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abiabi
verb pull up slowly or gently with one’s fingers
bookmarkau hagi
verb an ocean current which turns away from the reef
bookmarkbaadunga
noun punishment
bookmarkbangoa
adjective slow down, be exhausted (physically), feel unenergetic
bookmarkbusi
verb blow (with the mouth)
bookmarkdaadaaligidanga
noun the way of being moved about in the air
bookmarkdaamada age
adjective start again
bookmarkdaane sauaa
noun a person of extraordinary ability; shark (euphemism)
bookmarkdaelodo dau
noun a large enough number to "count"
bookmarkdahi de gumigumi
shave one’s beard
bookmarkdala gaogao
noun the part of the human body between the hip and the ribs
bookmarkdanu de laa
the setting of the sun
bookmarkdao o gasoni
noun
a type of a cloud formation
dau laagii
adjective to put on an ornament for a special purpose
bookmarkdaumaha hagatoo donu
noun church service of dedication (in whichthe members renew their vows)
bookmarkdenga meelaa
those ones over there (plural)
bookmarkdogi hulihuli
noun <= sauligi>
bookmarkdolu-inoha
time noun the third number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkdoo gaiaa
verb attack by surprise or stealth; ambush
bookmarkdoo i de ubu
too big in size (of clothes)
bookmarkdugi
verb scare away,chase away
bookmarkduu de gona
umbilical hernia
bookmarkduu gee
adjective out of alignment
bookmarkduu molomolo
adjective visible clearly
bookmarkduu-uli
noun sea cucumber species
bookmarkee laa
so
bookmarkgaadinga hai ngadi ubu
coconut with a shell of a size appropriate for use as a cooking vessel
bookmarkgaba de aasanga
noun a side of the watercourses between islets on the atoll
bookmarkgannui koi
noun gannui which has been scraped out of the shell to be eaten
bookmarkgiidada
verb misfortune which will occur in the future (as ascertained through divination)
bookmarkgobugobu
adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly
bookmarkgubu daahili
noun verse of a song
bookmarkgubu vae
noun foot,ankle
bookmarkhaa-malama
time noun
april
haaina
verb stare at
bookmarkhaau unuunu
verb breast-feed
bookmarkhagadagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, and another, etc.
bookmarkhagaditidi mai de moni
a canoe going so fast it rides high inwater (and is planing)
bookmarkhagadubu o de ahi
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagagubenga
verb to teach someone to use a gubenga
bookmarkhagahaibodu
verb wedding; perform a wedding
bookmarkhagalegunga
adjective showoff (esp. in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhagamadua
verb act like a grown-up (when still a child)
bookmarkhagame ange laa
a little later
bookmarkhagangalo
verb forget purposely
bookmarkhagao ngadaa
adjective expensive
bookmarkhagasebugi
verb make a total of one billion
bookmarkhagatulu mai
ooze out
bookmarkhai donu
adjective
do properly by accident; do on purpose
hai me
industrious
bookmarkhanga benu
adjective to extract pandanus seeds by splitting the fruit
bookmarkheboohagi mai
found fighting
bookmarkhuaahai
verb expertise
bookmarkhuga
noun fine threads or strands
bookmarklaa ange
and those there
bookmarklangona iho maahana
feel punished or victimized
bookmarklode
inside
bookmarklua-malama
time noun february (’second month’)
bookmarkmaaui
verb givebirth to, born
bookmarkmada-galadi
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarkmagau baubau
die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmagi i de malama
menstruation
bookmarkmaimai de ngudu
adjective sweet-talker
bookmarkmalalidage
adjective usedup or cleaned out completely
bookmarkmami
verb taste (of something)
bookmarkmangoo-dahola
noun fishsp.: blacktipshark
bookmarkmoigaga
noun fibers of the coconut husk
bookmarknebunebua
verb be nebunebu
bookmarkngadi moana
noun <= laangai ngadi moana>
bookmarkngadi uaa
adjective assent to insincerely
bookmarkngaue
adjective move (oneself), moved
bookmarkngudu leelee
verb talkative,loquacious
bookmarkngudula
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkoga
to husk (a coconut) with a sharp stick
bookmarkogo
verb pick up one at a time (by hand)
bookmarkono-laangi
time noun saturday (’sixth day’)
bookmarkpula
adjective open one’s eyes widely; to lightup suddenly; insectsp.: a phosphorescent insect
bookmarksaagahinoa
noun fishsp. (= small saabudu)
bookmarksalasalahagi
verb repeatedly salahagi
bookmarksausaunga
adjective continually saunga
bookmarksege de gauanga
dislocated thighbone
bookmarksisi
verb to move one end of something long and thin by pressure on the other end; to lift a fishing pole; to write (with a pen or pencil); cut copra
bookmarkuhi daguu
turtle ribs, used as knives in rituals
bookmarkuli
adjective black
bookmarkunahi
scale (of a fish)
bookmarkvalaai hagasili lodo
a medicine taken to reduce one’s anger, or any other strong emotion
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