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aalo
verb come by paddling
bookmarkaalu
verb intercept; send for
bookmarkaha goi
what next
bookmarkalaa ai loo
those there then are
bookmarkbalu daaea
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbilibili-hadu
noun fish sp. (trachinotus bailloni)
bookmarkbole
adjective bawl out, be angry; be mad (as indicated by one’s movements)
bookmarkbuni
adjective closed up, be together (in a group, or of two individuals)
bookmarkbuubuu a lada
a type of puzzle
bookmarkdaa de hia
what time is it
bookmarkdaa iho
adjective go toward the lagoon (from land)
bookmarkdaalo
verb stab,skewer
bookmarkdahido lima
noun upper arm
bookmarkdane
verb a fungus infection of the skin (consisting of superficial white spots)
bookmarkdanedanea
verb be covered with dane
bookmarkdau lango
verb
the season during which flies are most numerous
dauaa
verb wrinkled
bookmarkdee anga
forgetful, absent-minded
bookmarkdelaa donu
that there is it for sure
bookmarkdenei naa ()
this will be it. (will this be it)
bookmarkdoadoa
verb the sound made to attract chickens
bookmarkdotodi
adjective limping (as an action)
bookmarkea age
stop swimming (and come up on land)
bookmarkege age
raise up (something) from its previous trajectory
bookmarkgaanunu
noun breast
bookmarkgaaui
verb take (someone) along (with one) (esp.carrying, etc.)
bookmarkgaaui i tao
a line (for retrieving) which is attached to a spear
bookmarkgadigadi gauvae
adjective chattering of teeth (from cold)
bookmarkgadunga
noun fire-plow
bookmarkgalogalo malama
noun the last quarter of the moon (rising inthe east just before sunrise)
bookmarkgasia
verb worthwhile,important,valuable
bookmarkgau anga
noun thigh
bookmarkgeesaa
noun mollusksp.: fimbria soverbii
bookmarkgili
skin
bookmarkgoo
adjective a sound made to indicate one’s presence (in response to being called from afar); an owl-like hoot (of birds)
bookmarkgu dee galemu
recovering from an illness (getting better)
bookmarkgubu daahili
noun verse of a song
bookmarkgugu
adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to
bookmarkhaangoda de boo
a method of fishing (at night, beyond the reef)
bookmarkhagabasalia
verb convince someone completely
bookmarkhagadai
verb furnish salt to
bookmarkhagadau gaiaa
adjective steal from one another
bookmarkhagahanahana
verb recook over and over
bookmarkhagamanu
verb cause to have disease
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagassui, hang gainga, hagamamane
urinate (piss)
bookmarkhagi
verb pick (fruit) by grabbing and twisting off
bookmarkhai bao
verb divided into compartments
bookmarkhai de hilihili
hold an election
bookmarkhale i lodo
noun ribcage, thoraciccavity
bookmarkhebuihagi
verb provide an abundance of bait to keep fish in close
bookmarkhhali lo te laagau
a depression in a log (an abnormal growth)
bookmarkhhudi
verb pull
bookmarkigohinga
noun way of using igohi
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collar bone
bookmarklaba ngaugau
noun a stalk of the elephant-ear plant (ngaungau)
bookmarklenga
noun a preparation made from ango and doidoi (q.v.)
bookmarkllabu
verb claw
bookmarklodo mao lunga
characteristically hagamao lunga; egotistical, self-centered, arrogant inspirit
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’conversation
bookmarkmaaileele
adjective die,dead (persons or animals)
bookmarkmadaali
adjective lacking in oil (of a ripe coconut)
bookmarkmadavaivai
noun a type of knot used in net-making
bookmarkmalinolino
verb <= malimalino>
bookmarkmalua
noun female genital area
bookmarkmanga
noun a branch, part of (something havingcoordinate parts)
bookmarkmanu hale moni
noun a pottery bottle or jar
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
noun plantsp.: pacofern (athyrium sp.)
bookmarkmao lunga
high, high-ranking
bookmarkmasulu de maasina
"a person has died."
bookmarkme abadai
noun european things (gear, etc.)
bookmarkngadi seesee
adjective walk barefoot,stroll
bookmarkngisi
verb a squeaking sound
bookmarkpungu
adjective
plump
saibo saele
adjective rush around aimlessly (of a group of people)
bookmarksao gainga
adjective sweep or cleanup trash
bookmarkse biho
clever (scheme or trick)
bookmarktaula (o de me holu)
noun bowstring (string of the bow)
bookmarkteve
adjective hair or feathers standing on end
bookmarktugilima
noun elbow
bookmarkuaua vaaligi
noun capillary
bookmarkvela
burned
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