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aalali
noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom
bookmarkaausa
verb wake (of a ship)
bookmarkaloha ina
helpful toward
bookmarkao ina
inadvertently remain up until daybreak (=aoa)
bookmarkatangada
noun generation, age set
bookmarkbaalanga sauaa
noun magnet
bookmarkbido gamu
uselessly short
bookmarkbogi
verb to plant taro slips
bookmarkboi malangilangi
adjective laugh abnormally
bookmarkdaa (dau)
chanting (of old chants)
bookmarkdaa hagapodo
verb
daa taahili
adjective sing a melody
bookmarkdahi i daho dangada
very popular
bookmarkdaleba
verb flap briskly in the wind
bookmarkdaohi i tua
learn by heart
bookmarkdau malino
verb an area of the sea which is dead calm
bookmarkdee hemuu
not on speaking terms
bookmarkdelaa muhuu
how about that one there
bookmarkdihidihi
noun butterfly fish
bookmarkdinana donu
noun natural mother
bookmarkduaa dai
verb seasick but unable to throw up
bookmarkdumanu sala
adjective bad situation; poor in appearance
bookmarkduu taelodo
obtain one’s quota
bookmarkduumaa
unclassified remainder (less than the preceding number); about, approximately
bookmarkduusaba
noun a type of musical instrument (a stretched palm leaf jiggled while blown against)
bookmarkgabola
flatten out something mushy
bookmarkgadagada-a-vaga
noun a very small tuna
bookmarkgai valaai
adjective take medicine
bookmarkgaimalie
adjective goodat food preparation (not wasteful)
bookmarkgalevaleva
bird species
bookmarkgali ange
wound around or tied or fastened very tightly
bookmarkgelgele dea
sand
bookmarkgemo
adjective fast, swift
bookmarkgubu dao
noun a join of the spear shaft which is made of two pieces of wood
bookmarkgubu lima
noun hand,wrist
bookmarkhaahaa saele
adjective search here and there
bookmarkhaahaangoda ange
prowl around (to attack)
bookmarkhaaide
verb measure (exactly)
bookmarkhadu-uli
noun coralsp.: bluecoral
bookmarkhagabaabaagia
verb make no headway and be carried sideways(by a current or the wind) against a reef, etc.
bookmarkhagabuulunga
verb accuse (someone) of having had sexual relations with someone else
bookmarkhagadaguu
noun a small axe, hatchet
bookmarkhagadeai
verb cause to become non-existent
bookmarkhagadubu gina
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagahoohanga
verb allow birds to nest, or prepare a placefor their nesting
bookmarkhagaidaida
verb cry uncontrollably (hysterically); a disturbance of breathing
bookmarkhagalaudodole
verb cause to grow small
bookmarkhagalaulau
verb make many hundreds
bookmarkhagamaadau
noun a current which flows to the right
bookmarkhagamadua
verb act like a grown-up (when still a child)
bookmarkhagapili
adjective boring
bookmarkhagaseloo
verb make a total of one million
bookmarkhagasemada
verb make a total of ten thousand
bookmarkhai aha
adjective what relationship
bookmarkhidi de honu
movement of a turtle (when feeding orsubmerging)
bookmarkhuaalavao
verb a strong wind
bookmarkhudi
noun plantsp.: treesp.: bananatree
bookmarkhuuhuli
verb
ivi ngongo
noun collar bone
bookmarkkano mouli
adjective fresh meat (including fish)
bookmarkkave dagi de momo
take a little (or few) at a time
bookmarkkosi
noun mollusksp.: cardium sp.
bookmarklaalanga
noun the quality of the weave (of mat plaiting)
bookmarklangi haanau
noun certain kind of rain (omen of impending childbirth)
bookmarkllonga
verb muscle fatigue
bookmarkmaadau gina
noun a type of fishhook (for gina fishing)
bookmarkmadaangahulu maa siva
number nineteen
bookmarkmanga
noun a branch, part of (something havingcoordinate parts)
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligiligi
noun flying insect
bookmarkmmene ono me
to be unable to go to the toilet, owing to the approach of people
bookmarkmoni hagadeledele
noun model (or toy) canoe
bookmarkmua mai (adu, ange)
adjective next to me (you, him)
bookmarkmuli madangi
verb sailing downwind
bookmarkngaoloa
verb noisy (irregular repeated sounds)
bookmarkngudu malie
adjective eloquent (of a person)
bookmarkniho gaina
teeth with cavities
bookmarknoodalo
duplicate
bookmarkoo
adjective shout
bookmarkouaa
adjective yes certainly
bookmarkpala de langi
it’s raining
bookmarksaagahinoa
noun fishsp. (= small saabudu)
bookmarksavaa
adjective soon (will happen)
bookmarksigo ina uavesi
don’t forget
bookmarkudua
promontory, peninsula
bookmarkulu-davage
Indian coral tree
bookmarkvalagei
whip black coral
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