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aadea
verb clear (easily seen), unobscured
bookmarkaamanu
verb coral (growing live on the reef); coralhead
bookmarkahi tugi
noun ignite a fire by making sparks with a stone
bookmarkanaa ai
these (there) only
bookmarkau madua
verb a type of ocean current far from land in which drifting objects collect
bookmarkau taadaaia
verb don’t rush take it easy
bookmarkbalu-udu
noun fish sp.: snapper
bookmarkbasa degidegi
adjective speak disconnectedly with rage
bookmarkbiigonga
noun a curve, way of being bent
bookmarkboi malangilangi
adjective laugh abnormally
bookmarkboo manu
adjective to weed (a garden)
bookmarkbudubudu
adjective crowded together
bookmarkbuulou
verb cover up (by wrapping up with one layer); to catch by scooping up (e.g., with a net or basket)
bookmarkdabagau
noun a type of floor mat
bookmarkdada saele
adjective always being borrowed
bookmarkdaemaha
adjective heavy, oppressive, hard to take
bookmarkdagalonga
noun path, route
bookmarkdagodo mahamaha
adjective nice,pleasing
bookmarkdala gaogao
noun the part of the human body between the hip and the ribs
bookmarkdangidangi
adjective cry a lot; beg, apologize; a type of aboriginal chant
bookmarkdaubulebule
adjective spotted (covered with spots)
bookmarkdauulu
verb verdant (indicating growing well)
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dogoduli
adjective crouch on all fours
bookmarkdoli de henua
to defeat all comers
bookmarkdolonoa
noun
doonga
noun tools,equipment (incl. fishing gear)
bookmarkduu podo
adjective do something at short intervals; often,frequently
bookmarkduudane
noun buttock
bookmarkga aha laa
what’s the matter with you
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gaadinga hagaangiangi
noun copra dried in the wind (not in the sunor in an oven)
bookmarkgaaui
verb a line (for retrieving) attached to a spear; assemble (something from parts) byfastening together; strap, harness
bookmarkgaibea-lausedi
trapezeid crab
bookmarkgalo de laa
the reddish sky at sunset
bookmarkganomada
noun eye
bookmarkgoloa labagau
noun carpenter’s tools
bookmarkhaangoda ina
<= haangodalia>
bookmarkhagaaigoli
noun a food tree on another’s land
bookmarkhagaau gee
bashful, shy (timid about attendingsocial affairs), timid
bookmarkhagadau doolohi
adjective chase each other
bookmarkhagalua (ina)
verb make a total of two
bookmarkhagammau de ngudu
argumentative in a disrespectful way
bookmarkhagapasa
verb cause several people to speak; mediate an argument so that the disputants will speak to each other
bookmarkhagapigi saele
adjective go around with someone constantly
bookmarkhagasaaloa
verb to encounter good (or bad) fortune
bookmarkhagaseenga
noun way of just being able to
bookmarkhagasegedia
verb let slip or slide
bookmarkhagasoa
verb go with someone; cause to increase innumber
bookmarkhai gaiaa
verb use without permission
bookmarkhala dudu
noun a noise like that of burning pandanus(loud crackling)
bookmarkhale hagao me
store
bookmarkhale suunugi
noun
a house with eaves touching the ground
haunu
verb <= hagaunu>
bookmarkhedogi
noun the sound of tapping
bookmarkhoe
verb blisters on the skin caused by sunburn
bookmarkhuaamee mugamuga
iai maalie
adjective just about right
bookmarkina
verb to light up an area at night (esp. for hunting land crabs)
bookmarkkumi tangi
adjective to control one’s crying
bookmarklava sili
adjective good enough; stop
bookmarkllena
verb stretch; raise one’s eyebrows
bookmarklodo bale
noun helpful (sort of person)
bookmarklodo haa
lollolo
oily
bookmarkloulou
verb to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkmaaguluaa
adjective dislocated (joint of the body)
bookmarkmadaniiga
verb ingrown callus
bookmarkmagau de lima
a paralyzed arm
bookmarkmaimai sseni
adjective to sleep especially well or restfully
bookmarkmalala
noun ashes
bookmarkmalinolino
verb <= malimalino>
bookmarkmana
supernatural power
bookmarkmanu hale moni
noun a pottery bottle or jar
bookmarkmanu-a-tababa
noun
plantsp.: cycadplant
maoha saele
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmasugi
adjective having a hole, pierced
bookmarkmogomogo
verb muscles (of the body)
bookmarkmomme hagadaahao
noun playground
bookmarknaa huu
when,if
bookmarknngana
adjective loud (noise)
bookmarkolongaa
noun plantsp.: treesp.: a shrubbytree sp. (pipturus argenteus (forst.f.) wedd.)
bookmarkonge
famine
bookmarkoo
adjective fit to (or into)
bookmarksaelea
verb walkedupon
bookmarksai moni
a fleet of canoes
bookmarksalulu
adjective the noise of an explosion or loud report (as when two things collide)
bookmarksua aaleloi
a wrestling maneuver
bookmarkvai nui
coconut water from a mature brown coconut
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