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anaa ai loo
those then are
bookmarkanaange laa hanu
a little while ago
bookmarkangaanga
adjective measure by spans (anga)
bookmarkaoa
verb misshapen fruit
bookmarkbasa baubau
verb speak badly of someone
bookmarkbenu
noun a pandanus plug after it has been chewed; seed of the pandanus
bookmarkbigi lima
adjective hold hands
bookmarkbooboo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro or breadfruit)
bookmarkdagisoa
adjective many (people) at each (time or place, etc.)
bookmarkdaha de hia maa
about what time is it
bookmarkdaia e tulidaa
urgency in micturation
bookmarkdala malo
adjective change clothes
bookmarkdalinga bobo
noun having a runny ear (with pus)
bookmarkdau hala
verb the season during which pandanus fruit of the same type matures
bookmarkdaumaha daahili
noun song service (in church)
bookmarkde hine ga haibodu
noun bride
bookmarkdele de mahaa
starting to crack
bookmarkdiinei de lodo
become calmer (after being angry)
bookmarkdilo gaiaa
verb sneak a look
bookmarkdoli
verb to obtain as many as one can; to defeatall comers
bookmarkdongi de gelegele
to peck at the sand (as do some kinds of fish when they are searching for food)
bookmarkdongidongi
verb spotted (covered with spots); to keep pointing at or peeking at
bookmarkdonu
noun fishsp.: seabass (= small ava)
bookmarkdoo ai me
<= doo me ai>
bookmarkdua duiagi
noun fishingline of the largest size (on which a whole belubelu is used as bait)
bookmarkdugudugu iho
adjective a technique of massage
bookmarkgadea
noun the side of the canoe away from the outrigger float
bookmarkgai busibusi
verb take the bait tentatively (of fish)
bookmarkgai moumou
verb wasteful of food
bookmarkgalogalo malama
noun the last quarter of the moon (rising inthe east just before sunrise)
bookmarkgau lama
noun rachis of the coconut leaf
bookmarkgau-me
noun gill (of a fish)
bookmarkgelgele dea
sand
bookmarkgili dabeo
verb a fungus infection of the skin, ringworm
bookmarkgili hano
verb separation of the hard interior parts of the tree trunk
bookmarkgu malaia donu
to have been lucky
bookmarkguani
noun a type of fish trap (with net sides)
bookmarkgumi
noun a measurement: by tens of fathoms
bookmarkhadu lunga
noun a stone used to crush hermit crabs(for bait)
bookmarkhagadeeai
verb refuse to
bookmarkhagadonu
verb trust, believe; interpret; support as a witness
bookmarkhagadubu maduu paa
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaholoholoi
verb to use holoholoi
bookmarkhagaligiligi
verb to speed up (to get over with)
bookmarkhagaoanga gi lunga
good wages; a good price
bookmarkhagaoda-lolo
noun fishsp. (= large llahi)
bookmarkhagatugu tai
ebbing of tide
bookmarkhalehale dagodo
adjective guarded condition or prognosis (of a sick person); unsettled (of a situation, the weather, etc.)
bookmarkholi
adjective shape of,form of
bookmarkholomanga
noun throat (inside)
bookmarkhonu tolo
noun a turtle of the largest size
bookmarkhua modo
noun fisheggs (immature)
bookmarkhuevini
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkkoi
verb scrape (a single act), scraper
bookmarklabodo-daubulebule
noun eelsp.
bookmarklamu
verb do some bad deed suddenly or by surprise
bookmarklanga de ivi
a method of repositioning the bones of the ribcage
bookmarklima dangada ina
a patient of one healer who has been treated by another healer
bookmarklingilingia
verb pour little by little
bookmarkloha
verb fathom (the span of one’s outstretched arms)
bookmarkmaangoa
adjective to be dry
bookmarkmadaangahulu
numeral ten (objects)
bookmarkmagi haahine
menstruation
bookmarkmagi labua gee
upset stomach (nausea)
bookmarkmahana
adjective hot
bookmarkmai i daha
from outside
bookmarkmainu
noun bait (on the hook)
bookmarkmalo gahu
noun collared shirt
bookmarkmasa
adjective empty,low (tide)
bookmarkme tao
noun dye
bookmarkminede
noun minute
bookmarkmmao
adjective far,distant
bookmarkmolimoli i tuu gaha
to express coconut oil out of the residue (oda) from which some oil has already been expressed
bookmarkmuna o tangada
verb speak of the devil
bookmarkne hia
how many has it been
bookmarkngadi duu
naked
bookmarkngudu maimai
adjective flattery or other communication by which one attempts to ingratiate oneself; unctuous,cloying,winsome
bookmarkngudu malie
eloquent (of a person)
bookmarkngudu malie
adjective eloquent (of a person)
bookmarknoho maadai
adjective sit quietly
bookmarkpagola
noun bad luck; punishment
bookmarksausaunga
adjective continually saunga
bookmarksilivaahea
verb wander about with no fixed abode
bookmarksisi gaadinga
adjective to cut copra
bookmarkssae de manava
struggle to breathe
bookmarksugulu
noun school
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