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aamua ange
higher
bookmarkaigimea
noun plant sp.: wedelia creeper (wedelia biflora (l.) dc.)
bookmarkalelo-hatuli
noun mollusk sp.: pearly nautilus shell
bookmarkalukaba
verb leave quickly (usually under duress)
bookmarkanei dagodo
these are the circumstances...
bookmarkanei loo
these (here) are the ones
bookmarkbaa lahalaha
adjective broad-chested
bookmarkbabaa
adjective a crackling sound, the sound of continuous explosions
bookmarkbibi
noun mollusk sp.: cyclotinella remies, also tellinidae spp.
bookmarkbilibili
verb having a tendency to be bili
bookmarkboonei
noun fish sp.: damselfish
bookmarkbungubungu
adjective
plump
daahaa mada giigii
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa mada makaga and modomodo
bookmarkdaane e manege
noun a person who is capable at almost anything
bookmarkdagimomo
adjective few for each one
bookmarkdagodolia
verb
be slept upon for a long time
dai hiigai
adjective hungry
bookmarkdangada mai i daha
relatives by marriage or adoption, etc.
bookmarkdangidangi ange
askpermission of, apologize to
bookmarkdau hoohanga
verb the season during which birds lay eggs
bookmarkdau makaga
adjective tightly stretched (not slack)
bookmarkdenei maa
this is about (approximately)
bookmarkdona
verb wart,mole (raised)
bookmarkdoo de gai me
miss a meal or meals (leading tonausea when eating is resumed)
bookmarkduu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkduu saba
unstable, poorly balanced
bookmarke muni
verb hidden, be
bookmarkgadunga
fire-plow
bookmarkgaiaa
verb steal, dishonest, cheat; to ask or accept too readily
bookmarkgainanga
verb a person having special powers (occult powers, strength, status, or knowledge)
bookmarkgalo sugi mada
glimpse
bookmarkgano dea
noun the soft wood just under the bark of a tree
bookmarkgaua
verb to have enlarged lymph nodes
bookmarkgaunga
noun the partially burned wood or coconut husk which is left over after a fire
bookmarkgavia
noun crazy person; insane person
bookmarkgiigii saele
adjective giggle
bookmarkgoloa hesuihagi
noun goods which are bartered
bookmarkhaahaango
verb wakeup (someone) insistently
bookmarkhagadae
verb to give a hand net to
bookmarkhagadagodo gee ina
change
bookmarkhagaduu me
miserly
bookmarkhagagubenga
verb to teach someone to use a gubenga
bookmarkhagalaangaa
verb teach to plait (mats, etc.)
bookmarkhagassogaanga
noun
hagatanu iho
adjective take a nap
bookmarkhai modo
verb eat (or pick) when still unripe
bookmarkhidi de mamu dunu
curling up of fish (when cooked)
bookmarkhilo saele
adjective spread venereal disease
bookmarkhilohilo ma eidu
a sorcerer able to take human or non-human shapes
bookmarkhonu kadi
adjective filled up completely (with solids); full up (and tightly packed)
bookmarkina
verb to light up an area at night (esp. for hunting land crabs)
bookmarkiviivia
verb skinny,thin (person),emaciated
bookmarkkala
adjective smarting of skin which has been cut, or of an abrasion, when in contact with seawater, etc.
bookmarklaagei
noun
laangihagamouli
time noun saturday (the day on which food isprepared for sunday)
bookmarklabagau
adjective carpenter; skillful (at a craft); craftsman
bookmarklele biho
adjective dive head first
bookmarklii
noun birdsp. (seen only over the ocean)
bookmarkmaangoa
adjective to be dry
bookmarkmadaa moni
noun prow of a canoe
bookmarkmagi nngahu
adjective asthma
bookmarkmalinolino ~ malimalino
verb becoming more and more calm (of weather)
bookmarkmanu aabi
noun kite
bookmarkmanu laosedi
noun seaanimal; marineinvertebrates
bookmarkmasalaba
adjective clear (not opaque or blurred); shiny (translucent)
bookmarkmasole ange
barely scratched
bookmarkmoumousi
adjective repeatedly being mousi
bookmarknuinui
noun a sp. of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net
bookmarkpala de langi
verb rain
bookmarkpilo
adjective stink
bookmarkpula luu mada
excited with joy
bookmarksaavale ina
fish or meat which is watery in texture and bad tasting
bookmarksenga
crazy; dumb, foolish, ignorant; senseless, drunk
bookmarkseni magau
adjective sleep soundly (owing to exhaustion)
bookmarktegi kano
tickled
bookmarkubu loada
a coconut shell used for expectoration
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