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aha nei
let’s (now)
bookmarkaladoidoi
noun iron (a piece of)
bookmarkalohi lima
noun palm (of hand)
bookmarkalomasige
adjective hasten to go or come
bookmarkanaa ai laa
those then were those
bookmarkanaa maa
those were about (approximately)
bookmarkanei huu
these (here) only are the ones
bookmarkau dili uda
an ocean current flowing toward land
bookmarkbaa hagasalau
adjective make contact with while not aligned
bookmarkbasa maalie
adjective speak moderately
bookmarkbee
noun flatus, the sound of flatulence
bookmarkboiboi
adjective repeatedly displaying signs of abnormality; dizzy
bookmarkbuu-ili
noun fish sp.
bookmarkdaa donu taahili
sing on-key
bookmarkdaelodo odi ange
evennumber
bookmarkdagalia
verb trampled down (from people walking on); thoroughfare
bookmarkdalia
adjective tired
bookmarkdalodalo keli
adjective pray earnestly
bookmarkdangau-daa-sissisi
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdango
verb grab (in order to restrain, e.g., a person), fall upon
bookmarkdao de laangi
celebrate
bookmarkdaohi age
donate,contribute
bookmarkdelaa nei ()
that there is it (is that there it)
bookmarkdenei tagodo
this is the situation...
bookmarkdiibanga goo dii
a game played by children (to determinewho is "it")
bookmarkdua lele
noun to throw one’s back out of joint
bookmarkdumanu sala
adjective bad situation; poor in appearance
bookmarkduugau
noun legs at the base of the canoe mast
bookmarkduuhuli
verb
a type of wave
gaadinga hai ngadi ubu
coconut with a shell of a size appropriate for use as a cooking vessel
bookmarkgaaui i tao
a line (for retrieving) which is attached to a spear
bookmarkgada-alaala
noun fishsp.: jack (like alaala)
bookmarkgadinibidi
a type of fishook made from pearl shell
bookmarkgai ga aha
too bad
bookmarkgalubu
noun a type of toy
bookmarkgamedi vai salo
noun a type of bowl
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gave
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkgiivada
adjective good fortune in the future, as revealed by divination
bookmarkgili somo
noun the coconut meat of a germinating coconut (after the coconut apple has been removed)
bookmarkgoo
adjective a sound made to indicate one’s presence (in response to being called from afar); an owl-like hoot (of birds)
bookmarkgubu dae
noun intestines which appear to havesegmentation
bookmarkgudua
verb abounding in lice
bookmarkhaaina
verb stare at
bookmarkhagabuulunga iho
adjective to hagabuulunga oneself
bookmarkhagadagodo gee ina
change
bookmarkhagadibadiba
verb rock back and forth to one side
bookmarkhagahaigabungi
verb make shy
bookmarkhagannamu age
eat a little of
bookmarkhagao baubau
adjective low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagaoanga gi lunga
good wages; a good price
bookmarkhai daahili
verb to compose songs
bookmarkhai modo
verb eat (or pick) when still unripe
bookmarkhanolia
verb suitable for a trip (e.g., a car, a road, etc.)
bookmarkheboohagi mai
found fighting
bookmarkhela
verb spread one’s legs (esp. a woman in the act of sexual intercourse)
bookmarkhilo saele
adjective spread venereal disease
bookmarkhina
noun ability,capacity (of person),resourcefulness
bookmarkhoa
noun side (of humans), below the hips
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidalwave
bookmarkhuuhuli
verb
kobu
adjective splash (once)
bookmarklaussoe
adjective having straight hair (not kinky or wavy)
bookmarkmaaileele
adjective die,dead (persons or animals)
bookmarkmadaa duge
noun the tip of a duge
bookmarkmadaangahulu-malama
time noun october (’tenth month’)
bookmarkmaile
noun plantsp.: maile-scentedfern(polypodium scolopendria burm. f.)
bookmarkmalamalama
verb shiny (reflects light)
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmassagaila
verb incompletely cooked
bookmarkmassagalala
noun burned (food)
bookmarkmesde-gelee
noun mollusksp.: oliveshell <"mr. grey">
bookmarkmilo
verb twist, turn (something, as a faucet),wind, wring
bookmarkmmasa bagubagu
adjective hard and curled up owing to dryness
bookmarkmuli mai ange
a little later, by and by
bookmarkngaio
needlefish
bookmarkngalue age
increased,augmented
bookmarknngana
adjective loud (noise)
bookmarknngie
noun plantsp.: crepemyrtleshrub(pemphis acidula forst.)
bookmarkohooho
verb frightened by noise
bookmarkonodaa
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarksaalua
verb scraped (a little taken away),scratched
bookmarksango
adjective wild (of animals scared of humans)
bookmarksavini
verb run
bookmarkse gainga
abundant
bookmarksege de gauanga
dislocated thighbone
bookmarksele gi tonu
make sure of
bookmarktubuna aahine
noun grandmother
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