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aahee ange
what else
bookmarkalaa loo
those (there) were the ones
bookmarkaloalo
verb to paddle (a canoe)
bookmarkamu ligi
fine threads or hairs or fibers (in feather or leaf); fine-feathered
bookmarkanga
verb the span of the outstretched thumb and little finger; a measurement of one span
bookmarkbaa iho
adjective low (in altitude)
bookmarkbaanabu
noun
stone (from banaba
bodu
noun spouse
bookmarkdaguu kalo
noun a thin straight-bladed (easily sharpened)axe blade
bookmarkdalaa
noun (small) piece of, part of
bookmarkdanedane
verb an extensive infection of dane
bookmarkdangada ssigo
noun clever person
bookmarkdegidegi
verb to jerk repeatedly; bawlout (speakharshly to)
bookmarkdelaa ai
therefore (with respect to that there)
bookmarkdiidiinga
noun manner of urinating
bookmarkdili uda
adjective an ocean current which comes towards the shore (and carries in driftwood, etc.)
bookmarkdoloinui
adjective
a hard lump inside a female’s stomach
doo sala
adjective accidentally
bookmarkdua saali
noun one of the lines of which saaliis composed
bookmarkdugu de uinga
to lay down a new cover of palm frondson uinga
bookmarkduu inai
type of mat (a half inai)
bookmarkduu molomolo
adjective visible clearly
bookmarkduulanga
noun the place of, the track of (something)
bookmarkeu sege
noun a dislocation of the shoulder joint
bookmarkgage gaahanga
verb to climb a coconut tree, using gaahanga
bookmarkgai hagassii
verb eat messily (letting the food fall from one’s hands and mouth)
bookmarkgalo sugi mada
glimpse
bookmarkgasogo
verb to have sexual pleasure (of males only) either by intercourse, or by regarding a naked woman
bookmarkgelu-agau
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkgodi mai
adjective a certain type of manipulation inplaying with string figures
bookmarkhaa leu
noun a leaf which has turned yellowish-brown
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak
bookmarkhagadaguu
noun a small axe, hatchet
bookmarkhagadiinonga
verb treat as having supernatural power
bookmarkhagadinana
verb to treat as dinana
bookmarkhagaditidi mai de moni
a canoe going so fast it rides high inwater (and is planing)
bookmarkhagadoa
verb act like a giant
bookmarkhagamanida
verb lift (something) up
bookmarkhagangadimee
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhagaodia
verb finish up, be last
bookmarkhagapale
verb teach to steer, allow to steer, lean against
bookmarkhagausinga
noun raincloud (includes all cumulus types)
bookmarkhai duu
verb to carry a baby about
bookmarkhale o de henua
community meeting house
bookmarkhano ai huu
forever
bookmarkhau baba
verb tie up temporarily (not as securely asif permanently)
bookmarkheboohagi mai
found fighting
bookmarkhiie unu
verb thirsty, be
bookmarkkana mai
watch your step around me
bookmarklaangai buusagi
noun a type of fishing condition in which the sea is boiling with jumping tuna, which are biting at anything
bookmarklangi moni
noun the sort of rain which is an omen that a ship will come
bookmarklodo lagolago
adjective indecisive,undecided
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’ conversation
bookmarkloonaa
verb the sticking of food in the throat (which is cleared by washing it down with liquid)
bookmarkma te duge
noun the point of a madaa duge
bookmarkmada gapua
noun lagoonward part of a gapua
bookmarkmahola gimoo
adjective to have many dead animals (or fish) lying about
bookmarkmalau
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turned over and over
bookmarkmao lunga
adjective high,high-ranking
bookmarkmimi
adjective urinate
bookmarkmoe dolo
verb to sneak into another’s house at night for the purpose of having sexual relations
bookmarkmoebili
adjective to long for another’s presence at bedtime
bookmarkmomme vaivaia o ssaalenga
noun puddle
bookmarknanumia
verb the object of a complaint
bookmarkngadi hai bodu
common-law marriage, concubinage
bookmarkngii
verb a high-pitched sound
bookmarknoho maadai
adjective sit quietly
bookmarkolaa
adjective a sound expressing surprise or disapproval
bookmarkpalo
noun a watery area extending into a land area (e.g., a bay)
bookmarkpuli
verb grab up all at once
bookmarksabo
verb do slowly
bookmarksahudu
noun fishsp.: seabass
bookmarksali tae
adjective intractable watery diarrhea
bookmarksau alohenua
verb eddying of the wind (constantly changing direction) close to land
bookmarksenga maido
adjective stupidly unafraid of danger (likemaido)
bookmarkssabe age
eat
bookmarktaadeu
pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for singular noun)
bookmarktamana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandfather
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