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anaa ange huu
that
anei laa
these (here) which were there
bookmarkbaalasi saele
shine a flashlight indiscriminately on people
bookmarkbabu honga agau
noun fish sp., wrasse
bookmarkbani-gegeva
noun
bedibedi
adjective getting fat
bookmarkbolo ange
bequeath
bookmarkboo dabeo
verb a night which is rainy and stormy
bookmarkbugaliaa
bulada
noun banana tree fibers (for making cloth)
bookmarkdaa de masavaa
time’s up it is time for...
bookmarkdaaligidanga
noun the slope of a canoe’s keel
bookmarkdaane honu
noun a person of many accomplishments
bookmarkdalaehala
verb pricked
bookmarkdamaa dogi
adjective skillful in the use of an adze
bookmarkdangi de musu
hear whispering (of others)
bookmarkdanuaa age
improved,better
bookmarkdaogili
noun
deledele saele
adjective walk around aimlessly; be spread allover (of news)
bookmarkdinana mai i daha
stepmother
bookmarkdingale
noun secretion of the genitalia (male or female); the milky sap on some pandanus plugs
bookmarkdohu de gili
covered all over (skin) with
bookmarkdumugamuga
noun butt
bookmarkdungudungu
verb have a good sense of smell
bookmarkduu biho
adjective haircut; cut hair
bookmarkege age
raise up (something) from its previous trajectory
bookmarkgai de baibu
smoke cigarettes
bookmarkgalisi
noun lizardsp.
bookmarkgamugamua
verb covered all over (or here and there)with gamu
bookmarkgede hangaabo
noun
a type of basket
gobugobu
adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly
bookmarkgubu dao
noun a join of the spear shaft which is made of two pieces of wood
bookmarkhagabaua
verb figureout, determine
bookmarkhagadodi
verb walk with a limp (permanently)
bookmarkhagaduai
verb cause to be worn out
bookmarkhagaduu eidu
adjective superstitious; to believe in ghosts
bookmarkhagahaunu
verb cause to drink alcoholic beverages
bookmarkhagamalangilangi
verb please1 (someone), cheer up (someone); cheerful by nature, joyous
bookmarkhagammidi
noun suction of a sea current, undertow.
bookmarkhagaseloo
verb make a total of one million
bookmarkhai donu
adjective
do properly by accident; do on purpose
hai maa
relationship of spouse’s sibling to sibling’s spouse
bookmarkhakaligali
verb grooved
bookmarkhanga benu
adjective to extract pandanus seeds by splitting the fruit
bookmarkhano mouli
verb disappear alive, especially into another world
bookmarkhiisoa
noun plantsp.: cassythavine(cassytha filiformis l.)
bookmarkhonga de masavaa
at the time of
bookmarkhoohoo ina
to frighten with sounds
bookmarkkalo
adjective sharp (as a knife); a sharp pointed canoe (designed to ride easily in rough seas)
bookmarklaangaa
verb to plait completely
bookmarklaangai ngadi moana
a fishing condition in which tuna arebiting, but do not appear in schools
bookmarklabelabe-uliuli
noun fishsp.: wrasse
bookmarklima dangada ina
a patient of one healer who has been treated by another healer
bookmarklluhi
adjective an access (of emotion or sensory impression)
bookmarklongoaa
adjective <= longaa>
bookmarkluu au
pronoun your (singular; for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkmadagabubu
adjective dull (of an edge, or point)
bookmarkmagamagalil ~ magalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagau de laa
weakness of the sun’s rays (for drying)
malalidage
adjective usedup or cleaned out completely
bookmarkmalibilibi
adjective crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligi
noun small bird
bookmarkmanu-daa-uga
noun <= goehau>
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmaua laa
nevermind
bookmarkme osi
noun a coconuttree seedling
bookmarkmogomogo
verb muscles (of the body)
bookmarkmulegi
show off (in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkne hia
how many has it been
bookmarkngadi ngavesi
noun an empty box
bookmarkngaio
needlefish
bookmarkngii
verb a high-pitched sound
bookmarknooligi
a small knife
bookmarksaa
noun a share of food (esp. for children)
bookmarksae mai
break through the bush (toward one)
bookmarksalaa
flying fish
bookmarkse galubu
very fast
bookmarksenga
adjective crazy; dumb, foolish, ignorant; senseless, drunk
bookmarksiilinga a muna
noun trial or formal inquiry
bookmarksinga sogosogo
adjective do something (e.g., work) all by oneself
bookmarksobaga
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarksoe mai
decided for one by the will of god
bookmarktainaahine o dogu bodu
noun sister-in-law
bookmarktaiseni
adjective sleepy
bookmarktama hagai
poor fellow!
bookmarktangada hai me dabu
cult priest
bookmarktulungaahi
noun hearth, cooking pit/fire
bookmarkubu loada
a coconut shell used for expectoration
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