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abi
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkagule
verb pick head lice
bookmarkaha dea
noun driftwood sp. (white in the center)
bookmarkahe iho
diminish (in intensity)
bookmarkaloage
badotodi
verb move jerkily
bookmarkbahhaa
adjective to make a sound, like that of a turtle gasping for breath; the sound of air exhaled suddenly
bookmarkbani-gegeva
noun
basa too gee
speak ungrammatically
bookmarkbuugunga
noun conformation of a bugu
bookmarkdaa de hagallogo
perform certain old religious ceremonies or chants
bookmarkdaga ula
verb go lobster catching
bookmarkdagamanga
noun path, route
bookmarkdaladala
adjective rough in texture (as perceived overtime); fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdango
verb grab (in order to restrain, e.g., a person), fall upon
bookmarkdao huge
verb to open an earth oven as soon as the food is cooked
bookmarkdaogave
noun a type of coconut tree
bookmarkdaogubu
noun waist, circumference
bookmarkdoha
verb to spreadout (something)
bookmarkdoo de hatuli
the’falling of thunder’
dua nnui
adjective violence; a type of rope (thick, with thick strands)
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkduuli lua
verb a method of throwing one’s opponent inwrestling
bookmarke dee haalo
refuse to accept (something)
bookmarkgaaui i tao
a line (for retrieving) which is attached to a spear
bookmarkgai lima dahi
to eat taro without fish (or fish without taro)
bookmarkgaini
noun any lattice-like arrangement
bookmarkgau dagodo
noun the boom of a sail
bookmarkgidee iho
adjective be aware of oneself
bookmarkgiigii
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu
bookmarkgili maalama
verb light-skinned
bookmarkhagadau doa
adjective to show one’s strength by doing something difficult
bookmarkhagaditidi de hadu
to skip a stone across the water
bookmarkhagallogo
noun chant (in the old religious ceremony)
bookmarkhagasaangia
verb to encounter good (or bad) fortune
bookmarkhagaseloo
verb make a total of one million
bookmarkhagasiva (ina)
verb make a total of nine
bookmarkhagassoe
verb straighten out; decide an issue (byhigher authority)
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhai dahi heohi
maintain one’s position in an argument(against contrary positions)
bookmarkhai de gubenga
to use a gubenga for fishing
bookmarkhai samu
verb to gossip
bookmarkhai sseu
verb wasteful
bookmarkhale hongagelegele
noun outhouse
bookmarkhalehale me donu huu
surprisingly, it turned out to be possible
bookmarkhano mouli
adjective disappear alive (esp. into another world)
bookmarkhegau
noun work,activity,occupation
bookmarkhhagi de baa galele
jerking of a fishing lure to attract fish; a method of extracting a lure from the fish’s mouth
bookmarkhoosenga
adjective shy,embarrassed,bashful
bookmarkkosi-honga-agau
noun mollusksp.: trachycardium orbita
bookmarkkumi tangi
to control one’s crying
bookmarklaagau
noun wood,stick (of wood)
bookmarklalo de langi
beyond the horizon, far away from theatoll
bookmarklaulau hai daonga
noun
a type of basket
llea
adjective
say loudly
maadau hholu
noun a fishhook made of wire
bookmarkmaava
adjective yawn,belch
bookmarkmada-galisi
the stem of the coconut
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmadavaivai
noun a type of knot used in net-making
bookmarkmagi haahine
adjective menstruation
bookmarkmagi hai dama
morningsickness (of pregnancy)
bookmarkmago de me
a worsening condition of the weather
bookmarkmalianoono
lizard fish
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp. something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmassala
clear-headed
bookmarkme hagalolo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro and coconut cream)
bookmarkmee
noun thing
bookmarkmee saabini uga
reel of fishing line (lit. thing to wrap fishing line)
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/13/19
bookmarkmmasa bagubagu
adjective hard and curled up owing to dryness
bookmarkmoomoa-uliuli
noun fishsp.: boxfish (dark blue)
bookmarkmounuunu
adjective easily mounu
bookmarkngadolia
verb to have ngado
bookmarkngalue ange
increase
bookmarkngaue ange
increase (in price, etc.)
bookmarkodi sango
adjective completely cleaned up or finished; all gone; each and every oneall gone
bookmarkoha
break, break up, destroy; damage, ruin
bookmarkpaa
adjective explode,burst
bookmarksaagule
pick head lice
bookmarksabini
verb to wrap around
bookmarksagea gee
extremely sagea
bookmarksavasavali
verb always hungry
bookmarksseni
ssuonioni
sand
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