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aalu
verb intercept; send for
bookmarkalava
noun fish sp.: shark sp.
bookmarkaloalo-mea
adjective becoming red (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkbaa galele
noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing
bookmarkbaunga
noun worth, value
bookmarkbee
noun flatus, the sound of flatulence
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boibala
adjective watery (of prepared food)
bookmarkboo ga dae laa
my goodness
bookmarkbula de ganomada
get mad
bookmarkbunua
noun a young bird (of any sp. suitable for being raised as a pet)
bookmarkdadango
verb repeatedly fall upon
bookmarkdahola
verb a method of fishing (night fishing on the reef with torches)
bookmarkdalia
noun plantsp.
bookmarkdangau-laha
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdanuaa huu
it’s still ok no wonder
bookmarkdaogave
noun a type of coconut tree
bookmarkdatanu
noun fishsp. (a sort which burrows in the sand)
bookmarkdelaa ange maalie
that there is exactly right
bookmarkdolu llau
number three hundred
bookmarkea gi lunga
to ride high in the water (e.g., of a canoe)
bookmarkgaadinga hagaangiangi
noun copra dried in the wind (not in the sunor in an oven)
bookmarkgaalau-ango
noun plantsp.: tumeric plant (curcuma sp.)
bookmarkgabia
verb held firmly (under the arm or between the fingers, etc.)
bookmarkgahaalava
adjective orange-colored (like a certain variety of coconut)
bookmarkgavange
adjective
give or bring to (someone)
gave ala
a method of planting mats
bookmarkgoinga
noun a boundary marker (of stone)
bookmarkgoo
adjective a sound made to indicate one’s presence (in response to being called from afar); an owl-like hoot (of birds)
bookmarkguba-dee-gaina
noun fishsp.
bookmarkhaa daha
verb the outer coconut palm frond
bookmarkhagaahee
adjective when (near future)
bookmarkhagaamua
verb accord honor to
bookmarkhagadangidangi
verb play music; make someone keep crying
bookmarkhagadau tugi
adjective punch each other
bookmarkhagaduasala
verb suffer,punish
bookmarkhagahaunu
verb cause to drink alcoholic beverages
bookmarkhagaheloongoi
verb compare; act as an intermediary or mediator; get acquainted with
bookmarkhagahoou
verb make like new
bookmarkhagamaanadu
verb remember,remind
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
verb cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagangadaa
verb come with difficulty; a difficult delivery (of a baby)
bookmarkhagapasa
verb cause several people to speak; mediate an argument so that the disputants will speak to each other
bookmarkhai dauaa
verb be in a wrinkled condition
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhano ahe
echo
bookmarkhasi
verb to cut off a taro corm from its stalk
bookmarkhedau
noun plantsp.: treesp.: alexandrianlaureltree (calophyllum inophyllum l.)
bookmarkinai
noun a type of mat
bookmarkkona loo
too much
bookmarklabodo-uli
noun eelsp.: morayeel
bookmarklai
noun forehead
bookmarklaso paava
verb skinny (of people)
bookmarklavalava
noun wrap skirt; sarong
bookmarkliagi
verb dump, throwout (discard)
bookmarkluuluu haha
adjective wash one’s mouth out, gargle
bookmarkmaailaba
noun axis (or long thing through the center of something)
bookmarkmaakau loo dangada
now we’re in trouble
bookmarkmaanadu bodobodo
adjective limited in intelligence
bookmarkmada ligiligi
adjective having small eyes or holes
bookmarkmaea
noun a type of rope (the thickest sort)
bookmarkmai
verb arrive
bookmarkmalulu
adjective cold (referring to temperature of something)
bookmarkngadi moana
noun <= laangai ngadi moana>
bookmarkngii
verb a high-pitched sound
bookmarkngudu ai
act as an interpreter
bookmarkngudu maimai
adjective flattery or other communication by which one attempts to ingratiate oneself; unctuous,cloying,winsome
bookmarkngudu-me
noun boundary of a taro plot
bookmarknoganoga
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarkosi
a seedling; a shoot (of another plant) set aside for planting a seedling
bookmarkpuni
adjective
closedup
saiolo duli magaga
noun a type of string figure
bookmarksalaa
flying fish
bookmarksaunoa
intensifier very
bookmarkse biho
clever (scheme or trick)
bookmarkseni gi de ao
sleep late (into daytime)
bookmarksigi manu
adjective to transplant a plant
bookmarksivi
adjective giveup
bookmarksomo dae
noun fully mature coconutapple
bookmarkssee de hiigai
famished, ravenous
bookmarktuugili
noun goosebumps
bookmarkvaivai basa
dirty or obscene language; foulmouthed, swear
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