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adu
anei ai laa
these then were those
bookmarkbaalanga tugi
noun nail (of metal)
bookmarkbabaiangi ina
cloudy, with clouds of the babaiangi type
bookmarkboaa ina
adjective be caught in strong wind or heavy rain
bookmarkboli
verb take special care of
bookmarkbulada
noun banana tree fibers (for making cloth)
bookmarkdaelodo
noun number, figure; the outrigger boombetween the giado madua and the giado manu
bookmarkdahea gee
drift away
bookmarkdala
noun appendage, fin, spine
bookmarkdalaa muna
noun word,phrase
bookmarkdama moemoe sala
noun a foetus out of the proper position (in the womb) for delivery
bookmarkdange
noun mollusksp.: giantclam (tridacnasquammosa)
bookmarkdaubodobodo
adjective short (in duration)
bookmarkdaumaha laanui
noun the main sunday religious observance in the church
bookmarkdeai me hagalongolongo
do unhesitatingly
bookmarkdelaa naa loo
that there could be it
bookmarkdiibanga goo dii
a game played by children (to determinewho is "it")
bookmarkdiibuli
noun a doll representing a spirit
bookmarkdoa agalala
very big giant
bookmarkdoli de henua
to defeat all comers
bookmarkdoli iho
adjective to obtain the biggest first
bookmarkduaa dai
verb seasick but unable to throw up
bookmarkdungudungua
verb repeatedly smell (something)
bookmarkduuaa
verb to be in trouble
bookmarke hanohano
have diarrhea
bookmarkgabaea
verb to hang oneself (suicide)
bookmarkgada-moana
noun fishsp.: jack (an oceanic fish)
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gai ngaadahi
adjective a distribution of fish to the whole island population
bookmarkgava-uli
reef heron - grey phase
bookmarkgiebu
noun plantsp.: spiderlily(hymenocallis littoralis (jacq.) salisb.)
bookmarkgii
adjective a high-pitched sound, soft, high-pitched crying (as by children)
bookmarkgolomagi
verb patient, (not impetuous); restrained (not prone to act on impulse)
bookmarkguao
noun
the hard sap of a non-native tree which is occasionally washed up on shore
gubu daahili
noun verse of a song
bookmarkhadu-i-de-ssala
noun
coralsp.: red organ-pipecoral
hagabasalia
verb convince someone completely
bookmarkhagadogo number
verb to join (to make up a group of a certain number)
bookmarkhagadubu hue vini
the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagakii dalinga
adjective producing a high-pitched noise in the ear; the itch felt in the ear when something very sweet is eaten
bookmarkhagalua (ina)
verb make a total of two
bookmarkhagamade
verb do as hard as fast as possible
bookmarkhagasengaa
verb make a total of ten million
bookmarkhagili
verb speak (or sing) with phelgm in one’s throat
bookmarkhai de biho
verb act smart (deviously)
bookmarkhai gaavenga
adjective restless (of a child)
bookmarkhai sogosogo
adjective masturbate oneself
bookmarkhai uaua
verb dilated veins
bookmarkhakide gee
spoil (a child)
bookmarkhelii-lausedi
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkhonga iainei
at this time,these days
bookmarkhuaahuu
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro)
bookmarkivi-a-daea
noun shoulderblade
bookmarkkivi
adjective thin (bony)
bookmarklaamaloo
noun a divination result indicating bad fortune
bookmarklau kohu
adjective
growing well (of plants)
lilolilo
adjective in a sheltered place
bookmarklongosaa
adjective small around, thin
bookmarkloulou
to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkmaagaga dua
adjective to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmada hoodanga
noun a depression on the windward reef
bookmarkmagi eaea
adjective
an eruption in a child’s mouth, said to result from improper feeding
mago
adjective bad weather (high wind or rain, or rough seas)
bookmarkmaimai de ngudu
adjective sweet-talker
bookmarkmami
noun papaya; papaya tree
bookmarkmanu-a-luga
noun insectsp.: fruitfly
bookmarkmanu-ligi
verb lice (immature); louse (immature)
bookmarkmassaa (ina)
verb despised by others
bookmarkme ssongo aha
useless thing
bookmarkmmala dana (dagu) maanga
lose his (my) appetite
bookmarkmolimoli ngaadai
adjective a distribution of the catch of a communal fishing expedition
bookmarknao baasua
verb to collect baasua
bookmarkngahui
noun
tens of coconuts
ngaoloa
verb noisy (irregular repeated sounds)
bookmarkngauda
adjective an unenthusiastic fisherman
bookmarkoho
verb to do something, or go somewhere, early in the morning
bookmarkohua
verb characterized by having ohu
bookmarkpo
verb touch
bookmarksauligi
noun a type of adze (with a rotatable head)
bookmarksavasavali
verb always hungry
bookmarkse aha goe
you’re a nobody
bookmarksiba
verb move to one side (involuntarily) whilewalking
bookmarkssogo
grated raw taro which has dried out
bookmarktainadaane o dogu bodu
noun brother in law
bookmarkulumonu
porpoise
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