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aapulu
adjective sink all at once
bookmarkaboabo
adjective become accustomed to
bookmarkalamooi
noun june
bookmarkbebea
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkbili makaga
love
bookmarkbugolo
noun coral sp.: faviid coral
bookmarkbuni
adjective closed up, be together (in a group, or of two individuals)
bookmarkdaane sauaa
noun a person of extraordinary ability; shark (euphemism)
bookmarkdae maduu
noun a method of pulling flying fish into the canoe with a hand net
bookmarkdaea
adjective to have arrived at
bookmarkdangada vai gelegele
a person of filthy appearance or habits
bookmarkdangi see
adjective cry aloud for a long time, wail
bookmarkdangi talinga
adjective
tinnitus, a ringing sound in the ear
dangidangi ange
askpermission of, apologize to
bookmarkdaunadi
unclassified would it be better if (implyingdisagreement)...
bookmarkdeai me ao ai
useless
bookmarkdebele
noun table
bookmarkdelaa nei ()
that there is it (is that there it)
bookmarkdenei tagodo
this is the situation...
bookmarkdiidii
adjective penis; urinate
bookmarkduu ngavesi
cover of a box
bookmarkduudagi
verb connect up, join up, continue upon
bookmarke muni
verb hidden, be
bookmarkgadebega
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgai de henua
native food (not imported)
bookmarkgammenge-maimai
noun mollusksp.: vasum turbinellus
bookmarkganabu
noun the base of a coconut tree trunk
bookmarkgidigidi
verb short
bookmarkgulabe
noun rectum
bookmarkhaangoda dua beau
a fishing method (used on the seaward reef during the day) employing a line, with hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhagabuulinga dangada
noun tribe
bookmarkhagadinoangahulu
verb make a total of ten people
bookmarkhagadubu gina
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagammae lodo
verb insult (someone)
bookmarkhagamuli
verb be late, tarry
bookmarkhagapili
adjective boring
bookmarkhagatevea
verb <= hagatevelia>
bookmarkhai ganabu
verb the stage in the development of a coconut tree in which ganabu begins to develop
bookmarkhakaogao
verb to sit on one buttock
bookmarkhano mouli
verb disappear alive, especially into another world
bookmarkheloongoi
adjective fit together with (match) each other; have an understanding with one another (e.g., as do lovers); understand one another
bookmarkhhui age
eat a snack
bookmarkhidi de honu
movement of a turtle (when feeding orsubmerging)
bookmarkhua o tangada
outcome (of individual effort)
bookmarkhuaalavao
verb a strong wind
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hudi
noun plantsp.: treesp.: bananatree
bookmarki mua nei
beforehand
bookmarkkalo gee
strabismus (esp. the form in which one eye is turned outward from the nose); cross-eyed
bookmarkkii mai
decreasing
bookmarkkono
adjective grunt (once)
bookmarklaamaloo
noun a divination result indicating bad fortune
bookmarklabodo-daubulebule
noun eelsp.
bookmarklabulabu sala
adjective fail to take hold of (or do) properly(leading to an accident, or other unfortunate outcome)
bookmarklahilahi
adjective fishsp.; tremendous (followed by ina)
bookmarklavalava
noun wrap skirt; sarong
bookmarklleu luu mada
swelling of the eyes (after crying)
bookmarklodo baba
calmness, tranquility, freedom from worries
bookmarklodo gaiaa
competitive, envious, desious of retaliating
bookmarkmaamaadolu
adjective becoming more and more maadolu
bookmarkmaamaanu
remain stationary in the air (like a bird or a helicopter)
bookmarkmadania teu ngaloto
noun middle finger
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmagau i de hiigai
ravenous
bookmarkmalo gahu
noun collared shirt
bookmarkmama
noun dust, gas, steam,vapor, fumes, spray (e.g., of waves)
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmeemouli
noun living thing
bookmarkmmala
bitter; sour; unlucky
bookmarkmmoli gee
haul away from
bookmarknamuaa
verb a sore on the lips (believed to result from missing a meal)
bookmarknanu
adjective grumble, complain
bookmarknanumia
verb the object of a complaint
bookmarkngadi vai
noun a coconut shell used for water storage(on fishing trips)
bookmarknoodanga
noun bundle, knot; a set of 12 differentfishing lures
bookmarksaagule
pick head lice
bookmarksauligi
a type of adze (with a rotatable head)
bookmarkseni alaala
adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety
bookmarksii mada daahaa
a fine jet of water
bookmarksingalia
verb overhung
bookmarksiva-dahanga
time noun the ninth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarksolovaani
thin and straight (of a person); having flat buttocks (considered ugly)
bookmarktainadaane
noun brother
bookmarktangada hai sauaa
magician, sorcerer
bookmarkteve de gili
gooseflesh
bookmarkunuunu
nurse (at the breast)
bookmarkvaagia
found or caught doing something wrong
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