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aamia
verb sufficient for the purpose or need
bookmarkaigimea
noun plant sp.: wedelia creeper (wedelia biflora (l.) dc.)
bookmarkalaa loo
those (there) were the ones
bookmarkanaa muhuu
how about those
bookmarkbaasi masui
adjective left side, left-handed
bookmarkbaledilo
verb the stage of plant growth at which immature leaves appear
bookmarkbaua
verb figure out, determine
bookmarkbeaha
adjective to be in a serious condition, critically ill or injured
bookmarkbogi
verb to plant taro slips
bookmarkbulubulu maanadu
noun incomplete idea
bookmarkbuu goede
worthless or useless <’like an octopus without a head’>
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkdahido mada
noun inner corner of the eye
bookmarkdaiao age
the following morning
bookmarkdanngaho
noun stomach
bookmarkdaodao
noun fishsp.: wahoo
bookmarkdau (umu)
noun a cover for an earth oven
bookmarkdau hala
verb the season during which pandanus fruit of the same type matures
bookmarkdavaia
noun the largest sort of tuna
bookmarkdee haihai donu
that’s for sure
bookmarkdee ni dago
never mind
bookmarkdelaa muhuu
how about that one there
bookmarkdelaa tee madea
hard to tellapart from; resemble closely
bookmarkdenei tagodo
this is the situation...
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdoluu
pronoun your (plural; for singular noun)
bookmarkdoo me (ai)
verb make fun of, ridicule
bookmarkdua gaahanga
noun one of the lines of which gaahangais composed)
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of a woman in childbirth)
bookmarkduilaa
verb to be unable to attract members of the opposite sex
bookmarkduu de umada
noun a rainbow appearing in the sky
bookmarkduudae
noun feces
bookmarkgada gimoo
adjective smile (esp. for no good reason or whenembarrassed)
bookmarkgalo sugi mada
glimpse
bookmarkganomada
noun eye
bookmarkgave bae
noun a row of stones piled on top of each other
bookmarkgeesaama
noun outrigger cross boom (of a canoe)
bookmarkgeu de madangi
a change of wind
bookmarkgulabe
noun rectum
bookmarkguuduma
noun a (dry) elevation in the taro bog; hillock (in the taro bog only)
bookmarkhaangoda dua beau
noun a fishing method (used on the seaward reef during the day) employing a line, with hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhagaavaava
verb provide or receive support continually
bookmarkhagabuulunga
verb accuse (someone) of having had sexual relations with someone else
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hagadangada
verb treat someone as a human being
bookmarkhagadubu manu baabaa
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagammidi
noun suction of a sea current, undertow.
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhai duu
verb to carry a baby about
bookmarkhakaa tuai
to sharpen a coconut grater blade
bookmarkhhano
verb wash one’s own hands (or mouth)
bookmarkhilihili
verb choose carefully from among many,election
bookmarkholoholoi
verb the rope tied to palm fronds in belubelu fishing
bookmarkhuudanga
noun way of singing
bookmarkkalo
verb stir up
bookmarklaangi dabeo
verb a day which is rainy and stormy
bookmarklanibene
adjective separation in coconut oil (when it is aging)
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklaulau hai daonga
noun
a type of basket
liagi
verb dump, throwout (discard)
bookmarklodo bale
noun helpful (sort of person)
bookmarkluu hua
noun labiamajora
bookmarkmaaloolo
adjective refreshed (e.g., after a rest, or a shower)
bookmarkmaanga booi
noun a fingerful of booi
bookmarkmadalama
noun tip of coconut palm leaf
bookmarkmaholaholadage
adjective being holadage in several places
bookmarkmalanga
adjective
lifted up; departed (as a ship); separate from
mamu de lagi
noun the fish which live beyond the outer reef
bookmarkmanu-hagadigedige
noun mollusksp.: coneshell
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
mantis shrimp
bookmarkmolimoli ange
take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled (e.g., a ship stuck on the reef during the moments when it is floated by waves)
bookmarkmoloa
verb knotted (of hair)
bookmarkmuli moni
noun stern
bookmarknoganoga
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarkodaadeu
pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkpaa de hoa
happy (lit., ’to slap one’s sides’)
bookmarksaavale ina
fish or meat which is watery in textureand bad-tasting
bookmarksabini
verb to wrap around
bookmarksii
verb spill out (e.g. too much food in your mouth)
bookmarksisi galisi
striped (with thin lines)
bookmarkssae de leo
to project one’s voice better (e.g., after clearing one’s throat)
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