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aalo
verb come by paddling
bookmarkaha dea
noun driftwood sp. (white in the center)
bookmarkbaageaa ange
attracted to
bookmarkbogobogo
verb pushed out of shape (as a tin can), rumpled, crumpled
bookmarkboli
verb take special care of
bookmarkbonaa ua
noun the sheath of the turtle’s neck
bookmarkbuu unga
noun an empty seashell; one of (a pair of) diving goggles
bookmarkdaane masana
noun good one
bookmarkdaasissisi
verb striped (with stripes)
bookmarkdagadagasala
verb be always blamed for
bookmarkdale gaiaa
verb provoke a fight by banging againstsomeone (as children do); hit and run
bookmarkdalodaloa
verb pray for
bookmarkdama ulungi
noun a man good at catching tuna with a fishing pole
bookmarkdao o de nui
(topmost) roof support poles, wall plates(from the size of which one can estimate the maturity of those below)
bookmarkdee hemuu
not on speaking terms
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkduasala
adjective hardship,difficulty
bookmarkdugu de gubenga
set a gubenga net
bookmarkduu ngavesi
cover of a box
bookmarke hia
how many
bookmarkga dae laa huu
very, too much
bookmarkga noho
after a time
bookmarkgabanibaonga
noun room (of a house)
bookmarkgabinivali
noun a kind of ancient song
bookmarkganava
noun plantsp.: treesp.: cordiatree(cordia subcordata lam.)
bookmarkgasia
verb worthwhile,important,valuable
bookmarkgeugeu
verb shake one’s head back and forth;
bookmarkgolo me
adjective unforgiving
bookmarkgosigosi
verb to scratch (slightly) repeatedly
bookmarkhaaina
verb stare at
bookmarkhagaadaada
verb getting to be near daybreak
bookmarkhagaaoaonga
noun way of having purposely stayed up untildaybreak (once)
bookmarkhagabiigia
verb to make sticky
bookmarkhagadugu lalo
adjective self-deprecatory,downgrade
bookmarkhagalloba ange
verb to slacken the boom sheet (of a sailing canoe).
bookmarkhagamainu
verb provide with bait
bookmarkhai hegau ai
verb borrow
bookmarkhai sogosogo
verb masturbate
bookmarkhakii gee
<= kii gee>
bookmarkhenua gai dangada
noun land of the cannibals’ (esp. new guinea)
bookmarkhetugi
adjective meet by chance,encounter
bookmarkhhudi
verb pull
bookmarkhodu
adjective sighted, appear
bookmarkholi
shape of, form of
bookmarkhuaaboo
noun the whole night long
bookmarkhui hala
noun the fruit of the pandanus
bookmarkieiangi
adjective recovered from illness
bookmarkiho daahagi
adjective
a calm sea condition, in which the horizon disappears
kadi gauvae
adjective to clench one’s teeth (from cold)
bookmarklagolagohia
verb wounded in several places or all over
bookmarklomolomosi
verb repeatedly or frequently loomosi
bookmarkmaangi
adjective soar or glide in the air
bookmarkmaava
adjective yawn,belch
bookmarkmadaagi
verb the scout in belubelu fishing
bookmarkmadaangahulu-malama
time noun october (’tenth month’)
bookmarkmadolidolia
adjective very madolidoli
bookmarkmagi haahine
menstruation
bookmarkmahulu
noun wakefulness
bookmarkmalo gulu
noun
barkcloth
malulu
adjective cold (referring to temperature of something)
bookmarkmanaunaua
verb crazy,insane
bookmarkmanenga
noun fishsp. (= a very large balagia, 3-4 feet long)
bookmarkmasavaa danuaa
noun a time of peace
bookmarkmasole ange
barely scratched
bookmarkmassagalala
noun burned (food)
bookmarkmau
adjective to finish defecating
bookmarkmmoli gee
haul away from
bookmarkmoa
noun the blossom of the banana tree
bookmarkmoni gabegabe
noun paddling canoe
bookmarkmuli lele
the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkngadi laangi
noun a day other than sunday; a day on whichnothing is accomplished
bookmarkngali
grind
bookmarknui hoohoa
noun
a coconut tree trunk incised with steps
ono-samono
time noun the sixth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkpago
adjective the sound of any sudden violent contact; the sound of an explosion
bookmarkpala de langi
it’s raining
bookmarksaibo
adjective rush around (of a group of people)
bookmarksalau
adjective inclined, slanting, not straight, not perpendicular to
bookmarksau makaga de madangi
the blowing of wind steadily (for a long time) from one direction
bookmarksele gi tonu
make sure of
bookmarksenga maido
adjective stupidly unafraid of danger (likemaido)
bookmarksiga de mamu
an escape of fish from a fishing net (through its holes)
bookmarksogoisi
adjective
uli
adjective dark (in color), blackened; covered with (people, flies, etc.)
bookmarkulu-davage
Indian coral tree
bookmarkului
turn inside out
bookmarkvalea
moldy; to have been in place for a long time
bookmarkvalu llau
number eight hundred
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