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abaabai
verb carry a canoe in shallow water; carry half lifting
bookmarkalaa dagodo
those there are the circumstances...
bookmarkalava
noun fish sp.: shark sp.
bookmarkaliali
noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut
bookmarkalualumia
verb
sendaway
angaanga
noun body
bookmarkbaasi lua
having two useful sides
bookmarkbale-masevaseva
noun
baunga
noun worth, value
bookmarkbungaleu
adjective unskillful (at difficult activities)
bookmarkbuni ange
agree with; join, close up (something, e.g., a hole); close up to
bookmarkbunua
noun a young bird (of any sp. suitable for being raised as a pet)
bookmarkbusi
verb blow (with the mouth)
bookmarkdahea gi lalo
sink (completely)
bookmarkdalahalu
noun plantsp.: treesp. (allophylustimorensis (dc.) bl.)
bookmarkdangada baoa
noun dead person buried at sea who washesback up on shore
bookmarkdangi daudau
adjective cry uncontrollably (for a long time)
bookmarkdaonga
noun feast
bookmarkdeai me ao ai
useless
bookmarkdogia
verb be wet from the rain
bookmarkdoo i hainga a me
wait for a long time (beyond the timeexpected)
bookmarkdugu de uinga
to lay down a new cover of palm frondson uinga
bookmarkduu malaelae
an open field having no trees
bookmarkduuhuli
verb
a type of wave
gabetili
noun parent-in-law
bookmarkgai hagassii
verb eat messily (letting the food fall from one’s hands and mouth)
bookmarkgai ngole
verb wasteful,improvident
bookmarkgalo ahi
sparks
bookmarkgea
hawksbill turtle
bookmarkgili dalo
noun hillock
bookmarkguao
noun
the hard sap of a non-native tree which is occasionally washed up on shore
haale
verb adopt, raise (a child)
bookmarkhaangoda mada aasanga
to fish for labelabe
bookmarkhagaahe mai
adjective return to the fold
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak
bookmarkhagadau doolohi
adjective chase each other
bookmarkhagadibadiba
verb rock back and forth to one side
bookmarkhagaduugau
verb to make a handle for (e.g., a knife); to fasten with pegs
bookmarkhagagalugalua
verb cause to have more and more galu
bookmarkhai damaahine
adjective the relationship between parent and daughter
bookmarkhai me a gimoo
to act insincerely
bookmarkhale pono
noun prison, jail
bookmarkhanu mee
noun secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhegai
verb eat ravenously
bookmarkhua i gadea
the side of the main body of the canoe away from the outrigger float
bookmarkitebuubuu
noun insectsp.: grasshopper
bookmarklabodo-sisi
noun eelsp.: snakeeel
bookmarklahu
verb investigate (to prove one’s suspicions)
bookmarklango beau
verb a method of lashing the outrigger float to the outrigger struts
bookmarklenga
noun a preparation made from ango and doidoi (q.v.)
bookmarklodo bigede
adjective feel cowardly
bookmarkmaadau dagi
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmada dotodo
verb an abrasion of the skin (red but not bleeding)
bookmarkmada gapua
noun lagoonward part of a gapua
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa hidu
number seventeen
bookmarkmalibilibi
adjective crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmasaova laohie o de ngadau
noun dry season
bookmarkmasavavvava
adjective having many holes (like a screen)
bookmarkmasoasoa
adjective spacious
bookmarkme hai dago
ritual acts,religious acts
bookmarkmilomilosanga
the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmmano
adjective thousands
bookmarkmmoa gango
adjective burned food which has been overcooked
bookmarkmodu mai (adu, ange)
become one’s (your, their) exclusivepossession
bookmarkmoea
verb a person who is able to catch many flying fish (because the fish seem not to awaken at his approach)
bookmarkmolomolo de biho
round-headed
bookmarkmouli
adjective living, alive; life; life-style; that on which life seems to depend (e.g., favorite food or activity); life-principle (spirit, soul, etc.)
bookmarkmua mai (adu, ange)
adjective next to me (you, him)
bookmarknaa huu
when,if
bookmarkngae
mollusk
bookmarkngaolo
adjective to make noise (irregular repeated sounds)
bookmarkngaue ange
increase (in price, etc.)
bookmarkngaungau
noun plantsp.: elephantear (alocasia)
bookmarkngavesi haangoda
fishing tackle box
bookmarknoa
verb tied (as with rope)
bookmarkoaa
adjective a sound indicating disagreement ordispleasure; oh my gosh
bookmarkoda
verb eat (something) raw
bookmarksalani ange
just a little salani
bookmarksau aloalo
verb echo
bookmarkssoi
to foretell a death by words or actions (which cause death)
bookmarktangada adi longo
gossipy person, telltale
bookmarktegi kano
tickled
bookmarktiimaa
noun ship
bookmarktino boo
full moon (a period comprising two nights)
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