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bangi mada aasanga
a certain way of pinching with the fingers
bookmarkbasa degidegi
adjective speak disconnectedly with rage
bookmarkbooi
noun a type of prepared food (made from mashed taro and coconut juice)
bookmarkdaaganga
noun way of travelling
bookmarkdabanimeeli
adjective payment for medical treatment
bookmarkdaga ula
verb go lobster catching
bookmarkdangi a beini
to have smelled ripe pandanus
bookmarkdanngaho
noun stomach
bookmarkde gai i mua
favorite food
bookmarkdee hai gee
be tied (e.g., in a footrace)
bookmarkdegi ange
forgive (someone),pardon (someone)
bookmarkdoa agalala
noun very big giant
bookmarkdogoisi loo huu
very few
bookmarkdohe
noun mollusksp: a bivalve sp.
bookmarkdoo ade
a joking expression; literally, ’your liver!’
bookmarkdoo ngaiho
adjective the blowing of the wind from the north
bookmarkdotodo
verb bloody (of a person)
bookmarkdui manu
noun a line of flying birds
bookmarkdutudu
verb play with fire
bookmarkduu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkduudae
noun feces
bookmarkgabetili
parent-in-law
bookmarkgadinibidi
noun a type of fishhook (made from pearl shell)
bookmarkgalababa
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit skin)
bookmarkgalavagu
noun spongesp.
bookmarkgaleve
alcoholic beverage made from the coconut palm
bookmarkgasigasia
verb rubbed against,scratched
bookmarkgau mai vaga
noun <= gau mai moni>
bookmarkgava-uli
reef heron - grey phase
bookmarkginogino
adjective inclined not to enjoy something (esp. food) by being overly sensitive to filth
bookmarkgogono
adjective moan
bookmarkhagaai
adjective be in a serious situation
bookmarkhagadabu
verb restrict
bookmarkhagadau kino
verb hate each other
bookmarkhagadoa
verb act like a giant
bookmarkhagalanu
verb rinse off salt water from the body (with fresh water)
bookmarkhagasengaa
verb make a total of ten million
bookmarkhagatubu me
adjective exaggerate matters
bookmarkhagausinga
noun raincloud (includes all cumulus types)
bookmarkhai me mulegi
to showoff (esp. in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhalehale me
adjective a developing situation
bookmarkhano goe
see what i told you
bookmarkhelui
adjective diminution of
bookmarkhhali
verb scoop up (of solids only)
bookmarkhiloa
noun fishsp.
bookmarkhua i gadea
the side of the main body of the canoe away from the outrigger float
bookmarkhulo gi lunga ma lalo
argue heatedly,fight
bookmarkhuuhuli
verb
iga-ligi
noun fishsp. (a small oceanic school fishslightly larger than dauoni)
bookmarkinau
verb to look for coconut crabs at night
bookmarkkii mai
verb decreasing
bookmarklabua gee (lodo)
having an upset stomach; to be on the point of nausea
bookmarklaumele
noun fishsp.: tang (2 sorts)
bookmarklodo baageaa
adjective weak-willed, easily tempted; excitedeasily by the opposite sex
bookmarkluuluu haha
gargle, wash one’s mouth out
bookmarkma hee
where else
bookmarkmadaala
adjective able to remain awake for a long time
bookmarkmadalua maa lima
number twenty five
bookmarkmadohi lua
adjective middle (of something long and thin),halfway
bookmarkmangamanga
adjective having many manga
bookmarkmanu ea
noun coralhead (at or broaching the surface of the water)
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
starfish
bookmarkmasana
verb good (quality)
bookmarkme mmala
noun bile
bookmarkminede
noun minute
bookmarkmulumulu aamanu
verb moss (on rocks or coral)
bookmarkngaangaa-ulu
noun
hair of the head
ngudu leia
verb be the object of continual gossip; scorned
bookmarkoo
pronoun your (singular; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarksabala
adjective willing to
bookmarksasa gee
impetuous in act or movement(leading to frequent error)
bookmarksasaanimadava
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkse gava
know (how to do something) well
bookmarkse me be hee
extraordinary or unusual (esp. in size)
bookmarksinga mai (adu, ange)
come carrying
bookmarksissisi
adjective striped (having stripes)
bookmarksoaa lodo
noun the paddlers of a canoe which is engaged in catching flying fish
bookmarksula
verb arrive
bookmarktaiseni
adjective sleepy
bookmark
unumanga
drinking party
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