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adu
aligi
adjective priest (of a cult)
bookmarkanei naa loo
these seem to be
bookmarkbalavini
adjective clumsy, awkward (e.g., in carriage)
bookmarkbaledilo
verb the stage of plant growth at which immature leaves appear
bookmarkbangadala
noun fish sp.: seabass
bookmarkbini daubeemala
verb a method of making flower headdresses
bookmarkdaaea
noun fishsp.: snapper (= large babudaea)
bookmarkdada alohagi
adjective trolling
bookmarkdanngaho
noun stomach
bookmarkdau langi
verb rainy season
bookmarkdau malino
verb an area of the sea which is dead calm
bookmarkdebeaha
okay; so-so
bookmarkdenaa muhuu
how about that one
bookmarkdili ebuebu
verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)
bookmarkdilo gaiaa
verb sneak a look
bookmarkdonu gee
misunderstand
bookmarkdungagi ange
nod one’s head toward (to beckon orindicate agreement, etc.)
bookmarkduu biho
adjective haircut; cut hair
bookmarkduu gee
adjective out of alignment
bookmarkduu-o-de-hine
noun anything sticky which pulls apart like jelly, as certain kinds of sea cucumbers etc.
bookmarkduugau
noun legs at the base of the canoe mast
bookmarkduuhua
adjective single, unmarried
bookmarkduunga gima
half of a clam shell
bookmarkgaalauanga
gadigadi
verb have itch
bookmarkgaegaehala
adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees
bookmarkgau bini baalanga
an iron rod
bookmarkgau hadu
noun the board to which the metal grater for grating taro is attached
bookmarkgau mai moni
noun foreigners (lit., ’people who came in canoes’)
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golomagi iho
adjective to exercise great patience or restraintfor one’s own benefit
bookmarkgona odi
adjective too much
bookmarkhagaboongia
verb remain somewhere until dark
bookmarkhagabuulunga
verb accuse (someone) of having had sexual relations with someone else
bookmarkhagadaula
verb to anchor
bookmarkhagadubu dinae
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
noun a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagailangi
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkhagalaudodole
verb cause to grow small
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagapasa
verb cause several people to speak; mediate an argument so that the disputants will speak to each other
bookmarkhai moumou
verb use wastefully
bookmarkhalehale dangada
noun a suspicious character
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun flatfish
bookmarkhegabidi
verb packed closely together; crowdedtogether in a small place
bookmarkhiidagi
verb
holiholi
noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)
bookmarkhoo senga
adjective shy (especially in the presence of members of the opposite sex), shamed
bookmarkkeeligi
verb put away against a contingency; take precautions
bookmarkkona
adjective very, too much
bookmarklaagii baubau
noun hideous in appearance (as a ghost)
bookmarklaamasee
noun a divination result indicating good fortune
bookmarklabodo-uli
noun eelsp.: morayeel
bookmarklanga de moana
becoming stormy (of the sea)
bookmarklangona
adjective heard,felt
bookmarkleba
verb flap in the wind (like a flag)
bookmarklegalega
noun smallness
bookmarklima-laangi
time noun friday (’fifth day’)
bookmarkllagu
verb claw
bookmarkmaagau
verb die (plural subj.)
bookmarkmadalua maa dahi
number twenty one
bookmarkmaduilau
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkmanamanava
adjective <= manavanava>
bookmarkmanava bodo
adjective shortness of breath
bookmarkmanavanava
adjective breathing
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun land animal
bookmarkmanu-de-bua
noun birdsp.: sacredkingfisher (halcyon sancta) (the native term applies possibly to several spp.)
bookmarkme abo (donu)
noun truth
bookmarkmee saabini uga
reel of fishing line (lit. thing to wrap fishing line)
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bookmarkmiili
adjective
a type of game
milo
verb twist, turn (something, as a faucet),wind, wring
bookmarkmmade aalanga
adjective exhausted (physically or mentally)
bookmarkmolimoli
verb to take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled
bookmarkmoomoa-ganoango
noun fishsp.: boxfish (yellow)
bookmarknao baasua
verb to collect baasua
bookmarkngadi ngavesi
noun an empty box
bookmarkoda
verb eat (something) raw
bookmarkodo
verb to roof (a house), to thatch (a house)
bookmarksaaluanga
noun a scratch (on the skin)
bookmarksangatai
mollusk, Spondylus
bookmarksao gainga
adjective sweep or cleanup trash
bookmarksee
adjective
barely, just barely
seni alaala
adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety
bookmarksiba
noun fishsp. (small flying fish)
bookmarksiili
noun a stick used in a children’s game
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun paternal uncle
bookmarkuaua nnui
noun larger blood vessels
bookmarkuu
milk
bookmarkvalaai tao
dye
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