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aladoidoi
noun iron (a piece of)
bookmarkanga
adjective pay attention to (notice), be aware of
bookmarkangaanga
adjective aware, alert
bookmarkaonga
noun sort or degree of daybreak
bookmarkbaba iho
adjective recently settled
bookmarkbe aha naa huu
whatever; if ever
bookmarkboongia
verb be caught by darkness unexpectedly
bookmarkbuaalali
verb flood tide
bookmarkdaa
verb
to make a sharp turn
daadaanga sala
adjective ugly-looking
bookmarkdababa-gabugabu-tai
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkdahea age
drift toward place where speaker is
bookmarkdahi tali
adjective depend on (e.g., to come), rely on
bookmarkdaholaa/a
noun december
bookmarkdala
noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
bookmarkdamana
noun father, uncle, senior male relative, male elder, person in a fatherly relationship
bookmarkdanuaa age
improved,better
bookmarkdau bodobodo
adjective to tie at the end of a short tether
bookmarkdau mamu
verb the season in which fish are abundant
bookmarkdaumaha haangoda
noun
prayer service held while visiting others’ houses
deganoe
noun a part of the female genitalia
bookmarkdelaa maa
that there was about (approximately)
bookmarkdii de laa
the shining of the sun
bookmarkdogoduli
adjective crouch on all fours
bookmarkdonu
noun fishsp.: seabass (= small ava)
bookmarkdoo de gauanga
dislocated thigh bone
bookmarkdua gina
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for gina fishing
bookmarkduudae goede
noun the inky excretion of the octopus
bookmarkduuhia ange
praised (by others)
bookmarkege ange
move (something) over
bookmarkgadigadi
verb have itch
bookmarkgaleve sali
noun a coconut tree which produces much galeve
bookmarkgammenge-maimai
noun mollusksp.: vasum turbinellus
bookmarkgannui koi
noun gannui which has been scraped out of the shell to be eaten
bookmarkgau bini baalanga
an iron rod
bookmarkgelu-hai-usu
unicorn fish
bookmarkguboa
verb being used in connection with group activity
bookmarkhadi de uga
the curvature of a fish line when angling (due to underwater currents)
bookmarkhagaloosi
verb guard, watch, keep an eye on
bookmarkhagalulu de madangi
to attract the wind (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagao baubau
low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagatala senga
adjective foolishly rough playing or joking
bookmarkhagatugu
verb crouch down
bookmarkhai dahi doo
trick someone
bookmarkhai damaahine
adjective the relationship between parent and daughter
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
verb to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhannoo kaba
go now, right away beat it
bookmarkhanu me
secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhhola mai saiolo
to allow the sail to fill with wind, holding on to the boom sheet (after luffing)
bookmarkhidi taelodo
adjective the weight (on a balance) used as a standard measurement
bookmarkhoda
verb carve out, drill out; eat out the insides of (as does a rat)
bookmarkhono
verb a patch (on clothes, or a canoe, etc.)
bookmarkhoosenga ange
embarrassed by
bookmarkiai
adjective be (present),have,there is...
bookmarkkangi baasi lua
double-edged
bookmarkllena luu mada
lluu
adjective mad or angry (but not showing it)
bookmarklo taane
adjective daring, brave, manly
bookmarkloadu
adjective
go (toward the hearer)
lollolo
verb oily
bookmarkmaadau dae ssae
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaalama
verb light (not dark),bright
bookmarkmaanuga
verb a wound1 or large sore (on the body)
bookmarkmada-givi
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa valu
number eighteen
bookmarkmagaahi
noun embers
bookmarkmahangahanga
adjective cracked in many places
bookmarkmahola
adjective to have been hola; plentiful (of food)
bookmarkmalianoono
lizard fish
bookmarkmalo maadolu
noun heavy clothing
bookmarkmasagi
noun a dance (an ancient type)
bookmarkmataia mai
seen being mataia
bookmarkmaunuunusi
adjective
mmahi i de gai
eat more than seems appropriate to one’s body size
bookmarknanulia
verb the object of a complaint
bookmarkngadi duu
naked
bookmarkngahui
noun
tens of coconuts
onge
famine
bookmarkpena
verb take precautions
bookmarksae de hadu
make a grater (by punching holes insheet metal)
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarksisi gaadinga
adjective to cut copra
bookmarksissisi
adjective striped (having stripes)
bookmarksobaga
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarksseni
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