| 7 need - give | ||||||||||
| acquire | ||||||||||
| search | anahe | chase | neure | |||||||
| look for | anahe | eepe-eepe | hunt | havare, soponpai | ||||||
| find | aci | dodge, evade | liha, valimpe | |||||||
| I've got it, found it. | Hai ane. | vali-valin ca'a / pai | ||||||||
| find, come across | tanimohe | evade, elude, escape | futu * | |||||||
| discover | hai navare, hai aci | catch | uname | |||||||
| let go, release | etekaure | |||||||||
| * | you get a ball past the goalkeeper | |||||||||
| prey | isapunu | a chicken you're after runs between your legs | ||||||||
| net | redi | |||||||||
| snare | hilu | hi'ile | ||||||||
| trap (hole in ground) | hafana | get (passive) | semu | |||||||
| trap (box, cage) | pupaku | emane | get (active) | eme | ||||||
| trap, ambush | katame | emau | get (act+motion), fetch | ememau | ||||||
| pick up (person) | horu mau | |||||||||
| pick up (thing) and bring | memau | |||||||||
| pick up (from the ground) | eme, suken eme | |||||||||
| request, order | aamore | gain | manane | |||||||
| available | ane | molupai | lose | molu | ||||||
| source | i'ara | |||||||||
| help yourself | mamin eme | |||||||||
| gather / collect | aile | |||||||||
| aaculeve | take a spoonful | |||||||||
| cuculeve | keep on spooning out | |||||||||
| Kaka tenaen emau? | Where did you get them? | acakne put together, acqire to meet a need | ||||||||
| Ana inaen emau. | I got them there. | Ana lavanum acaknen la'a isikola. | ||||||||
| luratu aile | (go around) picking up rubbish | I put aside money to go to school. | ||||||||
| Tapa molupae. | Don't lose it. | |||||||||
| A la'a lee tein mara mokor va'an sorotasa memau. | Be a good lad and pick up some paper when you go to the church. | |||||||||
| Abisikaleta hai molu, nanipo ana hini al haim uranacin (hai eme). | I lost my bike but I found it (and got it back again). | |||||||||
| Ana in hupata'am ura me. | I'll take my stuff back. | |||||||||
| An eceremu tava hai uname, nanipo tava tifare / palake. | I thought he was caught, but he had run away / hidden. | |||||||||
| Ana kuca 5 kaka aamore. Kaka kuca 5 noko tolune. | I'll call on you to contribute five horses. | |||||||||
| You'll help me with 5 horses. | ||||||||||
| mucu laku | st gets into | micapela'a | explore, discover | |||||||
| Ana peleki hiape, ira mucu laku. | Portugal rata nasaun lafane mica pela'a. | |||||||||
| Water got into them while I was on the boat. | ||||||||||
| help yourself | (dishing up food) | |||||||||
| em micane | get st into | mamin em ra'u na'e | ||||||||
| Ana ra'u moko ememau ihafam micane. | mamin hura | mamin emane | ||||||||
| I brought a small spoon to get it into the bones. | aapoina hai fatu po, mamin hura. | |||||||||
| (and dig out the bone marrow) | The food is cooked (so) come and help yourself. | |||||||||
| Kaka mamin tua(m) ane. | ||||||||||
| Help yourself to some beer | ||||||||||
| look for - take | ||||||||||
| uacipale | take hold of (to help) | |||||||||
| take hold of / grasp | fale | kesin pale | hold tight | |||||||
| hold on to | em ipale | |||||||||
| handle (n) | ufalana, valitaru, cau | Ecu nau fale. | Take two. (apples) | |||||||
| let go of | tana ete | Kaka ufale, ana la'a mace. | ||||||||
| let go | (hair) etekaure | You take it, I'm going to eat. | ||||||||
| Vehe lafane mura. | They took a lot of blood. | |||||||||
| hikari cau | pasta ihufalana | |||||||||
| kelese | snatch with the fingers | |||||||||
| take (possession of, hold of) | fale | quick scratch | ||||||||
| take (move) | eme | |||||||||
| take (remove) | mura, ku'a* | |||||||||
| pick (plants) | cica ** | take away | emela'a | |||||||
| grab | aacipale | take back | (em) ura me | |||||||
| snatch | lahume | get back | ali (hai) me | |||||||
| seize | eme | recover, salvage | naunukum ura me | |||||||
| * | ku'a | cut down, reduce, take some away from | ||||||||
| ** | esasa, paiahu, cipi-cipi | |||||||||
| steal | o'ose | leave | ete, emena'e, emina'e | |||||||
| thief | o'ose | leave behind | (hai)m upu nae, malufe | |||||||
| seize, take, rob | acereme | nacereme | leave out, omit | luhuca'a, luhupai | ||||||
