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aagonga i lunga
noun social class of chiefs and priests
bookmarkagule
verb pick head lice
bookmarkala galigi
noun a method of mat making
bookmarkalaala dangada
noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)
bookmarkaoa
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: banyan tree (Ficus prolixa Forst.)
bookmarkbaabaa gadea
verb to steer a canoe to the side away from its outrigger (opp. of baabaa ama)
bookmarkbaieu
noun mollusk sp.: clam sp.
bookmarkboiboi
adjective repeatedly displaying signs of abnormality; dizzy
bookmarkbungadogi
adjective unskillful (at difficult activities)
bookmarkdaava
verb brackish (water); taste strange (of liquid)
bookmarkdaavalo
adjective make a great deal of noise (vocal)
bookmarkdagilagolago
adjective many for each
bookmarkdago
noun ritual activities,religious activities
bookmarkdao hagamaadau
noun a spear with a barb
bookmarkdatane-uli
noun fishsp.
bookmarkdau honu
noun the season during which tides are highest
bookmarkdee haaoa i de gai
gluttonous
bookmarkdenaa huu
that is it still
bookmarkdiimadamadanoa
noun the ninth child of a couple
bookmarkdili de lima
to swing one’s arms (when walking)
bookmarkdoha
verb to spreadout (something)
bookmarkdolodolo manu ligi
the physical sensation (like bugs crawling on one) after one’s leg, etc., has been asleep
bookmarkdoo de hatuli
the’falling of thunder’
dua nnui
adjective violence; a type of rope (thick, with thick strands)
bookmarkduba
noun land crab sp. (small)
bookmarkduulanga
noun the sector from which the wind blows
bookmarkga-hudi
banana
bookmarkgaagose
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgabetili
noun parent-in-law
bookmarkgabinivali
a kind of ancient song
bookmarkgaleva
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkgamu
verb coral (any kind)
bookmarkgau hadu
the board to which the metal grater for grating taro is attached
bookmarkgide sala
adjective misidentify
bookmarkgiigii
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu
bookmarkgoe iloo
it’s up to you
bookmarkhagaaloalo-mea
verb cause to become red(of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagabala
verb allow to become soft; prostrate oneself (esp. to hide)
bookmarkhagabuu ange
blame (someone), incriminate (someone)
bookmarkhagadanuaa
verb make good, lead a good life
bookmarkhagadoa
verb act like a giant
bookmarkhagaduuhuli
verb to create duuhuli
bookmarkhagauda de hine
adjective a certain method of delivering a child
bookmarkhailu
verb wipe oneself (after defecating)
bookmarkhale gai
noun restaurant
bookmarkhatahata
noun chest (body part)
bookmarkhebolo
adjective a sign made with the eyes
bookmarkhedau
noun plantsp.: treesp.: alexandrianlaureltree (calophyllum inophyllum l.)
bookmarkhuadia
noun fishing pole
bookmarkhulu made
noun the fading of one’s hair color (becoming white)
bookmarkhuugaabungubungu
very plump
bookmarki ono daha
at his place, with him
bookmarkiho
adjective
get down, climb down; down
iviivia
verb skinny,thin (person),emaciated
bookmarkkano mugamuga
adjective a crunching noise made when masticatingcertain foods (like cucumbers)
bookmarklaho
aerial foot of the pandanus tree
bookmarklangolango
inclined to throw one’s legs over those sleeping nearby (when sleeping)
bookmarklingilingia
verb pour little by little
bookmarkllonga
verb muscle fatigue
bookmarklodo dagidahi
have differing views (within a group of people)
bookmarklodo mao lunga
characteristically hagamao lunga; egotistical, self-centered, arrogant inspirit
bookmarkluuluu haha
adjective wash one’s mouth out, gargle
bookmarkma ai
and who
bookmarkmaagaga dua
to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmadalua maa siva
number twenty nine
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmalili gelegele
adjective producing hard crumbs when eaten orbroken
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turnedover and over
bookmarkmanu-gadi-niho
noun
plantsp.
manu-hai-hagahoa
noun millipede
bookmarkmolo
verb to make a knot of hair
bookmarkmoo balabala
adjective barely cooked
bookmarkmoomoa
noun the shoot from a germinating coconut
bookmarkmuumuu kaiaa
adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)
bookmarknoho hhanga
adjective sit with one’s legs spread apart
bookmarkouaa
adjective yes certainly
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksau makaga
adjective blow steadily (of wind)
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarksomo
verb grow, develop; coconut apple
bookmarktamana o dogu bodu
noun father-in-law
bookmarkubu loada
a coconut shell used for expectoration
bookmarkvaivai daahili
a dirty song
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