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adu-balebale-i-dai
noun fishsp.
bookmarkalaa nei
those now
bookmarkanaa ai laa
those then were those
bookmarkanei ai laa
these then were those
bookmarkanga-mea
noun fish sp. (= large dada)
bookmarkanumia
verb bobbing in the water
bookmarkao ina
inadvertently remain up until daybreak (=aoa)
bookmarkaoa
verb to inadvertently remain up until daybreak
bookmarkboonei
noun fish sp.: damselfish
bookmarkbunana
adjective conjunctivitis
bookmarkdangidangi ange
askpermission of, apologize to
bookmarkdao
noun a method of calculating the relative maturity of coconuts by comparing the size of the upper (immature) ones on the tree with the lower (mature) ones; the second of a pair (e.g., dao dogai)
bookmarkdaogubu
noun waist, circumference
bookmarkdau bodu
adjective married man or woman
bookmarkdau honu
noun the season during which tides are highest
bookmarkdeai me hagalongolongo
do unhesitatingly
bookmarkdee anga
forgetful, absent-minded
bookmarkdee modu
adjective continually
bookmarkdeehehee
verb to make a certain pattern of sounds tocall attention to oneself
bookmarkdogaa ange
feel shy in the presence of
bookmarkdoo gaiaa
ambush; attack by surprise or stealth
bookmarkdoo lodolodo
risky,unreliable
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duilaa gee
to be exceedingly unsuccessful with members of the opposite sex
bookmarkdungudungua
verb repeatedly smell (something)
bookmarkgaa de malala
there is sufficient ; an argumentative and stubborn person; argumentative
bookmarkgaba de aasanga
a side of the watercourses between islets on the atoll
bookmarkgabaea mai
found hanged (suicide)
bookmarkganae oo
threadfin fish
bookmarkgoloa labagau
noun carpenter’s tools
bookmarkgudua
verb abounding in lice
bookmarkhadu de moana
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkhadu-maadau
noun
coralsp.
hagaadugau
verb arrange things in a row or line
bookmarkhagabigo de ngago
fool (someone), deceive
bookmarkhagadubu hue vini
the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagadubu hue vini
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagagaagaa
verb behave like a baby
bookmarkhagakolili
verb to use the word kolili
bookmarkhagalaangaa
verb teach to plait (mats, etc.)
bookmarkhagalodolodo
verb hope for (want)
bookmarkhagalulu de madangi
to attract the wind (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamaalama
verb brighten,illuminate
bookmarkhagamaamaane de lodo
cheer up (someone)
bookmarkhagamadia
adjective show-off
bookmarkhagapogo
verb fold up (one fold); cause to crumple up.
bookmarkhagasaalunga de lungi
a member of the Christian Endeavor Society
bookmarkhagasebaga
verb make a total of ten billion
bookmarkhagausi
verb darkening of the sky or clouds (a sign of impending rain)
bookmarkhai gi de mahi
do or take by force,rape
bookmarkhakaanunu
verb breastfeed
bookmarkhanohano dua
adjective suffer a setback; almost fall; gorge oneself; stagger backwards (e.g., under load)
bookmarkhasi
verb to cut off a taro corm from its stalk
bookmarkhau manu
noun a garland of flowers, headdress, necklace
bookmarkhegai
adjective eat ravenously
bookmarkhhano gi daha
to wash one’s hands in such a way that the dirty water does not fall back into the basin or well
bookmarkhhou
verb insist upon
bookmarkkumi tangi
adjective to control one’s crying
bookmarklabua
verb knead thoroughly
bookmarklaulau a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarkllibo ange luu vae
run
bookmarklluhe
noun plantsp.: swordfern (the native term applies possibly to several spp.)
bookmarklodo gi lunga
ambitious for a superior position
bookmarklodo lanea
adjective large in volume
bookmarklongaa
adjective annoyed by noise
bookmarkloselose-uli
noun fishsp.: trumpetfish
bookmarkma te hakii
the uvula and adjacent portions of the oral cavity
bookmarkmadohi lua
adjective middle (of something long and thin),halfway
bookmarkmahagi
adjective (fruit) picked off (or caused to fall by wind)
bookmarkmalimalino
verb becoming more and more malino
bookmarkmanenga
noun fishsp. (= a very large balagia, 3-4 feet long)
bookmarkmanu-de-laama
noun any of the small flying insects which swarm near a light
bookmarkmasalaba
adjective clear (not opaque or blurred); shiny (translucent)
bookmarkmassagaila
verb incompletely cooked
bookmarkmasugi
adjective having a hole, pierced
bookmarkmolimoli taula
adjective to take hitches in a rope until it is taut (and continue to take hitches as the rope becomes slack)
bookmarkngalogu
adjective push in, crumple up; bend out ofshape (temporarily); easily changedin shape (esp. by pushing)
bookmarkoho age
the following morning
bookmarksaga
adjective glide (in the air); to overhang (of something flat)
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarksenga maido
adjective stupidly unafraid of danger (likemaido)
bookmarksiia gi moana ngaadai
drift downwind, away from land
bookmarksogoisi
adjective
sulu
dive, fall head first; anoint (hair with oil)
bookmarktainaahine o dogu dinana
noun maternal aunt
bookmarkulumonu
porpoise
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