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aboabongi
adjective easily capsizable
bookmarkadu-balebale-i-dua
noun fishsp.: bonito
bookmarkaha
verb what
bookmarkaladi
verb initiate, begin
bookmarkanei dagodo
these are the circumstances...
bookmarkanei huu
these (here) only are the ones
bookmarkbaa sala
adjective be clumsy (in physical contest)
bookmarkbaguu
adjective fall over (as a felled tree); tip over; lean (in one direction)
bookmarkbalagelage gee
severely crippled
bookmarkbangi dua beau
a certain way of pinching with the fingers
bookmarkbobo
adjective rotten
bookmarkbusi
noun cat
bookmarkdaane masana
noun good one
bookmarkdagodo daudahi
adjective having the same characteristics, be alike
bookmarkdahuli de vae
dislocated ankle
bookmarkdanngaho
noun stomach
bookmarkdaudai
adjective skillful fisherman
bookmarkde ahi
noun the fire
bookmarkdeaamonga
noun
denaa naa loo
that seems to be it; that could be it
bookmarkdiinonga eidu
adjective an idol representing a spirit
bookmarkdoha
verb to spreadout (something)
bookmarkdonudonu
adjective understand somewhat
bookmarkduu nui
adjective to lower a bunch of cut coconuts from a coconut tree with a rope
bookmarkduugia i de gai
be tired of eating a particular kind of food
bookmarkduulale
noun a type of game
bookmarkea gi lunga
to ride high in the water (e.g., of a canoe)
bookmarkgaadinga hai ngadi ubu
coconut with a shell of a size appropriate for use as a cooking vessel
bookmarkgai lima dahi
to eat taro without fish (or fish without taro)
bookmarkgailingalinga
adjective continually wanting to eat
bookmarkgainga o de moana
fish (when abundant in the ocean nearby)
bookmarkgaleva
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkgidigidi
verb short
bookmarkgoso
adjective bothered, annoyed
bookmarkgubu lima
noun hand,wrist
bookmarkhaanoa
verb wash someone’s hands (or mouth)
bookmarkhagahoa
noun a boil on the body
bookmarkhagamahana
verb heat
bookmarkhaganaa
verb to calmdown someone who is excited orunhappy
bookmarkhagasao
verb letout (something), disburse (money)
bookmarkhagausi
verb darkening of the sky or clouds (a sign of impending rain)
bookmarkhale i lodo
noun ribcage, thoraciccavity
bookmarkhale pono
noun prison, jail
bookmarkhano de mama
escaping fumes (from a poorly sealedcontainer)
bookmarkhua i gadea
the side of the main body of the canoe away from the outrigger float
bookmarkilo
noun worm
bookmarkkano avaavaa
adjective porous
bookmarkkosi
noun mollusksp.: cardium sp.
bookmarkkumi tangi
adjective to control one’s crying
bookmarklavalava lau manu
a sarong of material with a flowered pattern
bookmarkllena luu mada
maanessala
adjective to mistake something (or someone) forsomething (or someone) else
bookmarkmagi libolibo
dizziness or vertigo (as achronic condition or illness)
bookmarkmahedu
adjective folded up,rolled up
bookmarkmahulu
noun wakefulness
bookmarkmalaia
adjective have luck which is unexpected (esp. bad, in which case considered retribution for past deeds)
bookmarkmalamalama
adjective sparkly; glittery
bookmarkmanongi
adjective fragrant; fragrance (esp. of flowers or perfume)
bookmarkmasavaa
noun time
bookmarkmaunga
noun way of becoming accustomed to
bookmarkmmulu
verb stroke,rub gently
bookmarkmulu gudu
verb grab while pulling; destroy by falling on or through; break through any obstacles in one’s path
bookmarknamuaa
verb a sore on the lips (believed to result from missing a meal)
bookmarkngole
verb use up, use unwisely (not saving some for later), waste
bookmarknoogele
verb to tie a knot so that it is difficult to untie
bookmarkpagola
noun bad luck, punishment
bookmarksali ssaavale
adjective salivate
bookmarksau alohenua
verb eddying of the wind (constantly changing direction) close to land
bookmarksavini gee
run away
bookmarkseguli
numeral hundreds of thousands
bookmarksileia doo soa
look, your neighbor is competing against you
bookmarksobo
adjective rise up (as the sun), get up, jump up
bookmarksoe daa dahi
straight as can be
bookmarkssee de hiigai
famished, ravenous
bookmarkssongo
stink
bookmarksumu ina
to make diamond-shaped designs in plaiting, or lashing
bookmarktili aalanga
exhausted (physically or mentally); discouraged; completely relaxed
bookmarkuaasei
a type of small knife
bookmarkvela
burned
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