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adilo
noun the core of a body boil; the beginning of a fire
bookmarkanaa ai laa
those then were those
bookmarkbabu
adjective the noise of one hard object struck against another (as the snapping of fingers)
bookmarkbili makaga
love
bookmarkboialiali
noun the light just before daybreak
bookmarkbunehulu
adjective slow in running or walking
bookmarkbuu hale moni
noun mollusk sp.
bookmarkdaahia
verb cleanoff
bookmarkdaalea
adjective
tired
dada de ava
a strong current in the channel
bookmarkdagisoa
adjective many (people) at each (time or place, etc.)
bookmarkdalaa ubu
noun charcoal from the coconut shell
bookmarkdamaa me
adjective
small
dangada abadai
noun european persons (including americans)
bookmarkdanu de maasina
the setting of the moon
bookmarkdau de madangi
be hit by (usually a strong) wind
bookmarkdaubeemala
verb a method of braiding flower headdressesor necklaces made from manu-mala
bookmarkdaudu
noun fishsp.: spinypuffer
bookmarkdee manava age
do earnestly
bookmarkdenaa ange
this there is another one
bookmarkdili dagidahi
happening continually but one at a time
bookmarkdogonogo
noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)
bookmarkdolu llau
number three hundred
bookmarkdua dama
verb the pallor of a female following childbirth
bookmarkdumanu
noun appearance,situation
bookmarkduu mmea
sea cucumber species
bookmarkduu modu
adjective vertical cut
bookmarkduuli lua
verb a method of throwing one’s opponent inwrestling
bookmarkduunga gima
half of a clam shell
bookmarkgaalauanga
gaibea-lausedi
noun trapezeidcrab
bookmarkgatae
noun fishingnet (attached to a frame or handle)
bookmarkgili laa
verb suntanned
bookmarkgogo
adjective bent slightly (like a round-shoulderedperson)
bookmarkgoo
noun tarospade
bookmarkhaadinga haiava
noun bend in a path
bookmarkhadu-mangeo
noun cushionstarfish
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
verb critical of others
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb cause taro to be fibrous (e.g., by theplanting method employed)
bookmarkhagabaabaagia
verb make no headway and be carried sideways(by a current or the wind) against a reef, etc.
bookmarkhagabaubau
verb criticize; cause bad feelings;scrape taro inadequately
bookmarkhagadangidangi
verb play music; make someone keep crying
bookmarkhagadoo dai
adjective to fish off the reef for tuna
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagahonu age lodo
feel uncomfortably sated with food and unable to eat
bookmarkhagalili
noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo but without the immature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
adjective cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagangalo
verb forget purposely
bookmarkhagasao
verb letout (something), disburse (money)
bookmarkhagasaosaohiaanga
noun
hai me mulegi
to showoff (esp. in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhegau baubau
noun bad deeds
bookmarkhelau
verb sorcery
bookmarkholo
verb
swallow
hoohoa
verb
hulu
noun reactive hostility
bookmarkkano maailaba
noun the wood next to the core of a tree
bookmarklallala
verb warm oneself by the fire
bookmarklangi maakau
noun the sort of rain which is an omen of death
bookmarklaomalie
adjective big
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarkliagi
verb dump, throwout (discard)
bookmarkluu duu
noun covers (of books), two halves
bookmarkluu hua
noun labiamajora
bookmarkmaagoda
adjective jealous (sexual jealousy)
bookmarkmaakau laa loo dangada
what a shame
bookmarkmabu
adjective rested
bookmarkmada gi lodo
adjective a point which is bent inward (toward its handle)
bookmarkmahola gimoo
adjective to have many dead animals (or fish) lying about
bookmarkmalibilibi
noun crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmalo gulu
barkcloth, made from the inner skin of the breadfruit
bookmarkmanu-daa-uga
noun <= goehau>
bookmarkmanu-hai-hau
manua
verb diseased
bookmarkmatili
adjective come up quickly (like fast-sproutingplants or a quickly erupting skin disease)
bookmarkmau
adjective get,obtain,caught
bookmarkmouli danuaa
adjective easy living, a good life
bookmarkmuna maimai
noun <= ngudu maimai>
bookmarkmuna pada
harsh words
bookmarkngisi
verb a squeaking sound
bookmarkoho boo
adjective to oho while still dark
bookmarkoia
adjective a sound used to communicate the tiredness of the speaker, or that the speaker recognizes his mistake
bookmarkolongaa
noun plantsp.: treesp.: a shrubbytree sp. (pipturus argenteus (forst.f.) wedd.)
bookmarkpala de langi
it’s raining
bookmarksabasaba
verb unstably balanced
bookmarksomo dae
noun fully mature coconutapple
bookmarkssabe age
eat
bookmarkssae
verb rip, tear, deflower (a virgin)
bookmarksuuduuduu
defecate (children’s language)
bookmarksuugulu
verb learn
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