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adu
noun fishclub (priest)
bookmarkahi malo
noun mat wrapping for clothes
bookmarkalaa donu
those there only
bookmarkanaa dagodo
those are the circumstances...
bookmarkanei donu
only these are the ones
bookmarkbagi
noun gun or any other weapon of similar nature
bookmarkbaunga
noun worth, value
bookmarkbigo
adjective bent; bedridden with illness
bookmarkbinge
adjective pink
bookmarkbolobolo a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarkbuu
adjective be greasy
bookmarkdae de ua
have a good time
bookmarkdai seni
adjective sleepy
bookmarkdaia e de hegau
overworked
bookmarkdau gulu
verb breadfruit season
bookmarkdee kona
easily
bookmarkdele de mahaa
starting to crack
bookmarkdiibanga o de henua
the categories of ancient custom
bookmarkdoli iho
adjective to obtain the biggest first
bookmarkdonadona
covered in warts/moles
bookmarkdongidongi
verb spotted (covered with spots); to keep pointing at or peeking at
bookmarkduiagi
verb fishing using a whole fish as bait
bookmarkduu gaha
noun a large piece of gaha (used for mili gaadinga), or from which sennit fibers are obtained)
bookmarkduu gaso
adjective vertical,straight up and down
bookmarkduubaa
noun one half of an oyster shell
bookmarkgalohia
verb attractive to members of the opposite sex
bookmarkgamugamua
verb covered all over (or here and there)with gamu
bookmarkgauligi iho
next younger than
bookmarkgede aola
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgili solasola
verb leathery black skin (of humans)
bookmarkginogino
adjective inclined not to enjoy something (esp. food) by being overly sensitive to filth
bookmarkgobugobu
adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly
bookmarkgoinga o tai
noun high-watermark
bookmarkhaanoa
verb wash someone’s hands (or mouth)
bookmarkhagaditidi
verb to skip a stone across the water
bookmarkhagaditidi de hadu
to skip a stone across the water
bookmarkhagadubu dinae
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagahanahana
verb recook over and over
bookmarkhagahedae
verb make equal; go to meet
bookmarkhagamaadau
noun barb
bookmarkhagamabulia
verb cause to hagamabu
bookmarkhagamau
verb to strive to become acquainted with
bookmarkhagao baubau
adjective low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagapili
adjective boring
bookmarkhagasenga
verb fool (someone),deceive,trick (someone)
bookmarkhagassege i hegau
procrastinate (about work); refuse toparticipate in work
bookmarkhai me mule me
habitually slow or late
bookmarkhale pono
noun prison, jail
bookmarkhano laa
previous
bookmarkhooholo
verb
ili taalanga
adjective talkative, chatterbox, talk at greatlength
bookmarklaangihagamouli
time noun saturday (the day on which food isprepared for sunday)
bookmarklamallie
adjective bearing big nuts (of coconut trees)
bookmarkllidi
dress up (esp. in new or very fancy clothes)
bookmarklollolo
verb oily
bookmarkmaaui
verb givebirth to, born
bookmarkmada saosao
adjective sharp-pointed
bookmarkmadalua maa hidu
number twenty seven
bookmarkmadi
verb to add organic material to the taro bog
bookmarkmami
verb taste (of something)
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
starfish
bookmarkmasaova balalangi o lote ngadau
noun rainy season
bookmarkmataodao
noun fishsp.: cornetfish
bookmarkme abadai
European things (gear, etc)
bookmarkme aha ai
what for
bookmarkmmala
adjective sour; bitter
bookmarkmoea
verb a person who is able to catch many flying fish (because the fish seem not to awaken at his approach)
bookmarkmogobuna
noun grandchild,descendant of
bookmarknaa gaalava
so what
bookmarkniho
noun tooth, teeth
bookmarknohoanga hodooligi
the place where the chief lives (at the moment)
bookmarkpuli
verb grab up all at once
bookmarkpuugunga
noun the slopes of swellings or protuberances
bookmarksabeeloi
verb
wrap up (something) hastily
se aha goe
you’re a nobody
bookmarkse hono
fit well or properly
bookmarksolasola
not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarktainaahine o dogu damana
noun paternal aunt
bookmarkuuvae
feet-first presentation of a fetus at birth
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