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amuamu iho
noun drizzle
bookmarkaude vaavaa
don’t talk about this to anyone
bookmarkbala langi
noun rain
bookmarkbangongo
noun fish sp.: rabbitfish
bookmarkbigibigi
adjective more-or-less close to
bookmarkbiho o de agoago
topic of a sermon
bookmarkbogobogo
verb pushed out of shape (as a tin can), rumpled, crumpled
bookmarkbulobulou
verb to net flying fish
bookmarkbuubuulia
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkdaadaaia ange
adjective be in a hurry to
bookmarkdaahaa mada giigii
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa mada makaga and modomodo
bookmarkdaane dee lahilahia
noun a very special one (rarely seen)
bookmarkdaedae
verb to catch continuously with a hand net
bookmarkdaedaea
adjective have reached many places
bookmarkdahi-malali
time noun the first number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkdangau-daa-sissisi
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdau looloa
adjective to tie at the end of a long tether
bookmarkdaubodobodo
adjective short (in duration)
bookmarkdaudali
adjective follow (someone)
bookmarkdele de maahaa
daybreak
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdiidii
adjective penis; urinate
bookmarkdolodolo manu ligi
the physical sensation (like bugs crawling on one) after one’s leg, etc., has been asleep
bookmarkdolodolona
verb often flooded
bookmarkdoo lodolodo
risky,unreliable
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkduliduli
verb hurting of one’s ears from high-pitched noises
bookmarkduu molomolo
adjective visible clearly
bookmarkeleele
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkgabugabu
shore
bookmarkgadagada doo me
laugh at
bookmarkgai haganamunamu
adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)
bookmarkgelogelo
verb having many depressions (e.g., a corrugated surface)
bookmarkhaahaango
verb wakeup (someone) insistently
bookmarkhagaasoaso
noun spouse
bookmarkhagaaugaua
verb cause to be infected
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
noun a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagagabugabu
verb create a channel through land(by wind or wave action)
bookmarkhagailangi daahaa
noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo, but without somo or mugamuga)
bookmarkhagalele mouli
verb startle; surprise (someone)
bookmarkhagalodolodo
verb hope for (want)
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagasegesege ange
allow someone to do as he pleases
bookmarkhala dudu
a noise like that of burning pandanus (loud crackling)
bookmarkhhagi de baa galele
jerking of a fishing lure to attract fish; a method of extracting a lure from the fish’s mouth
bookmarkhuaamee daahaa
hudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidalwave
bookmarkhugahuga
noun a type of soft driftwood (used for plugs)
bookmarkkano avaavaa
verb porous
bookmarklaalanga
noun the quality of the weave (of mat plaiting)
bookmarklaanganga
noun way of plaiting
bookmarklailai
noun fishsp. (= lae)
bookmarklala
verb to roast
bookmarklauasaasa
verb skinny
bookmarklaudodole
noun smallness
bookmarklaulau
lebelebe
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarklele mouli
adjective
surprised
lili mahangahanga
adjective mad as the devil
bookmarklodo me muimui
in the bush (uncleared area)
bookmarkloselose-uli
noun fishsp.: trumpetfish
bookmarklou de gaugau dalinga
pull the trigger (of a gun)
bookmarkmaadau belubelu
noun a type of fishhook (small, for belubelu fishing)
bookmarkmaaloolo
adjective refreshed (e.g., after a rest, or a shower)
bookmarkmadamada a me
noun a miscellaneous assortment
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmalili gelegele
adjective producing hard crumbs when eaten orbroken
bookmarkmanamanadua
verb keep remembering
bookmarkmanihaniha
adjective inclined to be maaniha
bookmarkmasaova balalangi o lote ngadau
noun rainy season
bookmarkmasoasoa
spacious
bookmarkmassogosogo
adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe
bookmarkmavaevae
adjective scattered
bookmarkmodimodi
adjective walk stealthily in a crouch
bookmarkmodomodo mada gii
the stage of development of the coconutbetween modomodo and gaadinga gaha de a
bookmarkmoumousi
adjective repeatedly being mousi
bookmarknamanama
noun fishsp. (like ngaa, but longer and thinner)
bookmarknebunebua
verb be nebunebu
bookmarknoho hagamolomolo
adjective to sit by oneself (away from the main group)
bookmarknui hoohoa
noun
a coconut tree trunk incised with steps
ohooho
verb frightened by noise
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksaiolo duli magaga
noun a type of string figure
bookmarksavasavali
verb always hungry
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarksinga sogosogo
adjective do something (e.g., work) all by oneself
bookmarksisi baalasi
verb printing (block letters)
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun paternal uncle
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