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aadiidii
verb dry (something) by artificial heat
bookmarkadumua
verb pregnant and almost ready to deliver; first among a group of pregnant women to deliver
bookmarkahi malo
noun mat wrapping for clothes
bookmarkao
verb daylight
bookmarkbaagia
verb move sideways while moving forward (as a canoe slipping in the water); slap
bookmarkbaba odi
adjective to have been settled for some time
bookmarkbaieu
noun mollusk sp.: clam sp.
bookmarkbakau dahi de manu
not to go fishing when other groups are going
bookmarkbalangi
noun fish sp., tang
bookmarkbogobogo
verb pushed out of shape (as a tin can), rumpled, crumpled
bookmarkbuuia
verb be struck with something shot out from something else
bookmarkdaemahaanga
noun heaviness,sadness,unhappiness
bookmarkdago
noun ritual activites, religious activities
bookmarkdahidonga
noun grandfather
bookmarkdau
noun cover for an earth oven
bookmarkdaubeemala
verb a method of braiding flower headdressesor necklaces made from manu-mala
bookmarkdee hilihili
indifferent
bookmarkdiidii
adjective penis; urinate
bookmarkdiidiinga
noun manner of urinating
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dolo
noun
plantsp.: sugarcane
dolo
noun sugarcane
bookmarkdongi de lae
noun a spot on the forehead, worn in ancient religious ceremonies
bookmarkdonu huu
only,just (no more than)
bookmarkdoo ai me
<= doo me ai>
bookmarkdugu de uinga
to lay down a new cover of palm frondson uinga
bookmarkduu podo
adjective do something at short intervals; often,frequently
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkgelemea
noun a by-product of the tumeric-making process
bookmarkgiado
outrigger boom
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhada
hagaaoaoa
verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak
bookmarkhagabahhaa
verb to exhale suddenly; making exhalation noises
bookmarkhagabasabasalia
verb cause to be convinced
bookmarkhagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagamaamaane de lodo
cheer up (someone)
bookmarkhai me daahea
search for driftwood or other beachedobjects
bookmarkhai me hagamadia
behave in a more-or-less show-off manner
bookmarkhai me mulegi
to showoff (esp. in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhale denga manu
noun hive (house for animals)
bookmarkhaunu
verb <= hagaunu>
bookmarkhegide
adjective see each other; meet up with
bookmarkhhola mai saiolo
to allow the sail to fill with wind, holding on to the boom sheet (after luffing)
bookmarkhiie unu
verb thirsty, be
bookmarkhuaa bodu
noun family
bookmarkhuuhuu
noun fishsp.: parrotfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkkalo
verb stir up
bookmarkkano de langi
noun a blue and cloudless sky
bookmarkkave huaame
verb take the whole thing
bookmarkkii mai
verb decreasing
bookmarklahu
verb investigate (to prove one’s suspicions)
bookmarklahu me
adjective inclined to be suspicious
bookmarklavalava
noun wrap skirt; sarong
bookmarklingilingia
verb pour little by little
bookmarkloba
noun a type of mat
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)
bookmarkmaamaanadu
verb keep thinking about
bookmarkmada nuui
adjective dark green in color
bookmarkmadabuunoua
adjective become dull
bookmarkmadalua maa hidu
number twenty seven
bookmarkmaga de gau dogi
masturbate (of males only)
bookmarkmahidi
adjective
separated from and curled up from
malemolemo
adjective a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmanaunaua
verb crazy,insane
bookmarkmangoo-biho-lua
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkmanu
noun animal, plant, insect (excludes fish and humans)
bookmarkmomme hagadaahao
noun playground
bookmarkmuu
adjective utter (words or sounds), reply (tosomeone)
bookmarkngaangailu
noun hair (on the head)
bookmarkngole age
use smallest first
bookmarknoho donu
adjective properly situated or loaded (of a canoe)
bookmarkoda
eat something raw
bookmarkodaadeu
pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkohooho
verb frightened by noise
bookmarkoomea
adjective afternoon (late)
bookmarksali gee
flow away
bookmarkse me pilo aha
don’t bother
bookmarksigo ina uavesi
don’t forget
bookmarksio
waterspout (esp. the air causing it); whirlwind
bookmarksou
a gust of wind
bookmarksseu
push violently
bookmarksugi-laagoo
goatfish
bookmarktama legalega
infant
bookmarktao o de moso
coconut frond spine which has fallen and stuck upright in the ground
bookmarktinana o dogu bodu
noun mother-in-law
bookmarktugi lima
noun elbow
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