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adumodu
noun group of islets; atoll (collection of islets)
bookmarkadumua
verb pregnant and almost ready to deliver; first among a group of pregnant women to deliver
bookmarkau e dee gai naa loo
I’ll bet you can’t
bookmarkbaa sala
adjective be clumsy (in physical contest)
bookmarkbaalau
adjective sticky, greasy
bookmarkbabu honga agau
noun fish sp., wrasse
bookmarkdalanga a kai
a story which is not true
bookmarkdali
verb wait for,along with
bookmarkdanu de maasina
the setting of the moon
bookmarkdao
noun a spear, branch of (part of)
bookmarkdatada
verb to jerk repeatedly; an intermittent sharp pain
bookmarkdee kasi
perhaps
bookmarkdeeai donu
positively no
bookmarkdenaa laa ()
that is it there (is that it there)
bookmarkdenei ange maalie
this is exactly right
bookmarkdenga meenaa
those ones (plural)
bookmarkdodi
adjective have a limp (physical condition)
bookmarkdodo ina
bloody (as of garments)
bookmarkdoo dai
appearing from lagoonward; to come from lagoonward; wind direction from the west
bookmarkdua haangoda de boo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate forhaangoda de boo
bookmarkege
verb raise up (so that higher)
bookmarkga hia
how many will it be
bookmarkgai ngole
verb wasteful,improvident
bookmarkgalo
verb stir
bookmarkgalo ahi
verb sparks
bookmarkgede aola
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgiado manu
noun the smaller outrigger booms at the ends of the canoe
bookmarkgieuli
noun lizardsp.
bookmarkgiidada
verb misfortune which will occur in the future (as ascertained through divination)
bookmarkhagaaoa
verb cause to have been sufficient, relieve
bookmarkhagabibi
verb to cook food in an earth oven for a short time (just to heat it up)
bookmarkhagaduidui
adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe
bookmarkhagaduu ngavesi
verb make boxes
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagammae lodo
insult (someone)
bookmarkhagapuuninga
noun a total of
bookmarkhainamanilaluoo
secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhakide
verb to reveal oneself to someone (of a ghost); to show (familiarize with)
bookmarkhala goobai
noun a wooden form used in making hats
bookmarkhalehale gaiaa
adjective cloying insincere humility
bookmarkhano saele
adjective wander around
bookmarkheduge
noun slate-pencilurchin
bookmarkhidi bido dane
slow-moving or slow-working person
bookmarkholadage
adjective laid out or spreadout all over
bookmarkholoholoi
verb the rope tied to palm fronds in belubelu fishing
bookmarkiai
adjective be (present),have,there is...
bookmarkiho
adjective
get down, climb down; down
kabi
verb tight (of clothes),stuffed
bookmarkkoli
verb scrape off (with one’s finger), scratch up
bookmarklaalaanui
adjective becoming big
bookmarklaangai milo sanga
a fishing condition in which fish arenot inclined to bite
bookmarklabodo-tea
noun eelsp.: morayeel
bookmarklaho
aerial foot of the pandanus tree
bookmarklangi maadolu
noun heavy rain
bookmarklau makaga
verb stiff
bookmarkllilo
adjective able to be hooked
bookmarklodo bale
noun helpful (sort of person)
bookmarkluu duu
noun covers (of books), two halves
bookmarkmaahaa ada
adjective dawn (first burst of light)
bookmarkmaaloolo
adjective refreshed (e.g., after a rest, or a shower)
bookmarkmaaua
adjective poisoned (by food)
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa lima
number fifteen
bookmarkmadalua maa dahi
number twenty one
bookmarkmadannia madua
noun thumb
bookmarkmaduupaa
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkmagi hai dama
morningsickness (of pregnancy)
bookmarkmahedua
sneeze
bookmarkmalingilingi
adjective spill out little by little
bookmarkmalinongia
verb be calmed (e.g., seas)
bookmarkmanaunaua
verb crazy,insane
bookmarkmanu-gili-maau
noun plantsp.: heliotrope(tournefortia argentea l.,= messerschmidia argentea l.)
bookmarkmasoasoa
adjective spacious
bookmarkme mmala
noun bile
bookmarkmoolau huu
punctual
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarknao baasua
verb to collect baasua
bookmarkpili
adjective be bored
bookmarksau aloalo
verb echo
bookmarksauvalovalo
verb echo
bookmarkse goo
adept at
bookmarksoosoa
noun outrigger float lashings (complementaryto the connecting pegs)
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tibidibi
noun ball woven from coconut palm, used for sport
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