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ahe ina
wind around completely once
bookmarkalava
noun fish sp.: shark sp.
bookmarkalili
noun mollusk sp.: turbo argyrostoma
bookmarkanaa muhuu
how about those
bookmarkbalavini
adjective clumsy, awkward (e.g., in carriage)
bookmarkboo adu laa
day after tomorrow at night
bookmarkbulobulou
verb to net flying fish
bookmarkbulubulu malo
noun rag
bookmarkdaane dee lahilahia
noun a very special one (rarely seen)
bookmarkdabeo
verb unclean,unkempt
bookmarkdada gaehala
verb picking even small breadfruit (to avoidhaving to change one’s position, whichwould be necessary in order to pick breadfruit of the proper size)
bookmarkdaemahaanga
noun heaviness,sadness,unhappiness
bookmarkdaga holiage
verb surrounding area; tocut or make a ring around
bookmarkdama gaiaa
adjective
to hangaround someone’s house in theexpectation of being served food
dii
verb shine (sun)
bookmarkdilimangali
verb
to catch flying fish
dolodolona
verb often flooded
bookmarkdoo gaiaa
ambush; attack by surprise or stealth
bookmarkdungudungua
verb repeatedly smell (something)
bookmarkduulua
noun jack (fish sp); large alaala
bookmarkgada-laagau-ngauda
noun fishsp.: rudderfish
bookmarkgalagalani
adjective come close to the end of
bookmarkgalemu
unclassified
gangong
noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking
bookmarkgii talinga
tinnitus
bookmarkgoloa labagau
noun carpenter’s tools
bookmarkgulu bala
tree-ripened breadfruit
bookmarkhagaava
verb make a channel
bookmarkhagabaua
verb figureout, determine
bookmarkhagadau kino
verb hate each other
bookmarkhagadino
verb provide a portion or share
bookmarkhagadoopeva
verb playatrickon
bookmarkhagaidaida
verb cry uncontrollably (hysterically); a disturbance of breathing
bookmarkhagaongaonga
verb moving one’s head back and forth in time to music
bookmarkhagaoomea
verb to wait until oomea
bookmarkhagapilo
verb let decay; allow to stink
bookmarkhai de hagamaanadu
remembrance, observance of (e.g., a holiday)
bookmarkhai gainga
adjective make an area messy by throwing trasharound
bookmarkhai me
industrious
bookmarkhai sogosogo
adjective masturbate oneself
bookmarkhongagelegele
honu baabaa
adjective fill to the brim
bookmarkialona
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkise-ngaio
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarkkalo
adjective sharp (as a knife); a sharp pointed canoe (designed to ride easily in rough seas)
bookmarkkii
adjective win,overcome
bookmarkkona loo
too much
bookmarklabaai
verb the confluence, on the reef, of a big wave and the backwash
bookmarklau kohu
adjective
growing well (of plants)
lili baasi gee
accuse someone (in an argument, usually between spouses) of taking sides withanother family member
bookmarkllao
verb gouge out (with the hand only); take out of a hole
bookmarkluei todo
adjective cough up blood
bookmarkmaanadu gelo
adjective profound thoughts
bookmarkmada ligiligi
adjective having small eyes or holes
bookmarkmagamagalil ~ magalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagau de lima
a paralyzed arm
bookmarkmalaia
adjective have luck which is unexpected (esp. bad, in which case considered retribution for past deeds)
bookmarkmalo huna
adjective breechclout
bookmarkmangoo-senga
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkmanua
verb diseased
bookmarkmasa bagubagu
adjective dry reef (at very low tide)
bookmarkme pasa
noun radio
bookmarkmee hai ada
camera
bookmarkmmene ono me
to be unable to go to the toilet, owing to the approach of people
bookmarkmoe danuaa
adjective die in peace
bookmarkmolo
verb to make a knot of hair
bookmarkmoni galele
noun a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkmoni sulu
noun submarine
bookmarkngauda
adjective an unenthusiastic fisherman
bookmarkngavesi haangoda
noun fishing tacklebox
bookmarknngaolia
verb noise (a loud, individually perceived, noise)
bookmarknnoo
adjective covetous,envious
bookmarknoho maadai
adjective sit quietly
bookmarknoonogia
verb bloated from ingesting too much fat
bookmarkodi ange
even (number); complete (none missing); reach the maximum
bookmarkogo
noun purlin
bookmarkoha
break, break up, destroy; damage, ruin
bookmarkpagola
noun bad luck, punishment
bookmarkpuli
verb grab up all at once
bookmarksabanaana
a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksalaa
flying fish
bookmarksee boiboi saele
stagger about (from a head injury), move as though unconscious
bookmarkseesee hagadibabida
waddle
bookmarksiba
verb move to one side (involuntarily) whilewalking
bookmarksigale
scull (a boat)
bookmarksii bido lua
vomiting and having diarrhea at the same time (’flowing from both ends’)
bookmarktao o de moso
coconut frond spine which has fallen and stuck upright in the ground
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Drummond, E., G. Anderson, J. Rudolph, M. Henry, K. Erwin & K. D. Harrison. 2016.
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