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alaa laa
those (there) which were there
bookmarkalaa loo
those (there) were the ones
bookmarkalaa maa
those there were about (approximately)
bookmarkbaalasi ange
compete hard against (as in team sports)
bookmarkbusi
verb blow (with the mouth)
bookmarkdagaa de maadau
to tie a leader to a fish hook
bookmarkdagalonga
noun path, route
bookmarkdago
noun ritual activities,religious activities
bookmarkdangau-paava
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdaumaha daahili
noun song service (in church)
bookmarkdauoni-baabaa
noun fishsp. (a rare school fish which looks like saniba)
bookmarkdenaa ai
therefore (with respect to this, there near you, or concerning, you)
bookmarkdenaa naa ()
that will be it. (will that be it)
bookmarkdibaa dodo
verb a clot of blood
bookmarkdolo mea
noun spiny starfish
bookmarkdonadona
verb covered with dona
bookmarkdoo ade
duage
verb stand
bookmarkdugu de laa
noun lower sail
bookmarkduu uli
noun sea cucumber species
bookmarke lodo goe
watchout
bookmarkga aha
and then did what
bookmarkgede gabi de husi
noun
a type of basket
gede hadu
noun
a type of basket
geesaa
noun mollusksp.: fimbria soverbii
bookmarkgili malanga
verb a type of skin disease
bookmarkgiligili tai
horizon
bookmarkgoli manu
adjective pick flowers
bookmarkgona
noun belly button
bookmarkgubenga
noun large net for fishing
bookmarkhaangoda de lodo
to fish in the lagoon
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate Europeans
bookmarkhagabuu ange
blame (someone), incriminate (someone)
bookmarkhagaduu me
miserly
bookmarkhagahedae
verb make equal; go to meet
bookmarkhagaheloongoi
verb compare; act as an intermediary or mediator; get acquainted with
bookmarkhagahoou
verb make like new
bookmarkhagaloosi
verb guard, watch, keep an eye on
bookmarkhagamaingaa
verb cause one to feel maingaa
bookmarkhagammau
verb memorize
bookmarkhagamogomogo
take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagapasa
verb cause several people to speak; mediate an argument so that the disputants will speak to each other
bookmarkhagasahu
verb to catch water (in something)
bookmarkhagaseloo
verb make a total of one million
bookmarkhai
verb do
bookmarkhai ange
do to; do for, fix; say to
bookmarkhai damana
adjective the relationship between father (or other male elder) and child (or one treated as child)
bookmarkhala dudu
a noise like that of burning pandanus (loud crackling)
bookmarkhale dabeo
noun menstrualhut
bookmarkhale hongelegele
noun toilet
bookmarkhalehale dangada
noun a suspicious character
bookmarkhoe
noun a canoepaddle
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidalwave
bookmark
igohi
verb firetongs
bookmarklaagau hagadauaadea
noun a cross beam lashed to a tree to facilitate climbing it
bookmarklili baasi gee
accuse someone (in an argument, usually between spouses) of taking sides withanother family member
bookmarklodo degi
having a forgiving nature
bookmarkmaagaga dua
adjective to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmaangoa
adjective to be dry
bookmarkmadalua maa lua
number twenty two
bookmarkmadangi
verb wind,gas,flatus
bookmarkmagi dehenua
verb have fever
bookmarkmami
noun papaya; papaya tree
bookmarkmami
verb taste (of something)
bookmarkmana
noun supernatural power
bookmarkmasoasoa
spacious
bookmarkme gaha dea
a coconut which is nearly mature
bookmarkme pilo aha
what’s the point of doing this
bookmarkmolimoli
verb to take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled
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)
bookmarkmommomo
adjective a little at a time
bookmarkmulumulu aamanu
verb moss (on rocks or coral)
bookmarkngali
grind
bookmarkodaau
pronoun our (dual, inclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkono-malama
time noun june (’sixth month’)
bookmarkonoonogia
verb an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarkpee
adjective pass wind (flatus)
bookmarkpogo
verb crumpled up
bookmarksali dodo
bleed
bookmarkse hagabau
do deliberately (esp. something bad); willful, mean
bookmarksiga
verb
to make a fire with a fire plow; to make a net with a net needle spool
soe lodo modu
to remain (or sit, or stand) motionless (as when praying)
bookmarksolo
to grate or file something; to launch or beach a canoe by dragging it along the shore; a type of prepared food made from grated taro
bookmarkssele i de niho
damn it!
bookmarktee langi
noun sky
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