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aahulu
verb to leave food cooking overnight
bookmarkaamua
adjective high-ranking
bookmarkaha naa
let’s (later)
bookmarkaneane
noun the physical desire of a member of the opposite sex
bookmarkanumanga
noun dancing party
bookmarkau e dee gai naa loo
I’ll bet you can’t
bookmarkbaa age
shallow (e.g., waters)
bookmarkbaa sege
adjective carom off
bookmarkbasa soe
adjective say what is on one’s mind; speak directly (so that one’s meaning is clear)
bookmarkboo dolu de gulu
the third day after breadfruit has been picked (after which it is not good to eat)
bookmarkbuaalali
verb flood tide
bookmarkbuusagi
verb an eddy caused by a current
bookmarkdaadaangia
verb pull continuously
bookmarkdaalea
adjective
tired
dagasisi
verb scoop out by inserting a knife between the meat and the shell (e.g., in cutting copra)
bookmarkdala hhua
verb eruptions on the skin (e.g., hives, insectbites, etc.)
bookmarkdalia-dodo
noun mollusksp.: chlamys schmeltzi
bookmarkdatanu
noun fishsp. (a sort which burrows in the sand)
bookmarkde huu de henua
noun the layer of consolidated sand (without coral rubble) next to the reef base under the island
bookmarkdenei tagodo
this is the situation...
bookmarkdiadia
verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it
bookmarkdogoisi mai
adjective decreasing (in number)
bookmarkdoli
verb to obtain as many as one can; to defeatall comers
bookmarkdoo i hainga a me
wait for a long time (beyond the timeexpected)
bookmarkdugi
verb scare away,chase away
bookmarkdui mamu
noun a string of fish
bookmarkgabou
noun fishsp.: scad
bookmarkgamai
adjective
bring to me, carry to me
gammenge-hai-gili-dabeo
noun mollusksp.: thais luteostoma
bookmarkgaugau dalinga
noun exterior of the ear; a loop-like handle
bookmarkgeao
noun plantsp.: plant-shrub sp.(sida fallax walp.)
bookmarkgeiuli
lizard species
bookmarkgelu-hai-usu
unicorn fish
bookmarkgenu
verb a movement of the hips, as in the act of sexual intercourse
bookmarkgi daha
to the outside; in the environs of
bookmarkgiigii
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu
bookmarkguanga
noun a type of basket
bookmarkhadi bala
adjective to rely on others for the things one should provide for oneself
bookmarkhagadiba
verb incline to one side
bookmarkhagadolodolongia
verb slack off on (a rope) little by little
bookmarkhagahana age
recook for several days
bookmarkhagakona
verb become (or make) much worse
bookmarkhagamabu iho
adjective rest for a short time
bookmarkhai bao
verb divided into compartments
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhale de henua
haunga
noun manner of wearing a flower garland
bookmarkhhoa
verb crack open; break into pieces; cut a hole in
bookmarkhhui age
eat a snack
bookmarkhologemo
adjective
hologumi
adjective
huaadangada
noun persons of a certain class or type
bookmarkhuadia
noun fishingpole
bookmarkigohi
verb firetongs
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collar bone
bookmarkkave gi de mahi
obtain by force
bookmarkkini
verb pick at one time,pinch at one time
bookmarklabodo-daubulebule
noun eelsp.
bookmarklauali
verb immature leaves
bookmarkllobo
verb to put something in something else
bookmarkloage
adjective
go (up or toward the village, or land)
loha
noun birdsp. (never seen live)
bookmarkluei
verb spit out (esp. food)
bookmarkmaadau dagi
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaagaga
adjective industrious
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa ono
number sixteen
bookmarkmadabuunoua
adjective become dull
bookmarkmadalua maa lima
number twenty five
bookmarkmadau-dalinga
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkmagi labua gee
upset stomach (nausea)
bookmarkmalumalu-tangohi
adjective the light after sunset; twilight (in the evening)
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmanu-a-tababa
noun
plantsp.: cycadplant
midia
verb dream about
bookmarkmouli age
regain consciousness, rise from thedead
bookmarkmuna o de henua
a community meeting (for listening to speeches or instructions)
bookmarkmuu-madavai
noun fishsp. (rare)
bookmarknebu ange
adjective to perceive that others are occupied
bookmarknoho moso
able to support one’s weight (e.g., a branch of a tree)
bookmarkoa
noun gunwales (at the top of the canoe)
bookmarksaagule
pick head lice
bookmarksaidule
verb wrapped up or covered up completely
bookmarksasau
verb increasing in velocity (of wind)
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarksege de gauanga
dislocated thighbone
bookmarksula
verb arrive
bookmarktangada aduhale
the sort of person who feels at home everywhere and is continually visiting (considered uncouth)
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