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ahi tugi
noun ignite a fire by making sparks with a stone
bookmarkalaa maa
those there were about (approximately)
bookmarkaloo anahee
for how long has this been going on
bookmarkatangada
noun generation, age set
bookmarkbaba iho
adjective recently settled
bookmarkbasa senga
adjective speak senselessly
bookmarkbei
adjective be like, be the same as
bookmarkboli
verb take special care of
bookmarkbolo ange
bequeath
bookmarkdaa taahili
adjective sing a melody
bookmarkdaahanga ange
give pleasure to someone by giving himsomething
bookmarkdagadagasala
verb be always blamed for
bookmarkdahi i daho dangada
very popular
bookmarkdahola
verb a method of fishing (night fishing on the reef with torches)
bookmarkdangage dua
verb bend one’s head backwards
bookmarkdenei ange naa
about this
dili ebuebu
verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)
bookmarkdogoisi loo huu
very few
bookmarkdolo
noun
plantsp.: sugarcane
dooa
verb planted
bookmarkduu-o-de-hine
noun anything sticky which pulls apart like jelly, as certain kinds of sea cucumbers etc.
bookmarkduudae baa
the dust produced by working pearl shell to make a hook
bookmarkduumono
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro)
bookmarkege age
raise up (something) from its previous trajectory
bookmarkgaadinga hagaangiangi
copra dried in the wind (not in the sun or in an oven)
bookmarkgabaduu
verb to sail a canoe against the wind; paddle or pole a canoe against the current
bookmarkgabigabidia
verb repeatedly held
bookmarkgau
noun grouping (of people)
bookmarkgaugau dalinga
noun exterior of the ear; a loop-like handle
bookmarkgeu gee
to jerk one’s head away from something
bookmarkgii age
cry out softly
bookmarkguanga
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgugu
adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to
bookmarkhaadinga haiava
noun bend in a path
bookmarkhagababa
verb become engaged to marry; make level, make flat; prepare for, make ready
bookmarkhagadaulooloa
verb prolong,extend
bookmarkhagagaagaa
verb behave like a baby
bookmarkhagapago donu
fortunate result
bookmarkhagasemuna
verb make a total of one hundred million
bookmarkhagauda i tege
carry a basket, etc., on one’s hip
bookmarkhai damana
adjective the relationship between father (or other male elder) and child (or one treated as child)
bookmarkhale duu biho
barbershop
bookmarkhudaa moni
noun a fleet of canoes
bookmarkhuuhua
adjective pregnancy
bookmarkiai maalie
adjective just about right
bookmarkkadi gauve
to clench one’s teeth from the cold
bookmarklapede
verb stumble and fall
bookmarklau ngago
noun the fatty tissue of a fish or animal
bookmarkmaangalo
verb sweet
bookmarkmaaniha
adjective strongly desirous of
bookmarkmaava
adjective yawn,belch
bookmarkmada duulanga
noun an important position (spatially)
bookmarkmada-galisi
verb the stem of the coconut
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa dahi
number eleven
bookmarkmadabiebie
noun fishsp.: seabass (2 sorts: 1 large, 1 small)
bookmarkmagulugulu
adjective to despair (of attaining success)
bookmarkmai moni
a type of fishhook (made from pearl shell)
bookmarkmalo-ngiso
noun
driftwoodsp.
manu-hai-hau
me abadai
noun european things (gear, etc.)
bookmarkminede
noun minute
bookmarkmomo loo huu
just a very little
bookmarkmuna hhadu
noun lie (falsehood)
bookmarkmuumuu kaiaa
adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)
bookmarknebua
verb be nebu
bookmarkngadi gai
verb eat taro without fish (or fish without taro)
bookmarkngadi hanonga
a useless journey
bookmarkngadoa
verb to have ngado
bookmarkngago
brain; egg
bookmarkngudu ai
act as an interpreter
bookmarkniho
noun tooth, teeth
bookmarkniho gaina
teeth with cavities
bookmarknodi
verb to tie a knot in the hair
bookmarksagisagili
verb to say dirty words to someone
bookmarkssave
flying fish
bookmarkssomo
suck one’s finger
bookmark
teve de gili
gooseflesh
bookmarkvelo de hagasii
a type of game
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