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abi
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkaloalo gaadinga
noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap
bookmarkalohi lima
noun palm (of hand)
bookmarkbaa lahalaha
adjective broad-chested
bookmarkbaabaoa
verb wash up on shore continually; ghost (children’s language)
bookmarkbaba iho
adjective recently settled
bookmarkbasa gelo
speak sagely
bookmarkbobo
adjective rotten
bookmarkbonabona
adjective fear (as perceived somatically); having many bona
bookmarkbuni lunga ma lalo
a pitch black night
bookmarkbuubudu
adjective crowded together closely
bookmarkbuusagi
verb an eddy caused by a current
bookmarkdabadaballahi
adjective more-or-less thin
bookmarkdai bigi
adjective almost (finished or done, etc.); justabout
bookmarkdaia e sseni
very sleepy
bookmarkdala
verb tell, say to, relate
bookmarkdalaehala
verb pricked
bookmarkdaleba
verb flap briskly in the wind
bookmarkdauagi
verb dry in the sun
bookmarkde hine ga haibodu
noun bride
bookmarkdeai ma gi dahi
none at all as you should very well know
dee haaoa i de gai
gluttonous
bookmarkdeengaa gamalie
adjective let’s do it attentively
bookmarkdilongaagau
verb voyeurism
bookmarkdinana donu
noun natural mother
bookmarkduuduu
verb
stand around (idly); defecate
elaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkga dae laa huu
very, too much
bookmarkgabe
verb gouge out
bookmarkgano siga
noun strands (of cloth)
bookmarkgau de henua
natives
bookmarkgubulima
noun wrist
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun a type of prepared food (ripe breadfruit which has been cooked in an umu)
bookmarkhaa-dolo
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkhadiugu
verb a unit of linear measure (from the end of an outstretched hand to the bent elbow of the other arm)
bookmarkhagadalea
verb
make someone tired
hagagaagaa
verb behave like a baby
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagamalemalemo
verb to swim with one’s nose barely out of the water (as do small children)
bookmarkhagapago sala
unfortunate result
bookmarkhagasabala
verb talk (someone) into (something)
bookmarkhagasebugi
verb make a total of one billion
bookmarkhagatulu mai
verb ooze out
bookmarkhai uaua
verb dilated veins
bookmarkhedogi
verb the sound of tapping
bookmarkhoe pale
noun a type of canoe paddle designed for steering
bookmarkholasa
a type of mat [made especially for cult houses]
bookmarkholi
shape of, form of
bookmarkhono
verb a patch (on clothes, or a canoe, etc.)
bookmarkhua modo
noun fisheggs (immature)
bookmarkhungahunga a nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkhungi
verb tricks of self-defense (some of which are like judo or karate)
bookmarklabua gee lodo
to have an upset stomach (being on the point of nausea)
bookmarklamallie
adjective bearing big nuts (of coconut trees)
bookmarklenga
noun a preparation made from ango and doidoi (q.v.)
bookmarklobadia mai
to have the sail and mast blown down (because the wind came from the side away from the outrigger)
bookmarklodo gilimalali
noun pureness of heart, innocence
bookmarkmaadau duiagi
noun a fishhook of a special type (for duiagi fishing)
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa lua
number twelve
bookmarkmadabuunoua
adjective become dull
bookmarkmaholadage
adjective be holadage
bookmarkmahuge, huge
open
bookmarkmai ange laa
the next (one) following the one in question
bookmarkmaisi
adjective peeled off
bookmarkmalau
adjective free from (esp. hardship or illnessafter having had it)
bookmarkmalau age
free of hardship (after having had it)
bookmarkmalaungudu
noun lip, lips
bookmarkmanaunaua
verb crazy,insane
bookmarkmanavasaa
adjective scared; afraid
bookmarkmanihaniha
adjective inclined to be maaniha
bookmarkmanu-mmala
noun plantsp.: glorybower(clerodendrum inerme (l.) gaertn.)
bookmarkmasa
adjective empty,low (tide)
bookmarkmaua
verb to be able to
bookmarkme de lodo
noun a fishing place (in the lagoon)
bookmarkme ne modu
decision
bookmarkmogomogo ina
muscular
bookmarkmule
adjective slow; late
bookmarkmuu-madavai
noun fishsp. (rare)
bookmarknanulia
verb the object of a complaint
bookmarkpaa de mahedua
sneeze loudly
bookmarkpala boo maasina
the time of the month when rain is most likely to occur (1st quarter)
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