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aha
verb what
bookmarkahe iho
diminish (in intensity)
bookmarkalaa muhuu
how about those there
bookmarkanaa ange naa
about that
anga
adjective pay attention to (notice), be aware of
bookmarkbabaiangi ina
cloudy, with clouds of the babaiangi type
bookmarkbangi mada aasanga
a certain way of pinching with the fingers
bookmarkbolobolo a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarkbunua
noun a young bird (of any sp. suitable for being raised as a pet)
bookmarkdaa gaiaa
verb to murder someone so that others don’t see
bookmarkdaahili dau soa
a lovesong
bookmarkdaane honu
noun a person of many accomplishments
bookmarkdaangahulu dala buni
ten dollar bill
bookmarkdagugu
noun fishsp.: (the native term is appliedto many spp.): damselfish, snapper
bookmarkdai deeai
almost none
bookmarkdaia e tuaadai
seasick
bookmarkdangada duaagau
adjective an avid fisherman
bookmarkdanngaho
noun stomach
bookmarkdau dinae
noun a period during which many women arepregnant at the same time
bookmarkde hine ga haibodu
noun bride
bookmarkdibo
noun infant
bookmarkdogoisi
adjective few
bookmarkdoloa
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkdonudonu
adjective understand somewhat
bookmarkdoo i de...
expulsion or voluntary withdrawal(from a group)
bookmarkdugu gee
put aside, setaside; treat (a person) differently from others
bookmarkdungagi ange
nod one’s head toward (to beckon orindicate agreement, etc.)
bookmarkduuduu manu
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkgabi
verb hold something between two (or more)other things; grab (between other things, e.g., fingers)
bookmarkgabinivali
a kind of ancient song
bookmarkgahao
noun plantsp.: treesp.: ochrosiatree(ochrosia oppositifolia (lam.) k. sch.)
bookmarkgamagama
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkgauligi iho
next younger than
bookmarkgiado
outrigger boom
bookmarkgii
adjective a high-pitched sound, soft, high-pitched crying (as by children)
bookmarkhagaao
verb intend to stay up until daybreak
bookmarkhagadau doolohi
verb chase each other
bookmarkhagadinoangahulu
verb make a total of ten people
bookmarkhagahaangoda
verb to teach to fish
bookmarkhagaheiloo
verb make the acquaintance of
bookmarkhagamoolaua
verb cause to hurry
bookmarkhagamulimuli
verb "this is the end" (of a chant)
bookmarkhagasaangia
verb to encounter good (or bad) fortune
bookmarkhagassogalia
verb
hale suunugi
noun
a house with eaves touching the ground
halehale me
adjective a developing situation
bookmarkhhui age
eat a snack
bookmarkhulo saele
wander around
bookmarkhuuhuaa mee
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarki hee ai goe
you lose
bookmarklangi maadolu
noun heavy rain
bookmarklodo senga
adjective to have unrealistic self-confidence (e.g., in one’s capacity to do something impossible); to be foolishly desirous (of the impossible)
bookmarkmada baubau
noun flirtatious
bookmarkmadaala
adjective loosely braided; good at twirling sennit
bookmarkmadaangahulu
numeral ten (objects)
bookmarkmadalua maa haa
number twenty four
bookmarkmagamagalil ~ magalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagi hanohano
adjective diarrhea
bookmarkmalui
adjective turned (in direction),reversed,transposed
bookmarkmaunga
noun way of becoming accustomed to
bookmarkmoni velovelo
noun a canoe with men going spear fishing
bookmarkmou
noun
agegrade (those reaching adolescencewithin a few years of each other);a mnemonic chant enumerating the names of the islets, flora, fauna, chief priests, etc.;
ngago gaagoo
noun chicken egg
bookmarkngauda
adjective an unenthusiastic fisherman
bookmarkoha valaai
adjective to disobey the instructions of a healer
bookmarkpaa age
explode from below
bookmarksabisabini
verb wrap up or tie up over and over
bookmarksai moni
a fleet of canoes
bookmarksalasalani
verb becoming salani in one part, butnot yet salani all over
bookmarksalua
verb scraped (a lot taken away),peeled (alittle amount taken off),planed
bookmarkse biho
clever (scheme or trick)
bookmarkseni
sleep
bookmarkseni alaala
adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety
bookmarksii tae
diarrhea which escapes without one realizing (caused by eating oily fish)
bookmarksivi
adjective giveup
bookmarkssahu
adjective inquisitive, mischievous (as a child)
bookmarkssanu
lick
bookmarkssii
a hissing sound used to indicate disapproval
bookmarkudua
promontory, peninsula
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