R - r
| rain | usa |
| rainbow | nuenue |
| rat | harivi |
| rayfish | avai |
| reach | voro |
| · | kaka |
| · | r̄kel |
| read | tovo |
| recent | muru |
| reed | erevu |
| · | vi-vara |
| reject | litovi- |
| · | vahuren |
| relative | vunguvungu~ |
| remote | reji |
| · | vono |
| remove | vahuren |
| resemble | sohe |
| reveal | vse |
| Rhipidura fuliginosa | vasar̄kele |
| Rhizophora | vi-jongo |
| rib | raja |
| rice | raisi |
| rich | tavtavu |
| rifle | soro |
| right hand | m̈ar̄ua |
| ripe | m̈ena |
| river | ai |
| road | sala |
| rock | sule |
| roll up | maluhu |
| roof | vapar̄u |
| root | horo |
| rope | asi |
| row | sua |
| run (liquid) | roro |
| run away | rovo |
| · | sihir̄i |