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aahee ai
then which
bookmarkaboabo
adjective become accustomed to
bookmarkahee oo dagodo
how are you
bookmarkalaa ai huu
those there only then
bookmarkamu ligi
fine threads or hairs or fibers (in feather or leaf); fine-feathered
bookmarkanaa ange huu
that
baa ssalu
adjective carom off violently
bookmarkbaba iho
adjective recently settled
bookmarkbadotodi
verb move jerkily
bookmarkbahhaa
adjective to make a sound, like that of a turtle gasping for breath; the sound of air exhaled suddenly
bookmarkbungaleu
adjective unskillful (at difficult activities)
bookmarkdaa hatau
verb beat unmercifully
bookmarkdaahaa mada balabala
the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa
bookmarkdagadagalia
verb heavily travelled
bookmarkdagai
adjective move jerkily, flail (one’s legs), flounder about
bookmarkdahidonga
noun grandfather
bookmarkdanea
verb to have dane
bookmarkdatada de galomada
twitching of an eye
bookmarkdau langi
verb rainy season
bookmarkdau namu
noun mosquitonet
bookmarkdaumaha de manu
noun christmas eve fete in the church at which "santa claus" appears
bookmarkde ahi
noun the fire
bookmarkdeai ma gi dahi
none at all as you should very well know
delaa nei ()
that there is it (is that there it)
bookmarkdemeelaa
that one over there
bookmarkdenei ai
therefore (with respect to this here)
bookmarkdiidii
adjective penis; urinate
bookmarkdoga
adjective landon (as a bird lands on the branch of a tree)
bookmarkdogi daadaa
noun a type of adze (with a small blade, for light chipping)
bookmarkdohu de gili
covered all over (skin) with
bookmarkdoli
verb to obtain as many as one can; to defeatall comers
bookmarkdoo i de ubu
too big in size (of clothes)
bookmarkdoo togonogo
adjective separation of the tip (caudal vertebrae) of the spine
bookmarkduu taua
adjective outbreak of war
bookmarkduudae baa
the dust produced by working pearl shell to make a hook
bookmarkhaa daha
verb the outer coconut palm frond
bookmarkhaa leu
noun a leaf which has turned yellowish-brown
bookmarkhaau
verb suckle (at the breast)
bookmarkhadu goinga
noun boundary stone
bookmarkhagabala
verb allow to become soft; prostrate oneself (esp. to hide)
bookmarkhagadabanimeeli
verb to make payment for medical treatment
bookmarkhagadaga ange
increase in
bookmarkhagahebaa ngudu
adjective converse (conversation)
bookmarkhagahonu age lodo
verb feel uncomfortably sated with food and unable to eat
bookmarkhagamaanadu
verb remember,remind
bookmarkhagatala senga
adjective foolishly rough playing or joking
bookmarkhai daalanga
adjective talkative, chatterbox, talk animatedly
bookmarkhakaunuunu
verb to nurse (an infant at the breast)
bookmarkhelelei
adjective fly at the same time
bookmarkhesohesongi
adjective repeatedly hesongi
bookmarkhiloa
noun fishsp.
bookmarkhologumu
adjective (for a fish) to swallow a hook so that it becomes stuck in the throat
bookmarkhui hala
noun the fruit of the pandanus
bookmarkivi a duimogo
pelvic bone
bookmarklabelabe-tea
noun fishsp.
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarkllao
verb gouge out (with the hand only); take out of a hole
bookmarklleu luu mada
swelling of the eyes (after crying)
bookmarklodo dagidahi
have differing views (within a group of people)
bookmarklodo laanui
adjective large in volume or capacity,spacious inside
bookmarkluei
verb spit out (esp. food)
bookmarkmaadau gina
noun a type of fishhook (for gina fishing)
bookmarkmaagoda
adjective jealous (sexual jealousy)
bookmarkmaalie loo
much later
bookmarkmadagabubu
adjective dull (of an edge, or point)
bookmarkmadaniiga
verb ingrown callus
bookmarkmagi dabeo
verb menstruation
bookmarkmagimagi
adjective prone to illness
bookmarkmagulugulu
adjective to despair (of attaining success)
bookmarkmasulu de maasina
"a person has died."
bookmarkmoana dabeo
rough seas
bookmarkmuli moni
noun stern
bookmarkmuna pada
noun harsh words
bookmarkngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a diving board in use)
bookmarknoho baba
live peacefully
bookmarknoho mai (adu, ange)
resist me (you, them), oppose me (you, them)
bookmarkoha
verb break, break up, destroy;damage, ruin
bookmarkoohia
verb (for a canoe) to be able to navigate on the reef (i.e., the tide not being so low that it is too shallow)
bookmarksaibo
adjective rush around (of a group of people)
bookmarksomo boi
grow abnormally (having defects)
bookmarkuaua
vein, tendon, nerve, plastic filament
bookmarkuludino
shed skin (as reptiles do)
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