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aahulu
verb to leave food cooking overnight
bookmarkabaabai
verb carry a canoe in shallow water; carry half lifting
bookmarkahee oo dagodo
how are you
bookmarkbaa donu
adjective skillful at fighting (opp. of baa sala)
bookmarkbabaiangi ina
cloudy, with clouds of the babaiangi type
bookmarkbanganga
noun fish sp.: wrasse
bookmarkbulobulou
verb to net flying fish
bookmarkdaane hebagi
adjective soldier
bookmarkdabanimeeli
adjective payment for medical treatment
bookmarkdaelodo dee odi ange
oddnumber
bookmarkdagimomo
adjective few for each one
bookmarkdala
noun appendage, fin, spine
bookmarkdangada madua
adjective old person,adult
bookmarkdaohi ange dahi hai
argue against
bookmarkdatanu
noun fishsp. (a sort which burrows in the sand)
bookmarkdau ama
noun the mast stay tied to the outrigger boom
bookmarkdaumaha daahili
noun song service (in church)
bookmarkdenaa ai laa
that was it
bookmarkdinana donu
noun natural mother
bookmarkdoga de manu
nesting of gadada, or gaalau, or gailulu
bookmarkdoi-avaava
noun the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore (used for making perfume)
bookmarkdolo
noun
plantsp.: sugarcane
dolodolo manu ligi
the physical sensation (like bugs crawling on one) after one’s leg, etc., has been asleep
bookmarkduulua
noun fishsp.: jack (= large alaala)
bookmarkduunga gima
half of a clam shell
bookmarkgaa de malala
there is sufficient ; an argumentative and stubborn person; argumentative
bookmarkgabaea
verb to hang oneself (suicide)
bookmarkgai hagalongolongo
verb eat sparingly (to save some for others)
bookmarkgai valaai
adjective take medicine
bookmarkgave hua podo
sprint (footrace of short distance)
bookmarkgede hangaabo
noun
a type of basket
gili somo
noun the coconut meat of a germinating coconut (after the coconut apple has been removed)
bookmarkgubu dao
noun a join of the spear shaft which is made of two pieces of wood
bookmarkgulunieli
noun plantsp.
bookmarkhaele sala
spoil (children), bring up (children) badly.
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagaahe mai
adjective return to the fold
bookmarkhagabaguu ange
move against something so fast that itappears to be coming at one
bookmarkhagabuni
verb gather together (people); have sexualrelations
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hagadanu
verb sink below the horizon, burrow into the sand
bookmarkhagadogo number
verb to join (to make up a group of a certain number)
bookmarkhagamaamaaiongi
adjective continually hagamaaiongi
bookmarkhagamau
verb to strive to become acquainted with
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhagasoe ange
aim at
bookmarkhai gauligi
each child is somewhat different
bookmarkhai hegau ai
verb borrow
bookmarkhakki
noun esophagua; trachea
bookmarkhale denga manu
noun hive (house for animals)
bookmarkhilo hagamaadau
verb
to braid sennit with the right hand;
hina
noun ability,capacity (of person),resourcefulness
bookmarki hee ai goe
you lose
bookmarkilihia ssave
the submerging of flying fish below the surface of the water (making them difficult to net)
bookmarklaangai huli de moana
a fishing condition in which tuna are jumping (showing their white bellies) and biting
bookmarklangolango
inclined to throw one’s legs over those sleeping nearby (when sleeping)
bookmarklau me
noun adjacent (of taro plots only)
bookmarklilolilo
adjective in a sheltered place
bookmarkllea
adjective
say loudly
lodo mmahi
adjective persistent,patient,persevering
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkmaadau gina
noun a type of fishhook (for gina fishing)
bookmarkmaaloolo
adjective refreshed (e.g., after a rest, or a shower)
bookmarkmadaangahulu
numeral ten (objects)
bookmarkmadalua maa lua
number twenty two
bookmarkmagau de lima
a paralyzed arm
bookmarkmalala
noun ashes
bookmarkmau me
adjective successful in obtaining what one wants(things)
bookmarkme gu modu
decision
bookmarkngaio
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarkngavesi
box, coffin, crate
bookmarkniho
teeth
bookmarknoho muli
adjective overloaded in the stern (of a canoe)
bookmarknohoanga hodooligi
noun the place where the chief lives (at the moment)
bookmarkpula-laalaa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarksaa
noun a share of food (esp. for children)
bookmarksaalua
verb scraped (a little taken away),scratched
bookmarksausaubaligi
verb always saubaligi
bookmarksoe daa dahi
straight as can be
bookmarksogoisi
adjective
ssae de manava
struggle to breathe
bookmarktainaahine madua
noun elder sister
bookmarkuaua nnui
noun larger blood vessels
bookmarkvela
burned
bookmarkvogi
to shame someone by teasing or insulting them
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Drummond, E., G. Anderson, J. Rudolph, M. Henry, K. Erwin & K. D. Harrison. 2016.
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