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aagonga i lalo
noun social class of those who know magic
bookmarkaho
noun fishing line of the sort used for adu fishing
bookmarkaladi
verb initiate, begin
bookmarkau hagi
verb an ocean current which turns away from the reef
bookmarkbaageaa ange
attracted to
bookmarkbau ange
capable of, be the equal of
bookmark
boobua
noun dragonfly
bookmarkbuuia
verb be struck with something shot out from something else
bookmarkdaa de baalanga
ring the bell
bookmarkdae banibani
noun the white excretion of the banibani
bookmarkdahea iho
adjective drift toward the place where the speaker is not
bookmarkdaiao age
the following morning
bookmarkdama daohi
noun an adopted child
bookmarkdaubulebule
adjective spotted (covered with spots)
bookmarkdaumaha hagaulu
noun the church service at which new members are accepted
bookmarkdauoni-baabaa
noun fishsp. (a rare school fish which looks like saniba)
bookmarkdee daea donu
unexpectedly
bookmarkdee haihai donu
that’s for sure
bookmarkdelaa loo
that was it
bookmarkdenei nei ()
this is it (is this it)
bookmarkdiba
noun portion, share (of something); part (of something); fraction (in arithmetic)
bookmarkdohu ange
sufficient for
bookmarkduu de --
make a string figure
bookmarkduu gaha
noun a large piece of gaha (used for mili gaadinga), or from which sennit fibers are obtained)
bookmarkduu gee
adjective out of alignment
bookmarke hanohano
have diarrhea
bookmarke hia
how much
bookmarkga aha
and then did what
bookmarkgadagada doo me
laugh at
bookmarkgoloa abasasa
noun european goods or tools
bookmarkguba-dee-gaina
noun fishsp.
bookmarkhaanau ssene
adjective yield interest
bookmarkhaau unuunu
verb breast-feed
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagabuulunga iho
adjective to hagabuulunga oneself
bookmarkhagahana age
recook for several days
bookmarkhagallongo de lau nui
to obtain oracular information bylistening to the sounds made by coconut leaves
bookmarkhagamadaagi
verb to teach someone to madaagi
bookmarkhagamagua
verb to cause someone to steal
bookmarkhagamua
verb be first; get closer to
bookmarkhagangadaa
verb come with difficulty; a difficult delivery (of a baby)
bookmarkhagangadimee
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhagao ngadaa
adjective expensive
bookmarkhagapunidia
verb add up (many things)
bookmarkhagasugi ange
to use an abbreviated name or acronym
bookmarkhahine
woman
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhai madangi
adjective passwind (flatus)
bookmarkhhanga luu vae
spread one’s legs
bookmarkhidi taelodo
adjective the weight (on a balance) used as a standard measurement
bookmarkhonu tolo
noun a turtle of the largest size
bookmarkhua ligi
adjective having small fruit or nuts (of trees)
bookmarkilo
noun worm
bookmarkkeli
adjective root around (disturbing the coral layer of a yard by shuffling, or by pawing the ground)
bookmarklaulau gai
a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklegia
noun birdsp.: white-cappednoddy (anous minutus)
bookmarkllena
verb stretch; raise one’s eyebrows
bookmarklodo gaiaa
competitive, envious, desious of retaliating
bookmarkmaagau
verb die (plural subj.)
bookmarkmaahe
adjective decrease (in strength, rate of growth, etc.)
bookmarkmalo huna
adjective breechclout
bookmarkmanu ea
noun coralhead (at or broaching the surface of the water)
bookmarkmao lalo
adjective deep,low (in status)
bookmarkmau
adjective get,obtain,caught
bookmarkme hagasahu vai
gutter (under the eaves of a house)
bookmarkmodimodi
adjective walk stealthily in a crouch
bookmarkmuli mai loo
much later
bookmarkmuu
adjective utter (words or sounds), reply (tosomeone)
bookmarknebunebua
verb be nebunebu
bookmarkoomea
adjective afternoon (late)
bookmarkpai
verb a type of cloud formation like babaiangi
bookmarksaavale ina
fish or meat which is watery in texture and bad tasting
bookmarksae iho
adjective tear from the top down; break through the bush (coming downhill)
bookmarksaibo
adjective rush around (of a group of people)
bookmarksee boiboi saele
stagger about (from a head injury), move as though unconscious
bookmarksomo haahine
adjective a fleshy (non-muscular) man
bookmarktao o de moso
coconut frond spine which has fallen and stuck upright in the ground
bookmarkteve
adjective hair or feathers standing on end
bookmarkvaasuu ai
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