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aalo dahi
verb do at one time
bookmarkalaa donu
those there only
bookmarkalaa naa loo
those there seem to be
bookmarkaloha iho
noun self-love
bookmarkamu ligi
fine threads or hairs or fibers (in feather or leaf); fine-feathered
bookmarkbidoa
verb lift or hold one end of something
bookmarkbigi lima
adjective hold hands
bookmarkbonabona age lodo
feel fearful
bookmarkbuge
noun a bump on a tree trunk
bookmarkbulubulu hegau
noun unimportant work
bookmarkdabula
noun lizardsp.
bookmarkdaemahaanga
noun heaviness,sadness,unhappiness
bookmarkdagabuli
verb gather together in a group
bookmarkdagalia
verb trampled down (from people walking on); thoroughfare
bookmarkdagodo
adjective
situation, circumstance; liedown
dala
verb tell, say to, relate
bookmarkdama pala
noun
a foetus which has been aborted, ugly
damaa velo
adjective good at spearing fish
bookmarkdamadanga
noun origin, source
bookmarkdangada vai gelegele
a person of filthy appearance or habits
bookmarkdauhuli (ange)
noun always criticizing (someone) to (his) face
bookmarkdauoni-baabaa
noun fishsp. (a rare school fish which looks like saniba)
bookmarkdenei naa ()
this will be it. (will this be it)
bookmarkdilo
noun the immature leaf of any plant, except of the coconut; a coconut leaflet midrib after scraping, soaking and drying
bookmarkdonudonu
adjective understand somewhat
bookmarkduu gee
adjective out of alignment
bookmarkduu hagasabasaba
adjective to stand in a place from which one is liable to fall
bookmarkduu lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkduu saba
unstable, poorly balanced
bookmarkduudangaa solo
noun a package of solo (food) wrapped in coconut leaves and heated; flashlightbattery
bookmarkduunga gima
noun half of a clam shell
bookmarkgada-laagau-ngaadai
noun fishsp.
bookmarkgadiou
gahoo
verb wear
bookmarkgau hadu
the board to which the metal grater for grating taro is attached
bookmarkgeesaama
noun outrigger cross boom (of a canoe)
bookmarkgili malanga
verb a type of skin disease
bookmarkgoe iloo
it’s up to you
bookmarkguao
noun
the hard sap of a non-native tree which is occasionally washed up on shore
gumedi
noun bowl (wooden)
bookmarkguuduma
noun a (dry) elevation in the taro bog; hillock (in the taro bog only)
bookmarkhadi haho
adjective steep (inclination)
bookmarkhagaboongia
verb remain somewhere until dark
bookmarkhagadai
verb furnish salt to
bookmarkhagaduasala
verb suffer,punish
bookmarkhagadubu hue vini
the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagailonga
noun fishsp. : damselfish
bookmarkhagassoe
verb straighten out; decide an issue (byhigher authority)
bookmarkhagausi
darkening of the sky or clouds (a sign of impending rain)
bookmarkhale baalanga
noun frame house
bookmarkhhaa
verb blossom forth
bookmarkhhadu
adjective invented, made-up (e.g., a story)
bookmarkhhogi
a sharp sound, like the report of a rifle
bookmarkkano mouli
noun fresh meat (including fish)
bookmarkkaso
adjective
narrow
kava
adjective to feel uncomfortably warm
bookmarklaangai ngadi moana
a fishing condition in which tuna arebiting, but do not appear in schools
bookmarklangadia
verb able to remain afloat with a load
bookmarklao
noun the posterior portion of the coconut crab
bookmarkllonga
verb muscle fatigue
bookmarklluu
adjective mad or angry (but not showing it)
bookmarklodo gilimalali
noun pureness of heart, innocence
bookmarkloigulu
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkma ai
and who
bookmarkmaamaane
adjective light1 (in weight)
bookmarkmaatogo
verb discourage someone (verbally)
bookmarkmada agamu
noun the essential design features of tuai
bookmarkmagano
adjective overripe (of pandanus only)
bookmarkmanava i lunga
manavasaa
adjective scared; afraid
bookmarkmao lunga
high, high-ranking
bookmarkmasausaua
verb be masausau
bookmarkmassaa (ina)
verb despised by others
bookmarkmaua laa
nevermind
bookmarkme gaha dea
a coconut which is nearly mature
bookmarkme pasa
noun radio
bookmarkmmene ono me
to be unable to go to the toilet, owing to the approach of people
bookmarkmodu sogosogo
adjective separated from others, and by itself
bookmarkmomme
a place
bookmarkmoomoa-ganoango
noun fishsp.: boxfish (yellow)
bookmarkodaoda
noun driftwood (any sort)
bookmarkovea
verb disheveled (as the chicken feathers on a much-used trolling lure)
bookmarkpelaini
verb to fry
bookmarkpogo
verb crumpled up
bookmarksabalabala
adjective always agreeing with
bookmarksaibo
adjective rush around (of a group of people)
bookmarksau makaga de madangi
the blowing of wind steadily (for a long time) from one direction
bookmarkunusaagi
deception
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