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aalo dahi
verb do at one time
bookmarkalukaba
verb leave quickly (usually under duress)
bookmarkbalu moso
adjective constant movement of the hands and feet, as when struggling (resembling the movements of a young starling)
bookmarkbasa hagasengasenga
adjective speak in riddles or aphoristically or in parables
bookmarkbii o madahasi
a certain kind of phosphorescence in seawater at night
bookmarkdaabasi
verb angling for tuna
bookmarkdaabeduge adu ange
take a lot of
bookmarkdaaloa
verb to have been stabbed (esp. accidentally by hanga)
bookmarkdaangahulu dala buni
ten dollar bill
bookmarkdalia
adjective tired
bookmarkdanedane
verb an extensive infection of dane
bookmarkdangi see
adjective cry aloud for a long time, wail
bookmarkdanngaho
noun stomach
bookmarkdau langi
verb rainy season
bookmarkdaula de boo
noun a rope carried in the canoe (esp. at night) for anchoring or tying canoes together in case of strong wind
bookmarkdaumaha hagadaahao
noun social activities which are held in the church under church auspices
bookmarkdeelaa
there
bookmarkdelaa donu
that there is it for sure
bookmarkdevedeve
adjective standing out all over (of feathers, etc.)
bookmarkdiinei de manu
to kill off plants
bookmarkdoi-giva
noun
the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore
doo gaiaa
verb attack by surprise or stealth; ambush
bookmarkdungu iho
adjective smell oneself
bookmarkduu-baeao
noun fishsp.: filefish
bookmarkduu-o-de-hine
anything sticky which pulls apart likejelly (applied to certain kinds of seacucumbers, etc.)
bookmarkduuduu lagi
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkgaa de malala
there is sufficient ; an argumentative and stubborn person; argumentative
bookmarkgabigabia
verb repeatedly grubbing
bookmarkgatae
noun fishingnet (attached to a frame or handle)
bookmarkgau hadu
the board to which the metal grater for grating taro is attached
bookmarkgelu-hai-usu
noun fishsp.: unicornfish
bookmarkgohugohu
adjective becoming very dark (decreasing in natural light)
bookmarkhaangoda de lodo
to fish in the lagoon
bookmarkhada
noun
shelf, platform, raft, floor (of planks); car; a clam nursery; men’shouse
hadi haho
adjective steep (inclination)
bookmarkhagadige de madaangudu
a prolonged conversation (on subjects of little importance)
bookmarkhagadubu hue vini
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagagubenga
verb to teach someone to use a gubenga
bookmarkhagaoanga gi lunga
good wages; a good price
bookmarkhagasebaga
verb make a total of ten billion
bookmarkhagavaiduu
verb to act as though one were lazy
bookmarkhai me galasi
to steal after having sort of asked for
bookmarkhakiia
verb move (something) away completely
bookmarkhanu mee
noun secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhoe gabegabe
noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)
bookmarkhua
verb come out in front; sing (a song); bear (fruit); a swelling (on the skin, or of dough, etc.);a swell (of the sea)
bookmarkhuuhua
adjective pregnancy
bookmarkilaage mai
free from
bookmarkili luu bongaa usu
kanamalie
adjective tasty (especially of taro)
bookmarkkii adu
get out
bookmarklavalava lau manu
a sarong of material with a flowered pattern
bookmarklodo dama
verb immature in affect
bookmarklodo manege
adjective stubborn (esp. in maintaining one’s own superiority); be a poor loser
bookmarkloigulu
type of prepared food made from breadfruit
bookmarklolo
oil
bookmarkmaadau duiagi
noun a fishhook of a special type (for duiagi fishing)
bookmarkmada looloa
adjective longer in comparison with; extendingfarther than appears to be the case
bookmarkmadaniiga
verb ingrown callus
bookmarkmadea
verb identify,recognize
bookmarkmagi hai dama
morningsickness (of pregnancy)
bookmarkmalili
noun fish sp.: goatfish
bookmarkmalimalino
verb becoming more and more malino
bookmarkmalingi
adjective spilled, poured out
bookmarkmee
noun thing
bookmarkmmaunga
noun way of memorizing, (way of havingmemorized)
bookmarkmoomoa-ganoango
noun fishsp.: boxfish (yellow)
bookmarkmoomoa-uliuli
noun fishsp.: boxfish (dark blue)
bookmarknege
verb move (something) a little way over
bookmarkngadi hanonga
a useless journey
bookmarkngudu malie
adjective eloquent (of a person)
bookmarknooligi
noun a small knife
bookmarkodi mai (adu, ange)
all (e.g., have come)
bookmarkosia
verb taken for planting
bookmarksabini
verb to wrap around
bookmarksamua
verb slandered; to have been an object of gossip
bookmarksaulaba
noun parent-in-law, child-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law
bookmarksese
verb walk
bookmarksii diidii
adjective urinate
bookmarktangada dee doo gi de me
uncouth person
bookmarktao tangada
to immerse a person in medication
bookmarkuaua vaaligi
noun capillary
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