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adamai
verb recollect or recall past events or persons, etc.
bookmarkahi tugi
noun ignite a fire by making sparks with a stone
bookmarkanaa sili
those were enough
bookmarkangaanga
adjective aware, alert
bookmarkbaalasa
verb
ballast for an outrigger
bagua
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: pandan tree (pandanus dubius Spreng.)
bookmarkbalu daaea
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbini daubeemala
verb a method of making flower headdresses
bookmarkboi a eidu
temporarily abnormal
bookmarkboi gadagada
adjective laugh all the time at nothing
bookmarkbooboo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro or breadfruit)
bookmarkboogia mai
be caught doing something wrong
bookmarkbuulou
verb cover up (by wrapping up with one layer); to catch by scooping up (e.g., with a net or basket)
bookmarkdaa gee taahili
sing off-key
bookmarkdabaduu
noun fishsp.: (a small suulee or a var. ofsuulee)
bookmarkdagasisi
verb scoop out by inserting a knife between the meat and the shell (e.g., in cutting copra)
bookmarkdagoobala
verb fall on something and smash it
bookmarkdahuli de vae
dislocated ankle
bookmarkdalangasau
verb be quick-witted in an emergency
bookmarkde heduu o taiao
noun morningstar
bookmarkde ia
the, thing, it
bookmarkdee ni dago
never mind
bookmarkdeledele kau
adjective
walk proudly
dibo
noun infant
bookmarkdilo gaiaa
verb sneak a look
bookmarkdinana
noun mother, aunt; senior female relative, person in a mothering, or motherly, relationship
bookmarkdingale
noun secretion of the genitalia (male or female); the milky sap on some pandanus plugs
bookmarkdoo ma gu...
fall into the bad habit of; do something which is difficult to rectify
bookmarkdulagi ange
look like
bookmarkeidu ai
treat as a totem, worship, treat as asupernatural being
bookmarkeu doo
noun a dislocation of the shoulder joint
bookmarkgadigadi
noun itch
bookmarkgalavagu
noun spongesp.
bookmarkgavange
adjective
give or bring to (someone)
gidee iho
adjective be aware of oneself
bookmarkgieuli
noun lizardsp.
bookmarkgoloa abasasa
noun european goods or tools
bookmarkgulabe
noun rectum
bookmarkgumi
noun a measurement: by tens of fathoms
bookmarkhadu-mangeo
cushion starfish
bookmarkhagabigo de ngago
fool (someone), deceive
bookmarkhagadagasala
verb blame (someone), accuse
bookmarkhagadahea
verb to allow the wind or current to carry the canoe
bookmarkhaganaa
verb to calmdown someone who is excited orunhappy
bookmarkhagasaaloa
verb to encounter good (or bad) fortune
bookmarkhagatevelia
verb cause to bristle
bookmarkhagavagavaga
verb punishment of a person by confinement (without food or drink) until his death
bookmarkhai moumou
verb use wastefully
bookmarkhai ngaohie
adjective easy
bookmarkhanu momo
adjective little bit,few
bookmarkhesuisuihagi
verb repeatedly hesuihagi
bookmarkhhali
verb scoop up (of solids only)
bookmarkhhoda
gasp for breath
bookmarkhhuge
verb open (something),uncover
bookmarkiho daahagi
a calm sea condition, in which the horizon disappears [the horizon being normally marked by surf]
bookmarkkalo talinga
adjective clean out, or scratch, inside the ear
bookmarkkana adu
perhaps; watch yourself
bookmarkkave e hakide
take someone in order to train or teach him
bookmarklangolango
inclined to throw one’s legs over those sleeping nearby (when sleeping)
bookmarklau de alelo
be unable to speak clearly, owing to a stuttering problem
bookmarkllidi
adjective dressup (esp. in new or very fancyclothes)
bookmarklollolo
oily
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’ conversation
bookmarkmada mmea
adjective dark red
bookmarkmadalua maa valu
number twenty eight
bookmarkmagamagalili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagi kino
adjective loss of appetite
bookmarkmahana
adjective hot
bookmarkmamu-lalo-beau
noun fishsp.: wrasse
bookmarkmanu-hai-hau
mmanu
verb do (something)
bookmarkmodomodo mada gii
the stage of development of the coconutbetween modomodo and gaadinga gaha de a
bookmarkmoenga
bedclothes, bedding; a place for sleeping
bookmarkmuli mai ange
a little later, by and by
bookmarkmuna madua
noun words used only by elders (which are not normally part of a child’s vocabulary)
bookmarkngadi gavadu
adjective a gift (to the hearer); a present (to the hearer)
bookmarkngadi moana
noun <= laangai ngadi moana>
bookmarkngae
noun mollusksp.: giantclam sp.
bookmarkono
noun fishsp.: barracuda
bookmarkpala de langi
verb rain
bookmarkpilo
adjective stink
bookmarksao de looloa
rectangular (not square),oval
bookmarksiga
verb
to make a fire with a fire plow; to make a net with a net needle spool
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