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anailaa laa
it was today that
bookmarkanei ai huu
these only then
bookmarkbagekege
verb move jerkily (as when stumbling)
bookmarkbalaginagina
adjective be squashed
bookmarkbaledilo
verb the stage of plant growth at which immature leaves appear
bookmarkbei
adjective be like, be the same as
bookmarkdaagami
noun bodyguard, soldier
bookmarkdaahaa mada balabala
the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa
bookmarkdada de uila
an electrical storm
bookmarkdada moni
adjective
to beach a canoe without using runners
degedege
verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly
bookmarkdelaa muhuu
how about that one there
bookmarkdiidii
adjective penis; urinate
bookmarkdiinei mai dege
to round off a sharp edge
bookmarkdili uda
adjective an ocean current which comes towards the shore (and carries in driftwood, etc.)
bookmarkdohu
adjective sufficient, enough; able to cover agiven area
bookmarkduge
noun either side of a recession in the top of a duludulu
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dumanu sala
adjective bad situation; poor in appearance
bookmarkduu de umada
noun a rainbow appearing in the sky
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkduuduu
verb
stand around (idly); defecate
ege age
raise up (something) from its previous trajectory
bookmarkgalohia
verb attractive to members of the opposite sex
bookmarkgannui mada balabala
gannui which is soft and mushy
bookmarkgano moana
noun open sea, far away from any land
bookmarkgudua
verb abounding in lice
bookmarkhaa lodo
verb the inner coconut palm frond
bookmarkhagaalo-mea
verb cause to be red (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagadangadanga
verb loosen
bookmarkhagadau doo
adjective to transfer a string figure from oneperson’s fingers to another’s
bookmarkhagadeeai
verb refuse to
bookmarkhagadiba
verb incline to one side
bookmarkhagaditidi mai de moni
a canoe going so fast it rides high in water (and is planing)
bookmarkhagadoodoo denga muna
boast foolishly about one’s ability (when it is obvious that one is inept)
bookmarkhagadubu gina
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagadubuna
verb treat as dubuna
bookmarkhagadumanu
verb cause to look like
bookmarkhai madangi
verb to fart
bookmarkhaiava
noun road, pathway (for going), track; oceanliner
bookmarkhakaunuunu
verb to nurse (an infant at the breast)
bookmarkhakki
noun esophagua; trachea
bookmarkhala a buadaia
noun a log used as a lever or fulcrum
bookmarkhale suunugi
noun
a house with eaves touching the ground
hanu momo
adjective little bit,few
bookmarkhegabidi
verb packed closely together; crowdedtogether in a small place
bookmarkhua-ala
noun flower
bookmarkhuadia
noun fishingpole
bookmarkiho daahagi
adjective
a calm sea condition, in which the horizon disappears
kai, dalanga
story
bookmarkkau gee
adjective not usedto; hard to
bookmarklaalanga
noun the quality of the weave (of mat plaiting)
bookmarklabua gee lodo
to have an upset stomach (being on the point of nausea)
bookmarklapede
verb stumble and fall
bookmarkllagu
verb claw
bookmarklodo degi
adjective having a forgiving nature
bookmarklodo manege
adjective stubborn (esp. in maintaining one’s own superiority); be a poor loser
bookmarkloselose-uli
noun fishsp.: trumpetfish
bookmarklou
a pole with a hook at the end, used to pick breadfruit; pick breadfruit; pull down
bookmarkmada-galisi
verb the stem of the coconut
bookmarkmadaali
adjective lacking in oil (of a ripe coconut)
bookmarkmadangi
verb wind,gas,flatus
bookmarkmanigangi
adjective satisfied completely in sexual intercourse
bookmarkmanihaniha
adjective inclined to be maaniha
bookmarkmanu
noun animal, plant, insect (excludes fish and humans)
bookmarkmogobuna
noun grandchild,descendant of
bookmarkmolomolo iho (age)
adjective appear clearly
bookmarkmoomoa
balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkmoumou
verb wasteful,waste (something)
bookmarkmua mai (adu, ange)
adjective next to me (you, him)
bookmarkmuna pada
noun harsh words
bookmarkngago gaagoo
noun chicken egg
bookmarknnadu
verb to receive a shock (as when hit, or by an explosion)
bookmarknoho dodo
adjective coagulation of blood
bookmarknoho hhanga
adjective sit with one’s legs spread apart
bookmarknonu
verb filter,sift
bookmarksaavale
verb spit,drool,sputum
bookmarksahudu
noun fishsp.: seabass
bookmarksalu
verb scrape (something), plane (something), scrape off (with an object), peel (with a knife toward one)
bookmarksii mada daahaa
a fine jet of water
bookmarksolasola
verb not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarkuaua
crave (for food)
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