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aahee ange
what else
bookmarkaalu
verb intercept; send for
bookmarkbingibingi
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: hernandia tree (hernandia sonora l.)
bookmarkboo ga dae laa
my goodness
bookmarkbulaga-a-leo
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkdaemahalia
verb heavy, oppressive, hard to take
bookmarkdagugu
noun fishsp.: (the native term is appliedto many spp.): damselfish, snapper
bookmarkdau de madangi
be hit by (usually a strong) wind
bookmarkdau ngaadahi
adjective equally stretched (of two or more ropes)
bookmarkdee daea donu
unexpectedly
bookmarkdelaa nei ()
that there is it (is that there it)
bookmarkdenei ai
therefore (with respect to this here)
bookmarkdenei sili
this is enough
bookmarkdilongaagau
verb voyeurism
bookmarkdoi-avaava
noun the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore (used for making perfume)
bookmarkdugudugu iho
adjective a technique of massage
bookmarkduu gaha
noun a large piece of gaha (used for mili gaadinga), or from which sennit fibers are obtained)
bookmarkduulanga
noun the sector from which the wind blows; the place of, the track of
bookmarke dee haalo
refuse to accept (something)
bookmarkege age
raise up (something) from its previous trajectory
bookmarkgabea
verb (in angling) the failure of a bait bundle to come untied and release the bait
bookmarkgaha
noun the portion of the coconut husk from which long fibers are obtained
bookmarkgaso
noun roof thatch rafters (of pandanus slats)
bookmarkgau looloa gaadinga
noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts
bookmarkgave bae
noun a row of stones piled on top of each other
bookmarkgave ua loa
a long-distance footrace
bookmarkgii
adjective a high-pitched sound, soft, high-pitched crying (as by children)
bookmarkgili laa
verb suntanned
bookmarkgoloa hesuihagi
noun goods which are bartered
bookmarkgugu iho
adjective useless (person) in anything involving others (capable only of taking care of oneself)
bookmarkhadi aho
adjective
hadu de moana
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkhagabaa
verb cause to come into contact with; chase by trying to head off
bookmarkhagadaguu
noun a small axe, hatchet
bookmarkhagadania
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkhagadubu hue vini
the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagadugudugu
verb crouch repeatedly
bookmarkhagaduu me
adjective miserly
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagahonu age lodo
feel uncomfortably sated with food and unable to eat
bookmarkhagalagolagoa
verb cause to be numerous
bookmarkhagamaalama
verb brighten,illuminate
bookmarkhagamalo
verb provide clothes for
bookmarkhagamommomo
verb reduce a little at a time
bookmarkhagapogo
verb fold up (one fold); cause to crumple up.
bookmarkhagasao
verb letout (something), disburse (money)
bookmarkhagatevelia
verb cause to bristle
bookmarkhagauda de hine
adjective a certain method of delivering a child
bookmarkhai ange
do to; do for, fix; say to
bookmarkhebaledage
verb a confluence of currents (making the water choppy)
bookmarkhidu-malama
time noun july (’seventh month’)
bookmarkhilo saele
adjective spread venereal disease
bookmarkhuaaboo
noun the whole night long
bookmarkhuaalanga
noun a type of coconuttree
bookmarkhulu
verb apply liquid on,smear on
bookmarkhuna me
a habitual thief
bookmarkivi a duimogo
pelvic bone
bookmarklimamalie
good at massaging
bookmarklongo iho
adjective be aware of, experience, perceive, feel (in one’s mind or body)
bookmarklongohio
verb feel
bookmarkmaahaa ada
adjective dawn (first burst of light)
bookmarkmaaheahe
adjective decreasing
bookmarkmada mmea
dark red
bookmarkmmahi
adjective strong, strength, force, power,energy
bookmarkmommomo
adjective a little at a time
bookmarkmoni gabegabe
noun paddling canoe
bookmarkmoomada
adjective half-cooked
bookmarkmoomoa
noun the shoot from a germinating coconut
bookmarkmuna madua
noun words used only by elders (which are not normally part of a child’s vocabulary)
bookmarkngadi ubu
noun an empty coconut shell used as a container
bookmarkodi/b
adjective gone, finished, usedup
bookmarkodo
verb to roof (a house), to thatch (a house)
bookmarkoo
noun a ration of food for a long canoe voyage
bookmarkseni magau
adjective sleep soundly (owing to exhaustion)
bookmarksobo
adjective rise up (as the sun), get up, jump up
bookmarkssaga bau
tama legalega eidu
pupil of the eye; a cry of a bird or human that sounds like the cry of a baby; the name of a ghost
bookmarkteungaalodo
noun middle (of something round); center
bookmarkuhe
wasteful of taro when peeling it
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