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adudau
noun sandspit
bookmarkbaa age
shallow (e.g., waters)
bookmarkbaa i de madangi
be hit (usually forcefully) by wind
bookmarkbaba odi
adjective to have been settled for some time
bookmarkbalapigi
verb drenched
bookmarkbasa lilo
adjective speak indirectly (so that the meaning is vague)
bookmarkboo adu laa
day after tomorrow at night
bookmarkbugubugu
adjective
swollen
daabeduge
verb work seriously
bookmarkdaakodo
adjective
be in place
dada moni
adjective
to beach a canoe without using runners
daguu kalo
noun a thin straight-bladed (easily sharpened)axe blade
bookmarkdai hieunu
adjective thirsty
bookmarkdau ange
depend upon (e.g., for sustenance)
bookmarkdee gamalie
adjective do very attentively
bookmarkdee vaagidee
adjective ugly, awful; extremely disappointing
bookmarkdenaa naa ()
that will be it. (will that be it)
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkduu de umada
noun a rainbow appearing in the sky
bookmarkduudagi
verb connect up, join up, continue upon
bookmarkduudua-a-de-honu
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkgaahagi
adjective the useless tuber-like growths on the bie plant
bookmarkgabetili
noun parent-in-law
bookmarkgai me
adjective eat food
bookmarkgalegale
verb white matter (the sediment in palm toddy, or the powder-like substance on a pandanus key)
bookmarkganae
mullet
bookmarkgano niho
gums of mouth
bookmarkgeevee
noun birdsp.: easternwhimbrel(numenius phaeopus)
bookmarkgide
verb see
bookmarkgolomagi iho
adjective to exercise great patience or restraintfor one’s own benefit
bookmarkgoobai dada
noun umbrella
bookmarkgosigosi
verb to scratch (slightly) repeatedly
bookmarkgu odi mai ogu
i have done all i could
bookmarkguao
noun
the hard sap of a non-native tree which is occasionally washed up on shore
hadi bodo
noun breaking of waves at short intervals
bookmarkhagabuni de henua
to call an all-island meeting
bookmarkhagadodi
verb walk with a limp (permanently)
bookmarkhagaeligi
verb treat as an eligi
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagalau
verb make a total of one hundred
bookmarkhagamahana
verb heat
bookmarkhagamalemalemo
verb to swim with one’s nose barely out of the water (as do small children)
bookmarkhagao ngadaa
adjective expensive
bookmarkhagapale
verb teach to steer, allow to steer, lean against
bookmarkhagasaele age
adjective make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)
bookmarkhagauea
verb a sleeping mat
bookmarkhagausi mai
the appearance of rain clouds
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship (between kin)
bookmarkhaitoga
noun an opening for a door or window
bookmarkhale magi
noun hospital,dispensary
bookmarkhelii-baalanga
noun plantsp.: grasssp.
bookmarkhhuge
verb open (something),uncover
bookmarkhono
verb a patch (on clothes, or a canoe, etc.)
bookmarkhoolu
noun prow (bottom part)
bookmarkhuaalavao
verb a strong wind
bookmarkhuna
verb
hide
huudanga
noun way of singing
bookmarklauvinivini
verb having kinky hair
bookmarklebu
verb paint (something); put color on, color (something)
bookmarklludu
verb take all (of something)
bookmarkloange
adjective
go (to the place away from both the speaker and hearer)
lolo manu-de-boo
noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)
bookmarklunga ange
up more
bookmarkmadaangahulu
numeral ten (objects)
bookmarkmagau baubau
die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmagi eaea
adjective
an eruption in a child’s mouth, said to result from improper feeding
mahi bodo
adjective easily tired
bookmarkmalulu
adjective cold (referring to temperature of something)
bookmarkmanu-de-bua
noun birdsp.: sacredkingfisher (halcyon sancta) (the native term applies possibly to several spp.)
bookmarkmaoli
noun a suspicion which proves to be true
bookmarkmasagi
a dance (an ancient type)
bookmarkmaunuunusi
adjective
me abadai
noun european things (gear, etc.)
bookmarkmmala luu mada
stinging of one’s eyes (e.g., from salt water)
bookmarkmodu gee
cut away from; separated from
bookmarkmomo dai sii
a very very little (in quantity)
bookmarknngana
adjective loud (noise)
bookmarknoganoga
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarknoho
verb stay, sit, stop; freeze,coagulate; live (at); remain(somewhere); be situated
bookmarkogo
noun purlin
bookmarksaagule
pick head lice
bookmarksaalua
verb scraped (a little taken away),scratched
bookmarksahe
noun any material used to absorb a menstrual flow
bookmarksaulaba
noun parent-in-law, child-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law
bookmarksebaga
numeral tens of billions
bookmarkseedaa
noun october
bookmarksisi baalasi
verb printing (block letters)
bookmarksuugulu
verb learn
bookmarktainadaane
noun brother
bookmarktama hagai
poor fellow!
bookmarkubu haohao
type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream
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