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abaabai
verb carry a canoe in shallow water; carry half lifting
bookmarkaduisiisi
noun one’s first spouse
bookmarkanaa huu
those only are the ones
bookmarkanailaa laa
it was today that
bookmarkbaba donu
adjective properly settled
bookmarkbalu moso
adjective constant movement of the hands and feet, as when struggling (resembling the movements of a young starling)
bookmarkbanganga
noun fish sp.: wrasse
bookmarkbasa baubau
verb speak badly of someone
bookmarkbaua
verb figure out, determine
bookmarkbongabonga
adjective bent up
bookmarkdaa de hia
what time is it
bookmarkdaa hagapodo
verb
dagu hahine
my "daughter" or "mother" (not one’s natural mother)
bookmarkdaholaa/a
noun december
bookmarkdahuli de vae
dislocated ankle
bookmarkdane
verb a fungus infection of the skin (consisting of superficial white spots)
bookmarkdangalebu de me
bad weather
bookmarkdaumaha hagasaele
noun a meeting of church members for business
bookmarkdenaa donu
that is it for sure
bookmarkdenga meelaa
those ones over there (plural)
bookmarkdili dagidahi
happening continually but one at a time
bookmarkdogi hakolona
noun adze with a curved blade of the Terebra shell
bookmarkdohu
adjective sufficient, enough; able to cover agiven area
bookmarkdoo de gauanga
dislocated thigh bone
bookmarkduasala
adjective hardship,difficulty
bookmarkdugi
verb scare away,chase away
bookmarkduliduli
verb hurting of one’s ears from high-pitched noises
bookmarkduu de ogaanga
having husked many coconuts (as evidenced by the many husks lying about)
bookmarkga noho
after a time
bookmarkgaadinga hagaangiangi
copra dried in the wind (not in the sun or in an oven)
bookmarkgaagose
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgaanoni
noun
an omen of death
gangong
noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking
bookmarkgidee iho
adjective be aware of oneself
bookmarkhaaina
verb stare at
bookmarkhaanau ssene
adjective yield interest
bookmarkhagabigi
verb strive to be like
bookmarkhagadubu hue vini
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagahaunu
verb cause to drink alcoholic beverages
bookmarkhagailaage
verb setfree
bookmarkhagalegunga
adjective showoff (esp. in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
verb attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamele
verb
hagammae lodo
verb insult (someone)
bookmarkhagaoda tugi
noun a type of prepared food (made from mashed taro and grated coconut)
bookmarkhagapasa
verb cause several people to speak; mediate an argument so that the disputants will speak to each other
bookmarkhagasiva (ina)
verb make a total of nine
bookmarkhagi me
verb pick coconuts
bookmarkhai sumu
verb having a diamond-shaped decoration or form, etc.
bookmarkhalehale dagodo lodo
nauseated
bookmarkhao
verb drill through,burrow
bookmarkhebaledage
verb a confluence of currents (making the water choppy)
bookmarkhenuu
noun placenta
bookmarkhesohesongi
adjective repeatedly hesongi
bookmarkinai
noun a type of mat
bookmarkkangi odi
adjective too sharp
bookmarkkini
verb pick at one time,pinch at one time
bookmarklahulahu
noun birdsp.: wanderingtattler (heteroscelus incanus)
bookmarklaumele
noun fishsp.: tang (2 sorts)
bookmarklimilimi
noun coralsp.: brain coral
bookmarkloiho
adjective
go or come down (or toward the lagoon)
maava age
belch
bookmarkmage
mago de henua
noun monsoon winds (from the southwest)
bookmarkmahangahanga
adjective cracked in many places
bookmarkmalui
adjective turned (in direction),reversed,transposed
bookmarkmanu somo
noun tree, plant
bookmarkmmala luu mada
stinging of one’s eyes (e.g., from salt water)
bookmarkmomme vaivaia o ssaalenga
noun puddle
bookmarkmoomada
adjective half-cooked
bookmarkmougu
noun plantsp.: fleurya ruderalis (forst.f.) gaud. ex. wedd.
bookmarkmuu-madavai
noun fishsp. (rare)
bookmarknanumia
verb the object of a complaint
bookmarkngadi hai bodu
common-law marriage, concubinage
bookmarkngalongalo
adjective forgetful,absent-minded
bookmarkodi iho
just finished
bookmarkoha de ganomada
to work on a craft item (e.g., a canoe) with a model in mind of the finished product which is different from that of the person who began the work
bookmarkoluu
pronoun your (plural; for plural noun)
bookmarksaavale
noun spit, saliva
bookmarkseni ange
rest up for (e.g., the next day’s work)
bookmarksii mada daahaa
a fine jet of water
bookmarksileia doo soa
look, your neighbor is competing against you
bookmarksomo boi
adjective grow abnormally (having defects)
bookmarktabuvae
noun toe
bookmarkvaaligiligi
adjective small (for a vast plural noun; used with dengaa)
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