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aahee naa
then what (distant future)
bookmarkaduhale
adjective village, compound (aggregation of houses); go from house to house
bookmarkagaaga
noun having lots of roots
bookmarkageli
verb pick head lice
bookmarkanei naa
these (here) only
bookmarkbaabaa ama
verb to steer a canoe to its outrigger side (opp. of baabaa gadea)
bookmarkbane
noun the flat top of the shark’s snout
bookmarkbe aha naa huu
whatever; if ever
bookmarkbebela
noun prowler
bookmarkboo gi dua
the period when the quarter moon appears in the east just before sunrise
bookmarkboobodo
adjective occurring at short intervals
bookmarkbopobo
adjective deteriorated
bookmarkbulada
noun banana tree fibers (for making cloth)
bookmarkdaane ssili dala
special one,important one
bookmarkdagidogoisi
adjective very few for each one
bookmarkdagodo mai
appear from yonder
bookmarkdao
noun a method of calculating the relative maturity of coconuts by comparing the size of the upper (immature) ones on the tree with the lower (mature) ones; the second of a pair (e.g., dao dogai)
bookmarkdaogili
noun
de ulu hagabolebole
topmost part of any standing object
bookmarkdee ngado mai
forever,eternally
bookmarkdenaa ai
therefore (with respect to this, there near you, or concerning, you)
bookmarkdoi-giva
noun
the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore
doo i hainga a me
wait for a long time (beyond the timeexpected)
bookmarkdoo lodolodo
risky,unreliable
bookmarkdoonga pada
noun heavy-duty equipment or fishing gear; a large penis
bookmarkdugidugi tugi lau
dunu madamada
verb rare (not cooked thoroughly)
bookmarkga-hudi
banana
bookmarkgabea
verb (in angling) the failure of a bait bundle to come untied and release the bait
bookmarkgaini
noun any lattice-like arrangement
bookmarkgali ange
wound around or tied or fastened very tightly
bookmarkgide malie
adjective get in the habit of
bookmarkgiidagi
verb relish (meat or fish, or something substituting for meat or fish, eaten with taro, etc.)
bookmarkgili langi
verb a type of cloud (not associated with rain)
bookmarkgini manu
adjective pick flowers
bookmarkgoli manu
adjective pick flowers
bookmarkhaanialo
verb a bracing cross-beam <>
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate Europeans
bookmarkhagaausa
verb cause to leave a wake
bookmarkhagadaina
verb to put someone into a sibling or cousin relationship (as by an adoption)
bookmarkhagadama
verb treat as a child
bookmarkhagadilimangali
verb to teach someone to dilimangali
bookmarkhagadoa
verb act like a giant
bookmarkhagadogoisi
verb reduce in number, make fewer
bookmarkhagapuunia
verb add up (many things)
bookmarkhagasiva (ina)
verb make a total of nine
bookmarkhai sala
adjective mistake,error
bookmarkhakaogao
verb to sit on one buttock
bookmarkhedogi
noun the sound of tapping
bookmarkhemuu
adjective talk to one another
bookmarkhenua gai dangada
noun land of the cannibals’ (esp. new guinea)
bookmarkhhola
verb hola at one time
bookmarkiloo me
adjective charlatanism
bookmarkkoe se aha
who do you think you are
bookmarklangadala tohi
noun
a dead coconut leaf torn by the wind
langi maakau
noun the sort of rain which is an omen of death
bookmarklaosedi
noun seawater
bookmarklaulau gai
a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarkleengia
verb jump on; be flown into
bookmarklimamalie
adjective good at massaging
bookmarkllena luu mada
llobo
verb to put something in something else
bookmarklua lodo
adjective undecided
bookmarkmaalama dua de laa
the light remaining after sunset
bookmarkmagau de laa
weakness of the sun’s rays (for drying)
malaungudu
noun lip, lips
bookmarkmangamanga
adjective having many manga
bookmarkmassanganga
adjective apart, widely spaced
bookmarkme hagadaahao
noun toy
bookmarkme maaguluaa
noun dislocated joint (of the body)
bookmarkmesde-gelee
noun mollusksp.: oliveshell <"mr. grey">
bookmarkmogomogo
noun muscle
bookmarkngau hala
verb bite someone
bookmarknigo
verb go around in a circle; wind around
bookmarknngao dalinga
hurting in the ears from noise
bookmarknohoanga hodooligi
noun the place where the chief lives (at the moment)
bookmarkodi iho
adjective just finished
bookmarkoga
verb to husk (a coconut) with a sharp stick
bookmarkouou
adjective Yes! Yes!
bookmarkpilo bopobo
adjective musty smell
bookmarksavini
adjective run, move fast (as fish, or a canoe)
bookmarksobo
adjective rise up (as the sun), get up, jump up
bookmarksou
a gust of wind
bookmarkvvede
to massage
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