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ahu
noun islet
bookmarkalohi lima
noun palm (of hand)
bookmarkanaa nei
those now
bookmarkanga
adjective pay attention to (notice), be aware of
bookmarkbaa ange
close to, near to
bookmarkbalu moso
adjective constant movement of the hands and feet, as when struggling (resembling the movements of a young starling)
bookmarkbasa gauligi
adjective to imitate a child’s manner of talking; babytalk
bookmarkbini
verb braid (rope or hair, etc.), wrap with rope
bookmarkbulu
noun the short fibers of the mature coconut husk
bookmarkdaa gaiaa
verb to murder someone so that others don’t see
bookmarkdalia-dodo
noun mollusksp.: chlamys schmeltzi
bookmarkdangi hhadu
adjective cry for effect
bookmarkdanudanu
verb to bury a great many, to keep going down (so that it becomes hidden from view)
bookmarkdatada
noun fishsp.: snapper (= small dada)
bookmarkdaumaha daahili
noun song service (in church)
bookmarkdeengaa gamalie
adjective let’s do it attentively
bookmarkdelaa huu
that was it just as before
bookmarkdenaa ai huu
that is it then
bookmarkdenaa maa
that is about (approximately)
bookmarkdenga meenaa
those ones (plural)
bookmarkdiba
adjective not level, tipped to one side
bookmarkdihidihi
noun butterfly fish
bookmarkdilo
noun the immature leaf of any plant, except of the coconut
bookmarkdogoduli
adjective crouch on all fours
bookmarkdoi
noun stain (as for wood)
bookmarkdoo lalo
verb unsuccessful
bookmarkdoopeva
verb trick, prank
bookmarkduuduu
verb
stand around (idly); defecate
gahaalava
adjective orange-colored (like a certain variety of coconut)
bookmarkgalo sugi mada
glimpse
bookmarkgea
hawksbill turtle
bookmarkgoede
noun octopus
bookmarkguani
noun a type of fish trap (with net sides)
bookmarkgugu
adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb cause taro to be fibrous (e.g., by theplanting method employed)
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak
bookmarkhagabadabaatai
verb
hagabiiginga
noun way of making sticky
bookmarkhagadubu mangoo
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagahana
verb reheat or recook food (to preserve it for a longer time)
bookmarkhagamaadua
verb be oldest among
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagamua
verb be first; get closer to
bookmarkhagangadi me
verb treat as unimportant; to sacrifice (not thinking of oneself)
bookmarkhagatili
verb swoop down, swoop across
bookmarkhagatoo donu
verb promise, contract1 with; swear to the truth of
bookmarkhai baasi
adjective take sides against, oppose
bookmarkhai damaahine
adjective the relationship between parent and daughter
bookmarkhakai-a-bagila
noun mollusksp.: cerithiidae spp.
bookmarkhakaunuunu
verb to nurse (an infant at the breast)
bookmarkhhano gi daha
to wash one’s hands in such a way that the dirty water does not fall back into the basin or well
bookmarkhhuge
verb open (something),uncover
bookmarkhola
verb to spreadout, or layout flat, something which is folded, piled up, or bent, etc.
bookmarkhonu baabaa
fill to the brim
bookmarkhonua
verb filled with
bookmarkhua i gadea
the side of the main body of the canoe away from the outrigger float
bookmarki hee ai goe
you lose
bookmarkkeeligi
verb put away against a contingency; take precautions
bookmarklamallie
adjective bearing big nuts (of coconut trees)
bookmarklima-laangi
time noun friday (’fifth day’)
bookmarklimamalie
adjective good at massaging
bookmarkluu ana
pronoun his/her (for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkluungagi
verb to be in a place protected from the wind, lee
bookmarkma de hia e doe
a chanted expression, on the last word of which a work group chanting it lifts a heavy object
bookmarkmada gi lodo
adjective a point which is bent inward (toward its handle)
bookmarkmada-givi
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmadamada
verb compete (as between individuals); front of
bookmarkmadamada a me
noun a miscellaneous assortment
bookmarkmadegi
adjective be jerked
bookmarkmagi libolibo
dizziness or vertigo (as achronic condition or illness)
bookmarkmahana
adjective hot
bookmarkmalala
noun ashes
bookmarkmalamalau
adjective repeatedly or continuously malau1
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkme hagalolo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro and coconut cream)
bookmarkmoumousi
adjective repeatedly being mousi
bookmarknamanama
noun fishsp. (like ngaa, but longer and thinner)
bookmarkngalue de hakii
dislocated larynx
bookmarkngudula
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarknigo
verb go around in a circle; wind around
bookmarkoha valaai
adjective to disobey the instructions of a healer
bookmarkpada
adjective be coarse in texture, grain, weave, etc.
bookmarkpuli
verb grab up all at once
bookmarksongagi
noun a bad sort of person
bookmarktaina aahine
noun sister
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