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aabi
noun room (of a house)
bookmarkanaa laa
these (there) which were there
bookmarkanaa loo
these (there) were the ones
bookmarkanumia
verb bobbing in the water
bookmarkbanuunu
basa senga
adjective speak senselessly
bookmarkbasalia
verb seep (of water)
bookmarkbii o madahasi
a certain kind of phosphorescence in seawater at night
bookmarkbiihingi
verb having flat buttocks, ugly (because not plump)
bookmarkbini dali gadaha
a method of braiding dali into string to make a bird snare; six-ply braiding (of rope)
bookmarkboo manu
adjective to weed (a garden)
bookmarkdaa de hagallogo
perform certain old religious ceremonies or chants
bookmarkdaa sseu
verb a way of forming the body of a canoe
bookmarkdagodo daudahi
adjective having the same characteristics, be alike
bookmarkdangaligi
noun a type of basket
bookmarkdangidangi keli
adjective beg, apologize, or ask permission in an insistent manner; pray fervently; beseech
bookmarkdao beau
noun the wave following the highest one
bookmarkdaohi age
donate,contribute
bookmarkdau
pronoun your (singular; for singular, alienable noun)
bookmarkdee adagaigaina
a great many; serious
bookmarkdee galo
perhaps
bookmarkdegedege
verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly
bookmarkdiinei de manu
to kill off plants
bookmarkdogo huadia
verb a way of punting a canoe
bookmarkdogodoganga
noun
plantsp.
dogonogo
noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)
bookmarkdohi dilo
verb to strip dilo (to make plaited hats, etc.)
bookmarkdua lele
noun to throw one’s back out of joint
bookmarkduuhuli
verb
a type of wave
gabola
flatten out something mushy
bookmarkgailingalinga
adjective continually wanting to eat
bookmarkgaloi
gelegele gumi hue
fine-grained sand
bookmarkgide
verb see
bookmarkgubulima
noun wrist
bookmarkhaaligi
verb wrap from under, wrap around; to wrap something (e.g., a present)
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
adjective critical of others
bookmarkhagaditidi
verb to skip a stone across the water
bookmarkhagadugudugu
verb crouch repeatedly
bookmarkhagailoo
verb announce
bookmarkhagamomo
verb reduce in quantity
bookmarkhai gaavenga
verb restless (of a child)
bookmarkhakoloa
verb provide goloa for; support(someone, with material things)
bookmarkhakolona
noun mollusksp.: augershell (terebridae sp.)
bookmarkhale hagao me
store
bookmarkhedaadoi
adjective collide
bookmarkhhola
verb hola at one time
bookmarkhodu
adjective sighted, appear
bookmarkholasa
a type of mat [made especially for cult houses]
bookmarkholi
adjective shape of,form of
bookmarkhudaa moni
noun a fleet of canoes
bookmarkino
adjective bow or nod or genuflect (as a sign of respect)
bookmarklaagei
noun
laangai milo sanga
a fishing condition in which fish arenot inclined to bite
bookmarklabulabu sala
adjective fail to take hold of (or do) properly(leading to an accident, or other unfortunate outcome)
bookmarklangolango
inclined to throw one’s legs over those sleeping nearby (when sleeping)
bookmarklebu
verb paint (something); put color on, color (something)
bookmarklongohie
adjective big around, fat
bookmarkluu oluu
pronoun your (plural; for dual noun)
bookmarkmaaloolo
adjective refreshed (e.g., after a rest, or a shower)
bookmarkmalingilingi
adjective spill out little by little
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
noun plantsp.: pacofern (athyrium sp.)
bookmarkmao denga ssave
a scarcity of ssave
bookmarkmasi
verb to scrape or peel breadfruit when thebreadfruit is ripe
bookmarkme gu modu
decision
bookmarkme ne modu
decision
bookmarkmmano
adjective thousands
bookmarkmuimui
verb crowded (owing to a disorder of things); dense (underbrush)
bookmarkngaangauda
verb habitually ngauda
bookmarkngadau age
older
bookmarkngauda
adjective an unenthusiastic fisherman
bookmarknngao
verb loud (sound)
bookmarkodi sango
adjective completely cleaned up or finished; all gone; each and every oneall gone
bookmarkoga
verb to husk (a coconut) with a sharp stick
bookmarkolonoa
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkono llau
number six hundred
bookmarkpuli
verb grab up all at once
bookmarksae de hadu
make a grater (by punching holes in sheet metal)
bookmarkse me gi hee
in which direction is the current running
bookmarkseesee hagadibabida
waddle
bookmarktalinga
noun ear
bookmarktangada aduhale
the sort of person who feels at home everywhere and is continually visiting (considered uncouth)
bookmarktegi
adjective around (sexually); tickled (esp. sexually)
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