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abo sala
adjective mean (by nature), unkind
bookmarkaloage
anga baabaa
noun mollusk sp., spider conch
bookmarkbalavini
adjective clumsy, awkward (e.g., in carriage)
bookmarkbalu
verb to bring one’s hands and arms (or wings) down or back once (as in waving, swimming, or the flapping of a bird’s wings)
bookmarkbangi dua beau
a certain way of pinching with the fingers
bookmarkbigi
adjective be caught between two or more other things
bookmarkbooboo me
adjective massage (as a medical treatment)
bookmarkdada saele
adjective always being borrowed
bookmarkdaelodo dau
noun a large enough number to "count"
bookmarkdaemaha
adjective heavy, oppressive, hard to take
bookmarkdangadanga
adjective
loose (not tight)
dao me hholu
noun arrow (for a bow)
bookmarkdaogubu
noun waist, circumference
bookmarkdaula de gona
noun
a cord between the naval and the genitals
daula gage
noun a rope used to assist the climber of a breadfruit tree
bookmarkdaula luu hadu
noun testicle cords
bookmarkdauulu
verb verdant (indicating growing well)
bookmarkdoi-giva
noun
the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore
doo de gulabe
prolapsed rectum
bookmarkdui mamu
noun a string of fish
bookmarkduu de umada
noun a rainbow appearing in the sky
bookmarkduu saba
adjective unstable, poorly balanced
bookmarkduuhia ange
praised (by others)
bookmarkgaa lava
and then
bookmarkgagu
well-mannered
bookmarkgaibea lausedi
trapezeid crab
bookmarkgalo
adjective to show signs of being pregnant; a color change of fruit indicating ripening
bookmarkgapese
verb a method of pole fishing at night(on the seaward reef)
bookmarkgima
noun mollusksp.: horsehoofclam (hippopus hippopus)
bookmarkgoli manu
adjective pick flowers
bookmarkgolo
verb remember an incident with a view toward revenge
bookmarkgubu lima
hand, wrist
bookmarkhadihadi
verb break many times or in many places
bookmarkhagabaubauanga
adjective to have been criticized
bookmarkhagadagodo
verb cause to lie down or remain; illustrate by examples
bookmarkhagaduu gaiaa
adjective suspicious by nature
bookmarkhagailonga ange agina
assign (someone) to; use something as a landmark
bookmarkhagaluelueia
verb repeatedly hagalueia
bookmarkhagaono (ina)
verb make a total of six
bookmarkhagapago donu
fortunate result
bookmarkhagasaalunga de langi
a member of the christian endeavor society
bookmarkhagasugi ange
to use an abbreviated name or acronym
bookmarkhai daadaa
adjective the relationship between siblings
bookmarkhai gaiaa
verb use without permission
bookmarkhala goobai
noun a wooden form used in making hats
bookmarkhilohilo me
adjective impure
bookmarkhugahuga
noun a type of soft driftwood (used for plugs)
bookmarkise-ngaio
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarkkaba
adjective do prematurely
bookmarkkangi de maanadu
a quick-witted person (who realizes his goals fast)
bookmarklaagei
noun
laamaloo
noun a divination result indicating bad fortune
bookmarklau-gadaha
noun plantsp.: bird’s-nestfern(asplenium nidus l.)
bookmarkllao
verb gouge out (with the hand only); take out of a hole
bookmarkllou
verb hang down or bent down (of branches, palm fronds, or fishing poles)
bookmarkloange
adjective
go (to the place away from both the speaker and hearer)
lunga ange
up more
bookmarkluu duu
noun covers (of books), two halves
bookmarkmada dao
noun prow of a fast ship
bookmarkmada-galisi
verb the stem of the coconut
bookmarkmagau baubau
die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmalanga age
lifted up from; come up (e.g., weeds)
bookmarkmalaungudu
noun lip, lips
bookmarkmanini
noun fishsp.: convicttang
bookmarkmanongi
adjective fragrant; fragrance (esp. of flowers or perfume)
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
noun riddle,parable
bookmarkmuimuia
verb be muimui
bookmarkngadi ngavesi
an empty box
bookmarkngani adu
ngani toward others; fit around one as a belt etc.
bookmarkolaa
a sound expressing surprise or disapproval
bookmarkouou
adjective Yes! Yes!
bookmarksaabai moni doo
carry a canoe (over the reef at low tide)
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarkse galubu
very fast
bookmarksee
adjective cry aloud
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarkssongo
stink
bookmarktao o de moso
coconut frond spine which has fallen and stuck upright in the ground
bookmarktilo ange
verb nurse; look after
bookmarkuubiho
head-first presentation of a fetus at birth
bookmarkvogi
to shame someone by teasing or insulting them
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