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abo manu
adjective to correct someone without justification
bookmarkanaa ai loo
those then are
bookmarkaneane
noun the physical desire of a member of the opposite sex
bookmarkataula
noun anchor rope
bookmarkbanganga
noun fish sp.: wrasse
bookmarkbasa pada
adjective speak harshly
bookmarkbe goai (naa huu)
whoever
bookmarkbibi
noun mollusk sp.: cyclotinella remies, also tellinidae spp.
bookmarkbilibili
verb having a tendency to be bili
bookmarkboi a eidu
temporarily abnormal
bookmarkbolo ange
bequeath
bookmarkboo mai ange laa
the second night following
bookmarkboogia mai
be caught doing something wrong
bookmarkbubu donu
adjective move skillfully
bookmarkbuu ili
buuia
verb be struck with something shot out from something else
bookmarkdaahanga
verb fool (someone), deceive
bookmarkdaalo
verb stab,skewer
bookmarkdaane honu
noun a person of many accomplishments
bookmarkdala-loa
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdamana mai i daha
stepfather
bookmarkdaogili
noun
daonga
noun feast
bookmarkdavaia
noun the largest sort of tuna
bookmarkde hine dabeo
a menstruating woman
bookmarkdeai ange
no more, no other
bookmarkdee ahe mai
adjective incurably ill
bookmarkdenaa donu
that is it for sure
bookmarkdenei naa loo
this seems to be
bookmarkdili aalanga
adjective exhausted (physically or mentally)
bookmarkduu mmea
sea cucumber species
bookmarkduuduu manu
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkga noho
after a time
bookmarkgaimalie
adjective goodat food preparation (not wasteful)
bookmarkgalo saele
adjective look around (moving one’s body about)
bookmarkgoloa labagau
noun carpenter’s tools
bookmarkgubulima
noun wrist
bookmarkhaa lodo
verb the inner coconut palm frond
bookmarkhaahaangodalia
verb a place which has been fished in over and over
bookmarkhagadagasala
verb blame (someone), accuse
bookmarkhagademo
verb
pout
hagaduumaa
verb add a portion
bookmarkhagaligiligi
verb to speed up (to get over with)
bookmarkhagalloba ange
verb to slacken the boom sheet (of a sailing canoe).
bookmarkhagamaamaane de lodo
cheer up (someone)
bookmarkhagammahi
verb persevere, try hard to
bookmarkhagapigi saele
adjective go around with someone constantly
bookmarkhagaseguli
verb make a total of one hundred thousand
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhagauu
verb suckle,nurse (feed milk)
bookmarkhai moumou
verb use wastefully
bookmarkhainamanilaluoo
secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhelau
verb sorcery
bookmarkhhagi de baa galele
jerking of a fishing lure to attract fish; a method of extracting a lure from the fish’s mouth
bookmarkhudi
noun plantsp.: treesp.: bananatree
bookmarkkobu
adjective splash (once)
bookmarklaagau-bala-uda
noun driftwoodsp. (very soft)
bookmarklleu luu malau ngudu
swollen lips (from eating spicy foods or foods to which one is allergic)
bookmarkmada gi lodo
adjective a point which is bent inward (toward its handle)
bookmarkmadahuuhua
verb pimple
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmadau-dalinga
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkmahole
adjective peeled (a great amount having been taken off)
bookmarkmahuda age
wakeup
bookmarkmaimai mai
become maimai
bookmarkmalaia
adjective have luck which is unexpected (esp. bad, in which case considered retribution for past deeds)
bookmarkmanu vaaligi
noun insect (small)
bookmarkmaomao
more and more; diminshing rainfall
bookmarkmaunuunusi
adjective
ngadi biho
noun head
bookmarkngadi ubu
noun an empty coconut shell used as a container
bookmarknonu
verb filter,sift
bookmarknugu
noun land,islet
bookmarkono
barracuda
bookmarkpalo
noun a watery area extending into a land area (e.g., a bay)
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksenga maido
adjective stupidly unafraid of danger (likemaido)
bookmarksese
verb walk
bookmarktaane sauaa
shark (euphemism)
bookmarktangada ssele
stupid ass!
bookmarkua
noun neck
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