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aamua
adjective high-ranking
bookmarkabo manu
adjective to correct someone without justification
bookmarkadugau daane
noun part of the plug of the pandanus
bookmarkalaa nei
those now
bookmarkamuamu iho
noun drizzle
bookmarkbaasi madau
adjective right side, right-handed
bookmarkbagibagi
noun
basa soe
adjective say what is on one’s mind; speak directly (so that one’s meaning is clear)
bookmarkbini gaahanga
verb three-ply braiding (of rope)
bookmarkdaane i lalo
noun a person who fails at everything he tries
bookmarkdagua-bodo
noun fishsp.: tuna sp.
bookmarkdala hhua
verb eruptions on the skin (e.g., hives, insectbites, etc.)
bookmarkdamaa velo
adjective good at spearing fish
bookmarkdangada dau duadae
a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)
bookmarkdangau-ngudu-aahua
noun
dao dahuuhuu
noun ridgepole (lower)
bookmarkdee manava age
do earnestly
bookmarkdenei huu
this is it still
bookmarkdili dangada
adjective to fail to discharge one’s obligations to help (esp. one’s kin)
bookmarkdogoisi mai
adjective decreasing (in number)
bookmarkdonu
adjective understand; truth, right, correct
bookmarkdoo ade
doonga pada
noun heavy-duty equipment or fishing gear; a large penis
bookmarkdungu
verb smell (something)
bookmarkduu lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkduu-baeao
noun fishsp.: filefish
bookmarkgagu
well-mannered
bookmarkganae-oo
noun fishsp.: threadfin
bookmarkgannui mada balabala
gannui which is soft and mushy
bookmarkgave bae
noun a row of stones piled on top of each other
bookmarkgeevee
noun birdsp.: easternwhimbrel(numenius phaeopus)
bookmarkgelogelo
verb having many depressions (e.g., a corrugated surface)
bookmarkgiebu
noun plantsp.: spiderlily(hymenocallis littoralis (jacq.) salisb.)
bookmarkgoobai-o-lillo
noun mollusk sp.: trochus
bookmarkhaadenga
noun measurement
bookmarkhadu-bunga
noun mollusksp.: chama iostoma
bookmarkhagaaoa
verb cause to have been sufficient, relieve
bookmarkhagadaalea
verb
hagadaemaha
verb put weight on, make unhappy
bookmarkhagadagasala
verb blame (someone), accuse
bookmarkhagadamana
verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative
bookmarkhagadangada
verb treat someone as a human being
bookmarkhagadanuaa magavaa
adjective make peace between people, conciliate
bookmarkhagadubu o madaligi
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagahi
verb call (someone) once
bookmarkhagallongo de lau nui
to obtain oracular information bylistening to the sounds made by coconut leaves
bookmarkhagasebugi
verb make a total of one billion
bookmarkhagasenga
verb fool (someone),deceive,trick (someone)
bookmarkhagasolo age
keep postponing or delaying
bookmarkhai huaame
punctilious, be particular
bookmarkhai me dua nnui
do violently
bookmarkhakii gee
<= kii gee>
bookmarkhenga
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkkaa
adjective a type of sound, made to attract birds
bookmarklaavea
verb stumble on
bookmarkmada baabaa
noun #NAME?
bookmarkmadabuunou
adjective dull (of an edge or point)
bookmarkmadaladala de leo
a clear and high-pitched singing voice
bookmarkmaeva
adjective move from one place to another
bookmarkmagi hai dama
morningsickness (of pregnancy)
bookmarkmaunuunusi
adjective
me gaha dea
a coconut which is nearly mature
bookmarkme hagadaahao
noun toy
bookmarkmmala luu mada
stinging of one’s eyes (e.g., from salt water)
bookmarkmoana magalili
a cold underwater current
bookmarkmoe baubau
adjective
sleep without regard to remaining decently covered; die in agony
moni hagadeledele
noun model (or toy) canoe
bookmarkmoomada
adjective half-cooked
bookmarkmuna maimai
noun <= ngudu maimai>
bookmarknebu ange
adjective to perceive that others are occupied
bookmarkngaue mai
to reduce (in price, etc.)
bookmarkngudu gaiaa
verb charlatan
bookmarknoho dodo
adjective coagulation of blood
bookmarkoho age
the following morning
bookmarkono-malama
time noun june (’sixth month’)
bookmarkpoo ange
touch (someone or something with the hand)
bookmarksavaa
adjective soon (will happen)
bookmarkse aha au naa
you are wrong that’s not righti don’t agree
bookmarksebugi
numeral billions
bookmarksoe
adjective straight, not crooked; level
bookmarksomo
verb grow, develop; coconut apple
bookmarksou hahine
noun a steady, light gust of wind
bookmarksugi de ngudu
the corner of the mouth
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