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abulu
adjective sink (until submerged)
bookmarkaduisiisi
noun one’s first spouse
bookmarkalaa ai loo
those there then are
bookmarkaloalo gaadinga
noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap
bookmarkaloha iho
noun self-love
bookmarkanei maa
these were about (approximately)
bookmarkanumia
verb bobbing in the water
bookmarkbalangi
noun fish sp., tang
bookmarkbangi
noun a type of prepared food made from dried breadfruit
bookmarkbedibedi
adjective getting fat
bookmarkboi gadagada
adjective laugh all the time at nothing
bookmarkbuli
verb grab up
bookmarkdaadaanga sala
adjective ugly-looking
bookmarkdabuia
verb to dabui at one time
bookmarkdagamanga
noun path, route
bookmarkdagamanga
noun path, route
bookmarkdaguu kalo
noun a thin straight-bladed (easily sharpened)axe blade
bookmarkdanu de bela
spade up taro plots, adding mulch
bookmarkdaogubu
noun waist, circumference
bookmarkdaogubu
noun waist, circumference
bookmarkdau bodu
adjective married man or woman
bookmarkdauaalo
verb steady paddling
bookmarkdelaa maa
that there was about (approximately)
bookmarkdogoisi mai
adjective decreasing (in number)
bookmarkdongi de lae
a spot on the forehead
doo ngaiho
adjective the blowing of the wind from the north
bookmarkduugia i de gai
be tired of eating a particular kind of food
bookmarkgai boo
adjective eat early in the morning
bookmarkgaiaa dau bodu
commit adultery
bookmarkgea
noun hawksbillturtle
bookmarkgede hadu
noun
a type of basket
gede hangaabo
noun
a type of basket
geu de madangi
a change of wind
bookmarkgii
adjective a high-pitched sound, soft, high-pitched crying (as by children)
bookmarkgili
skin
bookmarkgini manu
adjective pick flowers
bookmarkhaa-malama
time noun
april
haduhadua
verb rocky (full of stones)
bookmarkhagaahi
verb provide fire to or for; hungry; eatsomething
bookmarkhagabala
verb allow to become soft; prostrate oneself (esp. to hide)
bookmarkhagabaua
verb figureout, determine
bookmarkhagadaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkhagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagahula
the sac in a fish which emerges from its mouth when it is brought up from a great depth
bookmarkhagakona
verb become (or make) much worse
bookmarkhai goinga
adjective aggrandizement of one’s land holdings by moving others’ goinga
bookmarkhale de henua
hano gi de maalama
transfiguration of ghosts or spirits into human form
bookmarkheloongoi
adjective fit together with (match) each other; have an understanding with one another (e.g., as do lovers); understand one another
bookmarkhesilihaginga haiava
noun intersection
bookmarkhodu
adjective sighted, appear
bookmarkhonumia
verb filled with
bookmarkhou
verb drill (native bow drill)
bookmarkhua o tangada
outcome (of individual effort)
bookmarkhuuhuge
verb open or uncover many things (by several persons)
bookmarkioo
adjective
to make a sound indicating "take it"
kaa
noun mangrovecrab
bookmarklaaningi
noun sleeveless shirt
bookmarklede
noun penetrating cold
bookmarkleia
verb be jumped upon; be landed upon
bookmarkmadaa gai
noun firstfruits
bookmarkmadaladala de leo
a clear and high-pitched singing voice
bookmarkmadohi boo
adjective midnight
bookmarkmagi labua gee
upset stomach (nausea)
bookmarkmailiili
adjective fast moving (over a considerable duration of time)
bookmarkmalalidage
adjective usedup or cleaned out completely
bookmarkmanu laosedi
noun seaanimal; marineinvertebrates
bookmarkmasa
adjective empty,low (tide)
bookmarkmasavaa de gauligi
childhood
bookmarkmataia mai
seen being mataia
bookmarkmilo
noun plantsp.: treesp.: milotree (the spesiapopulnea sol. ex correa)
bookmarkmmulu
verb stroke,rub gently
bookmarkmolimoli taula
adjective to take hitches in a rope until it is taut (and continue to take hitches as the rope becomes slack)
bookmarkmuli lele
the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarknabe
to look under the waistband or belt
bookmarkngaobo
verb easily bent out of shape
bookmarkngongo
noun birdsp.: commonnoddy (anous stolidus)
bookmarkpai
verb a type of cloud formation like babaiangi
bookmarkpii
adjective splashed,sprinkled
bookmarksaabai moni doo
carry a canoe (over the reef at low tide)
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksavini gee
run away
bookmarksebu
adjective seen on the surface of the sea from time to time
bookmarksigisigi mai (adu, ange)
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarkubu loada
a coconut shell used for expectoration
bookmarkuila
lightning, electricity.
bookmarkuuvae
feet-first presentation of a fetus at birth
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