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agoago
verb learning, teaching
bookmarkalaa ange maalie
those there are exactly right
bookmarkanga dua
adjective an adze blade which is set at a right angle to its handle
bookmarkbaba donu
adjective properly settled
bookmarkbigi
adjective be caught between two or more other things
bookmarkbusi
verb blow (with the mouth)
bookmarkbuu tangada
noun an omen of death (when a certain kind or size of fish is caught)
bookmarkbuulou
verb cover up (by wrapping up with one layer); to catch by scooping up (e.g., with a net or basket)
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daaia
verb wash clothes completely; scoop upcompletely
bookmarkdaballahi
adjective
thin (of long flat object)
dabeo
verb unclean,unkempt
bookmarkdanuaa mai i hee
good according to whom
bookmarkdao dahuuhuu
noun ridgepole (lower)
bookmarkdau de madangi
be hit by (usually a strong) wind
bookmarkdaudali i lodo
follow another’s will
bookmarkdaumaha de manu
noun christmas eve fete in the church at which "santa claus" appears
bookmarkdauoni-baabaa
noun fishsp. (a rare school fish which looks like saniba)
bookmarkdenaa ange maalie
that is exactly right
bookmarkdenei muhuu
how about this one
bookmarkdenga hhuge --
upward current
bookmarkduu-o-de-hine
noun anything sticky which pulls apart like jelly, as certain kinds of sea cucumbers etc.
bookmarkduudae maadau
noun <= duudae baa, q.v.>
bookmarkduulanga
noun the sector from which the wind blows; the place of, the track of
bookmarkduumaa de gelegele
numeral trillion (a million million)
bookmarke lodo goe
watchout
bookmarkebuebua
verb covered with ebuebu
bookmarkgai moumou
verb wasteful of food
bookmarkgaiaadia
verb stolen
bookmarkgavaligi
noun fishsp.
bookmarkgiado
noun outriggerboom
bookmarkgiado madua
noun main outrigger booms
bookmarkgide malie
adjective get in the habit of
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhadi de uga
the curvature of a fish line when angling (due to underwater currents)
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb cause to have been continuouslysufficient; aid (by giving something); help (with provisions)
bookmarkhagabadabaatai
verb
hagahana iho
verb record for a little while
bookmarkhagamalemolemoanga
noun
hagaoda-lolo
noun fishsp. (= large llahi)
bookmarkhagaodia
verb finish up, be last
bookmarkhagasegesege ange
allow someone to do as he pleases
bookmarkhagasoa
verb go with someone; cause to increase innumber
bookmarkhagatugu
verb crouch down
bookmarkhagatulu mai
ooze out
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhai de hai
adjective stubborn, willful
bookmarkhai me hagamadia
behave in a more-or-less show-off manner
bookmarkhai me mule me
habitually slow or late
bookmarkhakaligali
verb grooved
bookmarkhano muhuu loo
let’s see...
bookmarkhebahebaa
adjective crowded together
bookmarkhela
verb spread one’s legs (esp. a woman in the act of sexual intercourse)
bookmarkholehole
verb scrape off (with an object or one’s finger), to scale (fish)
bookmarkhonu
green turtle (2 varieties)
bookmarkhuaalanga
noun a type of coconuttree
bookmarkkana mai
watch your step around me
bookmarklaulau hai daonga
noun
a type of basket
loeaa
noun a type of game
bookmarklua llau
number two hundred
bookmarkluu ana
pronoun his/her (for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkmaadau belubelu
noun a type of fishhook (small, for belubelu fishing)
bookmarkmada gapua
noun lagoonward part of a gapua
bookmarkmada gide
adjective sharp-eyed, goodat finding things
bookmarkmada giivia
verb dim light
bookmarkmadaala
adjective loosely braided; good at twirling sennit
bookmarkmagau de laa
weakness of the sun’s rays (for drying)
magi kino
adjective loss of appetite
bookmarkmahanahanasia
verb warmed up
bookmarkmaimai ange
to have been dulled (from having been struck on a hard object)
bookmarkmaisi
adjective peeled off
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp. something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmasaala
verb clear-headed
bookmarkmasalaba
adjective clear (not opaque or blurred); shiny (translucent)
bookmarkmasana
verb good (quality)
bookmarkmateedea
verb pustular
bookmarkmele
verb to use a word or expressionidiosyncratically in speech
bookmarkmmala luu mada
stinging of one’s eyes (e.g., from salt water)
bookmarkmouli-o-nono
noun <= malianoono>
bookmarkolaadeu
pronoun their (for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarksao de lahalaha
adjective more wide than long
bookmarksaugalo saele
adjective search for here and there,wander around looking for
bookmarkseni iho
adjective take a nap, stay overnight (away fromhome)
bookmarkua dodo
rain of a reddish color - an omen of death
bookmarkuhi daguu
turtle ribs, used as knives in rituals
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