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Provided Lexicon:

IDLanguageWordEntrySource GlossAnnotationLoan
3176Tairumabigkakaiapu
3177Tairumasmallkeakosingular
3178Tairumagoodmetaka
3179Tairumalongsaikapo
3180Tairumaredmaea ovoka
3181Tairumawhitemaea selaka
3182Tairumablackmaea uru
3183Tairumayellowmaea porika
3184Tairumagreenmaea porika
3185Tairumawarm/hothaheawarmwarm
3186Tairumacold (weather)memesere
3187Tairumafullape furira
3188Tairumanewáre
3189Tairumato eatlara
3190Tairumato drinkma lara
3191Tairumato standuroi
3192Tairumato sitava
3193Tairumato speakoharo meai
3194Tairumato walkmora loi
3195Tairumato givemiara
3196Tairumato sleepivutu uava
3197Tairumato lie downuavasingular
3198Tairumato seeofae eava
3199Tairumato hearmapa
3200Tairumato swimma sorera
3201Tairumato comeete(fr. E.)
3202Tairumato flyvivilafliesflies
3203Tairumato bitemulava
3204Tairumanamelare
3205Tairumadry (be dry)arara
3206Tairumawho?leia
3207Tairumawhat?le
3208Tairumato burn (intrans.)a sara
3209Tairumalousesarula
3210Tairumamanypiroriapo
3211Tairumathisme'e
3212Tairumathatlai'e
3213Tairumaonefarepo
3214Tairumatwohelakere
3215Tairumato know (facts)ore laiknowsknows
3216Tairumato killpaeakillskills
3217Tairumanotharokari
3218Tairumaleaftolotolo
3219Tairumameat (flesh)viairi
3220Tairumahornkea
3221Tairumaclawmai haroforeleg
3222Tairumapersonlaea
3223Tairumaseedtola mere
3224Tairumaroundmaea koauko
3225Tairumato dieopadiesdies