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aho
noun fishing line of the sort used for adu fishing
bookmarkaloha gelo
noun profound affection
bookmarkanaa laa
these (there) which were there
bookmarkbaabaoa
verb wash up on shore continually; ghost (children’s language)
bookmarkbabu honga agau
noun fish sp., wrasse
bookmarkbalia
adjective master navigator (having also the ability to forecast the weather)
bookmarkbasa degidegi
adjective speak disconnectedly with rage
bookmarkbasa gauligi
adjective to imitate a child’s manner of talking; babytalk
bookmarkbasa gelo
speak sagely
bookmarkbigi
adjective be caught between two or more other things
bookmarkbonga
adjective bent, curved, defective (of fruit)
bookmarkbuu tangada
noun an omen of death (when a certain kind or size of fish is caught)
bookmarkdaa donu taahili
sing on-key
bookmarkdaa iho
adjective go toward the lagoon (from land)
bookmarkdaane mada daua
noun bravest in war
bookmarkdabanimeeli
adjective payment for medical treatment
bookmarkdabuvae sisi
noun little toe
bookmarkdada gaehala
verb picking even small breadfruit (to avoidhaving to change one’s position, whichwould be necessary in order to pick breadfruit of the proper size)
bookmarkdali
noun fibers of the coconut leaf rachi
bookmarkdau mamu
verb the season in which fish are abundant
bookmarkdibo
noun infant
bookmarkdogo huadia
verb a way of punting a canoe
bookmarkdoo tahulinga
adjective bad-mannered
bookmarkduai lalo vae
noun a type of coconut grater which is placed under the leg
bookmarkduasivi
noun the back of the spine
bookmarkgai ngaadai
adjective <= gai ngaadahi>
bookmarkgalo-gila
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkgini
verb pick with one’s fingers; to pinch off, or pinch and pull at the same time
bookmarkgolee bugaliaa
goobai-o-lillo
noun mollusk sp.: trochus
bookmarkgu hagaola loo
just missed catching
bookmarkhaangoda de lodo
to fish in the lagoon
bookmarkhaangoda mada aasanga
to fish for labelabe
bookmarkhadu-gamugamu
noun coralsp.
bookmarkhagaaoa
verb cause to bear misshapen fruit(e.g., by not picking in bunches)
bookmarkhagabaasi
verb do toward one side
bookmarkhagabaulia
verb figureout, determine
bookmarkhagadau doolohi
adjective chase each other
bookmarkhagamadaagi
verb to teach someone to madaagi
bookmarkhagamahana
verb heat
bookmarkhagammae lodo
insult (someone)
bookmarkhagamoolau
verb hurry, rush
bookmarkhagaoanga gi lunga
good wages; a good price
bookmarkhagatanu iho
adjective take a nap
bookmarkhai me
industrious
bookmarkheboheboohagi
adjective fight frequently
bookmarkhiisoa
noun plantsp.: cassythavine(cassytha filiformis l.)
bookmarkhilohilo me
adjective impure
bookmarkhua
verb come out in front; sing (a song); bear (fruit); a swelling (on the skin, or of dough, etc.);a swell (of the sea)
bookmarkhua ligi
adjective having small fruit or nuts (of trees)
bookmarkhuuhua
adjective pregnancy
bookmarki dai nei
Mortlock Islands
bookmarki dai nei
mortlockislands
bookmarkkii
verb move away
bookmarkkoli
verb scrape off (with one’s finger), scratch up
bookmarkkono
adjective grunt (once)
bookmarklaamaloo
noun a divination result indicating bad fortune
bookmarklangaa lodo
adjective a sudden access of emotion
bookmarklau ngago
noun the fatty tissue of a fish or animal
bookmarklo te vvela
the hottest part (of the day, of a fire, etc.)
bookmarkmada dotodo
verb an abrasion of the skin (red but not bleeding)
bookmarkmada loolodo
verb a depression in the reef (wherewater accumulates)
bookmarkmada-galisi
the stem of the coconut
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmaege
verb raised up
bookmarkmahedua
noun sneeze
bookmarkmaimai ange
to have been dulled (from having been struck on a hard object)
bookmarkmalui
adjective turned (in direction),reversed,transposed
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga-i-lote-aasanga
noun serpentcucumber
bookmarkmanu-solo-maanu
jellyfish-like animal in the shape of a flower that burrows into the sand when touched
bookmarkngaungau-ulu
noun
noho hhanga
adjective sit with one’s legs spread apart
bookmarkodaadeu
pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkoo iho (age)
adjective able to enter, going up (down)
bookmarkpala de langi
verb rain
bookmarkpogo
verb crumpled up
bookmarksaavale
verb spit,drool,sputum
bookmarksaga
adjective glide (in the air); to overhang (of something flat)
bookmarksao gainga
adjective sweep or cleanup trash
bookmarksaubaligi
verb graceful in dancing
bookmarkse gainga
adjective abundant
bookmarkseni
sleep
bookmarksila
look for
bookmarkssabe age
eat
bookmarkvasega
apprehensive, nervous, anxious (in social contexts)
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