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adugau
verb arrangement of things into a straight row
bookmarkaha nei
let’s (now)
bookmarkahi dangada
noun a (mat) wrapping for dead persons who are disposed of in the sea (precontact custom)
bookmarkalo-uli
adjective dark color (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkaoa
verb misshapen fruit
bookmarkbaa ange
close to, near to
bookmarkbaba age
be decided about
bookmarkbingabinga
adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation
bookmarkboo dabeo
verb a night which is rainy and stormy
bookmarkdaane abo donu
noun gentleman,person who is good
bookmarkdaane dagidahi
noun a person having unique skills or traits of personality
bookmarkdama pala
noun
a foetus which has been aborted, ugly
dee savala
uninterested in; not enjoy
bookmarkdelaa ai loo
that was it at last
bookmarkdongi
verb a spot (e.g., on the skin); point at; peck at; a method of fishing for flying fish in which torches are extinguished on alternate legs of the canoe track
bookmarkdoo ade
dua haangoda de boo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate forhaangoda de boo
bookmarkduanui
noun hard middle ridge of the coconut palm leaf
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
noun a piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkduu-hakaa
noun fishsp. (var. of duubaeao)
bookmarkduuhua
adjective single, unmarried
bookmarkgagu
adjective well-mannered
bookmarkgai de henua
native food (not imported)
bookmarkgai haganamunamu
adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)
bookmarkgailalopoli
adjective stingy
bookmarkgasia
verb worthwhile,important,valuable
bookmarkgava-dea
reef heron - white phase
bookmarkgavadu
adjective
give or carry (something) to you
giigii saele
giggle
bookmarkgoede
noun octopus
bookmarkgu soe donu
unmistakably, for certain
bookmarkhagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, etc.
bookmarkhagadali
verb accumulate (bring together); gather up; imprisonment (short term)
bookmarkhagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagalongolongo ngadaa
adjective slow to respond to suggestions or commands (because resisting)
bookmarkhagasaulaba
verb treat as saulaba
bookmarkhagausi
darkening of the sky or clouds (a sign of impending rain)
bookmarkhai be se manu
promiscuous (especially if indiscreetor known to have sexual relations with one’s own relatives)
bookmarkhai daahili
adjective to compose songs
bookmarkhai de eidu
one of two children’s games
hai de ingoo
make a good name for oneself (by one’singratiating behavior)
bookmarkhai me magua
sort of steal
bookmarkhai naa hanu me
something will happen...
bookmarkhano ai huu
forever
bookmarkhano goe
see what i told you
bookmarkhanuhanu
adjective few; gaining in
bookmarkhonohono
verb having hono in several places
bookmarkhusi
noun tarobog, swamp
bookmarkialona
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkivi-a-duimogo
pelvic bone
bookmarkkave dagi de momo
take a little (or few) at a time
bookmarkkena
noun pale; whitish yellow
bookmarklagolagohia
verb wounded in several places or all over
bookmarklamu dada
verb a jerk (e.g., of a line)
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklodo lagolago
indecisive, undecided
bookmarkloomai
adjective
come or go (toward the speaker)
maamaalo
adjective becoming more and more maalo
bookmarkmaanga dalogo
noun a handful of dalogo
bookmarkmagi sali usu
headcold,runny nose
bookmarkmaleasa
noun fishsp. : tang (a kind of igauli)
bookmarkmama
noun dust, gas, steam,vapor, fumes, spray (e.g., of waves)
bookmarkmanu-hagadigedige
noun mollusksp.: coneshell
bookmarkme abasasa
noun european things (gear, etc.)
bookmarkme bouli
noun the deepest part of the lagoon
bookmarkngani
adjective going around in a complete circle (likea belt)
bookmarknoho
verb settle somewhere; live somewhere
bookmarknui hoohoa
noun
a coconut tree trunk incised with steps
odaau
pronoun our (dual, inclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkogo
noun purlin
bookmarkoo
number zero
bookmarkouou
adjective yes yes
bookmarksaaliba
adjective rush around (of a group of people)
bookmarksabalia
verb be saba2
bookmarksangatai
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarksasau
verb increasing in velocity (of wind)
bookmarksauvalovalo
verb echo
bookmarksomo haahine
adjective a fleshy (non-muscular) man
bookmarktaadeu
pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for singular noun)
bookmarktama legalega eidu
pupil of the eye; a cry of a bird or human that sounds like the cry of a baby; the name of a ghost
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