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abiabi
verb pull up slowly or gently with one’s fingers
bookmarkaboo nei
tonight (future)
bookmarkalohaai
verb love intensely
bookmarkbane
noun the flat top of the shark’s snout
bookmarkbapaba
adjective flutter against (as a hooked fish)
bookmarkbasa senga
adjective speak senselessly
bookmarkbulada
noun banana tree fibers (for making cloth)
bookmarkdae de ua
have a good time
bookmarkdagaanga
noun way of tying the leader to a fish hook
bookmarkdagidogoisi
adjective very few for each one
bookmarkdali
noun fibers of the coconut leaf rachi
bookmarkdangada lo te gohu
noun unenlightened person
bookmarkdango
noun cat’s-eye (of a shell); operculum of a gastropod
bookmarkdee mahana tae
stay for only a short time
bookmarkdee ngado mai
forever,eternally
bookmarkdiba
noun portion, share, part, fraction
bookmarkdoga
noun a (live) coral formation
bookmarkdoli de henua
to defeat all comers
bookmarkdoluu
pronoun your (plural; for singular noun)
bookmarkdumugamuga
noun butt
bookmarkelaaelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgano moana
noun open sea, far away from any land
bookmarkgelgele dea
sand
bookmarkhagaaugaua
verb cause to be infected
bookmarkhagaboo
adjective greet; take leave of
bookmarkhagadahadaha
verb keep staying away
bookmarkhagadoa
verb act like a giant
bookmarkhagadubu mangoo
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaduu me
adjective miserly
bookmarkhagalongo
verb hear, listen
bookmarkhagamadia
adjective show-off
bookmarkhagameme (iho)
adjective gradually decreasing (in noise level,force of wind, etc.)
bookmarkhagammau de ngudu
argumentative in a disrespectful way
bookmarkhai daina
adjective the relationship between siblings or cousins
bookmarkhai dubuna
adjective the relationship between grandparent and grandchild
bookmarkhai me hagamadia
behave in a more-or-less show-off manner
bookmarkhie unu
thirsty
bookmarkhinangalosaa iho
adjective self-pity
bookmarkholahola aalanga
adjective calisthenics,exercises
bookmarkholoholoi
verb the rope tied to palm fronds in belubelu fishing
bookmarkhonga de masavaa
at the time of
bookmarkhuaa me
noun coconut (for drinking)
bookmarkhuaalavao
verb a strong wind
bookmarkhuuhuge
verb open or uncover many things (by several persons)
bookmarki dai nei
mortlockislands
bookmarkiloo me
charlatanism
bookmarkkano made
adjective slightly aged meat
bookmarkkosi-honga-agau
noun mollusksp.: trachycardium orbita
bookmarklabelabe-tea
noun fishsp.
bookmarklau makaga
verb stiff
bookmarklima dangada ina
a patient of one healer who has been treated by another healer
bookmarklimasisi
noun pinky finger
bookmarklou
verb a pole with a hook at the end, used to pick breadfruit; pick (breadfruit), pull down
bookmarklou gulu
adjective pick breadfruit
bookmarkluu agu
pronoun my (for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkluu gili
noun labiaminora
bookmarkmaagaga dua
to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmaamaangalo
verb becoming more and more sweet
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa dahi
number eleven
bookmarkmaduilau
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkmagau baubau
adjective die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmagi ilihia
adjective gastritis (having one’s stomach full of gas)
bookmarkmai moni
noun a type of fishhook (made from pearl shell)
bookmarkmalaia
adjective have luck which is unexpected (esp. bad, in which case considered retribution for past deeds)
bookmarkmangamanga
adjective having many manga
bookmarkmanigangi
adjective satisfied completely in sexual intercourse
bookmarkmele
verb to use a word or expressionidiosyncratically in speech
bookmarkmmaunga
noun way of memorizing, (way of havingmemorized)
bookmarkmolomolo iho (age)
adjective appear clearly
bookmarkmuna hai alaa
oh my goodness
bookmarkngudu leia
be the object of continual gossip
bookmarkoia
adjective a sound used to communicate the tiredness of the speaker, or that the speaker recognizes his mistake
bookmarkomada
noun eye region (including eyes, eyelids, eyebrows)
bookmarkpuni
adjective
closedup
sabini
verb to wrap around
bookmarksagea gee
extremely sagea
bookmarksavasavaa
verb getting closer to the time (of happening)
bookmarksebu
adjective seen on the surface of the sea from time to time
bookmarksege de gauanga
dislocated thigh bone
bookmarksigi de hagahala
collection (in church), offering (in chrch), sacrifice, tithe
bookmarksisi
mollusk, sp. Neritidae
bookmarksobo
adjective rise up (as the sun), get up, jump up
bookmarkssuugulu
noun school
bookmarktee langi
noun sky
bookmarkuhado
large white worm species
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