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aagonga i lunga
noun social class of chiefs and priests
bookmarkadamai
verb recollect or recall past events or persons, etc.
bookmarkanaa dagodo
those are the circumstances...
bookmarkanaa huu
those only are the ones
bookmarkanei muhuu
how about these
bookmarkbaba
noun fish sp., squirrelfish
bookmarkbebela
noun prowler
bookmarkbigo
adjective bent; bedridden with illness
bookmarkbobo
adjective rotten
bookmarkbolo ange
bequeath
bookmarkboo dabeo
verb a night which is rainy and stormy
bookmarkbula
adjective a flash (e.g., of light); a quick glance; to light (a torch)
bookmarkdaabeduge mai
bring a lot of
bookmarkdaavalo
adjective make a great deal of noise (vocal)
bookmarkdabaduu
noun fishsp.: (a small suulee or a var. ofsuulee)
bookmarkdala
verb unfasten,undo,untie
bookmarkdama-a-de-galabe
noun fishsp.: goby , sleeper
bookmarkdau ange
depend upon (e.g., for sustenance)
bookmarkdau laagii
adjective to put on an ornament for a special purpose
bookmarkdee sao age
always fail or be defeated
bookmarkdogi hulihuli
noun <= sauligi>
bookmarkdonu huu
only,just (no more than)
bookmarkdonudonu
adjective understand somewhat
bookmarkdungudungu
verb have a good sense of smell
bookmarkduu de umada
noun a rainbow appearing in the sky
bookmarkduu-baeao
noun fishsp.: filefish
bookmarke dee haalo
refuse to accept (something)
bookmarkea gi lunga
to ride high in the water (e.g., of a canoe)
bookmarkeleele
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkeu sege
noun a dislocation of the shoulder joint
bookmarkgabe
gouge out
bookmarkgauligi mai ange
the one next younger still
bookmarkgave hua podo
sprint (footrace of short distance)
bookmarkgili dama
verb soft-skinned
bookmarkgili hau
noun the inner bark of the hibiscus
bookmarkhaahaangodalia
verb a place which has been fished in over and over
bookmarkhagaaoaonga
noun way of having purposely stayed up untildaybreak (once)
bookmarkhagaaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkhagaboongia
verb remain somewhere until dark
bookmarkhagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagahaangoda
verb to teach to fish
bookmarkhagailonga
verb sign,mark,signal,omen
bookmarkhagalilo
verb take shelter, to shelter (somethingfrom the elements); blockout (from sight)
bookmarkhagavogi
verb a whistle (made with the lips)
bookmarkhakaadia
verb make tightly packed
bookmarkhale de henua
noun a house of indigenous construction (thatch)
bookmarkhaula ngongo
adjective to roast ngongo (in a fire)
bookmarkhhudi
verb pull
bookmarkhuaalaangi
noun noon; the whole day; a certain day only
bookmarkhuaalavao
verb a strong wind
bookmarkhulu
adjective ten (in enumeration and compounds only)
bookmarkkona loo
too much
bookmarklaaigi
noun a driftwood plant sp., with an aromaticsap which is used for perfume
bookmarklahhie
noun firewood
bookmarklaohie
noun drought
bookmarklede
noun penetrating cold
bookmarkloua ama
verb to sail with the outrigger float partially submerged
bookmarklulu
verb to shake (something) rapidly
bookmarkma te
madaangahulu maa haa
number fourteen
bookmarkmagau donu i de lodo
want desperately
bookmarkmaimai de ngudu
adjective sweet-talker
bookmarkmalibilibi
adjective crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmanu dudu dangada
noun
insectsp. (= manu-de-laama)
manu-daa-uga
noun <= goehau>
bookmarkmasana
verb good (quality)
bookmarkme hhadu hugadoo
it’s a lie
bookmarkmiili aheahe
adjective a version of the game called miili
bookmarkmomme
a place
bookmarkmomo dai sii
a very very little (in quantity)
bookmarkmosongenge
a name children tease each other with
bookmarkmulegi
show off (in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkngudu malie
eloquent (of a person)
bookmarknohoanga hodooligi
the place where the chief lives (at the moment)
bookmarknoodagi
verb forbidden to use (esp. plants reservedfor the owner’s use by tying the trunk)
bookmarkoda
eat something raw
bookmarkodi iho
just finished
bookmarkouou
adjective yes yes
bookmarkpula
adjective open one’s eyes widely; to lightup suddenly; insectsp.: a phosphorescent insect
bookmarksabasaba
verb unstably balanced
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksalani ange
just a little salani
bookmarkvakaa
be in trouble, in danger, or in a precarious situation
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