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anaa naa loo
those seem to be
bookmarkanga
verb the span of the outstretched thumb and little finger; a measurement of one span
bookmarkbalapigi
verb drenched
bookmarkbalia
adjective master navigator (having also the ability to forecast the weather)
bookmarkbangi
noun a type of prepared food made from dried breadfruit
bookmarkbebe de lodo
noun state of anxiety (psychological condition)
bookmarkbolengia
verb do something without reflection
bookmarkboo gi de gai
continually wanting to eat
bookmarkbuga
noun plant sp.: tree sp. (pisonia grandis r.b.)
bookmarkbulubulu hegau
noun unimportant work
bookmarkbuni ange
agree with; join, close up (something, e.g., a hole); close up to
bookmarkdaamadaa-sele
noun insectsp.: waterbug
bookmarkdaasele
verb to swing a rope (in a jump rope game) so as to cause the jumper to trip
bookmarkdagilanea
adjective each having a lot
bookmarkdagoobala
verb fall on something and smash it
bookmarkdagua-bodo
noun fishsp.: tuna sp.
bookmarkdamadanga
noun origin, source
bookmarkdango de langi
downpour (of rain)
bookmarkdaudonu
adjective if, in the case that; gentle, mild-mannered, soft-spoken
bookmarkdee galemu
never mind, don’t bother
bookmarkduu biho
adjective haircut; cut hair
bookmarkduu gee
adjective out of alignment
bookmarkduu mugamuga
noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock
bookmarkduudae nguu
noun the inky excretion of the squid
bookmarkduula
noun the direction from which the wind blows
bookmarkgabe
gouge out
bookmarkgai haganamunamu
adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)
bookmarkgalo ahi
verb sparks
bookmarkgamai
adjective
bring to me, carry to me
ganomada
noun eye
bookmarkgau hadu
noun the board to which the metal grater for grating taro is attached
bookmarkgide gauligi
verb to see from the perspective of a small child
bookmarkgoohunga
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkhagabaagava
verb to threaten violence
bookmarkhagaduugau
verb to make a handle for (e.g., a knife); to fasten with pegs
bookmarkhagailangi-bangi
noun a type of prepared food (bangi soaked in coconut milk)
bookmarkhagaingoo ai
called by (named)
bookmarkhagalanea
verb cause to increase in quantity; greedy
bookmarkhagalili
noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo but without the immature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagamadagu
scare (someone); frighten (someone).
bookmarkhagasemada
verb make a total of ten thousand
bookmarkhagatili
verb swoop down, swoop across
bookmarkhano gi de maalama
transfiguration of ghosts or spirits into human form
bookmarkhegide
adjective see each other; meet up with
bookmarkhhole
verb peel (something)
bookmarkholo gumi
adjective
hua i gadea
the side of the main body of the canoe away from the outrigger float
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkisiisi luu gauasa
to tear from limb to limb
bookmarklaba ngaugau
noun a stalk of the elephant-ear plant (ngaungau)
bookmarklagalagai
verb a method of plating coconut palm fronds
bookmarkllahi
adjective thin (pl.)
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarkluu mada
noun face (of a person)
bookmarkmaadau iganibongi
noun a type of fishhook (biggest, for iganibongi fishing)
bookmarkmaangalo
sweet
bookmarkmada legalega
verb a small hole;having small openings
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa dahi
number eleven
bookmarkmagi nngahu
adjective asthma
bookmarkmakaga lodo
adjective stubborn
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmasausau
verb goodat fighting
bookmarkmasavaa de gauligi
childhood
bookmarkmavaevae
adjective scattered
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more moe2
bookmarkmolimoli ange
take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled (e.g., a ship stuck on the reef during the moments when it is floated by waves)
bookmarkmoo balabala
adjective barely cooked
bookmarkmuli mai loo
much later
bookmarkngadi me
noun nothing,unimportant,useless,worthless
bookmarkngalo
verb forget
bookmarkniho ngalo
noun molarteeth, wisdomteeth
bookmarknoho donu
adjective properly situated or loaded (of a canoe)
bookmarkogo
noun purlin
bookmarkonge
famine
bookmarkpuni
adjective
closedup
saa
noun a share of food (esp. for children)
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksivi
adjective giveup
bookmarktaau
pronoun our (dual, inclusive; for singular noun)
bookmarktabuvae
noun toe
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