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aha goi
what next
bookmarkalamooi
noun june
bookmarkanaa naa
these (there) only
bookmarkanga iho
noun self-awareness
bookmarkbaalasi de ada
to take a picture
bookmarkbasa madua
adjective speak as an elder (treating the hearer as a child)
bookmarkbenu
noun a pandanus plug after it has been chewed; seed of the pandanus
bookmarkboo hagalele mouli
a night on which the making of noise is permitted (i.e., on certain holidays)
bookmarkbubu donu
adjective move skillfully
bookmarkbulu
noun the short fibers of the mature coconut husk
bookmarkbuni ange
agree with; join, close up (something, e.g., a hole); close up to
bookmarkdaelodo dau
noun a large enough number to "count"
bookmarkdaemahadia
verb heavy, oppressive, hard to take
bookmarkdahu
verb start a fire (or an engine); build a fire
bookmarkdala hhua
verb eruptions on the skin (e.g., hives, insectbites, etc.)
bookmarkdamaa dae
adjective skillful at catching flying fish
bookmarkdamaa dogi
adjective skillful in the use of an adze
bookmarkdami
verb close1 one’s jaws; closing of the two halves of a clam shell
bookmarkdangau-laha
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdaogave
noun
a type of coconuttree
dau bodobodo
adjective to tie at the end of a short tether
bookmarkdau de madangi
be hit by (usually a strong) wind
bookmarkdaula hagalevaleva
noun a swing (made of rope)
bookmarkdeainga
noun nothingness
bookmarkdee dau ia
it’s ok
bookmarkdehui
noun
tens of coconuts
dogaa ange
feel shy in the presence of
bookmarkgalo sugi mada
glimpse
bookmarkgammenge-maimai
noun mollusksp.: vasum turbinellus
bookmarkgamu
verb coral (any kind)
bookmarkgano moana
noun open sea, far away from any land
bookmarkgide eidu ina
to see a vision, hallucinate
bookmarkgide malie
adjective get in the habit of
bookmarkgolomagi lodo
adjective self-controlled
bookmarkgoogoo
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkgulabe
noun rectum
bookmarkgumigumi-o-sogo
noun plantsp.: epiphyticfern(vittaria incurvata cav.)
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb lesson, make learn, cause to teach
bookmarkhagaahiahi
adjective wait until nearly sunset (to do something)
bookmarkhagabudubudu
verb accumulate repeatedly
bookmarkhagadau doolohi
adjective chase each other
bookmarkhagadege
verb cause to wiggle the hips once
bookmarkhagahula
the sac in a fish which emerges from its mouth when it is brought up from a great depth
bookmarkhagailonga ange agina
assign (someone) to; use something as a landmark
bookmarkhagalongolongo ngadaa
adjective slow to respond to suggestions or commands (because resisting)
bookmarkhagaola
verb save from
bookmarkhagasengaa
verb make a total of ten million
bookmarkhevaalogi
adjective the screaming of many people at the same time
bookmarkieiangi
adjective recovered from illness
bookmarkigauli-sissisi
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkkanamalie
adjective tasty (especially of taro)
bookmarklaa tua
besides
bookmarklahu me
adjective inclined to be suspicious
bookmarklatabagea
noun an ornament made of turtle shell
bookmarklau tulugi
a tuna of the size next largest to lau de ava
bookmarklegia
noun birdsp.: white-cappednoddy (anous minutus)
bookmarklodo baba
calmness, tranquility, freedom from worries
bookmarklodo baba
noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries
bookmarkmaadau dae ssae
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaahe
adjective decrease (in strength, rate of growth, etc.)
bookmarkmahamaha mai
to appear beautiful (that thing over there) to me (i.e., from where i am)
bookmarkmalau
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkmami
verb taste (of something)
bookmarkmaseu
adjective to scatter (when in a group)
bookmarkmassaa (ina)
verb despised by others
bookmarkme hhadu hugadoo
it’s a lie
bookmarkmodu mai (adu, ange)
become one’s (your, their) exclusivepossession
bookmarkmoni gabegabe
noun paddling canoe
bookmarkmoni galele
noun a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarknau
noun plantsp. (the archaic name of manu-gaba-aasanga)
bookmarkoda
eat something raw
bookmarkodi de masavaa
having insufficient time remaining for (something)
bookmarkohooho
verb frightened by noise
bookmarkonge
famine
bookmarkpasalia
verb be talked about (many persons or things)
bookmarksau makaga
adjective blow steadily (of wind)
bookmarkse aha goe
you’re a nobody
bookmarksemuna
numeral hundreds of millions
bookmarkseni alaala
adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety
bookmarksileia doo soa
look, your neighbor is competing against you
bookmarksisi gaadinga
adjective to cut copra
bookmarksomo
adjective grow, develop; coconutapple
bookmarktainadaane o dogu bodu
noun brother in law
bookmarkuseahi
smoke, steam
bookmarkvalaai tao
dye
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