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aabida
verb make a coil of dried pandanus leaves
bookmarkahi malo
noun a mat wrapping for clothes
bookmarkanga gee
turn one’s attention away from
bookmarkbaabaa ama
verb to steer a canoe to its outrigger side (opp. of baabaa gadea)
bookmarkbabu
adjective the noise of one hard object struck against another (as the snapping of fingers)
bookmarkbasa baubau
verb speak badly of someone
bookmarkbasa maalie
adjective speak moderately
bookmarkbilibili
verb having a tendency to be bili
bookmarkbuge
noun a bump on a tree trunk
bookmarkbulaga-a-leo
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkbuubuu
verb divination
bookmarkdagamanga
noun path, route
bookmarkdagimomo
adjective few for each one
bookmarkdangaligi
noun type of basket
bookmarkdangau-dongi
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdao hagamaadau
noun a spear with a barb
bookmarkdeai me ao ai
useless
bookmarkdegedege
verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly
bookmarkdenga daanunga
noun graves
bookmarkdiinei mai dege
to round off a sharp edge
bookmarkdohe
noun mollusk sp., bivalve sp.
bookmarkdua gina
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for gina fishing
bookmarkduudagi
verb connect up, join up, continueupon
bookmarkduugia i de gai
be tired of eating a particular kind of food
bookmarkeba
a sleeping mat (child’s)
bookmarkga aha laa
what’s the matter with you
bookmarkgai me hagadau doa
eat as though competing against othereaters in a test of manliness(e.g., to eat fish with the scales and all)
bookmarkgelegele malama
noun sand with disk-like particles
bookmarkgemo
adjective fast, swift
bookmarkgeu de madangi
a change of wind direction
bookmarkgili belu
verb dead epidermis (can be peeled withoutpain)
bookmarkgoinga
noun a boundary marker (of stone)
bookmarkgoloa de henua
noun gear of local manufacture
bookmarkgoobai lau
noun a hat made from pandanus leaves
bookmarkhagabiho
verb cause to become a leader
bookmarkhagaduu me
adjective miserly
bookmarkhale hai niho
dentist’s office
bookmarkhatinga
noun crook of the knee or elbow
bookmarkhedangisi
adjective to make noise by scraping things together (e.g., the grinding sound of jaws)
bookmarkheui
verb question (something) carefully
bookmarkhhanga lua
verb split in two
bookmarkhudi
noun plantsp.: treesp.: bananatree
bookmarkhulo gi lunga ma lalo
argue heatedly,fight
bookmarkhulu
adjective ten (in enumeration and compounds only)
bookmarkitebuubuu
noun insectsp.: grasshopper
bookmarklaagau-bala-uda
noun driftwoodsp. (very soft)
bookmarklaangai milo sanga
a fishing condition in which fish arenot inclined to bite
bookmarklanga de moana
becoming stormy (of the sea)
bookmarklodo danuaa
adjective happy
bookmarklodo hagamau me
adjective selfish with one’s possessions, ungiving
bookmarklua-baaua
time noun the second number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarklunga age
up a little
bookmarkmahana
adjective hot
bookmarkmaholahola danuaa age
revitalized (by a shower or rest, etc.)
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmama
noun dust, gas, steam,vapor, fumes, spray (e.g., of waves)
bookmarkmanu aabi
noun kite
bookmarkmanu vaaligi
noun insect (small)
bookmarkmanu-a-tababa
noun
plantsp.: cycadplant
masa boo
adjective mornings following nights during which the tide has gone out (which are good for looking for fish trapped on the reef)
bookmarkmule
adjective slow; late
bookmarkmuna o de henua
noun a community meeting (for listeningto speeches or instructions)
bookmarkngae
noun head
bookmarkngudu malie
adjective eloquent (of a person)
bookmarkniho gaina
teeth with cavities
bookmarknohu
noun fishsp.: stone-fish
bookmarkoo tanga
adjective too big (clothes), spacious
bookmarksaiolo duli magaga
noun a type of string figure
bookmarksangatai
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarksaugalo
verb stir
bookmarksege gee
slip or slide away from
bookmarksele gi tonu
make sure of
bookmarksigo de muna
remember what one has heard
bookmarksii mada daahaa
a fine jet of water
bookmarksseu
push violently
bookmarkugu
rub (with pressure, as with sandpaper); the skin of the stingray used for sanding
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