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agilau
verb pugnacious
bookmarkalaa laa
those (there) which were there
bookmarkaugaunga
noun the appearance of an infected area
bookmarkbaa age
shallow (e.g., waters)
bookmarkbaleao
noun fish sp., milkfish
bookmarkbasa madua
adjective speak as an elder (treating the hearer as a child)
bookmarkbuu goede
worthless or useless <’like an octopus without a head’>
bookmarkdaelodo gi lunga
a large number of
bookmarkdala
noun appendage, fin, spine (extending from a fish, etc.)
bookmarkdalaa
noun (small) piece of, part of
bookmarkdau duadae
be a sucker, be fooled easily
bookmarkde hine dabeo
a menstruating woman
bookmarkdee ni dago
never mind
bookmarkdee vaaseegina
hardly able to wait for
bookmarkdelaa naa loo
that there could be it
bookmarkdooa
verb planted
bookmarkduiaanga
noun the way in which something is stuck by a sharp object
bookmarkduu modu
adjective vertical cut
bookmarkduudae nguu
noun the inky excretion of the squid
bookmarkduuduu manu
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkduulanga
noun the place of, the track of (something)
bookmarkedee maua
impossible
bookmarkgahaalava
adjective orange-colored (like a certain variety of coconut)
bookmarkgai boo
adjective eat early in the morning
bookmarkgai hilihili
adjective eat only certain foods prepared incertain ways by certain people; fussy (about food)
bookmarkgaleve
alcoholic beverage made from the coconut palm
bookmarkgamu
verb cut (something)
bookmarkgeevee
noun birdsp.: easternwhimbrel(numenius phaeopus)
bookmarkgemo
adjective fast, swift
bookmarkgoobai lau
noun a hat made from pandanus leaves
bookmarkgoogoo
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkgumigumi-o-sogo
noun plantsp.: epiphyticfern(vittaria incurvata cav.)
bookmarkhadu-i-de-ssala
noun
coralsp.: red organ-pipecoral
hagabuulunga iho
adjective to hagabuulunga oneself
bookmarkhagadubu mangoo
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagadubu o de adu
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagadubu o madaligi
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagailaage
verb setfree
bookmarkhagalodo
verb to stimulate a desire for
bookmarkhagamaaiongi
adjective depressed (mentally); unable to think,move, or talk (as a result of psychic depression or trauma)
bookmarkhagamadaagi
verb to teach someone to madaagi
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamao lunga
verb arrogant,haughty,overbearing,proud
bookmarkhagamoolau
verb hurry,rush
bookmarkhagao baubau
adjective low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagao ngadaa
adjective expensive
bookmarkhaigabungi
adjective act strangely, act shyly
bookmarkhasi
verb to cut off a taro corm from its stalk
bookmarkhegau
noun work,activity,occupation
bookmarkheiangi
adjective smart, intelligent, clever
bookmarkhhui age
eat a snack
bookmarkhoea
verb covered with sunburn blisters
bookmarkhonu de maasina
noun full moon
bookmarkila
verb a mole (not raised) , or other permanent black spot on the skin
bookmarkina-gi-hale
noun a row of thatch
bookmarkkosi
verb to scratch (once)
bookmarklalo ade
noun solarplexus (considered the seat of feeling)
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklimamalie
good at massaging
bookmarkllena
verb stretch; raise one’s eyebrows
bookmarkllingi
verb pour out,spill out (sand)
bookmarkllonga
verb muscle fatigue
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarklolo manu de boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarklua-malama
time noun february (’second month’)
bookmarkmada looloa
adjective longer in comparison with; extendingfarther than appears to be the case
bookmarkmao denga ssave
a scarcity of ssave
bookmarkmasoasoa
adjective spacious
bookmarkmassaa (ina)
verb despised by others
bookmarkmilosanga
the way in which a current flows
bookmarkmudumudu-odaoda
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkmuli de huaalaangi
noun afternoon
bookmarkngago
egg
bookmarkngaio
needlefish
bookmarkngudu leelee
verb talkative,loquacious
bookmarknohoanga hodooligi
noun the place where the chief lives (at the moment)
bookmarkoda
verb eat (something) raw
bookmarkpilo bopobo
adjective musty smell
bookmarkpono age de manava
be unable to breathe
bookmarksae mai
break through the bush (toward one)
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksaulaba
noun parent-in-law, child-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law
bookmarkse aha
what is it
bookmarkseloo
numeral millions
bookmarksengaa
numeral tens of millions
bookmarksii bido lua
vomiting and having diarrhea at the same time (’flowing from both ends’)
bookmarksio
waterspout (esp. the air causing it); whirlwind
bookmarksisi
verb write
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