| pirates | nahan ocavaru | give up | hai kelu | |||||||
| loot | naha, nahan fai | nahanu (n) | throw away, discard | morisa | ||||||
| kidnap | uname | get rid of | emura, va'anpela'a | |||||||
| lose | molu | |||||||||
| Kaka fale ana emane tini. | Hold it while I put this in. | |||||||||
| Masa enen an(t) hair em morisa? Hair em morisa. | Can I throw this plastic away? Yes, throw it away. | |||||||||
| Kulis afa eceremu afita em mosira an upe. | We'll think later whether to throw it away or not. | |||||||||
| O'os' va'an nauku hi'i! | All (the curtains) closed like (a house of) thieves! | |||||||||
| Amerika nasaun imokor ho kasianere nacer irikun me. | Amerika takes the resources of the small and poor countries. | |||||||||
| Ana karetam lee nae. | I'm leaving the car at home. | |||||||||
| Botilim meza micane. | Leave the bottle on the table. | |||||||||
| Tavar ra'u kilaem meza micane. | They left the dirty plates on the table. | |||||||||
| Tava in lavereni naunukum aramari nae. | He put all his clothes in the cupboard. | |||||||||
| keile | take out, pick out (a bit of meat from the pot) | |||||||||
| mica kaure | dip hand into salad dish | |||||||||
| mica pale | w hand open to grab a lot | |||||||||
| pakile | scoop out, dish out Ana nau pakile. | |||||||||
| resine (nauku mura) | take (remove) all | |||||||||
| uacipale | take hold of (to help) | |||||||||
| ica me | take some | |||||||||
| unu me tu eri | unume teri | take one for yourself | ||||||||
| look for - take: additional material | ||||||||||
| ...culeve | take (food) with a spoon, fork | |||||||||
| culeve, leve | ...kaure | take (food) with the hand | ||||||||
| take (with a spoon etc.) | hura, uhuleve | dish out | ||||||||
| macen uhuleve | take a spoonful of food, dish out | |||||||||
| aaculeve | take a spoonful | |||||||||
| cuculeve | keep on spooning out | |||||||||
| Ana aca ucu eme, kurisa emjene: ana valinculeve. | I take the egg and put the chili aside: … | |||||||||
| Kurisa ivi nae, ivi'it kurisa valinculeve. | If you leave the chili there, that's "spooning aside" the chili. | |||||||||
| Ana esasa eme, aca leura valinculeve, valinkaure. | I take the vegetables and put the chicken on one side. | |||||||||
| Noko imiri alin anahe. (cipi-cipi) | I'll get another one. (girl) | |||||||||
| Pari moruke nae tava tarim ipale. | In the strong wind he held on to the fence. | |||||||||
| Tavar ilee mocor hai nau tana ete. | ||||||||||
| An eceremu hai rau. Kaka hair etekaure. | I think that's done. You can let go now. | |||||||||
| Kastigun polisia futun hai tifare. | The prisoner has got away from the police. | |||||||||
| Ahalat ahai futu. | It got away from me (because I was on my own). | |||||||||
| Mu'u hai fatu po hair ke'ile. | The fruit's ripe; please start picking. | |||||||||
| Macen hai fatu po hair hura. | Dinner's ready; please start dishing up. | |||||||||
| saka | (use) a long stick for knocking down fruit | |||||||||
| paiahu saka | knock (harvest) mangos | |||||||||
| paia saka-sakanu | mango picker | |||||||||
| Ma'ar saka unu mau tu afit' em paiahu saka. | Someone bring a saka so we can get the mangos. | |||||||||
| acaknen | needs | |||||||||
| Uruvaci afi acaknen uku navare. | God knows all our needs. | |||||||||
| acakpain eme | try to get, see if you can reach it | |||||||||
| An' eluhet ma'ar nacunum ahau cene: "Noko acakpain eme." | ||||||||||
| I want someone to pass me something: Try and reach it for me." | ||||||||||
| (pai vele) ku'a | scrape off (pig's skin) | |||||||||
| va'anpela'a | get rid of | |||||||||
| Karet en alavan hai nau aasai tu ant' hair em va'anpela'a. | ||||||||||
| This car has eaten up my money, I'm going to get rid of it. | ||||||||||
| va'anne | Upata'a hai vasi tali lafane po icam va'anne. | |||||||||
| There's too many things put some out of the way. | ||||||||||
| tanimohe | find, come across | |||||||||
| etemohe | miss, fail to find (a person) | |||||||||
| A sirivesi unu hai tanimohe? | Have you found work? | |||||||||
| Anta tain nau tanimohe. | I just found some. | |||||||||
| Tavar nita tanimohe. | They found each other. | |||||||||
| Ina nita etemohe. | We missed each other. | |||||||||