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aagonga i lalo
noun social class of those who know magic
bookmarkaboabongi
adjective easily capsizable
bookmarkaloha ina
helpful toward
bookmarkanaa laa
these (there) which were there
bookmarkanaa loo
these (there) were the ones
bookmarkanga gee
turn one’s attention away from
bookmarkataula
noun anchor rope
bookmarkau dili dai
an ocean current flowing away from land
bookmarkbaledilo
verb the stage of plant growth at which immature leaves appear
bookmarkboo gi me
acquisitive (and acting on acquisitive impulses)
bookmarkbua leu
noun ovaries and fallopian tubes
bookmarkbualeu
noun ovaries and fallopian tubes
bookmarkbula de ganomada
get mad
bookmarkbuni ange gi de gelegele
to have been dead for a long time
bookmarkdaavalo
adjective make a great deal of noise (vocal)
bookmarkdamaa hungi
adjective skillful at hungi
bookmarkdangau-ngudu-aahua
noun
dangi buada
adjective the noise made by a fast-moving projectile
bookmarkdangi see
adjective cry aloud for a long time, wail
bookmarkdegidegi
verb to jerk repeatedly; bawlout (speakharshly to)
bookmarkdenaa tagodo
that is the situation...
bookmarkdoonga a lima
one’s own tools, or tools with which one is familiar
bookmarkdugu gee
put aside, setaside; treat (a person) differently from others
bookmarkduiagi
verb fishing using a whole fish as bait
bookmarkdungu
verb smell (something)
bookmarkduu mugamuga
noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock
bookmarkduu taua
outbreak of war
bookmarkga vaa laa dangada
oh dear (that’s not good)
bookmarkgabe manava
adjective eat sparingly (just enough to maintain one’s strength), have a snack
bookmarkgammenge-gabe-de-liidogi
noun mollusksp.: murexshell
bookmarkgauligi daane
male child, boy
bookmarkgaveaa
verb
taken;
gede gabi de husi
noun
a type of basket
gii talinga
adjective tinnitus
bookmarkgiidada
verb misfortune which will occur in the future (as ascertained through divination)
bookmarkginigini
noun mollusksp.: tellinidae spp.; pharonella spp.)
bookmarkhaa lodo
noun the inner coconut palm frond
bookmarkhagaaugaunga
noun state of becoming infected
bookmarkhagadaemahadia
verb put too much weight on
bookmarkhagadau doa
adjective to show one’s strength by doing something difficult
bookmarkhagadolu (ina)
verb make a total of three
bookmarkhagailoo
verb announce
bookmarkhagalagolagoa
verb cause to be numerous
bookmarkhagamaamaanadu
verb keep reminding or keep remembering
bookmarkhagammae lodo
insult (someone)
bookmarkhagapago iho
adjective to descend suddenly
bookmarkhagasogoisi
verb
hagauea
verb a sleeping mat
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship (between kin)
bookmarkhaitoga
noun an opening for a door or window
bookmarkhakaogao
verb to sit on one buttock
bookmarkhano saele
adjective wander around
bookmarkhegabidi
verb packed closely together; crowdedtogether in a small place
bookmarkhelui
adjective diminution of
bookmarkhilohilo ma eidu
a sorcerer able to take human or non-human shapes
bookmarkhuadia
noun fishingpole
bookmarkkau donu
adjective usedto, easy to
bookmarklangi maakau
the sort of rain which is an omen of death
bookmarklodo bigede
adjective feel cowardly
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)
bookmarkluu hua
noun labiamajora
bookmarkmaanadu age
decide (arrive at a decision), make upone’s mind; think up
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mada lahalaha
adjective appear to be wide
bookmarkmadalua maa haa
number twenty four
bookmarkmagi nngali
verb any sickness leading to emaciation (e.g., t.b.); a wasting illness (terminal)
bookmarkmago de me
a worsening condition of the weather
bookmarkmassagalala
noun burned (food)
bookmarkme hagaodi
noun last one
bookmarkmilosanga
the way in which a current flows
bookmarkmmade aalanga
adjective exhausted (physically or mentally)
bookmarkmogomogo
noun muscle
bookmarkmua mai (adu, ange)
adjective next to me (you, him)
bookmarkmuli mai loo
much later
bookmarknanua
verb the object of a complaint
bookmarknebua
verb be nebu
bookmarkngaio
needlefish
bookmarkngole iho
adjective to use the biggest first
bookmarknoho hagamaaiongi
adjective to sit as though stunned (i.e., as though hagamaaiongi)
bookmarkobe
noun eye of the taro corm
bookmarksali tae
adjective intractable watery diarrhea
bookmarksausaudia
verb continually blown upon (by the wind)
bookmarkse goo
adept at
bookmarkseguli
numeral hundreds of thousands
bookmarksogoisi loo huu
ssali dodo
verb bleed
bookmarksseni
tainadaane madua
noun elder brother
bookmarkuli
adjective black
bookmarkvaga
noun sailing vessel, large canoe, ship
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