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adu
noun conglomerate, islet
bookmarkahi malo
noun a mat wrapping for clothes
bookmarkalaa muna
word <= dalaa muna>
bookmarkaloalo gaadinga
noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap
bookmarkamuamu iho
noun drizzle
bookmarkanaa ange naa
about that
anaa muhuu
how about those
bookmarkanga
adjective pay attention to (notice), be aware of
bookmarkbigo
adjective bent; bedridden with illness
bookmarkbooiaa
adjective do something shameful (for shame)
bookmarkbugaliaa
bulaga
noun plant sp.: swamp taro (cyrtosperma chamissonis)
bookmarkdaa
noun a bunch
bookmarkdaahaa modomodo
daane honu
noun a person of many accomplishments
bookmarkdahola
verb fish, hunt (at night)
bookmarkdahuli sabonealo
adjective the odor of overripe breadfruit
bookmarkdale pilo
verb a game (like tag), to leave something unfinished after having tried only slightly
bookmarkdangada agoago
adjective teacher,preacher
bookmarkdaogubu
noun waist, circumference
bookmarkdaumaha haangoda
noun
prayer service held while visiting others’ houses
dili dagidahi
happening continually but one at a time
bookmarkdoo
noun an evil scheme
bookmarkdookalala
stilts; walk on stilts
bookmarkdua alohagi
noun fishingline of a size appropriate fortrolling
bookmarkduage
verb stand
bookmarkduu-o-de-hine
noun anything sticky which pulls apart like jelly, as certain kinds of sea cucumbers etc.
bookmarkduudangaa solo
noun a package of solo (food) wrapped in coconut leaves and heated; flashlightbattery
bookmarkgaahanga
noun a rope used to assist in climbing
bookmarkgaba-moe
noun fishsp.: cardinalfish
bookmarkgai niivoi
verb to eat food without washing one’s hands after having prepared a corpse for burial
bookmarkgaleva
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkgano
noun flesh of,meat of
bookmarkgano dea
the soft wood just under the bark of a tree
bookmarkgano dea
noun the soft wood just under the bark of a tree
bookmarkgili iga
noun a type of high cloud
bookmarkgili solasola
verb leathery black skin (of humans)
bookmarkgu malaia donu
to have been lucky
bookmarkgubu vae
foot, ankle
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak
bookmarkhagamomo
verb reduce in quantity
bookmarkhagassui age
eat or drink just a little bit
bookmarkhagasugisugi
verb repeatedly shorten or abbreviate
bookmarkhai dangada
adjective the relationship between relatives, related (of persons)
bookmarkhai maa
relationship of spouse’s sibling to sibling’s spouse
bookmarkhano de leebunga
run (of a color); fade (of a color)
bookmarkhhano
verb wash one’s own hands (or mouth)
bookmarkhili de hau
make a hau
bookmarkimu-mea
noun fishsp.: triggerfish
bookmarkino gi mua
bend (one’s body) forward
bookmarkkadi gauvae
adjective to clench one’s teeth (from cold)
bookmarkkangi baasi lua
adjective double-edged
bookmarklaalaanui
adjective becoming big
bookmarklagohia
verb wounded
bookmarklao
the posterior portion of the coconut crab
bookmarkllidi
dress up (esp. in new or very fancy clothes)
bookmarkllonga
verb muscle fatigue
bookmarklodo degi
adjective having a forgiving nature
bookmarkloulou
to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkma tua
besides
bookmarkmaaheahe
adjective decreasing
bookmarkmaalie ange
a little later
bookmarkmadalua maa lua
number twenty two
bookmarkmagau baubau
die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmahuda age
wakeup
bookmarkmasaia
verb trapped by low water (e.g., canoes, or fish on the reef at low tide)
bookmarkmomme hagadaahao
noun playground
bookmarkngadi daumaha
adjective religions which are not in the judaeo-christian tradition, pagan cults
bookmarkngadi me
noun nothing,unimportant,useless,worthless
bookmarkngadi uaa
adjective assent to insincerely
bookmarkngaobo
verb easily bent out of shape
bookmarksaiolo
noun
a sail
salasalani
verb becoming salani in one part, butnot yet salani all over
bookmarkseedaa
noun october
bookmarksii mada daahaa
a fine jet of water
bookmarkssili mada
to faint, be unconscious
bookmarksugi-laagoo
goatfish
bookmarksuisui
become wet
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