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abuabulu
adjective easily sinkable
bookmarkataula
noun anchor rope
bookmarkau ga sano
I give up
bookmarkavaava
verb full of holes
bookmarkbaalasi ange
compete hard against (as in team sports)
bookmarkbaasi gi taiao
forenoon (from dawn to noon)
bookmarkbagi
noun gun or any other weapon of similar nature
bookmarkbalu malau
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbidoa
verb lift or hold one end of something
bookmarkbigibigi
adjective more-or-less close to
bookmarkbilibili
verb having a tendency to be bili
bookmarkboo gi dua
the period when the quarter moon appears in the east just before sunrise
bookmarkdaemaha
adjective heavy, oppressive, hard to take
bookmarkdangada madua
adjective old person,adult
bookmarkdanuaa mai i hee
good according to whom
bookmarkdaogave
noun
a type of coconuttree
daula
verb rope (heavy); anchored (of ship)
bookmarkde hua nei
this size
bookmarkdeengaa gamalie
adjective let’s do it attentively
bookmarkdenei laa ()
this is that (is this that)
bookmarkdiidii
adjective penis; urinate
bookmarkdiinei de manu
to kill off plants
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of a woman in childbirth)
bookmarkduagi
verb to clean fish (taking the insides out)
bookmarkdui mamu
noun a string of fish
bookmarkduu hakaa
noun a piece of coconut husk
bookmarkduulagi
verb to sail crosswind (for maximum speed)
bookmarke galemu
it’s alright
bookmarkgabidia
verb held firmly (by something not part of the human body)
bookmarkgai moumou
verb wasteful of food
bookmarkgaimalie
adjective goodat food preparation (not wasteful)
bookmarkgelu-hai-usu
unicorn fish
bookmarkgogo
adjective bent slightly (like a round-shoulderedperson)
bookmarkgogo gi mua
bent forward
bookmarkgohu de me
become dark (with no natural light)
bookmarkhaanau ssene
adjective yield interest
bookmarkhada
hagadabena iho
adjective prepare oneself, make oneself ready
bookmarkhagadige de madaangudu
a prolonged conversation (on subjects of little importance)
bookmarkhagadinana
verb to treat as dinana
bookmarkhagadino
verb provide a portion or share
bookmarkhagahula
the sac in a fish which emerges from its mouth when it is brought up from a great depth
bookmarkhagaingoo ai
called by (named)
bookmarkhagasaaloa
verb to encounter good (or bad) fortune
bookmarkhai maa
relationship of spouse’s sibling to sibling’s spouse
bookmarkhano gi bouli gee
to transfigure oneself
bookmarkhenuu
verb a method of plaiting
bookmarkholi ange
resemble
bookmarki hee ai goe
you lose
bookmarkkave dagi de momo
take a little (or few) at a time
bookmarklaangi dabeo
verb a day which is rainy and stormy
bookmarklaavea
verb stumble on
bookmarklava hadu
noun leader (between fishing line and hook)
bookmarklii
noun birdsp. (seen only over the ocean)
bookmarkliiliagi daudahi
be of the same status
bookmarkluei todo
adjective cough up blood
bookmarkmaadau mada bodobodo
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaailaba
noun September
bookmarkmaea
noun a type of rope (the thickest sort)
bookmarkmalianoono
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligi
noun small bird
bookmarkmaselesele
adjective straight-edged
bookmarkmolimoli taula
adjective to take hitches in a rope until it is taut (and continue to take hitches as the rope becomes slack)
bookmarkmuli mai ange
a little later, byandby
bookmarkmuliagina
adjective last,final
bookmarkmuu
noun fishsp.: snapper (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkngisi
verb a squeaking sound
bookmarkniho ngalo
molar teeth, wisdom teeth
bookmarknngolo
adjective a steady sound (e.g., of a machine, of rain, or of vibration)
bookmarknounu
oda
verb eat (something) raw
bookmarkodi ange
even (number); complete (none missing); reach the maximum
bookmarkohua
verb characterized by having ohu
bookmarkpago
adjective the sound of any sudden violent contact; the sound of an explosion
bookmarksaahea
adjective be caught (esp. fish) and secured
bookmarksaaluanga
a scratch (on the skin)
bookmarkseaamonga
noun a unit of (twenty) coconuts for makinghuaahuu
bookmarksege gee
slip or slide away from
bookmarksili iho
adjective have just stopped; calmdown (of a person)
bookmarksobo de laa
rising of the sun
bookmarkssele i de niho
damn it!
bookmarktamana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandfather
bookmark
ula de gili
inflammation; red in the face; sunburned
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