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aagai
adjective continually wanting to eat
bookmarkadamai
verb recollect or recall past events or persons, etc.
bookmarkadamai gauligi
verb remember childhood experiences
bookmarkade
noun liver
bookmarkalava
noun fish sp.: shark sp.
bookmarkanga-mea
noun fish sp. (= large dada)
bookmarkaude haia
no kidding
bookmarkbaagia age
to be carried to the shore (of a canoe) by a current or the wind
bookmarkbaalanga dua hale
metal roofing
bookmarkbangi dua beau
a certain way of pinching with the fingers
bookmarkbogo
verb take something, steal something
bookmarkboo gi de gai
continually wanting to eat
bookmarkboo i lalo o tangada
the last days of a person’s life
bookmarkdagodolia
verb
be slept upon for a long time
dangolia
verb grabbed, fallen upon
bookmarkdau gadea
noun boom lanyard (of a canoe)
bookmarkdau makaga
adjective tightly stretched (not slack)
bookmarkdeai ange soo laangi
i’ll get you
bookmarkdee haihai donu
that’s for sure
bookmarkdemee hagaangiangi
fan
bookmarkdevedeve
adjective standing out all over (of feathers, etc.)
bookmarkduliduli
verb hurting of one’s ears from high-pitched noises
bookmarkdungu iho
adjective smell oneself
bookmarkduu galeve
adjective to collect the sap of a coconut tree (from its inflorescence)
bookmarkeidu ai
treat as a totem, worship, treat as asupernatural being
bookmarkelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgagu
adjective well-mannered
bookmarkgalele
verb a method of fishing (casting with a pole)for tuna)
bookmarkgammenge-baabaa
noun mollusksp.: bursidae spp.
bookmarkgano dae
noun the net of a hand net (not including the net’s handle)
bookmarkgave
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkgelegele gumi hue
fine-grained sand
bookmarkgidee mai
found out (or be found out)
bookmarkgili dalo
noun hillock
bookmarkginogino
adjective inclined not to enjoy something (esp. food) by being overly sensitive to filth
bookmarkhagaava ange
lean on someone for support
bookmarkhagaditidi
verb to skip a stone across the water
bookmarkhagadotodi
verb walk with a limp (temporarily)
bookmarkhagahaunu
verb cause to drink alcoholic beverages
bookmarkhagamabu
verb rest, relax, quit (a job)
bookmarkhagao baubau
low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagapunidia
verb add up (many things)
bookmarkhagavagavaga
verb punishment of a person by confinement (without food or drink) until his death
bookmarkhai me a gimoo
to act insincerely
bookmarkhaiva
noun work,activity,occupation
bookmarkheboohagi lima
adjective fistfight
bookmarkhegau
noun work,activity,occupation
bookmarkhenua mounga
noun a land where there are mountains (a high island or a continental land mass)
bookmarkhhaa
verb blossom forth
bookmarkhhui age
eat a snack
bookmarkhidi de honu
movement of a turtle (when feeding orsubmerging)
bookmarkhola
verb to spreadout, or layout flat, something which is folded, piled up, or bent, etc.
bookmarkhono
verb a patch (on clothes, or a canoe, etc.)
bookmarkieiangi
adjective recovered from illness
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collar bone
bookmarkkano maalama
noun a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarkkau gee
adjective not usedto; hard to
bookmarkkosi
noun mollusksp.: cardium sp.
bookmarklaa tua
besides
bookmarklaamaloo
noun a divination result indicating bad fortune
bookmarklanga de gubenga
to pull up a gubenga to store it away
bookmarklaulaunga
noun able to be hooked
bookmarkluu au
pronoun your (singular; for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkma tuai
noun coconut grater blade
bookmarkmadaagi
verb the scout in belubelu fishing
bookmarkmago de me
a worsening condition of the weather
bookmarkmahola gimoo
adjective to have many dead animals (or fish) lying about
bookmarkmami
verb taste (of something)
bookmarkmanavanava
adjective breathing
bookmarkmasi
verb to scrape or peel breadfruit when thebreadfruit is ripe
bookmarkme maaguluaa
noun dislocated joint (of the body)
bookmarknebu
verb to do something so earnestly that one has no time to talk; be very busy
bookmarkngadi moana
noun <= laangai ngadi moana>
bookmarkngadolia
verb to have ngado
bookmarkngalongalo
adjective forgetful,absent-minded
bookmarkpaa i daalinga
move in closely (of birds) to daalinga
bookmarksaunga
adjective having an unpleasant bodyodor
bookmarkseloo
numeral millions
bookmarksiba
verb move to one side (involuntarily) whilewalking
bookmarksinga gee
lean away from
bookmarktugi lima
noun elbow
bookmarkuadanga
an intermittent downpour of rain - considered an omen of birth, death, or the arrival of a ship
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