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adi
verb relate news or gossip
bookmarkadi longo
adjective to tattle
bookmarkahangi
noun lagoon
bookmarkala galigi
noun a method of mat making
bookmarkalaa ange
and those there
bookmarkbalabalagula
adjective habitually clumsy
bookmarkbangabanga
adjective skinny, shrunken
bookmarkbole
adjective bawl out, be angry; be mad (as indicated by one’s movements)
bookmarkbolebole
adjective
trembling
bulubulu hegau
noun unimportant work
bookmarkbunibuni
adjective be more-or-less together
bookmarkdaane i lalo
noun a person who fails at everything he tries
bookmarkdadangi
adjective make noise repeatedly
bookmarkdaemahaanga
noun heaviness,sadness,unhappiness
bookmarkdagabe
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdamana
noun father (formal)
bookmarkdanuaa huu
it’s still ok no wonder
bookmarkdanudanu
verb to bury a great many, to keep going down (so that it becomes hidden from view)
bookmarkdatada de galomada
twitching of an eye
bookmarkdauaalo
verb steady paddling
bookmarkdenaa naa ()
that will be it. (will that be it)
bookmarkdonu sala
adjective misunderstand
bookmarkdoonga pada
noun heavy-duty equipment or fishing gear; a large penis
bookmarkdua pada
adjective to plait with thick strands
bookmarkduuhua
adjective single, unmarried
bookmarkduumono
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro)
bookmarkelaa
a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgaa gee de nnamu
having a strong odor
bookmarkgaahagi
adjective the useless tuber-like growths on the bie plant
bookmarkgabetili
parent-in-law
bookmarkgaha uli
adjective having brown (ripe) coconuts (of a coconut tree)
bookmarkgailingalinga
adjective continually wanting to eat
bookmarkgalabe-duiduia
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgavia
crazy person; insane person,
bookmarkgegeno
noun alligator,crocodile
bookmarkhagabasaa
verb be talked into
bookmarkhagadaga iho
adjective worsening
bookmarkhagadaubodobodo
verb shorten (time or rope)
bookmarkhagaduu ngae
adjective earnestly; to the limits of one’s capacity; struggle (e.g., to complete work)
bookmarkhagahana age
recook for several days
bookmarkhagalau
verb make a total of one hundred
bookmarkhagao baubau
low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagasemada
verb make a total of ten thousand
bookmarkhagassege i hegau
procrastinate (about work); refuse toparticipate in work
bookmarkhagatala gee
wanting always to hagatala
bookmarkhai daalanga
adjective talkative, chatterbox, talk animatedly
bookmarkhai mee
industrious
bookmarkhakaa tuai
to sharpen a coconut grater blade
bookmarkhanonga
noun trip1, journey
bookmarkhaula
verb setfireto (causing large flames); light (a lamp)
bookmarkhhanga dalogo
adjective to make dalogo
bookmarkhodooligi
adjective chief (of the island)
bookmarkina-gi-hale
a row of thatch
bookmarkkona iho
adjective be too much for one
bookmarklaamaloo
noun a divination result indicating bad fortune
bookmarklaulau gai
a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklili mahangahanga
adjective mad as the devil
bookmarklluhi
adjective an access (of emotion or sensory impression)
bookmarklua llau
number two hundred
bookmarkmaadegadega
noun birdsp.: a young bird (still unable to fly) of any bird sp.
bookmarkmada ahodo
verb any place where seawater seeps into the taro bog
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madangi danuaa
noun fresh air
bookmarkmadannia
noun finger
bookmarkmaimai sseni
adjective to sleep especially well or restfully
bookmarkmangila
noun plantsp. (a type of ngaungau)
bookmarkmanu-solo-maanu
noun a jellyfish-like animal in the shape of a flower (burrows into the sand when touched)
bookmarkmasausau
verb goodat fighting
bookmarkmasole ange
barely scratched
bookmarkmaunuunusi
adjective
me bouli
the deepest part of the lagoon
bookmarkmomme hai lua
a fishing spot (beyond the seaward reef) where either reef or ocean fish canbe found
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ngaangauda
verb habitually ngauda
bookmarknoho ai
occupy or live in (a place)
bookmarknoho dau donu
sit quietly
bookmarknoho hhanga
adjective sit with one’s legs spread apart
bookmarknohu
noun fishsp.: stone-fish
bookmarknoogele
verb to tie a knot so that it is difficult to untie
bookmarkoho adu
go early
bookmarkonoonogia
noun an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarkpaa age
explode from below
bookmarkpuugunga
noun the slopes of swellings or protuberances
bookmarksau makaga de madangi
the blowing of wind steadily (for a long time) from one direction
bookmarksenga manu
adjective stupid (like an animal)
bookmarksengalia
verb deceived, fooled; made dependent upon(e.g., gifts)
bookmarkseni
sleep
bookmarkseseu
verb
push (now and into the future)
ua-mea
red-throated frigate bird
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