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agilau gee
extremely pugnacious
bookmarkalaa ange huu
that there
alili
noun mollusk sp.: turbo argyrostoma
bookmarkanei loo
these (here) are the ones
bookmarkbaalanga tea
noun stainless steel
bookmarkbapaba
adjective flutter against (as a hooked fish)
bookmarkbigibigia
verb covered with something sticky
bookmarkbinge
adjective pink
bookmarkbuu de mama
air filled with mama
bookmarkdaahaa mada makaga
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa and daahaa mada giigii
bookmarkdaakodolia
verb
be slept upon for a long time
dadangi
adjective make noise repeatedly
bookmarkdagadagasala
verb be always blamed for
bookmarkdala
verb unfasten,undo,untie
bookmarkdalia
adjective tired
bookmarkdanu de laa
the setting of the sun
bookmarkdaula de gona
noun
a cord between the naval and the genitals
deai me hagalongolongo
do unhesitatingly
bookmarkdelaa tee madea
hard to tellapart from; resemble closely
bookmarkdiibanga goo dii
a game played by children (to determinewho is "it")
bookmarkdoga
noun a (live) coral formation
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of women in childbirth)
bookmarkduu-mmea
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkduuduu manu
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkgaagaasia
verb rubbed against (of lines only)
bookmarkgana
noun bad person
bookmarkganimuli
noun the second child of a couple
bookmarkgelegele uli
verb
black soil
gide eidu ina
to see a vision, hallucinate
bookmarkgoloa hai hegau
noun tools (for work)
bookmarkgolomagi iho
adjective to exercise great patience or restraintfor one’s own benefit
bookmarkhagaasanga
verb to create aasanga
bookmarkhagadanuaa
verb make good, lead a good life
bookmarkhagadubu gi se --
verb transfigure into a --
bookmarkhagadubu hue vini
the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagalagolago
verb cause to increase in numbers, multiply
bookmarkhagamaadau
noun barb
bookmarkhagamadumadua
verb to act as though very old
bookmarkhagamagua
verb to cause someone to steal
bookmarkhagamano
verb make a total of one thousand
bookmarkhagasegesege ange
allow someone to do as he pleases
bookmarkhahine
woman
bookmarkhai be se manu
promiscuous (especially if indiscreetor known to have sexual relations with one’s own relatives)
bookmarkhai de hilihili
verb hold an election
bookmarkhai mainu
verb collect bait
bookmarkhatinga
noun crook of the knee or elbow
bookmarkhau singano
noun garland of singano
bookmarkhobulaa
adjective a sound uttered esp. when liftingsomething
bookmarkhonu
green turtle (2 varieties)
bookmarkhugahuga
noun a type of soft driftwood (used for plugs)
bookmarkigauli
noun fishsp.: tang (2 sorts)
bookmarkisi
verb to peel off in long thin strips
bookmarkkosi
noun mollusksp.: cardium sp.
bookmarklaangidabu
time noun sunday
bookmarklala gaadinga
adjective to heat copra (to dry it)
bookmarklaudodole
noun smallness
bookmarklodo gaiaa
adjective competitive, envious, desirous of retaliating
bookmarklodo me muimui
in the bush (uncleared area)
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkluu hua
noun labiamajora
bookmarkma de hia e doe
a chanted expression, on the last word of which a work group chanting it lifts a heavy object
bookmarkmaamaasina
verb repeatedly lighted (esp. by moonlight)
bookmarkmadaa gamu
noun the measurements and special techniquesused in manufacturing duai
bookmarkmalo huna
adjective breechclout
bookmarkmami
verb taste (of something)
bookmarkmateedea
verb pustular
bookmarkmmadu
noun fishsp.: mojarrafish (= small sugimanga)
bookmarkmoele
noun a lie (an untruth)
bookmarkmolo
verb to make a knot of hair
bookmarkmoni deledele
noun sailing canoe
bookmarkmoni gabegabe
noun paddling canoe
bookmarkmoomoa
noun the shoot from a germinating coconut
bookmarkmuna hai alaa
oh my goodness
bookmarkngaage
downtown.
bookmarkni aha
what are these
bookmarknoho hagamolomolo
adjective to sit by oneself (away from the main group)
bookmarkodi ai loo
that’s the end! that’s all!
bookmarksaavale
noun spit, saliva
bookmarkse biho
clever (scheme or trick)
bookmarkssili mada
to faint, be unconscious
bookmarktainaahine o dogu damana
noun paternal aunt
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