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riao

Bingham

riáo

va. exceeding, surpassing.

Sabatier

riao

n. passing over, passing above.
ex. Te Riao: Jewish Passover.
v. to pass above, on the surface, to pass over, to transgress, to go beyond.
vt. riaoa: to go over the surface, to pass over, to go beyond.
riaona: to pass over, beyond.
fig. transgress the law, the prohibition, the decision.