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alaa laa
those (there) which were there
bookmarkaladoidoi
noun iron (a piece of)
bookmarkamu ligi
fine threads or hairs or fibers (in feather or leaf); fine-feathered
bookmarkatangada
noun generation, age set
bookmarkbooboo me
adjective massage (as a medical treatment)
bookmarkbuliaamo
adjective sad
bookmarkdaaligi
verb do something seriously; be moved about; a jerky movement, caused by the wind (e.g., the flapping of a sail); work seriously
bookmarkdaane hai moni
sailor,seaman
bookmarkdala
noun plantsp.: shrub sp. (ximenia americana l.)
bookmarkdalia-mea
noun mollusksp.: mitra mitra
bookmarkdangage age
adjective raise up one’s head from a lowered position
bookmarkdangi iho
adjective cry to oneself
bookmarkdatada
noun fishsp.: snapper (= small dada)
bookmarkdau bodobodo
adjective to tie at the end of a short tether
bookmarkdele de ada
dawn (first light)
bookmarkdiidii
adjective penis; urinate
bookmarkdiilevalevanoa
noun the fifth child of a couple
bookmarkdoga
noun a (live) coral formation
bookmarkdolo-mea
noun spinystarfish
bookmarkdolu-inoha
time noun the third number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkdongi
verb a spot (e.g., on the skin); point at; peck at; a method of fishing for flying fish in which torches are extinguished on alternate legs of the canoe track
bookmarkduasala
adjective hardship,difficulty
bookmarkdugudugu iho
adjective a technique of massage
bookmarkdulivai
noun a type of coconut (reddish in color)
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkduu-mmea
sea cucumber species
bookmarkeleele
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkgaanoni
noun
an omen of death
gabanibaonga
noun room (of a house)
bookmarkgabi
verb hold something between two (or more)other things; grab (between other things, e.g., fingers)
bookmarkgai ngaadai
adjective <= gai ngaadahi>
bookmarkgalugalu
verb
any jelly-like substance;jellyfishsp.
ganava
noun plantsp.: treesp.: cordiatree(cordia subcordata lam.)
bookmarkgangong
noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking
bookmarkgau bini baalanga
an iron rod
bookmarkgauligi daane
male child, boy
bookmarkgili malali
adjective
clean
gobugobu
adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly
bookmarkhagaduu me
miserly
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagahaangoda
verb to teach to fish
bookmarkhagammuni iho
adjective keep to oneself (what one has done)
bookmarkhagasugi
verb shorten, abbreviate; abbreviation, acronym, nickname
bookmarkhai dubuna
adjective the relationship between grandparent and grandchild
bookmarkhai mee
industrious
bookmarkhale langadala
noun thatch-roofed house (of palm frond thatch)
bookmarkhano ai huu
forever
bookmarkhatuli
verb thunder
bookmarkhau baba
verb tie up temporarily (not as securely asif permanently)
bookmarkhebolo
adjective a sign made with the eyes
bookmarkhhano gi daha
to wash one’s hands in such a way that the dirty water does not fall back into the basin or well
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hungahunga a nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkieiangi
adjective recovered from illness
bookmarkiloo iho
adjective realize, know
bookmarkkaba donu
wait!
bookmarkkangi de maanadu
a quick-witted person (who realizes his goals fast)
bookmarklau ngago
noun the fatty tissue of a fish or animal
bookmarklaudodole
noun smallness
bookmarklimamalie
adjective good at massaging
bookmarklollolo
oily
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarkluuluu haha
adjective wash one’s mouth out, gargle
bookmarkmaanga-de-langi
noun wormsp. (makes a spider-like thread)
bookmarkmaangalo
verb sweet
bookmarkmaava
adjective yawn,belch
bookmarkmademadea ange
feel sleepy
bookmarkmanu-de-hala
noun insectsp.: walkingstick (a very large grasshopper-like insect)
bookmarkmasole ange
barely scratched
bookmarkmatili mai
remember vividly (after having forgotten); the sprouting of plants, etc., in great numbers
bookmarkmuna maimai
noun <= ngudu maimai>
bookmarknamanama
noun fishsp. (like ngaa, but longer and thinner)
bookmarkngaage
downtown.
bookmarkngadi daumaha
adjective religions which are not in the judaeo-christian tradition, pagan cults
bookmarkngadi humai
adjective come without bringing anything (such as gifts)
bookmarkngaio-golai
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarkniho
noun tooth, teeth
bookmarknoomeemea
a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave
bookmarkodi sango
adjective completely cleaned up or finished; all gone; each and every oneall gone
bookmarksili iho
adjective have just stopped; calmdown (of a person)
bookmarksilivaahea
wander about with no fixed abode
bookmarksugi de ngudu
the corner of the mouth
bookmarktilo buna
noun young coconut tree (bearing no fruit or its first fruit)
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bookmarkua-mea
red-throated frigate bird
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uhe
wasteful of taro when peeling it
bookmarkvaiduu
lazy
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