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adugau
verb arrangement of things into a straight row
bookmarkalobagi
verb a lagoonward sandspit next to a channel between islets on the atoll
bookmarkaneane
noun the physical desire of a member of the opposite sex
bookmarkanga gee
turn one’s attention away from
bookmarkangiangi
verb blow with increasing force (wind); blow continuously (wind); fan
bookmarkbaa i de madangi
be hit (usually forcefully) by wind
bookmarkbalaginagina
adjective be squashed
bookmarkbalu moso
adjective constant movement of the hands and feet, as when struggling (resembling the movements of a young starling)
bookmarkbani-gegeva
noun
baoa
verb wash up on shore
bookmarkbona
noun a knot tied at the end of a rope or a string to prevent its unravelling
bookmarkbuusagisagi
adjective to be laden with scent (of air)
bookmarkdaahaa mada balabala
the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa
bookmarkdada de ava
a strong current in the channel
bookmarkdagi ala
adjective go around aimlessly
bookmarkdahi de gumigumi
shave one’s beard
bookmarkdangoa
verb grabbed,fallen upon
bookmarkdauaabulu
verb nearly sunk
bookmarkdaula luu hadu
noun testicle cords
bookmarkde hua nei
this size
bookmarkdee hemuu
not on speaking terms
bookmarkdulivai
noun a type of coconut (reddish in color)
bookmarkdumuagi
noun top of the head, bare hilltop
bookmarkgaadinga hai ngadi ubu
coconut with a shell of a size appropriate for use as a cooking vessel
bookmarkgammenge-hai-gili-dabeo
noun mollusksp.: thais luteostoma
bookmarkganomada
noun eye
bookmarkgidee mai
found out (or be found out)
bookmarkgili belu
verb dead epidermis (can be peeled withoutpain)
bookmarkhaa-laangi
time noun
thursday
hagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate europeans
bookmarkhagaali
verb to mention or expose something just enough so that the remainder is obvious
bookmarkhagaava
verb make a channel
bookmarkhagabigi
verb strive to be like
bookmarkhagadamana
verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative
bookmarkhagadege
verb cause to wiggle the hips once
bookmarkhagahi
verb call (someone) once
bookmarkhagahidi i tege
to throw a wrestler using one’s hip
bookmarkhagamidimidi
verb having a strong undertow
bookmarkhagamoolau
verb hurry, rush
bookmarkhagapago donu
fortunate result
bookmarkhai de biho
act smart (deviously)
bookmarkhhou
verb insist upon
bookmarkhine dau bodu
noun married woman
bookmarkholoholoi
verb the rope tied to palm fronds in belubelu fishing
bookmarkhonu de maasina
noun full moon
bookmarkhudaa moni
noun a fleet of canoes
bookmarkkave huaame
verb take the whole thing
bookmarklimamalie
good at massaging
bookmarkloeaa
noun a type of game
bookmarkmada legalega
verb a small hole;having small openings
bookmarkmadalua maa lua
number twenty two
bookmarkmagalili tai
adjective flow (of tide)
bookmarkmahidi
adjective
separated from and curled up from
maholadage
adjective be holadage
bookmarkmalanga
adjective
lifted up; departed (as a ship); separate from
malumalu-tangohi
adjective the light after sunset; twilight (in the evening)
bookmarkmanu dudu dangada
noun
insectsp. (= manu-de-laama)
manugia
adjective to appear from time to time on the surface of the water
bookmarkmasavaa de gauligi
childhood
bookmarkmau me
adjective successful in obtaining what one wants(things)
bookmarkmaunga
noun way of becoming accustomed to
bookmarkmmoli gee
haul away from
bookmarkmoe dige
adjective to roll away from one’s bedding while sleeping (on the floor)
bookmarkmomme
noun a place
bookmarkmoolau lodo
noun having a shorttemper
bookmarkmulo
verb rollup
bookmarkngadi basa
adjective small talk; idle conversation
bookmarkngadi gai
verb eat taro without fish (or fish without taro)
bookmarknngaoa
verb noisy (a loud, individually perceived, noise)
bookmarkodaadeu
pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkomaau
pronoun our (dual, exclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarksaga gee
saga away from; extend out inspace
bookmarksauligi
noun a type of adze (with a rotatable head)
bookmarksaunoa
intensifier very
bookmarkseesee hagadibadiba
adjective waddle
bookmarksou daane
noun a sudden strong gust of wind
bookmarkteve
adjective hair or feathers standing on end
bookmarkubu hhoa
type of prepared food dish made from taro cooked in a half coconut shell
bookmarkvaaligiligi
adjective small (for a vast plural noun; used with dengaa)
bookmarkvalaai tao
dye
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