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aalanga
noun member (of the body, a house, etc.)
bookmarkaalinga
adjective moving around just under the water
bookmarkaloalo
verb to paddle (a canoe)
bookmarkanei naa
these (here) only
bookmarkau dili dai
an ocean current flowing away from land
bookmarkbaagava
noun violent in word or action
bookmarkbaasanga
noun manner of speaking, idiolect, dialect
bookmarkbili makaga
love
bookmarkboi dugidugi
noun idiot
bookmarkbulubulu hegau
noun unimportant work
bookmarkbuni ange
agree with; join, close up (something, e.g., a hole); close up to
bookmarkdaa
noun fish sp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdaadaanga
noun appearance of
bookmarkdaaganga
noun way of travelling
bookmarkdaahia
verb cleanoff
bookmarkdabadaba
verb twinkling,flashing,winking
bookmarkdahuli
adjective turn back; change one’s mind
bookmarkdaogave
noun a type of coconut tree
bookmarkdau haanau
noun a period during which many children areborn
bookmarkdaua
verb war,battle
bookmarkdauaa
verb wrinkled
bookmarkdibidibi
noun a square ball (for tossing about) plaited of pandanus leaves
bookmarkdiidiinga
noun manner of urinating
bookmarkdingale
noun secretion of the genetalia (male or female); the milky sap on some pandanus plugs
bookmarkdua lligi
adjective thin (line or rope, etc.); fine (thread, etc.); tenderly
bookmarkduna
noun larvae (of mosquito, etc.) found in water
bookmarke galemu
it’s alright
bookmarkgadiou
gai holoholo
verb eat fast
bookmarkgai me
adjective eat food
bookmarkgelu-hai-usu
noun fishsp.: unicornfish
bookmarkgelu-hai-vaelo
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkgoai ne siilia
who asked you
goinga o tai
noun high-watermark
bookmarkgoononga
noun a record (set in competitive sports)
bookmarkhagaao
verb intend to stay up until daybreak
bookmarkhagaava
verb make a channel
bookmarkhagabaa
verb cause to come into contact with; chase by trying to head off
bookmarkhagadangidangi
verb play music; make someone keep crying
bookmarkhagadolu (ina)
verb make a total of three
bookmarkhagahala
a sleeping mat
bookmarkhagailangi
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkhagalaangaa
verb teach to plait (mats, etc.)
bookmarkhagalongaa
adjective <= hagalongoaa>
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagatevea
verb <= hagatevelia>
bookmarkhai de hai
stubborn,willful
bookmarkhala dudu
noun a noise like that of burning pandanus(loud crackling)
bookmarkhelau
noun sorcery
bookmarkhine huuhua
noun pregnant woman
bookmarkhoa
noun side (of humans), below the hips
bookmarkhonu ssele
noun turtle of a size suitable for eating(not quite as big as honu tolo)
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidalwave
bookmarkkalo gee
strabismus (esp. the form in which one eye is turned outward from the nose); cross-eyed
bookmarkkumi
verb calculate (do arithmetic),figure out
bookmarklanga de ivi
a method of repositioning the bones of the ribcage
bookmarklele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarklima lele
adjective quick to fight,short-tempered
bookmarkmaakau loo dangada
now we’re in trouble
bookmarkmaangi
adjective soar or glide in the air
bookmarkmada-galisi
verb the stem of the coconut
bookmarkmagi hai dama
morningsickness (of pregnancy)
bookmarkmagi i de malama
menstruation
bookmarkmahi bodo
adjective easily tired
bookmarkmalillili
adjective easily made malili; to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmalui
adjective turned (in a direction), reversed, transpose
bookmarkmanu lalo tai
noun seashell
bookmarkmaomao
adjective more and more; diminishing rainfall
bookmarkmili
adjective fruitful, fructiferous
bookmarkmmilosanga
noun a confluence of currents (from below the surface of the sea)
bookmarkmoni hagadeledele
noun model (or toy) canoe
bookmarkmoni hai gubenga
noun a canoe rigged for gubenga fishing
bookmarknaa huu
when,if
bookmarkngadi biho
noun head
bookmarkngaoheohe
verb easily bent (impermanently)
bookmarkngu te
nuinui
noun a special kind of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net
bookmarkodi de masavaa
having insufficient time remaining for (something)
bookmarkonge
famine
bookmarksai moni
a fleet of canoes
bookmarksasaanimadava
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarksaubaligi
verb graceful in dancing
bookmarkseesee hagadibabida
waddle
bookmarktainadaane madua
noun elder brother
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