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adaada age
first light of the moon
bookmarkalaa dagodo
those there are the circumstances...
bookmarkalohanga
noun a streak of smooth water in the sea
bookmarkalualumia
verb
sendaway
baagia
verb move sideways while moving forward (as a canoe slipping in the water); slap
bookmarkbanganga
noun fish sp.: wrasse
bookmarkbopobo
adjective deteriorated
bookmarkbou
noun mast (of a canoe)
bookmarkbuge
noun a bump on a tree trunk
bookmarkdaahili lo te gohu
a popular (secular) song
bookmarkdabadaba
verb twinkling,flashing,winking
bookmarkdala
noun appendage, fin, spine
bookmarkdalodalosia
verb pray for
bookmarkdama de bialodo
noun
deformed foetus
debeaha
okay; so-so
bookmarkdee maeva
not present, absent
bookmarkdee ngado mai
forever,eternally
bookmarkdoe
adjective leftover, remain
bookmarkdoo de --
transfer of a string figure from hand to hand
bookmarkdoo i de...
expulsion or voluntary withdrawal(from a group)
bookmarkduoi
noun parasites (intestinal) of fish
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodousseacucumber
bookmarkduuduu lagi
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkduugiva
adjective rough texture, of a plaited object such as a mat
bookmarkege age
raise up (something) from its previous trajectory
bookmarkgage de henua
invade
bookmarkgalisi
noun lizardsp.
bookmarkgana
noun bad person
bookmarkganaudogo
noun
an abundance of fish, birds, or otheranimals which are good to eat
gangong
noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking
bookmarkgave ala
a method of planting mats
bookmarkgiado
noun outriggerboom
bookmarkginigini
noun mollusksp.: tellinidae spp.; pharonella spp.)
bookmarkgoloa hai hegau
noun tools (for work)
bookmarkgoogoo
noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)
bookmarkguduaanga
noun abounding in lice
bookmarkhadu mangeo
noun cushion starfish
bookmarkhagaahe mai
adjective return to the fold
bookmarkhagaaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkhagadau-me
adjective enemy; dispute (with someone), argue
bookmarkhagadaudoo
adjective compete to see who is stronger
bookmarkhagaingoo ai
called by (named)
bookmarkhagakii dalinga
adjective producing a high-pitched noise in the ear; the itch felt in the ear when something very sweet is eaten
bookmarkhagalongolongo ngadaa
adjective slow to respond to suggestions or commands (because resisting)
bookmarkhagamoolau
verb hurry, rush
bookmarkhagamuli
verb be late, tarry
bookmarkhagasaalunga de langi
a member of the christian endeavor society
bookmarkhagasaangia
verb to encounter good (or bad) fortune
bookmarkhagauda i tege
carry a basket, etc., on one’s hip
bookmarkhagaulu
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhai donu
adjective
do properly by accident; do on purpose
hale suunugi
noun
a house with eaves touching the ground
hhuge
verb open (something),uncover
bookmarkhoosenga ange
embarrassed by
bookmarkhua-laagau
noun plantsp.: tropicalalmond(terminalia catappa l.)
bookmarkihoiholia
verb useful for climbing down repeatedly
bookmarkinai
noun a type of mat
bookmarkino
adjective bow or nod or genuflect (as a sign of respect)
bookmarklaangi hagadaahao
noun fieldday
bookmarkloadu
adjective
go (toward the hearer)
lodo gi lunga
ambitious for a superior position
bookmarkmada mmea
dark red
bookmarkmagau danuaa
die peacefully (shown by a beatific facial expression on the corpse and the calmness of the weather)
bookmarkmaidigi
noun august
bookmarkmaido
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmalamalama
adjective sparkly; glittery
bookmarkmalau age
free of hardship (after having had it)
bookmarkmalua
noun vagina
bookmarkmataia mai
seen being mataia
bookmarkme aha ai
what for
bookmarkmoe dige
adjective to roll away from one’s bedding while sleeping (on the floor)
bookmarkmomo dai sii
a very very little (in quantity)
bookmarkngudula
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarknnoa nounu
verb tied in such a way that pulling the end of the string will undo it
bookmarkono-malama
time noun june (’sixth month’)
bookmarkouou
adjective Yes! Yes!
bookmarkpala de langi
verb rain
bookmarkpili
adjective be bored
bookmarksaba
verb be in a precarious position
bookmarksausaunga
adjective continually saunga
bookmarkse gava
know (how to do something) well
bookmarkseni ange
rest up for (e.g., the next day’s work)
bookmarksila
verb look for
bookmarksisi gaadinga
to cut copra
bookmarksiva llau
number nine hundred
bookmarksogosogoisi
adjective
songosongo
genitals (of males or females)
bookmarktegi
adjective around (sexually); tickled (esp. sexually)
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