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alaa laa
those (there) which were there
bookmarkanengenenge
noun mollusk sp.: conus chaldaeus
bookmarkava
verb passage, channel
bookmarkbaa sege
adjective carom off
bookmarkbalaginagina
adjective be squashed
bookmarkbangabanga mai
become skinny, become shrunken
bookmarkbapabu
adjective the staccato sound of one hard object being struck against another
bookmarkbasa senga
adjective speak senselessly
bookmarkboaa ina mai
prevented from coming by being caught in a storm
bookmarkbole
adjective bawl out, be angry; be mad (as indicated by one’s movements)
bookmarkboli
verb take special care of
bookmarkboo dolu de gulu
the third day after breadfruit has been picked (after which it is not good to eat)
bookmarkbua leu
noun ovaries and fallopian tubes
bookmarkbuni ange lodo
paralyzed by fear; acute anxiety attack
bookmarkdaa age
go toward land (from the lagoon)
bookmarkdaea
adjective to have arrived at
bookmarkdagadagai
adjective tending to dagai
bookmarkdagodo mai
appear from yonder
bookmarkdahinga
noun way of shaving
bookmarkdala malo
adjective change clothes
bookmarkdale gaiaa
verb provoke a fight by banging againstsomeone (as children do); hit and run
bookmarkdamaa-manu
noun birdsp.: sharp-tailedsandpiper(erolia acuminata)
bookmarkdangau-dongi
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdaumaha daahili
noun song service (in church)
bookmarkde hine ga haibodu
noun bride
bookmarkdiadia
verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it
bookmarkdilo
verb look at (inspect)
bookmarkdolo
noun
plantsp.: sugarcane
dolo mea
noun spiny starfish
bookmarkdolona
verb flooded, washedout
bookmarkduu dalo
noun piece of soft taro
bookmarkduulagi
verb to sail crosswind (for maximum speed)
bookmarke muni
verb hidden, be
bookmarkgabou
noun fishsp.: scad
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gea
noun hawksbillturtle
bookmarkgegeli
adjective struggle
bookmarkgegeno
noun alligator,crocodile
bookmarkgili langi
verb a type of cloud (not associated with rain)
bookmarkgugu ange
able to look after others; able towithstand
bookmarkhaangodalia
verb a suitable (place) for fishing
bookmarkhaduhadua
verb rocky (full of stones)
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
verb critical of others
bookmarkhagabahhaa
verb to exhale suddenly; making exhalation noises
bookmarkhagahedae
verb make equal; go to meet
bookmarkhagalongaa
adjective <= hagalongoaa>
bookmarkhagamabulia
verb cause to hagamabu
bookmarkhagamade
verb do as hard as fast as possible
bookmarkhagamalo
verb provide clothes for
bookmarkhale neveneve
noun spiderweb
bookmarkhano i luu moana
die (a person)
bookmarkhedogi
noun the sound of tapping
bookmarkholo gumi
adjective
honu de maasina
noun full moon
bookmarkigohi
verb firetongs
bookmarklaanganga
noun way of plaiting
bookmarklaangi dabeo
verb a day which is rainy and stormy
bookmarklima ma vae ange
work for as a servant
bookmarkllago
adjective mature (of a taro corm which can be used for food)
bookmarkluduludu
verb trembling
bookmarkluu ana
pronoun his/her (for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkmaanegabo
adjective energetic
bookmarkmadalua maa haa
number twenty four
bookmarkmadangi
noun wind
bookmarkmadania
noun finger
bookmarkmahuda
adjective be awake for a short time; have one’s eyes open
bookmarkmalinolino
verb <= malimalino>
bookmarkmasavaa alodahi
noun always
bookmarkmoana magalili
noun a cold underwater current
bookmarkmodomodo
moe dige
adjective to roll away from one’s bedding while sleeping (on the floor)
bookmarkmoe iho
adjective sleep for a short time, nap; sleep overnight in place other than one’s usual sleeping place
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)
bookmarkngadi gai
verb eat taro without fish (or fish without taro)
bookmarkngadi hanonga
a useless journey
bookmarknguu
adjective a faint sound, like humming
bookmarkniho hagadolo
noun incisor teeth
bookmarknoho maadai
adjective sit quietly
bookmarknoodagi
verb forbidden to use (esp. plants reservedfor the owner’s use by tying the trunk)
bookmarkoda
verb eat (something) raw
bookmarkogo
noun the attachment of a clam to the reef
bookmarksae de hadu
make a grater (by punching holes in sheet metal)
bookmarksii mada daahaa
a fine jet of water
bookmarksii talaa umada
a wash of waves at the prow of a canoe, when it is sailing fast
bookmarksileia doo soa
look, your neighbor is competing against you
bookmarksoe daa dahi
straight as can be
bookmarktangada hai me dabu
cult priest
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