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abasasa huu
European in manner or appearance
bookmarkadi
verb relate news or gossip
bookmarkanaa huu
those only are the ones
bookmarkanailaa laa
it was today that
bookmarkanga gee
turn one’s attention away from
bookmarkaoa
verb misshapen fruit
bookmarkbodubodu
verb particles of rotting wood or thatch, etc.
bookmarkbulada
noun banana tree fibers (for making cloth)
bookmarkbungaleu
adjective unskillful (at difficult activities)
bookmarkdaaligidia
verb to have been moved about by the wind
bookmarkdaava
verb brackish (water); taste strange (of liquid)
bookmarkdaavalo
adjective make a great deal of noise (vocal)
bookmarkdalaa ubu
noun charcoal from the coconut shell
bookmarkdalabaimanugadele
adjective sharp (as a knife)
bookmarkdama lalo
noun a person who has visited other far-awaylands
bookmarkdangau-dongi
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdaogave
noun
a type of coconuttree
dee ni dago
never mind
bookmarkdeganoe
noun part of the female genetalia
bookmarkdelaa nei ()
that there is it (is that there it)
bookmarkdongi ange
appoint
bookmarkdongi de lae
a spot on the forehead
duu de umada
noun a rainbow appearing in the sky
bookmarkga dae ai
until
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gannui ina
white (of the portion of a woman’s thighshidden under her sarong)
bookmarkgaolama
noun spine of the coconut palm
bookmarkgavia
noun crazy person; insane person
bookmarkgelegele uli
verb
black soil
goloa haangoda
noun fishinggear
bookmarkgubenga
noun large net for fishing
bookmarkhaalala
verb stand leaning
bookmarkhagabuulinga
noun group of animate things
bookmarkhagadiinonga
verb treat as having supernatural power
bookmarkhagahaahine
adjective treat as women
bookmarkhagahala
noun a sleeping mat
bookmarkhagalongaa
adjective <= hagalongoaa>
bookmarkhagamaasei mai
make smaller (toward one)
bookmarkhagangadinei
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhaha
noun mouthodor
bookmarkhai gai
adjective prepared food; cook food
bookmarkhai goinga
adjective aggrandizement of one’s land holdings by moving others’ goinga
bookmarkhala langa goobai
noun a form for plaiting hats
bookmarkhale hongagelegele
noun outhouse
bookmarkhano gi bouli gee
to transfigure oneself
bookmarkhanu momo
adjective little bit,few
bookmarkhebolo
adjective a sign made with the eyes
bookmarkheduge
noun slate-pencil urchin
bookmarkhinangalosaa iho
adjective self-pity
bookmarkhobulaa
adjective a sound uttered esp. when liftingsomething
bookmarkhoimanu
noun fishsp.: eagleray
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkhungi
verb tricks of self-defense (some of which are like judo or karate)
bookmarkilo
noun worm
bookmarkkano avaavaa
verb porous
bookmarklaagau
noun wood,stick (of wood)
bookmarklau ngago
noun the fatty tissue of a fish or animal
bookmarklodo baageaa
adjective weak-willed, easily tempted; excitedeasily by the opposite sex
bookmarklodo gi me
adjective acquisitive, covetous
bookmarkma tuai
noun coconut grater blade
bookmarkmadannia i lodo
noun middlefinger
bookmarkmagalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagaugau
adjective easily faint or lose consciousness;mortality-prone (e.g., of a family)
bookmarkmaimai sseni
adjective to sleep especially well or restfully
bookmarkmalaelae
adjective clear, unobstructed, uncluttered
bookmarkmalanga age
lifted up from; come up (e.g., weeds)
bookmarkmao lunga
high, high-ranking
bookmarkmasulu de maasina
"a person has died."
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
noun riddle,parable
bookmarkngudu lagolago
lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarkngudu leidi
verb be the object of continual gossip; scorned
bookmarknoa
verb tied (as with rope)
bookmarkoo
adjective fit to (or into)
bookmarkoo
pronoun your (singular; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkpono iho
adjective put a cover on
bookmarksalaboli
noun may
bookmarksasa gee
impetuous in act or movement(leading to frequent error)
bookmarksaunoa
intensifier very
bookmarksavini dua
adjective run backwards, move backwards fast
bookmarksigale
scull (a boat)
bookmarksili gee
stand out from (others in a group) in distane or height
bookmarksilivaahea
verb wander about with no fixed abode
bookmarktahi-malama
noun January (’first month’)
bookmarkua
noun neck
bookmarkuaua nnui
noun larger blood vessels
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