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adugau
verb arrangement of things into a straight row
bookmarkaha dea
noun driftwood sp. (white in the center)
bookmarkaude haia
no kidding
bookmarkbaalanga tea
noun stainless steel
bookmarkbelu
noun lizard sp.
bookmarkbongaa hala
noun any long and hollow object (e.g., a pipe or a hose)
bookmarkdala-galoi
noun fishsp.: puffer
bookmarkdalodalo
verb pray
bookmarkdama ulungi
noun a man good at catching tuna with a fishing pole
bookmarkdango de langi
downpour (of rain)
bookmarkdau age
to beach (a canoe) on land; reach land
bookmarkdaula
verb rope (heavy); anchored (of ship)
bookmarkde baasi gee
theopposing side
bookmarkdenei ange
this is another one
bookmarkdili de lima
to swing one’s arms (when walking)
bookmarkdili uda
adjective an ocean current which comes towards the shore (and carries in driftwood, etc.)
bookmarkdinae o ssaiolo
<= dinae o de laa>
bookmarkdogi hakolona
noun adze with a curved blade of the Terebra shell
bookmarkduu inai
type of mat (a half inai)
bookmarkduu-uli
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgage saali
verb to climb a breadfruit tree using saali
bookmarkganae-oo
noun fishsp.: threadfin
bookmarkgoinga
noun a boundary marker (of stone)
bookmarkhaale
verb adopt, raise (a child)
bookmarkhadu lunga
noun a stone used to crush hermit crabs(for bait)
bookmarkhagaai
adjective be in a serious situation
bookmarkhagabido
verb
carrying (two persons), with each person carrying an end
hagadagodo
verb cause to lie down or remain; illustrate by examples
bookmarkhagadau bale
verb cooperate; help one another
bookmarkhagaditidi
verb to skip a stone across the water
bookmarkhagaduulou
verb eat ravenously
bookmarkhagailonga ange agina
assign (someone) to; use something as a landmark
bookmarkhagapago sala
adjective unfortunate result
bookmarkhai daalanga
adjective talkative, chatterbox, talk animatedly
bookmarkhai damaahine
adjective the relationship between parent and daughter
bookmarkhai de biho
verb act smart (deviously)
bookmarkhai madangi
adjective passwind (flatus)
bookmarkhai me gaiaa
to be reluctant to express oneself openly (esp. to persons in certain types ofrelationship to one)
bookmarkhidu-laangi
time noun sunday (’seventh day’)
bookmarkhola
verb to spreadout, or layout flat, something which is folded, piled up, or bent, etc.
bookmarkhou
verb drill (native bow drill)
bookmarkhuna
verb
hide
inai
noun a type of mat
bookmarkioonga
noun way of giving
bookmarkkau donu
adjective usedto, easy to
bookmarkkeli
adjective root around (disturbing the coral layer of a yard by shuffling, or by pawing the ground)
bookmarklahu
verb investigate (to prove one’s suspicions)
bookmarklanga de moana
becoming stormy (of the sea)
bookmarklaso paava
verb skinny (of people)
bookmarklolo
oil
bookmarkmada dabu
adjective
affinal relatives who are maa or saulaba to each other
madaali
adjective lacking in oil (of a ripe coconut)
bookmarkmagau baubau
die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmahaa de usu
to have encountered unexpected misfortune
bookmarkmaido
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmalo lau manu
cloth with a flowered pattern
bookmarkmanigangi
adjective satisfied completely in sexual intercourse
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmatoloia
noun a type of prepared food (made from dried breadfruit)
bookmarkmeemaagau
noun non-living thing
bookmarkmidia
verb dream about
bookmarkmmala dana (dagu) maanga
lose his (my) appetite
bookmarkmmea be se gaagose
redhot (literally)
bookmarkmomme vaivaia o ssaalenga
noun puddle
bookmarknamuaa
verb a sore on the lips (believed to result from missing a meal)
bookmarknanulia
verb the object of a complaint
bookmarkngani
adjective going around in a complete circle (likea belt)
bookmarkngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a divingboard in use)
bookmarknngali
verb to take a bite out of something held in the hand (food only)
bookmarkogo
noun the attachment of a clam to the reef
bookmarkolaa
a sound expressing surprise or disapproval
bookmarkonoonogia
verb an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarkpaa de mahedua
sneeze loudly
bookmarkpoo
adjective grab or catch in a single act
bookmarksauvalovalo
verb echo
bookmarkseni alaala
adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety
bookmarksigale
scull (a boat)
bookmarkssuilebelebe
completely wet all over
bookmarktaane sauaa
shark (euphemism)
bookmarkuu
milk
bookmarkvaaligi
adjective small (for plural noun)
bookmarkvalu llau
number eight hundred
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