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aahee huu
then which
bookmarkadamai gauligi
verb remember childhood experiences
bookmarkalohi
noun anything forming a semi-circle
bookmarkanei ange
and these (here)
bookmarkbaabaasi
noun a fishing method (angling with the side of a flying fish as bait)
bookmarkbakau dahi de manu
not to go fishing when other groups are going
bookmarkbalabalavini
adjective clumsy by nature; awkward by nature
bookmarkbii
adjective semen, ejaculate
bookmarkboialiali
noun the light just before daybreak
bookmarkdaa hagasaalei
verb make a striped design in tatooing
bookmarkdaabasi
verb angling for tuna
bookmarkdaabeduge saele
adjective to bat around
bookmarkdaane sauaa
noun a person of extraordinary ability; shark (euphemism)
bookmarkdaga
verb loosely clinging to a surface (outer orinner); coconutmeat which has formed in the nut with no sap
bookmarkdagalonga
noun path, route
bookmarkdagu made
perhaps,maybe
bookmarkdala-hagalulu-madangi
noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
bookmarkdangada agoago
adjective teacher,preacher
bookmarkdangaligi
noun type of basket
bookmarkdao hadu
verb cover up (by putting on layer after layer); give too much (e.g., work) to
bookmarkdee galo
perhaps
bookmarkduguagi
verb be suspicious of (someone)
bookmarkduu saba
unstable, poorly balanced
bookmarke lodo goe
watchout
bookmarkgaadinga hai ngadi ubu
coconut with a shell of a size appropriate for use as a cooking vessel
bookmarkgai busibusi
verb take the bait tentatively (of fish)
bookmarkgai ga aha
too bad
bookmarkgalo de laa
the reddish sky at sunset
bookmarkgave ua loa
a long-distance footrace
bookmarkgi hanu donu huu
any kind whatsoever
bookmarkgii
adjective a high-pitched sound, soft, high-pitched crying (as by children)
bookmarkginigini
noun mollusksp.: tellinidae spp.; pharonella spp.)
bookmarkgoai ne siilia
who asked you
gubu madila
noun a joint of bamboo
bookmarkhaanau ssene
adjective yield interest
bookmarkhaduhadu
verb thick (not watery)
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
adjective critical of others
bookmarkhagaaha
verb cause to do what
bookmarkhagaau
verb to create an ocean current
bookmarkhagadaha
verb to stay at a distance; to keep one’s distance
bookmarkhagadaudoo
adjective compete to see who is stronger
bookmarkhagaeidu
verb treat as an eidu
bookmarkhagagubenga
verb to teach someone to use a gubenga
bookmarkhagaloosi
verb guard, watch, keep an eye on
bookmarkhagamaadua
verb be oldest among
bookmarkhagamadia
adjective show-off
bookmarkhagamanida
verb lift (something) up
bookmarkhagamanu
verb cause to have disease
bookmarkhagamau
verb to strive to become acquainted with
bookmarkhagaodia
verb finish up, be last
bookmarkhagassogaanga
noun
hagatugu tai
adjective ebbing of tide
bookmarkhaha
noun mouthodor
bookmarkhai sogosogo
adjective masturbate oneself
bookmarkhilohilo ma eidu
a sorcerer able to take human or non-human shapes
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidalwave
bookmarkivi a duimogo
pelvic bone
bookmarkkala
adjective fragrance (esp. of food)
bookmarklaagii
noun decoration,ornamentation
bookmarklaba
verb flash (as of lightning)
bookmarklalaa
verb sizzling noise (as in frying)
bookmarklima dangada ina
a patient of one healer who has been treated by another healer
bookmarklima ma vae ange
work for as a servant
bookmarklodo llidi
a well-dressed man (always wanting to llidi)
bookmarkloloa
adjective tall; long
bookmarklunga age
up a little
bookmarkmaanadu gelo
adjective profound thoughts
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa lima
number fifteen
bookmarkmagi sali usu
headcold,runny nose
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmalillili
adjective easily made malili; to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmalino
adjective calm (weather), still (wind)
bookmarkmangemangeo
verb covered with mangeo
bookmarkmasalia
verb empty of water
bookmarkmaua laa
nevermind
bookmarkmmilosanga
noun a confluence of currents (from below the surface of the sea)
bookmarkmolo
verb to make a knot of hair
bookmarkngadi biho
noun head
bookmarkoda
eat something raw
bookmarkogo
verb pick up one at a time (by hand)
bookmarkouaa
adjective yes certainly
bookmarksao gainga
adjective sweep or cleanup trash
bookmarksaulolua
noun fishsp.: triggerfish
bookmarksaunga
adjective having an unpleasant bodyodor
bookmarksii
adjective a stream or jet of water; dysentery
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarksomo
adjective grow, develop; coconutapple
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