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anaa ai laa
those then were those
bookmarkbala
adjective soft, mushy, offering no resistance
bookmarkbangongo
noun fish sp.: rabbitfish
bookmarkboobodo
adjective occurring at short intervals
bookmarkbuuia
verb be struck with something shot out from something else
bookmarkdaa gaiaa
verb to murder someone so that others don’t see
bookmarkdagisoa
adjective many (people) at each (time or place, etc.)
bookmarkdahea
adjective
drift
dalinga bobo
noun having a runny ear (with pus)
bookmarkdangada ngauda
adjective a person who rarely goes fishing, landlubber
bookmarkde hine ga haibodu
noun bride
bookmarkdeai donu angaanga
nothing at all
bookmarkdenaa donu
that is it for sure
bookmarkdilimangali
verb
to catch flying fish
dino
adjective a share of, allotment, portion
bookmarkdongi de lae
a spot on the forehead
duba
noun land crab sp. (small)
bookmarkdugi de lodo
to fish in various places (in the lagoon) in order to catch as many fish (of any kind) as possible
bookmarkdungagi
verb nod (one’s head)
bookmarkduu modu
vertical cut
bookmarkduu ngavesi
noun a cover of a box
bookmarkga vaa laa dangada
oh dear (that’s not good)
bookmarkgabetili
noun parent-in-law
bookmarkgaehala
adjective immature breadfruit; an aerial root of a pandanus tree which is used as a jump rope
bookmarkgaleve
sakau drink
bookmarkgalo
adjective to show signs of being pregnant; a color change of fruit indicating ripening
bookmarkgalo hilo
verb not cooked completely
bookmarkgasi
adjective jump up (with both feet leaving the ground)
bookmarkgavia
crazy person; insane person,
bookmarkgede aola
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgoobai dada
noun umbrella
bookmarkgubu lima
hand, wrist
bookmarkhadu-uaua
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarkhagababa
verb become engaged to marry; make level, make flat; prepare for, make ready
bookmarkhagadaga iho
adjective worsening
bookmarkhagadaina
verb to put someone into a sibling or cousin relationship (as by an adoption)
bookmarkhagahala
noun a sleeping mat
bookmarkhagahaunu
verb cause to drink alcoholic beverages
bookmarkhagaiho
verb show (someone) how to climb down
bookmarkhagalilo
verb take shelter, to shelter (somethingfrom the elements); blockout (from sight)
bookmarkhagalloba ange
verb to slacken the boom sheet (of a sailing canoe).
bookmarkhagapasalia
verb convince (several people) completely
bookmarkhagassoe
verb straighten out; decide an issue (byhigher authority)
bookmarkhai aoa ina
verb bear misshapen fruit
bookmarkhai me
verb industrious
bookmarkhai me a leangi
bad-mannered
bookmarkhaiava
noun road, pathway (for going), track; oceanliner
bookmarkhakaunuunu
verb to nurse (an infant at the breast)
bookmarkhhoda
gasp for breath
bookmarkhidi bido dane
slow-moving or slow-working person
bookmarkhooholo
verb
ili taalanga
talkative, chatterbox, talk at great length
bookmarklai
noun forehead
bookmarklele vae
adjective jump feet first
bookmarklima-laangi
time noun friday (’fifth day’)
bookmarkllahi
adjective thin (pl.)
bookmarklodo basa
adjective talkative
bookmarklodo kabi
verb filled to capacity
bookmarklua-aligi
adjective chiefmate (of a european ship)
bookmarkluilui togo
a measurement of land along the shore
luu agu
pronoun my (for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkma gu
and then
bookmarkmaalama
verb light (not dark),bright
bookmarkmadi
verb to add organic material to the taro bog
bookmarkmalaangahu
noun feast held for a newly launched canoe
bookmarkmalele
adjective completed
bookmarkmalo gulu
noun
barkcloth
manavasaa
adjective scared; afraid
bookmarkmanu
noun animal, plant (flora); coral head; throat spacer of a flying fish net; March (month)
bookmarkmavaevae
adjective scattered
bookmarkme duu
noun clitoris
bookmarkmoomoa
balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkmoomodu
adjective
mouli danuaa
adjective easy living, a good life
bookmarkngadau age
older
bookmarkngalongalo
adjective forgetful,absent-minded
bookmarkngavesi haangoda
fishing tackle box
bookmarkpanava
noun scrotum (one side only)
bookmarksagea gee
extremely sagea
bookmarksalau
adjective inclined, slanting, not straight, not perpendicular to
bookmarksemuna
numeral hundreds of millions
bookmarkssali dodo
verb bleed
bookmarktao tangada
to immerse a person in medication
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