The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

*usuri copy, imitate, pass on

POC usuri copy, imitate, pass on

OC
Lau usuli-a to copy; to take after, resemble
usuli to follow along, beside
'Āre'āre usuri-a to follow, copy, imitate
Longgu gere-usuli copy writing
Arosi usuri hand on a tale; transplant; to copy
Bauro usur-ia handed on, passed on (as a tale)
Mota usur to pass on, relate

POC paka-usuri to teach

OC
Patpatar ha-usur to teach
'Āre'āre haʔa-usuri-a to teach, instruct
Arosi haʔa-usuri to teach, cause to copy; a teacher; a model, copy, pattern