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anaa loo
these (there) were the ones
bookmarkau dili dai
an ocean current flowing away from land
bookmarkau ga humai nei
"i’m going on my way now..."
bookmarkaugau
verb pus
bookmarkbaasanga
noun manner of speaking, idiolect, dialect
bookmarkbasa dau donu
speak moderately
bookmarkbasa lilo
adjective speak indirectly (so that the meaning is vague)
bookmarkbigi
adjective be caught between two or more other things
bookmarkdai deai
hardly any
bookmarkdala
verb tell, say to, relate
bookmarkdama pala
noun
a foetus which has been aborted, ugly
dama-a-de-galabe
noun fishsp.: goby , sleeper
bookmarkdanngaho
noun stomach
bookmarkdaohi ange dahi hai
argue against
bookmarkdaudai
adjective skillful fisherman
bookmarkdauoni-baabaa
noun fishsp. (a rare school fish which looks like saniba)
bookmarkdeledele hainga a me
rush because of an emergency
bookmarkdenei huu
this is it still
bookmarkdoi
verb
stain (permanent); any of a number ofhardwood saps
doo de hatuli
the’falling of thunder’
duai lalo vae
noun a type of coconut grater which is placed under the leg
bookmarkga hia
how many will it be
bookmarkgai niivoi
verb to eat food without washing one’s hands after having prepared a corpse for burial
bookmarkgalo-gila
goatfish
bookmarkgaso
roof thatch rafters (of pandanus slats)
bookmarkgau
verb lymphnodes (enlarged)
bookmarkgau ivi
verb skinny
bookmarkgeiuli
lizard species
bookmarkgubu dao
noun a join of the spear shaft which is made of two pieces of wood
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhaaina
verb stare at
bookmarkhada
haelu
verb var. of hailu
bookmarkhagadogo number
verb to join (to make up a group of a certain number)
bookmarkhagaduu ngavesi
verb make boxes
bookmarkhagahulu
verb make a total of ten
bookmarkhagaiho
verb show (someone) how to climb down
bookmarkhai moumou
verb use wastefully
bookmarkhale o de henua
community meeting house
bookmarkhau singano
noun garland of singano
bookmarkhedangisi
verb make a noise by scraping things together, e.g. the grinding sound of jaws
bookmarkhege
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkhonga de masavaa
at the time of
bookmarkhonu de maasina
noun full moon
bookmarki de baasi
concerning; at the behest of;under the auspices of
bookmarkivi a duimogo
pelvic bone
bookmarkkaa
adjective a type of sound, made to attract birds
bookmarkkano made
adjective slightly aged meat
bookmarkkolu de henua
pray for the welfare of the whole island(and its population)
bookmarkleia
verb be jumped upon; be landed upon
bookmarkllava
verb
finished
llidi
adjective dressup (esp. in new or very fancyclothes)
bookmarkloigulu
type of prepared food made from breadfruit
bookmarkluei todo
adjective cough up blood
bookmarkmaanadu iho
adjective think about oneself
bookmarkmadagabubu de maanadu
slow-witted
bookmarkmadangi
noun air
bookmarkmadaoaligi
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkmade sala
adjective mistaken (in identifying); mistakesomeone for another
bookmarkmaholadage
adjective be holadage
bookmarkmalogahu
noun collared shirt
bookmarkmalu
verb shade (under trees); lee (of wind)
bookmarkmao lunga
high, high-ranking
bookmarkmaoli
a suspicion which proves to be true
bookmarkmaseu
adjective to scatter (when in a group)
bookmarkmassaa (ina)
verb despised by others
bookmarkmuli mai loo
much later
bookmarkmusu
verb whispering
bookmarkngadi daumaha
adjective religions which are not in the judaeo-christian tradition, pagan cults
bookmarknganangana
adjective loud (noise) repeatedly
bookmarkngisi
verb a squeaking sound
bookmarkngu te lodo
noun the edge of the lagoon reef
bookmarknnoo hagamau me
insatiably acquisitive
bookmarkoomea
adjective afternoon (late)
bookmarkpaa ono pagola
punished for his bad deeds
bookmarkpoo mai
a unit of measurement (from the end of the extended thumb to the other side of the clenched fist)
bookmarksahudu
sea bass
bookmarksavali
verb hungry
bookmarksilasila
verb look around for
bookmarkttea
adjective white
bookmarkuli
adjective dark (in color), blackened; covered with (people, flies, etc.)
bookmarkvasu
timid, shy
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