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baa iho
adjective low (in altitude)
bookmarkbaanabu
noun
stone (from banaba
banganga
noun fish sp.: wrasse
bookmarkboialiali
noun the light just before daybreak
bookmarkbulibuliaamou
adjective prone to long for
bookmarkbuu-ili
noun fish sp.
bookmarkdaa
noun a bunch
bookmarkdaaligidanga
noun the slope of a canoe’s keel
bookmarkdaane dau
noun a person of importance (speciallyaccomplished)
bookmarkdaemahalia
verb heavy, oppressive, hard to take
bookmarkdahuli de madangi
a change of wind direction
bookmarkdali
noun fibers of the coconut leaf rachi
bookmarkdama de gaehala
noun a raincloud (dropping its rain) seen in the distance
bookmarkdangada dau duadae
a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)
bookmarkdanuaa ange
goodfor, better than
bookmarkdaogoli
noun plantsp.: swamptaro(cyrtosperma chamissonis), also the corm of this plant
bookmarkdauaalu
verb always borrowing or begging
bookmarkdaudu
noun fishsp.: spinypuffer
bookmarkdebele
noun table
bookmarkdegidegi
verb to jerk repeatedly; bawlout (speakharshly to)
bookmarkdenaa naa ()
that will be it. (will that be it)
bookmarkdii
verb shine (sun)
bookmarkdoo i de...
expulsion or voluntary withdrawal(from a group)
bookmarkdotodi
adjective limping (as an action)
bookmarkdua daabasi
noun the size of fishing line appropriate for tuna fishing
bookmarkdugi gee
chase away (in a certain direction)
bookmarkduu gaso
adjective vertical,straight up and down
bookmarkduulale
noun a type of game
bookmarkduuli lua
verb a method of throwing one’s opponent inwrestling
bookmarkgaalau
noun birdsp.: brownbooby
bookmarkgabi
verb hold something between two (or more)other things; grab (between other things, e.g., fingers)
bookmarkgadinibidi
noun a type of fishhook (made from pearl shell)
bookmarkgai moumou
wasteful of food
bookmarkgaini
any lattice-like arrangement
bookmarkgavia
noun crazy person; insane person
bookmarkgea
hawksbill turtle
bookmarkgelgele dea
sand
bookmarkgiigii saele
giggle
bookmarkgogono
adjective moan
bookmarkgohu boo dangodango
a pitch-black night
bookmarkgoloa labagau
noun carpenter’s tools
bookmarkgoogoo
noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)
bookmarkhaaina
verb stare at
bookmarkhaame / huame
noun coconut, green
bookmarkhagaago
verb imitate; show, teach; to urge
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb lesson, make learn, cause to teach
bookmarkhagaaloalo-mea
verb cause to become red(of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagabau
verb measure, calculate,estimate
bookmarkhagaditidi vae dahi
hop on one foot
bookmarkhagahaigabungi
verb make shy
bookmarkhagahana ange
recook for a very little while
bookmarkhagalodo
verb to stimulate a desire for
bookmarkhagammuni
verb hide (something) from
bookmarkhai dahi heohi
maintain one’s position in an argument(against contrary positions)
bookmarkhai ganabu
verb the stage in the development of a coconut tree in which ganabu begins to develop
bookmarkhala a buadaia
noun a log used as a lever or fulcrum
bookmarkhale gai
noun restaurant
bookmarkhauala
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkhhau
verb tie up,fasten by tying (wrapping)
bookmarkhohhoo
adjective a sound made when surprised
bookmarkhonu tai
adjective high tide
bookmarkiloo me
adjective charlatanism
bookmarklaangidabu
time noun sunday
bookmarklaba ngaugau
noun a stalk of the elephant-ear plant (ngaungau)
bookmarklabodo-uli
noun eelsp.: morayeel
bookmarklebu
verb paint (something); put color on, color (something)
bookmarklele tuli
adjective parturition
bookmarklodo dama
verb immature in affect
bookmarkloigulu
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkloloa
adjective tall; long
bookmarkmaadau mangoo
noun a type of fishhook (for sharks)
bookmarkmaakau laa loo dangada
what a shame
bookmarkmadaangahulu maa siva
number nineteen
bookmarkmaholadage
adjective be holadage
bookmarkmalo haahine
noun dress
bookmarkmalo lau manu
cloth with a flowered pattern
bookmarkmami
verb taste (of something)
bookmarkmami age
taste (something) a little bit
bookmarkmanu de henua
noun nukuoro varieties of swamp taro(cyrtosperma)
bookmarkmasagage
adjective good at fighting
bookmarkmasavaa alodahi
noun always
bookmarkmoahulu
goatfish
bookmarkmomme
noun a place
bookmarkmounuunu
verb easily mounu
bookmarknanua
verb the object of a complaint
bookmarkpuugunga
noun the slopes of swellings or protuberances
bookmarksabanaana
a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksagea
verb to do something without regard for others (because one is excited)
bookmarksau alohenua
verb eddying of the wind (constantly changing direction) close to land
bookmarksiili
noun a stick used in a children’s game
bookmarksussunubega
wrasse (fish)
bookmarktangada maagaga
industrious person
bookmarktino boo
full moon (a period comprising two nights)
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