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alaa maa
those there were about (approximately)
bookmarkaoaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkaonga
noun sort or degree of daybreak
bookmarkaude vaavaa
don’t talk about this to anyone
bookmarkbaagava
noun violent in word or action
bookmarkbaani
adjective lie down
bookmarkbalangi
noun fish sp., tang
bookmarkbeibei
adjective more-or-less alike
bookmarkbuu-kangi-de-muli
noun mollusk sp.: cymatiidae spp., also bursa bubo
bookmarkdaadaaligidanga
noun the way of being moved about in the air
bookmarkdaane hebagi
adjective soldier
bookmarkdali
verb wait for,along with
bookmarkdama doe
noun the fourth child born to a couple
bookmarkdama pala
noun
a foetus which has been aborted, ugly
daumaha hagaulu
noun the church service at which new members are accepted
bookmarkdavaia
noun the largest sort of tuna
bookmarkde baasi gee
theopposing side
bookmarkdelaa loo
that was it
bookmarkdiilevalevanoa
noun the fifth child of a couple
bookmarkdilo
noun the immature leaf of any plant, except of the coconut; a coconut leaflet midrib after scraping, soaking and drying
bookmarkdoo mua
adjective very
bookmarkduadonu
adjective luck, good fortune
bookmarkgaaui i tao
a line (for retrieving) which is attached to a spear
bookmarkgadagada doo me
laugh at
bookmarkgaha uli
adjective having brown (ripe) coconuts (of a coconut tree)
bookmarkgai ngaadai
adjective <= gai ngaadahi>
bookmark
galagalani
adjective come close to the end of
bookmarkganimua
noun the eldest child of a couple
bookmarkgasi
adjective jump up (with both feet leaving the ground)
bookmarkgida ma gida
each individual...
bookmarkgubu vae
foot, ankle
bookmarkhagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, etc.
bookmarkhagadubu o de adu
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagalanea
verb cause to increase in quantity; greedy
bookmarkhagalele mouli
verb startle; surprise (someone)
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
verb attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamadua
verb act like a grown-up (when still a child)
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagapuuninga
noun a total of
bookmarkhagasaagule
verb teach how to saagule
bookmarkhai daalanga
adjective talkative, chatterbox, talk animatedly
bookmarkhai dago
verb ritual observances
bookmarkhai de eidu
one of two children’s games
hale hongelegele
noun toilet
bookmarkhale lau
noun thatch-roofed house (of pandanus leafthatch)
bookmarkheboohagi mai
found fighting
bookmarkhesilisilihagi
verb repeatedly hesilihagi
bookmarkhili gee
sortout from; setaside (be chosen from a group)
bookmarkholadage
adjective laid out or spreadout all over
bookmarkhonga iainei
at this time,these days
bookmarkhua o tangada
outcome (of individual effort)
bookmarkhuuhuge
verb open or uncover many things (by several persons)
bookmarkimu-uli
noun fishsp.: triggerfish
bookmarkleengia
verb jump on; be flown into
bookmarklo te
loha
noun birdsp. (never seen live)
bookmarklongohie
adjective big around, fat
bookmarklua llau
number two hundred
bookmarkmaadau duiagi
noun a fishhook of a special type (for duiagi fishing)
bookmarkmaamaadolu
adjective becoming more and more maadolu
bookmarkmada dangada ina
a person of importance (who is liked by the people)
bookmarkmada libia
verb a very sharp point
bookmarkmada saosao
adjective sharp-pointed
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa haa
number fourteen
bookmarkmadaladala de leo
a clear and high-pitched singing voice
bookmarkmagiaa
adjective envious, jealous (non-sexual jealousy)
bookmarkmagimagiaa
adjective frequently magiaa
bookmarkmalino
verb calm (weather), still (wind)
bookmarkmanga lua tae
noun cleft in the buttocks
bookmarkmanua
verb diseased
bookmarkmmau
adjective
mastered, memorized, known by heart;
modu taalonga
adjective to escape (of fish, after having been speared)
bookmarkmoeagi
verb do by stealth
bookmarkmoigaga
noun fibers of the coconut husk
bookmarkmuli moni
noun stern
bookmarknguua
verb be nguu
bookmarkodi/b
adjective gone, finished, usedup
bookmarkpelaini
verb to fry
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksalaboli
noun may
bookmarksebugi
numeral billions
bookmarksigi de hagahala
a technique of finishing a mat edge
bookmarksii tae
diarrhea which escapes without one realizing (caused by eating oily fish)
bookmarksili gee
standout from (others in a group) indistance or height
bookmarksilisilivaahea
verb frequently silivaahea
bookmarksinasinaina
adjective white headed; old (of living things); big (of animals)
bookmarksingano
the flower of a pandanus tree
bookmarkteungaalodo
noun middle (of something round); center
bookmarkvaivai daahili
a dirty song
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