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adu-balebale-i-dua
noun fishsp.: bonito
bookmarkalaa naa loo
those there seem to be
bookmarkalodahi hugadoo
everything, everybody; each and every
bookmarkanaa dagodo
those are the circumstances...
bookmarkau e dee gai naa loo
I’ll bet you can’t
bookmarkbaalanga dua hale
metal roofing
bookmarkbaasi masui
adjective left side, left-handed
bookmarkbabaa
adjective a crackling sound, the sound of continuous explosions
bookmarkbala
adjective soft, mushy, offering no resistance
bookmarkbalagula
adjective clumsy
bookmarkbalangi
noun fish sp., tang
bookmarkbasalia
verb seep (of water)
bookmarkbolo ange
bequeath
bookmarkboo gi dai
the period when the quarter moon appears in the west just after sunset
bookmarkbudu
noun the appearance of many fish (or birds, or animals which are good to eat) after a death
bookmarkbuli
verb grab up
bookmarkbulu giidagi
noun a type of caulking compound, made from bulu and sap
bookmarkdaangahulu dala buni
ten dollar bill
bookmarkdagaanga
noun way of tying the leader to a fish hook
bookmarkdali hagavagavaga
verb <= hagavagavaga>
bookmarkdangada haigamaiana
noun worthwhile person
bookmarkdanu de laa
the setting of the sun
bookmarkdao bou
noun ridgepole support (end)
bookmarkdau mamu
verb the season in which fish are abundant
bookmarkdaudonu
adjective if, in the case that; gentle, mild-mannered, soft-spoken
bookmarkdelaa sili
that there is enough
bookmarkdii ange
a method of fishing in which the lure at the end of the pole is jerked to attract fish
bookmarkdilidili-dogi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler (heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkdua gi lunga
thicker (line or rope, etc.)
bookmarkduugia i de gai
be tired of eating a particular kind of food
bookmarkduumono
noun a type of prepared food made from taro
bookmarkduunga gima
half of a clam shell
bookmarkga dae laa huu
very, too much
bookmarkgaaui i tao
a line (for retrieving) which is attached to a spear
bookmarkgabetili
noun parent-in-law
bookmarkgaibea-lausedi
noun trapezeidcrab
bookmarkgalubu
a type of toy
bookmarkgamagama
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkgamedi vai salo
a type of bowl
bookmarkgannui ina
white (of the portion of a woman’s thighshidden under her sarong)
bookmarkgano niho
gums of mouth
bookmarkhaangoda de agau
a method of fishing (with a line on the reef)
bookmarkhaanoa
verb wash someone’s hands (or mouth)
bookmarkhagabudu me
adjective selfish
bookmarkhagabuni de henua
to call an all-island meeting
bookmarkhagadali
verb accumulate (bring together); gather up; imprisonment (short term)
bookmarkhagadama
verb to treat as a child
bookmarkhagadangadanga
verb loosen
bookmarkhagadinoangahulu
verb make a total of ten people
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagagaehala
verb to cause to have immature breadfruit
bookmarkhagaida
verb to bare one’s teeth (by opening the lips)
bookmarkhagamalemalemo
verb to swim with one’s nose barely out of the water (as do small children)
bookmarkhagammene dua
verb go backwards (esp. a canoe)
bookmarkhagamuli
verb be late, tarry
bookmarkhai ange
do to; do for, fix; say to
bookmarkhai de ama
to have a spouse
bookmarkhala dudu
a noise like that of burning pandanus (loud crackling)
bookmarkhale baabaa
noun frame house
bookmarkhelau
noun sorcery
bookmarkhiloa
noun fishsp.
bookmarkhonga de mouli
during the lifetime of
bookmarklaagii
noun decoration,ornamentation
bookmarklaangihagamouli
time noun saturday (the day on which food isprepared for sunday)
bookmarklanga de ivi
a method of repositioning the bones of the ribcage
bookmarklaso
noun the posterior portion of the hermit crab
bookmarklele mouli
adjective
surprised
ma gi
in order to
bookmarkmaadau daodao
noun a type of fishhook (large, for using a piece of fish as bait)
bookmarkmadohi age
adjective reach halfway up
bookmarkmalo-ngiso
noun
driftwoodsp.
manu lele vaaligi
noun small bird
bookmarkme gu modu
decision
bookmarkme hagaodi
noun last one
bookmarkmilomilosanga
noun the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmmogo
verb insist upon
bookmarkmolimoli ngaadai
adjective a distribution of the catch of a communal fishing expedition
bookmarkngaue
adjective move (oneself), moved
bookmarkoo tanga
adjective too big (clothes), spacious
bookmarksala
noun mistake,error,accident
bookmarksaubaligi
verb graceful in dancing
bookmarkssele i de niho
damn it!
bookmarkssii
a hissing sound used to indicate disapproval
bookmarktalinga
noun ear
bookmarktangada ssele
stupid ass!
bookmarktee langi
noun sky
bookmarktulungaahi
noun hearth, cooking pit/fire
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