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adu-balebale-i-dua
noun fishsp.: bonito
bookmarkbaalasi saele
shine a flashlight indiscriminately on people
bookmarkbili
adjective be caught or hung up on something so as unable to fall (as a felled tree)
bookmarkbongaa hala
noun any long and hollow object (e.g., a pipe or a hose)
bookmarkbupubu
adjective make a lot of noise (not vocal)
bookmarkdaa (dau)
chanting (of old chants)
bookmarkdaa de hia
what time is it
bookmarkdaahanga ange
give pleasure to someone by giving himsomething
bookmarkdaahili daumaha
adjective a church song
bookmarkdaakodo
adjective
be in place
daane ssili dala
special one,important one
bookmarkdala
noun appendage, fin, spine (extending from a fish, etc.)
bookmarkdama hodooligi
noun
children of the chief
damaa-manu
noun birdsp.: sharp-tailedsandpiper(erolia acuminata)
bookmarkdangage dua
verb bend one’s head backwards
bookmarkdaogoli
noun plantsp.: swamptaro(cyrtosperma chamissonis), also the corm of this plant
bookmarkdaohi i tua
learn by heart
bookmarkdee tala mai!
don’t tell me
bookmarkdenaa ange naa
about that
doi
noun stain (as for wood)
bookmarkdua gi lunga
thicker (line or rope, etc.)
bookmarkduu podo
adjective do something at short intervals; often,frequently
bookmarkgaibea-lausedi
noun trapezeidcrab
bookmarkgalo ahi
sparks
bookmarkgau
verb lymphnodes (enlarged)
bookmarkgelu-uliuli
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkhagaala
verb make mat sections
bookmarkhagaaugau
verb cause infection
bookmarkhagabaangoa
verb causing prostration
bookmarkhagabala
verb allow to become soft; prostrate oneself (esp. to hide)
bookmarkhagabaua
verb figureout, determine
bookmarkhagadabena iho
adjective prepare oneself, make oneself ready
bookmarkhagadaemahadia
verb put too much weight on
bookmarkhagadau bale
verb cooperate; help one another
bookmarkhagadaulooloa
verb prolong,extend
bookmarkhagadiba
verb incline to one side
bookmarkhagadoo dai
adjective to fish off the reef for tuna
bookmarkhagahaunu
verb cause to drink alcoholic beverages
bookmarkhagahidi i tege
to throw a wrestler using one’s hip
bookmarkhagahoa
noun a boil on the body
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
verb attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamua
verb be first; get closer to
bookmarkhagasaohia
verb make oneself available
bookmarkhakaligali
verb grooved
bookmarkhale gai
noun restaurant
bookmarkhasi
verb to cut off a taro corm from its stalk
bookmarkheboohagi mai
found fighting
bookmarkholo
verb
swallow
hologumi
adjective
hongagelegele
hoohanga
adjective a nest (of birds); pumice stone (found as driftwood)
bookmarkhuuhuu
verb to clap one’s wet hands together (to dry them)
bookmarkiloo me
adjective charlatanism
bookmarklaangidabu
time noun sunday
bookmarklaba ngaugau
noun a stalk of the elephant-ear plant (ngaungau)
bookmarkllena
verb stretch; raise one’s eyebrows
bookmarkllonga
verb muscle fatigue
bookmarklo taane
adjective daring, brave, manly
bookmarklou gulu
adjective pick breadfruit
bookmarkluuluu
verb to shake (something) back and forth
bookmarkmaalie loo
much later
bookmarkmadaladala de leo
a clear and high-pitched singing voice
bookmarkmaimai mai
become maimai
bookmarkmalo haahine
noun dress
bookmarkmanomano
numeral thousands and thousands
bookmarkmanu laosedi
noun seaanimal; marineinvertebrates
bookmarkmasaova balalangi o lote ngadau
noun rainy season
bookmarkmoe dige
adjective to roll away from one’s bedding while sleeping (on the floor)
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moumou
verb wasteful,waste (something)
bookmarkmounuunu
adjective easily mounu
bookmarkmuna daemaha
noun words which hurt
bookmarkmuna o tangada
verb speak of the devil
bookmarkmuu
adjective utter (words or sounds), reply (tosomeone)
bookmarkngado
adjective come to the end or limit (of something)
bookmarkngisi
verb a squeaking sound
bookmarknooligi
noun a small knife
bookmarkoaa
adjective a sound indicating disagreement ordispleasure; oh my gosh
bookmarkodea
adjective noon, midday
bookmarkonge
famine
bookmarkovea
verb disheveled (as the chicken feathers on a much-used trolling lure)
bookmarkpagola
noun bad luck, punishment
bookmarksagea
verb to do something without regard for others (because one is excited)
bookmarksilivaahea
verb wander about with no fixed abode
bookmarksivi
adjective giveup
bookmarkssahu
adjective inquisitive, mischievous (as a child)
bookmarkuhado
large white worm species
bookmarkvaivai daahili
a dirty song
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