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aalo
verb come by paddling
bookmarkaamia
verb sufficient for the purpose or need
bookmarkaasii
noun drum (native)
bookmarkagu iho
say to oneself
bookmarkaha bagua
noun driftwood sp. (resembles bagua)
bookmarkanei ange
and these (here)
bookmarkbaba iho
adjective recently settled
bookmarkbagua
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: pandan tree (pandanus dubius Spreng.)
bookmarkbalaginagina
adjective be squashed
bookmarkboaa ina
adjective be caught in strong wind or heavy rain
bookmarkbuusagi
verb an eddy caused by a current
bookmarkdaadaanga sala
adjective ugly-looking
bookmarkdaaligi
verb do something seriously; be moved about; a jerky movement, caused by the wind (e.g., the flapping of a sail); work seriously
bookmarkdala
noun plantsp.: shrub sp. (ximenia americana l.)
bookmarkdaladala
verb say again and again
bookmarkdangau-paava
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdangau-sissisi
noun
daumaha hagadaahao
noun social activities which are held in the church under church auspices
bookmarkdee mahana tae
stay for only a short time
bookmarkdelaa ange
that there is another one
bookmarkdiingia
verb to be exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkdoga
noun a (live) coral formation
bookmarkduna
noun larvae (of mosquito, etc.) found in water
bookmarkduu gili somo
the coconut meat remaining in a germinated coconut after the coconut apple has been removed
bookmarkduudae baa
the dust produced by working pearl shell to make a hook
bookmarkduunga gima
half of a clam shell
bookmarkeba
a sleeping mat (child’s)
bookmarkgadagada doo me
laugh at
bookmarkgano niho
noun gums (of mouth)
bookmarkgoloa de henua
noun gear of local manufacture
bookmarkgoobai lau
noun a hat made from pandanus leaves
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haahaanialo
verb to put haanialo on in several places
bookmarkhadi bodo
noun breaking of waves at short intervals
bookmarkhagabaagava
verb to threaten violence
bookmarkhagahulu
verb make a total of ten
bookmarkhagamaamaalama
verb shine on continuously
bookmarkhai me
industrious
bookmarkhano ai huu
forever
bookmarkhausanga
noun a wrapping (of string) around the join of a pole
bookmarkhenga
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkhodooligi
adjective chief (of the island)
bookmarkhulu manu
noun feathers
bookmarkhuugaabungubungu
very plump
bookmarkkaa
noun mangrovecrab
bookmarklaangaa
verb to plait completely
bookmarklaelae (gee)
adjective look (funny)
bookmarklama
noun a dry coconut leaf
bookmarklao gau-me
verb to grasp a fish by inserting one’s fingers in both gills
bookmarklava hadu
noun leader (between fishing line and hook)
bookmarkleanga
noun bad person
bookmarklodo kabi
verb filled to capacity
bookmarkloha
bird species
bookmarklou gulu
adjective pick breadfruit
bookmarkmaamaalamangia
verb continuously maalamangia
bookmarkmada dotodo
verb an abrasion of the skin (red but not bleeding)
bookmarkmadalua maa ono
number twenty six
bookmarkmagi dabeo
menstruation
bookmarkmaimai sseni
adjective to sleep especially well or restfully
bookmarkmalaangahu
noun feast held for a newly launched canoe
bookmarkmalemalemo
adjective
malo huna
adjective breechclout
bookmarkmanava bodo
adjective shortness of breath
bookmarkmanogo
noun fishsp.: goby
bookmarkmanuia
adjective fortunate,lucky,blessed
bookmarkmasaova laohie o de ngadau
noun dry season
bookmarkme hagaodi
noun last one
bookmarkmiili aheahe
adjective a version of the game called miili
bookmarkmodu gee
cut away from; separated from
bookmarkmuli de huaalaangi
noun afternoon
bookmarkngadi gavadu
adjective a gift (to the hearer); a present (to the hearer)
bookmarkpada
adjective be coarse in texture, grain, weave, etc.
bookmarkpagola
noun bad luck, punishment
bookmarkseedaa
noun october
bookmarksibasiba
verb walk off-balance
bookmarksii diidii
adjective urinate
bookmarkuaua
noun vein or artery (blood vessel)
bookmarkuli
adjective black
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