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adiadi
verb relate repeatedly
bookmarkalaa muhuu
how about those there
bookmarkanaa naa loo
those seem to be
bookmarkaoa
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: banyan tree (Ficus prolixa Forst.)
bookmarkbido dagi
follow in order to spy on
bookmarkboi a eidu
temporarily abnormal
bookmarkboolonga
noun testament
bookmarkdahea
adjective
drift
dahi de gumigumi
shave one’s beard
bookmarkdango de langi
downpour (of rain)
bookmarkdauaalo
verb steady paddling
bookmarkdee ni dago
never mind
bookmarkdegidegi
adjective having a kind or generous nature
bookmarkdelaa naa loo
that there could be it
bookmarkdenei ai laa
this is that then
bookmarkdenga meelaa
those ones over there (plural)
bookmarkdohi dilo
verb to strip dilo (to make plaited hats, etc.)
bookmarkdonadona
covered in warts/moles
bookmarkduu baeao
noun piece of coconut husk
bookmarkgabetili
parent-in-law
bookmarkgabola
verb flatten out something mushy
bookmarkgada-laagau-ngaadai
noun fishsp.
bookmarkgai de baibu
smoke cigarettes
bookmarkgaiaa
verb steal, dishonest, cheat; to ask or accept too readily
bookmarkgalagalani
adjective come close to the end of
bookmarkgammenge-olomanga
noun mollusksp.: thais armigera
bookmarkgamu
verb coral (any kind)
bookmarkgano agau
noun reef (including land thereon)
bookmarkgiligili tai
horizon
bookmarkginigini looloa
noun a game played by children
bookmarkhaahaa
verb to search for in the dark; to seek blindly using only one’s hands to locate something; similarly, any action that is tentative
bookmarkhadu-maadau
noun
coralsp.
hagaaoaoa
verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak
bookmarkhagadagasala
verb blame (someone), accuse
bookmarkhagadau doolohi
verb chase each other
bookmarkhagadegi
verb praise (god only)
bookmarkhagangadimee
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhagao ngaohie
inexpensive
bookmarkhagaoomea
verb to wait until oomea
bookmarkhagapuuninga
noun a total of
bookmarkhagatugu
verb crouch down
bookmarkhai de eidu
one of two children’s games
haiva
noun work,activity,occupation
bookmarkhakide
verb to reveal oneself to someone (of a ghost); to show (familiarize with)
bookmarkhano i luu moana
die (a person)
bookmarkhhadi iho luu vae
take a short break (in work involvingstanding)
bookmarkholasa
noun
a type of mat
hongagelegele baalanga
adjective rust
bookmarkhuaa me
noun coconut (for drinking)
bookmarkhuligee
turn away from, turn inside out (of clothes)
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
noun the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarki de -- sogosogo
apiece, each
bookmarkino gi mua
bend (one’s body) forward
bookmarkivi sulu
noun a dislocation of bones such that the ends overlap (corrected by pulling)
bookmarkladi
verb initiate, begin, start
bookmarklale
noun fishsp. (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarklaulau gai
a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklele sseni
adjective insomnia (after sleeping for a shortwhile)
bookmarkleuleu
adjective becoming leu
bookmarklou de gaugau dalinga
pull the trigger (of a gun)
bookmarkluuluu haha
adjective wash one’s mouth out, gargle
bookmarkmaalava
the fatty part of the turtle
bookmarkmada dangada ina
a person of importance (who is liked by the people)
bookmarkmadamada o dangada
noun in public
bookmarkmadangi danuaa
noun fresh air
bookmarkmagi dee manava
asthma
bookmarkmagi nngahu
adjective asthma
bookmarkmalo gahu
noun collared shirt
bookmarkmalua
noun female genital area
bookmarkmanu ea
noun coralhead (at or broaching the surface of the water)
bookmarkme de lodo
noun a fishing place (in the lagoon)
bookmarkmilosanga
the way in which a current flows
bookmarkmoigaga
noun fibers of the coconut husk
bookmarkmoumou
verb wasteful,waste (something)
bookmarkmuli moni
noun stern
bookmarkmuu
noun fishsp.: snapper (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarknamu
noun mosquito
bookmarkngadi hai bodu
common-law marriage, concubinage
bookmarkngavesi
noun box,coffin,crate
bookmarkodea
noon, midday
bookmarksaba
verb be in a precarious position
bookmarksao gainga
adjective sweep or cleanup trash
bookmarksilisilivaahea
verb frequently silivaahea
bookmarksogoisi loo huu
ssahu
adjective inquisitive, mischievous (as a child)
bookmarktolu-laangi
Wednesday (’third day’)
bookmarkulunga hala
a pillow made from a pandanus log, having various magical uses
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