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ahe age
start again, reoccur
bookmarkbaalasa
verb
ballast for an outrigger
babaa
adjective a crackling sound, the sound of continuous explosions
bookmarkbalabalavini
adjective clumsy by nature; awkward by nature
bookmarkbodu
noun spouse
bookmarkbooboo me
adjective massage (as a medical treatment)
bookmarkdaabui
verb enclose
bookmarkdaagami
noun bodyguard, soldier
bookmarkdaahaa mada makaga
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa and daahaa mada giigii
bookmarkdaasissisi
verb striped (with stripes)
bookmarkdahidonga
noun grandfather
bookmarkdamana
noun father (formal)
bookmarkdanuaa mai i hee
good according to whom
bookmarkdau de madangi
be hit by (usually a strong) wind
bookmarkdauaahe
adjective gather or pleat in material; feathers of a rooster standing out on its neck (when angry); festooned with (e.g., flags)
bookmarkdee vaaseegina
hardly able to wait for
bookmarkdogi hoda
noun a heavy adze, used for hollowing out logs and the like
bookmarkdogo huadia
verb a way of punting a canoe
bookmarkdongi de gelegele
to peck at the sand (as do some kinds of fish when they are searching for food)
bookmarkdoo ngaiho
adjective the blowing of the wind from the north
bookmarkduage
verb stand
bookmarkduha
verb divide among, division (in arithmetic)
bookmarkduuduu
verb
stand around (idly); defecate
e galemu
it’s alright
bookmarkgabola
flatten out something mushy
bookmarkgahaalava
adjective orange-colored (like a certain variety of coconut)
bookmarkgai me hagadau doa
eat as though competing against othereaters in a test of manliness(e.g., to eat fish with the scales and all)
bookmarkgamedi vai salo
a type of bowl
bookmarkgano agau
reef (including land thereon)
bookmarkgede hangaabo
noun
a type of basket
gili belu
verb dead epidermis (can be peeled withoutpain)
bookmarkhagaala
verb make mat sections
bookmarkhagaaoa
verb cause to bear misshapen fruit(e.g., by not picking in bunches)
bookmarkhagabasalia
verb convince someone completely
bookmarkhagabuni de henua
to call an all-island meeting
bookmarkhagadaubulebule
verb to change coloring (esp. fish in anxiety states)
bookmarkhagaditidi mai de moni
a canoe going so fast it rides high inwater (and is planing)
bookmarkhagadodi
verb walk with a limp (permanently)
bookmarkhagadoe
verb put aside, leave for later, conserve
bookmarkhagaholi
verb begin to form (something)
bookmarkhagalanu
verb rinse off salt from the body (with freshwater)
bookmarkhagalooloa
verb lengthen,prolong
bookmarkhagamaamaalama
verb shine on continuously
bookmarkhagammahi
verb persevere, try hard to
bookmarkhagammau de ngudu
argumentative in a disrespectful way
bookmarkhagao baubau
low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagasaalunga de langi
a member of the christian endeavor society
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhagavalu (ina)
verb make a total of eight
bookmarkhai moni
adjective sailor
bookmarkhale dabeo
noun menstrualhut
bookmarkhale i lodo
noun ribcage, thoraciccavity
bookmarkhale neveneve
noun spiderweb
bookmarkhanu me
adjective a secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkheboohagi
adjective fight
bookmarkheehee
adjective cry out
bookmarkhegide
adjective see each other; meet up with
bookmarkhelau
noun sorcery
bookmarkhhaa
verb blossom forth
bookmarkholahola aalanga
adjective calisthenics,exercises
bookmarkhuuhuu
verb to clap one’s wet hands together (to dry them)
bookmarkkabi
verb tight (of clothes),stuffed
bookmarkkoli
verb scrape off (with one’s finger), scratch up
bookmarkleva saele
adjective vagrant (having no fixed abode)
bookmarklibolibo ange
drunk, dizzy, crazy
bookmarklodo gilimalali
noun pureness of heart, innocence
bookmarklodo laanui
adjective large in volume or capacity,spacious inside
bookmarkloselose-uli
noun fishsp.: trumpetfish
bookmarkma gi
in order to
bookmarkmaanadu iho
adjective think about oneself
bookmarkmagi haahine
menstruation
bookmarkmagi kino
adjective loss of appetite
bookmarkmagi labua gee
upset stomach (nausea)
bookmarkmagi luduludu
adjective the tremor (as though chilled) of a sick person
bookmarkmalui
adjective turned (in direction),reversed,transposed
bookmarkmanga
noun a branch, part of (something havingcoordinate parts)
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun animal (doesn’t include people)
bookmarkmee
noun thing
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moahulu
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkngaio
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarknoho moso
able to support one’s weight (e.g., a branch of a tree)
bookmarknonu
noun plantsp.: tree sp. (the archaic name of bugaliaa)
bookmarkodi iho
just finished
bookmarksahudu
noun fishsp.: seabass
bookmarksaiolo
noun
a sail
sangatai
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarksese
verb walk
bookmarkssahu
adjective inquisitive, mischievous (as a child)
bookmarkuaasei
a type of small knife
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