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aadiidii
verb dry (something) by artificial heat
bookmarkabo sala
adjective mean (by nature), unkind
bookmarkadu
aoa
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: banyan tree (Ficus prolixa Forst.)
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boi a eidu
temporarily abnormal
bookmarkboli
verb take special care of
bookmarkdaahanga
verb fool (someone), deceive
bookmarkdaalinga
noun an area near the flowering part of a coconut tree (where birds perch)
bookmarkdagi ala
adjective go around aimlessly
bookmarkdahidonga
noun grandfather
bookmarkdala
noun appendage, fin, spine (extending from a fish, etc.)
bookmarkdama iai
noun a person who has done somethingpraiseworthy
bookmarkdanedanea
verb be covered with dane
bookmarkdangada henua gee
noun foreigners, strangers
bookmarkdangidangi ange
askpermission of, apologize to
bookmarkdangolia
verb grabbed, fallen upon
bookmarkdanuaa sili
adjective good enough
bookmarkdanudanu
verb to bury a great many, to keep going down (so that it becomes hidden from view)
bookmarkdao huge
verb to open an earth oven as soon as the food is cooked
bookmarkdaohi i tua
learn by heart
bookmarkdau (umu)
noun a cover for an earth oven
bookmarkdau de madangi
be hit by (usually a strong) wind
bookmarkdau makaga
adjective tightly stretched (not slack)
bookmarkdenaa ai loo
that is it (which has been decided upon)
bookmarkdili
verb shoot at; shine (e.g., a flashlight) on; letgo, throwaway, lose something; disregard; steady beating (as of a heart); a steady stroke (as of an adze)
bookmarkdogi hakolona
noun a type of adze (with a curved blade of terebra shell)
bookmarkdoo lodolodo
risky,unreliable
bookmarkdugudugu iho
adjective a technique of massage
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
noun a piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkduudua-a-de-honu
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkgaiaadia
verb stolen
bookmarkgailingalinga
adjective continually wanting to eat
bookmarkgalo saele
adjective look around (moving one’s body about)
bookmarkgaso
noun roof thatch rafters (of pandanus slats)
bookmarkgavange
adjective
give or bring to (someone)
gelu-hai-usu
unicorn fish
bookmarkgosigosia
verb scratched (of something solid only)
bookmarkhagabaangoa
verb causing prostration
bookmarkhagadangada
verb treat someone as a human being
bookmarkhagadubu hue vini
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagagainga
verb litter up
bookmarkhagalongaa
adjective <= hagalongoaa>
bookmarkhagasae gili
verb pierce the skin superficially
bookmarkhagassui age
eat or drink just a little bit
bookmarkhagaulu
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkhai de hilihili
verb hold an election
bookmarkhai galauna
adjective fish with the galauna net
bookmarkhai me dua nnui
do violently
bookmarkhale denga manu
noun hive (house for animals)
bookmarkhevaalogi
adjective the screaming of many people at the same time
bookmarkhhoda
gasp for breath
bookmarkhonga iainei
at this time,these days
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkigohinga
noun way of using igohi
bookmarkina-gi-hale
noun a row of thatch
bookmarkise ngaio
noun needlefish
bookmarkivi a duimogo
pelvic bone
bookmarkkobu
adjective splash (once)
bookmarklau kena
adjective leaves (or hair) which have lost theirnatural healthy color
bookmarklaulau hai daonga
noun
a type of basket
lebidi
noun birdsp.: whitetern
bookmarklevango
adjective fight
bookmarklobaloba
verb
flapping (of a sail in the breeze)
lolo manu de boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarklongo
adjective hear, feel; news
bookmarklua lodo
adjective undecided
bookmarkmaanu
adjective to float in place (not drifting) on the surface of the water (with no anchor)
bookmarkmadaa hadu
noun grater (metal) attached to a board forgrating taro
bookmarkmadala mai
get free, be loose; in bloom
bookmarkmaimai de ngudu
adjective sweet-talker
bookmarkmalau ngudu
noun lips
bookmarkmao lunga
adjective high,high-ranking
bookmarkmodu gee
cut away from; separated from
bookmarkmomolia
adjective decrease in quantity
bookmarkngalue ange
increase
bookmarkngaue iho
adjective reduce (in rank, price, etc.)
bookmarkngole
verb use up, use unwisely (not saving some for later), waste
bookmarkniho gaina
teeth with cavities
bookmarknoonogia
verb bloated from ingesting too much fat
bookmarkodi ai loo
that’s the end! that’s all!
bookmarkoha de nnoho paba
disturb the peace
bookmarkoo tanga
adjective too big (clothes), spacious
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksali dodo
adjective bleed
bookmarksali ssaavale
verb salivate
bookmarksaugalo
verb stir
bookmarkssomo
suck one’s finger
bookmarktugi lima
noun elbow
bookmarkunahi
scale (of a fish)
bookmarkvinivini
noun wrinkle (fabric)
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