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aha goi delaa
what was I going to say
bookmarkaloalo
verb to paddle (a canoe)
bookmarkanaa huu
those only are the ones
bookmarkbaasi e haa o de langi
the four quadrants of the sky
bookmarkbalapigi
verb drenched
bookmarkbasa pada
adjective speak harshly
bookmarkbe goai (naa huu)
whoever
bookmarkbeluu
noun lizard; gecko
bookmarkbii
adjective semen, ejaculate
bookmarkboo hagalele mouli
a night on which the making of noise is permitted (i.e., on certain holidays)
bookmarkbuu de mama
air filled with mama
bookmarkdaadaangia
verb pull continuously
bookmarkdaane hebagi
adjective soldier
bookmarkdaba
adjective a flash of light, a blink of an eye
bookmarkdaelodo gi lunga
a large number of
bookmarkdagua-loa
noun fishsp.: tuna sp.
bookmarkdahi de gumigumi
shave one’s beard
bookmarkdau
noun cover for an earth oven
bookmarkdau dinae
noun a period during which many women arepregnant at the same time
bookmarkdauaabulu
verb nearly sunk
bookmarkdaumaha daahili
noun song service (in church)
bookmarkdee dau ia
it’s ok
bookmarkdelaa muhuu
how about that one there
bookmarkdoadoa
verb the sound made to attract chickens
bookmarkdugu de laa
noun lower sail
bookmarke galemu
it’s alright
bookmarkgaha
noun the portion of the coconut husk from which long fibers are obtained
bookmarkgaiaa
verb steal, dishonest, cheat; to ask or accept too readily
bookmarkgalo de laa
the reddish sky at sunset
bookmarkgalua
verb having viscous sputum
bookmarkgano moana
noun open sea, far away from any land
bookmarkgidee mai
found out (or be found out)
bookmarkgogo
adjective bent slightly (like a round-shoulderedperson)
bookmarkhaa-dolo
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkhadu goinga
noun boundarystone
bookmarkhagaalo-malie
verb cause to become alomalie
bookmarkhagaao
verb cause to be sufficient
bookmarkhagabasaa
verb be talked into
bookmarkhagadaha
verb to stay at a distance; to keep one’s distance
bookmarkhagadahea
verb to allow the wind or current to carry the canoe
bookmarkhagadaudoo
adjective compete to see who is stronger
bookmarkhagadiingia saele
verb to go about exposing oneself to the sun’s rays
bookmarkhagaganimuli
verb to treat as a child younger than the eldest
bookmarkhagaheohi
verb to correct (someone or something)
bookmarkhagamommomo
verb reduce a little at a time
bookmarkhagamoolau
verb hurry, rush
bookmarkhagasogosogoisi
verb
hale de henua
noun a house of indigenous construction (thatch)
bookmarkhebahebaa
adjective crowded together
bookmarkhedogi
noun the sound of tapping
bookmarkheiloo
adjective know each other,understand each other
bookmarkhhagi
verb make a sharp turn; hagi at one time
bookmarkhhou
verb insist upon
bookmarkhua-dolo
noun plantsp.: vine (any sort)
bookmarkhusi
noun tarobog, swamp
bookmarkhuuhuna
adjective
hide
langadala
noun (a piece of) thatch made from coconut palm frond
bookmarkleanga
noun bad person
bookmarklima dangada ina
a patient of one healer who has been treated by another healer
bookmarklodo dagidahi
have differing views (within a group of people)
bookmarklodo kabi
verb filled to capacity
bookmarkmaadau dae ssae
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaasae
adjective hatched
bookmarkmadalua maa dahi
number twenty one
bookmarkmadegi
adjective be jerked
bookmarkmagi dee manava
asthma
bookmarkmahagi
adjective (fruit) picked off (or caused to fall by wind)
bookmarkmahi loa
adjective tireless
bookmarkmalo gulu
barkcloth, made from the inner skin of the breadfruit
bookmarkmasalia
verb empty of water
bookmarkmasana
verb good (quality)
bookmarkmasavaa de gauligi
childhood
bookmarkmataodao
noun fishsp.: cornetfish
bookmarkme dau
noun thing of importance,worthwhile
bookmarkmeemaagau
noun non-living thing
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more moe2
bookmarkmolo
verb to make a knot of hair
bookmarkmoni hagadeledele
noun model (or toy) canoe
bookmarkngadi uaa
adjective assent to insincerely
bookmarkngavesi haangoda
fishing tackle box
bookmarknguulia
verb be nguu
bookmarkoda
verb eat (something) raw
bookmarkoho
verb to do something, or go somewhere, early in the morning
bookmarksabiningaa lau
saulaba
noun parent-in-law, child-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law
bookmarkseesee hagadibadiba
adjective waddle
bookmarkssabe age
eat
bookmarkssoi
to foretell a death by words or actions (which cause death)
bookmarktegi
adjective around (sexually); tickled (esp. sexually)
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