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alaa dagodo
those there are the circumstances...
bookmarkaloha iho
noun self-love
bookmarkbadodi
verb to jerk to a stop (as at the end of a tether); stumble, trip (fall)
bookmarkbala
adjective soft, mushy, offering no resistance
bookmarkbongaa hala
noun any long and hollow object (e.g., a pipe or a hose)
bookmarkbou
noun mast (of a canoe)
bookmarkbua maliaa
bula de ganomada
get mad
bookmarkbunaa
noun the trail left behind a canoe paddle in the water (or a similar disturbance of the water)
bookmarkbuu
adjective come out from (like smoke or pus); be forced out of
bookmarkdaaligi
verb do something seriously; be moved about; a jerky movement, caused by the wind (e.g., the flapping of a sail); work seriously
bookmarkdaane mada duulanga
noun a person able to do things others cannot
bookmarkdagahia de agau
reef which has been trampled previously by lobster hunters (and therefore is poor for lobstering)
bookmarkdai deeai donu
almost none at all
bookmarkdau i tua
memorize
bookmarkdauaabulu
verb nearly sunk
bookmarkdaubeemala
verb a method of braiding flower headdressesor necklaces made from manu-mala
bookmarkdiba
adjective not level, tipped to one side
bookmarkdola
adjective erection (of penis)
bookmarkdolodolo manu ligi
the physical sensation (like bugs crawling on one) after one’s leg, etc., has been asleep
bookmarkdonga
noun plantsp.: orientalmangrove(bruguiera gymnorhiza (l.) lam.)
bookmarkdungudungua
verb repeatedly smell (something)
bookmarkduusaba
noun type of musical intrument which consists a stretched palm leaf that is blown in order to make sound
bookmarke lodo goe
watchout
bookmarkgabaea mai
found hanged (suicide)
bookmarkgabanibaonga
noun room (of a house)
bookmarkgede hangaabo
noun
a type of basket
gede maduu
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgio
noun mollusksp.: charonia spp.
bookmarkgobagoba
verb bushy (of hair)
bookmarkgubu lima
hand, wrist
bookmarkhagaau
verb to create an ocean current
bookmarkhagademo
verb
pout
hagaduu i luu goo
hagahaunu
verb cause to drink alcoholic beverages
bookmarkhagamano
verb make a total of one thousand
bookmarkhagaodea
verb the time at which it is midday
bookmarkhagapuunia
verb add up (many things)
bookmarkhagasugisugi
verb repeatedly shorten or abbreviate
bookmarkhai dahi heohi
maintain one’s position in an argument(against contrary positions)
bookmarkhai me hebagi
be on the point of fighting
bookmarkhakoloa
verb provide goloa for; support(someone, with material things)
bookmarkhauala
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkhela
verb spread one’s legs (esp. a woman in the act of sexual intercourse)
bookmarkhesuisuihagi
verb repeatedly hesuihagi
bookmarkhetugi
adjective meet by chance,encounter
bookmarkhhadi iho luu vae
take a short break (in work involvingstanding)
bookmarkhonga de mouli
during the lifetime of
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hungi
verb tricks of self-defense (some of which are like judo or karate)
bookmarki ama
on the same side of a canoe as theoutrigger float
bookmarklabulabu sala
adjective fail to take hold of (or do) properly(leading to an accident, or other unfortunate outcome)
bookmarklamu dada
verb a jerk (e.g., of a line)
bookmarklaussoe
adjective having straight hair (not kinky or wavy)
bookmarklede
noun penetrating cold
bookmarkleuleu
adjective becoming leu (ripe)
bookmarkllagu
verb claw
bookmarklua-malama
time noun february (’second month’)
bookmarkmaahe
adjective decrease (in strength, rate of growth, etc.)
bookmarkmaanga-de-langi
noun wormsp. (makes a spider-like thread)
bookmarkmada agamu
noun the essential design features of tuai
bookmarkmadaagi
verb the scout in belubelu fishing
bookmarkmadalua maa lua
number twenty two
bookmarkmalui
adjective turned (in direction),reversed,transposed
bookmarkmami
noun papaya; papaya tree
bookmarkmanogo
noun fishsp.: goby
bookmarkmao lunga
high, high-ranking
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more moe2
bookmarkmomme
a place
bookmarkmoni dui
noun a canoe rigged for casting for tuna
bookmarkmoni velovelo
noun a canoe with men going spear fishing
bookmarkmonilele
noun airplane
bookmarkmouli
adjective living, alive; life; life-style; that on which life seems to depend (e.g., favorite food or activity); life-principle (spirit, soul, etc.)
bookmarkngani adu
ngani toward others; fit around one as a belt etc.
bookmarkngavesi
box, coffin, crate
bookmarkobe
eye of thtaro corn
bookmarkoga
verb to husk (a coconut) with a sharp stick
bookmarkoho age
the following morning
bookmarkpaa i daalinga
move in closely (of birds) to daalinga
bookmarksali dodo
bleed
bookmarksileia doo soa
look, your neighbor is competing against you
bookmarksogoisi
adjective
vaasuu ai
vaivai daahili
a dirty song
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