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alelo-hatuli
noun mollusk sp.: pearly nautilus shell
bookmarkbaaua
noun fish sp., rabbitfish
bookmarkbalu
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbebe de lodo
noun state of anxiety (psychological condition)
bookmarkboi gadagada
adjective laugh all the time at nothing
bookmarkboo gi dai
the period when the quarter moon appears in the west just after sunset
bookmarkbulibuliaamou
adjective prone to long for
bookmarkdagosala
verb death, die (of a person)
bookmarkdauhuli (ange)
noun always criticizing (someone) to (his) face
bookmarkdaula baalanga
noun cable,wire (heavy)
bookmarkde ahi
noun the fire
bookmarkdihidihi
noun butterfly fish
bookmarkdogaa ange
feel shy in the presence of
bookmarkdoo dai
appearing from lagoonward; to come from lagoonward; wind direction from the west
bookmarkdoo de hatuli
the’falling of thunder’
gaha biigi
noun a rope for tying pigs
bookmarkgai baalau
verb eat messily (getting food on one’s face); make a mess (esp. involving liquid or organic material)
bookmarkgai hagadoedoe
verb eat sparingly (to save for later)
bookmarkgide
verb see
bookmarkgoloa hai umu
noun implements and supplies needed in connection with use of the earth oven
bookmarkhaaide
verb measure (exactly)
bookmarkhadu de moana
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkhagaamuli
verb treat as junior
bookmarkhagadahi
verb a counting system for days, based on the lunar phases
bookmarkhagadiingia saele
adjective to go about exposing oneself to the sun’s rays
bookmarkhagadinana
verb to treat as dinana
bookmarkhagaduu ssaalanga
adjective search intently for
bookmarkhagaduuhuli
verb to create duuhuli
bookmarkhagahenua
verb give land to
bookmarkhagalili
noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo but without the immature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagamaasei ange
make smaller (away from one)
bookmarkhagamabu age
return to land from sea (esp. of birds)
bookmarkhagasaalunga de langi
a member of the christian endeavor society
bookmarkhai aabi
having many rooms or sections
bookmarkhai me mudumudu
a habitually mudumudu
bookmarkhakai-a-bagila
noun mollusksp.: cerithiidae spp.
bookmarkhale hongagelegele
noun outhouse
bookmarkhano gi de maalama
transfiguration of ghosts or spiritsinto human form
bookmarkholi
shape of, form of
bookmarkhugadoo
unclassified all (of things)
bookmarkhungahunga a nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkhuuhuu
verb to clap one’s wet hands together (to dry them)
bookmarki dai nei
Mortlock Islands
bookmarkkai, dalanga
story
bookmarkkanamalie
adjective tasty (especially of taro)
bookmarkkii iho
adjective smaller, lesser (in rank, importance,strength, development, etc.)
bookmarklabodo-uli
noun eelsp.: morayeel
bookmarklagalagai
verb a method of plating coconut palm fronds
bookmarklaho
noun aerial root of the pandanus tree
bookmarklele tuli
childbirth
bookmarklibolibo ange
drunk, dizzy, crazy
bookmarklugulugu
noun fishsp.
bookmarkma gu
and then
bookmarkmagulugulu
adjective to despair (of attaining success)
bookmarkmahumahu
adjective becoming mahu
bookmarkmanu-alioo
noun plantsp.: a variety of taro
bookmarkmaoli
a suspicion which proves to be true
bookmarkme hhadu hugadoo
it’s a lie
bookmarkmilosanga
noun the way in which current flows
bookmarkmomme
noun a place
bookmarkmomme hai lua
a fishing spot (beyond the seaward reef) where either reef or ocean fish canbe found
bookmarkmosongenge
noun a name children tease each other with
bookmarkmouli age
regain consciousness, rise from thedead
bookmarkngaue mai
to reduce (in price, etc.)
bookmarkodi iho
adjective just finished
bookmarkpalo
noun a watery area extending into a land area (e.g., a bay)
bookmarkpono iho
adjective put a cover on
bookmarksaibo saele
adjective rush around aimlessly (of a group of people)
bookmarksaidule
verb wrapped up or covered up completely
bookmarksali de usu
runny nose
bookmarkse aha
what is it
bookmarkseni
singa gee
lean away from
bookmarksissisi
adjective striped (having stripes)
bookmarkssae de manava
struggle to breathe
bookmarksussunubega
wrasse (fish)
bookmarktea age laangi
noun dawn
bookmarkunuunu
nurse (at the breast)
bookmarkvaga
noun sailing vessel, large canoe, ship
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