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aahee maa
about when (future); about how much
bookmarkagaaga
noun having lots of roots
bookmarkahi malo
noun mat wrapping for clothes
bookmarkanaa ange
and these (there)
bookmarkanga
verb the span of the outstretched thumb and little finger; a measurement of one span
bookmarkange laa
the next but one
bookmarkangeange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkaoao
adjective continuously sufficient
bookmarkdadango
verb repeatedly fall upon
bookmarkdangada vai gelegele
a person of filthy appearance or habits
bookmarkdangi hagaeaea
adjective wail (when crying)
bookmarkdanuaa loo
ok (good)
bookmarkdao bou
noun ridgepole support (end)
bookmarkdao hagaahulu
verb to leave an earth oven covered, even after the food is cooked
bookmarkdauaalo
verb steady paddling
bookmarkdeainga
noun nothingness
bookmarkdenaa ange naa
about that
diinei de lodo
become calmer (after being angry)
bookmarkdino boo
noun nights (2) when the full moon appears just after sunset
bookmarkdogi daadaa
noun adze with a small blade for light chipping
bookmarkdonu iho
adjective realize, understand
bookmarkdoo i de ubu
too big in size (of clothes)
bookmarkduu hakaa
noun a piece of coconut husk
bookmarkduuli
verb surround
bookmarke hia
how many
bookmarkgaba-moe
noun fishsp.: cardinalfish
bookmarkgagu
adjective well-mannered
bookmarkgai ngole
verb wasteful,improvident
bookmarkgaigai a usu
flatus
bookmarkgalevaleva
noun birdsp.
bookmarkgauligi daane
male child, boy
bookmarkgili malali
adjective
clean
gobugobu
adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly
bookmarkhaangodalia
verb a suitable (place) for fishing
bookmarkhagaahee
adjective when (near future)
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb cause to have been continuouslysufficient; aid (by giving something); help (with provisions)
bookmarkhagadangada
verb treat someone as a human being
bookmarkhagadau doolohi
adjective chase each other
bookmarkhagadotodi
verb walk with a limp (temporarily)
bookmarkhagahodooligi
verb to install as chief
bookmarkhagaloma de me
calm weather, with no noise
bookmarkhagamadia
adjective show-off
bookmarkhagaola
verb save from
bookmarkhagasengaa
verb make a total of ten million
bookmarkhagili
verb speak (or sing) with phelgm in one’s throat
bookmarkhai kai
adjective show-off, proud
bookmarkhakki
noun esophagua; trachea
bookmarkheduge
noun slate-pencilurchin
bookmarkhie unu
thirsty
bookmarkhuuhuaa mee
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarkivi-a-daea
noun shoulderblade
bookmarklaagau
noun wood,stick (of wood)
bookmarklauvinivini
verb having kinky hair
bookmarklele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarklele tuli
adjective parturition
bookmarkllahi
adjective thin (pl.)
bookmarklodo aheahe
adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant
bookmarkluu ana
pronoun his/her (for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkmada sua hadu
noun stormbeach (on the seaward reef)
bookmarkmadau-dalinga
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkmalili
noun fish sp.: goatfish
bookmarkmalulu
adjective cold (referring to temperature of something)
bookmarkmamu
noun fish (generic term)
bookmarkmanu somo
noun tree, plant
bookmarkmanu-solo-maanu
noun a jellyfish-like animal in the shape of a flower (burrows into the sand when touched)
bookmarkmasavaa
noun time
bookmarkmaunusi
adjective pulled out,removed (by pulling out)
bookmarkme hagaahulu
prepared food
bookmarkmolo
noun a noose for fishing
bookmarkmomme hagassoe
noun court (of law)
bookmarkmoso
noun birdsp.: starling (apolonis opacus)
bookmarkmua mai (adu, ange)
adjective next to me (you, him)
bookmarknanua
verb the object of a complaint
bookmarknoho mua
adjective overloaded in front (of a canoe)
bookmarksaaluanga
noun a scratch (on the skin)
bookmarksala
noun mistake,error,accident
bookmarksali de usu
runny nose
bookmarkseguli
numeral hundreds of thousands
bookmarktamana o dogu damana
noun paternal grandfather
bookmarkuila
lightning, electricity
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