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alaa ange maalie
those there are exactly right
bookmarkanaa donu
those only
bookmarkanei ai loo
these then are
bookmarkanga-mea
noun fish sp. (= large dada)
bookmarkaugau
verb pus
bookmarkbaagia
verb move sideways while moving forward (as a canoe slipping in the water); slap
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belubelu
noun fish sp.: scad
bookmarkbubu sala
adjective move unskillfully
bookmarkbulada
noun banana tree fibers (for making cloth)
bookmarkbulu
noun the short fibers of the mature coconut husk
bookmarkdaa
noun fish sp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdaabeduge adu ange
take a lot of
bookmarkdaangahulu dala buni
ten dollar bill
bookmarkdabagau
noun a type of floor mat
bookmarkdalaehala
verb pricked
bookmarkdalepagi
adjective fight hand-to-hand
bookmarkdama ulungi
noun a man good at catching tuna with a fishing pole
bookmarkdangada baoa
noun dead person buried at sea who washesback up on shore
bookmarkdau ama
noun the mast stay tied to the outrigger boom
bookmarkdeadea
adjective becoming lighter in color
bookmarkdee manava age
do earnestly
bookmarkdelaa ai laa
that there was it
bookmarkdenaa sili
that is enough
bookmarkdenga meelaa
those ones over there (plural)
bookmarkdiidegaehala
noun the sixth child of a couple
bookmarkdua lligi
adjective thin (line or rope, etc.); fine (thread, etc.); tenderly
bookmarkdungu ibo
verb smell (oneself)
bookmarkduu podo
adjective do something at short intervals; often,frequently
bookmarkduulagi
verb to sail crosswind (for maximum speed)
bookmarkgainanga
verb a person having special powers (occult powers, strength, status, or knowledge)
bookmarkgamedi vai salo
noun a type of bowl
bookmarkgasi
noun mollusksp.: asaphis dichotoma
bookmarkgaso
noun roof thatch rafters (of pandanus slats)
bookmarkgelegele uli
verb
black soil
giado madua
noun main outrigger booms
bookmarkgiigii saele
adjective giggle
bookmarkgoloa haangdoa
noun fishing gear
bookmarkgu gide huu
spoiled (having acquired a bad habit)
bookmarkgugu iho
adjective useless (person) in anything involving others (capable only of taking care of oneself)
bookmarkhadu-uli
noun coralsp.: bluecoral
bookmarkhagabadabaatai
verb
hagadogoisi
verb reduce in number, make fewer
bookmarkhagaloosi
verb guard, watch, keep an eye on
bookmarkhagammae manava
verb tease cruelly
bookmarkhagamulimuli
verb "this is the end" (of a chant)
bookmarkhagasoa
verb go with someone; cause to increase innumber
bookmarkhai sumu
verb having a diamond-shaped decoration or form, etc.
bookmarkhatahata
noun chest (body part)
bookmarkhege
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkheiloo
adjective know each other,understand each other
bookmarkhelau
noun sorcery
bookmarkhenua monga
noun land (island) of mountains
bookmarkhilo saele
adjective spread venereal disease
bookmarkhoohoo ina
to frighten with sounds
bookmarkhune
core of the breadfruit; the flower of the breadfruit tree
bookmarkiga-ligi
noun fishsp. (a small oceanic school fishslightly larger than dauoni)
bookmarkkena
adjective pale; whitish-yellow
bookmarklaohie
noun drought
bookmarklau ngago
noun the fatty tissue of a fish or animal
bookmarklie
noun lice eggs
bookmarklili baasi gee
accuse someone (in an argument, usually between spouses) of taking sides withanother family member
bookmarkllohi
verb erosion of sand or soil (esp. of the beach by wave action)
bookmarklodo basa
adjective talkative
bookmarkmaanga-de-langi
noun wormsp. (makes a spider-like thread)
bookmarkmaaua
adjective poisoned (by food)
bookmarkmada dao
noun prow of a fast ship
bookmarkmadamada a me
noun a miscellaneous assortment
bookmarkmago de henua
noun monsoon winds (from the southwest)
bookmarkmai
verb arrive
bookmarkmalu
verb shade (under trees); lee (of wind)
bookmarkmanugia
adjective to appear from time to time on the surface of the water
bookmarkmateedea
verb pustular
bookmarkmau
adjective
usual
me vae
shoes, slippers
bookmarkmilo
noun plantsp.: treesp.: milotree (the spesiapopulnea sol. ex correa)
bookmarkmoeagi
verb do by stealth
bookmarkmoni hai gubenga
noun a canoe rigged for gubenga fishing
bookmarkmoni velovelo
noun a canoe with men going spear fishing
bookmarkmule
adjective slow; late
bookmarkngaage nei
gilbertislands
bookmarkngaangaa-ulu
noun
hair of the head
noho lalo
adjective overloaded (almost to the point of sinking)
bookmarkohu
a depression in a tree trunk
bookmarkolo
noun an area in which sand has accumulated;beach, sandspit
bookmarksabeeloi
verb
wrap up (something) hastily
salaa
noun fishsp.: flyingfish
bookmarksao de leo
clear in elocution or in one’s singing voice
bookmarkse goo
adept at
bookmarksivi
adjective giveup
bookmarksongagi
noun a bad sort of person
bookmarkvaagia
found or caught doing something wrong
bookmarkvalaai tao
dye
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