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aabi
noun room (of a house)
bookmarkaagai
adjective continually wanting to eat
bookmarkaheahe
verb keep returning
bookmarkanaa ai laa
those then were those
bookmarkau taadaaia
verb don’t rush take it easy
bookmarkbaabaa gadea
verb to steer a canoe to the side away from its outrigger (opp. of baabaa ama)
bookmarkbaageaa ange
attracted to
bookmarkbapaba
adjective flutter against (as a hooked fish)
bookmarkbe goai (naa huu)
whoever
bookmarkbebee
adjective be flatulent
bookmarkbigo
adjective bent; bedridden with illness
bookmarkbulada
noun banana tree fibers (for making cloth)
bookmarkdaa de baalanga
ring the bell
bookmarkdaagina
verb towing; dragging
bookmarkdaahaa mada giigii
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa mada makaga and modomodo
bookmarkdala-moana
noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
bookmarkdaumaha hagasaele
noun a meeting of church members for business
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkdulivai
noun a type of coconut (reddish in color)
bookmarkduu baeao
noun piece of coconut husk
bookmarkgaadinga hai ngadi ubu
coconut with a shell of a size appropriate for use as a cooking vessel
bookmarkgaba-moe
noun fishsp.: cardinalfish
bookmarkgai hagalulu
adjective habituated to taking bait (fish); feed on bait
bookmarkgai moumou
wasteful of food
bookmarkgalasi
giado
outrigger boom
bookmarkgoloa duu biho
barber’s tools
bookmarkgoloa hai umu
noun implements and supplies needed in connection with use of the earth oven
bookmarkgulu koi
noun a type of prepared food (breadfruit which has been cooked over hot coals with the skin on)
bookmarkhaaina
verb stare at
bookmarkhagadau doa
adjective to show one’s strength by doing something difficult
bookmarkhagadidi
verb to put a grass skirt on someone else
bookmarkhagahula
noun the sac in a fish which emerges from its mouth when it is brought up from a great depth
bookmarkhagamidimidi
verb having a strong undertow
bookmarkhagauda i tege
carry a basket, etc., on one’s hip
bookmarkhai dama
adjective pregnant
bookmarkhai de hilihili
verb hold an election
bookmarkhai mee
industrious
bookmarkhano saele
adjective wander around
bookmarkhanolia
verb suitable for a trip (e.g., a car, a road, etc.)
bookmarkhili gee
sortout from; setaside (be chosen from a group)
bookmarkholia
verb to form (something); make (something)according to some model or plan
bookmarkhua gulu
noun breadfruit (singular)
bookmarkhulo gee
go away
huuhuaa mee
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkkii age
move upward; reach a certain age
bookmarklaamaloo
noun a divination result indicating bad fortune
bookmarklagolagoanga
noun way of being many
bookmarklanga de ivi
a method of repositioning the bones of the ribcage
bookmarklau ligi
verb having small leaves
bookmarklau maalie
verb neat-appearing hair or feathers
bookmarklodolodo
adjective to be desirous continually
bookmarklugu
verb take or obtain something by force
bookmarkma te hakii
the uvula and the adjacent portions of the oral cavity
bookmarkma tua
besides
bookmarkmaalamangia
verb illuminated (by having light shined upon it)
bookmarkmada mmea
adjective dark red
bookmarkmadaniiga
verb ingrown callus
bookmarkmagi dee manava
asthma
bookmarkmagi gobegobe
adjective cold (sickness)
bookmarkmahana
adjective hot (weather)
bookmarkmahulu
noun wakefulness
bookmarkmaimai mai
become maimai
bookmarkmalianoono
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkmanu aabi
kite
bookmarkmanu somo
noun tree, plant
bookmarkmeemaagau
noun non-living thing
bookmarkmilo
verb twist, turn (something, as a faucet),wind, wring
bookmarkmmuni
adjective hidden,hide
bookmarkmoe baubau
adjective
sleep without regard to remaining decently covered; die in agony
momme hagassoe
noun court (of law)
bookmarkmouli danuaa
adjective easy living, a good life
bookmarkmua iho (age)
adjective next above (below)
bookmarkngadi duu
adjective naked
bookmarkoho age
the following morning
bookmarkolongaa
noun plantsp.: treesp.: a shrubbytree sp. (pipturus argenteus (forst.f.) wedd.)
bookmarkono
noun fishsp.: barracuda
bookmarksaagule
verb pick head lice
bookmarksai moni
a fleet of canoes
bookmarksaidule
verb wrapped up or covered up completely
bookmarksangatai
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarksao de lahalaha
adjective more wide than long
bookmarksavini gee
run away
bookmarkse hia
just how many
bookmarksii bido lua
vomiting and having diarrhea at the same time (’flowing from both ends’)
bookmarksou
verb a gust of wind
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