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alukaba
verb leave quickly (usually under duress)
bookmarkau ga humai nei
"i’m going on my way now..."
bookmarkbaa sege
adjective carom off
bookmarkbubu sala
adjective move unskillfully
bookmarkbula
adjective a flash (e.g., of light); a quick glance; to light (a torch)
bookmarkbuugani
adjective be (in fact) slow-moving (while attempting to hurry)
bookmarkdaane abo donu
noun gentleman,person who is good
bookmarkdada de ava
a strong current in the channel
bookmarkdae maduu
noun a method of pulling flying fish into the canoe with a hand net
bookmarkdaedaea
adjective have reached many places
bookmarkdagadagasala
verb be always blamed for
bookmarkdalaehala
verb pricked
bookmarkdalodalo
verb pray
bookmarkdamana
noun father, uncle, senior male relative, male elder, person in a fatherly relationship
bookmarkdangi iho
adjective cry to oneself
bookmarkdangolia
verb grabbed, fallen upon
bookmarkde ngago
noun brain
bookmarkdebele
noun table
bookmarkdii
verb shine (sun)
bookmarkdiihagaai
noun the eighth child of a couple
bookmarkdiilaulauhai
noun the seventh child of a couple
bookmarkdoo de gulabe
prolapsed rectum
bookmarkdua nnui
noun violence; a type of rope
bookmarkduai lalo vae
noun a type of coconut grater which is placed under the leg
bookmarkduu nui
adjective to lower a bunch of cut coconuts from a coconut tree with a rope
bookmarkduu-hakaa
noun fishsp. (var. of duubaeao)
bookmarke hia
how many
bookmarkedee maua
impossible
bookmarkgalabe-duiduia
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgaleve maimai
noun fresh (unfermented) galeve
bookmarkgalo
adjective look at, stare
bookmarkgammenge-olomanga
noun mollusksp.: thais armigera
bookmarkgede aola
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgeugeu
verb shake one’s head back and forth;
bookmarkgili dalo
hillock
bookmarkgili ulunga
noun pillowcase
bookmarkgoohunga
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkguao
noun
the hard sap of a non-native tree which is occasionally washed up on shore
hadi
adjective broken (as a stick), bent up
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhaduhadua
verb rocky (full of stones)
bookmarkhaelu
verb var. of hailu
bookmarkhagadonu
verb trust, believe; interpret; support as a witness
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagahoohanga
verb allow birds to nest, or prepare a placefor their nesting
bookmarkhagakii dalinga
adjective producing a high-pitched noise in the ear; the itch felt in the ear when something very sweet is eaten
bookmarkhagalau
verb make a total of one hundred
bookmarkhagamaamaaiongi
adjective continually hagamaaiongi
bookmarkhagamua
verb be first; get closer to
bookmarkhagatoo mua
verb take every possible precaution, insure
bookmarkhai ganabu
verb the stage in the development of a coconut tree in which ganabu begins to develop
bookmarkhaihai me
verb be doing something suspicious
bookmarkhanu momo
adjective little bit,few
bookmarkhhagi gee
turn away from (to avoid),veer
bookmarkholasa
a type of mat [made especially for cult houses]
bookmarkholi ange
resemble
bookmarkivi a duimogo
pelvic bone
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collar bone
bookmarkkii mai
decreasing
bookmarkkono
adjective grunt (once)
bookmarkkumi tangi
to control one’s crying
bookmarklangi moni
noun the sort of rain which is an omen that a ship will come
bookmarklau maalie
verb neat-appearing hair or feathers
bookmarklele vae
adjective jump feet first
bookmarkllabu
verb claw
bookmarkmadannia madua
noun thumb
bookmarkmagalili mai
flow (of tide)
bookmarkmahaahaa
adjective
mahola
adjective to have been hola; plentiful (of food)
bookmarkmaimai sseni
adjective to sleep especially well or restfully
bookmarkmanaunau
verb act crazy or insane
bookmarkmanongi
adjective fragrant; fragrance (esp. of flowers or perfume)
bookmarkmau ange huu
usually
bookmarkmaua laa
nevermind
bookmarkme vae
shoes, slippers
bookmarkmodu sogosogo
adjective separated from others, and by itself
bookmarkmoenga
bedclothes, bedding; a place for sleeping
bookmarkmolo
verb to make a knot of hair
bookmarkmomme
noun a place
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkmuna abo donu
truth
bookmarkngadi uaa
adjective assent to insincerely
bookmarkpago
adjective the sound of any sudden violent contact; the sound of an explosion
bookmarksabanaana
verb a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarktangada hai me dabu
cult priest
bookmarkua dodo
rain of a reddish color - an omen of death
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