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ahulu
noun fish sp.: goat fish (=madulilau sisisi)
bookmarkanaa ai huu
those only then
bookmarkbaluu
noun coconut crab
Example: Crancs dels cocoters a Bora-Bora. by Brocken Inaglory, 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0 via ca.wikipedia.org
bookmarkbasa degidegi
adjective speak disconnectedly with rage
bookmarkbebea
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkbili i de lodo
unforgotten
bookmarkbini daubeemala
verb a method of making flower headdresses
bookmarkbodubodu-o-uda
noun insect sp.
bookmarkboi malangilangi
adjective laugh abnormally
bookmarkbonabona age lodo
feel fearful
bookmarkbulibuliaamou
adjective prone to long for
bookmarkdaane mada daua
noun bravest in war
bookmarkdangi hagahadihadi
adjective wail loudly (when crying)
bookmarkdangi talinga
adjective
tinnitus, a ringing sound in the ear
dao
noun a spear, branch of (part of)
bookmarkdaudali i lodo
follow another’s will
bookmarkdaula
verb rope (heavy); anchored (of ship)
bookmarkdeainga
noun nothingness
bookmarkdelaa ange maalie
that there is exactly right
bookmarkdenei huu
this is it still
bookmarkdiha
verb move something by using a lever (esp. a pole) on a fulcrum; contradict
bookmarkdonu iho
adjective realize, understand
bookmarkdubua
noun a person of extraordinary ability
bookmarkduu mugamuga
noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock
bookmarkduudane
noun buttock
bookmarkduuduu
verb
stand around (idly); defecate
ga dae ai
until
bookmarkgadagada-a-vaga
noun a very small tuna
bookmarkgai mamu dua nnui
to eat fish up (not saving any for later)
bookmarkgaime
verb eat (intransitive)
bookmarkgave bae
noun a row of stones piled on top of each other
bookmarkgelu-hai-vaelo
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkgo
hano
bookmarkhaaligi
verb wrap from under, wrap around; to line1 something (e.g., a box, with paper)
bookmarkhadu mangeo
noun cushion starfish
bookmarkhadu-mangeo
cushion starfish
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate Europeans
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb cause to have been continuouslysufficient; aid (by giving something); help (with provisions)
bookmarkhagadamana
verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative
bookmarkhagadubuna
verb treat as dubuna
bookmarkhagahoa
noun a boil on the body
bookmarkhagahoou
verb make like new
bookmarkhagallogo
verb chant (in the old religious ceremony)
bookmarkhagao ngaohie
adjective inexpensive
bookmarkhagasogosogoisi
verb
hai samu
verb to gossip
bookmarkhai soa
friendship
bookmarkhalaasola
noun mollusksp.: clam sp. (a type of baasua)
bookmarkhale denga manu
noun hive (house for animals)
bookmarkhale maadenga
noun mortuary house
bookmarkhhuge
verb open (something),uncover
bookmarkhonumia
verb filled with
bookmarkhoolu
noun prow (bottom part)
bookmarkinau
verb to look for coconut crabs at night with a light
bookmarkkino made
adjective hate vehemently, completely disgusted
bookmarklala
verb to roast
bookmarklallala
verb warm oneself by the fire
bookmarklele tuli
adjective parturition
bookmarklua-malama
time noun february (’second month’)
bookmarklugulugu
noun fishsp.
bookmarkluu gili
noun labiaminora
bookmarkmaaniha
adjective strongly desirous of
bookmarkmada gi lodo
adjective a point which is bent inward (toward its handle)
bookmarkmada-givi
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmadabuunoua
adjective become dull
bookmarkmademadea ange
feel sleepy
bookmarkmadolidolia
adjective very madolidoli
bookmarkmalalidage
adjective usedup or cleaned out completely
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmanu solo maadau
file (for filing metal)
bookmarkmanu-solo-maanu
jellyfish-like animal in the shape of a flower that burrows into the sand when touched
bookmarkmoumou
verb wasteful,waste (something)
bookmarkmulumulu aamanu
verb moss (on rocks or coral)
bookmarkngadi duu
naked
bookmarkngadi duu
adjective naked
bookmarkngudu gaiaa
verb charlatan
bookmarkniho
noun tooth, teeth
bookmarksaelea
verb walkedupon
bookmarksali
adjective flow, seep
bookmarksao de leo
clear in elocution or in one’s singing voice
bookmarksaulaba
noun parent-in-law, child-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law
bookmarkse mouli dangada
rascal
bookmarkssege tama
miscarriage
bookmarkubu
kneecap; the shell of a coconut
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