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agaaga
noun having lots of roots
bookmarkanei maa
these were about (approximately)
bookmarkao
adjective sufficient
bookmarkau hebaledage
noun a confluence of ocean currents (on the surface only)
bookmarkaugaua
verb infected
bookmarkbige
noun a strip of land extending into the sea or a swamp
bookmarkbona
noun a knot tied at the end of a rope or a string to prevent its unravelling
bookmarkbonabona age
become fearful
bookmarkbudubudu
adjective crowded together
bookmarkdaahaa mada makaga
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa and daahaa mada giigii
bookmarkdaane honu
noun a person of many accomplishments
bookmarkdamaa-manu
noun birdsp.: sharp-tailedsandpiper(erolia acuminata)
bookmarkdamana
noun father, uncle, senior male relative, male elder, person in a fatherly relationship
bookmarkdangage
verb raise one’s head up or back
bookmarkdangau-laha
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdango de langi
downpour (of rain)
bookmarkdaonga
noun feast
bookmarkdau
noun cover for an earth oven
bookmarkdau haanau
noun a period during which many children areborn
bookmarkdaumada
verb stare at,observe closely
bookmarkde hine hagahaanau
midwife
bookmarkdee haihai donu
that’s for sure
bookmarkdenaa sili
that is enough
bookmarkdihidihi
noun butterfly fish
bookmarkdoadoa
verb the sound made to attract chickens
bookmarkdonadona
covered in warts/moles
bookmarkgaa, ula
verb burn (intransitive)
bookmarkgadunga
noun fire-plow
bookmarkgalo ahi
sparks
bookmarkgasa
adjective run aground
bookmarkgava dea
reef heron - white phase
bookmarkgave hua podo
sprint (footrace of short distance)
bookmarkgeesaa
noun mollusksp.: fimbria soverbii
bookmarkgoohunga
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkgubo
verb work with concentration in the midstof a group
bookmarkhaangoda dua beau
a fishing method (used on the seaward reef during the day) employing a line, with hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhadu de gaanunu
noun nipple of breast
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb lesson, make learn, cause to teach
bookmarkhagadaula
verb to anchor
bookmarkhagadino
verb provide a portion or share
bookmarkhagahaanau
verb to help to deliver a child (as a midwife does)
bookmarkhagalligi
verb make very small
bookmarkhagaobe
verb cause to have obe
bookmarkhagapasa
verb cause several people to speak; mediate an argument so that the disputants will speak to each other
bookmarkhagapiigia
verb make stuck to
bookmarkhagaseenga
noun way of just being able to
bookmarkhagassoga
verb
hagatala senga
adjective foolishly rough playing or joking
bookmarkhano ahe
echo
bookmarkhatahata
noun chest (body part)
bookmarkhege
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkhevaalogi
adjective the screaming of many people at the same time
bookmarkhhuu
adjective chuckle
bookmarkhoohonu
verb
hudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidal wave
bookmarkhulo saele
adjective wander around
bookmarki dahi me
each, apiece
bookmarkisi
verb to peel off in long thin strips
bookmarkisiisi luu gauanga
to tear off (a person’s) legs
kangi odi
adjective too sharp
bookmarkkii age
move upward; reach a certain age
bookmarklanga de gubenga
to pull up a gubenga to store it away
bookmarklede
noun penetrating cold
bookmarklo te hebagi
during the war
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’ conversation
bookmarkloolodo
noun deep holes in the lagoon reef
bookmarkmaailaba
noun September
bookmarkmada dangada ina
a person of importance (who is liked by the people)
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madaladala de leo
a clear and high-pitched singing voice
bookmarkmadamada
adjective half-cooked
bookmarkmalanga age
lifted up from; come up (e.g., weeds)
bookmarkmao denga ssave
a scarcity of ssave
bookmarkme dau
noun thing of importance,worthwhile
bookmarkmougu
noun plantsp.: fleurya ruderalis (forst.f.) gaud. ex. wedd.
bookmarkmuu-madagao
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkngae
mollusk
bookmarkngaue ange
increase (in price, etc.)
bookmarknngahu
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarknoho ai
occupy or live in (a place)
bookmarknoobiho
adjective be enemies (of individuals only)
bookmarkoa
gunwales (at the top of the canoe)
bookmarkoha de nnoho paba
disturb the peace
bookmarksae de hadu
make a grater (by punching holes in sheet metal)
bookmarkseni alaala
adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety
bookmarksiva llau
number nine hundred
bookmarktainadaane o dogu bodu
noun brother in law
bookmarktangada hai me dabu
cult priest
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