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aahee naa
then what (distant future)
bookmarkagu age
say out loud
bookmarkalasala
adjective vicious
bookmarkaloalo-mea
adjective becoming red (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkanga gi lodo
adjective an adze blade which is set at less than a right angle to its handle
bookmarkbaa ange
close to, near to
bookmarkbadabaatai
adjective
boi a eidu
temporarily abnormal
bookmarkbulu giidagi
noun a type of caulking compound, made from bulu and sap
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daaligidanga
noun the slope of a canoe’s keel
bookmarkdaga
verb go from one place to another in a group
bookmarkdala-hagalulu-madangi
noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
bookmarkdalaa manu
noun piece of broken glass
bookmarkdama dagidahi
noun the only child of a couple
bookmarkdama doe
noun the fourth child born to a couple
bookmarkdama lalo
noun a person who has visited other far-awaylands
bookmarkdao bou
noun ridgepole support (end)
bookmarkdeai ange
no more, no other
bookmarkdenaa ange maalie
that is exactly right
bookmarkdenei tagodo
this is the situation...
bookmarkdogoisi mai
adjective decreasing (in number)
bookmarkdoo ngaage
adjective south wind
bookmarkduuhua
adjective single, unmarried
bookmarke dee haalo
refuse to accept (something)
bookmarkgai dagidagi
verb eat while walking; foodfor sale which is carried on the road
bookmarkgamedi vai salo
a type of bowl
bookmarkgava-uli
reef heron - grey phase
bookmarkgide eidu ina
to see a vision, hallucinate
bookmarkgina
noun fishsp.: rainbowrunner
bookmarkgoloa o de hine
female genitalia
bookmarkhadu-bunga
noun mollusksp.: chama iostoma
bookmarkhadugolaa
any stone of volcanic origin [imported from volcanic islands].
bookmarkhagadabanimeeli
verb to make payment for medical treatment
bookmarkhagaduai
verb cause to be worn out
bookmarkhagadubu o de adu
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagailoo
verb announce
bookmarkhagamabua
verb cause to hagamabu
bookmarkhagamoolaua
verb cause to hurry
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly, delay
bookmarkhagassui age
eat or drink just a little bit
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhagavaivai
verb cause to become watery, or less viscous
bookmarkhai aha
adjective what relationship
bookmarkhaiva
noun work,activity,occupation
bookmarkhakii gee
<= kii gee>
bookmarkhanu age
regain
bookmarkhidi
verb
to topple over
hidi bido dane
slow-moving or slow-working person
bookmarkholi
shape of, form of
bookmarkhologumi
adjective
holomanga
noun throat (inside)
bookmarkhua o tangada
outcome (of individual effort)
bookmarkhuaalavao
verb a strong wind
bookmarkhulu i de lenga
to paint one’s body with tumeric
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
noun sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarklaamasee
noun a divination result indicating good fortune
bookmarklaho
aerial foot of the pandanus tree
bookmarklalo ade
solar plexus (considered the seat of feeling)
bookmarklau tulugi
a tuna of the size next largest to lau de ava
bookmarklava sili
adjective good enough; stop
bookmarklibi
verb do rapidly (esp. a repeated action done energetically)
bookmarkllou
verb hang down or bent down (of branches, palm fronds, or fishing poles)
bookmarkloha
bird species
bookmarkluu ana
pronoun his/her (for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkma de hia e doe
a chanted expression, on the last word of which a work group chanting it lifts a heavy object
bookmarkmaanu
adjective to float in place (not drifting) on the surface of the water (with no anchor)
bookmarkmada-galisi
the stem of the coconut
bookmarkmadabiebie
noun fishsp.: seabass (2 sorts: 1 large, 1 small)
bookmarkmaduupaa
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkmagi labua gee
upset stomach (nausea)
bookmarkmassagalala
verb burned (food)
bookmarkmmuni
adjective hidden,hide
bookmarkmugamuga
verb
the muscle of a bivalve; the first stage of development of the coconut, before daahaa; to crackle when chewed
muli madangi
verb sailing downwind
bookmarknamanama
noun fishsp. (like ngaa, but longer and thinner)
bookmarkngaangaailu
noun hair
bookmarkngalue de gauvae
dislocated jaw
bookmarksaudia
verb be exposed to the wind (not sheltered)
bookmarksauvalovalo
verb echo
bookmarksebu
adjective seen on the surface of the sea from time to time
bookmarksengalia
verb deceived, fooled; made dependent upon(e.g., gifts)
bookmarksii talaa umada
a wash of waves at the prow of a canoe, when it is sailing fast
bookmarkssele i de niho
damn it!
bookmarksseu
push violently
bookmarkula de gili
inflammation; red in the face; sunburned
bookmarkvaivai
intensifier too; overly
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