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aadiidii
verb dry (something) by artificial heat
bookmarkadugau
verb arrangement of things into a straight row
bookmarkadugau daane
noun part of the plug of the pandanus
bookmarkalohaai
verb love intensely
bookmarkbaa lahalaha
adjective broad-chested
bookmarkbapabu
adjective the staccato sound of one hard object being struck against another
bookmarkbasa gi lunga
speak loudly
bookmarkbini dali gadaha
a method of braiding dali into string to make a bird snare; six-ply braiding (of rope)
bookmarkboo dolu de gulu
the third day after breadfruit has been picked (after which it is not good to eat)
bookmarkbudubudu
adjective crowded together
bookmarkbulubulu maanadu
noun incomplete idea
bookmarkbulubulu malo
noun rag
bookmarkbuubuu
verb divination
bookmarkdabadaballahi
adjective more-or-less thin
bookmarkdagasisi
verb scoop out by inserting a knife between the meat and the shell (e.g., in cutting copra)
bookmarkdala-dalaa-moa
noun plantsp.: lycopodium phlegmaria l.
bookmarkdamaa hungi
adjective skillful at hungi
bookmarkdamaa me
adjective
small
delaa ai
therefore (with respect to that there)
bookmarkdili aalanga
adjective exhausted (physically or mentally)
bookmarkdilo
verb look at (inspect)
bookmarkdoi
noun stain (as for wood)
bookmarkdua gaahanga
noun one of the lines of which gaahangais composed)
bookmarkdui mamu
noun a string of fish
bookmarkduumono
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro)
bookmarkege ange
move (something) over
bookmarkga-hudi
banana
bookmarkgabola
verb flatten out something mushy
bookmarkgadigadi
noun itch
bookmarkgalo ahi
sparks
bookmarkgangong
noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking
bookmarkgeu
verb shake one’s head (once) to one side
bookmarkgideu
noun plantsp.: fern sp.
bookmarkgiebu
noun plantsp.: spiderlily(hymenocallis littoralis (jacq.) salisb.)
bookmarkgoloa hesuihagi
noun goods which are bartered
bookmarkgoloa o de hine
female genitalia
bookmarkgubenga
noun large net for fishing
bookmarkhaahaanialo
verb to put haanialo on in several places
bookmarkhagaalo-uli
verb cause to be dark (of fully mature coconutmeat)
bookmarkhagaaloalo-uli
verb cause to become dark (of fully maturecoconut meat)
bookmarkhagabaa
verb to crack (as a nut)
bookmarkhagabiiginga
noun way of making sticky
bookmarkhagadubuna
verb treat as dubuna
bookmarkhagahaa (ina)
verb make a total of four
bookmarkhagamao lunga
verb arrogant,haughty,overbearing,proud
bookmarkhagassoga
verb
hai de hai
stubborn,willful
bookmarkhaiva dee agona
sexual activity; ’the activity which is not taught’
bookmarkhale hongelegele
noun toilet
bookmarkhale o de henua
community meeting house
bookmarkhau baba
verb tie up temporarily (not as securely asif permanently)
bookmarkhela
verb spread one’s legs (esp. a woman in the act of sexual intercourse)
bookmarkhenua mounga
noun a land where there are mountains (a high island or a continental land mass)
bookmarkhhuda
adjective open one’s eyes; awaken for a short time
bookmarkhua i gadea
the side of the main body of the canoe away from the outrigger float
bookmarkhulu
verb apply liquid on,smear on
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collar bone
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collarbone
bookmarkkano maailaba
noun the wood next to the core of a tree
bookmarklailai
noun fishsp. (= lae)
bookmarklausedi
noun
lele mouli
adjective
surprised
llie
noun the throat of the flying fish net
bookmarklua-aligi
adjective chiefmate (of a european ship)
bookmarkmaagila
verb to appear to be barely separated (as islets on the atoll when seen from a distance); parted slightly
bookmarkmaava
adjective yawn,belch
bookmarkmahangahanga
adjective cracked in many places
bookmarkmalili gelegele
adjective producing hard crumbs when eaten orbroken
bookmarkmalua
noun vagina
bookmarkmanaunaua
verb crazy,insane
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmasavaa de gauligi
childhood
bookmarkmassaa (ina)
verb despised by others
bookmarkme hanga dalogo
ingredients of dalogo
bookmarkmuli lele
the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkmusu
verb whisper(ing)
bookmarknoodagi
verb forbidden to use (esp. plants reservedfor the owner’s use by tying the trunk)
bookmarkonoonogia
noun an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarksaabai moni doo
carry a canoe (over the reef at low tide)
bookmarksahe
noun any material used to absorb a menstrual flow
bookmarksahole
noun fishsp.: mountainbass
bookmarkssae de manava
struggle to breathe
bookmarkssahu
adjective inquisitive, mischievous (as a child)
bookmarktagudai
noun coast, shoreline
bookmarktangada hai sauaa
magician, sorcerer
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