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abiabi
verb pull up slowly or gently with one’s fingers
bookmarkanei loo
these (here) are the ones
bookmarkbaani
adjective lie down
bookmarkbadai
adjective meddle in others’ affairs
bookmarkbaledilo
verb the stage of plant growth at which immature leaves appear
bookmarkbasa gi lunga
speak loudly
bookmarkboo mai ange laa
the second night following
bookmarkbou
noun mast (of a canoe)
bookmarkdaaea
noun fishsp.: snapper (= large babudaea)
bookmarkdaagina
verb towing; dragging
bookmarkdada gaehala
verb picking even small breadfruit (to avoidhaving to change one’s position, whichwould be necessary in order to pick breadfruit of the proper size)
bookmarkdagodo lalo
adjective seriously ill and not improving
bookmarkdai beau
verb rough seas at a certain time
bookmarkdaleba
verb flap briskly in the wind
bookmarkdama donu
noun a natural child
bookmarkdama hodooligi
noun
children of the chief
dangalebu de me
bad weather
bookmarkdangoa
verb grabbed,fallen upon
bookmarkdanuaa huu
it’s still ok no wonder
bookmarkdaula gage
noun a rope used to assist the climber of a breadfruit tree
bookmarkde ahi
noun the fire
bookmarkde hine ga haibodu
noun bride
bookmarkdehui
noun
tens of coconuts
delaa ange
that there is another one
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dogi hakolona
noun a type of adze (with a curved blade of terebra shell)
bookmarkdolo-mea
noun spinystarfish
bookmarkduu taua
outbreak of war
bookmarkduugau
noun legs at the base of a canoe mast
bookmarke hanohano
have diarrhea
bookmarke hia
how many
bookmarkea age
stop swimming (and come up on land)
bookmarkgaadinga hai ngadi ubu
coconut with a shell of a size appropriate for use as a cooking vessel
bookmarkgagu
well-mannered
bookmarkgai haganamunamu
adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)
bookmarkgalo de laa
the reddish sky at sunset
bookmarkgau
noun handle,appendage
bookmarkgau
verb lymphnodes (enlarged)
bookmarkgavada
noun
a type of basket
gave ua loa
a long-distance footrace
bookmarkgelu-hai-usu
noun fishsp.: unicornfish
bookmarkgosigosi
verb to scratch (slightly) repeatedly
bookmarkgu malaia donu
to have been lucky
bookmarkgugu
adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to
bookmarkhagadili
verb produce offspring
bookmarkhagaduu eidu
superstitious; to believe in ghosts.
bookmarkhagalodolodo
verb hope for (want)
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
adjective cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagaseloo
verb make a total of one million
bookmarkhai de boo (o)
celebrate the birthday (of)
bookmarkhai me daahea
search for driftwood or other beachedobjects
bookmarkhalaasola
noun mollusksp.: clam sp. (a type of baasua)
bookmarkhale neveneve
noun spiderweb
bookmarkhangaabo
verb the fitting together of the two halves of something, so that it is closed
bookmarkhege
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkhhali gee
scoop out
bookmarkhodo
noun the spine of the stingray
bookmarkhuuhuu
verb to clap one’s wet hands together (to dry them)
bookmarki dai nei
Mortlock Islands
bookmarkivi sulu
noun a dislocation of bones such that the ends overlap (corrected by pulling)
bookmarkkadi gauve
to clench one’s teeth from the cold
bookmarkkaianeane
adjective show-off
bookmarkkalo talinga
adjective clean out, or scratch, inside the ear
bookmarklaomalie
adjective big
bookmarklau de ava
a tuna of large size
bookmarkllagu
verb claw
bookmarklodo gaiaa
competitive, envious, desious of retaliating
bookmarkloha
noun birdsp. (never seen live)
bookmarkmada gapua
noun lagoonward part of a gapua
bookmarkmadahuuhua
verb pimple
bookmarkmadangi
noun wind
bookmarkmalo gahu
adjective shirt
bookmarkmamu-duagaa
noun fishsp.: stingray
bookmarkmanavanava gimoo
adjective panting (as when short of breath)
bookmarkmanege ma de --
better than (nothing, etc.)
bookmarkmanu hao vai
noun a bottle (of glass)
bookmarkmanu lauligi
maunuunusi
adjective
moahulu
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkngadau age
older
bookmarkoso
verb smell (something) by sniffing,kiss(polynesian style)
bookmarkpala boo maasina
the time of the month when rain is most likely to occur (1st quarter)
bookmarkpanga
adjective
singa gee
lean away from
bookmarksomo boi
adjective grow abnormally (having defects)
bookmarktama hagai
poor fellow!
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ubu haohao
type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream
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