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aha laa
I wonder why
bookmarkanaa ai huu
those only then
bookmarkbabaiangi ina
cloudy, with clouds of the babaiangi type
bookmarkbalagelage
adjective crippled and unable to walk
bookmarkbogo
verb take something, steal something
bookmarkboongia
verb be caught by darkness unexpectedly
bookmarkdaa hagasaalei
verb make a striped design in tatooing
bookmarkdagasisi
verb scoop out by inserting a knife between the meat and the shell (e.g., in cutting copra)
bookmarkdagi gee
lead away from
bookmarkdagodo lalo
adjective seriously ill and not improving
bookmarkdagodoanga
noun expose oneself to the sun
bookmarkdahola
verb a method of fishing (night fishing on the reef with torches)
bookmarkdahuli de lodo
change of heart, change one’s mind, repent
bookmarkdaina ahine
noun sisters
bookmarkdala malo
adjective change clothes
bookmarkdamaa velo
adjective good at spearing fish
bookmarkdangada haangoda
noun fisherman
bookmarkdaumaha hagadaahao
noun social activities which are held in the church under church auspices
bookmarkdele de mahaa
starting to crack
bookmarkdige de belubelu
a circuit made by a school of belubelu
bookmarkdili aalanga
adjective exhausted (physically or mentally)
bookmarkdodo ina
bloody
dogi daadaa
noun a type of adze (with a small blade, for light chipping)
bookmarkdotodo
verb bloody (of a person)
bookmarkduudane
noun buttock
bookmarkduugiva
adjective rough texture, of a plaited object(such as a mat)
bookmarkduulale
noun a type of game
bookmarkgaahanga
noun a rope used to assist in climbing
bookmarkgadiou
gai modo
verb eat when still unripe
bookmarkgaleve
noun the sap of the coconut tree (taken from the inflorescence)
bookmarkgavadu
adjective
give or carry (something) to you
geelonga i magaova o luu/denga moounga
noun valley
bookmarkgili iga
noun a type of high cloud
bookmarkgoloa hagadaahao
noun recreational equipment
bookmarkhagadaane
verb to act like a human
bookmarkhagadagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, and another, etc.
bookmarkhagadagasala
verb blame (someone), accuse
bookmarkhagadubu o de moe
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagahaangoda
verb to teach to fish
bookmarkhagailangi
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkhagaloa
verb groove; a path (lengthwise) in the taro bog
bookmarkhagamainu
verb provide with bait
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhagapago donu
fortunate result
bookmarkhagasoesoe saele
adjective to walk about without greeting others
bookmarkhai be se manu
promiscuous (especially if indiscreetor known to have sexual relations with one’s own relatives)
bookmarkhai de hai
stubborn,willful
bookmarkhai moumou
verb use wastefully
bookmarkhhola
verb hola at one time
bookmarkholomanga
noun throat
bookmarkkave gi de mahi
obtain by force
bookmarklabodo-daubulebule
noun eelsp.
bookmarklebelebe
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarklolomango
noun to clear oil (which is separated from crude coconut oil by heating)
bookmarkmaangalo
verb sweet
bookmarkmaatogo
verb discourage someone (verbally)
bookmarkmadaanga hulu
number ten
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmadalama
noun Nukuoro (colloquial term)
bookmarkmahuge, huge
open
bookmarkmalemalemo
adjective
manamanadua
verb keep remembering
bookmarkmanu solo maadau
file (for filing metal)
bookmarkmau
adjective get,obtain,caught
bookmarkme gu modu
decision
bookmarkmmala
adjective bitter, sour; unlucky
bookmarkmmala luu mada
stinging of one’s eyes (e.g., from salt water)
bookmarkmoenga
bedclothes, bedding; a place for sleeping
bookmarkmogo
noun coconutapple (young and edible)
bookmarkngadi humai
adjective come without bringing anything (such as gifts)
bookmarkngalue mai
decrease
bookmarknoa
verb tied (as with rope)
bookmarknoho muli
adjective overloaded in the stern (of a canoe)
bookmarkoo tanga
adjective too big (clothes), spacious
bookmarksaavale
noun spit, saliva
bookmarksaavale ina
fish or meat which is watery in texture and bad tasting
bookmarksao de leo
clear in elocution or in one’s singing voice
bookmarksigisiginga
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksigo de muna
remember what one has heard
bookmarksilivaahea
verb wander about with no fixed abode
bookmarksolasola
verb not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarkuila
lightning, electricity.
bookmarkvvede
to massage
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