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alukaba
verb leave quickly (usually under duress)
bookmarkaso
noun fish sp., white tip shark
bookmarkau hagi
verb an ocean current which turns away from the reef
bookmarkbalu daaea
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbinga
adjective be named, be called; regarded as
bookmarkboialiali
noun the light just before daybreak
bookmarkdaakodo
adjective
be in place
dangaligi
noun a type of basket
bookmarkdee hilihili
indifferent
bookmarkdee ni dago
never mind
bookmarkdelaa ai laa
that there was it
bookmarkdiibuli
noun a doll representing a spirit
bookmarkdiidiinga
noun manner of urinating
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdogonogo
noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)
bookmarkdolo bala
verb to climb a coconut tree without using a rope (on one’s hands or feet) for assistance
bookmarkduiagi
verb fishing using a whole fish as bait
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
noun a piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkgabigabia
verb repeatedly grubbing
bookmarkgada-laagau-ngauda
noun fishsp.: rudderfish
bookmarkgai dagidagi
verb eat while walking; foodfor sale which is carried on the road
bookmarkgai de baibu
smoke cigarettes
bookmarkgaleva
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkgaso
noun roof thatch rafters (of pandanus slats)
bookmarkgau ivi
verb skinny
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gave ua loa
a long-distance footrace
bookmarkgelu-agau
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkgiba
verb swelling of the testicles
bookmarkgolo me
adjective unforgiving
bookmarkguuduma
noun a (dry) elevation in the taro bog; hillock (in the taro bog only)
bookmarkhaa daha
verb the outer coconut palm frond
bookmarkhagabiiginga
noun way of making sticky
bookmarkhagabuni
verb gather together (people); have sexualrelations
bookmarkhagadodi
verb walk with a limp (permanently)
bookmarkhagaduu eidu
adjective superstitious; to believe in ghosts
bookmarkhagailoo
verb announce
bookmarkhagammae lodo
verb insult (someone)
bookmarkhagasaalunga de lungi
a member of the Christian Endeavor Society
bookmarkhaha
noun mouth odor
bookmarkhai me moolau
an habitually fast worker
bookmarkhatahata
noun chest (body part)
bookmarkhellumi
verb melee
bookmarkhenua monga
noun land (island) of mountains
bookmarkholia
verb to form (something); make (something)according to some model or plan
bookmarkhulo saaele
verb wander around
bookmarklahulahu
noun birdsp.: wanderingtattler (heteroscelus incanus)
bookmarklalo de langi
beyond the horizon, far away from theatoll
bookmarklangolango
inclined to throw one’s legs over those sleeping nearby (when sleeping)
bookmarklele age
regain consciousness; epilepsy; surfacing (of flying fish)
bookmarklele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarkma te hakii
the uvula and adjacent portions of the oral cavity
bookmarkmaanga booi
noun a fingerful of booi
bookmarkmadaa sele
noun loop of a lasso or noose
bookmarkmadohi iho
adjective to reach halfway down
bookmarkmagi hai dama
morningsickness (of pregnancy)
bookmarkmahedu
adjective folded up,rolled up
bookmarkmahi bodo
adjective easily tired
bookmarkmaimai sseni
adjective to sleep especially well or restfully
bookmarkmakaga lodo
adjective stubborn
bookmarkmalianoono
lizard fish
bookmarkmangoo-dahola
noun fishsp.: blacktipshark
bookmarkmao lunga
adjective high,high-ranking
bookmarkme osi
noun a coconuttree seedling
bookmarkme ssongo aha
useless thing
bookmarkmilo gee
to turn the opposite way
bookmarkmoomoa
noun balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkngavesi haangoda
noun fishing tacklebox
bookmarkpilo bopobo
adjective musty smell
bookmarkpuli
verb grab up all at once
bookmarksaaliba
adjective rush around (of a group of people)
bookmarksali loimada
adjective to tear1 (in the eyes because, e.g., of smoke)
bookmarksaudia
verb be exposed to the wind (not sheltered)
bookmarksaunoa
intensifier very
bookmarkse biho
clever (scheme or trick)
bookmarksulu
dive, fall head first; anoint (hair with oil)
bookmarktangada maagaga
industrious person
bookmarktangaho
noun liver
bookmarkvilidogi
catterbox, a person who speaks fast
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