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adu laa
after tomorrow, the one after the next one
bookmarkaduisiisi
noun one’s first spouse
bookmarkalaala
noun fish sp.: jack (2 sorts) (= small tulua)
bookmarkalaange
adjective allowed to, permissible
bookmarkanaa ai
these (there) only
bookmarkanga gi lodo
adjective an adze blade which is set at less than a right angle to its handle
bookmarkbaalasi ange
compete hard against (as in team sports)
bookmarkbaasi madau
adjective right side, right-handed
bookmarkbangabanga
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbaoa
verb wash up on shore
bookmarkbapabu
adjective the staccato sound of one hard object being struck against another
bookmarkbibi-gabugabu-tai
noun mollusk sp.: a bivalve
bookmarkboaanga
noun a period (of time) during which many people require massage (for fractures)
bookmarkbogo
verb take something, steal something
bookmarkboo ga dae laa
my goodness
bookmarkboo gi dai
the period when the quarter moon appears in the west just after sunset
bookmarkbubu
adjective move about
bookmarkdaadaa
noun sibling (mostly children’s talk)
bookmarkdaaganga
noun way of travelling
bookmarkdaalea
adjective
tired
dala
adjective
tame
dangada gohu
noun ignorant person
bookmarkdau honu
noun the season during which tides are highest
bookmarkdaudali
adjective follow (someone)
bookmarkdaudu
noun fishsp.: spinypuffer
bookmarkdee gamalie
adjective do very attentively
bookmarkdenei ange
this is another one
bookmarkdenei donu
this is it for sure
bookmarkdibo
noun infant
bookmarkdohu lodo
adjective full to capacity
bookmarkdoi
noun stain (as for wood)
bookmarkdotodi
adjective limping (as an action)
bookmarkduadae
verb gullible, be a sucker
bookmarkgaadinga osi
a coconut selected as a seedling
bookmarkgaasia
noun coralsp.: (looks like a flower)
bookmarkgadunga
fire-plow
bookmarkgalabe-duiduia
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgalele
verb a method of fishing (casting with a pole)for tuna)
bookmarkgalo ahi
sparks
bookmarkganae
noun fishsp.: mullet
bookmarkgauligi daane
noun male child,boy
bookmarkgelemea
noun a by-product of the tumeric-making process
bookmarkgili ulunga
noun pillowcase
bookmarkgoluu
pronoun you (dual)
bookmarkhaahaa saele
adjective search here and there
bookmarkhagaao
verb intend to stay up until daybreak
bookmarkhagadau gaiaa
adjective steal from one another
bookmarkhagadiingia saele
adjective to go about exposing oneself to the sun’s rays
bookmarkhagaditidi
verb to skip a stone across the water
bookmarkhagaditidi vae dahi
hop on one foot
bookmarkhagaidaida
verb cry uncontrollably (hysterically); a disturbance of breathing
bookmarkhagamanavasaa
risky, dangerous
bookmarkhagategi kano
adjective tickled (not sexually)
bookmarkhaha
noun mouthodor
bookmarkhai me mudumudu
a habitually mudumudu
bookmarkhaiva
noun work,activity,occupation
bookmarkhaunga
noun manner of wearing a flower garland
bookmarkholo
verb
swallow
huluhulua
verb hairy
bookmarkila
verb a mole (not raised) , or other permanent black spot on the skin
bookmarkinai
noun a type of mat
bookmarklanga
verb weave
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libolibo ange
drunk, dizzy, crazy
bookmarklolo manu de boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarkluduludu
verb trembling
bookmarkmaakau laa loo dangada
what a shame
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmanu-hai-hau
masagi
a dance (an ancient type)
bookmarkme hagasili
a plant which is allowed to grow extra large (for some reason)
bookmarkmilomilosanga
the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmmala
adjective sour; bitter
bookmarkmoea
verb a person who is able to catch many flying fish (because the fish seem not to awaken at his approach)
bookmarkmomo dai sii
a very very little (in quantity)
bookmarkmounuunu
verb easily mounu
bookmarkngalue de hakii
dislocated larynx
bookmarkpilo bopobo
adjective musty smell
bookmarksali
adjective flow, seep
bookmarksemuna
numeral hundreds of millions
bookmarkseni
sii tae
diarrhea which escapes without one realizing (caused by eating oily fish)
bookmarksou hahine
noun a steady, light gust of wind
bookmarkssema
jellyfish species
bookmarktao tangada
to immerse a person in medication
bookmarkvalaai tao
dye
bookmarkvvede
to massage
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