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agoago
noun taro fibers
bookmarkalaa ai loo
those there then are
bookmarkbagi
noun gun or any other weapon of similar nature
bookmarkbe aha naa huu
whatever; if ever
bookmarkbedage
verb shallow (bowl, basket, etc.)
bookmarkbodu
noun spouse
bookmarkboi gadagada
adjective laugh all the time at nothing
bookmarkboialiali
noun the light just before daybreak
bookmarkbuu
adjective be greasy
bookmarkdada gaehala
verb picking even small breadfruit (to avoidhaving to change one’s position, whichwould be necessary in order to pick breadfruit of the proper size)
bookmarkdagahi ange gi de --
serve as a side dish for
bookmarkdangidangi ange
askpermission of, apologize to
bookmarkdeai ange soo laangi
i’ll get you
bookmarkdii
verb shine (sun)
bookmarkdongi ange
appoint
bookmarkdungu ibo
verb smell (oneself)
bookmarkduu bale
verb not quite vertical
bookmarkgada
adjective laugh
bookmarkgai busibusi
verb take the bait tentatively (of fish)
bookmarkgalasi
galo ahi
sparks
bookmarkgalo hagalegunga
adjective to look at a member of the opposite sex in a presumptuous way
bookmarkgalo-gila
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkganae-oo
threadfin fish
bookmarkgavaligi
noun fishsp.
bookmarkgegeli
adjective struggle
bookmarkgide eidu ina
to see a vision, hallucinate
bookmarkgili agau
verb a moss-like covering of the reef; fish which live on the reef
bookmarkgona odi
adjective too much
bookmarkgubu lima
hand, wrist
bookmarkhagaamuli
verb treat as junior
bookmarkhagaava age
be relieved for a short time
bookmarkhagabaubauanga
adjective to have been criticized
bookmarkhagadaemaha
verb put weight on, make unhappy
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hagadania
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkhagagainga
verb litter up
bookmarkhagaheloongoi
verb compare; act as an intermediary or mediator; get acquainted with
bookmarkhagaholoholoi
verb to use holoholoi
bookmarkhagalele mouli
verb startle; surprise (someone)
bookmarkhagalolo
verb to add oil (esp. coconut cream) to food
bookmarkhai maa
relationship of spouse’s sibling to sibling’s spouse
bookmarkhologumi
adjective
hoohoa
verb
huudanga
noun way of singing
bookmarkhuuhuu
noun fishsp.: parrotfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkina gi hale
noun a row of thatch
bookmarkise ngaio
noun needlefish
bookmarkkalo gee
strabismus (esp. the form in which one eye is turned outward from the nose); cross-eyed
bookmarkkana adu
perhaps; watch yourself
bookmarkkii
verb move away
bookmarklaangi dabeo
verb a day which is rainy and stormy
bookmarklau maalie
verb neat-appearing hair or feathers
bookmarklluhi
adjective an access (of emotion or sensory impression)
bookmarklongohio
verb feel
bookmarklua-baaua
time noun the second number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarklulu
verb to shake (something) rapidly
bookmarkmada dotodo
verb an abrasion of the skin (red but not bleeding)
bookmarkmada hoodanga
noun a depression on the windward reef
bookmarkmada legalega
verb a small hole;having small openings
bookmarkmadabiebie
noun fishsp.: seabass (2 sorts: 1 large, 1 small)
bookmarkmadala mai
get free, be loose; in bloom
bookmarkmagau loo au
now i’m really in trouble
bookmarkmalua
noun female genital area
bookmarkmasagi
a dance (an ancient type)
bookmarkme de lodo
noun a fishing place (in the lagoon)
bookmarkmoni hai gubenga
noun a canoe rigged for gubenga fishing
bookmarkmoni kalo
noun a canoe with rounded sides (designed to ride easily in rough seas)
bookmarkmonilele
noun airplane
bookmarknebua
verb be nebu
bookmarkngaage
downtown.
bookmarkngadi gai
verb eat taro without fish (or fish without taro)
bookmarkngalue iho
adjective reduced,decreased
bookmarkngaolo
adjective to make noise (irregular repeated sounds)
bookmarkohua
verb characterized by having ohu
bookmarksavasavala
adjective becoming interested in; getting to enjoy
bookmarksiiviivii
verb a way of singing a child to sleep
bookmarksisi
verb to move one end of something long and thin by pressure on the other end; to lift a fishing pole; to write (with a pen or pencil); cut copra
bookmarkssuanga
stained in one place
bookmarktaiseni
adjective sleepy
bookmarktalinga
noun ear
bookmarkulu-davage
Indian coral tree
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