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ahe iho
diminish (in intensity)
bookmarkalaa nei
those now
bookmarkaoaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkbaabuu
adjective
lie down
baba iho
adjective recently settled
bookmarkbadabaataianga
noun
baunga
noun worth, value
bookmarkbole
adjective bawl out, be angry; be mad (as indicated by one’s movements)
bookmarkboo seniseni
noun a type of children’s game (played in the water, like tag)
bookmarkdaabeduge
verb work seriously
bookmarkdaahaa
daahanga
verb fool (someone), deceive
bookmarkdala
noun appendage, fin, spine (extending from a fish, etc.)
bookmarkdala-galoi
noun fishsp.: puffer
bookmarkdamaa me
adjective
small
dangi hhadu
adjective cry for effect
bookmarkdaodao
noun fishsp.: wahoo
bookmarkdau manu
verb flock of birds (feeding on a school of fish)
bookmarkdee dau ia
it’s ok
bookmarkdenaa maa
that is about (approximately)
bookmarkdenei donu
this is it for sure
bookmarkdiinonga-o-salo
noun fishsp.
bookmarkdilongaagau
verb voyeurism
bookmarkdoga
adjective landon (as a bird lands on the branch of a tree)
bookmarkdolo
noun sugarcane
bookmarkdonadona
covered in warts/moles
bookmarkdui mamu
noun a string of fish
bookmarkduu mugamuga
noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock
bookmarkgaadu
verb give (colloquial)
bookmarkgabe
gouge out
bookmarkgaini
any lattice-like arrangement
bookmarkgatae
noun fishingnet (attached to a frame or handle)
bookmarkgauvae
noun jaw; a set of false teeth
bookmarkgini manu
verb pick flowers
bookmarkhaahaangodalia
verb a place which has been fished in over and over
bookmarkhadu goinga
noun boundary stone
bookmarkhadugolaa
any stone of volcanic origin [imported from volcanic islands].
bookmarkhagabasalia
verb convince someone completely
bookmarkhagadaga iho
adjective worsening
bookmarkhagadai
verb furnish salt to
bookmarkhagadaubulebule
verb to change coloring (esp. fish in anxiety states)
bookmarkhagaiho
verb show (someone) how to climb down
bookmarkhagalodolodo
verb hope for (want)
bookmarkhagamouli
verb give life to, bring back life; food(prepared for a meal)
bookmarkhagapasa
verb cause several people to speak; mediate an argument so that the disputants will speak to each other
bookmarkhagasoe ange
aim at
bookmarkhagatevea
verb <= hagatevelia>
bookmarkhagaui gee
avoid
bookmarkhai me moolau
an habitually fast worker
bookmarkhanu mee
noun secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhenua gai dangada
noun land of the cannibals’ (esp. new guinea)
bookmarkhina
noun ability,capacity (of person),resourcefulness
bookmarkhonumia
verb filled with
bookmarkhoosenga ange
embarrassed by
bookmarkhudaa moni
noun a fleet of canoes
bookmarkkivi
adjective thin (bony)
bookmarklahu me
adjective inclined to be suspicious
bookmarklangadia
verb able to remain afloat with a load
bookmarklao gau-me
verb to grasp a fish by inserting one’s fingers in both gills
bookmarklava sili
adjective good enough; stop
bookmarkmaadau belubelu
noun a type of fishhook (small, for belubelu fishing)
bookmarkmaalama dua de laa
the light remaining after sunset
bookmarkmaanga
noun mouthful or spoonful of food
bookmarkmaangoa
adjective to be dry
bookmarkmaanu iho
adjective to begin to fish while maanu
bookmarkmadaa hadu
noun grater (metal) attached to a board forgrating taro
bookmarkmahangahanga
adjective cracked in many places
bookmarkme mmilo
noun current (in the sea)
bookmarkmimi
adjective urinate
bookmarkmodu taalonga
adjective to escape (of fish, after having been speared)
bookmarkmoele
noun a lie (an untruth)
bookmarknege
verb move (something) a little way over
bookmarkngudu leia
verb be the object of continual gossip; scorned
bookmarkoaa
adjective a sound indicating disagreement ordispleasure; oh my gosh
bookmarkodaoda
noun driftwood (any sort)
bookmarkpo
verb touch
bookmarksaibo
adjective rush around (of a group of people)
bookmarksausaubaligi
verb always saubaligi
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarkseevoivoia
verb to be in the state of seevoivoi
bookmarktigo
defecate
bookmarkulu-dugi
hawk fish
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