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baasanga
noun manner of speaking, idiolect, dialect
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speak moderately
bookmarkbese
noun one of the harmony parts in old chants
bookmarkbii o madahasi
a certain kind of phosphorescence in seawater at night
bookmarkbodubodu-o-uda
noun insect sp.
bookmarkbunehulu
adjective slow in running or walking
bookmarkdabeo
verb unclean,unkempt
bookmarkdagi
verb lead, show the way, leader (of a group); extend to
bookmarkdamaa dogi
adjective skillful in the use of an adze
bookmarkdangau-dongi
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdango
verb grab (in order to restrain, e.g., a person), fall upon
bookmarkdaogili
noun
dau namu
noun mosquitonet
bookmarkdaubasa
a great many
bookmarkdaula luu hadu
noun testicle cords
bookmarkdebele
noun table
bookmarkdee abo
uncomfortable (esp. socially)
bookmarkdee modu
adjective continually
bookmarkdegidegi
verb to jerk repeatedly; bawlout (speakharshly to)
bookmarkdoa
noun giant
bookmarkduosi
adjective servant
bookmarkduulale
noun a type of game
bookmarkege ange
move (something) over
bookmarkga aha laa
what’s the matter with you
bookmarkgaa de malala
there is sufficient ; an argumentative and stubborn person; argumentative
bookmarkgaa gee de nnamu
having a strong odor
bookmarkgadaha
noun birdsp.: greatfrigatebird(fregata minor)
bookmarkgai ga aha
too bad
bookmarkgai niivoi
verb to eat food without washing one’s hands after having prepared a corpse for burial
bookmarkgaunga
noun the partially burned wood or coconut husk which is left over after a fire
bookmarkgelegele malama
noun sand with disk-like particles
bookmarkgili langi
verb a type of cloud (not associated with rain)
bookmarkgumi
noun a measurement: by tens of fathoms
bookmarkhaa daha
noun the outer coconut palm frond
bookmarkhaa-dolo
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkhagaaigoli
noun a food tree on another’s land
bookmarkhagabalagelage
verb to have come to be unable to walk
bookmarkhagadama
verb to treat as a child
bookmarkhagadubu dinae
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagadubu hue vini
the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagalolo
verb to add oil (esp. coconut cream) to food
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamalemolemo
verb
hagamoolau
verb hurry, rush
bookmarkhagaoda-lolo
noun fishsp. (= large llahi)
bookmarkhagapago sala
adjective unfortunate result
bookmarkhagauu
verb suckle,nurse (feed milk)
bookmarkhai daina
adjective the relationship between siblings or cousins
bookmarkhai kai
adjective show-off, proud
bookmarkhai madangi
adjective passwind (flatus)
bookmarkhalehale me
adjective a developing situation
bookmarkheiangi
adjective smart, intelligent, clever
bookmarkhhole
verb peel (something)
bookmarkhohhoo
adjective a sound made when surprised
bookmarkhuaalavao
a strong wind
bookmarkhugahuga
noun a type of soft driftwood (used for plugs)
bookmarkhungahunga a nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkiai
adjective be (present),have,there is...
bookmarkianga
verb the span between the outstretched thumb and the little finger
bookmarkkai, dalanga
story
bookmarkkanamalie
adjective tasty (especially of taro)
bookmarklanga de gauanga
to lift up the leg of an opponent in wrestling
langolangona
adjective repeatedly heard or felt
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lodo lagolago
indecisive, undecided
bookmarklongosaa
adjective small around, thin
bookmarkloomai
adjective
come or go (toward the speaker)
loulou
to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkluduludu
trembling
bookmarkmaahe
adjective decrease (in strength, rate of growth, etc.)
bookmarkmadohi boo
adjective midnight
bookmarkmalo lau manu
cloth with a flowered pattern
bookmarkmangamanga
adjective having many manga
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mesde-gelee
noun mollusksp.: oliveshell <"mr. grey">
bookmarkmoa
noun birdsp.
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moumousi
adjective repeatedly being mousi
bookmarknau
noun plantsp. (the archaic name of manu-gaba-aasanga)
bookmarkoha de nnoho paba
disturb the peace
bookmarkono-malama
time noun june (’sixth month’)
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sae de hadu
make a grater (by punching holes insheet metal)
bookmarksaniba
noun fishsp.: silversides
bookmarkseni alaala
adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety
bookmarktinana o dogu bodu
noun mother-in-law
bookmarkunusaagi
deception
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