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aahee ange
what else
bookmarkadu-balebale-i-dai
noun fishsp.
bookmarkagu iho
say to oneself
bookmarkaha laa
I wonder why
bookmarkanei muhuu
how about these
bookmarkbaalanga
noun
metal (any kind)
baba age
be decided about
bookmarkbabu
adjective the noise of one hard object struck against another (as the snapping of fingers)
bookmarkbagi mada lagolago
machine gun
bookmarkbalaginagina
adjective be squashed
bookmarkboolaa
adjective a type of sound, indicating surprise
bookmarkdahido vae
noun the back of the thigh
bookmarkdau namu
noun mosquitonet
bookmarkdauaahe
adjective gather or pleat in material; feathers of a rooster standing out on its neck (when angry); festooned with (e.g., flags)
bookmarkdenei laa ()
this is that (is this that)
bookmarkdogia
verb be wet from the rain
bookmarkduu molomolo
visible clearly
bookmarkduudagi
verb connect up, join up, continueupon
bookmarkeleele
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkgabea
verb (in angling) the failure of a bait bundle to come untied and release the bait
bookmarkgaehala
adjective immature breadfruit; an aerial root of a pandanus tree which is used as a jump rope
bookmarkgalabe
noun seacucumber sp. (several spp.)
bookmarkgapese
verb a method of pole fishing at night(on the seaward reef)
bookmarkgaveaa
verb
taken;
hadi modu
adjective sheer drop-off (as at the edge of a cliff)
bookmarkhadiugu
verb a unit of linear measure (from the end of an outstretched hand to the bent elbow of the other arm)
bookmarkhaelu
verb var. of hailu
bookmarkhagabuulunga iho
adjective to hagabuulunga oneself
bookmarkhagadaane
verb to act like a human
bookmarkhagadaemahadia
verb put too much weight on
bookmarkhagaduuhuli
verb to create duuhuli
bookmarkhagaluelueia
verb repeatedly hagalueia
bookmarkhagamagua
verb to cause someone to steal
bookmarkhagamalo
verb provide clothes for
bookmarkhagamidimidi
verb having a strong undertow
bookmarkhagapili
adjective boring
bookmarkhagasaele age
adjective make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)
bookmarkhagasugi ange
to use an abbreviated name or acronym
bookmarkhagauda i tege
carry a basket, etc., on one’s hip
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhai de gubenga
to use a gubenga for fishing
bookmarkhala dudu
a noise like that of burning pandanus (loud crackling)
bookmarkhale de henua
hano mouli
verb disappear alive, especially into another world
bookmarkhano muhuu loo
let’s see...
bookmarkhaula
verb setfireto (causing large flames); light (a lamp)
bookmarkhhogi
adjective a sharp sound, like the report of a rifle
bookmarkholi
adjective shape of,form of
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
rust
bookmarkhonu baabaa
fill to the brim
bookmarkhuadia
noun fishing pole
bookmarkkii
verb move away
bookmarklabodo-tea
noun eelsp.: morayeel
bookmarklodo kabi
verb filled to capacity
bookmarkmaanga booi
noun a fingerful of booi
bookmarkmaangalo
verb sweet
bookmarkmada gide
adjective sharp-eyed, goodat finding things
bookmarkmada udua
noun the point of a promontory or peninsula (esp. if large)
bookmarkmahagi
adjective (fruit) picked off (or caused to fall by wind)
bookmarkmahuda age
wakeup
bookmarkmahuge
malumalu de me
cloudy day (not bright)
bookmarkmanavanava
adjective breathing
bookmarkmangoo-dahola
noun fishsp.: blacktipshark
bookmarkmanu-a-tababa
noun
plantsp.: cycadplant
manu-solo-maanu
jellyfish-like animal in the shape of a flower that burrows into the sand when touched
bookmarkmmidi
verb suck, suction (e.g., of sea current)
bookmarkmoana dabeo
verb rough seas
bookmarkmuna abo (donu)
noun truth
bookmarkmuna pada
noun harsh words
bookmarkmusu
verb whisper(ing)
bookmarkngadi daumaha
adjective religions which are not in the judaeo-christian tradition, pagan cults
bookmarkngaengae
verb to become dizzy in the water
bookmarkngavesi
box, coffin, crate
bookmarkngongo
noun black bird species (eats fish)
bookmarkoo
number zero
bookmarksaavale
verb spit,drool,sputum
bookmarksaelea
verb walked upon
bookmarksaidule
verb wrapped up or covered up completely
bookmarksalaa
noun fishsp.: flyingfish
bookmarksebu
adj seen on the surface of the sea from time to time
bookmarkseevoivoi
adjective cry uncontrollably (hystericallyinaccessible)
bookmarkssema
jellyfish species
bookmarkteve
adjective hair or feathers standing on end
bookmarkvaaligi
adjective small (for plural noun)
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