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abongi baasi
adjective capsize sideways
bookmarkamu
verb twirl fibers (with ina); fibers for the manufacture of rope or cloth, etc.
bookmarkanei ange
and these (here)
bookmarkangaanga
noun body
bookmarkbagua
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: pandan tree (pandanus dubius Spreng.)
bookmarkbau ange
capable of, be the equal of
bookmarkbido dagi
follow in order to spy on
bookmarkbigi
adjective close to (in meaning); about to (in time)
bookmarkbii o madahasi
a certain kind of phosphorescence in seawater at night
bookmarkbulibuliaamou
adjective prone to long for
bookmarkbuni ange
agree with; join, close up (something, e.g., a hole); close up to
bookmarkdaa
noun a bunch
bookmarkdaalinga
noun an area near the flowering part of a coconut tree (where birds perch)
bookmarkdada me
adjective to obtain taro (by pulling up the tubers)
bookmarkdala hhua
verb eruptions on the skin (e.g., hives, insectbites, etc.)
bookmarkdamaa velo
adjective good at spearing fish
bookmarkdangage dua
verb bend one’s head backwards
bookmarkdao hadu
verb cover up (by putting on layer after layer); give too much (e.g., work) to
bookmarkdau ngaadahi
adjective equally apportioned
bookmarkdaunadi
unclassified would it be better if (implyingdisagreement)...
bookmarkde ulu hagabolebole
topmost part of any standing object
bookmarkdelaa ange maalie
that there is exactly right
bookmarkdemeenaa
that one where you are
bookmarkdenei huu
this is it still
bookmarkdoga de manu
nesting of gadada, or gaalau, or gailulu
bookmarkdoli
verb to obtain as many as one can; to defeatall comers
bookmarkdolona
verb flooded, washedout
bookmarkduadonu
adjective luck, good fortune
bookmarkduu inai
type of mat (a half inai)
bookmarke hanuhanu i de pronoun
know something about
bookmarkgabidia
verb held firmly (by something not part of the human body)
bookmarkgadunga
noun fire-plow
bookmarkgai baalau
verb eat messily (getting food on one’s face); make a mess (esp. involving liquid or organic material)
bookmarkgai hilihili
adjective eat only certain foods prepared incertain ways by certain people; fussy (about food)
bookmarkgalo
adjective to show signs of being pregnant; a color change of fruit indicating ripening
bookmarkgano niho
gums of mouth
bookmarkgini
verb pick with one’s fingers; to pinch off, or pinch and pull at the same time
bookmarkgu gide huu
spoiled (having acquired a bad habit)
bookmarkgubu vae
noun foot,ankle
bookmarkhadu-mangeo
noun cushionstarfish
bookmarkhagaanu
verb cause to dance or sway
bookmarkhagabunidia
verb add up
bookmarkhagadangidangi
verb play music; make someone keep crying
bookmarkhagaduu ngavesi
verb make boxes
bookmarkhagahaunu
verb cause to drink alcoholic beverages
bookmarkhagaloosi
verb guard, watch, keep an eye on
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagame ange laa
a little later
bookmarkhagammae manava
verb tease cruelly
bookmarkhagangadinei
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhagasengaa
verb make a total of ten million
bookmarkhai daadaa
adjective the relationship between siblings
bookmarkhalehale gaiaa
adjective cloying insincere humility
bookmarkhano mouli
verb disappear alive, especially into another world
bookmarkhebaledage
verb a confluence of currents (making the water choppy)
bookmarkhhuge iho
adjective an opening in the clouds
bookmarkholasa
noun
a type of mat
holi ange
resemble
bookmarkkadi gauvae
adjective to clench one’s teeth (from cold)
bookmarklaagei
noun
lallala
verb warm oneself by the fire
bookmarkleanga
noun bad person
bookmarklenga
noun a preparation made from ango and doidoi (q.v.)
bookmarkllagu
verb claw
bookmarkmada gi daha
adjective having the point bent outward (away from its handle)
bookmarkmadaangahulu
numeral ten (objects)
bookmarkmadalua maa haa
number twenty four
bookmarkmadau-dalinga
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkmade sala
adjective mistaken (in identifying); mistakesomeone for another
bookmarkmaoli
a suspicion which proves to be true
bookmarkmuna e basa ange ai
noun answer
bookmarkmuna hhadu
noun lie (falsehood)
bookmarkngaangaa
verb not sturdy, rickety
bookmarkngadi humai
adjective come without bringing anything (such as gifts)
bookmarkngaungau-ulu
noun
ngudu malie
eloquent (of a person)
bookmarkniho
noun tooth, teeth
bookmarkoa
noun gunwales (at the top of the canoe)
bookmarkoaa
adjective a sound indicating disagreement ordispleasure; oh my gosh
bookmarksee
adjective cry aloud
bookmarktangada ssele
stupid ass!
bookmarktegi
adjective around (sexually); tickled (esp. sexually)
bookmarkuuvae
feet-first presentation of a fetus at birth
bookmarkvalaai tao
dye
bookmarkvasu ai
like it
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