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aabida
verb make a coil of dried pandanus leaves
bookmarkaausa ina
a sea condition resembling that resulting from a ship leaving a wake
bookmarkabi
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkadilo
noun the core of a body boil; the beginning of a fire
bookmarkadu
adu-balebale-i-dua
noun fishsp.: bonito
bookmarkadugau daane
noun part of the plug of the pandanus
bookmarkalaa muhuu
how about those there
bookmarkalaala dangada
noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)
bookmarkaloha gelo
noun profound affection
bookmarkanaange laa hanu
a little while ago
bookmarkava
adjective relief, be relieved
bookmarkbaabuu
adjective
lie down
bangongo
noun fish sp.: rabbitfish
bookmarkbinaaina
adjective cowardly (owing to weak-mindedness); afraid to assert oneself; not live up to one’s obligations
bookmarkboo ga dae laa
my goodness
bookmarkdaane ssili dala
special one,important one
bookmarkdababa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkdaemahalia
verb heavy, oppressive, hard to take
bookmarkdama doo
noun a foetus which has been aborted
bookmarkdamaa me
adjective
small
dangi iho
adjective cry to oneself
bookmarkdaogoli
noun plantsp.: swamptaro(cyrtosperma chamissonis), also the corm of this plant
bookmarkdau gulu
verb breadfruit season
bookmarkdino boo
noun nights (2) when the full moon appears just after sunset
bookmarkdinoanga hulu
adjective a council (of ten) formerlyhaving broad legislative and judicialpowers on the atoll
bookmarkdoli age
adjective obtain the smallest first
bookmarkgada-alaala
noun fishsp.: jack (like alaala)
bookmarkgalo de laa
the reddish sky at sunset
bookmarkgeiuli
lizard species
bookmarkgohu de me
become dark (with no natural light)
bookmarkgugu ange
able to look after others; able towithstand
bookmarkhaa leu
noun a leaf which has turned yellowish-brown
bookmarkhaahaa
verb to search for in the dark; to seek blindly using only one’s hands to locate something; similarly, any action that is tentative
bookmarkhaangoda mada aasanga
to fish for labelabe
bookmarkhadiugu
verb a unit of linear measure (from the end of an outstretched hand to the bent elbow of the other arm)
bookmarkhagabasa
verb cause someone to speak; convince
bookmarkhagadau gavange
adjective compete (between groups)
bookmarkhagadodi
verb walk with a limp (permanently)
bookmarkhagahoohoo
verb to scare fish, etc.
bookmarkhagalagolago
verb cause to increase in numbers, multiply
bookmarkhagaola
verb save from
bookmarkhagaseguli
verb make a total of one hundred thousand
bookmarkhagassege i hegau
procrastinate (about work); refuse toparticipate in work
bookmarkhai daadaa
adjective the relationship between siblings
bookmarkhai daalanga
adjective talkative, chatterbox, talk animatedly
bookmarkhai hagadubu
adjective to fashion a string figure
bookmarkhai mainu
verb collect bait
bookmarkhakoloa
verb provide goloa for; support(someone, with material things)
bookmarkhedaadoi
adjective collide
bookmarkhhadu
adjective invented, made-up (e.g., a story)
bookmarkholiholi
noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)
bookmarkhulu
noun reactive hostility
bookmarkhuna me
adjective a habitual thief
bookmarkiga-loa
noun fishsp. (a small flying fish)
bookmarkisiisi luu gauasa
to tear from limb to limb
bookmarklama
a dry coconut leaf
bookmarklangadala
noun (a piece of) thatch made from coconut palm frond
bookmarklanibene
adjective separation in coconut oil (when it is aging)
bookmarklua lodo
adjective undecided
bookmarkluei todo
adjective cough up blood
bookmarkmaamaanu
remain stationary in the air (like a bird or a helicopter)
bookmarkmada lahalaha
adjective appear to be wide
bookmarkmalili
noun fish sp.: goatfish
bookmarkmalingalinga
noun sideburns (of hair)
bookmarkmidomido
noun end of (e.g., a stick)
bookmarkmmade aalanga
adjective exhausted (physically or mentally)
bookmarkmoe iho
adjective sleep for a short time, nap; sleep overnight in place other than one’s usual sleeping place
bookmarknamu
noun mosquito
bookmarkngongo
noun black bird species (eats fish)
bookmarkobe
noun eye of the taro corm
bookmarkpula
adjective open one’s eyes widely; to lightup suddenly; insectsp.: a phosphorescent insect
bookmarksao de looloa
rectangular (not square),oval
bookmarksavali
hungry
bookmarksebugi
numeral billions
bookmarksee
adjective
barely, just barely
sese
verb walk
bookmarksingano
the flower of a pandanus tree
bookmarksolo
verb grate, make into small pieces
bookmarkuli
adjective black
bookmarkvaaligiligi
adjective small (for a vast plural noun; used with dengaa)
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