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ahi tugi
noun ignite a fire by making sparks with a stone
bookmarkanei loo
these (here) are the ones
bookmarkaoao
adjective continuously sufficient
bookmarkbaageaa ange
attracted to
bookmarkbagibagi de me
all of a sudden (violent actions)
bookmarkbolo
verb make a will (for oneself or others)
bookmarkdaahanga
verb fool (someone), deceive
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipperlobster
bookmarkdagamanga
noun path, route
bookmarkdagi gee
lead away from
bookmarkdaguu
noun axe
bookmarkdaia e tulidaa
urgency in micturation
bookmarkdalia-dodo
noun mollusksp.: chlamys schmeltzi
bookmarkdamaa me
adjective
small
dangau-daa-sissisi
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdango
verb grab (in order to restrain, e.g., a person), fall upon
bookmarkdee galo
perhaps
bookmarkdele de boialiali
daybreak
bookmarkdiiloo
verb look after; look at attentively
bookmarkdili gaiaa
verb sneak a look
bookmarkdogi hakolona
noun adze with a curved blade of the Terebra shell
bookmarkduguagi
verb be suspicious of (someone)
bookmarkduu lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarke hanohano
have diarrhea
bookmarkganimua
noun the eldest child of a couple
bookmarkgidigidi
verb short
bookmarkgiigii
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu
bookmarkgili belu
verb dead epidermis (can be peeled withoutpain)
bookmarkhaa-malama
time noun
april
haaligi
verb wrap from under, wrap around; to line1 something (e.g., a box, with paper)
bookmarkhaangoda de agau
noun a method of fishing (with a line on the reef)
bookmarkhadi aho
adjective
hadu daahili
adjective to make up a song
bookmarkhagaao
verb cause to be sufficient
bookmarkhagaaoa
verb cause to bear misshapen fruit(e.g., by not picking in bunches)
bookmarkhagaduulanga
noun method of construction; appearance (e.g., of a ship, house, or other construction)
bookmarkhagakii dalinga
verb producing a high-pitched noise in the ear; the itch felt in the ear when something sweet is eaten
bookmarkhagasae gili
pierce the skin superficially
bookmarkhai mee
industrious
bookmarkhale duu biho
barbershop
bookmarkhaula ngongo
adjective to roast ngongo (in a fire)
bookmarkhesilihaginga haiava
noun intersection
bookmarkhoohoo ina
to frighten with sounds
bookmarkhunehune
noun the fibers on the core of the breadfruit
bookmarklaagei
noun
laulaunga
noun able to be hooked
bookmarklou aama
adjective the submerging of the outrigger float
bookmarkluu hua
noun labiamajora
bookmarkluungagi
verb to be in a place protected from the wind, lee
bookmarkmada baabaa
noun #NAME?
bookmarkmadamada
half-cooked
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmahu
adjective healed (of a sore)
bookmarkmanenga
noun fishsp. (= a very large balagia, 3-4 feet long)
bookmarkmanga lua tae
noun cleft in the buttocks
bookmarkmanu solo laagau
file (for filing wood)
bookmarkmasavavvava
adjective having many holes (like a screen)
bookmarkme madaali
noun a ripe coconut (= gaadinga) of poor quality
bookmarkme mmilo
noun current (in the sea)
bookmarkmmasa bagubagu
adjective hard and curled up owing to dryness
bookmarkmmilosanga
noun a confluence of currents (from below the surface of the sea)
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more round, spherical
bookmarkmogomogo ina
muscular
bookmarkmuumuu kaiaa
adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)
bookmarkngadi duu
naked
bookmarkngalubelube
verb tremble or vibrate in the air
bookmarknoho
verb stay, sit, stop; freeze,coagulate; live (at); remain(somewhere); be situated
bookmarkono
noun fishsp.: barracuda
bookmarkono
numeral six
bookmarkouou
adjective yes yes
bookmarkpaa ono pagola
punished for his bad deeds
bookmarksaavale ina
fish or meat which is watery in textureand bad-tasting
bookmarksabini
verb to wrap around
bookmarkse mouli dangada
rascal
bookmarkseleia
verb to cut one’s hand by a hand-held fish line, when it is taken by a fish
bookmarksii tae
diarrhea which escapes without one realizing (caused by eating oily fish)
bookmarksinga mai (adu, ange)
come carrying
bookmarksolo
verb grate, make into small pieces
bookmarksugi launui
noun the tip of the coconut palm leaf
bookmarksunu
an oil slick on the water’s surface
bookmarktao tangada
to immerse a person in medication
bookmarktiimaa
noun ship
bookmarkunumanga
drinking party
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