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adamai gauligi
verb remember childhood experiences
bookmarkaloalo gaadinga
noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap
bookmarkanaa ai
these (there) only
bookmarkanei ange
and these (here)
bookmarkanei dagodo
these are the circumstances...
bookmarkangaanga
adjective measure by spans (anga)
bookmarkbaa donu
adjective skillful at fighting (opp. of baa sala)
bookmarkbasa dua nnui
speak undiplomatically
bookmarkbau
adjective to be worth it
bookmarkboo seniseni
noun a type of children’s game (played in the water, like tag)
bookmarkdaadaa
noun sibling (mostly children’s talk)
bookmarkdaadaangia
verb pull continuously
bookmarkdabui
verb to splash water on something with the hand
bookmarkdangaligi
noun type of basket
bookmarkdau dinae
noun a period during which many women arepregnant at the same time
bookmarkdau laohie
verb dry season
bookmarkdauhuli (ange)
noun always criticizing (someone) to (his) face
bookmarkdaumaha de manu
noun christmas eve fete in the church at which "santa claus" appears
bookmarkdee galo
perhaps
bookmarkdenaa ai huu
that is it then
bookmarkdonadona
covered in warts/moles
bookmarkdoonga pada
noun heavy-duty equipment or fishing gear; a large penis
bookmarkdua alohagi
noun fishingline of a size appropriate fortrolling
bookmarkdulagi sala
adjective bad situation; presenting a poor appearance (esp. when ill)
bookmarkduu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkduuhia ange
praised (by others)
bookmarkgelegele uli
verb
black soil
gelu-hai-vaelo
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkgiigii
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu
bookmarkgulabe
noun rectum
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun a type of prepared food (ripe breadfruit which has been cooked in an umu)
bookmarkhaa leu
noun a leaf which has turned yellowish-brown
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhadu goinga
noun boundary stone
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak
bookmarkhagadanuaa
verb make good, lead a good life
bookmarkhagadubu gina
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagagainga
verb litter up
bookmarkhagahoou
verb make like new
bookmarkhagammahi
verb persevere, try hard to
bookmarkhagamoe
verb put to bed
bookmarkhagapago sala
adjective unfortunate result
bookmarkhagasoesoe saele
adjective to walk about without greeting others
bookmarkhai gai
adjective prepared food; cook food
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship (between kin)
bookmarkhai me
verb industrious
bookmarkhala a buadaia
noun a log used as a lever or fulcrum
bookmarkhale hongelegele
noun toilet
bookmarkhano mouli
verb disappear alive, especially into another world
bookmarkhenga
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkhhadi iho luu vae
take a short break (in work involvingstanding)
bookmarkholo
verb
swallow
honu tolo
noun a turtle of the largest size
bookmarkhonua
verb filled with
bookmarkhuahua ai
be in charge of, control, lead
bookmark
ila
verb a mole (not raised) , or other permanent black spot on the skin
bookmarkkaa
adjective a type of sound, made to attract birds
bookmarklamu dada
verb a jerk (e.g., of a line)
bookmarklangadia
verb able to remain afloat with a load
bookmarklegia
noun birdsp.: white-cappednoddy (anous minutus)
bookmarkloomosi
verb kill someone by holding him under the water until he is drowned
bookmarkloulou
to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkmaamaangi
adjective repeatedly or continually maangi
bookmarkmalaelae
adjective clear, unobstructed, uncluttered
bookmarkmalua
noun vagina
bookmarkmanu-mmala
noun plantsp.: glorybower(clerodendrum inerme (l.) gaertn.)
bookmarkmavaevae
adjective scattered
bookmarkme osi
noun a coconuttree seedling
bookmarkminede
noun minute
bookmarknanumia
verb the object of a complaint
bookmarkngaaheahe
verb taro which is watery or gummy
bookmarkngago
noun brain; egg
bookmarkngani adu
ngani toward others; fit around one as a belt etc.
bookmarkngudu gaiaa
charlatan
bookmarknoho maadai
adjective sit quietly
bookmarknoholia
verb occupied
bookmarknui hoohoa
noun
a coconut tree trunk incised with steps
sali ssaavale
adjective salivate
bookmarksausaudia
verb continually blown upon (by the wind)
bookmarkse agoo
adept at
bookmarkseevoivoia
verb to be in the state of seevoivoi
bookmarkseseu
verb
push (now and into the future)
siili
a stick used in a children’s game
bookmarksio
noun waterspout (esp. the air causing it); whirlwind
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarksugi-laagoo
goatfish
bookmarktoo gili
wrinkled skin (from age)
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