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abo sala
adjective mean (by nature), unkind
bookmarkagilau gee
extremely pugnacious
bookmarkaladi
verb initiate, begin
bookmarkangi
verb blow gently (of wind); a disturbance (of the water)
bookmarkaoaoa
verb habitually remain up until daybreak
bookmarkbaadunga
noun punishment
bookmarkbaasi gi taiao
forenoon (from dawn to noon)
bookmarkbalagia a de gaga
noun fish sp., parrot fish
bookmarkbidoa
verb lift or hold one end of something
bookmarkbiigia
verb be stuck to completely
bookmarkbuni ange
agree with; join, close up (something, e.g., a hole); close up to
bookmarkdaava
verb brackish (water); taste strange (of liquid)
bookmarkdaemahadia
verb heavy, oppressive, hard to take
bookmarkdaia e tulidaa
urgency in micturation
bookmarkdangage
verb raise one’s head up or back
bookmarkdatada
noun fishsp.: snapper (= small dada)
bookmarkdenaa ange maalie
that is exactly right
bookmarkdoo de gauanga
dislocated thigh bone
bookmarkduu de --
adjective having plenty of
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plant
bookmarke hanu ana dama
have children
bookmarkgaadu
verb give (colloquial)
bookmarkgai ngaadai
adjective <= gai ngaadahi>
bookmarkgalisi
noun lizardsp.
bookmarkganimuumuni
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkgapese
verb a method of pole fishing at night(on the seaward reef)
bookmarkgauligi hahine
noun female child,girl
bookmarkgelu-agau
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkgelu-uliuli
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkgeugeu
verb shake one’s head back and forth;
bookmarkhagadau doolohi
verb chase each other
bookmarkhagadau kino
verb hate each other
bookmarkhagadinoangahulu
verb make a total of ten people
bookmarkhagadubu manu baabaa
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagailangi-bangi
noun a type of prepared food (bangi soaked in coconut milk)
bookmarkhagamanida
verb lift (something) up
bookmarkhagasaagule
verb teach how to saagule
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhai sala
adjective mistake,error
bookmarkhakaa tuai
to sharpen a coconut grater blade
bookmarkhale baalanga
noun frame house
bookmarkhano laa
previous
bookmarkhaonga i ode
noun urethra
bookmarkheduge
noun slate-pencilurchin
bookmarkhhao
verb fill,stuff (something into or full of)
bookmarkhongagainga
adjective urinate
bookmarkhuna
verb
hide
iloo iho
adjective realize, know
bookmarklaangai sahole
noun a fishing condition in which tuna are jumping and biting
bookmarklava hadu
noun leader (between fishing line and hook)
bookmarklodo bale
noun helpful (sort of person)
bookmarkmaakau loo dangada
now we’re in trouble
bookmarkmaalie ange
a little later
bookmarkmadaangahulu-ma-dahi-malama
time noun november (’eleventh month’)
bookmarkmadaoaligi
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkmagimagiaa
adjective frequently magiaa
bookmarkmahana
adjective hot
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmanga
noun a branch, part of (something havingcoordinate parts)
bookmarkmanu-a-madaligi
noun birdsp.: short-tailedshearwater(puffinus tenuirostris)
bookmarkmasana
verb good (quality)
bookmarkme hakadanga
noun joke, jest; trick (a practical joke)
bookmarkmoaga
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkmuna pada
noun harsh words
bookmarknao
verb to extract by gouging out with a finger
bookmarknehu
verb clear (in focus)
bookmarkngadi laangi
noun a day other than sunday; a day on whichnothing is accomplished
bookmarkngae
noun head
bookmarkngudu lagolago
lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarkngudu malie
adjective eloquent (of a person)
bookmarknngao dalinga
adjective hurting in the ears from noise
bookmarknoho ai
occupy or live in (a place)
bookmarkoga
verb to husk (a coconut) with a sharp stick
bookmarksai
noun group of (e.g., agu sai ’my children’)
bookmarksamumu
adjective the noise of an explosion or collision<= same meaning as salulu>
bookmarksasao
adjective escape one after the other
bookmarksassano
adjective becoming ssano
bookmarkse biho
clever (scheme or trick)
bookmarktaina aahine
noun sister
bookmarktino boo
full moon (a period comprising two nights)
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