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bae
verb an arrangement of rocks to make a retaining wall or pier, etc.; push aside (in all directions)
bookmarkbalaginagina
adjective be squashed
bookmarkbalala
verb the sound of sucking liquid; the sound of coitus
bookmarkbee
noun flatus, the sound of flatulence
bookmarkdada saiolo
adjective to hoist a sail
bookmarkdaea
adjective to have arrived at
bookmarkdai deai
hardly any
bookmarkdale pilo
verb a game (like tag), to leave something unfinished after having tried only slightly
bookmarkdalodalo keli
adjective pray earnestly
bookmarkdamaa dae
adjective skillful at catching flying fish
bookmarkdaudahi
adjective only,alone (just one)
bookmarkdenaa ai loo
that is it (which has been decided upon)
bookmarkdogi hoda
noun a heavy adze, used for hollowing out logs and the like
bookmarkdolodolona
verb often flooded
bookmarkdongi de lae
noun a spot on the forehead, worn in ancient religious ceremonies
bookmarkdui manu
noun a line of flying birds
bookmarkduu mmea
sea cucumber species
bookmarkduudanga aheahe
noun refrain (of song)
bookmarke hanuhanu i de pronoun
know something about
bookmarkgaadinga hagaangiangi
copra dried in the wind (not in the sun or in an oven)
bookmarkgaadinga lamallie
noun a coconut with an unusually large-sized kernel
bookmarkgamugamu
verb coralsp.
bookmarkgauligi daane
male child, boy
bookmarkgiado
outrigger boom
bookmarkginadoa
verb a boil on the body that is hard and painful, and which will not come to a head
bookmarkgini manu
verb pick flowers
bookmarkgubu madila
noun a joint of bamboo
bookmarkgulu daladala
breadfruit with rough skin
bookmarkhadu-bunga
noun mollusksp.: chama iostoma
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb cause taro to be fibrous (e.g., by theplanting method employed)
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak
bookmarkhagabahhaa
verb to exhale suddenly; making exhalation noises
bookmarkhagaduugau
verb to make a handle for (e.g., a knife); to fasten with pegs
bookmarkhagaiho
verb show (someone) how to climb down
bookmarkhagaloma de me
calm weather, with no noise
bookmarkhagalua (ina)
verb make a total of two
bookmarkhagameme (iho)
adjective gradually decreasing (in noise level,force of wind, etc.)
bookmarkhagasemuna
verb make a total of one hundred million
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhaiva dee agona
sexual activity; ’the activity which is not taught’
bookmarkhakki
noun esophagua; trachea
bookmarkhellumi
verb melee
bookmarkhoa lalo
noun anvil; or other hard object (such as astone) on which something can be struckhard; mortar stone
bookmarkhua modo
noun fisheggs (immature)
bookmarkhulo gee
go away
i hee ai goe
you lose
bookmarki mua nei
beforehand
bookmarkiga-adagahi
noun
fishsp.: hawkfish (2 sorts)
imu-mea
noun fishsp.: triggerfish
bookmarkioo
adjective
to make a sound indicating "take it"
koi
verb scrape (a single act), scraper
bookmarklaagau aalo saelenga
noun thatch rafters on the ends of a house
bookmarklenga
noun a preparation made from ango and doidoi (q.v.)
bookmarkliagi
verb dump, throwout (discard)
bookmarklima lele
adjective quick to fight,short-tempered
bookmarkllagu
verb claw
bookmarklo te vvela
the hottest part (of the day, of a fire, etc.)
bookmarklodo lanea
adjective indecisive,confused
bookmarkmaanga booi
noun a fingerful of booi
bookmarkmada gi lodo
adjective a point which is bent inward (toward its handle)
bookmarkmanaunau
verb act crazy or insane
bookmarkmanomano
numeral thousands and thousands
bookmarkmanu-alioo
noun plantsp.: a variety of taro
bookmarkmao lunga
high, high-ranking
bookmarkmasagage
adjective good at fighting
bookmarkmasavaa alodahi
noun always
bookmarkmaunuunusi
adjective
me gu modu
decision
bookmarkme hhadu
noun falsehood,lie
bookmarkme pilo aha
what’s the point of doing this
bookmarkmouli dangada
noun delinquent person (periodically exhibiting bad behavior)
bookmarkngalo
verb forget
bookmarkngudu leelee
verb talkative,loquacious
bookmarkodaadeu
pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkolo
an area in which sand has accumulated; beach; sand spit
bookmarksali
adjective flow, seep
bookmarkSeedaa
October
bookmarkseesee hagadaahao
adjective walk (for recreation)
bookmarkssabe age
eat
bookmarksua aaleloi
a wrestling maneuver
bookmarksugi-laagoo
goatfish
bookmarkuaua
vein, tendon, nerve, plastic filament
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