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alaange
adjective allowed to, permissible
bookmarkaligi
adjective priest (of a cult)
bookmarkangaanga
noun body
bookmarkbaalasi saele
shine a flashlight indiscriminately on people
bookmarkbeibei
adjective more-or-less alike
bookmarkbii
adjective semen, ejaculate
bookmarkbilibili-hadu
noun fish sp. (trachinotus bailloni)
bookmarkbuudunga
noun pile of, group of
bookmarkdaalea
adjective
tired
daalinga
noun an area near the flowering part of the coconut tree (where birds perch)
bookmarkdada de uila
an electrical storm
bookmarkdala
noun appendage, fin, spine
bookmarkdala-galoi
noun fishsp.: puffer
bookmarkdale
verb touch (two or more things being in contact); strike (a match)
bookmarkdamana mai i daha
stepfather
bookmarkdango
verb grab (in order to restrain, e.g., a person), fall upon
bookmarkde hine ga haibodu
noun bride
bookmarkdoi
noun stain (as for wood)
bookmarkduanui
noun hard middle ridge of the coconut palm leaf
bookmarkduudae baa
the dust produced by working pearl shell to make a hook
bookmarkduudae goede
noun the inky excretion of the octopus
bookmarkduudanga daahili
noun verse of a song
bookmarkga noho
after a time
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gaaui
verb a line (for retrieving) attached to a spear; assemble (something from parts) byfastening together; strap, harness
bookmarkgaaui
verb take (someone) along (with one) (esp.carrying, etc.)
bookmarkgaba
adjective flap (as wings)
bookmarkgai de henua
native food (not imported)
bookmarkgede hadu
noun
a type of basket
gide eidu
verb to see a vision, hallucinate
bookmarkgili hau
noun the inner bark of the hibiscus
bookmarkgoohunga
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkgubenga
verb a large net for fishing
bookmarkhaahaa saele
adjective search here and there
bookmarkhagabuulei
verb put a ring on (someone)
bookmarkhagademo
verb
pout
hagalanea
verb cause to increase in quantity; greedy
bookmarkhagamele
verb
hagangalo
verb forget purposely
bookmarkhagannagi
verb lean against
bookmarkhagaoda-lolo
noun fishsp. (= large llahi)
bookmarkhagaodi
verb end of (e.g., time)
bookmarkhagasae gili
pierce the skin superficially
bookmarkhagassui age
eat or drink just a little bit
bookmarkhagatulu mai
ooze out
bookmarkhagavaivai
verb cause to become watery, or less viscous
bookmarkhai damaahine
adjective the relationship between parent and daughter
bookmarkhai gainga
adjective make an area messy by throwing trasharound
bookmarkhai taelodo
adjective obtain something in great number
bookmarkhanu me
adjective a secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkheohi ange
suited to,fit (with),appropriate to
bookmarkhhali lo te laagau
a depression in a log (an abnormal growth)
bookmarkhhau
verb tie up,fasten by tying (wrapping)
bookmarkhhoda
gasp for breath
bookmarkhhuge iho
adjective an opening in the clouds
bookmarkhooia donu huu
at the best possible time or place
bookmarkkii ange
verb increase
bookmarklaaningi
noun sleeveless shirt
bookmarkllidi
adjective dressup (esp. in new or very fancyclothes)
bookmarklodo mmahi
adjective persistent,patient,persevering
bookmarkloongia
verb to lose one’s appetite after eating oily food
bookmarkluu oluu
pronoun your (plural; for dual noun)
bookmarkmada libia
verb a very sharp point
bookmarkmai
verb arrive
bookmarkmamu de lagi
noun the fish which live beyond the outer reef
bookmarkmanu hale moni
noun a pottery bottle or jar
bookmarkmaomao
more and more; diminshing rainfall
bookmarkme hakadanga
noun joke, jest; trick (a practical joke)
bookmarkmili
adjective fruitful, fructiferous
bookmarkmuli mai ange
a little later, by and by
bookmarkmuna hhadu
noun lie (falsehood)
bookmarkmuna o de henua
noun a community meeting (for listeningto speeches or instructions)
bookmarknege
verb move (something) a little way over
bookmarkngadolia
verb to have ngado
bookmarkngali
grind
bookmarkngalue de gauvae
dislocated jaw
bookmarknooligi
noun a small knife
bookmarkoga
to husk (a coconut) with a sharp stick
bookmarkoia
adjective a sound used to communicate the tiredness of the speaker, or that the speaker recognizes his mistake
bookmarkosi
verb a seedling; a shoot (of another plant) set aside for planting a seedling
bookmarksagea gee
extremely sagea
bookmarksao de leo
clear in elocution or in one’s singing voice
bookmarksenga
crazy; dumb, foolish, ignorant; senseless, drunk
bookmarksese
verb walk
bookmarkssae
verb rip, tear, deflower (a virgin)
bookmarkssee de hiigai
famished, ravenous
bookmarkulu-dugi
hawk fish
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