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abi
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkadi
verb relate news or gossip
bookmarkaha laa
I wonder why
bookmarkaho
noun fishing line of the sort used for adu fishing
bookmarkalaa ai loo
those there then are
bookmarkaloalo-uli
adjective becoming dark (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkamo
verb lift up
bookmarkamuamu iho
noun drizzle
bookmarkanei donu
only these are the ones
bookmarkau dili dai
an ocean current flowing away from land
bookmarkau ga humai nei
"i’m going on my way now..."
bookmarkbaba
noun fish sp., squirrelfish
bookmarkbangabanga
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbini dali gadaha
a method of braiding dali into string to make a bird snare; six-ply braiding (of rope)
bookmarkboda
verb straggly (hair or feathers)
bookmarkboo adu laa
day after tomorrow at night
bookmarkbugubugunga
noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance
bookmarkbungaleu
adjective unskillful (at difficult activities)
bookmarkdabaduu
noun fishsp.: (a small suulee or a var. ofsuulee)
bookmarkdagahi ange gi de --
serve as a side dish for
bookmarkdali
verb wait for,along with
bookmarkdangi buada
adjective the noise made by a fast-moving projectile
bookmarkdavaia
noun the largest sort of tuna
bookmarkdeleulu
verb good at catching tuna
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdoadoa
verb the sound made to attract chickens
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkdungu
verb smell (something)
bookmarkduu keli
adjective firmly in place,earnestly
bookmarkga aha
and then did what
bookmarkgalagala
noun spongesp. (several spp.)
bookmarkgali ange
wound around or tied or fastened very tightly
bookmarkgiligili tai
horizon
bookmarkginigini
noun mollusksp.: tellinidae spp.; pharonella spp.)
bookmarkgoloa hagadaahao
noun recreational equipment
bookmarkgu odi mai ogu
i have done all i could
bookmarkguba
noun fishsp.: cardinalfish (the native term is applied to several spp.)
bookmarkhadu mada
noun eyeball
bookmarkhadu muna
adjective lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarkhagaaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkhagadau doolohi
adjective chase each other
bookmarkhagadibadiba
verb rock back and forth to one side
bookmarkhagaeidu
verb treat as an eidu
bookmarkhagalalo
verb angling (a fishing method)
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
adjective cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagamoolau
verb hurry,rush
bookmarkhagangadinei
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhai huaame
punctilious, be particular
bookmarkhai me hagamadia
behave in a more-or-less show-off manner
bookmarkhausanga
noun a wrapping (of string) around the join of a pole
bookmarkhetugi
adjective meet by chance,encounter
bookmarkhhali
verb scoop up (of solids only)
bookmarkhhuge age malo
lift up one’s skirts (to expose one’s genitals)
bookmarkhinangalomalie
adjective feel happy or contented or at peacewith the world
bookmarkhodu
adjective sighted, appear
bookmarkiainei donu
right now
bookmarkiloo me
charlatanism
bookmarkimu-mea
noun fishsp.: triggerfish
bookmarkkave e hakide
take someone in order to train or teach him
bookmarkkii ange tanuaa
verb to make something better; to better
bookmarkkii mai
decreasing
bookmarkladi
verb initiate, begin, start
bookmarklo taane
adjective daring, brave, manly
bookmarkloselose-ganoanga
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmaholadage
adjective be holadage
bookmarkmainu daodao
malau ngudu
noun lips
bookmarkmasavaa de gauligi
childhood
bookmarkmenemene
noun male genital organ
bookmarkmmidi
verb suck, suction (e.g., of sea current)
bookmarkmmogo
verb insist upon
bookmarkmoana
noun open sea, the atmosphere
bookmarkmogomogo ina
muscular
bookmarknebu ange
adjective to perceive that others are occupied
bookmarkngudu leia
be the object of continual gossip
bookmarksaga gee
saga away from; extend out inspace
bookmarksalau
adjective inclined, slanting, not straight, not perpendicular to
bookmarksausaunga
adjective continually saunga
bookmarksavali
hungry
bookmarkse galubu
very fast
bookmarktangada hai sauaa
magician, sorcerer
bookmarktibidibi
noun ball woven from coconut palm, used for sport
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