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anaa naa loo
those seem to be
bookmarkbadai gee
extremely meddlesome
bookmarkbangi
verb pinch (with the fingers)
bookmarkbangongo
noun fish sp.: rabbitfish
bookmarkbao
noun room, compartment
bookmarkboolaa ange
say boolaa to
bookmarkbungubungu
adjective
plump
daa gaiaa
verb to murder someone so that others don’t see
bookmarkdaga
verb go from one place to another in a group
bookmarkdagu hahine
my "daughter" or "mother" (not one’s natural mother)
bookmarkdai hieunu
adjective thirsty
bookmarkdau haanau
noun a period during which many children areborn
bookmarkdauaalu
verb always borrowing or begging
bookmarkdaubodobodo
adjective short (in duration)
bookmarkdaumaha hagatoo donu
noun church service of dedication (in whichthe members renew their vows)
bookmarkdihidihi
noun butterfly fish
bookmarkdii de laa
the shining of the sun
bookmarkdiidii ange
urinate against
bookmarkdoo de lolomango
separated (of crude coconut oil)
bookmarkdua lele
noun to throw one’s back out of joint
bookmarkdubua
noun a person of extraordinary ability
bookmarkduguagi
verb be suspicious of (someone)
bookmarkduu inai
type of mat (a half inai)
bookmarkduu malaelae
an open field having no trees
bookmarkduudae goede
noun the inky excretion of the octopus
bookmarkeligi
adjective
chief of the island ()
gaba de aasanga
a side of the watercourses between islets on the atoll
bookmarkgadinibidi
a type of fishook made from pearl shell
bookmarkgaleva
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkgano niho
gums of mouth
bookmarkgauligi daane
male child, boy
bookmarkgide eidu ina
to see a vision, hallucinate
bookmarkhaahaula age de me
become bright (with morning sunlight)
bookmarkhaaina
verb stare at
bookmarkhadi aho
adjective
hagadotodi
verb walk with a limp (temporarily)
bookmarkhagadugu lalo
adjective self-deprecatory,downgrade
bookmarkhagaheiangi
verb act smart (openly)
bookmarkhagassogaanga
noun
hagausinga
noun raincloud (includes all cumulus types)
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhagauu
verb suckle,nurse (feed milk)
bookmarkhai gainga
adjective make an area messy by throwing trasharound
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship between kin
bookmarkhale baalanga
noun frame house
bookmarkhhou
verb insist upon
bookmarkhhui age
eat a snack
bookmarkholiholi
noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)
bookmarklaagau
noun wood,stick (of wood)
bookmarklaagau hagadauaadea
noun a cross beam lashed to a tree to facilitate climbing it
bookmarklaangihagamouli
time noun saturday (the day on which food isprepared for sunday)
bookmarklabulabu sala
adjective fail to take hold of (or do) properly(leading to an accident, or other unfortunate outcome)
bookmarklagi
noun pertaining to the open sea
bookmarklale
noun fishsp. (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarklallala
verb warm oneself by the fire
bookmarklegalega
noun smallness
bookmarkmaamaangalo
verb becoming more and more sweet
bookmarkmadau-dalinga
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkmaleva
adjective present1 (not absent)
bookmarkmalibilibi
adjective crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmalimalino
verb becoming more and more malino
bookmarkmalo aahine
noun dress
bookmarkmanavanava
adjective breathing
bookmarkmanu lalo tai
noun seashell
bookmarkmasagi
a dance (an ancient type)
bookmarkmassaganga
verb to be very dry
bookmarkmassogosogolia
verb to have been by oneself
bookmarkmmili mmili
verb to sift; rub between fingers
bookmarkmoeagi
verb do by stealth
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ngadi laangi
noun a day other than sunday; a day on whichnothing is accomplished
bookmarkngudu leidi
verb be the object of continual gossip; scorned
bookmarkogu
pronoun my (for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkoo
noun a ration of food for a long canoe voyage
bookmarkpuugunga
noun the slopes of swellings or protuberances
bookmarksali ssaavale
adjective salivate
bookmarksao gainga
sweep or clean up trash
bookmarksaulolua
noun fishsp.: triggerfish
bookmarksebaga
numeral tens of billions
bookmarksege gee
slip or slide away from
bookmarksiga
verb
to make a fire with a fire plow; to make a net with a net needle spool
soasoa
adjective increasing in number (people)
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarktamana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandfather
bookmarkvasu
like
bookmarkvogi
to shame someone by teasing or insulting them
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