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aagonga i lunga
noun social class of chiefs and priests
bookmarkaalanga
noun member (of the body, a house, etc.)
bookmarkabaabai
verb carry a canoe in shallow water; carry half lifting
bookmarkadu
noun conglomerate, islet
bookmarkanaa maa
those were about (approximately)
bookmarkao ina
inadvertently remain up until daybreak (=aoa)
bookmarkaude vaavaa
don’t talk about this to anyone
bookmarkbadodi gee
to jerk violently
bookmarkbasa hagaeaea
adjective stutter
bookmarkbido gamu
uselessly short
bookmarkbiigia
verb be stuck to completely
bookmarkbini dali gadaha
a method of braiding dali into string to make a bird snare; six-ply braiding (of rope)
bookmarkbuada
verb sling
bookmarkdaa gaiaa
verb to murder someone so that others don’t see
bookmarkdaakodo
adjective
be in place
dadangi
adjective make noise repeatedly
bookmarkdaladala
adjective rough in texture (as perceived overtime); fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdama doo
noun a foetus which has been aborted
bookmarkdamaa me
adjective
small
danea
verb to have dane
bookmarkdangadangalebu
verb becoming rougher (of seas)
bookmarkdangau-ngudu-aahua
noun
dangi talinga
adjective
tinnitus, a ringing sound in the ear
dangolia
verb grabbed, fallen upon
bookmarkdao
verb bake
bookmarkdau age
to beach (a canoe) on land; reach land
bookmarkdaula gage
noun a rope used to assist the climber of a breadfruit tree
bookmarkdaumaha daahili
noun song service (in church)
bookmarkdee baa tae
stay for only a very short time
bookmarkdee kona
easily
bookmarkdiinei mai
make smaller; decrease
bookmarkdoli de henua
to defeat all comers
bookmarkduu taua
outbreak of war
bookmarkea gi lunga
to ride high in the water (e.g., of a canoe)
bookmarkgaisaa
verb wasteful in preparing food,uneconomical
bookmarkgau laagau
noun the shaft of a spear
bookmarkgelu-hai-usu
unicorn fish
bookmarkgi hanu donu huu
any kind whatsoever
bookmarkgoloa hagadaahao
noun recreational equipment
bookmarkgubenga
noun large net for fishing
bookmarkhagaduu ngae
adjective earnestly; to the limits of one’s capacity; struggle (e.g., to complete work)
bookmarkhagaholi
verb begin to form (something)
bookmarkhagahonu
verb fill up; to fully realize one’s potential (for happiness, etc.)
bookmarkhagakolili
verb to use the word kolili
bookmarkhagamaasui
noun a current which flows to the left
bookmarkhagapunidia
verb add up (many things)
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhai hegau ai
verb borrow
bookmarkhesilisilihagi
verb repeatedly hesilihagi
bookmarkhologemo
adjective
hua-laagau
noun plantsp.: tropicalalmond(terminalia catappa l.)
bookmarkieiange
adjective
igohi
verb firetongs
bookmarkivi-a-duimogo
pelvic bone
bookmarklaa ange
and those there
bookmarklaba
noun a dancingpaddle
bookmarklabelabe-uliuli
noun fishsp.: wrasse
bookmarkloha
bird species
bookmarkmada udua
noun the point of a promontory or peninsula (esp. if large)
bookmarkmadolidolia
adjective very madolidoli
bookmarkmaholadage
adjective be holadage
bookmarkmanu dabeo
verb trees and shrubs which grow as weeds
bookmarkmasaova laohie o de ngadau
noun dry season
bookmarkmmala luu mada
stinging of one’s eyes (e.g., from salt water)
bookmarkngago
brain; egg
bookmarkngudu aahua
islet shore (except that facing the lagoon)
bookmarkngudu gaiaa
verb charlatan
bookmarknguu
adjective a faint sound, like humming
bookmarknguulia
verb be nguu
bookmarkoda
noun grated coconut meat after the oil has been expressed
bookmarkoho
verb to do something, or go somewhere, early in the morning
bookmarkoo tanga
adjective too big (clothes), spacious
bookmarksangatai
mollusk, Spondylus
bookmarksebugi
numeral billions
bookmarkseni alaala
adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety
bookmarksuuduuduu
defecate (children’s language)
bookmarkteve de gili
gooseflesh
bookmarktoo gee
clumsy, unskillful, awkward (not dexterous)
bookmarktubuna daane
noun grandfather
bookmarkvasega
apprehensive, nervous, anxious (in social contexts)
bookmarkvasu
like
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