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aausanga
noun way of leaving a wake
bookmarkaladi
verb initiate, begin
bookmarkanataiao
this morning
bookmarkbaa galele
noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing
bookmarkbaa sege
adjective carom off
bookmarkbaasi e haa o de langi
the four quadrants of the sky
bookmarkbahhaa
adjective to make a sound, like that of a turtle gasping for breath; the sound of air exhaled suddenly
bookmarkbangabanga mai
become skinny, become shrunken
bookmarkbangongo
noun fish sp.: rabbitfish
bookmarkbinga
adjective be named, be called; regarded as
bookmarkboibala
adjective watery (of prepared food)
bookmarkbolobolo a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarkbuubuua
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkdaa hagasaalei
verb make a striped design in tatooing
bookmarkdaga
verb loosely clinging to a surface (outer orinner); coconutmeat which has formed in the nut with no sap
bookmarkdagabe
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdai deeai
almost none
bookmarkdangada dau duadae
a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)
bookmarkdauaahe
adjective gather or pleat in material; feathers of a rooster standing out on its neck (when angry); festooned with (e.g., flags)
bookmarkdaulooloa
adjective long time
bookmarkde hua nei
this size
bookmarkdee gagu
adjective uncouth
bookmarkdelaa loo
that was it
bookmarkdoo ma gu...
fall into the bad habit of; do something which is difficult to rectify
bookmarkgaalau-ango
noun plantsp.: tumeric plant (curcuma sp.)
bookmarkgabinivali
noun a kind of ancient song
bookmarkgau bini
noun a tool used in braiding rope
bookmarkgau hadu
the board to which the metal grater for grating taro is attached
bookmarkgauligi ange
younger than
bookmarkgelu-hai-usu
noun fishsp.: unicornfish
bookmarkgogo dua
adjective bent backwards
bookmarkhaa lodo
verb the inner coconut palm frond
bookmarkhagaamu
verb pay respect to,honor (someone)
bookmarkhagadoopeva
verb playatrickon
bookmarkhagadubu hue vini
the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagahonu age lodo
verb feel uncomfortably sated with food and unable to eat
bookmarkhagalollolo
verb lubricate
bookmarkhagamainu
verb provide with bait
bookmarkhagamanu
verb cause to have disease
bookmarkhagammau
adjective poisonous
bookmarkhagaoda tugi
noun a type of prepared food (made from mashed taro and grated coconut)
bookmarkhagauu
verb suckle,nurse (feed milk)
bookmarkhai aoa ina
bear misshapen fruit
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhai dubuna
adjective the relationship between grandparent and grandchild
bookmarkhakide
verb to reveal oneself to someone (of a ghost); to show (familiarize with)
bookmarkhano ai huu
forever
bookmarkhano gee
go away
hongagelegele
iga-adagahi
noun
fishsp.: hawkfish (2 sorts)
kana adu
perhaps; watch yourself
bookmarkkano maalama
noun a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarkkivi
adjective thin (bony)
bookmarklaamasee
noun a divination result indicating good fortune
bookmarkladi
verb initiate, begin, start
bookmarkllohi
verb erosion of sand or soil (esp. of the beach by wave action)
bookmarkloage
adjective
go (up or toward the village, or land)
lodo malangilangi
adjective happy
bookmarkluu duu
noun covers (of books), two halves
bookmarkmaadau duiagi
noun a fishhook of a special type (for duiagi fishing)
bookmarkmada duulanga
noun an important position (spatially)
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa dolu
number thirteen
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa siva
number nineteen
bookmarkmadaladala de leo
a clear and high-pitched singing voice
bookmarkmagi hongagelegele todo
to have bloody stools
maidigi
noun august
bookmarkmalaangahu
noun feast held for a newly launched canoe
bookmarkmamu de lagi
noun the fish which live beyond the outer reef
bookmarkmanu hao vai
noun a bottle (of glass)
bookmarkmanu-hagadigedige
noun mollusksp.: coneshell
bookmarkmasavaa de gauligi
childhood
bookmarkme boogia e de eidu
a black spot on the skin (like a bruise) noticed after sleeping
bookmarkme de lodo
noun a fishing place (in the lagoon)
bookmarkmilomilosanga
the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmmule
adjective slow,late
bookmarkmoomuna
adjective fatty
bookmarknaamulolo
noun
ramrod;
paa age
explode from below
bookmarkpagola
noun bad luck, punishment
bookmarkpala boo maasina
the time of the month when rain is most likely to occur (1st quarter)
bookmarksagana
verb watch carefully, keep an eye on
bookmarksavini
verb run
bookmarkseevoivoi
adjective cry uncontrollably (hystericallyinaccessible)
bookmarksigi
verb transfer (from one place to another),transplant; a technique of finishing a mat edge; to assist in the delivery of a baby (by manually extracting it from the birth canal); to tack a canoe (by transferring the mast from one end of the canoe to the other)
bookmarktangada hagaai
poor fellow!
bookmarkuhado
large white worm species
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