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aloo anahee
for how long has this been going on
bookmarkanaa dagodo
those are the circumstances...
bookmarkanga
adjective pay attention to (notice), be aware of
bookmarkbaagava
noun violent in word or action
bookmarkbalia
adjective master navigator (having also the ability to forecast the weather)
bookmarkbe hia
how many (according to someone)
bookmarkbunehulu
adjective slow in running or walking
bookmarkbuugani
adjective be (in fact) slow-moving (while attempting to hurry)
bookmarkdaahili dau soa
a lovesong
bookmarkdaelodo dee odi ange
oddnumber
bookmarkdala-dalaa-moa
noun plantsp.: lycopodium phlegmaria l.
bookmarkdangoa
verb grabbed,fallen upon
bookmarkdao o gasoni
noun
a type of a cloud formation
dau ngaadahi
adjective equally apportioned
bookmarkde baasi gee
theopposing side
bookmarkdee galemu
never mind, don’t bother
bookmarkdee haihai donu
that’s for sure
bookmarkdegidegi
verb to jerk repeatedly; bawlout (speakharshly to)
bookmarkdenaa ai
therefore (with respect to this, there near you, or concerning, you)
bookmarkdidianga
noun the manner of wearing one’s didi
bookmarkduasala
adjective hardship,difficulty
bookmarkduiaanga
noun the way in which something is stuck by a sharp object
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plot
bookmarkduusaba
noun type of musical intrument which consists a stretched palm leaf that is blown in order to make sound
bookmarke dee daadaaia
to be in no hurry
bookmarkege ange
move (something) over
bookmarkgaha uli
adjective having brown (ripe) coconuts (of a coconut tree)
bookmarkgai de baibu
smoke cigarettes
bookmarkgalubu
a type of toy
bookmarkgalugalu
verb
any jelly-like substance;jellyfishsp.
gau
verb lymphnodes (enlarged)
bookmarkgaveaa
verb
taken;
goai ne siilia
who asked you
googoo
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
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gumigumi-o-sogo
noun plantsp.: epiphyticfern(vittaria incurvata cav.)
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhadu-mangeo
cushion starfish
bookmarkhagabalabala
verb make loose; make soft; be a defeatist
bookmarkhagadau doo
verb to transfer a string figure from one person’s fingers to another’s
bookmarkhagaduu i luu goo
hagaholoholoi
verb to use holoholoi
bookmarkhai duu
verb to carry a baby about
bookmarkhalehale me
adjective a developing situation
bookmarkhano laa uda
adjective go on foot
bookmarkhau manu
noun a garland of flowers, headdress, necklace
bookmarkhhogi
adjective a sharp sound, like the report of a rifle
bookmarkilosia
verb wormy or maggoty (of something decayed)
bookmarkkala
adjective fragrance (esp. of food)
bookmarkkii mai
verb decreasing
bookmarklaangai huli de moana
a fishing condition in which tuna are jumping (showing their white bellies) and biting
bookmarklahhie
noun firewood
bookmarklalau
adjective one after another becoming lau1
bookmarklele age
regain consciousness; epilepsy; surfacing (of flying fish)
bookmarkllena luu mada
lludu
verb take all (of something)
bookmarkmaamaadolu
adjective becoming more and more maadolu
bookmarkmaamaalo
adjective becoming more and more maalo
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa valu
number eighteen
bookmarkmadamataia
verb inclined to be (or easily) mataia
bookmarkmade sala
adjective mistaken (in identifying); mistakesomeone for another
bookmarkmagalili tai
adjective flow (of tide)
bookmarkmalau
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkmalau ngudu
noun lips
bookmarkmalemalemo ~ malemolemo
noun a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmalingalinga
noun sideburns (of hair)
bookmarkmami
verb taste (of something)
bookmarkmasaala
verb clear-headed
bookmarkme gu modu
decision
bookmarkme mmilo
current (in the sea)
bookmarkmother
tinana
bookmarkmulegi
verb showoff (in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkmulimuli
verb much later; the very end
bookmarkmusumusu laa lalo
whisper softly
bookmarknanu
adjective grumble, complain
bookmarknao
verb to extract by gouging out with a finger
bookmarkniho kangi
noun tusk
bookmarknngao dalinga
adjective hurting in the ears from noise
bookmarknoho donu
adjective properly situated or loaded (of a canoe)
bookmarkodea
noon, midday
bookmarkodi/b
adjective gone, finished, usedup
bookmarkogo
noun the attachment of a clam to the reef
bookmarkonoonogia
noun an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarksausaudia
verb continually blown upon (by the wind)
bookmarksii valavala
spray
bookmarkului
turn inside out
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