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abulu
adjective sink (until submerged)
bookmarkanei loo
these (here) are the ones
bookmarkau hagi
verb an ocean current which turns away from the reef
bookmarkbaalasi ngago
adjective incubation of eggs (by a hen)
bookmarkbadabadai
adjective having a tendency to meddle in others’ affairs
bookmarkbingabinga
adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation
bookmarkbole
adjective bawl out, be angry; be mad (as indicated by one’s movements)
bookmarkdaahanga ange
give pleasure to someone by giving himsomething
bookmarkdaea
adjective to have arrived at
bookmarkdaga ula
verb go lobster catching
bookmarkdahea age
drift toward place where speaker is
bookmarkdalaa ubu
noun charcoal from the coconut shell
bookmarkdao
noun a method of calculating the relative maturity of coconuts by comparing the size of the upper (immature) ones on the tree with the lower (mature) ones; the second of a pair (e.g., dao dogai)
bookmarkdaogili
noun
dauaa
verb wrinkled
bookmarkdaumaha laanui
noun the main sunday religious observance in the church
bookmarkdeadea
adjective becoming lighter in color
bookmarkdeai donu angaanga
nothing at all
bookmarkdebedebe
verb the folds of skin around the waist
bookmarkdenaa tagodo
that is the situation...
bookmarkdogodoganga
noun
plantsp.
dugi
verb scare away,chase away
bookmarkduu biho
adjective haircut; cut hair
bookmarkduubulei
noun head of the penis
bookmarkduulanga
noun the sector from which the wind blows; the place of, the track of
bookmarkga aha laa
what’s the matter with you
bookmarkgagu
adjective well-mannered
bookmarkgailalopoli
adjective stingy
bookmarkganae oo
threadfin fish
bookmarkgasigasia
verb rubbed against,scratched
bookmarkgeevee
noun birdsp.: easternwhimbrel(numenius phaeopus)
bookmarkgidee iho
adjective be aware of oneself
bookmarkgohu de lodo
ignorant
bookmarkgolo age
continually golo voluntarily
bookmarkgulu malali
breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhaangaa lodo i de gai
be continually hungry, owing to having a distended stomach from regularly eating too much
bookmarkhaangoda dua beau
a fishing method (used on the seaward reef during the day) employing a line, with hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhaau unuunu
verb breast-feed
bookmarkhadu goinga
noun boundary stone
bookmarkhagaahe mai
adjective return to the fold
bookmarkhagabinga
verb name (something)
bookmarkhagadino
verb provide a portion or share
bookmarkhagahaahaanau
verb to help to deliver children on many occasions
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
verb cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly,delay
bookmarkhagasegelia
verb let slip or slide
bookmarkhagasenga
verb fool (someone),deceive,trick (someone)
bookmarkhagi me
adjective pick coconuts
bookmarkhai dauaa
verb be in a wrinkled condition
bookmarkhai de biho
act smart (deviously)
bookmarkhai me moolau
an habitually fast worker
bookmarkhala langa goobai
noun a form for plaiting hats
bookmarkhhoda
gasp for breath
bookmarkhuaadangada
noun persons of a certain class or type
bookmarkhuadia
noun fishing pole
bookmarkina-gi-hale
a row of thatch
bookmarklaomalie
adjective big
bookmarklebelebe
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarkllabu
verb claw
bookmarklodo laanui
adjective large in volume or capacity,spacious inside
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkmaadegadega
noun birdsp.: a young bird (still unable to fly) of any bird sp.
bookmarkmaalava
verb the fatty part of the turtle
bookmarkmadaa moni
noun prow of a canoe
bookmarkmadaangahulu
numeral ten (objects)
bookmarkmadamada o dangada
noun in public
bookmarkmadegi
adjective be jerked
bookmarkmaga ahi
noun glowing embers (without a flame)
bookmarkmailiili
adjective fast moving (over a considerable duration of time)
bookmarkmalele
adjective completed
bookmarkmalibilibi
noun crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmanu-mmala
noun plantsp.: glorybower(clerodendrum inerme (l.) gaertn.)
bookmarkmanua
verb diseased
bookmarkmasugi
adjective having a hole, pierced
bookmarkmmala
adjective bitter, sour; unlucky
bookmarknao gasi
verb eat messily (by poking at all of thefood instead of touching only the portion to be eaten)
bookmarkolongaa
noun plantsp.: treesp.: a shrubbytree sp. (pipturus argenteus (forst.f.) wedd.)
bookmarkonoonogia
noun an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarkpala ivi
adjective work beyond one’s endurance
bookmarksaalingaa nui
noun the rainwater which flows down a bent coconut tree (collected for drinking)
bookmarksigi
verb transfer (from one place to another),transplant; a technique of finishing a mat edge; to assist in the delivery of a baby (by manually extracting it from the birth canal); to tack a canoe (by transferring the mast from one end of the canoe to the other)
bookmarksoe mai
decided for one by the will of god
bookmarkubu
kneecap; the shell of a coconut
bookmarkulungaa iga
a pair of copulating fish, turtles, whales, stingrays, etc.
bookmarkvaalanga
made up (of a story only)
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