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aau
verb remove
bookmarkao age
daybreak (become daylight)
bookmarkaoa
verb misshapen fruit
bookmarkbaa ange
close to, near to
bookmarkbalia
adjective master navigator (having also the ability to forecast the weather)
bookmarkboi gadagada
adjective laugh all the time at nothing
bookmarkdagahi ange gi de --
serve as a side dish for
bookmarkdalodalo keli
adjective pray earnestly
bookmarkdanuaa age
improved,better
bookmarkdau laagii
adjective to put on an ornament for a special purpose
bookmarkdaudonu
adjective if, in the case that; gentle, mild-mannered, soft-spoken
bookmarkdeai donu angaanga
nothing at all
bookmarkdeeai
adjective
delaa huu
that was it just as before
bookmarkdenei sili
this is enough
bookmarkdilo
noun the immature leaf of any plant, except of the coconut; a coconut leaflet midrib after scraping, soaking and drying
bookmarkdua nnui
noun violence; a type of rope
bookmarkdui mamu
noun a string of fish
bookmarkdumuagi
noun top of the head, bare hilltop
bookmarkduumono
noun a type of prepared food made from taro
bookmarkduusaba
noun a type of musical instrument (a stretched palm leaf jiggled while blown against)
bookmarkgage
verb climb; climb up on
bookmarkgai hagadoedoe
verb eat sparingly (to save for later)
bookmarkgai lima dahi
to eat taro without fish (or fish without taro)
bookmarkgailalopoli
adjective stingy
bookmarkgali ange
wound around or tied or fastened very tightly
bookmarkganae oo
threadfin fish
bookmarkgauna
verb invite
bookmarkgelegele uli
verb
black soil
haa lodo
verb the inner coconut palm frond
bookmarkhagadaahao ai
do something as though it were a game
bookmarkhagadoodoo denga muna
boast foolishly about one’s ability (when it is obvious that one is inept)
bookmarkhagadoopeva
verb playatrickon
bookmarkhagaduu ngavesi
verb make boxes
bookmarkhagallogo
verb chant (in the old religious ceremony)
bookmarkhagalolo
verb to add oil (esp. coconut cream) to food
bookmarkhagamaamaaiongi
adjective continually hagamaaiongi
bookmarkhagapale
verb teach to steer, allow to steer, lean against
bookmarkhagasaaloa
verb to encounter good (or bad) fortune
bookmarkhagassogalia
verb
hanu me
secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkholomanga
noun throat (inside)
bookmarkhonga de mouli
during the lifetime of
bookmarkhongagelegele
huaahai
verb expertise
bookmarkiho
adjective
get down, climb down; down
imu-uli
noun fishsp.: triggerfish
bookmarkioo
adjective
to make a sound indicating "take it"
ivi-a-duimogo
pelvic bone
bookmarkkii ange
verb increase
bookmarkkoe se aha
who do you think you are
bookmarklalo de langi
beyond the horizon, far away from theatoll
bookmarklau tulugi
a tuna of the size next largest to lau de ava
bookmarklima-malama
time noun may (’fifth month’)
bookmarkllie
noun the throat of the flying fish net
bookmarklodo gaiaa
competitive, envious, desious of retaliating
bookmarkmaalo age
have become maalo
bookmarkmada-umanga
noun the bud of a cyrtosperma taro corm
bookmarkmadangi danuaa
noun fresh air
bookmarkmahagi
adjective (fruit) picked off (or caused to fall by wind)
bookmarkmalanga age
lifted up from; come up (e.g., weeds)
bookmarkmalau ngudu
noun labia (vulva)
bookmarkmalo gahu
noun collared shirt
bookmarkmalo sabo
noun breechclout
bookmarkmalo-ngiso
noun
driftwoodsp.
malumalu de me
cloudy day (not bright)
bookmarkmamu-madohi-lua
noun fishsp.: parrotfish
bookmarkmanu-a-luga
noun insectsp.: fruitfly
bookmarkmanu-mmala
noun plantsp.: glorybower(clerodendrum inerme (l.) gaertn.)
bookmarkmassaganga
verb to be very dry
bookmarkme duu
clitoris
bookmarkme hagalolo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro and coconut cream)
bookmarkme maaguluaa
noun dislocated joint (of the body)
bookmarkngavesi haangoda
fishing tackle box
bookmarkodaoda
noun driftwood (any sort)
bookmarkpasalia
verb be talked about (many persons or things)
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksahudu
noun fishsp.: seabass
bookmarksassano
adjective becoming ssano
bookmarksau
noun
savasavali
verb always hungry
bookmarksiilinga a muna
noun trial or formal inquiry
bookmarksoe daa dahi
straight as can be
bookmarksomo
verb grow, develop; coconut apple
bookmarkuaua nnui
noun larger blood vessels
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