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aadiidii
verb dry (something) by artificial heat
bookmarkabi
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkabo
adjective capable, correct (suitable), true; feel comfortable
bookmarkagaaga
noun having lots of roots
bookmarkalaa huu
those (there) only are the ones
bookmarkaoaoa
verb habitually remain up until daybreak
bookmarkbaani
adjective lie down
bookmarkbulu
noun the short fibers of the mature coconut husk
bookmarkdaa de masavaa
time’s up it is time for...
bookmarkdaahaa mada balabala
the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa
bookmarkdabeo
verb unclean,unkempt
bookmarkdagu made
perhaps,maybe
bookmarkdalaa umada
noun prow spray of a ship
bookmarkdangada ssigo
noun clever person
bookmarkdaogoli
noun plantsp.: swamptaro(cyrtosperma chamissonis), also the corm of this plant
bookmarkdau
pronoun your (singular; for singular, alienable noun)
bookmarkdau hala
verb the season during which pandanus fruit of the same type matures
bookmarkdauaalu
verb always borrowing or begging
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdii ange
a method of fishing in which the lure at the end of the pole is jerked to attract fish
bookmarkdoo dai
appearing from lagoonward; to come from lagoonward; wind direction from the west
bookmarkduu malaelae
an open field having no trees
bookmarkduugau
noun legs at the base of a canoe mast
bookmarkeu sege
noun a dislocation of the shoulder joint
bookmarkgaahanga
noun a rope used to assist in climbing
bookmarkgaaui i tao
a line (for retrieving) which is attached to a spear
bookmarkgagai
verb propensity of fish to bite (one at a time)
bookmarkgai boo
adjective eat early in the morning
bookmarkgalo ahi
sparks
bookmarkgana
bad person
bookmarkgana
noun bad person
bookmarkgau anga
noun thigh
bookmarkgauligi iho
next younger than
bookmarkgede hangaabo
noun
a type of basket
gelegele uli
verb
black soil
gili agau
verb a moss-like covering of the reef; fish which live on the reef
bookmarkgoinga o tai
noun high-watermark
bookmarkgolo age
continually golo voluntarily
bookmarkgona
noun belly button
bookmarkgubu dao
noun a join of the spear shaft which is made of two pieces of wood
bookmarkhaa daha
noun the outer coconut palm frond
bookmarkhaa manu
noun the young (of an animal) born at the same time (e.g., a litter, etc.); the offspring of (sharing the characteristics of)
bookmarkhadi bodo
adjective breaking of waves at short intervals
bookmarkhagaaoa
verb to have purposely stayed up until daybreak
bookmarkhagalaagii
verb
decorate, adorn; ornament
hagalollolo
verb lubricate
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamalangilangi
verb please1 (someone), cheer up (someone); cheerful by nature, joyous
bookmarkhagammuni
verb hide (something) from
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagamomo
verb reduce in quantity
bookmarkhagaodea
verb the time at which it is midday
bookmarkhagasogoisi
verb
hai hegau ai
verb borrow
bookmarkhai me moolau
an habitually fast worker
bookmarkhai saulaba
adjective the relationship of parent-in-law to child-in-law
bookmarkhai sseu
verb wasteful
bookmarkholomanga
noun throat
bookmarkkaba donu
wait!
bookmarkkalo talinga
adjective clean out, or scratch, inside the ear
bookmarklaba
verb flash (as of lightning)
bookmarklaho
aerial foot of the pandanus tree
bookmarklau ngago
noun the fatty tissue of a fish or animal
bookmarkliiliagi daudahi
be of the same status
bookmarklili baasi gee
accuse someone (in an argument, usually between spouses) of taking sides withanother family member
bookmarklodo a gauligi
adjective immature (in personality); vulnerable to having one’s feelings easily hurt
bookmarklodo danuaa
adjective contented,happy
bookmarkmagi i de malama
menstruation
bookmarkmaingaa
miss, feel the loss of, or the uselessness of, something of great value
bookmarkmanu hagadigedige
noun top (toy)
bookmarkmanu-kono
noun
pigeon
masavaa de gauligi
childhood
bookmarkmaseu
adjective to scatter (when in a group)
bookmarkmau ange huu
usually
bookmarkme osi
noun a coconuttree seedling
bookmarkmouli-o-nono
noun <= malianoono>
bookmarkmuli madangi
verb sailing downwind
bookmarknoho dodo
adjective coagulation of blood
bookmarkpaa age
explode from below
bookmarksaagahinoa
noun fishsp. (= small saabudu)
bookmarksae de hadu
make a grater (by punching holes insheet metal)
bookmarkse aha goe
you’re a nobody
bookmarkse biho
clever (scheme or trick)
bookmarkse galubu
very fast
bookmarkseni iho
adjective take a nap, stay overnight (away fromhome)
bookmarksigi
verb transfer (from one place to another),transplant; a technique of finishing a mat edge; to assist in the delivery of a baby (by manually extracting it from the birth canal); to tack a canoe (by transferring the mast from one end of the canoe to the other)
bookmarksigi de hagahala
collection (in church), offering (in chrch), sacrifice, tithe
bookmarktili aalanga
exhausted (physically or mentally); discouraged; completely relaxed
bookmarkua dodo
rain of a reddish color - an omen of death
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