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- rîa
- small piece, small share;
rîa matá,
small piece of obsidian.
- rîa moúga
- youngest child.
- rigariga pea
- sea sponge.
- riha
- nit.
- riki, rikiriki
- small.
- riku
- to grow in abundance;
he-riku te rokia,
the grass grows thickly.
- rima
-
- hand, also, but improperly, fingers, forearm;
te ko mu'a o te rima,
palm of the hand;
te ko tu'a o te rima,
back of the hand;
rima hakaturu,
generous, liberal, munificent;
tagata rima pu'a,
helper;
rima hakakau,
generous hands, open-handed person;
rima matu'a neanea,
thumb.
- fifth;
e-rima, ka-rima,
five.
- rimu
- some seaweeds;
koúra rimu,
or just
rimu,
insects abounding in those seaweeds.
- ri'o
- a variety of banana.
- ripoi
- well made, carefully made;
kai ripoi tau aga,
your work is not well done.
- riri
-
- angry, to get angry.
- figuratively, to show determination in one's work, to be
thorough in work;
e-riri koe ana aga, ana keukeu,
be thorough when working, when farming.
- rito
- green banana leaves;
rito mata,
light green.
- ritorito
- light (of colour), whitish, white.
- rîu
- song which may be good and decent (rîu rivariva), or bad and
indecent (rîu rakerake); the term
rîu
is often used for serious, sad songs:
rîu tagi mo te matu'a ana mate,
sad song for the death of a father.
- riva, rivariva
-
- good (in general);
-
to be well, healthy:
e-rivariva koe, keep well;
-
to treat someone well; to put something in order:
aana-á peaha e-rivariva nei,
perhaps that's him himself who keeps it in good
order like this.
-
kindness:
te rivariva o te Atua mo tatou,
God's kindness for us.
- usefulness, advantage, good;
mo ai te rivariva? ta'e mooku, moona-á
for whose good is it? not mine, but his.
- possible;
ana rivariva,
if possible;
ekó rivariva,
impossible.
- ironically:
ku-rivariva-ana ó?
is that good? (of course not).
- rivarivaga
- good thing, good luck;
ana ta'e hakarogo-mai korua ki taaku kî, ina ekó rava'a te
rivarivaga e korua,
if you do not listen to my words you will not have good
luck.
- rivariva-haga
- good, benefit; to turn out well (a song, a piece of
work, etc.).