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aahee nei
then what (immediate future)
bookmarkagilau gee
extremely pugnacious
bookmarkagoago
noun taro fibers
bookmarkahe ina
wind around completely once
bookmarkalaa ai
those only
bookmarkaugaunga
noun the appearance of an infected area
bookmarkbaa i de madangi
be hit (usually forcefully) by wind
bookmarkbaanabu
noun
stone (from banaba
badioda
verb the residue remaining after coconut oil has been heated; the residue remaining after arrowroot starch-making
bookmarkbagu
noun scab, crust
bookmarkboo hagalele mouli
a night on which the making of noise is permitted (i.e., on certain holidays)
bookmarkbuni lunga ma lalo
a pitch black night
bookmarkbuugunga
noun conformation of a bugu
bookmarkdahido mada
noun inner corner of the eye
bookmarkdama lalo
noun a person who has visited other far-awaylands
bookmarkdangada gohu
noun ignorant person
bookmarkdao me hholu
noun arrow (for a bow)
bookmarkdau haanau
noun a period during which many children areborn
bookmarkdee anga
forgetful, absent-minded
bookmarkdelaa nei ()
that there is it (is that there it)
bookmarkdenei laa ()
this is that (is this that)
bookmarkdoi
noun stain (as for wood)
bookmarkdoo i de...
expulsion or voluntary withdrawal(from a group)
bookmarkdua gaahanga
noun one of the lines of which gaahangais composed)
bookmarkduu-o-de-hine
anything sticky which pulls apart likejelly (applied to certain kinds of seacucumbers, etc.)
bookmarkduudane
noun buttock
bookmarkduumaa de gelegele
numeral trillion (a million million)
bookmarkege ange
move (something) over
bookmarkgaadinga osi
a coconut selected as a seedling
bookmarkgatae
fishing net (attached to a frame or handle)
bookmarkgolo age
continually golo voluntarily
bookmarkgoloa de henua
noun gear of local manufacture
bookmarkgoloa labagau
noun carpenter’s tools
bookmarkgona
noun belly button
bookmarkgu malaia donu
to have been lucky
bookmarkgubu lima
hand, wrist
bookmarkguuduma
noun a (dry) elevation in the taro bog; hillock (in the taro bog only)
bookmarkhaa-alaala
time noun the fourth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkhaahadi
verb
hadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhadugolaa
any stone of volcanic origin [imported from volcanic islands].
bookmarkhagabuu ange
blame (someone), incriminate (someone)
bookmarkhagadaane
verb to act like a human
bookmarkhagadau doo
verb to transfer a string figure from one person’s fingers to another’s
bookmarkhagadau doolohi
verb chase each other
bookmarkhagaduumaa
verb add a portion
bookmarkhagagapua
verb to create gapua
bookmarkhagahahine
adjective treat as a woman
bookmarkhagamaaiongi
adjective depressed (mentally); unable to think,move, or talk (as a result of psychic depression or trauma)
bookmarkhagasolo age
keep postponing or delaying
bookmarkhagavaiduu
verb to act as though one were lazy
bookmarkhai daahili
verb to compose songs
bookmarkhai me mudumudu
a habitually mudumudu
bookmarkhai me mule me
habitually slow or late
bookmarkhai moumou
verb use wastefully
bookmarkhau singano
noun garland of singano
bookmarkhhano
verb wash one’s own hands (or mouth)
bookmarkhhedu
verb fold up (several folds), roll up
bookmarkhonga iainei
at this time,these days
bookmarkhonu baabaa
fill to the brim
bookmarkhuudanga
noun way of singing
bookmarkio alo
noun lower io, q.v.
bookmarkkii ange
verb increase
bookmarklabua gee (lodo)
having an upset stomach; to be on the point of nausea
bookmarklangi maakau
noun the sort of rain which is an omen of death
bookmarklangolangona
adjective repeatedly heard or felt
bookmark
llama
verb fish for flying fish (at night)
bookmarklongo
adjective hear, feel; news
bookmarkloselose-uli
noun fishsp.: trumpetfish
bookmarkmahana
adjective hot
bookmarkmanu hagadigedige
noun top (toy)
bookmarkmau ange huu
usually
bookmarkmiili
adjective
a type of game
momme vaivaia o ssaalenga
noun puddle
bookmarkne hia
how many has it been
bookmarkolongaa
noun plantsp.: treesp.: a shrubbytree sp. (pipturus argenteus (forst.f.) wedd.)
bookmarkpala de langi
it’s raining
bookmarkpee
adjective pass wind (flatus)
bookmarksae iho
adjective tear from the top down; break through the bush (coming downhill)
bookmarksaubaligi
verb graceful in dancing
bookmarksele gi tonu
make sure of
bookmarksiba
verb to move to one side (involuntarily) while walking
bookmarksigidaumaha
verb collection (in church),offering(in church), sacrifice, tithe
bookmarktainaahine o dogu dinana
noun maternal aunt
bookmarkuu
milk
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