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anei nei
these now
bookmarkbagibagi de me
all of a sudden (violent actions)
bookmarkbangabanga
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbigobigo
adjective bent up (having several bends)
bookmarkdaa hagabodobodo
verb make a quick trip
bookmarkdaadaanga sala
adjective ugly-looking
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkdada age
verb raise (a flag)
bookmarkdada moni
adjective
to beach a canoe without using runners
dadau
adjective hit repeatedly (on one occasion)
bookmarkdagilagolago
adjective many for each
bookmarkdagimomo
adjective few for each one
bookmarkdalia-dodo
noun mollusksp.: chlamys schmeltzi
bookmarkdama madua
noun eldest child
bookmarkdaudahi
adjective only,alone (just one)
bookmarkdauoni-baabaa
noun fishsp. (a rare school fish which looks like saniba)
bookmarkdeledele hainga a me
rush because of an emergency
bookmarkdiilevalevanoa
noun the fifth child of a couple
bookmarkgaa de malala
there is sufficient ; an argumentative and stubborn person; argumentative
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
early evening, late in the afternoon.
bookmarkgabigabia
verb repeatedly grubbing
bookmarkgadagada-a-vaga
noun a very small tuna
bookmarkgaigai a usu
flatus
bookmarkgidigidi
verb short
bookmarkgiligilisau
adjective go around habitually without clothes
bookmarkginogino
adjective inclined not to enjoy something (esp. food) by being overly sensitive to filth
bookmarkgogoo
adjective
gulu daladala
breadfruit with rough skin
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun a type of prepared food (ripe breadfruit which has been cooked in an umu)
bookmarkhaahadi
verb
hadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhagaaduadu
verb say bad things about people
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
verb critical of others
bookmarkhagabunibuni
verb add together from different sources
bookmarkhagadibadiba
verb rock back and forth to one side
bookmarkhagadoodoo denga muna
boast foolishly about one’s ability (when it is obvious that one is inept)
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagamadumadua
verb to act as though very old
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagaoda-lolo
noun fishsp. (= large llahi)
bookmarkhagasii lolo
noun wheel
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhai me mudumudu
a habitually mudumudu
bookmarkhale hongagelegele
noun outhouse
bookmarkhanuhanu
adjective few; gaining in
bookmarkholahola aalanga
adjective calisthenics,exercises
bookmarkhuaalaangi
noun noon; the whole day; a certain day only
bookmarkhuaamee daahaa
hungahunga-a-nui
noun the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkkano avaavaa
adjective porous
bookmarklaulau a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarklili baasi gee
accuse someone (in an argument, usually between spouses) of taking sides withanother family member
bookmarklodo baba
calmness, tranquility, freedom from worries
bookmarklomolomosi
verb repeatedly or frequently loomosi
bookmarkluilui togo
a measurement of land along the shore
luuluu haha
adjective wash one’s mouth out, gargle
bookmarkmaaheahe
adjective decreasing
bookmarkmaamaaua
adjective frequently maaua
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madolidoli
verb of unusual age or size
bookmarkmalamalau
adjective repeatedly or continuously malau1
bookmarkmalele
adjective completed
bookmarkmalili gelegele
adjective producing hard crumbs when eaten orbroken
bookmarkmalo diadia
noun mending holes in clothes by runningthreads crisscross across the hole
bookmarkmaluulu de me
the weather is cold
bookmarkmanini
noun fishsp.: convicttang
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligi
noun small bird
bookmarkmaomao
adjective more and more; diminishing rainfall
bookmarkmassagalala
noun burned (food)
bookmarkme hagasaga
noun a toy (made from a dried breadfruit leaf or a disk of coconut shell) which slides when thrown
bookmarkmogomogo
verb muscles (of the body)
bookmarkmoni gabegabe
noun paddling canoe
bookmarkngadi diinonga
noun pagan gods,idols
bookmarkngongo
noun birdsp.: commonnoddy (anous stolidus)
bookmarknoho dodo
coagulation of blood
bookmarknoomeemea
a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave
bookmarknoomeemea
verb a wave of sufficient force to wash overnormally dry land; tidalwave
bookmarkohuohu
verb having many ohu
bookmarksee boiboi saele
stagger about (from a head injury), move as though unconscious
bookmarkseesee hagadaahao
adjective walk (for recreation)
bookmarkseesee hagadibadiba
adjective waddle
bookmarksigisigi mai (adu, ange)
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksii diidii
adjective urinate
bookmarksii valavala
spray
bookmarksisi lima
verb longhand (writing)
bookmarksissisi
adjective striped (having stripes)
bookmarksoesoe
adjective straight or level all over (as a playing field); somewhat level or straight
bookmarksogosogoisi
adjective
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