oi
Bingham
ói
n. the very thing itself, the very person himself, one's self.
torch.
torch.
vi. perform an incantation before fishing on the flats.
vi. be of no account.
intj. response to words of praise.
Sabatier
oi
n. (the real thing).
a. genuine, substantial, proper.
n. substance, essence, base, body.
ex.
- oi ni bai: a valuable thing.
- oi n te bai: the essence of the thing.
- bon oin nanom? is it really your own will?
- i oin te ni: at the base of the tree. <trunk (of a tree)>.
oi1
int. (1) ironical of pleasure after praise.
ex. oi! oi! oi!
n. (2) a torch of dried palm leaves used for night fishing.
ex. te oi ni kibe,... n tatae.
n. an incantation for this kind of fishing.
nan te oi (N.) fire spirit.
nan te oi (N.) fire spirit.
syn. Nei Bainae, Batuare (S.).
oi2
int. ti oi! ti oingkoe! ti oi ngkami!
also. kioi!.
ex. tioinaki! oinaki am bai: be blowed! bother! confound it! hang it!
Topics: Fishing, The body, Spirits, myth and belief