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aigimea
noun plant sp.: wedelia creeper (wedelia biflora (l.) dc.)
bookmarkaloalo gaadinga
noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap
bookmarkanaa dagodo
those are the circumstances...
bookmarkangi
verb blow gently (of wind); a disturbance (of the water)
bookmarkbaasi masui
adjective left side, left-handed
bookmarkbasa gi lunga
speak loudly
bookmarkbasa lilo
adjective speak indirectly (so that the meaning is vague)
bookmarkbini daubeemala
verb a method of making flower headdresses
bookmarkboo gi de gai
continually wanting to eat
bookmarkbuadalia
verb cast with a sling
bookmarkdaane mada duulanga
noun a person able to do things others cannot
bookmarkdaelodo odi ange
evennumber
bookmarkdahea gee
drift away
bookmarkdama gaiaa
adjective
to hangaround someone’s house in theexpectation of being served food
dauaa
verb wrinkled
bookmarkdemeelaa
that one over there
bookmarkdenaa laa ()
that is it there (is that it there)
bookmarkdiinei mai dege
to round off a sharp edge
bookmarkdinae o ssaiolo
<= dinae o de laa>
bookmarkdoha
verb to spreadout (something)
bookmarkdonu gee
misunderstand
bookmarkdugudugu iho
adjective a technique of massage
bookmarkduu mugamuga
noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock
bookmarkgaadinga hai ngadi ubu
coconut with a shell of a size appropriate for use as a cooking vessel
bookmarkgabinivali
a kind of ancient song
bookmarkgana
bad person
bookmarkgavage
adjective
give or bring up
gide eidu
verb to see a vision, hallucinate
bookmarkgidee iho
adjective be aware of oneself
bookmarkhada
noun
shelf, platform, raft, floor (of planks); car; a clam nursery; men’shouse
hadu daahili
adjective to make up a song
bookmarkhadu-bunga
noun mollusksp.: chama iostoma
bookmarkhagaai
adjective be in a serious situation
bookmarkhagadubu hue vini
the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagadugu lalo
adjective self-deprecatory,downgrade
bookmarkhagadulagi
verb imitate, illustrate, give an example; fashion something to be like somethingelse
bookmarkhagaduu eidu
superstitious; to believe in ghosts.
bookmarkhagagaagaa
verb behave like a baby
bookmarkhagahongagelegele
verb to make a child defecate
bookmarkhagammau de ngudu
argumentative in a disrepectful way
bookmarkhagasaagule
verb teach how to saagule
bookmarkhai de eidu
one of two children’s games
hai samu
verb to gossip
bookmarkhala a buadaia
noun a log used as a lever or fulcrum
bookmarkhano ahe
adjective echo
bookmarkhhadi
verb snapped off
bookmarkhhali lo te laagau
a depression in a log (an abnormal growth)
bookmarkhie unu
thirsty
bookmarkhoo senga
adjective shy (especially in the presence of members of the opposite sex), shamed
bookmarkhoohoo
adjective repeatedly hoo, as when tryingto scare something
bookmarkhuga
noun fine threads or strands
bookmarkhugadoo
unclassified all (of things)
bookmarkilaila
verb having more than one ila
bookmarklabodo-uli
noun eelsp.: morayeel
bookmarklausamua
verb untidy in appearance (esp. unshaven, with one’s hair in disorder); unkempt
bookmarklibolibo ange
drunk, dizzy, crazy
bookmarklodo baba
noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries
bookmarkma de hia e doe
a chanted expression, on the last word of which a work group chanting it lifts a heavy object
bookmarkmangemangeo
verb covered with mangeo
bookmarkmanu-alioo
noun plantsp.: a variety of taro
bookmarkmanu-hagadigedige
noun mollusksp.: coneshell
bookmarkmasausaua
verb be masausau
bookmarkme gee
a coconut without any meat
bookmarkme hagasili
noun a plant which is allowed to grow extra large (for some reason)
bookmarkmidia
verb dream about
bookmarkmiili aheahe
adjective a version of the game called miili
bookmarkmmade aalanga
adjective exhausted (physically or mentally)
bookmarkmmene
adjective to contract inside of (like a marineinvertebrate inside a shell); detumescence; a sudden loss of desire (e.g., to defecate when people approach)
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more round, spherical
bookmarkmoni velovelo
noun a canoe with men going spear fishing
bookmarkmosongenge
a name children tease each other with
bookmarkngalubelube
verb tremble or vibrate in the air
bookmarkngaungau
noun plantsp.: elephantear (alocasia)
bookmarkngole
verb use up, use unwisely (not saving some for later), waste
bookmarkniho kangi
noun tusk
bookmarknnamu hagaduugia
adjective stench
bookmarknngana
adjective loud (noise)
bookmarkodi iho
adjective just finished
bookmarkoho adu
go early
bookmarkosia
verb taken for planting
bookmarkpagola
noun bad luck, punishment
bookmarksalu mai
make smaller by planing or scraping
bookmarksausau
lion-fish
bookmarksavini
verb run
bookmarkseni iho
adjective take a nap, stay overnight (away fromhome)
bookmarksugi-laagoo
goatfish
bookmarksugimada
the outer corner of the eye
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