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aalinga
adjective moving around just under the water
bookmarkahee oo dagodo
how are you
bookmarkalaala dangada
noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)
bookmarkanaa loo
these (there) were the ones
bookmarkava
adjective relief, be relieved
bookmarkbaa huu i --
just like
bookmarkbaa lahalaha
adjective broad-chested
bookmarkbaa sege
adjective carom off
bookmarkbabaiangi ina
cloudy, with clouds of the babaiangi type
bookmarkbelabela
verb dirty (like bela)
bookmarkbilibili-hadu
noun fish sp. (trachinotus bailloni)
bookmarkbouli
adjective darkness (of or pertaining to)
bookmarkbulubuludi
verb keep hugging
bookmarkdaamadaa-sele
noun insectsp.: waterbug
bookmarkdada gaehala
verb picking even small breadfruit (to avoidhaving to change one’s position, whichwould be necessary in order to pick breadfruit of the proper size)
bookmarkdalaa
noun (small) piece of, part of
bookmarkdamaa velo
adjective good at spearing fish
bookmarkdango
verb grab (in order to restrain, e.g., a person), fall upon
bookmarkdaubeemala
verb a method of braiding flower headdressesor necklaces made from manu-mala
bookmarkdee maeva
not present, absent
bookmarkdeganoe
noun part of the female genetalia
bookmarkdeledele saele
adjective walk around aimlessly; be spread allover (of news)
bookmarkdenei huu
this is it still
bookmarkdenga meenaa
those ones (plural)
bookmarkdiibanga o de henua
the categories of ancient custom
bookmarkdoa agalala
very big giant
bookmarkdoo ma gu...
fall into the bad habit of; do something which is difficult to rectify
bookmarkdugu de gumigumi
allow one’s beard to grow, unshaven
bookmarkduu gaso
adjective vertical,straight up and down
bookmarkege iho
adjective lower (something)
bookmarkgaadinga hai ngadi ubu
coconut with a shell of a size appropriate for use as a cooking vessel
bookmarkgaba
adjective flap (as wings)
bookmarkgaba-moe
noun fishsp.: cardinalfish
bookmarkgabea
verb (in angling) the failure of a bait bundle to come untied and release the bait
bookmarkganaudogo
noun
an abundance of fish, birds, or otheranimals which are good to eat
haahaula age de me
become bright (with morning sunlight)
bookmarkhagaalo-uli
verb cause to be dark (of fully mature coconutmeat)
bookmarkhagaausa
verb cause to leave a wake
bookmarkhagadaguu
noun a small axe, hatchet
bookmarkhagadinoangahulu
verb make a total of ten people
bookmarkhagahaigamaiana
verb treat as important
bookmarkhagalodo
verb to stimulate a desire for
bookmarkhagamaasei ange
make smaller (away from one)
bookmarkhagatili
verb swoop down, swoop across
bookmarkhai aoa ina
bear misshapen fruit
bookmarkhai dinana
adjective the relationship between mother (or other female elder) and child (or one treated as a child)
bookmarkhanga-mea
noun
hedangisi
adjective to make noise by scraping things together (e.g., the grinding sound of jaws)
bookmarkhegau
noun work,activity,occupation
bookmarkheiangi
adjective smart, intelligent, clever
bookmarkhhuna
verb hide at one time
bookmarkhidu laangi
noun Sunday
bookmarkhinangalomalie
adjective feel happy or contented or at peacewith the world
bookmarkhobulaa
adjective a sound uttered esp. when liftingsomething
bookmarkhodo
noun the spine of the stingray
bookmarkhonu ssele
noun turtle of a size suitable for eating(not quite as big as honu tolo)
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkilaage
adjective free of (sickness, hardship, etc.)
bookmarkilaage mai
free from
bookmarkili luu bongaa usu
ioonga
noun way of giving
bookmarklahilahi
adjective fishsp.; tremendous (followed by ina)
bookmarklaho
noun aerial root of the pandanus tree
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarkleva saele
adjective vagrant (having no fixed abode)
bookmarklongo iho
adjective be aware of, experience, perceive, feel (in one’s mind or body)
bookmarkmaagau
verb die (plural subj.)
bookmarkmaava
yawn
bookmarkmadaangahulu
numeral ten (objects)
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmagalili tai
adjective flow (of tide)
bookmarkmagi luduludu
adjective the tremor (as though chilled) of a sick person
bookmarkmanu hagadigedige
noun top (toy)
bookmarkmao lunga
adjective high,high-ranking
bookmarkme vae
shoes, slippers
bookmarkmuli
adjective debt,owe
bookmarknamu
noun mosquito
bookmarkniho vaiuu
noun milkteeth, deciduousteeth
bookmarknooligi
a small knife
bookmarkoo iho (age)
adjective able to enter, going up (down)
bookmarksaaliba
adjective rush around (of a group of people)
bookmarksahe
noun any material used to absorb a menstrual flow
bookmarksila
verb look for
bookmarkuuvae
feet-first presentation of a fetus at birth
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