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aalo
verb come by paddling
bookmarkaamua
adjective high-ranking
bookmarkabitala
noun eave (of a house)
bookmarkala galigi
noun a method of mat making
bookmarkau ga sano
I give up
bookmarkbaa sege
adjective carom off
bookmarkbaalasi ngago
adjective incubation of eggs (by a hen)
bookmarkbakau doo
noun a dislocation of the shoulder joint
bookmarkbani-magevageva
noun fish sp. (rare)
bookmarkbeibei
adjective more-or-less alike
bookmarkbunaa hoe
noun an eddy left by a paddle stroke
bookmarkbuu
noun bladder, balloon, ball; the head of the octopus; a net on a long handle; a conch shell trumpet; or any other round, hollow, inflatable object
bookmarkdagoobala
verb fall on something and smash it
bookmarkdaladala
adjective rough in texture (as perceived overtime); fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdanedanea
verb be covered with dane
bookmarkdangi hhadu
adjective cry for effect
bookmarkdauaahe
adjective gather or pleat in material; feathers of a rooster standing out on its neck (when angry); festooned with (e.g., flags)
bookmarkdaumaha hagaulu
noun the church service at which new members are accepted
bookmarkde ulu hagabolebole
topmost part of any standing object
bookmarkdeai ange soo laangi
i’ll get you
bookmarkdeai donu angaanga
nothing at all
bookmarkdee ngado mai
forever,eternally
bookmarkdolodolona
verb often flooded
bookmarkdoluu
pronoun your (plural; for singular noun)
bookmarkdoo ade
doo togonogo
adjective separation of the tip (caudal vertebrae) of the spine
bookmarkduadonu
adjective luck, good fortune
bookmarkdugidugi tugi lau
dungu
verb smell (something)
bookmarkduu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkduu molomolo
adjective visible clearly
bookmarkduu podo
adjective do something at short intervals; often,frequently
bookmarkduulanga
noun the sector from which the wind blows
bookmarkeidu ai
treat as a totem, worship, treat as asupernatural being
bookmarkgaba taiao
noun early morning
bookmarkgaba-moe
noun fishsp.: cardinalfish
bookmarkgau dahi
adjective a method of fishing for tuna(angling with a single baited hook)
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gelu-hai-vaelo
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkgoa
noun termite
bookmarkgu oo ina mai
shout to announce important news (e.g., to announce the arrival of a ship)
bookmarkgubu vae
noun foot,ankle
bookmarkhaaina dangada
adjective stare at people indiscreetly (esp.strangers)
bookmarkhagabau
verb measure, calculate,estimate
bookmarkhagabaubau
verb criticize; cause bad feelings;scrape taro inadequately
bookmarkhagadagasala
verb blame (someone), accuse
bookmarkhagadubu manu baabaa
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagahula
the sac in a fish which emerges from its mouth when it is brought up from a great depth
bookmarkhagalaangaa
verb teach to plait (mats, etc.)
bookmarkhagamabua
verb cause to hagamabu
bookmarkhagaongaonga
verb moving one’s head back and forth in time to music
bookmarkhagasaohia
verb make oneself available
bookmarkhagatevelia
verb cause to bristle
bookmarkhai maa
adjective the relationship of spouse’s sibling tosibling’s spouse
bookmarkhai sala
adjective mistake,error
bookmarkhakaadia
verb make tightly packed
bookmarkhale de henua
noun a house of indigenous construction (thatch)
bookmarkhale gai
noun restaurant
bookmarkhanu momo
adjective little bit,few
bookmarkhhadi
verb snapped off
bookmarkhhui age
eat a snack
bookmarkhonga iainei
at this time,these days
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
noun the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarki dai nei
Mortlock Islands
bookmarkinau
verb to look for coconut crabs at night with a light
bookmarkkave gi de mahi
obtain by force
bookmarkkii adu
get out
bookmarkkobu
adjective splash (once)
bookmarklaagau hagadauaadea
noun a cross-beam lashed to a tree to facilitate climbing it
bookmarklaamaloo
noun a divination result indicating bad fortune
bookmarklala
verb to roast
bookmarklangaa lodo
adjective a sudden access of emotion
bookmarklebelebe
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarklele tuli
adjective parturition
bookmarklibo ange de henua
feel dizzy or faint, vertigo
bookmarkluu odaadeu
pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for dual, inalienable noun)
bookmarkmadalua maa haa
number twenty four
bookmarkmagi dehenua
verb have fever
bookmarkmalillili
adjective to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmangoo-senga
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkmasavaa de gauligi
childhood
bookmarkmugamuga
verb
the muscle of a bivalve; the first stage of development of the coconut, before daahaa; to crackle when chewed
ngau hala
verb bite someone
bookmarkniho hagadolo
noun incisor teeth
bookmarksabalabala
adjective always agreeing with
bookmarksasao
adjective escape one after the other
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