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adu
ahu
noun islet
bookmarkaigimea
noun plant sp.: wedelia creeper (wedelia biflora (l.) dc.)
bookmarkbangulu
noun a part of a traditional loom
bookmarkbini dali gadaha
a method of braiding dali into string to make a bird snare; six-ply braiding (of rope)
bookmarkbini daubeemala
verb a method of making flower headdresses
bookmarkbole
adjective bawl out, be angry; be mad (as indicated by one’s movements)
bookmarkbonabona age lodo
feel fearful
bookmarkbuge
noun a bump on a tree trunk
bookmarkbuni ange gi de gelegele
to have been dead for a long time
bookmarkbuni de ua
to be very thirsty
bookmarkbuni lunga ma lalo
a pitch black night
bookmarkdagadagasala
verb be always blamed for
bookmarkdagisoa
adjective many (people) at each (time or place, etc.)
bookmarkdahulihuli
adjective keep shifting direction
bookmarkdangage
verb raise one’s head up or back
bookmarkdanuaa ai loo
well, ok (this time, but next timewatch it)
bookmarkdanuaa sili
adjective good enough
bookmarkdao tili
noun a spear or harpoon to which a line is attached
bookmarkdaogave
noun a type of coconut tree
bookmarkdaogubu
noun waist, circumference
bookmarkdau makaga
adjective tightly stretched (not slack)
bookmarkdau masa
noun the season during which tides are lowest
bookmarkdelaa sili
that there is enough
bookmarkdenaa muhuu
how about that one
bookmarkdibo
noun infant
bookmarkdiilevalevanoa
noun the fifth child of a couple
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdoo de gai me
miss a meal or meals (leading tonausea when eating is resumed)
bookmarkduadonu
adjective luck, good fortune
bookmarkduumono
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro)
bookmarkga-hudi
banana
bookmarkgabinivali
a kind of ancient song
bookmarkgalavalava
the grains in the trunk of wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgalo saele
adjective look around (moving one’s body about)
bookmarkganimuumuni
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkgannui ina
white (of the portion of a woman’s thighshidden under her sarong)
bookmarkgano agau
reef (including land thereon)
bookmarkgau hadu
noun the board to which the metal grater for grating taro is attached
bookmarkgauanga mahagi
noun dislocated thighbone
bookmarkgavange
adjective
give or bring to (someone)
googoo
noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)
bookmarkgu malaia donu
to have been lucky
bookmarkgu soe donu
unmistakably, for certain
bookmarkhadi bodo
noun breaking of waves at short intervals
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagaioo
verb cause to give
bookmarkhagalaudodole
verb cause to grow small
bookmarkhagaligiligi
verb to speed up (to get over with)
bookmarkhagallogo
verb chant (in the old religious ceremony)
bookmarkhagallongo de lau nui
to obtain oracular information bylistening to the sounds made by coconut leaves
bookmarkhagasugi
verb shorten, abbreviate; abbreviation, acronym, nickname
bookmarkhagateve
verb bristle, ready for a fight (of animals)
bookmarkhagatolongia
verb slack off completely on (a rope)
bookmarkhagavagavaga
verb punishment of a person by confinement (without food or drink) until his death
bookmarkhai ngaohie
adjective easy
bookmarkhebahebaa
adjective crowded together
bookmarkhenuu
placenta
bookmarkhhano gi daha
to wash one’s hands in such a way that the dirty water does not fall back into the basin or well
bookmarkhidi taelodo
adjective the weight (on a balance) used as a standard measurement
bookmarkhine duuhua
noun unmarried girl
bookmarkhologumu
adjective (for a fish) to swallow a hook so that it becomes stuck in the throat
bookmarkhua-dolo
noun plantsp.: vine (any sort)
bookmarkiai
adjective be (present),have,there is...
bookmarkkano de langi
noun a blue and cloudless sky
bookmarklabu manu
adjective to pet (pets, children, or a member of the opposite sex)
bookmarklangi moni
noun the sort of rain which is an omen that a ship will come
bookmarkleengia
verb jump on; be flown into
bookmarkliagi
verb dump, throwout (discard)
bookmarkllahi
adjective thin (pl.)
bookmarklligi
adjective
fine (in grain, of hair, etc.); little, small
lodo gi me
adjective acquisitive, covetous
bookmarklodo lagolago
indecisive, undecided
bookmarkluu ana
pronoun his/her (for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkluu ogu
pronoun my (for dual, inalienable noun)
bookmarkma te hakii
the uvula and the adjacent portions of the oral cavity
bookmarkmadamataia
verb inclined to be (or easily) mataia
bookmarkmai i daha
from outside
bookmarkmalanga
adjective
lifted up; departed (as a ship); separate from
manu
noun animal, plant (flora); coral head; throat spacer of a flying fish net; March (month)
bookmarkme hagasili
noun a plant which is allowed to grow extra large (for some reason)
bookmarkme hhadu
noun falsehood,lie
bookmarkme vae
noun shoes,slippers
bookmarkmeamea --
adjective becoming red
bookmarkmmala
adjective bitter, sour; unlucky
bookmarkngavesi haangoda
noun fishing tacklebox
bookmarknoomeemea
a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave
bookmarkono
noun fishsp.: barracuda
bookmarkpelaani
verb fry
bookmarksau makaga de madangi
the blowing of wind steadily (for a long time) from one direction
bookmarksenga
crazy; dumb, foolish, ignorant; senseless, drunk
bookmarksila
verb look for
bookmarksisi gaadinga
to cut copra
bookmarktolu-laangi
Wednesday (’third day’)
bookmarktubuna daane
noun grandfather
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