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abo manu
adjective to correct someone without justification
bookmarkbaledilo
verb the stage of plant growth at which immature leaves appear
bookmarkbe goai (naa huu)
whoever
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bongaa hala
noun any long and hollow object (e.g., a pipe or a hose)
bookmarkdaagami
noun bodyguard, soldier
bookmarkdaahili dau soa
a lovesong
bookmarkdadangi
adjective make noise repeatedly
bookmarkdagi ala
adjective go around aimlessly
bookmarkdala
noun plantsp.: shrub sp. (ximenia americana l.)
bookmarkdatada de galomada
twitching of an eye
bookmarkdaula sele nui
noun a rope used to pull a coconut tree in the desired direction when felling it
bookmarkdaumaha daahili
noun song service (in church)
bookmarkdee ngado mai
forever,eternally
bookmarkdongi ange
appoint
bookmarkdua gi lunga
thicker (line or rope, etc.)
bookmarkdua pada
adjective to plait with thick strands
bookmarkduu lua
verb to have the strength or capacity of two persons; to take on two persons in a fight
bookmarkduu-baeao
noun fishsp.: filefish
bookmarkduudae goede
noun the inky excretion of the octopus
bookmarkduuduu lagi
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkgadebega
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgannui mada balabala
gannui which is soft and mushy
bookmarkgau dagodo
noun the boom of a sail
bookmarkgava uli
reef heron - grey phase
bookmarkgavada
noun
a type of basket
goo
noun taro spade
bookmarkguanga
noun a type of basket
bookmarkhaahaangodalia
verb a place which has been fished in over and over
bookmarkhagaalo-uli
verb cause to be dark (of fully mature coconutmeat)
bookmarkhagabuu ange
blame (someone), incriminate (someone)
bookmarkhagadaemaha
verb put weight on, make unhappy
bookmarkhagadanu
verb sink below the horizon, burrow into the sand
bookmarkhagadauaadea
verb to clear out a place
bookmarkhagadegelia
verb
hagadidi
verb to put a grass skirt on someone else
bookmarkhagaduidui
adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe
bookmarkhagalegunga
adjective showoff (esp. in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhagamaasui
noun a current which flows to the left
bookmarkhagamagua
verb to cause someone to steal
bookmarkhagammuni
verb hide (something) from
bookmarkhagasau madangi
verb to be exposed to the wind
bookmarkhai dauaa
verb be in a wrinkled condition
bookmarkhai huaame
punctilious, be particular
bookmarkhai maadua
adjective mention of one’s elders by others
bookmarkhai me a gauligi
a childish act
bookmarkhakino gee
filthy,disgusting
bookmarkhegide mada
adjective early morning, before daybreak (when one can just barely recognize a person)
bookmarkhhuu
adjective chuckle
bookmarkiga-adagahi
noun
fishsp.: hawkfish (2 sorts)
iga-loa
noun fishsp. (a small flying fish)
bookmarkkii ange
increase
bookmarkkii ange tanuaa
verb to make something better; to better
bookmarklapede
verb stumble and fall
bookmarkloigulu
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarklou gulu
adjective pick breadfruit
bookmarkmada-umanga
noun the bud of a cyrtosperma taro corm
bookmarkmaga de gau dogi
masturbate (of males only)
bookmarkmagano
adjective overripe (of pandanus only)
bookmarkmalinolino ~ malimalino
verb becoming more and more calm (of weather)
bookmarkmaluu
verb soft
bookmarkmanga lua tae
noun cleft in the buttocks
bookmarkme tao
noun dye
bookmarkmoe danuaa
die in piece
bookmarkmoomoa
noun balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkmouli age
regain consciousness, rise from thedead
bookmarkmoumou
verb wasteful,waste (something)
bookmarkngaangaa
verb not sturdy, rickety
bookmarkngadi ubu
noun an empty coconut shell used as a container
bookmarkogo
noun purlin
bookmarkolonoa
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkpada
adjective be coarse in texture, grain, weave, etc.
bookmarkpala ivi
adjective work beyond one’s endurance
bookmarksamua
verb slandered; to have been an object of gossip
bookmarksasa gee
impetuous in act or movement(leading to frequent error)
bookmarksaugalo
verb stir
bookmarksila
look for
bookmarksili muna
adjective inquisitive (prone to ask too many questions)
bookmarksisi lima
verb longhand (writing)
bookmarksolo
verb to grate or file (something); to launch or beach a canoe by dragging it along the shore; a type of prepared food (made from grated taro)
bookmarkssahu
adjective inquisitive, mischievous (as a child)
bookmarksulu
dive, fall head first; anoint (hair with oil)
bookmarkunusaagi
deception
bookmarkvelo de hagasii
a type of game
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