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ade
noun liver
bookmarkalaange
adjective allowed to, permissible
bookmarkamu
verb twirl fibers (with ina); fibers for the manufacture of rope or cloth, etc.
bookmarkbilibili
verb having a tendency to be bili
bookmarkbingabinga
adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation
bookmarkbogobogo
verb pushed out of shape (as a tin can), rumpled, crumpled
bookmarkdaalonga
noun a wound on the body
bookmarkdaane mada duulanga
noun a person able to do things others cannot
bookmarkdahido vae
noun the back of the thigh
bookmarkdala
noun appendage, fin, spine (extending from a fish, etc.)
bookmarkdangada hagao me
storekeeper
bookmarkdao
noun a spear, branch of (part of)
bookmarkdau gulu
verb breadfruit season
bookmarkdauaabulu
verb nearly sunk
bookmarkdee hagabaulia
underestimate,misjudge
bookmarkdee ngado mai
forever,eternally
bookmarkdenaa ai loo
that is it (which has been decided upon)
bookmarkdenaa ange
this there is another one
bookmarkdenei donu
this is it for sure
bookmarkdolu-inoha
time noun the third number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkdoo de hatuli
the’falling of thunder’
duu de umada
noun a rainbow appearing in the sky
bookmarkduu duli
adjective kneel
bookmarkduu inai
duulale
noun a type of game
bookmarkgaleve maimai
noun fresh (unfermented) galeve
bookmarkgave ala
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarkgili
skin
bookmarkgoloa o taane
male genitalia
bookmarkgubo
verb work with concentration in the midstof a group
bookmarkguuduma
noun a (dry) elevation in the taro bog; hillock (in the taro bog only)
bookmarkhaaele sala
verb spoil (children), bring up (children) badly
bookmarkhagaalo-malie
verb cause to become alomalie
bookmarkhagadiingia saele
verb to go about exposing oneself to the sun’s rays
bookmarkhagahaigabungi
verb make shy
bookmarkhagailangi
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkhagamaadua
verb be oldest among
bookmarkhagamalemolemo
verb
hagamalemolemoanga
noun
hagaodea
the time at which it is midday
bookmarkhagapasalia
verb convince (several people) completely
bookmarkhagasaa
adjective quarrel (like children)
bookmarkhagassui, hang gainga, hagamamane
urinate (piss)
bookmarkhai de hai
adjective stubborn, willful
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship (between kin)
bookmarkhai me gaiaa
to be reluctant to express oneself openly (esp. to persons in certain types ofrelationship to one)
bookmarkhai me mule me
habitually slow or late
bookmarkhai mogobuna
adjective the relationship between grandparent and grandchild
bookmarkhano de mama
escaping fumes (from a poorly sealedcontainer)
bookmarkhhuu
adjective chuckle
bookmarkhilo
verb mix; braid strands of sennit
bookmarkiganibongi
noun fishsp.
bookmarkiho daahagi
a calm sea condition, in which the horizon disappears [the horizon being normally marked by surf]
bookmarklala gaadinga
adjective to heat copra (to dry it)
bookmarklau de madila
a tuna of fair size
bookmarklele tuli
childbirth
bookmarkllena
verb stretch; raise one’s eyebrows
bookmarklodo dama
verb immature in affect
bookmarklodo gapua
noun seaward part of a gapua
bookmarklodo lagolago
adjective indecisive,undecided
bookmarkma gu
and then
bookmarkmadalua maa lua
number twenty two
bookmarkmalamalama
adjective sparkly; glittery
bookmarkmanenga
noun fishsp. (= a very large balagia, 3-4 feet long)
bookmarkmanga lua tae
noun cleft in the buttocks
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmao lunga
high, high-ranking
bookmarkmasaia
verb trapped by low water (e.g., canoes, or fish on the reef at low tide)
bookmarkme vae
shoes, slippers
bookmarkmolomolo iho (age)
adjective appear clearly
bookmarkmulimuli
verb much later; the very end
bookmarknanua
verb the object of a complaint
bookmarkngadi dangada
noun an ordinary person, commoner; a person of slight social value
bookmarkngadi laangi
noun a day other than sunday; a day on whichnothing is accomplished
bookmarkngole age
use smallest first
bookmarknoa
verb tied (as with rope)
bookmarkodi iho
adjective just finished
bookmarkoluu
pronoun your (plural; for plural noun)
bookmarkpaa i tua tinae
have an empty stomach
bookmarksaiolo
noun
a sail
se gava
know (how to do something) well
bookmarksii mada daahaa
a fine jet of water
bookmarksilisilivaahea
verb frequently silivaahea
bookmarksongosongo
genitals (of males or females)
bookmarkssuilebelebe
completely wet all over
bookmarktama
noun child
bookmarktea age laangi
noun dawn
bookmarktegi
adjective around (sexually); tickled (esp. sexually)
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