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alo-uli
adjective dark color (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkanei sili
these were enough
bookmarkanga dogi
noun mollusk sp., Cerithiidae
bookmarkbibi-maadau
noun mollusk sp.: arcophagia scobinata
bookmarkboo i lalo o tangada
the last days of a person’s life
bookmarkbulabula
adjective testicles; look here and there; to have a lot of spots; twinkling (of many stars or phosphorescent insects, etc.)
bookmarkbuusagi
verb an eddy caused by a current
bookmarkdaane abo donu
noun gentleman,person who is good
bookmarkdaane e manege
noun a person who is capable at almost anything
bookmarkdagisoa
adjective many (people) at each (time or place, etc.)
bookmarkdagodo mai
appear from yonder
bookmarkdagu made
perhaps,maybe
bookmarkdahuli
adjective turn back; change one’s mind
bookmarkdama ssala
noun an adopted child
bookmarkdanuaa ai loo
well, ok (this time, but next timewatch it)
bookmarkdaonga
noun feast
bookmarkdau maagau
noun a period during which many people die
bookmarkdauaalu
verb always borrowing or begging
bookmarkdeadea
adjective becoming lighter in color
bookmarkdeai ange
no more, no other
bookmarkdenei ai laa
this is that then
bookmarkdongi de lae
a spot on the forehead
duasala
adjective hardship,difficulty
bookmarkdugu de laa
lower sail
bookmarkduu de umada
noun a rainbow appearing in the sky
bookmarkduugiva
adjective rough texture, of a plaited object such as a mat
bookmarkgagai
verb propensity of fish to bite (one at a time)
bookmarkgalagala
noun spongesp. (several spp.)
bookmarkgau-me
noun gill (of a fish)
bookmarkgavada
noun
a type of basket
gave ala
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarkgelegele malama
noun sand with disk-like particles
bookmarkgulabe
noun rectum
bookmarkhaa lodo
noun the inner coconut palm frond
bookmarkhaau unuunu
verb breast-feed
bookmarkhadu de moana
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkhagabulubulu ange
make do with
bookmarkhagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagadau doa
adjective to show one’s strength by doing something difficult
bookmarkhagadegi
verb praise (god only)
bookmarkhagadinoangahulu
verb make a total of ten people
bookmarkhagaduai
verb cause to be worn out
bookmarkhagadubu hue vini
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagahaunu
verb cause to drink alcoholic beverages
bookmarkhagaleo
verb to produce sound
bookmarkhagamaaiongi
adjective depressed (mentally); unable to think,move, or talk (as a result of psychic depression or trauma)
bookmarkhagamadumadua
verb to act as though very old
bookmarkhagangadaa
verb come with difficulty; a difficult delivery (of a baby)
bookmarkhagatugu tai
ebbing of tide
bookmarkhai de hilihili
verb hold an election
bookmarkhai mee magua
sort of steal
bookmarkhale baalanga
noun frame house
bookmarkhalehale dagodo lodo
nauseated
bookmarkhannoo kaba
go now, right away beat it
bookmarkhedogi
noun the sound of tapping
bookmarkhesuisuihagi
verb repeatedly hesuihagi
bookmarkhhadu
adjective invented, made-up (e.g., a story)
bookmarkhodu
adjective sighted, appear
bookmarkhonu malingilingi
adjective fill to overflowing
bookmarkhoohonu
verb
hulu made
noun the fading of one’s hair color (becoming white)
bookmarkidi
verb to husk (a coconut) with one’s teeth
bookmarkilaage
adjective free of (sickness, hardship, etc.)
bookmarkkumi tangi
adjective to control one’s crying
bookmarklebidi
noun birdsp.: whitetern
bookmarklebu
verb paint (something); put color on, color (something)
bookmarkllie
noun the throat of the flying fish net
bookmarklodo gaiaa
competitive, envious, desious of retaliating
bookmarkmadaa gai
noun firstfruits
bookmarkmalui
adjective turned (in direction),reversed,transposed
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turned over and over
bookmarkmanu-alioo
noun plantsp.: a variety of taro
bookmarkmoe dige
adjective to roll away from one’s bedding while sleeping (on the floor)
bookmarkmugamuga
verb
the muscle of a bivalve; the first stage of development of the coconut, before daahaa; to crackle when chewed
ngadi biho
noun head
bookmarkngalogulogu
adjective easily ngalogu in many places
bookmarknoganoga
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarkoha
break, break up, destroy; damage, ruin
bookmarkonge
famine
bookmarkpelaani
verb fry
bookmarkpono
verb to close
bookmarksassano
adjective becoming ssano
bookmarksii diidii
adjective urinate
bookmarksii valavala
adjective spray
bookmarksili muna
adjective inquisitive (prone to ask too many questions)
bookmarksinasinaina
adjective white headed; old (of living things); big (of animals)
bookmarkssae de leo
to project one’s voice better (e.g., after clearing one’s throat)
bookmarkssoi
to foretell a death by words or actions (which cause death)
bookmarksuunibongi
a coral formation resembling a man at the bottom of the lagoon; a method of pole fishing at night
bookmarkulumonu
porpoise
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