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aladi
verb initiate, begin
bookmarkama
noun outrigger float
bookmarkanga gee
turn one’s attention away from
bookmarkangi
verb blow gently (of wind); a disturbance (of the water)
bookmarkbaa iho
adjective low (in altitude)
bookmarkbunei
noun fish sp.: batfish
bookmarkbuusagisagi
adjective to be laden with scent (of air)
bookmarkdala hhua
verb eruptions on the skin (e.g., hives, insectbites, etc.)
bookmarkdanedane
verb an extensive infection of dane
bookmarkdangage dua
verb bend one’s head backwards
bookmarkdau duadae
be a sucker, be fooled easily
bookmarkdau gadea
noun boom lanyard (of a canoe)
bookmarkdaumaha de manu
noun christmas eve fete in the church at which "santa claus" appears
bookmarkdaumaha haangoda
noun
prayer service held while visiting others’ houses
deai ma gi dahi
none at all as you should very well know
dee lahilahia
big (and therefore good),strong,tremendous
bookmarkdelaa ai laa
that there was it
bookmarkdenei muhuu
how about this one
bookmarkdiba
adjective not level, tipped to one side
bookmarkdili dagidahi age
release one at a time or intermittently or sporadically
bookmarkdinana
noun mother (formal)
bookmarkdogi hoda
noun a heavy adze, used for hollowing out logs and the like
bookmarkdogodogoisi
adjective becoming fewer and fewer
bookmarkdohe
noun mollusksp: a bivalve sp.
bookmarkdonadona
covered in warts/moles
bookmarkdonga
noun plantsp.: orientalmangrove(bruguiera gymnorhiza (l.) lam.)
bookmarkdoo de gauanga
dislocated thigh bone
bookmarkdua nnui
noun violence; a type of rope
bookmarkdugu dagidahi
verb place (or leave off) one at a time
bookmarkege ange
move (something) over
bookmarkgada-laagau-ngaadai
noun fishsp.
bookmarkgahao
noun plantsp.: treesp.: ochrosiatree(ochrosia oppositifolia (lam.) k. sch.)
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giigii saele
adjective giggle
bookmarkgili ulunga
noun pillowcase
bookmarkgolomagi
verb patient, (not impetuous); restrained (not prone to act on impulse)
bookmarkgubu vae
foot, ankle
bookmarkhadi haho
adjective steep (inclination)
bookmarkhagaala
verb make mat sections
bookmarkhagabasabasalia
verb cause to be convinced
bookmarkhagadamana
verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative
bookmarkhagaduu ngae
adjective earnestly; to the limits of one’s capacity; struggle (e.g., to complete work)
bookmarkhagaholoholoi
verb to use holoholoi
bookmarkhagaloosi
verb guard, watch, keep an eye on
bookmarkhagamaingaa
verb cause one to feel maingaa
bookmarkhagangadaa
verb come with difficulty; a difficult delivery (of a baby)
bookmarkhagasiva (ina)
verb make a total of nine
bookmarkhagausinga
noun raincloud (includes all cumulus types)
bookmarkhai hagadubu
adjective to fashion a string figure
bookmarkhakaanunu
verb breastfeed
bookmarkhakki
noun esophagua; trachea
bookmarkhale maadenga
noun mortuary house
bookmarkhalehale dagodo lodo
nauseated
bookmarkhegai
adjective eat ravenously
bookmarkhhui mai tai
flow of the tide
bookmarkhoe
verb blisters on the skin caused by sunburn
bookmarkholasa
a type of mat [made especially for cult houses]
bookmarkhulo saaele
verb wander around
bookmarkina-gi-hale
noun a row of thatch
bookmarkivi sulu
noun a dislocation of bones such that the ends overlap (corrected by pulling)
bookmarkivi-a-daea
noun shoulderblade
bookmarkivi-a-duimogo
noun pelvicbone
bookmarklangadala tohi
noun
a dead coconut leaf torn by the wind
luduludu
verb trembling
bookmarkluuluu haha
gargle, wash one’s mouth out
bookmarkmadangi
noun storm
bookmarkmagi luduludu
adjective the tremor (as though chilled) of a sick person
bookmarkmamu-madohi-lua
noun fishsp.: parrotfish
bookmarkmao lunga
high, high-ranking
bookmarkme naa gi...
I wish that...
bookmarkmogobuna
noun grandchild,descendant of
bookmarkmomme
a place
bookmarkmomme vaivaia o ssaalenga
noun puddle
bookmarkmuli moni
noun stern
bookmarkngaangaailu
noun hair
bookmarkngii
verb a high-pitched sound
bookmarknnoa nounu
verb tied in such a way that pulling the end of the string will undo it
bookmarknoodalo
duplicate
bookmarkoo iho (age)
adjective able to enter, going up (down)
bookmarkpaa i daalinga
move in closely (of birds) to daalinga
bookmarksasao
adjective escape one after the other
bookmarksele gi tonu
make sure of
bookmarktangada hai me dabu
cult priest
bookmarkuadanga
an intermittent downpour of rain - considered an omen of birth, death, or the arrival of a ship
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