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adaadamai
adjective recall slightly
bookmarkaha nei
let’s (now)
bookmarkanaa ange
and these (there)
bookmarkanaa muhuu
how about those
bookmarkanga dogi
noun mollusk sp., Cerithiidae
bookmarkbaa i de madangi
be hit (usually forcefully) by wind
bookmarkbalagelage gee
severely crippled
bookmarkbe hia
how many (according to someone)
bookmarkbee
noun flatus, the sound of flatulence
bookmarkbolobolo a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarkdaagami
noun bodyguard, soldier
bookmarkdadango
verb repeatedly fall upon
bookmarkdama-a-de-galabe
noun fishsp.: goby , sleeper
bookmarkdangaligi
noun type of basket
bookmarkdau i tua
memorize
bookmarkdeaamonga
noun
dee hemuu
not on speaking terms
bookmarkdee ngado mai
forever,eternally
bookmarkdenei tagodo
this is the situation...
bookmarkdolo-mea
noun spinystarfish
bookmarkdonu
noun fishsp.: seabass (= small ava)
bookmarkdoo de gauanga
dislocated thigh bone
bookmarke lodo goe
watchout
bookmarkgai nnao
adjective eat messily
bookmarkgammenge-hai-gili-dabeo
noun mollusksp.: thais luteostoma
bookmarkganabu
noun the base of a coconut tree trunk
bookmarkgaso
noun roof thatch rafters (of pandanus slats)
bookmarkgii talinga
tinnitus
bookmarkgiigii saele
adjective giggle
bookmarkgodi
verb to trim
bookmarkhaaligi
verb wrap from under, wrap around; to wrap something (e.g., a present)
bookmarkhaangaa lodo i de gai
be continually hungry, owing to having a distended stomach from regularly eating too much
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhagabibi
verb to cook food in an earth oven for a short time (just to heat it up)
bookmarkhagadau vaasuu
adjective be attracted to or like each other(of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamommomo
verb reduce a little at a time
bookmarkhagaodea
verb the time at which it is midday
bookmarkhagasee
adjective
just barely;
hai gaavenga
adjective restless (of a child)
bookmarkhai gai
adjective prepared food; cook food
bookmarkhai mee
industrious
bookmarkhainamanilaluoo
noun secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhenua mounga
noun a land where there are mountains (a high island or a continental land mass)
bookmarkhhuda
adjective open one’s eyes; awaken for a short time
bookmarkhoe pale
noun a type of canoe paddle designed for steering
bookmarkhoohonu
verb
itebuubuu
noun insectsp.: grasshopper
bookmarkkano mugamuga
adjective a crunching noise made when masticatingcertain foods (like cucumbers)
bookmarkkona ange
become much worse
bookmarklaagau hagadauaadea
noun a cross beam lashed to a tree to facilitate climbing it
bookmarklahhie
noun firewood
bookmarklamu dada
verb a jerk (e.g., of a line)
bookmarklau kena
noun leaves (or hair) that have lost their natural healthy color
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llea
adjective
say loudly
loeaa
a type of game
bookmarklolo hai haahine
noun a lovepotion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarkluungagi
verb to be in a place protected from the wind, lee
bookmarkmada hoou
adjective brand new
bookmarkmadaa hadu
noun grater (metal) attached to a board forgrating taro
bookmarkmadala mai
get free, be loose; in bloom
bookmarkmalianoono
lizard fish
bookmarkmalingi
adjective spilled, poured out
bookmarkmanu noodagi
noun a plant which has been noodagi
bookmarkme duu
noun clitoris
bookmarkme hagadaahao
noun toy
bookmarkmmala luu mada
stinging of one’s eyes (e.g., from salt water)
bookmarkmodu mai (adu, ange)
become one’s (your, their) exclusivepossession
bookmarkmusu
verb whisper(ing)
bookmarkngaue iho
adjective reduce (in rank, price, etc.)
bookmarkniho gaina
teeth with cavities
bookmarknngahu
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarknoomeemea
a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave
bookmarksaaluanga
noun a scratch (on the skin)
bookmarksahole
noun fishsp.: mountainbass
bookmarksau makaga de madangi
the blowing of wind steadily (for a long time) from one direction
bookmarksavasavaa
verb getting closer to the time (of happening)
bookmarkse hagabau
do deliberately (esp. something bad); willful, mean
bookmarkseni magau
adjective sleep soundly (owing to exhaustion)
bookmarktao o de me holu
noun arrow
bookmarkteve de gili
gooseflesh
bookmarkubu haohao
type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream
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