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adaada
dawn (first light)
bookmarkadu-balebale-i-dua
noun fishsp.: bonito
bookmarkahu
noun islet
bookmarkalo maliae
noun coconut meat (fully mature) of good quality for eating
bookmarkbaani
adjective lie down
bookmarkbalagelage
adjective crippled and unable to walk
bookmarkbangabanga
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbangulu
noun a part of a traditional loom
bookmarkbasa baubau
verb speak badly of someone
bookmarkbasa gee
speak (or express oneself) strangely
bookmarkbonabona age lodo
feel fearful
bookmarkbunei
noun fish sp.: batfish
bookmarkbuubuua
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkdaavalo
adjective make a great deal of noise (vocal)
bookmarkdai seni
adjective sleepy
bookmarkdalaa
noun (small) piece of, part of
bookmarkdalanga a kai
a story which is not true
bookmarkdaonga
noun feast
bookmarkdebedebe
verb the folds of skin around the waist
bookmarkdenaa naa loo
that seems to be it; that could be it
bookmarkdiibuli
noun a doll representing a spirit
bookmarkdili dangada
adjective to fail to discharge one’s obligations to help (esp. one’s kin)
bookmarkdogodoganga
noun
plantsp.
donu gee
misunderstand
bookmarkduasala
adjective hardship,difficulty
bookmarkga hia
how many will it be
bookmarkgaegaehala
adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees
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galo hagalegunga
adjective to look at a member of the opposite sex in a presumptuous way
bookmarkgapese
a method of pole fishing at night (on the seaward reef)
bookmarkgea
noun hawksbillturtle
bookmarkgelogelo
verb having many depressions (e.g., a corrugated surface)
bookmarkhaahaa
verb to search for in the dark; to seek blindly using only one’s hands to locate something; similarly, any action that is tentative
bookmarkhaahaangoda ange
prowl around (to attack)
bookmarkhadu-bunga
noun mollusksp.: chama iostoma
bookmarkhadu-i-de-ssala
noun
coralsp.: red organ-pipecoral
hagabunibuni
verb add together from different sources
bookmarkhagadamadama
verb act like a child (as a behavior pattern)
bookmarkhagadaulooloa
verb prolong,extend
bookmarkhagadegelia
verb
hagaduuduulanga
a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagagapua
verb to create gapua
bookmarkhagakii dalinga
adjective producing a high-pitched noise in the ear; the itch felt in the ear when something very sweet is eaten
bookmarkhagalili
noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo but without the immature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagamano
verb make a total of one thousand
bookmarkhagamao lalo
verb humble,modest
bookmarkhagaoanga gi lunga
good wages; a good price
bookmarkhagapogo
verb fold up (one fold); cause to crumple up.
bookmarkhagavaivai
verb cause to become watery, or less viscous
bookmarkhai maalisa
having an overhanging reef shelf
bookmarkhai madangi
adjective passwind (flatus)
bookmarkhhau
verb tie up,fasten by tying (wrapping)
bookmarkhhou
verb insist upon
bookmarkholi ange
resemble
bookmarkhue
noun plantsp.: vine sp. (several spp.)
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarkkano mouli
noun fresh meat (including fish)
bookmarkkona loo
too much
bookmarklaalaa
verb having many branches
bookmarklama
noun a dry coconut leaf
bookmarklao gau-me
verb to grasp a fish by inserting one’s fingers in both gills
bookmarkllibo ange luu vae
run
bookmarkloada
noun sputum
bookmarklodo baageaa
adjective weak-willed, easily tempted; excitedeasily by the opposite sex
bookmarklollolo
verb oily
bookmarkmaagaga
adjective industrious
bookmarkmaangalo
verb sweet
bookmarkmadala mai
get free, be loose; in bloom
bookmarkmagi gobegobe
adjective cold (sickness)
bookmarkmagi i de malama
menstruation
bookmarkmahedua
noun sneeze
bookmarkmaido
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmalingi
adjective spilled, poured out
bookmarkmanu dabeo
verb trees and shrubs which grow as weeds
bookmarkmaoli
noun a suspicion which proves to be true
bookmarkmasavaa
noun time
bookmarkmasimasi
noun dolphin
bookmarkmimi
adjective urinate
bookmarkmmala
adjective sour; bitter
bookmarkmmulu
verb stroke,rub gently
bookmarkngauda
inland of; landlubber
bookmarkoia
adjective a sound used to communicate the tiredness of the speaker, or that the speaker recognizes his mistake
bookmarkono
numeral six
bookmarksaava
skinny, thin (lacking in flesh)
bookmarksau makaga
adjective blow steadily (of wind)
bookmarksii
verb spill out (e.g. too much food in your mouth)
bookmarksisi
noun mollusksp.: neritidae spp.
bookmarktea age laangi
noun dawn
bookmarkuila
lightning, electricity
bookmarkuseahi
smoke, steam
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