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aabi
noun room (of a house)
bookmarkalasala
adjective vicious
bookmarkanaa dagodo
those are the circumstances...
bookmarkanei ai huu
these only then
bookmarkanga baabaa
noun mollusk sp., spider conch
bookmarkaude haia
no kidding
bookmarkbaguu
adjective fall over (as a felled tree); tip over; lean (in one direction)
bookmarkbasa hagasengasenga
adjective speak in riddles or aphoristically or in parables
bookmarkbasa senga
adjective speak senselessly
bookmarkbooi
noun a type of prepared food (made from mashed taro and coconut juice)
bookmarkdaabeduge
verb work seriously
bookmarkdaabeduge adu ange
take a lot of
bookmarkdahedahea
adjective drift aimlessly
bookmarkdangada agoago
adjective teacher,preacher
bookmarkdangada dau duadae
a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)
bookmarkdaua
verb war,battle
bookmarkdaubulebule
adjective spotted (covered with spots)
bookmarkdee adagaigaina
a great many; serious
bookmarkdee dau ia
it’s ok
bookmarkdihidihi
noun fishsp.: butterflyfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkdilidili-dogi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler (heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkduubaa
noun one half of an oyster shell
bookmarkga aha
and then did what
bookmarkgaalauanga
gage
verb climb; climb up on
bookmarkgailulu
noun birdsp.: booby
bookmarkgaimalie
adjective goodat food preparation (not wasteful)
bookmarkgaime
verb eat (intransitive)
bookmarkgaleve sali
noun a coconut tree which produces much galeve
bookmarkgamugamua
verb covered all over (or here and there)with gamu
bookmarkgiligili tai
horizon
bookmarkgoloa hebagi
noun arms (tools of war)
bookmarkgoobai-o-lillo
noun mollusk sp.: trochus
bookmarkgoononga
noun a record (set in competitive sports)
bookmarkhaaina
verb stare at
bookmarkhaangoda de boo
a method of fishing (at night, beyond the reef)
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb cause to have been continuouslysufficient; aid (by giving something); help (with provisions)
bookmarkhagadabena ange
prepare for
bookmarkhagadauaadea
verb to clear out a place
bookmarkhagadodi
verb walk with a limp (permanently)
bookmarkhagadubu o de adu
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaeligi
verb treat as an eligi
bookmarkhagahahine
adjective treat as a woman
bookmarkhagahaibodu
verb wedding; perform a wedding
bookmarkhagahoohanga
verb allow birds to nest, or prepare a place for their nesting
bookmarkhagangalo
verb forget purposely
bookmarkhagasegedia
verb let slip or slide
bookmarkhagatoo mua
verb take every possible precaution, insure
bookmarkhagatulu mai
verb ooze out
bookmarkhagauea
verb a sleeping mat
bookmarkhagili
verb speak (or sing) with phelgm in one’s throat
bookmarkhale dabeo
noun menstrualhut
bookmarkhaula
verb set on fire
bookmarkhidi bido dane
slow-moving or slow-working person
bookmarkhuaahuu daalo
noun a type of prepared food (like huaahuu, with the addition of bananas or something else sweet)
bookmarkhuevini
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarkivi-a-duimogo
pelvic bone
bookmarkkangi de hagasaele
a quick-witted person (who realizes his goals fast)
bookmarklahu me
adjective inclined to be suspicious
bookmarklangadia
verb able to remain afloat with a load
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklele biho
adjective dive head first
bookmarkllao
verb gouge out (with the hand only); take out of a hole
bookmarkma
a measure of the quantity of flying fish (ssave) caught (by hundreds): e.g., dolu ma ’three hundred flying fish’
bookmarkmaadau daabasi
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaadegadega
noun birdsp.: a young bird (still unable to fly) of any bird sp.
bookmarkmaasae
adjective hatched
bookmarkmanamanava
adjective <= manavanava>
bookmarkmanu-mmala
noun plantsp.: glorybower(clerodendrum inerme (l.) gaertn.)
bookmarkmaoli
a suspicion which proves to be true
bookmarkmaunga
noun way of becoming accustomed to
bookmarkmouli
adjective living, alive; life; life-style; that on which life seems to depend (e.g., favorite food or activity); life-principle (spirit, soul, etc.)
bookmarkmouli dangada
noun delinquent person (periodically exhibiting bad behavior)
bookmarknoonogia
verb bloated from ingesting too much fat
bookmarkodea
adjective noon, midday
bookmarkolaadeu
pronoun their (for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkono
barracuda
bookmarkpaa ono pagola
punished for his bad deeds
bookmarksavasavaa
verb getting closer to the time (of happening)
bookmarksigo ina uavesi
don’t forget
bookmarksio
noun waterspout (esp. the air causing it); whirlwind
bookmarksisi galisi
verb striped (with thin lines)
bookmarksobalo
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarktinana o dogu bodu
noun mother-in-law
bookmarkua
noun neck
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