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aagonga i lalo
noun social class of those who know magic
bookmarkabaabai
verb carry a canoe in shallow water; carry half lifting
bookmarkadu ange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkalaa dagodo
those there are the circumstances...
bookmarkanaa sili
those were enough
bookmarkbabu honga agau
noun fish sp., wrasse
bookmarkbadabaataianga
noun
bau
adjective to be worth it
bookmarkbuga
noun plant sp.: tree sp. (pisonia grandis r.b.)
bookmarkdaa gaiaa
verb to murder someone so that others don’t see
bookmarkdaa iho
adjective go toward the lagoon (from land)
bookmarkdaaligidanga
noun the slope of a canoe’s keel
bookmarkdaasele
verb to swing a rope (in a jump rope game) so as to cause the jumper to trip
bookmarkdaga holiage
verb surrounding area; tocut or make a ring around
bookmarkdalia-mea
noun mollusksp.: mitra mitra
bookmarkdangaligi
noun type of basket
bookmarkdauoni-baabaa
noun fishsp. (a rare school fish which looks like saniba)
bookmarkdeai donu angaanga
nothing at all
bookmarkdenaa naa loo
that seems to be it; that could be it
bookmarkdili dagidahi
happening continually but one at a time
bookmarkdogi hoda
noun a heavy adze, used for hollowing out logs and the like
bookmarkdogoisi
adjective few
bookmarkdolo
noun sugarcane
bookmarkdolodolona
verb often flooded
bookmarkdoo ngaiho
adjective the blowing of the wind from the north
bookmarkdugu de uinga
to lay down a new cover of palm frondson uinga
bookmarkduoi
noun parasites (intestinal) of fish
bookmarkga aha
and then did what
bookmarkgaadinga osi
noun a coconut selected as a seedling
bookmarkgaaui
verb a line (for retrieving) attached to a spear; assemble (something from parts) byfastening together; strap, harness
bookmarkgabetili
noun parent-in-law
bookmarkgahoo
verb wear
bookmarkgai de baibu
smoke cigarettes
bookmarkgalasi
galo-gila
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkganava
noun plantsp.: treesp.: cordiatree(cordia subcordata lam.)
bookmarkgano agau
noun reef (including land thereon)
bookmarkgasigi
noun plantsp.: hemp-leavedvitexshrub(vitex negundo var. bicolor (willd.) lam.)
bookmarkgau de henua
natives
bookmarkgava-uli
reef heron - grey phase
bookmarkgii talinga
adjective tinnitus
bookmarkginigini loola
a game played by children
bookmarkgolo
verb remember an incident with a view toward revenge
bookmarkgubu daahili
noun verse of a song
bookmarkgulabe
noun rectum
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hagaaloalo-mea
verb cause to become red(of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagaasanga
verb to create aasanga
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hagadaguu
noun a small axe, hatchet
bookmarkhagadahea
verb to allow the wind or current to carry the canoe
bookmarkhagadiidii
verb help to urinate (e.g., by taking a baby outside)
bookmarkhagagalele
verb teach to galale
bookmarkhagahenua
verb give land to
bookmarkhagahhano
verb show someone how to wash his hands (or mouth)
bookmarkhagaingoo
verb give a name to, named, called
bookmarkhagalaulau
verb make many hundreds
bookmarkhagammahi
verb persevere, try hard to
bookmarkhagammau
adjective poisonous
bookmarkhagaoanga gi lunga
good wages; a good price
bookmarkhagasengaa
verb make a total of ten million
bookmarkhagasingano
verb cause to bear singano
bookmarkhaha
noun mouthodor
bookmarkhai me magua
sort of steal
bookmarkhakoobai
verb put a hat on (someone)
bookmarkhhanga de ngudu
open one’s mouth
bookmarkhiisoa
noun plantsp.: cassythavine(cassytha filiformis l.)
bookmarkkala
adjective smarting of skin which has been cut, or of an abrasion, when in contact with seawater, etc.
bookmarklaamasee
noun a divination result indicating good fortune
bookmarklaangai buusagi
noun a type of fishing condition in which the sea is boiling with jumping tuna, which are biting at anything
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarkluuluu
verb to shake (something) back and forth
bookmarkma de hia e doe
a chanted expression, on the last word of which a work group chanting it lifts a heavy object
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mada tea gee
white as a sheet (of a person)
bookmarkmahumahu
adjective becoming mahu
bookmarkmaingaa
miss, feel the loss of, or the uselessness of, something of great value
bookmarkmanu-a-tababa
noun
plantsp.: cycadplant
me abo (donu)
noun truth
bookmarkme hanga dalogo
ingredients of dalogo
bookmarkmoe
adjective closed (e.g. eyes, flowers)
bookmarkmogo
noun coconutapple (young and edible)
bookmarkmoomoa-ganoanga
boxfish (yellow)
bookmarknaba
adjective a slip of the tongue
bookmarknanua
verb the object of a complaint
bookmarkngadi diinonga
pagan gods, idols
bookmarknoho hagamaaiongi
adjective to sit as though stunned (i.e., as though hagamaaiongi)
bookmarkodi ai loo
that’s the end! that’s all!
bookmarkosia
verb taken for planting
bookmarksaabudu
noun fishsp. (= large saagahinoa)
bookmarksigisiginga
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksiilinga a muna
noun trial or formal inquiry
bookmarktangada adi longo
gossipy person, telltale
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