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oath n. kuudei (2)
oath, make an vt. sweli1 (1)
oats, Quaker n. kwakilowsu
oats, rolled n. kwakilowsu papa
obesity, ideophone describing ideo. boffoo
obey teke taki
· teke wan sama taki
· vi. yee (2)
· vt. aliki1 (2)
obituary n. dede bosikopu
oblique vi. sikoinsi
observe (a special occasion) vt. pee (2)
obstinacy taanga yesi
occasionally, only soso leisi
· soso leisi
ocean n. sawtu wataa
· · ze
ocelot n. paalu bubu
o'clock n. yuu1 (1)
of prep. fu2 (1)
of course interj. weeno
off, turn vt. kii (2)
offended, be vi. mandii
offense, take vi. mandii
offer food to the gods towe gadu nyanyan
office n. kantoo
officer n. ofisii
official, high n. hei heiman
offspring den lata
· n. paansu (3)
offspring, deliver vt. meke1 (2)
often adv. doo doo
· · lawlaw3
Oh interj. kee (2)
“Oh!”, exclamation meaning interj. oho
oil, coconut n. kokoonoto fatu
oil, cooking n. fatu (2)
· · oli2 (1)
· · nyanyan oli
· · siti oli
· · siti oli
oil, kerosene n. kaasina oli
oil lamp baana foo
· n. abeni2
· · koko lampu
oil, lubricating engine n. deki oli
oil, lubricating machine n. masini oli
oil, sardine in n. oli saadin
O.K. ná a(bi) toobi
Okay! adv. yuu3
okay ná a(bi) toobi
“okay?”, clitic for interj. ye
okra n. okoo
okra soup, rice with n. alisi anga okoo
· · alisi anga okoo
old, be vi. gaandi1 (1)
· · haw
effectiveness)"}old (quality or effectiveness) n. gaandi1 (2)
on prep. anga2 (2)
on and on adv. namo1
on earth n. ondoo goontapu
· · tapu goontapu
on time adv. oputeiti
on top of prep. mindii (3)
one num. wan (1)
-one pn. wan (5)
· · wan (5)
one, another n. wan taa(wan)
one, as adj. wan (6)
one, first n. fosiwan
one here, one there adj. wanwan (2)
one, other n. taawan
one part adj. wanse
one (pronoun) pn. wan (4)
one, pronoun for which pn. wan (5)
· · wan (5)
one side adj. wanse
one, which interr. sowtu wan
onion n. ayun
only adj. seefi2 (3)
· · soso2
· adv. namo2
· ideo. kodo
only occasionally soso leisi
· soso leisi
only rice, meal with n. soso alisi
only, words soso mofu
· soso taki
ooze vi. leki1
open adv. opoopo
· vt. opo (1)
open-backed vehicle n. opo baka wagi
opener n. opoopo
opossum, Common n. awali
opponent n. buuseman
opportunity n. okasi
oppose vi. sitee (1)
opposite side n. abaa (2)
or conj. ofu
or else conj. ofuso
oracle god n. A Sweli (Gadu)
orange (color) adj. lebi lebi
orange (fruit) n. apeesina
ordeal n. tesi (3)
ordeal potion n. sweli1 (2)
order n. kumandei (2)
· vt. kumandei (1)
· · sende (2)
order to, in conj. fu1 (1)
ordinal number 1 adj. fosi (3)
original person n. fosiwan
originally adv. fosi (1)
originate vi. opo (3)
ornery, be vi. fokopu
ostentatious, be vi. dyendee (2)
other adj. taa1
other one n. taawan
other side n. abaase
· · taase
other time n. taa dei
otter, Giant n. nyundu
otter, guiana n. wataa dagu
ought aux. v. mu
our pn. wi
ours pn. wi
ourselves pn. useefi
· · wiseefi
· · wiseefi
outboard n. muntolu
outboard boat n. masini boto
outboard motor n. masini (1)
· · muntolu
outdoors n. ganda (1)
outhouse n. kaka osu
· · wensei (2)
outside prep. doose
outside, take puu a doo
outside toilet n. kaka osu
· · wensei (2)
Outsider's goods n. Bakaa gudu
Outsider's name n. Bakaa nen
· · pampila nen
· · pampila nen
outskirts, city n. bakabini
outstrip vt. koti (3)
oven n. onfuu
over prep. abaa (4)
· · fu2 (3)
overabundance de fu naki dagu
overcome vt. kii (3)
· · moo (3)
overflow lon kai
overgrown with bushes, be vi. busi busi
overlook vt. misi1 (2)
overly salted vi. saaka
overseas n. abaa wataa
overseer n. basi2 (1)
overstimulated, sexually adj. kaasi1 (3)
overweight, be vi. deki (1)
· · fatu (1)
overwhelm vt. fuka (2)
overwhelming adj. kufaliki
owl n. alubu
own adj. eigi
· · seefi2 (1)
owner, Chinese store n. Omu (Sineisi)
owner, shop n. wenkiiman
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