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aho
noun fishing line of the sort used for adu fishing
bookmarkama
noun outrigger float
bookmarkanga gi lodo
adjective an adze blade which is set at less than a right angle to its handle
bookmarkbasa baubau
verb speak badly of someone
bookmarkbasa gauligi
adjective to imitate a child’s manner of talking; babytalk
bookmarkbasaa
verb be talked into
bookmarkbese
noun one of the harmony parts in old chants
bookmarkdaa iho
adjective go toward the lagoon (from land)
bookmarkdaadaanga
noun appearance of
bookmarkdaahili lo te gohu
a popular (secular) song
bookmarkdago
noun ritual activites, religious activities
bookmarkdama iai
noun a person who has done somethingpraiseworthy
bookmarkdama pala
noun
a foetus which has been aborted, ugly
danudanu
verb to bury a great many, to keep going down (so that it becomes hidden from view)
bookmarkdee haaoa i de gai
gluttonous
bookmarkdenei laa ()
this is that (is this that)
bookmarkdiinei de madangi
a decrease of wind velocity
bookmarkdugu de gumigumi
allow one’s beard to grow, unshaven
bookmarkduoi
noun parasites (intestinal) of fish
bookmarkduu malaelae
noun an open field (having no trees)
bookmarkeba
noun a sleeping mat (child’s)
bookmarkgabaea mai
found hanged (suicide)
bookmarkgadoi
verb
a type of coconut with an edible husk
gai mamu dua nnui
to eat fish up (not saving any for later)
bookmarkgai samusamu
verb eat left-overs (that most people wouldthrow out)
bookmarkgaibea-lausedi
trapezeid crab
bookmarkgalo
noun fishsp.: goatfish (= small vede)
bookmarkgelogelo
verb having many depressions (e.g., a corrugated surface)
bookmarkgeu de madangi
a change of wind direction
bookmarkgoloa hai hegau
noun tools (for work)
bookmarkgoloa hebagi
noun arms (tools of war)
bookmarkguboa
verb being used in connection with group activity
bookmarkhagaaloha
adjective piteous,pitiful
bookmarkhagaamua
verb accord honor to
bookmarkhagadaalea
verb
hagadau bale
adjective cooperate; help one another
bookmarkhagadau hai me ai
use jointly or collectively
bookmarkhagadubu mangoo
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagamaadau
noun barb
bookmarkhagamabu iho
adjective rest for a short time
bookmarkhagamalangilangi
verb please1 (someone), cheer up (someone); cheerful by nature, joyous
bookmarkhagasoosoa
verb to put soosoa on a canoe
bookmarkhagasugi
verb shorten, abbreviate; abbreviation, acronym, nickname
bookmarkhagatevea
verb <= hagatevelia>
bookmarkhagauda de hine
adjective a certain method of delivering a child
bookmarkhai baasi
adjective take sides against, oppose
bookmarkhai dangada
adjective the relationship between relatives, related (of persons)
bookmarkhakaugaua
verb to bathe (someone)
bookmarkhhoda
adjective gasp for breath (once)
bookmarkholo
verb
swallow
honu baabaa
fill to the brim
bookmarkhonu malingilingi
adjective fill to overflowing
bookmarkhua bugaliaa
kano malie
adjective a tasty tuber of good quality
bookmarklaaladi
verb to scratch (an itch)
bookmarklili mahangahanga
adjective mad as the devil
bookmarklodo aheahe
adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant
bookmarklodo lanea
adjective indecisive,confused
bookmarklongoaa
adjective <= longaa>
bookmarkma te hakii
the uvula and the adjacent portions of the oral cavity
bookmarkmaanga-de-langi
noun wormsp. (makes a spider-like thread)
bookmarkmadaa sele
noun loop of a lasso or noose
bookmarkmadabuunou
adjective dull (of an edge or point)
bookmarkmadania
noun finger
bookmarkmagalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagau de lima
a paralyzed arm
bookmarkmalamalama
verb shiny (reflects light)
bookmarkmalau ngudu
noun labia (vulva)
bookmarkmanenga
noun fishsp. (= a very large balagia, 3-4 feet long)
bookmarkmanu-hai-hagahoa
noun millipede
bookmarkmao denga ssave
a scarcity of ssave
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmodu mai (adu, ange)
become one’s (your, their) exclusivepossession
bookmarknoobiho
adjective be enemies (of individuals only)
bookmarknoogele
verb to tie a knot so that it is difficult to untie
bookmarkono
noun fishsp.: barracuda
bookmarksolovaani
thin and straight (of a person); having flat buttocks (considered ugly)
bookmarktino boo
full moon (a period comprising two nights)
bookmarkvaenga o de langi
Milky Way
bookmarkvaivai
intensifier too; overly
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