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aagonga i lunga
noun social class of chiefs and priests
bookmarkaasanga
verb a watercourse between islets on the atoll
bookmarkaaunga
noun the incompletely burned earth oven fuel remaining when the oven is uncovered
bookmarkbaabuu
adjective
lie down
badabaatai
adjective
bedage
verb shallow (bowl, basket, etc.)
bookmarkbini dali gadaha
a method of braiding dali into string to make a bird snare; six-ply braiding (of rope)
bookmarkbodubodu-o-uda
noun insect sp.
bookmarkboo adu laa
day after tomorrow at night
bookmarkbula de ganomada
get mad
bookmarkdaava
verb brackish (water); taste strange (of liquid)
bookmarkdabula
noun lizardsp.
bookmarkdahinga
noun way of shaving
bookmarkdalodalo keli
adjective pray earnestly
bookmarkdamaa tili
adjective sharpshooter
bookmarkdaula baalanga
noun cable,wire (heavy)
bookmarkdee dolia
verb impossible to find the equal of(dehors concours)
bookmarkdii de laa
the shining of the sun
bookmarkdoo
noun an evil scheme
bookmarkdoo de gauanga
dislocated thigh bone
bookmarkdoo mua
adjective very
bookmarkduadonu
adjective luck, good fortune
bookmarkduu podo
adjective do something at short intervals; often,frequently
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkduunga gima
noun half of a clam shell
bookmarkgadinibidi
noun a type of fishhook (made from pearl shell)
bookmarkgaiaadia
verb stolen
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
verb critical of others
bookmarkhagaaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkhagabaangoa
verb causing prostration
bookmarkhagadabena iho
adjective prepare oneself, make oneself ready
bookmarkhagadeai
verb cause to become non-existent
bookmarkhagaditidi de hadu
to skip a stone across the water
bookmarkhagadoa
verb act like a giant
bookmarkhagamanavasaa
adjective risky,dangerous
bookmarkhagame ange laa
a little later
bookmarkhagassogalia
verb
hai de hagamaanadu
remembrance, observance of (e.g., a holiday)
bookmarkhai de hai
stubborn,willful
bookmarkhai madangi
verb to fart
bookmarkhai me hagamadia
behave in a more-or-less show-off manner
bookmarkhakolona
noun mollusksp.: augershell (terebridae sp.)
bookmarkhale hongagelegele
noun outhouse
bookmarkhale maadenga
noun mortuary house
bookmarkhegide
adjective see each other; meet up with
bookmarkheiloo
adjective know each other,understand each other
bookmarkhhanga dalogo
adjective to make dalogo
bookmarkhoimanu
noun fishsp.: eagleray
bookmarkhoohoa
verb
hugadoo
unclassified all (of things)
bookmarkhuluhulu-manenga
time noun the tenth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it" (= the person who becomes "it")
bookmarkieiange
adjective
iga-adagahi
noun
fishsp.: hawkfish (2 sorts)
laagau hagadauaadea
noun a cross-beam lashed to a tree to facilitate climbing it
bookmarklaagau lui
noun a cross (e.g., of wood)
bookmarklaba
noun a dancingpaddle
bookmarklodo dagidahi
have differing views (within a group of people)
bookmarklodo gaiaa
adjective competitive, envious, desirous of retaliating
bookmarklolo
oil
bookmarklou aama
adjective the submerging of the outrigger float
bookmarkmaadau duiagi
noun a fishhook of a special type (for duiagi fishing)
bookmarkmada dabu
adjective
affinal relatives who are maa or saulaba to each other
made sala
adjective mistaken (in identifying); mistakesomeone for another
bookmarkmagimagiaa
adjective frequently magiaa
bookmarkmahola gimoo
adjective to have many dead animals (or fish) lying about
bookmarkmala
bald
bookmarkmalibilibi
adjective crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmalu gohu
adjective becoming darker (as when the sky becomes overcast)
bookmarkmangoo-biho-lua
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkmasa bagubagu
adjective dry reef (at very low tide)
bookmarkme-e-ligi
noun taro corm (small)
bookmarkmmule
adjective slow,late
bookmarkmoni lele
noun airplane
bookmarknabe
verb to hook under the waistband or belt
bookmarknebu
verb to do something so earnestly that one has no time to talk; be very busy
bookmarkngauda
inland of; landlubber
bookmarknoodagi
verb forbidden to use (esp. plants reservedfor the owner’s use by tying the trunk)
bookmarkohooho
verb frightened by noise
bookmarksaga
adjective glide (in the air); to overhang (of something flat)
bookmarksauvalovalo
verb echo
bookmarksigi de hagahala
collection (in church), offering (in chrch), sacrifice, tithe
bookmarksii mada daahaa
a fine jet of water
bookmarksinsia
soesoe
adjective straight or level all over (as a playing field); somewhat level or straight
bookmarkssanu
lick
bookmarkubu loada
a coconut shell used for expectoration
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