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ao age
daybreak (become daylight)
bookmarkbaabaa gadea
verb to steer a canoe to the side away from its outrigger (opp. of baabaa ama)
bookmarkbaagia
verb move sideways while moving forward (as a canoe slipping in the water); slap
bookmarkbadabaataianga
noun
bagibagi
noun
boo hagadanu malama
the nights on which the quarter moon is obscured by rain
bookmarkdaa gaiaa
verb to murder someone so that others don’t see
bookmarkdaane e manege
noun a person who is capable at almost anything
bookmarkdada saiolo
adjective to hoist a sail
bookmarkdagadagai
adjective tending to dagai
bookmarkdangau-dongi
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdangi buada
adjective the noise made by a fast-moving projectile
bookmarkdaogave
noun a type of coconut tree
bookmarkdatada de galomada
twitching of an eye
bookmarkdaula baalanga
noun cable,wire (heavy)
bookmarkdenga meenaa
those ones (plural)
bookmarkdoadoa
verb the sound made to attract chickens
bookmarkduu dalo
noun piece of soft taro
bookmarkduu-mmea
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkduuduu manu
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkduugau
noun legs at the base of the canoe mast
bookmarkga vaa laa dangada
oh dear (that’s not good)
bookmarkgaa de malala
there is sufficient ; an argumentative and stubborn person; argumentative
bookmarkgadunga
noun fire-plow
bookmarkgavada
noun
a type of basket
gelu-hai-usu
unicorn fish
bookmarkgobugobu
adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly
bookmarkgoloa abasasa
noun european goods or tools
bookmarkgubenga
noun large net for fishing
bookmarkgumedi hadu
noun
a bowl (pottery)
hadu-i-de-ssala
noun
coralsp.: red organ-pipecoral
hagaaneane
verb console; excite sexually
bookmarkhagagalugalua
verb cause to have more and more galu
bookmarkhagaingoo ai
called by (named)
bookmarkhagamaadau
noun a current which flows to the right
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagamouli
verb give life to, bring back life; food(prepared for a meal)
bookmarkhagangadi me
verb treat as unimportant; to sacrifice (not thinking of oneself)
bookmarkhagao baubau
low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhai aoa ina
verb bear misshapen fruit
bookmarkhai lodo
resentful
bookmarkhale hai niho
dentist’s office
bookmarkhhoa
verb crack open; break into pieces; cut a hole in
bookmarkhidu-laangi
time noun sunday (’seventh day’)
bookmarkholadage
adjective laid out or spreadout all over
bookmarkholasa
noun
a type of mat
ilaage
adjective free of (sickness, hardship)
bookmarkili taalanga
talkative, chatterbox, talk at great length
bookmarkimu-mea
noun fishsp.: triggerfish
bookmarkkana mai
watch your step around me
bookmarkkii ange tanuaa
verb to make something better; to better
bookmarkkona loo
too much
bookmarklaba ngaugau
noun a stalk of the elephant-ear plant (ngaungau)
bookmarklama
noun a dry coconut leaf
bookmarklamu
verb do some bad deed suddenly or by surprise
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarklongosaa
adjective small around, thin
bookmarkmaamaangi
adjective repeatedly or continually maangi
bookmarkmaanadu bodobodo
adjective limited in intelligence
bookmarkmaanetonu
adjective act cautiously
bookmarkmadalua maa dolu
number twenty three
bookmarkmadania
noun finger
bookmarkmadania teu ngaloto
noun middle finger
bookmarkmagimagi
adjective prone to illness
bookmarkmogomogo ina
muscular
bookmarkmoni deledele
noun sailing canoe
bookmarkmother
tinana
bookmarkmuli de huaalaangi
noun afternoon
bookmarkmuli sua hadu
reefward of the storm beach; beach rock
bookmarkmulumulu aamanu
verb moss (on rocks or coral)
bookmarkngauda
inland of; landlubber
bookmarkoha
break, break up, destroy; damage, ruin
bookmarkono-samono
time noun the sixth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkonodaa
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarkpili
adjective be bored
bookmarksaa
noun a share of food (esp. for children)
bookmarkssege tama
miscarriage
bookmarktainaahine o dogu dinana
noun maternal aunt
bookmarktangada mange
now you’ve done it!
bookmarktilo ange
verb nurse; look after
bookmarktua
outside
bookmarkuubiho
head-first presentation of a fetus at birth
bookmarkvvede
to massage
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