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abaabai
verb carry a canoe in shallow water; carry half lifting
bookmarkabitala
noun eave (of a house)
bookmarkadi longo
adjective to tattle
bookmarkava
adjective relief, be relieved
bookmarkbaa ange
close to, near to
bookmarkbaasi masui
adjective left side, left-handed
bookmarkbangi dua beau
a certain way of pinching with the fingers
bookmarkbigobigo
adjective bent up (having several bends)
bookmarkbingabinga
adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipper lobster
bookmarkdagaanga
noun way of tying the leader to a fish hook
bookmarkdala malo
adjective change clothes
bookmarkdelaa tee madea
hard to tellapart from; resemble closely
bookmarkdenei donu
this is it for sure
bookmarkduugiva
adjective rough texture, of a plaited object such as a mat
bookmarke hia
how much
bookmarkgaa, ula
verb burn (intransitive)
bookmarkgaange
verb give
bookmarkgabaea
to hang oneself
bookmarkgabugabu
shore
bookmarkgada-laagau-ngaadai
noun fishsp.
bookmarkgahoo
verb wear
bookmarkgai nnao
adjective eat messily
bookmarkgaleva
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkgaleve vii
noun fermented galeve, palmtoddy
bookmarkganava
noun plantsp.: treesp.: cordiatree(cordia subcordata lam.)
bookmarkgau dagodo
noun the boom of a sail
bookmarkgiidada
verb misfortune which will occur in the future (as ascertained through divination)
bookmarkginigini
noun mollusksp.: tellinidae spp.; pharonella spp.)
bookmarkhaa llau
number four hundred
bookmarkhaaligi
verb wrap from under, wrap around; to line1 something (e.g., a box, with paper)
bookmarkhada
shelf, platform, raft, floor (of planks); car: a clam nursery, men’s house
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
verb critical of others
bookmarkhagadabena ange
prepare for
bookmarkhagaditidi
verb to skip a stone across the water
bookmarkhagadogaa dangada
adjective embarrass people by one’s actions
bookmarkhagadubu gina
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagagalugalua
verb cause to have more and more galu
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hagamadumadua
verb to act as though very old
bookmarkhagamanavasaa
risky, dangerous
bookmarkhagammau de ngudu
argumentative in a disrepectful way
bookmarkhagamulimuli
verb "this is the end" (of a chant)
bookmarkhagasebugi
verb make a total of one billion
bookmarkhagasegelia
verb let slip or slide
bookmarkhagasoa
verb go with someone; cause to increase innumber
bookmarkhagauda de hau
put on a hau
bookmarkhai me magua
sort of steal
bookmarkhai modo
verb eat (or pick) when still unripe
bookmarkhale hai niho
dentist’s office
bookmarkhalehale gaiaa
adjective cloying insincere humility
bookmarkhallaba
noun the base of a palm frond spine; rifle
bookmarkhhanga de ngudu
open one’s mouth
bookmarkhhule
verb to expose the head of the penis by pulling back the foreskin
bookmarkhohhoo
adjective a sound made when surprised
bookmarkhoohanga
adjective a nest (of birds); pumice stone (found as driftwood)
bookmarklaulau a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarkllago
adjective mature (of a taro corm which can be used for food)
bookmarklo te
luu duu
noun covers (of books), two halves
bookmarkmaakau loo dangada
now we’re in trouble
bookmarkmaamaaua
adjective frequently maaua
bookmarkmaaniha
adjective strongly desirous of
bookmarkmada age (iho)
adjective take from the bottom (top); take the worst or smallest (best or biggest)
bookmarkmadaa hadu
noun grater (metal) attached to a board forgrating taro
bookmarkmagi labua gee
upset stomach (nausea)
bookmarkmahana
adjective hot (weather)
bookmarkmahuda age
wakeup
bookmarkmalu gohu
adjective becoming darker (as when the sky becomes overcast)
bookmarkmanu-solo-maanu
jellyfish-like animal in the shape of a flower that burrows into the sand when touched
bookmarkmmoli
verb haul (all at once or as fast as possible)
bookmarkmuaamoni
a song formerly sung while dancing
bookmarkngadi duu
adjective naked
bookmarkngaio
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarkngalue mai
decrease
bookmarkniho ngalo
molar teeth, wisdom teeth
bookmarknoho hagamolomolo
adjective to sit by oneself (away from the main group)
bookmarknooligi
noun a small knife
bookmarkoga
to husk (a coconut) with a sharp stick
bookmarkoo
adjective fit to (or into)
bookmarkpee
adjective pass wind (flatus)
bookmarkpono age de manava
be unable to breathe
bookmarkse agoo
adept at
bookmarksuisui
become wet
bookmarktoo gili
wrinkled skin (from age)
bookmarkvalagei
whip black coral
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