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aagonga i lalo
noun social class of those who know magic
bookmarkaigimea
noun plant sp.: wedelia creeper (wedelia biflora (l.) dc.)
bookmarkanei loo
these (here) are the ones
bookmarkbaasanga
noun manner of speaking, idiolect, dialect
bookmarkbigo
adjective bent; bedridden with illness
bookmarkboo iho
adjective the following night
bookmarkbopobo
adjective deteriorated
bookmarkbuusagisagi
adjective to be laden with scent (of air)
bookmarkdae de lodo
be satisfied completely
bookmarkdagodo daudahi
adjective having the same characteristics, be alike
bookmarkdai hieunu
adjective thirsty
bookmarkdala mmea
verb redness or inflammation of the skin (e.g., a welt)
bookmarkdalodalosia
verb pray for
bookmarkdangada henua gee
noun foreigners, strangers
bookmarkdao o de nui
(topmost) roof support poles, wall plates(from the size of which one can estimate the maturity of those below)
bookmarkdauaalu
verb always borrowing or begging
bookmarkdeledele hainga a me
rush because of an emergency
bookmarkdemee hagaangiangi
fan
bookmarkdili uda
adjective an ocean current which comes towards the shore (and carries in driftwood, etc.)
bookmarkdogaa
adjective bashful, ashamed, shy, embarrassed
bookmarkdolo
adjective creep (a very slow movement over the ground)
bookmarkdoo ade
a joking expression; literally, ’your liver!’
bookmarkduu modu
adjective vertical cut
bookmarkduudae goede
noun the inky excretion of the octopus
bookmarkduugiva
adjective rough texture, of a plaited object(such as a mat)
bookmarkgaadinga gaha paa
noun a coconut with an unusually small-sized kernel
bookmarkgaadinga osi
noun a coconut selected as a seedling
bookmarkgabia
verb held firmly (under the arm or between the fingers, etc.)
bookmarkgailulu
noun birdsp.: booby
bookmarkganae
mullet
bookmarkgohugohu
adjective becoming very dark (decreasing in natural light)
bookmarkgoloa de henua
noun gear of local manufacture
bookmarkgulabe
noun rectum
bookmarkgulu koi
noun a type of prepared food (breadfruit which has been cooked over hot coals with the skin on)
bookmarkhaa lodo
noun the inner coconut palm frond
bookmarkhagabolo
verb to include in one’s will
bookmarkhagabungubungulia
verb cause to be expanded
bookmarkhagahahine
adjective treat as a woman
bookmarkhagahoohanga
verb allow birds to nest, or prepare a place for their nesting
bookmarkhagasehua
verb to make a total of 1000 coconuts
bookmarkhai me hagamadia
behave in a more-or-less show-off manner
bookmarkhatinga
noun crook of the knee or elbow
bookmarkhhanga
verb split open, open up, or separate, all at once
bookmarkhhuna
verb hide at one time
bookmarkhodooligi
adjective chief (of the island)
bookmarkholi
shape of, form of
bookmarkhuligee
turn away from, turn inside out (of clothes)
bookmarkhuuhuu
noun fishsp.: parrotfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkiloo me
adjective charlatanism
bookmarkkana mai
watch your step around me
bookmarkkii
adjective win,overcome
bookmarklabelabe-tea
noun fishsp.
bookmarklaulau gai
a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklaulaunga
noun able to be hooked
bookmarklima lele
adjective quick to fight,short-tempered
bookmarklou gulu
adjective pick breadfruit
bookmarkma de hia e doe
a chanted expression, on the last word of which a work group chanting it lifts a heavy object
bookmarkma gi
in order to
bookmarkmaahe
adjective decrease (in strength, rate of growth, etc.)
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa lua
number twelve
bookmarkmadalua maa dahi
number twenty one
bookmarkmagaahi
noun embers
bookmarkmahola
adjective to have been hola; plentiful (of food)
bookmarkmalau age
free of hardship (after having had it)
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmangila
noun plantsp. (a type of ngaungau)
bookmarkmanu de gabadanga
noun
the bird leading a flock (of ngongo) to a school of fish
manua
verb diseased
bookmarkmasagage
adjective good at fighting
bookmarkme pasa
noun radio
bookmarkmoa-a-daila
noun birdsp. (= large moa)
bookmarkmoe danuaa
adjective die in peace
bookmarkmolimoli ange
take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled (e.g., a ship stuck on the reef during the moments when it is floated by waves)
bookmarknevea
verb be neve
bookmarkngaangailu
noun hair (on the head)
bookmarkngudula
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarknoodalo
duplicate
bookmarkono
barracuda
bookmarksala
noun mistake,error,accident
bookmarksiga de mamu
an escape of fish from a fishing net (through its holes)
bookmarksii diidii
adjective urinate
bookmarksissisi
adjective striped (having stripes)
bookmarksoaa lodo
noun the paddlers of a canoe which is engaged in catching flying fish
bookmarktamana o dogu damana
noun paternal grandfather
bookmarktaula (o de me holu)
noun bowstring (string of the bow)
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