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agule
verb pick head lice
bookmarkahi malo
noun mat wrapping for clothes
bookmarkalaa donu
those there only
bookmarkaovaa
noun hour
bookmarkbaalanga
noun
metal (any kind)
basalia
verb be talked about (one person or thing only)
bookmarkbigibigia
verb covered with something sticky
bookmarkbinaaina
adjective cowardly (owing to weak-mindedness); afraid to assert oneself; not live up to one’s obligations
bookmarkbulibuliaamou
adjective prone to long for
bookmarkbuni ange gi de gelegele
to have been dead for a long time
bookmarkdaadaanga sala
adjective ugly-looking
bookmarkdamaa velo
adjective good at spearing fish
bookmarkdamana mai i daha
stepfather
bookmarkdangidangi
adjective cry a lot; beg, apologize; a type of aboriginal chant
bookmarkdauagi
verb dry in the sun
bookmarkdaula de gona
noun
a cord between the naval and the genitals
deai donu
adjective none at all
bookmarkdee beaha
all rightit’s nothing
bookmarkdeledele hainga a me
rush because of an emergency
bookmarkdenaa loo
that was the one
bookmarkdiadia
verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it
bookmarkdige de belubelu
a circuit made by a school of belubelu
bookmarkdiha
verb move something by using a lever (esp. a pole) on a fulcrum; contradict
bookmarkdodo ina
bloody
dogi hulihuli
noun <= sauligi>
bookmarkduadonu
adjective luck, good fortune
bookmarkdugu dagidahi
verb place (or leave off) one at a time
bookmarkdui moni
noun a fleet of canoes (in line)
bookmarkduu lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkduu munimuni
adjective hideandseek (a game)
bookmarkga hia
how many will it be
bookmarkgaalau
noun birdsp.: brownbooby
bookmarkgagai
verb propensity of fish to bite (one at a time)
bookmarkgano niho
gums of mouth
bookmarkgave
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkgiado madua
noun main outrigger booms
bookmarkgoa
noun termite
bookmarkgubulima
noun wrist
bookmarkhagabulubulu ange
make do with
bookmarkhagadogo number
verb to join (to make up a group of a certain number)
bookmarkhagagalugalua
verb cause to have more and more galu
bookmarkhagamao lalo
verb humble,modest
bookmarkhagasaa
adjective quarrel (like children)
bookmarkhagasaele age
adjective make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)
bookmarkhagasoa
verb go with someone; cause to increase innumber
bookmarkhai de biho
act smart (deviously)
bookmarkhai gauligi
each child is somewhat different
bookmarkhakide gee
spoil (a child)
bookmarkhakii gee
<= kii gee>
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun flatfish
bookmarkhhau
verb tie up,fasten by tying (wrapping)
bookmarkhiloa
noun fishsp.
bookmarkhonohono
verb having hono in several places
bookmarkiholia
verb useful for climbing down
bookmarkinai
noun a type of mat
bookmarkise ngaio
noun needlefish
bookmarklaamaloo
noun a divination result indicating bad fortune
bookmarkllagu
verb claw
bookmarklolo
oil
bookmarklua-aligi
adjective chiefmate (of a european ship)
bookmarkmaalama
verb light (not dark),bright
bookmarkmada duulanga
noun an important position (spatially)
bookmarkmada legalega
verb a small hole;having small openings
bookmarkmadaangahulu maa lima
number fifteen
bookmarkmadangi danuaa
noun fresh air
bookmarkmagau baubau
adjective die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmami age
taste (something) a little bit
bookmarkmanigangi
adjective satisfied completely in sexual intercourse
bookmarkmanu-alioo
noun plantsp.: a variety of taro
bookmarkmanu-gili-maau
noun plantsp.: heliotrope(tournefortia argentea l.,= messerschmidia argentea l.)
bookmarkmasoasoa
adjective spacious
bookmarkme dili uda
noun an ocean current which comes towards the atoll
bookmarkme gaha dea
a coconut which is nearly mature
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
riddle, parable
bookmarkmoe baubau
adjective
sleep without regard to remaining decently covered; die in agony
mounuunu
verb easily mounu
bookmarkngalo
verb forget
bookmarkngudula
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkniho ngalo
noun molarteeth, wisdomteeth
bookmarknoho senga (adu)
adjective be ignorant (of what is happening)
bookmarkomada
noun eye region (including eyes, eyelids, eyebrows)
bookmarkonge
famine
bookmarkoo
noun a ration of food for a long canoe voyage
bookmarkpuli
verb grab up all at once
bookmarksilisilivaahea
verb frequently silivaahea
bookmarksinsia
sisi gaadinga
adjective to cut copra
bookmarkuaasei
a type of small knife
bookmarkunusaagi
deception
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