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abaabai
verb carry a canoe in shallow water; carry half lifting
bookmarkabi
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkago
verb learn, teach
bookmarkbaoa age
wash up on shore and beach thereon
bookmarkboaa ina
adjective be caught in strong wind or heavy rain
bookmarkdaa
verb
to make a sharp turn
dabui
verb to splash water on something with the hand
bookmarkdaelodo odi ange
evennumber
bookmarkdahidonga
noun grandfather
bookmarkdao
noun a spear, branch of (part of)
bookmarkdaonga
noun feast
bookmarkdaumaha daamada
noun the morning prayer service (before the major church service)
bookmarkdee dau ia
it’s ok
bookmarkdee sao age
always fail or be defeated
bookmarkdegedege
verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly
bookmarkdiihagaai
noun the eighth child of a couple
bookmarkdiinei de madangi
a decrease of wind velocity
bookmarkdinana
noun mother, aunt; senior female relative, person in a mothering, or motherly, relationship
bookmarkdua nnui
adjective violence; a type of rope (thick, with thick strands)
bookmarkduu keli
adjective firmly in place,earnestly
bookmarkduu mmea
sea cucumber species
bookmarkgaba taiao
noun early morning
bookmarkgabaduu
verb to sail a canoe against the wind; paddle or pole a canoe against the current
bookmarkgalavalava
noun the grains in the trunk wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgaleve
sakau drink
bookmarkgalo-gila
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkgau
noun handle,appendage
bookmarkgeesaama
noun outrigger cross boom (of a canoe)
bookmarkgide malie
adjective get in the habit of
bookmarkgili maalama
verb light-skinned
bookmarkhagaada
verb give a picture to
bookmarkhagaamuli
verb treat as junior
bookmarkhagaao
verb intend to stay up until daybreak
bookmarkhagabaagava
verb to threaten violence
bookmarkhagabigobigo
verb wiggle
bookmarkhagadamana
verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative
bookmarkhagadau gaiaa
adjective steal from one another
bookmarkhagamadagu
verb scare (someone); frighten (someone)
bookmarkhagamanu
verb cause to have disease
bookmarkhagammuni
verb hide (something) from
bookmarkhagasau madangi
verb to be exposed to the wind
bookmarkhagasiilangaa mada
noun the appearance of fish or edible animals in great numbers (an omen of death)
bookmarkhagassui age
eat or drink just a little bit
bookmarkhai gauligi
each child is somewhat different
bookmarkhalehale me donu huu
surprisingly, it turned out to be possible
bookmarkhebuihagi
verb provide an abundance of bait to keep fish in close
bookmarkhiihidi
verb
holomanga
noun throat
bookmarkhooia donu huu
at the best possible time or place
bookmarkhuaa bodu
noun family
bookmarkhuaahai
verb expertise
bookmarkiho daahagi
adjective
a calm sea condition, in which the horizon disappears
ilosia
verb wormy or maggoty (of something decayed)
bookmarklaangai sahole
noun a fishing condition in which tuna are jumping and biting
bookmarklahhie
noun firewood
bookmarklevango
adjective fight
bookmarklleu luu mada
swelling of the eyes (after crying)
bookmarkllidi
dress up (esp. in new or very fancy clothes)
bookmarkloada
noun sputum
bookmarklodo hagamau me
adjective selfish with one’s possessions, ungiving
bookmarklolo manu de boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarkloonaa
verb the sticking of food in the throat (which is cleared by washing it down with liquid)
bookmarkmaadau mangoo
noun a type of fishhook (for sharks)
bookmarkmaamaai
adjective ripening (of breadfruit only)
bookmarkmada galava
noun spear foreshaft
bookmarkmada mmea
adjective dark red
bookmarkmadaangahulu-ma-dahi-malama
time noun november (’eleventh month’)
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmalangalanga
adjective repeatedly (or becoming) malanga
bookmarkmalinolino
verb <= malimalino>
bookmarkmangila
noun plantsp. (a type of ngaungau)
bookmarkmanu hale moni
noun a pottery bottle or jar
bookmarkmanu noodagi
noun a plant which has been noodagi
bookmarkmanu-a-madaligi
noun birdsp.: short-tailedshearwater(puffinus tenuirostris)
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga-i-lote-aasanga
noun serpentcucumber
bookmarkmeemouli
noun living thing
bookmarkmilomilosanga
noun the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmoe danuaa
adjective die in peace
bookmarkmuna hai alaa
oh my goodness
bookmarksaibo
adjective rush around (of a group of people)
bookmarkse mouli dangada
rascal
bookmarkseevoivoia
verb to be in the state of seevoivoi
bookmarksege de gauanga
dislocated thighbone
bookmarksua hadu umu
stones (dead coral) used in the earth oven
bookmarktainaahine madua
noun elder sister
bookmarktainaahine o dogu bodu
noun sister-in-law
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun maternal uncle
bookmarktao o de me holu
noun arrow
bookmarktubuna aahine
noun grandmother
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