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alukaba
verb leave quickly (usually under duress)
bookmarkanei ai huu
these only then
bookmarkbaa ssalu
adjective carom off violently
bookmarkbaabuu
adjective
lie down
bangi mada aasanga
a certain way of pinching with the fingers
bookmarkbao
noun room, compartment
bookmarkbaoa age
wash up on shore and beach thereon
bookmarkbedage ina
shallow on the inside
bookmarkbou
noun mast (of a canoe)
bookmarkbusi
noun cat
bookmarkdaa de alelo
cluck one’s tongue
bookmarkdaa de masavaa
time’s up it is time for...
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkdabuia
verb to dabui at one time
bookmarkdalaa muna
noun word,phrase
bookmarkdalangasau
verb be quick-witted in an emergency
bookmarkdaledale
verb repeatedly touch lightly
bookmarkdane
verb a fungus infection of the skin (consisting of superficial white spots)
bookmarkdangadanga
adjective
loose (not tight)
danu bela
adjective spade in organic matter (to enrichtaro plantings)
bookmarkdau lango
verb
the season during which flies are most numerous
denaa loo
that was the one
bookmarkdenei ai
therefore (with respect to this here)
bookmarkdohu de gili
covered all over (skin) with
bookmarkduu malaelae
noun an open field (having no trees)
bookmarkgadigadi
verb have itch
bookmarkgau bini
noun a tool used in braiding rope
bookmarkgave hua loa
gili hano
verb separation of the hard interior parts of the tree trunk
bookmarkgoloa hai umu
noun implements and supplies needed in connection with use of the earth oven
bookmarkgu hagaola loo
just missed catching
bookmarkguba-baabaa
noun fishsp.: cardinalfish
bookmarkhaau
verb suckle (at the breast)
bookmarkhagaalukaba
verb cause to leave quickly, force out
bookmarkhagaava age
be relieved for a short time
bookmarkhagabaua
verb figureout, determine
bookmarkhagadino
verb provide a portion or share
bookmarkhagadoopeva
verb playatrickon
bookmarkhagaduu eidu
adjective superstitious; to believe in ghosts
bookmarkhagalima (ina)
verb make a total of five
bookmarkhagamoe
verb put to bed
bookmarkhagamuli
verb be late, tarry
bookmarkhagasau madangi
verb to be exposed to the wind
bookmarkhai gaavenga
verb restless (of a child)
bookmarkhai me mule me
habitually slow or late
bookmarkhano ai huu
forever
bookmarkhhadi
verb snapped off
bookmarkhoimanu
noun fishsp.: eagleray
bookmarkholomanga
noun throat (inside)
bookmarkhuuhuaa mee
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkivi sulu
noun a dislocation of bones such that the ends overlap (corrected by pulling)
bookmarkkoe se aha
who do you think you are
bookmarklaagau
wood, stick (of wood)
bookmarklaagau hagadauaadea
noun a cross-beam lashed to a tree to facilitate climbing it
bookmarklaaningi
noun sleeveless shirt
bookmarklai
noun forehead
bookmarkllimu
noun a small honu
bookmarklluhi
adjective an access (of emotion or sensory impression)
bookmarklodo lagolago
adjective indecisive,undecided
bookmarklodo manege
adjective stubborn (esp. in maintaining one’s own superiority); be a poor loser
bookmarkmaadau dae ssae
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaamaangalo
verb becoming more and more sweet
bookmarkmada duulanga
noun an important position (spatially)
bookmarkmadaangahulu-ma-lua-malama
time noun december (’twelfth month’)
bookmarkmagulugulu
adjective to despair (of attaining success)
bookmarkmaholahola danuaa age
revitalized (by a shower or rest, etc.)
bookmarkmaingaa
miss, feel the loss of, or the uselessness of, something of great value
bookmarkmalamalama
verb shiny (reflects light)
bookmarkmalulu
adjective cold (referring to temperature of something)
bookmarkmangeo
verb a large sore (on the body); a blemish (on the skin)
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun land animal
bookmarkmanu-de-bua
noun birdsp.: sacredkingfisher (halcyon sancta) (the native term applies possibly to several spp.)
bookmarkmaoli
a suspicion which proves to be true
bookmarkmassagalala
noun burned (food)
bookmarkmau haahine
adjective attractive to women (for someinexplicable reason)
bookmarkme abo donu
real, true
bookmarkme pilo aha
what’s the point of doing this
bookmarkmee mmala
noun gallbladder
bookmarkmilo
verb twist, turn (something, as a faucet),wind, wring
bookmarkmoso
noun birdsp.: starling (apolonis opacus)
bookmarkmounuunu
adjective easily mounu
bookmarkngalue mai
decrease
bookmarkpaa de mahedua
sneeze loudly
bookmarkpanava
noun scrotum (one side only)
bookmarkpogo
verb crumpled up
bookmarksali ssavale
salivate
bookmarkseni gi de ao
sleep late (into daytime)
bookmarksingano
verb the flower of the pandanus tree
bookmarktangada sisi
secretary
bookmarkulu-dugi
hawk fish
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