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aalanga
noun member (of the body, a house, etc.)
bookmarkaasasi
adjective flee (of a small school of fish)
bookmarkadudau
noun sandspit
bookmarkaduhenua
noun group of islands or atolls; archipelago
bookmarkaho
noun fishing line of the sort used for adu fishing
bookmarkanei laa
these (here) which were there
bookmarkanga
adjective pay attention to (notice), be aware of
bookmarkbaalanga dua hale
metal roofing
bookmarkbaba
noun fish sp., squirrelfish
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basa gee
speak (or express oneself) strangely
bookmarkbee
noun flatus, the sound of flatulence
bookmarkboi
adjective
abnormal
bonaa ua
noun the sheath of the turtle’s neck
bookmarkboo gi dua
the period when the quarter moon appears in the east just before sunrise
bookmarkbugubugunga
noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance
bookmarkbunana
adjective conjunctivitis
bookmarkdaaligidia
verb to have been moved about by the wind
bookmarkdahea age
drift toward place where speaker is
bookmarkdai hieunu
adjective thirsty
bookmarkdaladala
verb say again and again
bookmarkdama daohi
noun an adopted child
bookmarkdau hala
verb the season during which pandanus fruit of the same type matures
bookmarkdaubeemala
verb a method of braiding flower headdressesor necklaces made from manu-mala
bookmarkdeledele kau
adjective
walk proudly
dengadenga
verb having many denga
bookmarkdilidili-dogi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler (heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkdohu
adjective sufficient, enough; able to cover agiven area
bookmarkdoo de gauanga
dislocated thigh bone
bookmarkduumono
noun a type of prepared food made from taro
bookmarke dee daadaaia
to be in no hurry
bookmarkege age
raise up (something) from its previous trajectory
bookmarkgaadinga hai ngadi ubu
coconut with a shell of a size appropriate for use as a cooking vessel
bookmarkgaalau-ango
noun plantsp.: tumeric plant (curcuma sp.)
bookmarkgaimalie
adjective goodat food preparation (not wasteful)
bookmarkgasigi
noun plantsp.: hemp-leavedvitexshrub(vitex negundo var. bicolor (willd.) lam.)
bookmarkgide gauligi
verb to see from the perspective of a small child
bookmarkgidee iho
adjective be aware of oneself
bookmarkgili agau
verb a moss-like covering of the reef; fish which live on the reef
bookmarkgogono
adjective moan
bookmarkhaa leu
noun a leaf which has turned yellowish-brown
bookmarkhaaligi
verb wrap from under, wrap around; to line1 something (e.g., a box, with paper)
bookmarkhagabolo
verb to include in one’s will
bookmarkhagadamana
verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative
bookmarkhagadau doo
adjective to transfer a string figure from oneperson’s fingers to another’s
bookmarkhagaduu de uinga
to place stakes on the sides of uinga
bookmarkhagaduugau
verb to make a handle for (e.g., a knife); to fasten with pegs
bookmarkhagahidi i tege
to throw a wrestler using one’s hip
bookmarkhagaiho
verb show (someone) how to climb down
bookmarkhagalele mouli
verb startle; surprise (someone)
bookmarkhagamadagu
scare (someone); frighten (someone).
bookmarkhagaoomea
verb to wait until oomea
bookmarkhai me hagamadia
behave in a more-or-less show-off manner
bookmarkhakaugaua
verb to bathe (someone)
bookmarkhala goobai
noun a wooden form used in making hats
bookmarkhale hongelegele
noun toilet
bookmarkhegau
noun work,activity,occupation
bookmarkhenua monga
noun land (island) of mountains
bookmarkivi de biho
noun skull
bookmarkkaianeane
adjective show-off
bookmarkkoi
verb scrape (a single act), scraper
bookmarklau me
noun adjacent (of taro plots only)
bookmarklua llau
number two hundred
bookmarkma hee
where else
bookmarkmaalie loo
much later
bookmarkmada dabu
adjective
affinal relatives who are maa or saulaba to each other
mada udua
noun the point of a promontory or peninsula (esp. if large)
bookmarkmadaladala de leo
a clear and high-pitched singing voice
bookmarkmagi iviivi
adjective any illness characterized by wasting of the body (esp. t.b.), consumption
bookmarkmaingaa
adjective miss, feel the loss of, or the uselessness of, something of great value
bookmarkmalinolino
verb <= malimalino>
bookmarkmalogu
verb <= ngalogu>
bookmarkmami age
taste (something) a little bit
bookmarkmasa
adjective empty,low (tide)
bookmarkmiili aheahe
adjective a version of the game called miili
bookmarkmilo
noun plantsp.: treesp.: milotree (the spesiapopulnea sol. ex correa)
bookmarkmmala dana (dagu) maanga
lose his (my) appetite
bookmarkmoe danuaa
adjective die in peace
bookmarkmomo loo huu
just a very little
bookmarkmomolia
adjective decrease in quantity
bookmarkmoomodu
adjective
naba
adjective a slip of the tongue
bookmarkpena
verb take precautions
bookmarkpulu
verb to be dry and smooth; satiated; be able to withstand
bookmarksaga gi daha
saga away from; extend out in space
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vinivini
noun wrinkle (fabric)
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