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anei laa
these (here) which were there
bookmarkbaa sala
adjective be clumsy (in physical contest)
bookmarkbangi
verb pinch (with the fingers)
bookmarkbasa hagamalaia
adjective to curse (someone)
bookmarkbau
adjective to be worth it
bookmarkbebelia
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkbidoa
verb lift or hold one end of something
bookmarkboo gi me
acquisitive (and acting on acquisitive impulses)
bookmarkboobosu
adjective
bubu donu
adjective move skillfully
bookmarkbuu ili
daahaa mada balabala
the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa
bookmarkdaane mada daua
noun bravest in war
bookmarkdaelodo dau
noun a large enough number to "count"
bookmarkdagodo be --
it seems that...
bookmarkdaia e de hegau
overworked
bookmarkdao bou
noun ridgepole support (end)
bookmarkdau langi
verb rainy season
bookmarkdee abo
uncomfortable (esp. socially)
bookmarkdee gagu
adjective uncouth
bookmarkdegi ange
forgive (someone),pardon (someone)
bookmarkdelaa ange
that there is another one
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdinihu
verb industrious, hardworking
bookmarkdugu gee
put aside, setaside; treat (a person) differently from others
bookmarkduuhua
adjective single, unmarried
bookmarkee laa
so
bookmarkgaleve
noun the sap of the coconut tree (taken from the inflorescence)
bookmarkgauvae
noun jaw; a set of false teeth
bookmarkgidee iho
adjective be aware of oneself
bookmarkguba-dee-gaina
noun fishsp.
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate Europeans
bookmarkhagabaa
verb cause to come into contact with; chase by trying to head off
bookmarkhagababa
verb become engaged to marry; make level, make flat; prepare for, make ready
bookmarkhagabala
verb allow to become soft; prostrate oneself (esp. to hide)
bookmarkhagabaubauanga
adjective to have been criticized
bookmarkhagahaa (ina)
verb make a total of four
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
verb cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagamanida
verb lift (something) up
bookmarkhagaodia
verb finish up, be last
bookmarkhai me moolau
an habitually fast worker
bookmarkhhanga luu vae
spread one’s legs
bookmarkhidu-limu
time noun the seventh number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkhonumia
verb filled with
bookmarkhuadia
noun fishingpole
bookmarkhui hala
noun the fruit of the pandanus
bookmarkhuna me
a habitual thief
bookmarkilosia
verb wormy or maggoty (of something decayed)
bookmarkise
noun fishsp.: halfbeak
bookmarkkanamalie
adjective tasty (especially of taro)
bookmarkkosi-honga-agau
noun mollusksp.: trachycardium orbita
bookmarklaaladi
verb to scratch (an itch)
bookmarklaangaa
verb to plait completely
bookmarklede
noun penetrating cold
bookmarklodo dagidahi
have differing views (within a group of people)
bookmarklodo gaiaa
adjective competitive, envious, desirous of retaliating
bookmarklugulugu
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmaadau iganibongi
noun a type of fishhook (biggest, for iganibongi fishing)
bookmarkmaagaga
adjective industrious
bookmarkmadohi boo
adjective midnight
bookmarkmagau de lima
a paralyzed arm
bookmarkmami
verb taste (of something)
bookmarkmami
verb taste (of something)
bookmarkmanga lua tae
noun cleft in the buttocks
bookmarkmanu-de-bua
noun birdsp.: sacredkingfisher (halcyon sancta) (the native term applies possibly to several spp.)
bookmarkmaua
verb to be able to
bookmarkme hakadanga
noun joke, jest; trick (a practical joke)
bookmarkmee hai ada
camera
bookmarkmolomolo iho (age)
adjective appear clearly
bookmarkmoomoa-ganoanga
boxfish (yellow)
bookmarkmuli mai ange
a little later, by and by
bookmarkngago
noun brain; egg
bookmarknngaolia
verb noise (a loud, individually perceived, noise)
bookmarknoodagi
verb forbidden to use (esp. plants reservedfor the owner’s use by tying the trunk)
bookmarkono-laangi
time noun saturday (’sixth day’)
bookmarksagisagili
verb to say dirty words to someone
bookmarksobaga
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarksongagi
noun a bad sort of person
bookmarkssae de leo
to project one’s voice better (e.g., after clearing one’s throat)
bookmarksugi-laagoo
goatfish
bookmarktaiseni
adjective sleepy
bookmarkubu loada
a coconut shell used for expectoration
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