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baa sege
adjective carom off
bookmarkbaageaa iho
adjective weakening (becoming weaker)
bookmarkbagia
verb be hit (by wind, bullet, spear, etc.)
bookmarkbalu
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbese
noun one of the harmony parts in old chants
bookmarkboo gi dua
the period when the quarter moon appears in the east just before sunrise
bookmarkbula
adjective a flash (e.g., of light); a quick glance; to light (a torch)
bookmarkbunehulu
adjective slow in running or walking
bookmarkdaahaa mada giigii
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa mada makaga and modomodo
bookmarkdaedaea
adjective have reached many places
bookmarkdala
noun appendage, fin, spine
bookmarkdamaa tili
adjective sharpshooter
bookmarkdanngaho
noun stomach
bookmarkdauaahe
adjective gather or pleat in material; feathers of a rooster standing out on its neck (when angry); festooned with (e.g., flags)
bookmarkdauhuli (ange)
noun always criticizing (someone) to (his) face
bookmarkdebedebe
verb the folds of skin around the waist
bookmarkdenaa loo
that was the one
bookmarkdenei ai huu
this is it still
bookmarkdoli
verb to obtain as many as one can; to defeatall comers
bookmarkdoo ma gu...
fall into the bad habit of; do something which is difficult to rectify
bookmarkdugu dahi
verb accomplish or complete something in asingle effort; fishing with a single line
bookmarkduu malaelae
an open field having no trees
bookmarkduulale
noun a type of game
bookmarke hanu ana dama
have children
bookmarkgano agau
reef (including land thereon)
bookmarkgano dea
noun the soft wood just under the bark of a tree
bookmarkgauligi daane
male child, boy
bookmarkgavadu
adjective
give or carry (something) to you
gini manu
adjective pick flowers
bookmarkgu odi mai ogu
i have done all i could
bookmarkgubo
verb work with concentration in the midstof a group
bookmarkgulu malali
breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhagaahe mai
adjective return to the fold
bookmarkhagaahi
verb provide fire to or for; hungry; eatsomething
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak
bookmarkhagabau
verb measure, calculate,estimate
bookmarkhagadino
verb provide a portion or share
bookmarkhagadoodoo denga muna
boast foolishly about one’s ability (when it is obvious that one is inept)
bookmarkhagaduu ngavesi
adjective make boxes
bookmarkhagahana age
recook for several days
bookmarkhagailaage
verb setfree
bookmarkhagamade
verb do as hard or fast as possible
bookmarkhagamahana
verb heat
bookmarkhagaoanga gi lunga
good wages; a good price
bookmarkhagasabala
verb talk (someone) into (something)
bookmarkhai aha
adjective what relationship
bookmarkhai gaiaa
verb use without permission
bookmarkhalehale gaiaa
adjective cloying insincere humility
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun flatfish
bookmarkhiisoa
noun plantsp.: cassythavine(cassytha filiformis l.)
bookmarkieiangi
adjective recovered from illness
bookmarkilaila
verb having more than one ila
bookmarkkangi de hagasaele
a quick-witted person (who realizes his goals fast)
bookmarklanga de gubenga
to pull up a gubenga to store it away
bookmarklehua
verb blurred; covered with ashes
bookmarklilo
adjective disappear, vanish; sheltered(from the elements)
bookmarklua-baaua
time noun the second number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkmaanegabo
adjective energetic
bookmarkmadamataia
verb inclined to be (or easily) mataia
bookmarkmagau de lima
a paralyzed arm
bookmarkmagi i de makama
menstruation
bookmarkmalangalanga
adjective repeatedly (or becoming) malanga
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalua
noun female genital area
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkme bouli
noun the deepest part of the lagoon
bookmarkme hholu
noun bow (for an arrow)
bookmarkmuna hhadu
noun lie (falsehood)
bookmarkneveia
verb be neve
bookmarkngadolia
verb to have ngado
bookmarkngalubelube
verb tremble or vibrate in the air
bookmarkpilo
adjective stink
bookmarksai
noun group of (e.g., agu sai ’my children’)
bookmarksavini dua
adjective run backwards, move backwards fast
bookmarkse aha au naa
you are wrong that’s not righti don’t agree
bookmarksomo haahine
a fleshy (non-muscular) man
bookmarksongagi
a bad sort of person
bookmarkssongo
stink
bookmarksugimada
the outer corner of the eye
bookmarkubu
kneecap; the shell of a coconut
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