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abitala
noun eave (of a house)
bookmarkadamai
verb recollect or recall past events or persons, etc.
bookmarkanengenenge
noun mollusk sp.: conus chaldaeus
bookmarkango
babaa
adjective a crackling sound, the sound of continuous explosions
bookmarkbuubuulia
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkdaa hagapodo
verb
dagi ala
adjective go around aimlessly
bookmarkdama lalo
noun a person who has visited other far-awaylands
bookmarkdaumaha dalodalo
noun prayer service (church)
bookmarkdee ngado mai
forever,eternally
bookmarkdoolohi
verb chase,run after
bookmarkdudu de niho
a method of treating toothaches in which a burning root (of the aoa tree) is applied to the tooth (which later disintegrates)
bookmarkduu ngavesi
cover of a box
bookmarkduudagi
verb connect up, join up, continue upon
bookmarkduulale
noun a type of game
bookmarkgai ngaadahi
adjective a distribution of fish to the whole island population
bookmarkgalo
verb stir
bookmarkgalugalu
verb
any jelly-like substance;jellyfishsp.
gamai
adjective
bring to me, carry to me
gauasa
noun the pectoral fin of a fish and the surrounding flesh
bookmarkgegeno
noun alligator,crocodile
bookmarkgii talinga
adjective tinnitus
bookmarkgoloa o taane
male genitalia
bookmarkgubu
noun joint (of the hand or foot); verse (of a song)
bookmarkgulabe
noun rectum
bookmarkhaangoda dua beau
a fishing method (used on the seaward reef during the day) employing a line, with hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhadi bala
adjective to rely on others for the things one should provide for oneself
bookmarkhadu-mangeo
cushion starfish
bookmarkhagaaugaua
verb cause to be infected
bookmarkhagadubu o de moe
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagakolili
verb to use the word kolili
bookmarkhagalanu
verb rinse off salt from the body (with freshwater)
bookmarkhagammene dua
verb go backwards (esp. a canoe)
bookmarkhagapunidia
verb add up (many things)
bookmarkhagapuuninga
noun a total of
bookmarkhai aha
adjective what relationship
bookmarkhai me hebagi
be on the point of fighting
bookmarkhale gai
noun restaurant
bookmarkhannoo kaba
go now, right away beat it
bookmarkhano gi de maalama
transfiguration of ghosts or spirits into human form
bookmarkhano laa
previous
bookmarkhedangisi
verb make a noise by scraping things together, e.g. the grinding sound of jaws
bookmarkhoa lalo
noun anvil; or other hard object (such as astone) on which something can be struckhard; mortar stone
bookmarkiloo iho
adjective realize, know
bookmarkkadi ange
fastened on to (by being stuck in)
bookmarklauasaasa
verb skinny
bookmarklauvinivini
verb having kinky hair
bookmarkmaasae
adjective hatched
bookmarkmada dangada ina
a person of importance (who is liked by the people)
bookmarkmagi nngahu
adjective asthma
bookmarkmahulu
noun wakefulness
bookmarkmaimai mai
become maimai
bookmarkmalalidage
adjective usedup or cleaned out completely
bookmarkmalamalama
verb shiny (reflects light)
bookmarkmalo gahu
noun collared shirt
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turned over and over
bookmarkmalulu
adjective cold (referring to temperature of something)
bookmarkmami
verb taste (of something)
bookmarkmangamanga
adjective having many manga
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmassanganga
adjective apart, widely spaced
bookmarkmesde-gelee
noun mollusksp.: oliveshell <"mr. grey">
bookmarkmiili
adjective
a type of game
moni hagadeledele
noun model (or toy) canoe
bookmarkmoolau lodo
noun having a shorttemper
bookmarkmuia
verb be mui
bookmarkngaangaa
verb not sturdy, rickety
bookmarkngadi ngavesi
noun an empty box
bookmarkngalue iho
adjective reduced,decreased
bookmarkngudu leidi
verb be the object of continual gossip; scorned
bookmarknoa
verb tied (as with rope)
bookmarksaagahinoa
noun fishsp. (= small saabudu)
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksalasalani
verb becoming salani in one part, butnot yet salani all over
bookmarksauduu
mermaid
bookmarksavasavali
verb always hungry
bookmarksili
adjective drawing to an end
bookmarksinga gee
lean away from
bookmarksolasola
verb not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarktegi kano
tickled
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