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adi
verb relate news or gossip
bookmarkanaa huu
those only are the ones
bookmarkasu
verb scoop up (liquids only), spoon
bookmarkbaba
adjective level (not bumpy); (any sort of) flat base (esp. the board on which mats are plaited); the consolidated reef under water or sand; the back of a human; the shell of a turtle, crab, etc.; to be ready
bookmarkbogi
verb to plant taro slips
bookmarkbogobogo
verb pushed out of shape (as a tin can), rumpled, crumpled
bookmarkboobodo
adjective occurring at short intervals
bookmarkbulu
noun the short fibers of the mature coconut husk
bookmarkbuni ange lodo
paralyzed by fear; acute anxiety attack
bookmarkdaane mada daua
noun bravest in war
bookmarkdaga
verb loosely clinging to a surface (outer orinner); coconutmeat which has formed in the nut with no sap
bookmarkdala hhua
verb eruptions on the skin (e.g., hives, insectbites, etc.)
bookmarkdala-dalaa-moa
noun plantsp.: lycopodium phlegmaria l.
bookmarkdangada ngauda
adjective a person who rarely goes fishing, landlubber
bookmarkdaohi ange dahi hai
argue against
bookmarkde gai i mua
favorite food
bookmarkdogadogaa
adjective having a tendency to be dogaa
bookmarkdogo duu
verb to punt while standing up on the stern gunwales of a canoe
bookmarkduasala
adjective hardship,difficulty
bookmarkduoi
noun parasites (intestinal) of fish
bookmarkgili dama
verb soft-skinned
bookmarkgodi
verb to trim
bookmarkgogono
adjective moan
bookmarkgoinga o tai
noun high-watermark
bookmarkgumedi vai solo
noun a type of bowl
bookmarkhaalala
verb stand leaning
bookmarkhadu lunga
noun a stone used to crush hermit crabs(for bait)
bookmarkhagaagahi
verb call (someone)
bookmarkhagabaa
verb to crack (as a nut)
bookmarkhagabaangoa
verb causing prostration
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagahaigamaiana
verb treat as important
bookmarkhagaloma de me
calm weather, with no noise
bookmarkhagammae lodo
verb insult (someone)
bookmarkhagaodea
verb the time at which it is midday
bookmarkhagauu
verb suckle,nurse (feed milk)
bookmarkhai mee magua
sort of steal
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
verb to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhakaunuunu
verb to nurse (an infant at the breast)
bookmarkhalehale dagodo
adjective guarded condition or prognosis (of a sick person); unsettled (of a situation, the weather, etc.)
bookmarkhanu mee
noun secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhellumi
verb melee
bookmarkhhanga lua
verb split in two
bookmarkhoda
verb carve out, drill out; eat out the insides of (as does a rat)
bookmarkhonga iainei
at this time,these days
bookmarkhuga
noun fine threads or strands
bookmarkilihia ssave
adjective the submerging of flying fish below the surface of the water (making them difficult to net)
bookmarklao
noun the posterior portion of the coconut crab
bookmarkllilo mai
decreasing (in number); becoming less
bookmarklou
a pole with a hook at the end, used to pick breadfruit; pick breadfruit; pull down
bookmarkmaadau daabasi
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaadau daodao
noun a type of fishhook (large, for using a piece of fish as bait)
bookmarkmaanadu gelo
adjective profound thoughts
bookmarkmaangoa
adjective to be dry
bookmarkmaanuga
verb a wound1 or large sore (on the body)
bookmarkmaaui
verb givebirth to, born
bookmarkmada giivia
verb dim light
bookmarkmagini
a sudden pain while moving the body (as with a pinched nerve, or a muscle spasm); a sound like that made by snapping one’s fingers
bookmarkmahi loa
adjective tireless
bookmarkmalillili
adjective to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmanu aabi
kite
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maselesele
adjective straight-edged
bookmarkmilomilosanga
the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmilosanga
the way in which a current flows
bookmarkmoni gabegabe
noun paddling canoe
bookmarkmoni sulu
noun submarine
bookmarkngadi hanonga
a useless journey
bookmarkni aha
what are these
bookmarkpuli
verb grab up all at once
bookmarkpungu
adjective
plump
saaluanga
a scratch (on the skin)
bookmarksau
noun
see boiboi saele
stagger about (from a head injury), move as though unconscious
bookmarksisi gaadinga
adjective to cut copra
bookmarksivi
adjective giveup
bookmarktainadaane o dogu bodu
noun brother in law
bookmarktangada maagaga
industrious person
bookmarkudo
the soft wood around the center of a tree trunk
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