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aalanga
noun member (of the body, a house, etc.)
bookmarkalaa dagodo
those there are the circumstances...
bookmarkbalabalavini
adjective clumsy by nature; awkward by nature
bookmarkbalu malau
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbangoa
adjective slow down, be exhausted (physically), feel unenergetic
bookmarkbaua
verb figure out, determine
bookmarkbelabela
verb dirty (like bela)
bookmarkbigi
adjective be caught between two or more other things
bookmarkboiboi
adjective repeatedly displaying signs of abnormality; dizzy
bookmarkbuu-ili
noun fish sp.
bookmarkdaalea
adjective
tired
dagalonga
noun path, route
bookmarkdama madua
noun eldest child
bookmarkdaogubu
noun waist, circumference
bookmarkdee hanga
adjective
don’t move away from the reef
denaa naa ()
that will be it. (will that be it)
bookmarkdenaa sili
that is enough
bookmarkdogaa
adjective bashful, ashamed, shy, embarrassed
bookmarkdoo
noun an evil scheme
bookmarkdoo
noun an evil scheme
bookmarkdotodi
adjective limping (as an action)
bookmarkdutudu
verb play with fire
bookmarkduu taua
adjective outbreak of war
bookmarkduudae goede
noun the inky excretion of the octopus
bookmarkgada-laagau-ngaadai
noun fishsp.
bookmarkgai hagassii
verb eat messily (letting the food fall from one’s hands and mouth)
bookmarkgaiaa
verb steal, dishonest, cheat; to ask or accept too readily
bookmarkgalagalani
adjective come close to the end of
bookmarkgaso
noun roof thatch rafters (of pandanus slats)
bookmarkgau bini baalanga
an iron rod
bookmarkgavaligi
noun fishsp.
bookmarkhada
hagaaduadu dangada
adjective critical of others
bookmarkhagaamua
verb accord honor to
bookmarkhagaboo
adjective greet; take leave of
bookmarkhagadau tugi
adjective punch each other
bookmarkhagadoodoo denga muna
boast foolishly about one’s ability (when it is obvious that one is inept)
bookmarkhagaduu ssaalanga
adjective search intently for
bookmarkhagagalugalua
verb cause to have more and more galu
bookmarkhagamanavasaa
risky, dangerous
bookmarkhagasaa
adjective quarrel (like children)
bookmarkhagatevelia
verb cause to bristle
bookmarkhai de hai
stubborn,willful
bookmarkhakaanunu
verb breastfeed
bookmarkhenga
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkhhuu
adjective chuckle
bookmarkhonga iainei
at this time,these days
bookmarkhoosenga
adjective shy,embarrassed,bashful
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidalwave
bookmarkhuluhulu-manenga
time noun the tenth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it" (= the person who becomes "it")
bookmarkkivi
adjective skinny (people, animals)
bookmarkkivi
adjective thin (bony)
bookmarklagalaga
verb to put down one foot after the other (as in walking or marching in place)
bookmarklagohia
verb wounded
bookmarkllidi
dress up (esp. in new or very fancy clothes)
bookmarklodo haa
loonaa
verb the sticking of food in the throat (which is cleared by washing it down with liquid)
bookmarklou gulu
adjective pick breadfruit
bookmarkmaalava
the fatty part of the turtle
bookmarkmaamaaua
adjective frequently maaua
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa lua
number twelve
bookmarkmadabiebie
noun fishsp.: seabass (2 sorts: 1 large, 1 small)
bookmarkmade sala
adjective mistaken (in identifying); mistakesomeone for another
bookmarkmagau baubau
die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmagi haahine
adjective menstruation
bookmarkmagi hanohano
adjective diarrhea
bookmarkmagi ssae aalanga
sore muscles (not associated with strain)
bookmarkmahu
adjective healed (of a sore)
bookmarkmahulu
noun wakefulness
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
starfish
bookmarkmau
adjective get,obtain,caught
bookmarkmmade gimoo
adjective to die in great numbers
bookmarkmoeagi
verb do by stealth
bookmarkmomme
a place
bookmarkngadau age
older
bookmarkngudu leelee
verb talkative,loquacious
bookmarkniho vaiuu
noun milkteeth, deciduousteeth
bookmarknoho donu
adjective properly situated or loaded (of a canoe)
bookmarknoho hhanga
adjective sit with one’s legs spread apart
bookmarknooligi
a small knife
bookmarkpasalia
verb be talked about (many persons or things)
bookmarkse biho
clever (scheme or trick)
bookmarksengalia
verb deceived, fooled; made dependent upon(e.g., gifts)
bookmarksii
verb spill out (e.g. too much food in your mouth)
bookmarksongagi
noun a bad sort of person
bookmarktainaahine gauligi
noun younger sister
bookmarktao o de me holu
noun arrow
bookmarkubu
kneecap; the shell of a coconut
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