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abongi baasi
adjective capsize sideways
bookmarkadu-balebale-i-dai
noun fishsp.
bookmarkaigimea
noun plant sp.: wedelia creeper (wedelia biflora (l.) dc.)
bookmarkanailaa laa
it was today that
bookmarkanga gee
turn one’s attention away from
bookmarkao age
daybreak (become daylight)
bookmarkau dili dai
an ocean current flowing away from land
bookmarkbaa galele
noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing
bookmarkbaa i de madangi
be hit (usually forcefully) by wind
bookmarkbaalasa
verb
ballast for an outrigger
baalasi mai (adu)
shine a flashlight toward me (you)
bookmarkbadai gee
extremely meddlesome
bookmarkbangi
noun a type of prepared food made from dried breadfruit
bookmarkbasa degidegi
adjective speak disconnectedly with rage
bookmarkbeluu
noun lizard; gecko
bookmarkbido dagi
follow in order to spy on
bookmarkbigi
adjective close to (in meaning); about to (in time)
bookmarkboa
noun record catch (of fish) by an individual during his lifetime on any one fishing expedition
bookmarkboo iho
adjective the following night
bookmarkbopobo
adjective deteriorated
bookmarkbusi
verb blow (with the mouth)
bookmarkbuusagi
verb an eddy caused by a current
bookmarkdaa taahili
adjective sing a melody
bookmarkdaaea
noun fishsp.: snapper (= large babudaea)
bookmarkdaedae
adjective to reach many places
bookmarkdagamanga
noun path, route
bookmarkdaohi age
donate,contribute
bookmarkdatada
verb to jerk repeatedly; an intermittent sharp pain
bookmarkdaula mada lau nui
noun a rope for tying palm fronds together to make a belubelu seine
bookmarkdenei ai
therefore (with respect to this here)
bookmarkdibaa dodo
verb a clot of blood
bookmarkdoo de gulabe
prolapsed rectum
bookmarkdoo togonogo
adjective separation of the tip (caudal vertebrae) of the spine
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of a woman in childbirth)
bookmarkduu lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkduu modu
adjective vertical cut
bookmarkduu ngavesi
noun a cover of a box
bookmarkduu-baeao
noun fishsp.: filefish
bookmarkgai hilihili
adjective eat only certain foods prepared incertain ways by certain people; fussy (about food)
bookmarkgalogalo malama
noun the last quarter of the moon (rising inthe east just before sunrise)
bookmarkgiebu
noun plantsp.: spiderlily(hymenocallis littoralis (jacq.) salisb.)
bookmarkgoinga
noun a boundary marker (of stone)
bookmarkgoloa duu biho
barber’s tools
bookmarkhagaahee
adjective when (near future)
bookmarkhagaanu
verb cause to dance or sway
bookmarkhagabunia
verb closeup, bringtogether
bookmarkhagadege
verb cause to wiggle the hips once
bookmarkhagadegelia
verb
hagadonu
verb trust, believe; interpret; support as a witness
bookmarkhagagabugabu
verb create a channel through land(by wind or wave action)
bookmarkhagaidaida
verb cry uncontrollably (hysterically); a disturbance of breathing
bookmarkhagassege i hegau
verb proscrastinate (about work); refuse to participate in work
bookmarkhagavaiduu
verb to act as though one were lazy
bookmarkhai lodo
resentful
bookmarkhakaugaua
verb to bathe (someone)
bookmarkhale o de henua
community meeting house
bookmarkhonohono
verb having hono in several places
bookmarkhuaamee daahaa
iganibongi
noun fishsp.
bookmarklaamasee
noun a divination result indicating good fortune
bookmarklau kena
adjective leaves (or hair) which have lost theirnatural healthy color
bookmarklavasi
noun a leader (between the hook and the fishing line)
bookmarkllena luu mada
maadau mada bodobodo
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaalama
verb light (not dark),bright
bookmarkmadangi
noun storm
bookmarkmahi loa
adjective tireless
bookmarkmalalidage
adjective usedup or cleaned out completely
bookmarkmanu aabi
noun kite
bookmarkmasaia
verb trapped by low water (e.g., canoes, or fish on the reef at low tide)
bookmarkmatili
adjective come up quickly (like fast-sproutingplants or a quickly erupting skin disease)
bookmarkme boogia e de eidu
a black spot on the skin (like a bruise) noticed after sleeping
bookmarkme gee
a coconut without any meat
bookmarkme gu modu
decision
bookmarkmele
verb to use a word or expressionidiosyncratically in speech
bookmarkmidia ange
dream about
bookmarkmmasa bagubagu
adjective hard and curled up owing to dryness
bookmarkmousi
adjective defeated, lose (battle, game, etc.)
bookmarkoaa
adjective a sound indicating disagreement ordispleasure; oh my gosh
bookmarkolaadeu
pronoun their (for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarksaalua
verb scraped (a little taken away),scratched
bookmarksaiolo duli magaga
noun a type of string figure
bookmarksali gee
flow away
bookmarksasa
adjective to talk or move in one’s sleep, or whendelerious
bookmarksaudia
verb be exposed to the wind (not sheltered)
bookmarksavala
adjective interested in, enjoys
bookmarkse aha ga hai
it’s not possibledon’t worry about it (i don’t think so.)
bookmarkse galubu
very fast
bookmarkseisei
noun fishsp.: pipefish
bookmarkuubiho
head-first presentation of a fetus at birth
bookmarkvaivai daahili
a dirty song
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