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alaa muna
word <= dalaa muna>
bookmarkalo maliae
noun coconut meat (fully mature) of good quality for eating
bookmarkamu
verb twirl fibers (with ina); fibers for the manufacture of rope or cloth, etc.
bookmarkaneane
noun the physical desire of a member of the opposite sex
bookmarkbalagelage gee
severely crippled
bookmarkbasa hagamao lalo
speak humbly
bookmarkbido dagi
follow in order to spy on
bookmarkbigi lima
adjective hold hands
bookmarkdaa de baalanga
ring the bell
bookmarkdaa de hia
what time is it
bookmarkdaa gaiaa
verb to murder someone so that others don’t see
bookmarkdaabeduge mai
bring a lot of
bookmarkdaba de ganomada
instantaneous, in the blinking of an eye
bookmarkdaea
adjective to have arrived at
bookmarkdagahi ange gi de --
serve as a side dish for
bookmarkdai hiigai
adjective hungry
bookmarkdamaa me
adjective
small
dangi a beini
to have smelled ripe pandanus
bookmarkdau mamu
verb the season in which fish are abundant
bookmarkdaudu
noun fishsp.: spinypuffer
bookmarkdeai ma gi dahi
none at all as you should very well know
dee vasu
fearless (socially); inconsiderate
bookmarkdiba
noun portion, share (of something); part (of something); fraction (in arithmetic)
bookmarkdiibanga goo dii
a game played by children (to determinewho is "it")
bookmarkdolu llau
number three hundred
bookmarkdonudonu
adjective understand somewhat
bookmarkdungu ibo
verb smell (oneself)
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkduu uli
noun sea cucumber species
bookmarkga dae ai
until
bookmarkgabaduu
verb to sail a canoe against the wind; paddle or pole a canoe against the current
bookmarkgadea
noun the side of the canoe away from the outrigger float
bookmarkhaadenga
noun measurement
bookmarkhaanau
verb born, be
bookmarkhaangoda mada aasanga
to fish for labelabe
bookmarkhagaao
verb intend to stay up until daybreak
bookmarkhagabaua
verb figureout, determine
bookmarkhagabiigia
verb to make sticky
bookmarkhagadaha
verb to stay at a distance; to keep one’s distance
bookmarkhagadama
verb treat as a child
bookmarkhagadodi
verb walk with a limp (permanently)
bookmarkhagahana age
recook for several days
bookmarkhagaodea
the time at which it is midday
bookmarkhai me balavini
to conduct oneself clumsily
bookmarkhai me gaiaa
to be reluctant to express oneself openly (esp. to persons in certain types ofrelationship to one)
bookmarkhai sogosogo
verb masturbate
bookmarkhaingaa me
noun work requiring a large work force
bookmarkhale dabeo
noun menstrualhut
bookmarkhano gi bouli gee
to transfigure oneself
bookmarkhhao
verb fill,stuff (something into or full of)
bookmarkhhoda
adjective gasp for breath (once)
bookmarkhhule
verb to expose the head of the penis by pulling back the foreskin
bookmarkhologemo
adjective
hulubala
verb smeared with grease or paint or food, etc.
bookmarkkana adu
perhaps; watch yourself
bookmarkkau donu
adjective usedto, easy to
bookmarklaalanga
noun the quality of the weave (of mat plaiting)
bookmarklabodo-daubulebule
noun eelsp.
bookmarklagolagohia
verb wounded in several places or all over
bookmarklanga de ivi
a method of repositioning the bones of the ribcage
bookmarklau iho laa
those of small size
bookmarklau kena
adjective leaves (or hair) which have lost theirnatural healthy color
bookmarklodo baba
noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’ conversation
bookmarkmaaua
adjective poisoned (by food)
bookmarkmada ligiligi
adjective having small eyes or holes
bookmarkmada-umanga
noun the bud of a cyrtosperma taro corm
bookmarkmadaali
adjective lacking in oil (of a ripe coconut)
bookmarkmagano
adjective overripe (of pandanus only)
bookmarkmalo huna
adjective breechclout
bookmarkmanogo
noun fishsp.: goby
bookmarkmasavaa
noun time
bookmarkmassogosogolia
verb to have been by oneself
bookmarkmaua
verb to be able to
bookmarkme hhadu hugadoo
it’s a lie
bookmarkmee mmala
noun gallbladder
bookmarkmidia ange
dream about
bookmarkmmala
adjective bitter, sour; unlucky
bookmarkngudu malie
eloquent (of a person)
bookmarkohua
verb characterized by having ohu
bookmarksali loimada
adjective to tear1 (in the eyes because, e.g., of smoke)
bookmarkse aha goe
you’re a nobody
bookmarksoesoe
adjective straight or level all over (as a playing field); somewhat level or straight
bookmarktangada maagaga
industrious person
bookmarkuaasei
a type of small knife
bookmarkunumanga
drinking party
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