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asu
verb scoop up (liquids only), spoon
bookmarkbaba age
be decided about
bookmarkbangulu
noun a part of a traditional loom
bookmarkbige
noun a strip of land extending into the sea or a swamp
bookmarkbuni lunga ma lalo
a pitch black night
bookmarkdaa gee taahili
sing off-key
bookmarkdaahili dau soa
a lovesong
bookmarkdaane abo donu
noun gentleman,person who is good
bookmarkdaemahalia
verb heavy, oppressive, hard to take
bookmarkdahia
verb
shave
dahuli
adjective turn back; change one’s mind
bookmarkdangada ngauda
adjective a person who rarely goes fishing, landlubber
bookmarkdee hai gee
be tied (e.g., in a footrace)
bookmarkdenaa ange
this there is another one
bookmarkdengadenga
verb having many denga
bookmarkdiba
adjective not level, tipped to one side
bookmarkdiinonga
adjective a spirit which is worshipped; bad character (of a person)
bookmarkdoa
noun giant
bookmarkdoluu
pronoun your (plural; for singular noun)
bookmarkdoo ade
a joking expression; literally, ’your liver!’
bookmarkduu lua
verb to have the strength or capacity of two persons; to take on two persons in a fight
bookmarkduu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkduubulei
noun head of the penis
bookmarkduuduu manu
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarke muni
verb hidden, be
bookmarkgaa gee de nnamu
having a strong odor
bookmarkgaagose
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgaalauanga
gaibea-lausedi
noun trapezeidcrab
bookmarkgamugamua
verb covered all over (or here and there)with gamu
bookmarkgau mai moni
noun foreigners (lit., ’people who came in canoes’)
bookmarkgidee iho
adjective be aware of oneself
bookmarkgio
noun mollusksp.: charonia spp.
bookmarkhadu goinga
noun boundary stone
bookmarkhagaava
verb make a channel
bookmarkhagabaguu ange
move against something so fast that itappears to be coming at one
bookmarkhagabasaa
verb be talked into
bookmarkhagabuulinga dangada
noun tribe
bookmarkhagadamadama
verb act like a child (as a behavior pattern)
bookmarkhagadino
verb provide a portion or share
bookmarkhagahonu age lodo
verb feel uncomfortably sated with food and unable to eat
bookmarkhagalodo
verb to stimulate a desire for
bookmarkhagao ngaohie
adjective inexpensive
bookmarkhakohu luu mada
squint (eyes),frown
bookmarkhano ai huu
forever
bookmarkhano gi bouli gee
to transfigure oneself
bookmarkhegai
verb eat ravenously
bookmarkhhuda
adjective open one’s eyes; awaken for a short time
bookmarkkadi gauve
to clench one’s teeth from the cold
bookmarklaangai ngadi moana
a fishing condition in which tuna arebiting, but do not appear in schools
bookmarklanea
adjective much,plenty
bookmarklevango
adjective fight
bookmarklipaidonga
noun mollusksp.: turbo petholatus
bookmarkloigulu
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’conversation
bookmarkma gi
in order to
bookmarkmaadau mangoo
noun a type of fishhook (for sharks)
bookmarkmaaui
verb givebirth to, born
bookmarkmada udua
noun the point of a promontory or peninsula (esp. if large)
bookmarkmadaladala de leo
a clear and high-pitched singing voice
bookmarkmadau-dalinga
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkmanu solo laagau
file (for filing wood)
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
noun mantisshrimp
bookmarkmau
adjective get,obtain,caught
bookmarkmau goloa
adjective rich in material possessions
bookmarkmau me
adjective successful in obtaining what one wants(things)
bookmarkme abadai
noun european things (gear, etc.)
bookmarkme gu modu
decision
bookmarkme osi
noun a coconuttree seedling
bookmarkmee duu
noun clitoris
bookmarkmmene ono me
to be unable to go to the toilet, owing to the approach of people
bookmarkmulumulu aamanu
verb moss (on rocks or coral)
bookmarkngu te lodo
noun the edge of the lagoon reef
bookmarkni aha
what are these
bookmarknnadu
verb to receive a shock (as when hit, or by an explosion)
bookmarknnoa nounu
verb tied in such a way that pulling the end of the string will undo it
bookmarkodi sango
adjective completely cleaned up or finished; all gone; each and every oneall gone
bookmarkpelaini
verb to fry
bookmarksabala
adjective willing to
bookmarksasa
adjective to talk or move in one’s sleep, or whendelerious
bookmarkse ungaa husi gee
do something different from thatwhich was intended
bookmarksengaa
numeral tens of millions
bookmarkseni magau
adjective sleep soundly (owing to exhaustion)
bookmarksigale saele
adjective search for
bookmarksisi galisi
verb striped (with thin lines)
bookmarksomo boi
grow abnormally (having defects)
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