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agoago
verb learning, teaching
bookmarkanei loo
these (here) are the ones
bookmarkbaabaa gadea
verb to steer a canoe to the side away from its outrigger (opp. of baabaa ama)
bookmarkbaasi lua
having two useful sides
bookmarkbakau dahi de manu
not to go fishing when other groups are going
bookmarkbe aha naa huu
whatever; if ever
bookmarkbigo
adjective bent; bedridden with illness
bookmarkbii
adjective semen, ejaculate
bookmarkbini daubeemala
verb a method of making flower headdresses
bookmarkbodu
noun spouse
bookmarkboi
adjective
abnormal
bonabona
adjective fear (as perceived somatically); having many bona
bookmarkdaadaangia
verb pull continuously
bookmarkdaane hebagi
adjective soldier
bookmarkdaga
verb loosely clinging to a surface (outer orinner); coconutmeat which has formed in the nut with no sap
bookmarkdahido mada
noun inner corner of the eye
bookmarkdama ssala
noun an adopted child
bookmarkdaogubu
noun waist, circumference
bookmarkdau lango
verb
the season during which flies are most numerous
davage
noun birdsp.: white-tailedtropicbird(phaethon lepturus)
bookmarkdee vaagidee
adjective ugly, awful; extremely disappointing
bookmarkdiilevalevanoa
noun the fifth child of a couple
bookmarkdili aalanga
adjective exhausted (physically or mentally)
bookmarkdinae o de laa
ballooning of a sail
bookmarkdogodogoisi
adjective becoming fewer and fewer
bookmarkdoo de lolomango
separated (of crude coconut oil)
bookmarkdoopeva
verb trick, prank
bookmarkduiagi
verb fishing using a whole fish as bait
bookmarkdulagi daudahi
adjective alike (in appearance)
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plant
bookmarke hia
how many
bookmarkgai boo
adjective eat early in the morning
bookmarkgai haganamunamu
adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)
bookmarkgammenge-maimai
noun mollusksp.: vasum turbinellus
bookmarkgasi
adjective jump up (with both feet leaving the ground)
bookmarkgave lodo
adjective attract attention
bookmarkgubu madila
noun a joint of bamboo
bookmarkguuduma
noun a (dry) elevation in the taro bog; hillock (in the taro bog only)
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagabasalia
verb convince someone completely
bookmarkhagadabu
verb restrict
bookmarkhagadaina
verb to put (someone) into a sibling or cousin relationship (as by an adoption)
bookmarkhagadania
verb a type of prepared food made from breadfruit
bookmarkhagadau doolohi
adjective chase each other
bookmarkhagadiba
verb incline to one side
bookmarkhagahenua
verb give land to
bookmarkhagalloba ange
to slacken the boom sheet (of a sailing canoe)
bookmarkhagamanu
verb cause to have disease
bookmarkhagapunidia
verb add up (many things)
bookmarkhai de hagamaanadu
remembrance, observance of (e.g., a holiday)
bookmarkhai huuhuaa me
sorcery
bookmarkhaitoga
noun an opening for a door or window
bookmarkhano muhuu loo
let’s see...
bookmarkhelelei
adjective fly at the same time
bookmarkhetugi
adjective meet by chance,encounter
bookmarkhhuda
adjective open one’s eyes; awaken for a short time
bookmarkhiisoa
noun plantsp.: cassythavine(cassytha filiformis l.)
bookmarkholo gumi
adjective
hoolu
noun prow (bottom part)
bookmarkkumi tangi
adjective to control one’s crying
bookmarklau de alelo
be unable to speak clearly, owing to a stuttering problem
bookmarklavasi
noun a leader (between the hook and the fishing line)
bookmarklie
noun lice eggs
bookmarkliholiho
noun string twirled from coconut fiber, sennit
bookmarkmaadau hholu
noun a fishhook made of wire
bookmarkmaahaa ada
adjective dawn (first burst of light)
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa siva
number nineteen
bookmarkmagi nngali
verb any sickness leading to emaciation (e.g., t.b.); a wasting illness (terminal)
bookmarkmaimai de ngudu
adjective sweet-talker
bookmarkmalo gulu
barkcloth, made from the inner skin of the breadfruit
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turnedover and over
bookmarkmao denga ssave
a scarcity of ssave
bookmarkmasalaba
adjective clear (not opaque or blurred); shiny (translucent)
bookmarkme aha ai
what for
bookmarkmoe dolo
verb to sneak into another’s house at night for the purpose of having sexual relations
bookmarkmoe iho
adjective sleep for a short time, nap; sleep overnight in place other than one’s usual sleeping place
bookmarkmoea
verb a person who is able to catch many flying fish (because the fish seem not to awaken at his approach)
bookmarkmoomoa
noun the shoot from a germinating coconut
bookmarkoaa
adjective a sound indicating disagreement ordispleasure; oh my gosh
bookmarkolo
noun an area in which sand has accumulated;beach, sandspit
bookmarkonoonogia
verb an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarkpungu
adjective
plump
salasalahagi
verb repeatedly salahagi
bookmarksau alohenua
verb eddying of the wind (constantly changing direction) close to land
bookmarksavasavaa
verb getting closer to the time (of happening)
bookmarksinga mai (adu, ange)
come carrying
bookmarksuunibongi
a coral formation resembling a man at the bottom of the lagoon; a method of pole fishing at night
bookmarkuaua nnui
noun larger blood vessels
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