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abasasa
noun European
bookmarkalohanga
noun a streak of smooth water in the sea
bookmarkava
verb passage, channel
bookmarkbalala
verb the sound of sucking liquid; the sound of coitus
bookmarkbangi dua beau
a certain way of pinching with the fingers
bookmarkboo dolu de gulu
the third day after breadfruit has been picked (after which it is not good to eat)
bookmarkbuu
adjective be greasy
bookmarkbuu tangada
noun an omen of death (when a certain kind or size of fish is caught)
bookmarkdaabeduge
verb work seriously
bookmarkdala
noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
bookmarkdaleba
verb flap briskly in the wind
bookmarkdangada haigamaiana
noun worthwhile person
bookmarkdangi a beini
to have smelled ripe pandanus
bookmarkdaulooloa
adjective long time
bookmarkdegedege
verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly
bookmarkdegi ange
forgive (someone),pardon (someone)
bookmarkdenaa naa loo
that seems to be it; that could be it
bookmarkdenei naa ()
this will be it. (will this be it)
bookmarkdiidii
adjective penis; urinate
bookmarkdiidiingia
verb be frequently exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkdolonoa
noun
donu sala
adjective misunderstand
bookmarkdua nnui
noun violence; a type of rope
bookmarkduu uli
noun sea cucumber species
bookmarkduu-hakaa
noun fishsp. (var. of duubaeao)
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkgabi
verb hold something between two (or more)other things; grab (between other things, e.g., fingers)
bookmarkgai aha
and then what
bookmarkgaimalie
adjective goodat food preparation (not wasteful)
bookmarkgatae
fishing net (attached to a frame or handle)
bookmarkgau laagau
noun the shaft of a spear
bookmarkgeu de madangi
a change of wind
bookmarkgili agau
verb a moss-like covering of the reef; fish which live on the reef
bookmarkgoonanga
noun a record set by an individual (or team)
bookmarkgumedi hadu
noun
a bowl (pottery)
hagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate Europeans
bookmarkhagaalukaba
verb cause to leave quickly, force out
bookmarkhagadamana
verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative
bookmarkhagadau bale
verb cooperate; help one another
bookmarkhagadiingia saele
verb to go about exposing oneself to the sun’s rays
bookmarkhagaduugau
verb to make a handle for (e.g., a knife); to fasten with pegs
bookmarkhagahedae
verb make equal; go to meet
bookmarkhagahidu (ina)
verb the name of a person in a traditional story
bookmarkhagaida de gauvae
to bare one’s teeth (by opening the lips to expose the whole set of teeth)
bookmarkhagakolili
verb to use the word kolili
bookmarkhagalaudodole
verb cause to grow small
bookmarkhagi me
verb pick coconuts
bookmarkhale langadala
noun thatch-roofed house (of palm frond thatch)
bookmarkhanga-mea
noun
heboohagi
adjective fight
bookmarkhenua monga
noun land (island) of mountains
bookmarkhesuisuihagi
verb repeatedly hesuihagi
bookmarkhhui mai tai
flow of the tide
bookmarkhhuna
verb hide at one time
bookmarkhidu-laangi
time noun sunday (’seventh day’)
bookmarkhooholo
verb
huaalanga
noun a type of coconuttree
bookmarkhulo gi lunga ma lalo
argue heatedly,fight
bookmarkhuluhulu-manenga
time noun the tenth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it" (= the person who becomes "it")
bookmarkina
verb to light up an area at night (esp. for hunting land crabs)
bookmarkkaba
adjective do prematurely
bookmarkkoe se aha
who do you think you are
bookmarkkumi tangi
to control one’s crying
bookmarklangadala
noun (a piece of) thatch made from coconut palm frond
bookmarkmadavaivai
noun a type of knot used in net-making
bookmarkmalinolino
verb <= malimalino>
bookmarkmalinolino ~ malimalino
verb becoming more and more calm (of weather)
bookmarkmasimasi
noun dolphin
bookmarkme balabala
noun the soft spot on an infant’s head; genitals (of males or females)
bookmarkme gu modu
decision
bookmarkme holu
noun bow
bookmarkne hia
how many has it been
bookmarkngadoa
verb to have ngado
bookmarkngudu lagolago
lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarkniho gaina
noun teeth with cavities
bookmarkoda
noun grated coconut meat after the oil has been expressed
bookmarkouaa
adjective yes certainly
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksibasiba
verb to walk off-balance
bookmarksilivaahea
wander about with no fixed abode
bookmarksisi
mollusk, sp. Neritidae
bookmarksulu
dive, fall head first; anoint (hair with oil)
bookmarkulumonu
porpoise
bookmarkvelo de hagasii
a type of game
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