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abo manu
adjective to correct someone without justification
bookmarkaha goi
what next
bookmarkahe age
start again, reoccur
bookmarkaheahe
verb keep returning
bookmarkalaa naa loo
those there seem to be
bookmarkanaa naa
these (there) only
bookmarkau dili uda
an ocean current flowing toward land
bookmarkau hebaledage
noun a confluence of ocean currents (on the surface only)
bookmarkbalavini
adjective clumsy, awkward (e.g., in carriage)
bookmarkbangulu
noun a part of a traditional loom
bookmarkbasalia
verb seep (of water)
bookmarkbau ange
capable of, be the equal of
bookmarkbibi
noun mollusk sp.: cyclotinella remies, also tellinidae spp.
bookmarkbolengia
verb do something without reflection
bookmarkdaa de baalanga
ring the bell
bookmarkdaabui
verb enclose
bookmarkdagua-bodo
noun fishsp.: tuna sp.
bookmarkdaia e de hegau
overworked
bookmarkdee dau ia
it’s ok
bookmarkdee gagu
adjective uncouth
bookmarkdelaa naa ()
that there will be it (will that be it)
bookmarkdiba
noun portion, share, part, fraction
bookmarkdiidegaehala
noun the sixth child of a couple
bookmarkdili bala
adjective collapse (of persons)
bookmarkdilo
noun the immature leaf of any plant, except of the coconut
bookmarkdogi
noun adze
bookmarkdohu de gili
covered all over (skin) with
bookmarkdona
noun wart, mole (raised)
bookmarkdoo tahulinga
adjective bad-mannered
bookmarkdugu de laa
noun lower sail
bookmarkduu gaha
noun a large piece of gaha (used for mili gaadinga), or from which sennit fibers are obtained)
bookmarkduu taelodo
obtain one’s quota
bookmarkga-hudi
banana
bookmarkgadagada doo me
laugh at
bookmarkgage de henua
invade
bookmarkgavia
crazy person; insane person,
bookmarkgeesaama
noun outrigger cross boom (of a canoe)
bookmarkgegeno
alligator, crocodile
bookmarkhaame / huame
noun coconut, green
bookmarkhaangoda de boo
a method of fishing (at night, beyond the reef)
bookmarkhagabuulinga dangada
noun tribe
bookmarkhagadibalia
verb cause to tip to one side
bookmarkhagadiinonga
verb treat as having supernatural power
bookmarkhagahaanau
verb to help to deliver a child (as a midwife does)
bookmarkhagalongaa
adjective <= hagalongoaa>
bookmarkhagaloosi
verb guard, watch, keep an eye on
bookmarkhagamaadua
verb be oldest among
bookmarkhagamabu age
return to land from sea (esp. of birds)
bookmarkhagamadumadua
verb to act as though very old
bookmarkhagasegedia
verb let slip or slide
bookmarkhai mee
industrious
bookmarkhakaligali
verb grooved
bookmarkhanange
adjective go to
bookmarkhoea
verb covered with sunburn blisters
bookmarkholo
verb
swallow
huaahai
verb expertise
bookmarkhuluhulu mata
noun eyebrow
bookmarkialona
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkise-ngaio
needlefish
bookmarklabua gee (lodo)
having an upset stomach; to be on the point of nausea
bookmarklahhie
noun firewood
bookmarklamallie
adjective bearing big nuts (of coconut trees)
bookmarklaohie de me
good weather (dry)
bookmarklodo malangilangi
adjective happy
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarkloulou
to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkluuluu
verb to shake (something) back and forth
bookmarkmaahaa
adjective daybreak
bookmarkmadalua maa lua
number twenty two
bookmarkmademadea ange
feel sleepy
bookmarkmagimagiaa
adjective frequently magiaa
bookmarkmahuda age
wakeup
bookmarkmao lunga
high, high-ranking
bookmarkmaomao
adjective more and more; diminishing rainfall
bookmarkmasagage
adjective good at fighting
bookmarkme dau
noun thing of importance,worthwhile
bookmarkngadi basa
small talk; idle conversation
bookmarkngaue mai
to reduce (in price, etc.)
bookmarknngahu
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarknnui
adjective
large
ogo
noun purlin
bookmarksagea
verb to do something without regard for others (because one is excited)
bookmarkse galubu
very fast
bookmarkseevoivoia
verb to be in the state of seevoivoi
bookmarkseni gi de ao
sleep late (into daytime)
bookmarksii talaa umada
a wash of waves at the prow of a canoe, when it is sailing fast
bookmarksoe mai
decided for one by the will of god
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