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kioi

Bingham

kíoi

vi. to burn furiously with leaping flames.

kioói

intj. it is well, it is sufficient.

Sabatier

kioi

syn. tioi.
intj. kioi be blowed! bother!

kioi1

note. (difficult to translate).
v. to detonate, to burst, to fall blazing, etc.
n. explosion, detonation, report, etc.
ex. ko aki nora te bom? e bo kioina nako karawa. e a bo kioina ni birinako. e rebwe te kati ao e bo kioina.