpaidoke, karonge, koaronge, kapaidok, kapaidoke.

rongada   vt. to hear information that is possibly unreliable.

rohng   n. news.

rongamwahu   1. n. good news; good reputation. 2. Biblical. n. gospel. 1. Rongamwahu en Wehin Koht Good News about the Kingdom of God.

rongapar   n. gossip, rumor. cf. kauduhd.

rongada   vt. to hear information that is possibly unreliable.

rongen sohpeidi   n. the widow of a Nahnmwarki, a royal widow.

rongkapw   n. current news, recent information.

rongwasa   adj. having a keen sense of hearing.

rop₁   vi. neut. of Micronesian canoes, to change direction by repositioning the sail.

rop₂   1. vi. to be researched, to be found. 2. n. research, finding.

rohpapiso   meing. n. carrying litter that requires two or more bearers, used to carry the Nahnmwarki or Nahnken. cf. roh.

rohpe   n. a container for carrying things, such as a food basket.

roporop   vi. to examine a log to determine the overall shape, what will be the top vs. the bottom, of the canoe hull to be carved from it. – ropwung, vt.

ropwat   n. robot. [Eng.]

ropwe   n3s. rooster's comb.

ropwen malek   n. plant sp., cockscomb, Celosia argentea.

ropwung   vt. to examine a log to determine the overall shape, what will be the top vs. the bottom, of the canoe hull to be carved from it. – roporop, vi.

rohro   n. the act of protecting (something or someone).

rohroh-   vi. to be on its way; bedtime stories are normally concluded in this way. Ahi soaipwoat rohrohwei. My story is on its way to you.

rorok   adj. contrary to one's expectations.

rohrohki   archaic. vt. to be protective of. Ken rohrohki irepensapw. Be protective of your land boundaries.

rorong   slang. vi. to sleep, of children.

rohrohpwel   n. a commoner, one destined to serve.

Ros   n. a small island off the coast of Kitti.

ros   vi. to be consumed or used up.

rohs, also wahn rohs.   n. flower, any flowering plant; rose. [Eng.]

Rohsa   n. the original title of the Nahnmwarki of Kitti; later given to Oliver Nahnpei the son of Henry Nahnpei; now a title in the Nahnpei family.

rohsapal   n. the name of a portion of a kava plant. When a large kava plant is split up so that it can be carried to a kamadipw, it is divided into three parts with the branches still intact. The first to be severed is called nahnie, the second nahnpe, and the third rohsapal.

rosario₁   1. n. rosary. 2. vi. to say the rosary. [Spa. rosario]

rosario₂   n. grass sp., swollen finger grass, Chloris barbata. [Spa. rosario]

roson   1. adj. healthy, of human beings. 2. n. power.

rohsopwou   vi. to fish for the sp. of fish called sopwou.

rosotakai   1. n. a game, involving teams in a game of catch. 2. vi. to play this game.

rohdplok, also roudplok.   1. n. roadblock. 2. vi. to set up roadblock; to block the road. [Eng.] – rohdplokih, vt.

rohdplokih, also roudplokih.   vt. to set up a roadblock, to block the road. [rohdplok <Eng.] – rohdplok, vi.

rot   vi. to be in the dark, to be ignorant.

rotala   vi. to become dark; to act irrationally; to have defective vision.

roht   n. darkness.

rotala   vi. to become dark; to act irrationally; to have defective vision.

rotama   n. a dish made of grated Cyrtosperma mixed with bananas and sweetened.

rotapwahk   adj. pitch-black; in the dark, as of one who doesn't know something.

rotensouwas   1. n. a kind of magic that enables the user to go unnoticed, as if invisible. 2. vi. to employ this kind of magic.

rotorot   adj. dark; pagan, uncivilized, uneducated, uncultured, primitive.

rowe   vt. to carry something on a litter between forward and rear carriers. – ro, vi.

roaulap mwahn   n. the seating area in a feasthouse that is located between the posts called uhloak on the left and semenloak on the right.

roake   vt. to take in handfuls; to make a fist.

roaked   n. rocket, missle. [Eng.]

roakoaroak   n. handful. I kiheng roakoaroak en rakied ehu nan kepo. I put a handful of gravel in the cup.

roahlong   n. a place of worship where prayers were said bring about the breadfruit season.

roam   n. rum. [Eng.]

roang   adj. burned, crisp, of something overcooked; decayed, of teeth.

roangoaroang en sohr, also rengereng en sohr.   adj. indifferent, not evidencing any reaction.

roangoaroangsou   vi. to be in the sun.

roangoaroangsoula   vi. to get sunburned.

roangkumwut   n. (3sg. roangkumwuti) fist.

roapwoahnge   vt. to hold against one's chest; to embrace someone or something, as a mother cradling her child. Liho roapwoahnge nah serio. The woman embraced her child. – roapwoaroapw, vi.

roapwoaroapw   1. n. something carried by both hands against the chest. 2. vi. to carry by holding against the chest. 1. E kolokol roapwoaroapw en likou ehu. He is holding a load of clothes. 2. Serio roapwoaroapw rehn ohlo. The child is being held by the man. – roapwoahnge, vt.

roahs   n. whale.

roasailap   meing. vi. to sit. Mwohnsapw roasailap pohn tahto. Mwohnsapw sat on the floor. cf. mwohd.

roasoulap, also reseulap.   1. meing. adj. kind, generous, considerate, merciful. 2. meing. n. kindness, generosity. cf. kadek₁.

Ruk   n. Chuuk, formerly known as Truk, an island state in the Federated States of Micronesia.

ruk-, also rok-.   vi. to hide; to take shelter. – rukih, vt. cf. [meing] merir₂.

rukih, also rokih.   vt. to peep; to observe from a hidden position, to stalk. cf. [meing] merire.

rukihdi   vt. to ambush; to catch in the act.

rukoa   vt. to chew, to masticate; to crush. – rukoaruk, vi.

rukoaruk   1. vi. neut. to chew; to crush. 2. adj. chewable, as of a soft bone, crispy, as of potato chips. – rukoa, vt.

rukla, also rokla.   vi. to hide₁. cf. [meing] kerirlengla.

ruksaku   n. backpack, pack, rucksack. [Jap. ryukkusakku < Eng.]

ruhl   n. ruler, for measuring. [Eng.]

rupi   Biblical. n. ruby. [Eng.]

rupwurupw, also ripwiripw₂.   n. fish sp., brown-marbled grouper, Epinephelus fuscoguttatus.

Ruhsia   n. Russia. [Eng.]

Rud   Biblical. n. Ruth, a book in the Kadehde Mering (Old Testament). [Eng.]

ruhdo   n. coarsely grated tapioca.

ruwahdek, also urahdek.   1. vi. to be pulled, to be dragged. 2. adj. not quite cooked, of food items that are tested for being cooked by inserting a fine stick. – ruwahdekih, vt.

ruwahdekih, also urahdekih.   vt. to pull, to drag. – ruwahdek, vi.

ruwek   vi. to be sprained, to be turned, of the ankle.

ruwes   vi. to command, to order. – ruwese, vt.

ruwese   vt. see ruwes.