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aahee ange
what else
bookmarkanaa maa
those were about (approximately)
bookmarkange laa
the next but one
bookmarkbaa donu
adjective skillful at fighting (opp. of baa sala)
bookmarkbaa i de madangi
be hit (usually forcefully) by wind
bookmarkbaa iho
adjective low (in altitude)
bookmarkbido abongi
capsize eventually
bookmarkbuuganga
noun a trip for a festive or recreational purpose
bookmarkdaa hhali
verb an adze stroke, used to chip out the interior of a bowl, canoe, etc.
bookmarkdabula
noun lizardsp.
bookmarkdaga ula
verb go lobster catching
bookmarkdagisoa
adjective many (people) at each (time or place, etc.)
bookmarkdahu
verb start a fire (or an engine); build a fire
bookmarkdalangasau
verb be quick-witted in an emergency
bookmarkdanu de bela
spade up taro plots, adding mulch
bookmarkdaogubu
noun waist, circumference
bookmarkdauleelage
noun fishsp.: blenny
bookmarkdee ni dago
never mind
bookmarkdee sao age
always fail or be defeated
bookmarkdelaa laa ()
that there was it (was that it)
bookmarkdele de longo
spread news or rumors
bookmarkdiinonga eidu
adjective an idol representing a spirit
bookmarkdoli de henua
to defeat all comers
bookmarkdongi de gelegele
to peck at the sand (as do some kinds of fish when they are searching for food)
bookmarkdonudonu
adjective understand somewhat
bookmarkduadonu
adjective luck, good fortune
bookmarkduu galeve
adjective to collect the sap of a coconut tree (from its inflorescence)
bookmarkduu malaelae
noun an open field (having no trees)
bookmarkgabea
verb (in angling) the failure of a bait bundle to come untied and release the bait
bookmarkgali
verb wound around; tied or fastenedtightly
bookmarkgalo saele
adjective look around (moving one’s body about)
bookmarkgalo sugi mada
glimpse
bookmarkgau dagodo
noun the boom of a sail
bookmarkgelu haiusu
unicorn fish
bookmarkgiba
verb swelling of the testicles
bookmarkgili solasola
verb leathery black skin (of humans)
bookmarkgili ulunga
noun pillowcase
bookmarkgima
noun mollusksp.: horsehoofclam (hippopus hippopus)
bookmarkgivigivi
noun birdsp.: ruddyturnstone (arenaria interpres)
bookmarkgulu daladala
breadfruit with rough skin
bookmarkhaanoa
verb wash someone’s hands (or mouth)
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
verb critical of others
bookmarkhagabidoa
verb be the last
bookmarkhagadali
verb accumulate (bring together); gather up; imprisonment (short term)
bookmarkhagadauaadea
verb to clear out a place
bookmarkhagadoe
verb put aside, leave for later, conserve
bookmarkhagadolodolongia
verb slack off on (a rope) little by little
bookmarkhagadulagi
verb imitate, illustrate, give an example; fashion something to be like somethingelse
bookmarkhagahanahana
verb recook over and over
bookmarkhagalegunga
adjective showoff (esp. in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhagamaasei mai
make smaller (toward one)
bookmarkhagammidi
noun suction of a sea current, undertow.
bookmarkhagasaaloa
verb to encounter good (or bad) fortune
bookmarkhai daina
adjective the relationship between siblings or cousins
bookmarkhai moni
adjective sailor
bookmarkhakiia
verb move (something) away completely
bookmarkhakoobai
verb put a hat on (someone)
bookmarkhano gi oona
very,exceedingly
bookmarkhelelei
adjective fly at the same time
bookmarkhhanga
split open, open up, or separate, all at once.
bookmarkhidu-limu
time noun the seventh number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkhunehune
noun the fibers on the core of the breadfruit
bookmarkkii mai
verb decreasing
bookmarklaalaanui
adjective becoming big
bookmarklaelae (gee)
adjective look (funny)
bookmarklahhie
noun firewood
bookmarklau-gadaha
noun plantsp.: bird’s-nestfern(asplenium nidus l.)
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklipaidonga
noun mollusksp.: turbo petholatus
bookmarklodo baba
noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries
bookmarklodo lanea
adjective indecisive,confused
bookmarklongoaa
adjective <= longaa>
bookmarkmaadau dagi
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaanegabo
adjective energetic
bookmarkmalingilingi
adjective spill out little by little
bookmarkmanomano
numeral thousands and thousands
bookmarkmao denga ssave
a scarcity of ssave
bookmarkmmala
bitter; sour; unlucky
bookmarkngaangaailu
noun hair
bookmarkniho gaina
noun teeth with cavities
bookmarkodi iho
just finished
bookmarkpaa i daalinga
move in closely (of birds) to daalinga
bookmarkSeedaa
October
bookmarksobo de laa
rising of the sun
bookmarksolo
to grate or file something; to launch or beach a canoe by dragging it along the shore; a type of prepared food made from grated taro
bookmarkssoi
to foretell a death by words or actions (which cause death)
bookmarktalinga
noun ear
bookmarktee langi
noun sky
bookmarkvvala
a piercingly bright light; the cutting of a fast canoe through the water
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