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baasi masui
adjective left side, left-handed
bookmarkbalagelage gee
severely crippled
bookmarkbaoa
verb wash up on shore
bookmarkbasa too gee
speak ungrammatically
bookmarkbaua
verb figure out, determine
bookmarkbido gamu
uselessly short
bookmarkbugu
noun mons veneris
bookmarkdaba
adjective a flash of light, a blink of an eye
bookmarkdagalonga
noun path, route
bookmarkdagimomo
adjective few for each one
bookmarkdala
noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
bookmarkdala mmea
verb redness or inflammation of the skin (e.g., a welt)
bookmarkdamana
noun father, uncle, senior male relative, male elder, person in a fatherly relationship
bookmarkdao hadu
verb cover up (by putting on layer after layer); give too much (e.g., work) to
bookmarkde hia
which number
bookmarkde ulu hagabolebole
topmost part of any standing object
bookmarkdelaa ange naa
about that
denei ange maalie
this is exactly right
bookmarkdihidihi
noun butterfly fish
bookmarkdilo
verb look at (inspect)
bookmarkdingale
noun secretion of the genitalia (male or female); the milky sap on some pandanus plugs
bookmarkdoa
noun giant
bookmarkdoe
adjective leftover, remain
bookmarkdoli de henua
to defeat all comers
bookmarkdonu huu
only,just (no more than)
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
noun early evening,late in the afternoon
bookmarkgabugabu
shore
bookmarkgadunga
noun fire-plow
bookmarkgainanga
verb a person having special powers (occult powers, strength, status, or knowledge)
bookmarkgannui mada balabala
gannui which is soft and mushy
bookmarkgavia
crazy person; insane person,
bookmarkgogo dua
adjective bent backwards
bookmarkhagabaa
verb to crack (as a nut)
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hagahonu age lodo
feel uncomfortably sated with food and unable to eat
bookmarkhagahoohanga
verb allow birds to nest, or prepare a place for their nesting
bookmarkhagamabulia
verb cause to hagamabu
bookmarkhagamade
verb do as hard or fast as possible
bookmarkhagapago donu
fortunate result
bookmarkhagasaalunga de lungi
a member of the Christian Endeavor Society
bookmarkhagasii lolo
noun wheel
bookmarkhagatoo mua
verb take every possible precaution, insure
bookmarkhai galauna
adjective fish with the galauna net
bookmarkhai mainu
verb collect bait
bookmarkhakai-a-bagila
noun mollusksp.: cerithiidae spp.
bookmarkhanu ange
some more
bookmarkhine duuhua
noun unmarried girl
bookmarkhua modo
noun fisheggs (immature)
bookmarkhulu manu
noun feathers
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
noun the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkhuugaabungubungu
very plump
bookmarkkau donu
adjective usedto, easy to
bookmarklala gaadinga
adjective to heat copra (to dry it)
bookmarkliiliagi daudahi
be of the same status
bookmarklludu
verb take all (of something)
bookmarkluu gili
noun labiaminora
bookmarkma te hakii
the uvula and the adjacent portions of the oral cavity
bookmarkmaanegabo
adjective energetic
bookmarkmaaua
adjective poisoned (by food)
bookmarkmadania teu ngaloto
noun middle finger
bookmarkmahuge, huge
open
bookmarkmailiili
adjective fast moving (over a considerable duration of time)
bookmarkmalau ngudu
noun lips
bookmarkmanu-manga-lua
noun insectsp.: scorpion
bookmarkmasoasoa
spacious
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
riddle, parable
bookmarkmui
verb gathered around (something)
bookmarkmulimuli
verb much later; the very end
bookmarknao
verb to extract by gouging out with a finger
bookmarkngudu lagolago
adjective lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarknoho dau donu
sit quietly
bookmarknoho hagamaaiongi
adjective to sit as though stunned (i.e., as though hagamaaiongi)
bookmarknoho maadai
adjective sit quietly
bookmarkobe
noun eye of the taro corm
bookmarkpala boo maasina
the time of the month when rain is most likely to occur (1st quarter)
bookmarksali gee
flow away
bookmarkseni
sleep
bookmarksobo de laa
rising of the sun
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarkssee de hiigai
famished, ravenous
bookmarksugi de ngudu
the corner of the mouth
bookmarksulu
dive, fall head first; anoint (hair with oil)
bookmarktinana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandmother
bookmarkvaga
noun sailing vessel, large canoe, ship
bookmarkvaivai
intensifier too; overly
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