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adugau daane
noun part of the plug of the pandanus
bookmarkalahenua
noun plot of (bush) land, acreage
bookmarkanaa naa
these (there) only
bookmarkaoa-laosedi
noun gorgonian (coelenterate), false blackcoral
bookmarkbaa galele
noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing
bookmarkbasa degidegi
adjective speak disconnectedly with rage
bookmarkbasa hagasengasenga
adjective speak in riddles or aphoristically or in parables
bookmarkbuge
noun a bump on a tree trunk
bookmarkbuu-kangi-de-muli
noun mollusk sp.: cymatiidae spp., also bursa bubo
bookmarkdaadaangia
verb pull continuously
bookmarkdaaea
noun fishsp.: snapper (= large babudaea)
bookmarkdaahaa modomodo
daalo
verb stab,skewer
bookmarkdaane masana
noun good one
bookmarkdaba de ganomada
instantaneous, in the blinking of an eye
bookmarkdaelodo dau
noun a large enough number to "count"
bookmarkdaholaa/a
noun december
bookmarkdalahalu
noun plantsp.: treesp. (allophylustimorensis (dc.) bl.)
bookmarkdangage age
adjective raise up one’s head from a lowered position
bookmarkdanngaho
noun stomach
bookmarkdanngaho
noun stomach
bookmarkdao beau
noun the wave following the highest one
bookmarkdaudahi
adjective only,alone (just one)
bookmarkdee heloongoi
adjective misunderstand one another; mismated (not matched properly); not fit; not able to get along with
bookmarkdenei loo
this is it at last
bookmarkdiba
adjective not level, tipped to one side
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdolo-mea
noun spinystarfish
bookmarkdoo sala
adjective accidentally
bookmarkduu munimuni
adjective hideandseek (a game)
bookmarkduudae goede
noun the inky excretion of the octopus
bookmarkea age
stop swimming (and come up on land)
bookmarkgai de baibu
smoke cigarettes
bookmarkgede hadu
noun
a type of basket
gelu haiusu
unicorn fish
bookmarkgida ma gida
each individual...
bookmarkgobugobu
adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly
bookmarkgoinga o tai
noun high-watermark
bookmarkgosigosi
verb to scratch (slightly) repeatedly
bookmarkguanga
noun a type of basket
bookmarkhadu mada
noun eyeball
bookmarkhagaaoao
verb habitually and purposely remain up until daybreak
bookmarkhagabala
verb allow to become soft; prostrate oneself (esp. to hide)
bookmarkhagadibadiba de lima
hagadogaa dangada
adjective embarrass people by one’s actions
bookmarkhagagapua
verb to create gapua
bookmarkhagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagahodooligi
verb to install as chief
bookmarkhagalalo
verb angling (a fishing method)
bookmarkhagamaaiongi
adjective depressed (mentally); unable to think,move, or talk (as a result of psychic depression or trauma)
bookmarkhagasemuna
verb make a total of one hundred million
bookmarkhagasoosoa
verb to put soosoa on a canoe
bookmarkhebaa
adjective be close
bookmarkhenuu
noun placenta
bookmarkhhanga de ngudu
open one’s mouth
bookmarkhhoa de lae
to run into misfortune as a result of one’s evil deeds
bookmarkhidu-malama
time noun july (’seventh month’)
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huuhuna
adjective
hide
iainei donu
right now
bookmarkiga-adagahi
noun
fishsp.: hawkfish (2 sorts)
kino made
adjective hate vehemently, completely disgusted
bookmarklaangi dabeo
verb a day which is rainy and stormy
bookmarklodo gi lunga
ambitious for a superior position
bookmarklou
verb a pole with a hook at the end, used to pick breadfruit; pick (breadfruit), pull down
bookmarklou de gaugau dalinga
pull the trigger (of a gun)
bookmarklua-malama
time noun february (’second month’)
bookmarkmaahaa
adjective daybreak
bookmarkmaavae
adjective separated (two things),divorced
bookmarkmada ligiligi
adjective having small eyes or holes
bookmarkmadohi lua
adjective middle (of something long and thin),halfway
bookmarkmaeva
adjective move from one place to another
bookmarkmanavanava gimoo
adjective panting (as when short of breath)
bookmarkme duu
clitoris
bookmarkme tao
noun dye
bookmarkngaalulu
adjective a rattling or sloshing around inside(of something shaken)
bookmarkngavesi haangoda
noun fishing tacklebox
bookmarknguua
verb be nguu
bookmarknoa
verb tied (as with rope)
bookmarkoha
verb break, break up, destroy;damage, ruin
bookmarkpee
adjective pass wind (flatus)
bookmarksabalabala
adjective always agreeing with
bookmarksai
noun group of (e.g., agu sai ’my children’)
bookmarksebu
adjective seen on the surface of the sea from time to time
bookmarksiilinga a muna
noun trial or formal inquiry
bookmarktao o de moso
coconut frond spine which has fallen and stuck upright in the ground
bookmarktibidibi
noun ball woven from coconut palm, used for sport
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bookmarkudo
the soft wood around the center of a tree trunk
bookmarkugu
rub (with pressure, as with sandpaper); the skin of the stingray used for sanding
bookmarkunusaagi
deception
bookmarkuso
umbilical cord
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