irua
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irua
or. iruwa (i-ru-wa: one who arrives by any kind of craft -- canoe).
n. a stranger, person from another island or foreign country, a foreigner.
fig. not knowing, not aware of... (as a stranger just arrived).
ex.
- tai ringa te motoka, ko irua iai:
- Don't touch the truck, yo know nothing about how to work it.
- te mata n irua: a strange face.
vc. ka-iruwaea: to treat as strangers are treated, to treat as guests, to accommodate <accomodate>, to receive well.