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abongi
adjective capsize
bookmarkalaala
noun fish sp.: jack (2 sorts) (= small tulua)
bookmarkavaava
verb full of holes
bookmarkbaa sege
adjective carom off
bookmarkbaalanga
noun
metal (any kind)
baalanga tea
noun stainless steel
bookmarkbaalanga tugi
noun nail (of metal)
bookmarkbabaiangi ina
cloudy, with clouds of the babaiangi type
bookmarkbungadogi
adjective unskillful (at difficult activities)
bookmarkbusi
verb blow (with the mouth)
bookmarkbuubuu
verb divination
bookmarkdaahaa mada balabala
the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa
bookmarkdaahaa mada makaga
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa and daahaa mada giigii
bookmarkdagaligiligi
adjective broken into small pieces
bookmarkdaha de hia maa
about what time is it
bookmarkdahinga
noun way of shaving
bookmarkdau manu
verb flock of birds (feeding on a school of fish)
bookmarkdee hagabaulia
underestimate,misjudge
bookmarkdelaa loo
that was it
bookmarkdoadoa
verb the sound made to attract chickens
bookmarkdolo mea
noun spiny starfish
bookmarkdonadona
covered in warts/moles
bookmarkdoo tahulinga
bad-mannered
bookmarkdua dama
verb the pallor of a female following childbirth
bookmarkduudua-a-de-honu
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkduumaa de gelegele
numeral trillion (a million million)
bookmarkgasi
noun mollusksp.: asaphis dichotoma
bookmarkgatae
fishing net (attached to a frame or handle)
bookmarkgave lodo
adjective attract attention
bookmarkgiba
verb swelling of the testicles
bookmarkgidigidi laa lalo
a very short person,midget; miniature, diminutive
bookmarkgiigii
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu
bookmarkgili solasola
verb leathery black skin (of humans)
bookmarkgoononga
noun a record (set in competitive sports)
bookmarkhagaaugaua
verb cause to be infected
bookmarkhagahaibodu
verb wedding; perform a wedding
bookmarkhagahedae
verb make equal; go to meet
bookmarkhagahoohanga
verb allow birds to nest, or prepare a placefor their nesting
bookmarkhagamadaagi
verb to teach someone to madaagi
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamao lalo
verb humble,modest
bookmarkhagausinga
noun raincloud (includes all cumulus types)
bookmarkhakaligali
verb grooved
bookmarkhakohu luu mada
squint (eyes),frown
bookmarkhano ai huu
forever
bookmarkhudaa moni
noun a fleet of canoes
bookmarkhulu i de lenga
to paint one’s body with tumeric
bookmarkkai, dalanga
story
bookmarklaba
verb flash (as of lightning)
bookmarklaulau dao gai
noun a wrapping (like a basket) for food cooked in the earth oven
bookmarklehua
verb blurred; covered with ashes
bookmarklenga
noun a preparation made from ango and doidoi (q.v.)
bookmarkllibo ange luu vae
run
bookmarkloange
adjective
go (to the place away from both the speaker and hearer)
lodo mmahi
adjective persistent,patient,persevering
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarkmaadau gina
noun a type of fishhook (for gina fishing)
bookmarkmada duulanga
noun an important position (spatially)
bookmarkmadaa duge
noun the tip of a duge
bookmarkmadaniiga
verb ingrown callus
bookmarkmagaahi
noun embers
bookmarkmanaunaua
verb crazy,insane
bookmarkmanu de gabadanga
noun
the bird leading a flock (of ngongo) to a school of fish
mmoli
verb haul (all at once or as fast as possible)
bookmarkmoni hagadeledele
noun model (or toy) canoe
bookmarkmuna o de henua
noun a community meeting (for listeningto speeches or instructions)
bookmarkmuu
noun fishsp.: snapper (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarknaba
adjective a slip of the tongue
bookmarkngalue mai
decrease
bookmarkngaoheohe
verb easily bent (impermanently)
bookmarknngao dalinga
adjective hurting in the ears from noise
bookmarkomaau
pronoun our (dual, exclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkse agoo
adept at
bookmarkseesee hagadibadiba
adjective waddle
bookmarksisi
verb to move one end of something long and thin by pressure on the other end; to lift a fishing pole; to write (with a pen or pencil); cut copra
bookmarksoesoe
adjective straight or level all over (as a playing field); somewhat level or straight
bookmarkssoi
to foretell a death by words or actions (which cause death)
bookmarksua hadu umu
stones (dead coral) used in the earth oven
bookmarktainadaane madua
noun elder brother
bookmarktinana o dogu damana
noun paternal grandmother
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