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abadai
european
aha bagua
noun driftwood sp. (resembles bagua)
bookmarkalaa dagodo
those there are the circumstances...
bookmarkbasa gauligi
adjective to imitate a child’s manner of talking; babytalk
bookmarkbeibei
adjective more-or-less alike
bookmarkbibi-gabugabu-tai
noun mollusk sp.: a bivalve
bookmarkbingabinga
adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation
bookmarkboolaa
adjective a type of sound, indicating surprise
bookmarkbudubudu
adjective crowded together
bookmarkdaa mouli
take life away from
bookmarkdaaligidanga
noun the slope of a canoe’s keel
bookmarkdaava
verb brackish (water); taste strange (of liquid)
bookmarkdaballahi
adjective
thin (of long flat object)
dahea gee
drift away
bookmarkdahuli de lodo
change of heart, change one’s mind, repent
bookmarkdalangasau
verb be quick-witted in an emergency
bookmarkdanedanea
verb be covered with dane
bookmarkdangada henua gee
noun foreigners, strangers
bookmarkdangaligi
noun a type of basket
bookmarkdaonga
noun feast
bookmarkdaudai
adjective skillful fisherman
bookmarkde gai i mua
favorite food
bookmarkdee sao age
always fail or be defeated
bookmarkdiha
verb move something by using a lever (esp. a pole) on a fulcrum; contradict
bookmarkdiidii
adjective penis; urinate
bookmarkdili aalanga
adjective exhausted (physically or mentally)
bookmarkdinana donu
noun natural mother
bookmarkdoa
noun giant
bookmarkdoa agalala
very big giant
bookmarkdoli de henua
to defeat all comers
bookmarkdonu sala
adjective misunderstand
bookmarkdua lligi
adjective thin (line or rope, etc.); fine (thread, etc.); tenderly
bookmarkduanui
noun hard middle ridge of the coconut palm leaf
bookmarkdungu iho
adjective smell oneself
bookmarkduuli lua
verb a method of throwing one’s opponent inwrestling
bookmarkga aha laa
what’s the matter with you
bookmarkgalo
noun fishsp.: goatfish (= small vede)
bookmarkganae-oo
threadfin fish
bookmarkgango
adjective burned (overcooked food)
bookmarkgano agau
noun reef (including land thereon)
bookmarkgasogo
verb to have sexual pleasure (of males only) either by intercourse, or by regarding a naked woman
bookmarkgoobai lau
noun a hat made from pandanus leaves
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhagaali
verb to mention or expose something just enough so that the remainder is obvious
bookmarkhagadagodo
verb cause to lie down or remain; illustrate by examples
bookmarkhagaditidi
verb to skip a stone across the water
bookmarkhagahenua
verb give land to
bookmarkhai de biho
act smart (deviously)
bookmarkhakaa tuai
adjective to sharpen a coconut grater blade
bookmarkhasi made
verb to cut a taro corm from its stalk so far up the stalk that it won’t grow a new corm when it is planted
bookmarkhedogi
verb the sound of tapping
bookmarkhegau baubau
noun bad deeds
bookmarkholi ange
resemble
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
adjective rust
bookmarkkau donu
adjective usedto, easy to
bookmarkkii ange
verb increase
bookmarkkona loo
too much
bookmarklabodo-uli
noun eelsp.: morayeel
bookmarklangolango
inclined to throw one’s legs over those sleeping nearby (when sleeping)
bookmarklengisi
noun insectsp.: moth spp.
bookmarklima ma vae ange
work for as a servant
bookmarklodo dagidahi
have differing views (within a group of people)
bookmarkmaadegadega
noun birdsp.: a young bird (still unable to fly) of any bird sp.
bookmarkmada-galisi
the stem of the coconut
bookmarkmadalua maa siva
number twenty nine
bookmarkmadangi
noun wind
bookmarkmadania teu ngaloto
noun middle finger
bookmarkmahagi
adjective (fruit) picked off (or caused to fall by wind)
bookmarkmaidigi
noun august
bookmarkmalau
adjective free from (esp. hardship or illnessafter having had it)
bookmarkmanu solo laagau
file (for filing wood)
bookmarkme abadai
noun european things (gear, etc.)
bookmarkmmili mmili
verb to sift; rub between fingers
bookmarkmoa
noun the blossom of the banana tree
bookmarkmodimodi
adjective walk stealthily in a crouch
bookmarkmoenga
bedclothes, bedding; a place for sleeping
bookmarkmoole
noun
ngae
noun head
bookmarkoga
verb to husk (a coconut) with a sharp stick
bookmarkpada
adjective be coarse in texture, grain, weave, etc.
bookmarksaali
noun a type of rope (used for climbing breadfruit trees)
bookmarksabala
adjective willing to
bookmarksabalia
verb be in a situation in which saba1
bookmarksaniba
silversides
bookmarksiba
verb move to one side (involuntarily) whilewalking
bookmarksii talaa umada
a wash of waves at the prow of a canoe, when it is sailing fast
bookmarksinga sogosogo
adjective do something (e.g., work) all by oneself
bookmarksolovaani
thin and straight (of a person); having flat buttocks (considered ugly)
bookmarkssuonioni
sand
bookmarktangada hagaai
poor fellow!
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