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adumodu
noun group of islets; atoll (collection of islets)
bookmarkalaa ange
and those there
bookmarkanei ai
these (here) only
bookmarkaonga
noun sort or degree of daybreak
bookmarkbaa galele
noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing
bookmarkbaaua
noun fish sp., rabbitfish
bookmarkbagekege
verb move jerkily (as when stumbling)
bookmarkbalala
verb the sound of sucking liquid; the sound of coitus
bookmarkbebee
adjective be flatulent
bookmarkbogo
verb take something, steal something
bookmarkdaa
verb
to make a sharp turn
daakodo
adjective
be in place
daangenge
verb meaty (not having much fat)
bookmarkdaasele
verb to swing a rope (in a jump rope game) so as to cause the jumper to trip
bookmarkdale pilo
verb a game (like tag), to leave something unfinished after having tried only slightly
bookmarkdangada ssigo
noun clever person
bookmarkdao hadu
verb cover up (by putting on layer after layer); give too much (e.g., work) to
bookmarkdeengaa gamalie
adjective let’s do it attentively
bookmarkdenei laa ()
this is that (is this that)
bookmarkdongi ange
appoint
bookmarkdua gaahanga
noun one of the lines of which gaahangais composed)
bookmarkdumanu
noun appearance,situation
bookmarkduoi
noun parasites (intestinal) of fish
bookmarkgage gaahanga
verb to climb a coconut tree, using gaahanga
bookmarkgalababa
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit skin)
bookmarkgasi
noun mollusksp.: asaphis dichotoma
bookmarkgavange
adjective
give or bring to (someone)
gegeno
noun alligator,crocodile
bookmarkguba-baabaa
noun fishsp.: cardinalfish
bookmarkhaaina dangada
adjective stare at people indiscreetly (esp.strangers)
bookmarkhadu lunga
noun a stone used to crush hermit crabs(for bait)
bookmarkhaduhadua
verb rocky (full of stones)
bookmarkhagaagahi sseeloo
adjective to call out "sail ho"
bookmarkhagadangada
verb treat someone as a human being
bookmarkhagadau kino
adjective hate each other
bookmarkhagahaunu
verb cause to drink alcoholic beverages
bookmarkhagahoa
noun a boil on the body
bookmarkhagame ange laa
a little later
bookmarkhagammidi
verb suction of a sea current, undertow
bookmarkhagaodia
verb finish up, be last
bookmarkhagapiigia
verb make stuck to
bookmarkhagapuuninga
noun a total of
bookmarkhagassege i hegau
procrastinate (about work); refuse toparticipate in work
bookmarkhai damana
adjective the relationship between father (or other male elder) and child (or one treated as child)
bookmarkhai huaabodu
treat someone (including one’s spouse) as a relative by not asking permission to use or borrow property; treat a relative as belonging to another family altogether
bookmarkhai mee magua
sort of steal
bookmarkhenua gai dangada
noun land of the cannibals’ (esp. new guinea)
bookmarkhhanga
split open, open up, or separate, all at once.
bookmarkhhanga de ngudu
open one’s mouth
bookmarkhhui age
eat a snack
bookmarkhilo ange
mix with
bookmarkhonga iainei
at this time,these days
bookmarkihoiholia
verb useful for climbing down repeatedly
bookmarkina gi hale
noun a row of thatch
bookmarkkalo
verb stir up
bookmarkkana adu
perhaps; watch yourself
bookmarklaagau hagadauaadea
noun a cross-beam lashed to a tree to facilitate climbing it
bookmarklaagei
noun
laosedi
noun seawater
bookmarklodo degi
having a forgiving nature
bookmarklodo malangilangi
adjective happy
bookmarklodo me muimui
in the bush (uncleared area)
bookmarklongosaa
adjective small around, thin
bookmarkmaamasa
adjective
mada tea gee
white as a sheet (of a person)
bookmarkmadabuunou
adjective dull (of an edge or point)
bookmarkmai moni
noun a type of fishhook (made from pearl shell)
bookmarkmangoo-biho-lua
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkmanu ea
noun coralhead (at or broaching the surface of the water)
bookmarkmasavaa de gauligi
childhood
bookmarkmmala luu mada
stinging of one’s eyes (e.g., from salt water)
bookmarkmoana
noun open sea, the atmosphere
bookmarkmoe tao
adjective sleep soundly
bookmarkmogomogo
verb muscles (of the body)
bookmarkmougu
noun plantsp.: fleurya ruderalis (forst.f.) gaud. ex. wedd.
bookmarkngani mai
ngani toward oneself; fit (of clothes)
bookmarkngole iho
adjective to use the biggest first
bookmarkniho ngalo
noun molarteeth, wisdomteeth
bookmarknoho muli
adjective overloaded in the stern (of a canoe)
bookmarkoho mai
come early
bookmarkpalo
noun a watery area extending into a land area (e.g., a bay)
bookmarksaabai moni doo
carry a canoe (over the reef at low tide)
bookmarksaagule
verb pick head lice
bookmarksagana
verb watch carefully, keep an eye on
bookmarksao gainga
sweep or clean up trash
bookmarksausaubaligi
verb always saubaligi
bookmarkse hono
fit well or properly
bookmarkseevoivoia
verb to be in the state of seevoivoi
bookmarkteungaalodo
noun middle (of something round); center
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