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aboo
tonight
bookmarkago i tua
learn by heart
bookmarkalili
noun mollusk sp.: turbo argyrostoma
bookmarkanga-mea
noun fish sp. (= large dada)
bookmarkasu
verb scoop up (liquids only), spoon
bookmarkbaalanga tea
noun stainless steel
bookmarkbaba iho
adjective recently settled
bookmarkbingibingi
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: hernandia tree (hernandia sonora l.)
bookmarkbuga
noun plant sp.: tree sp. (pisonia grandis r.b.)
bookmarkdaane abo donu
noun gentleman,person who is good
bookmarkdaane dee lahilahia
noun a very special one (rarely seen)
bookmarkdaedaea
adjective have reached many places
bookmarkdagodo mai
appear from yonder
bookmarkdahadaha
verb an embankment around a taro plot
bookmarkdamaa dae
adjective skillful at catching flying fish
bookmarkdanea
verb to have dane
bookmarkdaogoli
noun plantsp.: swamptaro(cyrtosperma chamissonis), also the corm of this plant
bookmarkdau hoohanga
verb the season during which birds lay eggs
bookmarkde heduu o taiao
noun morningstar
bookmarkdeehehee
verb to make a certain pattern of sounds tocall attention to oneself
bookmarkdiiloo
verb look after; look at attentively
bookmarkdua saali
noun one of the lines of which saaliis composed
bookmarkga dae laa huu
very, too much
bookmarkgabetili
noun parent-in-law
bookmarkgalani
adjective
almost finished, nearly finished;
gide eidu ina
to see a vision, hallucinate
bookmarkgili hano
verb separation of the hard interior parts of the tree trunk
bookmarkginigini looloa
noun a game played by children
bookmarkgoli manu
adjective pick flowers
bookmarkhaa daha
verb the outer coconut palm frond
bookmarkhaaina dangada
adjective stare at people indiscreetly (esp.strangers)
bookmarkhadu-mangeo
noun cushionstarfish
bookmarkhagaaoa
verb cause to have been sufficient, relieve
bookmarkhagabau
verb measure, calculate,estimate
bookmarkhagabaua
verb figureout, determine
bookmarkhagabibi
verb to cook food in an earth oven for a short time (just to heat it up)
bookmarkhagadili
verb produce offspring
bookmarkhagadumanu
verb cause to look like
bookmarkhagaduu de uinga
to place stakes on the sides of uinga
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagalili
noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo but without the immature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagalilo
verb take shelter, to shelter (somethingfrom the elements); blockout (from sight)
bookmarkhagamanu
verb cause to have disease
bookmarkhagaoanga gi lunga
good wages; a good price
bookmarkhagaoomea
verb to wait until oomea
bookmarkhagatala senga
adjective foolishly rough playing or joking
bookmarkhai me magua
sort of steal
bookmarkhale nnoa
noun prison,jail
bookmarkhhoa de biho
fool (someone)
bookmarkhhuna
verb hide at one time
bookmarkhidu-limu
time noun the seventh number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkhodu
adjective sighted, appear
bookmarki dai nei
Mortlock Islands
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collar bone
bookmarklaamasee
noun a divination result indicating good fortune
bookmarklailai
noun fishsp. (= lae)
bookmarklavalava
noun wrap skirt; sarong
bookmarkleuleu
adjective becoming leu
bookmarkliagi
verb dump, throwout (discard)
bookmarkllava ai
wrapped (tied) around; eat fish ormeat with a meal
bookmarklodo gilimalali
noun pureness of heart, innocence
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarklua-laangi
time noun tuesday (’second day’)
bookmarkmaanadu iho
adjective think about oneself
bookmarkmaanuga
verb a wound1 or large sore (on the body)
bookmarkmadavaivai
noun a type of knot used in net-making
bookmarkmanu-a-madaligi
noun birdsp.: short-tailedshearwater(puffinus tenuirostris)
bookmarkmaselesele
adjective straight-edged
bookmarkmasole ange
barely scratched
bookmarkmoomodu
adjective
muimuia
verb be muimui
bookmarkmulu gudu
verb grab while pulling; destroy by falling on or through; break through any obstacles in one’s path
bookmarkmunamuna
adjective a short prayer
bookmarkngaio-golai
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarknguu
noun squid (3 types)
bookmarkpagola
noun bad luck; punishment
bookmarksaubaligi
verb graceful in dancing
bookmarksauduu
noun mermaid
bookmarksingano
verb the flower of the pandanus tree
bookmarkssea
noun chair
bookmarktainadaane madua
noun elder brother
bookmarkulumonu
porpoise
bookmarkvelo de hagasii
a type of game
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