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anailaa laa
it was today that
bookmarkbanganga
noun fish sp.: wrasse
bookmarkbe hia
how many (according to someone)
bookmarkbolo
verb make a will (for oneself or others)
bookmarkbolo ange
bequeath
bookmarkbulubulu hegau
noun unimportant work
bookmarkbungaleu
adjective unskillful (at difficult activities)
bookmarkbuu
adjective be greasy
bookmarkdaa (dau)
chanting (of old chants)
bookmarkdaa donu taahili
sing on-key
bookmarkdaane dee lahilahia
noun a very special one (rarely seen)
bookmarkdai hieunu
adjective thirsty
bookmarkdalia
adjective tired
bookmarkdamadanga
noun origin, source
bookmarkdeai loo me
i doubt it
bookmarkdenaa ai huu
that is it then
bookmarkdiidii ange
urinate against
bookmarkdili uda
adjective an ocean current which comes towards the shore (and carries in driftwood, etc.)
bookmarkdinana
noun mother (formal)
bookmarkduguagi
verb be suspicious of (someone)
bookmarkganomada
noun eye
bookmarkgau
verb lymphnodes (enlarged)
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gemo
adjective fast, swift
bookmarkginigini loola
a game played by children
bookmarkgoo
noun taro spade
bookmarkgu oo ina mai
shout to announce important news (e.g., to announce the arrival of a ship)
bookmarkhaangodalia
verb a suitable (place) for fishing
bookmarkhadihadi
verb break many times or in many places
bookmarkhagaali
verb to mention or expose something just enough so that the remainder is obvious
bookmarkhagadabu
verb restrict
bookmarkhagadaina
verb to put someone into a sibling or cousin relationship (as by an adoption)
bookmarkhagadalabaimanugadele
verb
hagaditidi
verb to skip a stone across the water
bookmarkhagadoa
verb act like a giant
bookmarkhagadubu gina
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagahaahine
adjective treat as women
bookmarkhagahebaa ngudu
adjective converse (conversation)
bookmarkhagalegunga
adjective showoff (esp. in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhagalua (ina)
verb make a total of two
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagasogoisi
verb
hahine
noun woman
bookmarkhaihai me
verb be doing something suspicious
bookmarkhebuihagi
verb provide an abundance of bait to keep fish in close
bookmarkhhedu
verb fold up (several folds), roll up
bookmarkhilo
verb mix; braid strands of sennit
bookmarkhoe
verb blisters on the skin caused by sunburn
bookmarkhonga de mouli
during the lifetime of
bookmarkhune
noun core of the breadfruit; the flower of the breadfruit tree
bookmarkihoiholia
verb useful for climbing down repeatedly
bookmarkio
noun a quarter of the body of a tuna when it is cut lengthwise
bookmarkkano avaavaa
adjective porous
bookmarkkolu de henua
pray for the welfare of the whole island(and its population)
bookmarklagalaga
verb to put down one foot after the other (as in walking or marching in place)
bookmarklele mouli
adjective
surprised
lodo hagamau me
adjective selfish with one’s possessions, ungiving
bookmarklodo llidi
adjective a dandy (always wanting to llidi)
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information is false)
bookmarkmaanessala
adjective to mistake something (or someone) forsomething (or someone) else
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa hidu
number seventeen
bookmarkmagakaga
adjective firmly attached
bookmarkmahana
adjective hot (weather)
bookmarkmalo maadolu
noun heavy clothing
bookmarkmami
noun papaya; papaya tree
bookmarkmanu-de-hala
noun insectsp.: walkingstick (a very large grasshopper-like insect)
bookmarkmasagi
a dance (an ancient type)
bookmarkmasavaa
noun time
bookmarkmassagaila
verb incompletely cooked
bookmarkmaunusi
adjective pulled out,removed (by pulling out)
bookmarkme hagasaga
noun a toy (made from a dried breadfruit leaf or a disk of coconut shell) which slides when thrown
bookmarkmmulu
verb stroke,rub gently
bookmarknaba i de muna
converse earnestly
bookmarkngadolo
adjective a landslide or similar movement of things
bookmarkoohia
verb (for a canoe) to be able to navigate on the reef (i.e., the tide not being so low that it is too shallow)
bookmarkpo
verb touch
bookmarksaali
noun a type of rope (used for climbing breadfruit trees)
bookmarksaba
verb capable (of a person)
bookmarksao de looloa
rectangular (not square),oval
bookmarksii
verb spill out (e.g. too much food in your mouth)
bookmarksisi
noun mollusksp.: neritidae spp.
bookmarktama legalega
infant
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