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alaa muhuu
how about those there
bookmarkao de me
noun daytime
bookmarkbasa hagamao lunga
speak arrogantly
bookmarkbeabeau
verb choppy seas
bookmarkboaanga
noun a period (of time) during which many people require massage (for fractures)
bookmarkboi gadagada
adjective laugh all the time at nothing
bookmarkboogia mai
be caught doing something wrong
bookmarkboolaa
adjective a type of sound, indicating surprise
bookmarkbouli
adjective darkness (of or pertaining to)
bookmarkdaaia
verb wash clothes completely; scoop upcompletely
bookmarkdaemahadia
verb heavy, oppressive, hard to take
bookmarkdagaa de maadau
to tie a leader to a fish hook
bookmarkdala
noun appendage, fin, spine
bookmarkdamana
noun father (formal)
bookmarkdangadanga
adjective
loose (not tight)
daubodobodo
adjective short (in duration)
bookmarkdaula mada lau nui
noun a rope for tying palm fronds together to make a belubelu seine
bookmarkdee vasu
fearless (socially); inconsiderate
bookmarkdele de longo
spread news or rumors
bookmarkduu baeao
noun piece of coconut husk
bookmarkduu inai
duu taua
adjective outbreak of war
bookmarkgadigadi
noun itch
bookmarkgai samusamu
verb eat left-overs (that most people wouldthrow out)
bookmarkgalavalava
noun the grains in the trunk wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgili
skin
bookmarkgogo gi mua
bent forward
bookmarkgubu vae
foot, ankle
bookmarkhagaalukaba
verb cause to leave quickly, force out
bookmarkhagabaasi
verb do toward one side
bookmarkhagadaguu
noun a small axe, hatchet
bookmarkhagadaulooloa
verb prolong,extend
bookmarkhagadonu muna
adjective act as an interpreter
bookmarkhagaduu ngavesi
adjective make boxes
bookmarkhagahoohanga
verb allow birds to nest, or prepare a placefor their nesting
bookmarkhagailangi daahaa
noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo, but without somo or mugamuga)
bookmarkhagakona
verb become (or make) much worse
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly,delay
bookmarkhagasae gili
verb pierce the skin superficially
bookmarkhagi me
verb pick coconuts
bookmarkhakaligali
verb grooved
bookmarkhala dudu
a noise like that of burning pandanus (loud crackling)
bookmarkheboheboohagi
adjective fight frequently
bookmarkhinangalosaa iho
adjective self-pity
bookmarkhoohonu
verb
huevini
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkhuna me
adjective a habitual thief
bookmarkiga-loa
noun fishsp. (a small flying fish)
bookmarkiho daahagi
a calm sea condition, in which the horizon disappears [the horizon being normally marked by surf]
bookmarkkalo
verb stir up
bookmarkkumi
verb calculate (do arithmetic),figure out
bookmarklaangai sahole
noun a fishing condition in which tuna are jumping and biting
bookmarklaangi dabeo
verb a day which is rainy and stormy
bookmarklebidi
noun birdsp.: whitetern
bookmarkllabu
verb claw
bookmarklongoaa
adjective <= longaa>
bookmarkluuluu haha
adjective wash one’s mouth out, gargle
bookmarkmaanu iho
adjective to begin to fish while maanu
bookmarkmaatogo
verb discourage someone (verbally)
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa haa
number fourteen
bookmarkmadannia madua
noun thumb
bookmarkmadohi iho
adjective to reach halfway down
bookmarkmahuge
mai i daha
from outside
bookmarkmalaungudu
noun lip, lips
bookmarkme hagasili
a plant which is allowed to grow extra large (for some reason)
bookmarkmmene ono me
to be unable to go to the toilet, owing to the approach of people
bookmarkmoe
adjective closed (e.g. eyes, flowers)
bookmarkmonilele
noun airplane
bookmarkmougu
noun plantsp.: fleurya ruderalis (forst.f.) gaud. ex. wedd.
bookmarkmouli
adjective living, alive; life; life-style; that on which life seems to depend (e.g., favorite food or activity); life-principle (spirit, soul, etc.)
bookmarkmulo
verb rollup
bookmarkngalue age
increased,augmented
bookmarkngaobo
verb easily bent out of shape
bookmarkngudu aahua
noun islet shore (except that facing the lagoon)
bookmarksai
noun group of (e.g., agu sai ’my children’)
bookmarksao gainga
sweep or clean up trash
bookmarksogoisi loo huu
sogosogoisi
adjective
somo dae
fully mature coconut apple
bookmarksua hadu umu
stones (dead coral) used in the earth oven
bookmarkubu haohao
type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream
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