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aagonga i lunga
noun social class of chiefs and priests
bookmarkaahu
adjective the intense pain resulting from having one’s skin punctured by a poisonous fish
bookmarkabasasa huu
European in manner or appearance
bookmarkadamai gauligi
verb remember childhood experiences
bookmarkalahage
adjective wake up (from sleep)
bookmarkaovaa
noun hour
bookmarkbaa ssalu
adjective carom off violently
bookmarkbaabuu
adjective
lie down
baba odi
adjective to have been settled for some time
bookmarkbadai
adjective meddle in others’ affairs
bookmarkbagi
noun gun or any other weapon of similar nature
bookmarkbagua
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: pandan tree (pandanus dubius Spreng.)
bookmarkbolo ange
bequeath
bookmarkbonabona age lodo
feel fearful
bookmarkbooboo me
adjective massage (as a medical treatment)
bookmarkdaa hagasaalei
verb make a striped design in tatooing
bookmarkdaelodo odi ange
evennumber
bookmarkdagodo daudahi
adjective having the same characteristics, be alike
bookmarkdahuli
adjective turn back; change one’s mind
bookmarkdahulihuli donu
adjective
be careful
dai bigi
adjective almost (finished or done, etc.); justabout
bookmarkdaina ahine
noun sisters
bookmarkdalinga bobo
noun having a runny ear (with pus)
bookmarkdangi buada
adjective the noise made by a fast-moving projectile
bookmarkdanngaho
noun stomach
bookmarkdanuaa ange
goodfor, better than
bookmarkdaula hagalevaleva
noun a swing (made of rope)
bookmarkde hua nei
this size
bookmarkdolona
verb flooded, washedout
bookmarkdoo mua
adjective very
bookmarkdui mamu
noun a string of fish
bookmarkdulivai
noun a type of coconut (reddish in color)
bookmarkduu uli
noun sea cucumber species
bookmarkgalani
adjective
almost finished, nearly finished;
galasi
gau ivi
verb skinny
bookmarkgavaausu
noun plantsp.: treesp.: barringtoniatree (barringtonia asiatica (l.) kurz)
bookmarkgii
adjective a high-pitched sound, soft, high-pitched crying (as by children)
bookmarkgiivada
adjective good fortune in the future, as revealed by divination
bookmarkgima
noun mollusksp.: horsehoofclam (hippopus hippopus)
bookmarkgini manu
verb pick flowers
bookmarkgodi
verb to trim
bookmarkhagadanuaa magavaa
adjective make peace between people, conciliate
bookmarkhagailonga ange agina
assign (someone) to; use something as a landmark
bookmarkhagalaagii
verb
decorate, adorn; ornament
hagalaulau
verb make many hundreds
bookmarkhagalua (ina)
verb make a total of two
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
adjective cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagasegedia
verb let slip or slide
bookmarkhagassege i hegau
verb proscrastinate (about work); refuse to participate in work
bookmarkhagassogalia
verb
hai sumu
verb having a diamond-shaped decoration or form, etc.
bookmarkhhoda age
suck in air (esp. when asleep orunconscious)
bookmarkhoe pale
noun a type of canoe paddle designed for steering
bookmarkhonumia
verb filled with
bookmarkhoo senga
adjective shy (especially in the presence of members of the opposite sex), shamed
bookmarkhuuhua
adjective pregnancy
bookmarkilaila
verb having more than one ila
bookmarkilihia ssave
the submerging of flying fish below the surface of the water (making them difficult to net)
bookmarkkanamalie
adjective tasty (especially of taro)
bookmarkkena
noun pale; whitish yellow
bookmarkkolu de henua
pray for the welfare of the whole island(and its population)
bookmarklao gau-me
verb to grasp a fish by inserting one’s fingers in both gills
bookmarklele sseni
adjective insomnia (after sleeping for a shortwhile)
bookmarklili mahangahanga
adjective mad as the devil
bookmarkllaga
verb take a single step
bookmarklodo dama
verb immature in affect
bookmarklodo kabi
verb filled to capacity
bookmarkmaamaalo
adjective becoming more and more maalo
bookmarkmaamasa
adjective
madaa ua
noun drop (of liquid or rain)
bookmarkmadaangudu
adjective converse with
bookmarkmadi
verb to add organic material to the taro bog
bookmarkmanigangi
adjective satisfied completely in sexual intercourse
bookmarkmassogosogo
verb go or do by oneself; a one-man canoe
bookmarkme hagalolo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro and coconut cream)
bookmarkmee mmala
noun gallbladder
bookmarkmodomodo mada gii
the stage of development of the coconutbetween modomodo and gaadinga gaha de a
bookmarkmouli
adjective living, alive; life; life-style; that on which life seems to depend (e.g., favorite food or activity); life-principle (spirit, soul, etc.)
bookmarknao baasua
verb to collect baasua
bookmarkngaaheahe
verb taro which is watery or gummy
bookmarkngalubelube
verb tremble or vibrate in the air
bookmarkngavesi haangoda
noun fishing tacklebox
bookmarknguua
verb be nguu
bookmarknngaolia
verb noise (a loud, individually perceived, noise)
bookmarkoda
noun grated coconut meat after the oil has been expressed
bookmarkodaoda
noun driftwood (any sort)
bookmarksali ssaavale
adjective salivate
bookmarksenga manu
adjective stupid (like an animal)
bookmarkseni gi de ao
sleep late (into daytime)
bookmarkssae de manava
struggle to breathe
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