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aapulu
adjective sink all at once
bookmarkagu age
say out loud
bookmarkahee oo dagodo
how are you
bookmarkalohi lima
noun palm (of hand)
bookmarkangi
verb blow gently (of wind); a disturbance (of the water)
bookmarkau madua
verb a type of ocean current far from land in which drifting objects collect
bookmarkbangi
noun a type of prepared food made from dried breadfruit
bookmarkbedibedi
adjective getting fat
bookmarkbeluu
noun lizard; gecko
bookmarkbongaa manu
noun large, exposed roots (e.g., of the breadfruit tree)
bookmarkbula de ganomada
get mad
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkdaasissisi
verb striped (with stripes)
bookmarkdada de ava
a strong current in the channel
bookmarkdahido lima
noun upper arm
bookmarkdalangasau
verb be quick-witted in an emergency
bookmarkdama dagidahi
noun the only child of a couple
bookmarkdama naale
noun a talkative, deceitful person
bookmarkdau looloa
adjective to tie at the end of a long tether
bookmarkdaumaha de manu
noun christmas eve fete in the church at which "santa claus" appears
bookmarkdeaamonga
noun
delaa ai huu
that was it (as before)
bookmarkdenei maa
this is about (approximately)
bookmarkdiba
adjective not level, tipped to one side
bookmarkdoli de henua
to defeat all comers
bookmarkdona
noun wart, mole (raised)
bookmarkdongidongi
verb spotted (covered with spots); to keep pointing at or peeking at
bookmarkdua daabasi
noun the size of fishing line appropriate for tuna fishing
bookmarkdunu madamada
verb rare (not cooked thoroughly)
bookmarkduu gili somo
the coconut meat remaining in a germinated coconut after the coconut apple has been removed
bookmarkgada-laagau-ngauda
noun fishsp.: rudderfish
bookmarkgalua
verb having viscous sputum
bookmarkgamedi vai salo
noun a type of bowl
bookmarkgave lodo
adjective attract attention
bookmarkgu gide huu
spoiled (having acquired a bad habit)
bookmarkgubu lima
noun hand,wrist
bookmarkhaele sala
adjective spoil (children), bringup (children) badly
bookmarkhagadegi
verb praise (god only)
bookmarkhagaditidi vae dahi
hop on one foot
bookmarkhagalima (ina)
verb make a total of five
bookmarkhagamadumadua
verb to act as though very old
bookmarkhagasoa
verb go with someone; cause to increase innumber
bookmarkhagassoga
verb
hagauea
verb a sleeping mat
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhainamanilaluoo
secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhano mouli
verb disappear alive, especially into another world
bookmarkhenua gee
foreign lands
bookmarkhhagi
verb make a sharp turn; hagi at one time
bookmarkhine huuhua
noun pregnant woman
bookmarkhongagelegele
hoohoa laagau
adjective drill wood to make a hole in which toinsert the end of a pole (to make a joint)
bookmarkkalo
adjective sharp (as a knife); a sharp pointed canoe (designed to ride easily in rough seas)
bookmarklalo ade
noun solarplexus (considered the seat of feeling)
bookmarkllama
verb fish for flying fish (at night)
bookmarkllao
verb gouge out (with the hand only); take out of a hole
bookmarklodo gaiaa
competitive, envious, desious of retaliating
bookmarkmadagabubu
adjective dull (of an edge, or point)
bookmarkmaga de hoe
to paddle vigorously
bookmarkmagakaga
adjective firmly attached
bookmarkmaingaa
adjective miss, feel the loss of, or the uselessness of, something of great value
bookmarkmalaia
adjective have luck which is unexpected (esp. bad, in which case considered retribution for past deeds)
bookmarkmalinongia
verb be calmed (e.g., seas)
bookmarkmalogu
verb <= ngalogu>
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turned over and over
bookmarkmanu-gaba-aasanga
noun plantsp.: beachnaupakashrub(scaevola taccada (gaertn.) roxb.)
bookmarkmasa bagubagu
adjective dry reef (at very low tide)
bookmarkme abo donu
real, true
bookmarkmoole
noun
ngadi laangi
noun a day other than sunday; a day on whichnothing is accomplished
bookmarkngole
verb use up, use unwisely (not saving some for later), waste
bookmarknguu
noun squid (3 types)
bookmarknoomeemea
a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave
bookmarkoho iho
adjective come ashore early in the morning
bookmarkpaa iho
explode from above
bookmarksaava
verb skinny,thin (lacking in flesh)
bookmarksai
verb wrap,cover up (with several layers)
bookmarkse aha goe
you’re a nobody
bookmarksinga gee
lean away from
bookmarksiva-dahanga
time noun the ninth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkssae de hine
to deflower a girl
bookmarktinana o dogu damana
noun paternal grandmother
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