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ageli
verb pick head lice
bookmarkalohi
noun anything forming a semi-circle
bookmarkanaa ai loo
those then are
bookmarkanaa muhuu
how about those
bookmarkatangada
noun generation, age set
bookmarkbaalasi ngago
adjective incubation of eggs (by a hen)
bookmarkbane
noun the flat top of the shark’s snout
bookmarkbonabona
adjective fear (as perceived somatically); having many bona
bookmarkboo ga dae laa
my goodness
bookmarkbouli gee
an alternative mode of existence (such as the world of ghosts)
bookmarkbuudunga
noun pile of, group of
bookmarkdaane masana
noun good one
bookmarkdada mamu
adjective an impatient fisherman
bookmarkdangadangalebu
verb becoming rougher (of seas)
bookmarkdenei huu
this is it still
bookmarkdilia ange
give fish to
bookmarkdogodogoisi
adjective becoming fewer and fewer
bookmarkdoha
verb to spreadout (something)
bookmarkdohe
noun mollusksp: a bivalve sp.
bookmarkdongi ange
appoint
bookmarkdua lele
noun to throw one’s back out of joint
bookmarkdua nnui
noun violence; a type of rope
bookmarkdumanu sala
adjective bad situation; poor in appearance
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodousseacucumber
bookmarkduulagi
verb to sail crosswind (for maximum speed)
bookmarkga aha laa
what’s the matter with you
bookmarkgalavalava
noun the grains in the trunk wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgalo sugi mada
glimpse
bookmarkgaloa
verb attractive to members of the opposite sex
bookmarkgau bini baalanga
an iron rod
bookmarkgau hadu
noun the board to which the metal grater for grating taro is attached
bookmarkgeevee
noun birdsp.: easternwhimbrel(numenius phaeopus)
bookmarkgelogelo
verb having many depressions (e.g., a corrugated surface)
bookmarkgubu daahili
noun verse of a song
bookmarkhaaina dangada
adjective stare at people indiscreetly (esp.strangers)
bookmarkhadi haho
adjective steep (inclination)
bookmarkhadihadi
verb break many times or in many places
bookmarkhadiugu
verb a unit of linear measure (from the end of an outstretched hand to the bent elbow of the other arm)
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagadaha
verb to stay at a distance; to keep one’s distance
bookmarkhagaduuhuli
verb to create duuhuli
bookmarkhagapunidia
verb add up (many things)
bookmarkhagassui age
eat or drink just a little bit
bookmarkhai de hilihili
hold an election
bookmarkhai goinga
adjective aggrandizement of one’s land holdings by moving others’ goinga
bookmarkhaiadaligi
noun the eldest child of the eldest child
bookmarkhegau
noun work,activity,occupation
bookmarkhine sala daane
noun nymphomaniac
bookmarkhooia donu huu
at the best possible time or place
bookmarkhuaalaangi
noun noon; the whole day; a certain day only
bookmarkhulo
verb
go
huluhulu-manenga
time noun the tenth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it" (= the person who becomes "it")
bookmarkhungi
verb tricks of self-defense (some of which are like judo or karate)
bookmarkise
noun fishsp.: halfbeak
bookmarkkaa
noun mangrovecrab
bookmarkkano maalama
noun a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarkkino made
adjective hate vehemently, completely disgusted
bookmarklolo hai haahine
a love potion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarkloloa
adjective tall; long
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’ conversation
bookmarkloulou
to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkma te
maadau mada bodobodo
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaamaagila
adjective becoming slightly parted
bookmarkmada legalega
verb a small hole;having small openings
bookmarkmadaa duge
noun the tip of a duge
bookmarkmadaangahulu maa siva
number nineteen
bookmarkmadaoaligi
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkmade sala
adjective mistaken (in identifying); mistakesomeone for another
bookmarkmaingaa
miss, feel the loss of, or the uselessness of, something of great value
bookmarkmalaungudu
noun lip, lips
bookmarkmangemangeo
verb covered with mangeo
bookmarkmanu-daa-uga
noun <= goehau>
bookmarkmaoli
a suspicion which proves to be true
bookmarkme mmilo
current (in the sea)
bookmarkminede
noun minute
bookmarkmuia
verb be mui
bookmarkngadi daumaha
adjective religions which are not in the judaeo-christian tradition, pagan cults
bookmarkngaengae
verb to become dizzy in the water
bookmarkniho gai
noun permanent teeth (appearing afterdeciduous teeth)
bookmarknonu
verb filter,sift
bookmarkoda
eat something raw
bookmarkoha
break, break up, destroy; damage, ruin
bookmarkoho boo
adjective to oho while still dark
bookmarkpaa de hatuli
rolling of thunder
bookmarkpaa de hoa
happy (lit., ’to slap one’s sides’)
bookmarksabanaana
verb a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksausau
lion-fish
bookmarksila
verb look for
bookmarktegi
adjective around (sexually); tickled (esp. sexually)
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