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aha dea
noun driftwood sp. (white in the center)
bookmarkahe ina
wind around completely once
bookmarkalaala
adjective sleep fitfully
bookmarkalo-mea
adjective reddish color (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkbasa madua
adjective speak as an elder (treating the hearer as a child)
bookmarkbolebole
adjective
trembling
buni ange gi de gelegele
to have been dead for a long time
bookmarkdaga holiage
verb surrounding area; tocut or make a ring around
bookmarkdagihia
how many for each
bookmarkdagilagolago
adjective many for each
bookmarkdahidonga
noun grandfather
bookmarkdalaa manu
noun piece of broken glass
bookmarkdangi de musu
hear whispering (of others)
bookmarkdau (umu)
noun a cover for an earth oven
bookmarkdelaa ange naa
about that
denaa huu
that is it still
bookmarkdiidii ange
urinate against
bookmarkdoga de manu
nesting of gadada, or gaalau, or gailulu
bookmarkdongi de lae
noun a spot on the forehead, worn in ancient religious ceremonies
bookmarkdua nnui
noun violence; a type of rope
bookmarkdugu gee
put aside, setaside; treat (a person) differently from others
bookmarkdutudu
verb play with fire
bookmarkduu taua
outbreak of war
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkduuhia ange
praised (by others)
bookmarkgaalau-ango
noun plantsp.: tumeric plant (curcuma sp.)
bookmarkgahao
noun plantsp.: treesp.: ochrosiatree(ochrosia oppositifolia (lam.) k. sch.)
bookmarkgai samusamu
verb eat left-overs (that most people wouldthrow out)
bookmarkgalo saele
adjective look around (moving one’s body about)
bookmarkgalogalo malama
noun the last quarter of the moon (rising inthe east just before sunrise)
bookmarkganabu
noun the base of a coconut tree trunk
bookmarkgatae
noun fishingnet (attached to a frame or handle)
bookmarkgau bini baalanga
an iron rod
bookmarkgogo dua
adjective bent backwards
bookmarkgulu koi
noun a type of prepared food (breadfruit which has been cooked over hot coals with the skin on)
bookmarkhaa daha
noun the outer coconut palm frond
bookmarkhaahaa
verb to search for in the dark; to seek blindly using only one’s hands to locate something; similarly, any action that is tentative
bookmarkhaahaangodalia
verb a place which has been fished in over and over
bookmarkhagaala
verb make mat sections
bookmarkhagabunibuni
verb add together from different sources
bookmarkhagadaahili
verb make someone sing
bookmarkhagadamana
verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative
bookmarkhagadangada
verb treat someone as a human being
bookmarkhagadau bale
verb cooperate; help one another
bookmarkhagadiingia saele
adjective to go about exposing oneself to the sun’s rays
bookmarkhagaduu eidu
adjective superstitious; to believe in ghosts
bookmarkhagahulu
verb make a total of ten
bookmarkhagalanu
verb rinse off salt water from the body (with fresh water)
bookmarkhagallongo de lau nui
to obtain oracular information bylistening to the sounds made by coconut leaves
bookmarkhagassege i hegau
procrastinate (about work); refuse toparticipate in work
bookmarkhai baasi
adjective take sides against, oppose
bookmarkhai modo
verb eat (or pick) when still unripe
bookmarkhai mogobuna
adjective the relationship between grandparent and grandchild
bookmarkhallaba
noun the base of a palm frond spine; rifle
bookmarkhelii-baalanga
noun plantsp.: grasssp.
bookmarkhesilihagi gee
to have hesilihagi by aconsiderable distance
bookmarkhhanga lua
verb split in two
bookmarkhua ai
be inchargeof
bookmarki mua nei
beforehand
bookmarkigauli
noun fishsp.: tang (2 sorts)
bookmarklangolango
inclined to throw one’s legs over those sleeping nearby (when sleeping)
bookmarklaulau gai
a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklava hadu
noun leader (between fishing line and hook)
bookmarkllibo ange luu vae
run
bookmarklongaa
adjective annoyed by noise
bookmarkmaadau dae ssae
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaanga booi
noun a fingerful of booi
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa lima
number fifteen
bookmarkmahana age
heartburn <>
bookmarkmalamalau
adjective repeatedly or continuously malau1
bookmarkmaleva
adjective present1 (not absent)
bookmarkmalingalinga
noun sideburns (of hair)
bookmarkmangemangeo
verb covered with mangeo
bookmarkme ssongo aha
useless thing
bookmarkngadi gai
verb eat taro without fish (or fish without taro)
bookmarkngongo
noun birdsp.: commonnoddy (anous stolidus)
bookmarknoho muli
adjective overloaded in the stern (of a canoe)
bookmarkoaa
adjective a sound indicating disagreement ordispleasure; oh my gosh
bookmarkodi sango
adjective completely cleaned up or finished; all gone; each and every oneall gone
bookmarksangatai
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarksasau
verb increasing in velocity (of wind)
bookmarksenga
adjective crazy; dumb, foolish, ignorant; senseless, drunk
bookmarksula
verb arrive
bookmarkvaivai basa
dirty or obscene language; foulmouthed, swear
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