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alahage
adjective wake up (from sleep)
bookmarkanailaa laa
it was today that
bookmarkava
adjective relief, be relieved
bookmarkbalu malau
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbasa hagassee
verb speak so as to change the impression one’s previous words have made
bookmarkboo gi dai
the period when the quarter moon appears in the west just after sunset
bookmarkboolleiee
adjective a type of sound, made to frighten someone
bookmarkbugubugu
adjective
swollen
daakodolia
verb
be slept upon for a long time
dabadaba
noun slipper lobster
bookmarkdaga
verb go from one place to another in a group
bookmarkdagamanga
noun path, route
bookmarkdamana
noun father, uncle, senior male relative, male elder, person in a fatherly relationship
bookmarkdane
verb a fungus infection of the skin (consisting of superficial white spots)
bookmarkdangada duaagau
adjective an avid fisherman
bookmarkdatada de galomada
twitching of an eye
bookmarkde eidu pale
fortunately, luckily
bookmarkdenaa naa loo
that seems to be it; that could be it
bookmarkdonudonu
adjective understand somewhat
bookmarkdoo tahulinga
bad-mannered
bookmarkdoo tahulinga
adjective bad-mannered
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plot
bookmarkduuhia ange
praised (by others)
bookmarke dee haalo
refuse to accept (something)
bookmarkga aha
and then did what
bookmarkgaba
adjective flap (as wings)
bookmarkgada
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarkgada-laagau-ngauda
noun fishsp.: rudderfish
bookmarkgai modo
verb eat when still unripe
bookmarkgalo hagalegunga
adjective to look at a member of the opposite sex in a presumptuous way
bookmarkgili malali
adjective
clean
hadi modu
adjective sheer drop-off (as at the edge of a cliff)
bookmarkhadu-mangeo
noun cushionstarfish
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak
bookmarkhagaava
verb relieve
bookmarkhagabigi
verb strive to be like
bookmarkhagabinga
verb name (something)
bookmarkhagabunidia
verb add up
bookmarkhagadau doo
verb to transfer a string figure from one person’s fingers to another’s
bookmarkhagadaubodobodo
verb shorten (time or rope)
bookmarkhagadibadibalia
verb cause to hagadibadiba
bookmarkhagaobe
verb cause to have obe
bookmarkhagasahu
verb to catch water (in something)
bookmarkhai baasi
adjective take sides against, oppose
bookmarkhai de ingoo
make a good name for oneself (by one’singratiating behavior)
bookmarkhainoo
verb
permitted,open to the public,secular
haiva
noun work,activity,occupation
bookmarkhakaogao
verb to sit on one buttock
bookmarkhaunu
verb <= hagaunu>
bookmarkiga-ligi
noun fishsp. (a small oceanic school fishslightly larger than dauoni)
bookmarkkona odi
too much
bookmarklaamasee
noun a divination result indicating good fortune
bookmarklahhie
noun firewood
bookmarklao
the posterior portion of the coconut crab
bookmarklausedi
noun
lede
noun penetrating cold
bookmarklii
noun birdsp. (seen only over the ocean)
bookmarklimilimi
noun coralsp.: brain coral
bookmarkllabu
verb claw
bookmarkmaaniha
adjective strongly desirous of
bookmarkmada galisi
noun small green offshoots of the coconut tree trunk
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bookmarkmada looloa
adjective longer in comparison with; extendingfarther than appears to be the case
bookmarkmada-givi
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmadaa gai
noun firstfruits
bookmarkmadaali
adjective lacking in oil (of a ripe coconut)
bookmarkmadania teu ngaloto
noun middle finger
bookmarkmagakaga
adjective firmly attached
bookmarkmagini
adjective a sudden pain while moving the body (as with a pinched nerve, or a muscle spasm); a sound like that made by snapping one’s fingers
bookmarkmanu
noun animal, plant, insect (excludes fish and humans)
bookmarkmanu-hai-hau
masavaa de gauligi
childhood
bookmarkmiili aheahe
adjective a version of the game called miili
bookmarkmounuunu
verb easily mounu
bookmarkmuna abo (donu)
noun truth
bookmarkngadi ubu
noun an empty coconut shell used as a container
bookmarkngahui
noun
tens of coconuts
noho maadai
adjective sit quietly
bookmarknoho moso
able to support one’s weight (e.g., a branch of a tree)
bookmarknoodagi
verb forbidden to use (esp. plants reservedfor the owner’s use by tying the trunk)
bookmarkoo
number zero
bookmarksagana
verb watch carefully, keep an eye on
bookmarksiili
noun a stick used in a children’s game
bookmarksisi
verb to move one end of something long and thin by pressure on the other end; to lift a fishing pole; to write (with a pen or pencil); cut copra
bookmarksongosongo
genitals (of males or females)
bookmarksua hadu umu
stones (dead coral) used in the earth oven
bookmarkuludino
shed skin (as reptiles do)
bookmarkuuvae
feet-first presentation of a fetus at birth
bookmarkvinivini
noun wrinkle (fabric)
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