b'KUVALILA n2 1.Hislowerback;the -kanakuvi vb4 Toliedownbehinds.o.,smallofhisback,theupperpartofhissthg. buttocks. -sikuvivb 3 To sit behind s.o., sthg.2. His waist.Ikika wakala okuvalilaHe is-bisikuvati vb4 Compoundputting a belt on his waist.of -basikuvi. To put down heavy load. -KUVI 3 vb 4 redupl okuvalilaloc 1. At the back of a place.Okuvalila kalila valu, -kukuvi To eat to excess, Behind the village fence.gorge.2.Ontheothersideofahill;onthe-kuvitabola phr Lit.Tofillhisbelly. hillsides. Kweisilasainabidugagaokuvalila Cedar trees were plentiful on the hillsides 2tabola is syn of lopola. To fill his belly. Galawala ikukuvitabola Heneverfillshis Chron 1.15.3. Beside s.o.belly.SynphrGalaavaitutabivakomati kuvilu n1 Thewaistcannotshow. titoulela possession.Sevalopulabigigipwala okuviluKUVIBANENAn 3 A vaiety of kuvi yam. Shorts fit tightly round the waist Jer 13.11.KUVIBOGAUn 3 A variety of kuvi yam. KUVI 1 n 3 One of the two major varieties of KUVIBOROGUn 3yams kuvi and taitu grown by the Kiriwina A variety of kuvi yam. gardener. While the taitu is the main stapleKUVIDUWAUn 3 A variety of kuvi yam. food valued because it lasts well in storage,-KUVILA 1 vb 3 1. To commend the merits of the kuvi which does not last well in storage isofmajorculturalinportanceinbeingasthg missed or lost. valuedgiftorpokalapaymentitem.Inmy 2.Tospeakorthinkhighlyofsthg timethreemendiedandsomefiftywereunattainable. -kuvilananola phr Lit.Hismind imprisonedasaresultofariotoverthe possessionofonekuviyam.Somevarietiescommends sthg. He speaks lightly or casually grow several feet in length and weigh 40 orof some failed project. more kilos, and so are valued for the prestige, -KUVILA 2 vb 3 redupl-kuvakuvila 1. To stay of ownership or the glory of receiving one asquiet. a gift. Their flavour is not as fine as the taitu, 2. To shush s.o. Syn. -losisi. 3.Togroanwithsadness,regret. but then many are never eaten as an owner Akuvakuvila deli ulo ninamwaugroan with orawholevillagepreferstokeepitandI display it. The longest I ever saw was a fewsadness Isaiah 16.11. inches short of 12 feet, and was displayed inKUVILA 3 n 3 A seam in sewing, as for moi. Tubowadavillage,describedtomeas KUVILU n1 Thewaistcannotshow digulelavaluthefeatherofthevillage.Thefollowingvarieties of kuvi yams are grown:posession kuvalila. danuma,ilumteula,karavanatau,kupulaaKUVIPARASIn 3 A variety of kuvi yam. shortformofkuvi,kuvibanena,kuvibogau,KUVIPITI n3 Thelongestkuviyam,which kuviborogu,kuviduwau,kuviparasi,kuvipiti, kuvipunaya,kuvisaida,kuvisaku,mwasiku,grows up to 4 metres in length; its name is lit. mwedomweda,taraveisa,tobagabagaabigthe Fiji kuvi, as it was introduced to Kiriwina sortofkuvipiti,tobwaibwegila,byFijianpastorsinthe1890s,andits tomanabwaita,vatila,waranaduwau,weda.astonishinglengthssomeimesover4 pictures of kuvipiti?metresquicklyestablisheditasa prestigious garden vegetable. -KUVI 2 vb 4 To stand over s.o., stand lookingKUVIPUNAYAn 3down at s.o.IkuvaiguA variety of kuvi yam.He stares down at me.A variety of kuvi yam.-kuvi vsc OccursasthesecondpartofKUVISAIDAn 3compoundverbstems,havingalocativeKUVISAKUn 3sense,locatingtheverbsactionfurther A variety of kuvi yam. away,asbehindorontheotherside.-KUVIVIA vb2 Tolongforoldfriends.Ant. -kumgwa or -kugwa.Syn. -namisa.-bisikuvati vb3 Compoundfrom-basi -mitukuvivia vb2 Alsofound-kuvi 2lookdown.Putdownheavyas-mitikuvivia.Compoundof timber.mita 1 kuvivia. To long for the sight of old164'