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bagi
noun gun or any other weapon of similar nature
bookmarkbaua
verb figure out, determine
bookmarkdaa de gaehala
to swing a jump rope made of gaehala
bookmarkdaane gasia
noun a person who is useful to others
bookmarkdanudanu
verb to bury a great many, to keep going down (so that it becomes hidden from view)
bookmarkdiibanga goo dii
a game played by children (to determinewho is "it")
bookmarkdoadoa
verb the sound made to attract chickens
bookmarkdonu sala
adjective misunderstand
bookmarkgaba-moe
noun fishsp.: cardinalfish
bookmarkgadigadi gauvae
adjective chattering of teeth (from cold)
bookmarkhaele
verb bringup (children), discipline (children)
bookmarkhagabaa
verb cause to come into contact with; chase by trying to head off
bookmarkhagaditidi de hadu
to skip a stone across the water
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagammuni
verb hide (something) from
bookmarkhagasau madangi
verb to be exposed to the wind
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhai me dua nnui
do violently
bookmarkhale duu biho
barbershop
bookmarkhale lau
noun thatch-roofed house (of pandanus leafthatch)
bookmarkhano ai
attend (e.g., church services)
bookmarkhedaadoi
adjective collide
bookmarkhelau
noun sorcery
bookmarkhenuu
verb a method of plaiting
bookmarkhuaa me
a coconut (for drinking); the whole thing
bookmarklaohie
noun drought
bookmarklodo bale
noun helpful (sort of person)
bookmarkloha
verb fathom (the span of one’s outstretched arms)
bookmarkmaahuge
maaileele
adjective die,dead (persons or animals)
bookmarkmada galava
noun spear foreshaft
bookmarkmasi
verb to scrape or peel breadfruit when thebreadfruit is ripe
bookmarkmoni galele
noun a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkogo
noun the attachment of a clam to the reef
bookmarkonodaa
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarksaubaligi
verb graceful in dancing
bookmarksobalo
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarksongagi
a bad sort of person
bookmarkvaga
noun sailing vessel, large canoe, ship
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Drummond, E., G. Anderson, J. Rudolph, M. Henry, K. Erwin & K. D. Harrison. 2016.
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