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aduisiisi
noun one’s first spouse
bookmarkbaabuu
adjective
lie down
baani
adjective lie down
bookmarkbadai gee
extremely meddlesome
bookmarkbasa senga
adjective speak senselessly
bookmarkbingabinga
adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation
bookmarkdaane gasia
noun a person who is useful to others
bookmarkdali
noun fibers of the coconut leaf rachi
bookmarkdauagi
verb dry in the sun
bookmarkdebeaha
okay; so-so
bookmarkdee lahilahia
big (and therefore good),strong,tremendous
bookmarkdiilevalevanoa
noun the fifth child of a couple
bookmarkdua dama
verb the pallor of a female following childbirth
bookmarkdua duiagi
noun fishingline of the largest size (on which a whole belubelu is used as bait)
bookmarkdua gi lunga
thicker (line or rope, etc.)
bookmarkdua lele
noun to throw one’s back out of joint
bookmarkdumuagi
noun top of the head, bare hilltop
bookmarkduna
noun larvae (of mosquito, etc.) found in water
bookmarkdungu
verb smell (something)
bookmarkdungudungu
verb have a good sense of smell
bookmarkduu uli
noun sea cucumber species
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plant
bookmarkga aha laa
what’s the matter with you
bookmarkga dae ai
until
bookmarkgabinivali
noun a kind of ancient song
bookmarkgai boo
adjective eat early in the morning
bookmarkgai de baibu
smoke cigarettes
bookmarkgauea
noun birdsp.: white-rumpedswift1 (apus pacificus) (the native term applies possibly to several spp.)
bookmarkgemo
adjective fast, swift
bookmarkginogino
adjective inclined not to enjoy something (esp. food) by being overly sensitive to filth
bookmarkgoloa labagau
noun carpenter’s tools
bookmarkguani
noun a type of fish trap (with net sides)
bookmarkhaalala
verb stand leaning
bookmarkhagaanu
verb cause to dance or sway
bookmarkhagabela
verb provide bela for
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hagaheloongoi
verb compare; act as an intermediary or mediator; get acquainted with
bookmarkhagaleo
verb to produce sound
bookmarkhagalongaa
adjective <= hagalongoaa>
bookmarkhagamaasei mai
make smaller (toward one)
bookmarkhagamabu age
return to land from sea (esp. of birds)
bookmarkhagamadagu
scare (someone); frighten (someone).
bookmarkhagamao lalo
verb humble,modest
bookmarkhagamomo
verb reduce in quantity
bookmarkhagapago sala
unfortunate result
bookmarkhagapunidia
verb add up (many things)
bookmarkhai de gubenga
to use a gubenga for fishing
bookmarkhai hegau ai
verb borrow
bookmarkhai me daahea
search for driftwood or other beachedobjects
bookmarkhai me gavia
do crazy things
bookmarkhai sumu
verb having a diamond-shaped decoration or form, etc.
bookmarkhakii gee
<= kii gee>
bookmarkhebahebaa
adjective crowded together
bookmarkhebaledage
verb a confluence of currents (making the water choppy)
bookmarkhhango
verb wakeup (someone)
bookmarkhoea
verb covered with sunburn blisters
bookmarkhongagelegele
i ama
on the same side of a canoe as theoutrigger float
bookmarklaelae (gee)
adjective look (funny)
bookmarkllabu
verb claw
bookmarkluilui togo
a measurement of land along the shore
mada nnui
adjective having big holes (or entrances, etc.)
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa lima
number fifteen
bookmarkmadaaolo
noun capital of
bookmarkmalangalanga
adjective repeatedly (or becoming) malanga
bookmarkmama
noun dust, gas, steam,vapor, fumes, spray (e.g., of waves)
bookmarkmanu-a-madaligi
noun birdsp.: short-tailedshearwater(puffinus tenuirostris)
bookmarkmao lalo
adjective deep,low (in status)
bookmarkmouli danuaa
adjective easy living, a good life
bookmarkmuna hai alaa
oh my goodness
bookmarknaa gaalava
so what
bookmarknebua
verb be nebu
bookmarknebunebua
verb be nebunebu
bookmarkngadi vai
noun a coconut shell used for water storage(on fishing trips)
bookmarknguu
noun squid (3 types)
bookmarkodi mai (adu, ange)
all (e.g., have come)
bookmarkpaibu
noun pipe
bookmarkpulu
verb to be dry and smooth; satiated; be able to withstand
bookmarksae mai
break through the bush (toward one)
bookmarksigale saele
adjective search for
bookmarksiisiia
verb fished in (place)
bookmarkssali dodo
verb bleed
bookmarktainaahine madua
noun elder sister
bookmarkua dodo
rain of a reddish color - an omen of death
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