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ahe
verb return, go back
bookmarkalasala
adjective vicious
bookmarkaliali
noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut
bookmarkanaa dagodo
those are the circumstances...
bookmarkangi
verb blow gently (of wind); a disturbance (of the water)
bookmarkau doga
noun a confluence of ocean currents, or a circular current in which drifting objects remain stationary
bookmarkbaagia
verb move sideways while moving forward (as a canoe slipping in the water); slap
bookmarkbaalasi mai (adu)
shine a flashlight toward me (you)
bookmarkbagu
noun scab, crust
bookmarkbaieu
noun mollusk sp.: clam sp.
bookmarkbalavini
adjective clumsy, awkward (e.g., in carriage)
bookmarkbasa degidegi
adjective speak disconnectedly with rage
bookmarkbebea
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkbelabela
verb dirty (like bela)
bookmarkbini dali gadaha
a method of braiding dali into string to make a bird snare; six-ply braiding (of rope)
bookmarkbugaliaa
bungubungu
adjective
plump
daakodo
adjective
be in place
daelodo gi lunga
a large number of
bookmarkdagi
verb lead, show the way, leader (of a group); extend to
bookmarkdaia e sseni
very sleepy
bookmarkdaiao age
the following morning
bookmarkdama donu
noun a natural child
bookmarkdama madua
noun eldest child
bookmarkdao o de nui
(topmost) roof support poles, wall plates(from the size of which one can estimate the maturity of those below)
bookmarkdaula mada lau nui
noun a rope for tying palm fronds together to make a belubelu seine
bookmarkdaungaangalu
noun high-watermark
bookmarkdee dolia
verb impossible to find the equal of(dehors concours)
bookmarkdiinonga eidu
adjective an idol representing a spirit
bookmarkdogodoganga
noun
plantsp.
doli age
adjective obtain the smallest first
bookmarkdookalala
stilts; walk on stilts
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duu molomolo
visible clearly
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gaha dea
adjective having almost ripe coconuts (whose husk fibers are white)
bookmarkgili dalo
hillock
bookmarkgohu de lodo
ignorant
bookmarkgohugohu
adjective becoming very dark (decreasing in natural light)
bookmarkgumedi
noun bowl (wooden)
bookmarkhagababa
verb become engaged to marry; make level, make flat; prepare for, make ready
bookmarkhagabasaa
verb be talked into
bookmarkhagadahi
verb a counting system for days, based on the lunar phases
bookmarkhagadogoisi
verb reduce in number, make fewer
bookmarkhagaholoholoi
verb to use holoholoi
bookmarkhagamogomogo
take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagamomo
verb reduce in quantity
bookmarkhagapunidia
verb add up (many things)
bookmarkhai hagadubu
adjective to fashion a string figure
bookmarkhai me mulegi
to showoff (esp. in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhakaunuunu
verb to nurse (an infant at the breast)
bookmarkhale hadu
noun a house of brick or cement construction
bookmarkhhuu
adjective chuckle
bookmarkhugadoo
unclassified all (of things)
bookmarki ono daha
at his place, with him
bookmarkkano malie
adjective a tasty tuber of good quality
bookmarkkano mouli
adjective fresh meat (including fish)
bookmarklodo llidi
a well-dressed man (always wanting to llidi)
bookmarkloha
bird species
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)
bookmarkloomosi
verb kill someone by holding him under the water until he is drowned
bookmarklugulugu
noun fishsp.
bookmarklunga ange
up more
bookmarkluu hua
noun labiamajora
bookmarkmada tea gee
white as a sheet (of a person)
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmadau-dalinga
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkmadea
verb identify,recognize
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmagi haahine
menstruation
bookmarkmahana
adjective hot
bookmarkmalamalama
verb shiny (reflects light)
bookmarkmalino
verb calm (weather), still (wind)
bookmarkmanamanadua
verb keep remembering
bookmarkmanaunaua
verb crazy,insane
bookmarkmanu somo
noun tree, plant
bookmarkmasagi
noun a dance (an ancient type)
bookmarkmiili aheahe
adjective a version of the game called miili
bookmarkmmala
adjective bitter, sour; unlucky
bookmarkmoosee
verb not quite cooked (of anything but fish)
bookmarkngaengae
verb to become dizzy in the water
bookmarkngalue iho
adjective reduced,decreased
bookmarkngani
adjective going around in a complete circle (likea belt)
bookmarkohooho
verb frightened by noise
bookmarkolo
noun beach
bookmarksisi galisi
verb striped (with thin lines)
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teve
adjective hair or feathers standing on end
bookmarktugilima
noun elbow
bookmarkvalaai tao
dye
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