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adugau daane
noun part of the plug of the pandanus
bookmarkagilau gee
extremely pugnacious
bookmarkaoaoa
verb habitually remain up until daybreak
bookmarkau dili uda
an ocean current flowing toward land
bookmarkbaalanga uli
noun cast iron
bookmarkbido gamu
uselessly short
bookmarkbogo
verb take something, steal something
bookmarkboobodo
adjective occurring at short intervals
bookmarkbulaga
noun plant sp.: swamp taro (cyrtosperma chamissonis)
bookmarkdaadaangia
verb pull continuously
bookmarkdaedae
adjective to reach many places
bookmarkdagamanga
noun path, route
bookmarkdau gai
noun the season in which seasonally available food is abundant
bookmarkde aha
which is it
bookmarkdee galemu
never mind, don’t bother
bookmarkdee hai gee
be tied (e.g., in a footrace)
bookmarkdelaa laa ()
that there was it (was that it)
bookmarkdelaa sili
that there is enough
bookmarkdele de gada
smile
bookmarkdenaa ai
therefore (with respect to this, there near you, or concerning, you)
bookmarkdenei ange maalie
this is exactly right
bookmarkdiibanga goo dii
a game played by children (to determinewho is "it")
bookmarkdiihagaai
noun the eighth child of a couple
bookmarkdodo ina
bloody
dogoisi mai
adjective decreasing (in number)
bookmarkdohe
noun mollusksp: a bivalve sp.
bookmarkdoo ai me
<= doo me ai>
bookmarkdoonga pada
noun heavy-duty equipment or fishing gear; a large penis
bookmarkduu mugamuga
noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock
bookmarkduuduu
verb
stand around (idly); defecate
duumono
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro)
bookmarke hia
how much
bookmarkgai hagalongolongo
verb eat sparingly (to save some for others)
bookmarkgalele
verb a method of fishing (casting with a pole)for tuna)
bookmarkgannui ina
white (of the portion of a woman’s thighshidden under her sarong)
bookmarkganomada
noun eye
bookmarkgasa
adjective run aground
bookmarkgea
noun hawksbillturtle
bookmarkgoonanga
noun a record set by an individual (or team)
bookmarkgu odi mai ogu
i have done all i could
bookmarkhaa lodo
verb the inner coconut palm frond
bookmarkhaa manu
noun the young (of an animal) born at the same time (e.g., a litter, etc.); the offspring of (sharing the characteristics of)
bookmarkhaanau
verb born, be
bookmarkhagabuulinga
noun group of animate things
bookmarkhagadaguu
noun a small axe, hatchet
bookmarkhagadahea
verb to allow the wind or current to carry the canoe
bookmarkhagadama
verb to treat as a child
bookmarkhagamaa
verb to rinse off salt water from the body (with fresh water)
bookmarkhagamalemolemoanga
noun
hagamoolau
verb hurry, rush
bookmarkhagamoolau
verb hurry,rush
bookmarkhagasingano
verb cause to bear singano
bookmarkhai daina
adjective the relationship between siblings or cousins
bookmarkhano gi bouli gee
to transfigure oneself
bookmarkhebahebaa
adjective crowded together
bookmarkheui
verb question (something) carefully
bookmarkhodooligi
adjective chief (of the island)
bookmarkholiholi
noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)
bookmarkivi de biho
noun skull
bookmarkkano avaavaa
verb porous
bookmarklabodo-daubulebule
noun eelsp.
bookmarklailai
noun fishsp. (= lae)
bookmarklimilimi
noun coralsp.: brain coral
bookmarklodo haa
madalua maa lua
number twenty two
bookmarkmadalua maa ono
number twenty six
bookmarkmadaniiga
verb ingrown callus
bookmarkmagau baubau
die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmagi libolibo
dizziness or vertigo (as achronic condition or illness)
bookmarkmalo aahine
noun dress
bookmarkmanu
noun animal, plant, insect (excludes fish and humans)
bookmarkmoolau lodo
noun having a shorttemper
bookmarkmoosugia
verb ripened unevenly (of breadfruit only)
bookmarkmuli mai ange
a little later, byandby
bookmarkodi ai loo
that’s the end! that’s all!
bookmarkosi
verb a seedling; a shoot (of another plant) set aside for planting a seedling
bookmarksaavale
noun spit, saliva
bookmarksaga gee
saga away from; extend out inspace
bookmarksalani ange
just a little salani
bookmarksavini gee
run away
bookmarksoe daa dahi
straight as can be
bookmarksongosongo
genitals (of males or females)
bookmarksou
a gust of wind
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