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raa v. i., to climb up.;
raaraa n., light, sunlight; na raaraa. S. raaraa.
rabu, rarabu, rabusi, v. tr., to hit, strike, beat. S. rapu
rade n., a reed; fe rade. S. rade.
rafai v. tr., to exalt, elevate.
rage (gu) n., mind, heart, womb; rage ruarua, v. i., to doubt; rage sasu, to be angry; rage sasua, rage sasula, anger.
rakaraka; abu rakaraka, a flow of blood.
ramo v. i., to be strong; ramofua, to deliver.
ramola v. n., strength. S. ramo.
rao, rarao v. tr., to work; rao ana abana, his handiwork; rao uri, to do like, to work at, to tend.
raoa v. n., raola v. n., work.
rara 1. v. i., to be withered, ripe.
rarasi v. i., to shrivel, dwindle. S. rara.
rara 2. n., brightness, glory. S. rara.
rarafolo, stretched across, a crosspiece; ai rarafolo, a cross (late use). S. lala'i.
rarangia adj., glorious.
raramaa v. i., to be excessive. S. raramaa.
rarao v. i., to stick, cling, cleave. S. rarao.
rarapu v. i., to reach, arrive at. S. arapu.
rarata a skull. S. rarata.
rarau v. tr., to kindle, light.
raunga weapons.
rauraua adj., soft, pliable.
rebo v. i., to be full grown, adult, old. S. repo.
reqeta v. tr., to open.
rereba v. i., to be broad, wide,
reresi; age reresi, a lily, Crinum asiaticum.
rigi v. tr., to see.
rigita v. i., to be strong, firm. rigita fasi, to overcome.
rigitangaini v. tr., to do powerfully.
rii, riirii, to cry out; olosia riilana, cried out. S. rii, cicada.
ro 1. v. tr., ro suli, to obey, listen to.
ro 2. numeral, two, used only in composition; forms part of pers. pronoun goro, etc.; ro si doo, two things; e ro mwane, two men. S. ro.
ro 3. numeral, two, used with nouns of relationship; ro mamana; ro mwai sasina.
ro 4. ending of pers. pronoun daro; gamoro. ro 2.
rodo night; fe rodo, a night; rodo fi dao, till nightfall. S. rodo.
rogi yesterday; used with locative i, i rogi.
rongo; fafurongo, v. i., to listen to, to be a disciple; n. a disciple. S. qaarongo.
rorodoa adj., dark, used also as n., darkness. rodo.
roroi v. tr., to strengthen. S. roro'i.
rua numeral, two; e rua. S. rua.
ruana ordinal, second, second time; gera ruana gera, their fellows.
ruarua, tan ruarua, to be midway.
ruru (gu) 1. n. bosom, breast.
ruru; 2. ruru kore, an avalanche. S. ruru kore.
ruta n. dialect.
ruu v. i., to enter.
ruula v. n., entry.