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alelo-hatuli
noun mollusk sp.: pearly nautilus shell
bookmarkbaa i de madangi
be hit (usually forcefully) by wind
bookmarkbadabaataianga
noun
bagekege
verb move jerkily (as when stumbling)
bookmarkbagua
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: pandan tree (pandanus dubius Spreng.)
bookmarkdaba
adjective a flash of light, a blink of an eye
bookmarkdabui
verb to splash water on something with the hand
bookmarkdabula
noun lizardsp.
bookmarkdala
noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
bookmarkdala mmea
verb redness or inflammation of the skin (e.g., a welt)
bookmarkdala-galoi
noun fishsp.: puffer
bookmarkdale
verb touch (two or more things being in contact); strike (a match)
bookmarkdao beau
noun the wave following the highest one
bookmarkdaula de boo
noun a rope carried in the canoe (esp. at night) for anchoring or tying canoes together in case of strong wind
bookmarkdaungaangalu
noun high-watermark
bookmarkdele de mahaa
starting to crack
bookmarkdoolohi
verb chase,run after
bookmarkduuhua
adjective single, unmarried
bookmarkduusaba
noun a type of musical instrument (a stretched palm leaf jiggled while blown against)
bookmarkelaa
a sound indicating surprise
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gai moumou
verb wasteful of food
bookmarkgai niivoi
verb to eat food without washing one’s hands after having prepared a corpse for burial
bookmarkgailalopoli
adjective stingy
bookmarkgaleve maimai
noun fresh (unfermented) galeve
bookmarkgano siga
noun strands (of cloth)
bookmarkgoononga
noun a record (set in competitive sports)
bookmarkgosigosia
verb scratched (of something solid only)
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhaanialo
verb a bracing cross-beam <>
bookmarkhada
hagabadabaatai
verb
hagabaubauanga
adjective to have been criticized
bookmarkhagadanuaa
verb make good, lead a good life
bookmarkhagadiba
verb incline to one side
bookmarkhagalloba ange
verb to slacken the boom sheet (of a sailing canoe).
bookmarkhagao baubau
low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagaodi
verb end of (e.g., time)
bookmarkhagapunidia
verb add up (many things)
bookmarkhagatulu mai
verb ooze out
bookmarkhagausi
verb darkening of the sky or clouds (a sign of impending rain)
bookmarkhai daadaa
adjective the relationship between siblings
bookmarkhale de henua
haula
verb setfireto (causing large flames); light (a lamp)
bookmarkhelii-lausedi
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkhhui age
eat a snack
bookmarkhoohoo
adjective repeatedly hoo, as when tryingto scare something
bookmarkhuaahenua
noun community
bookmarkhulo gee
go away
hulu
verb apply liquid on,smear on
bookmarkkangi de hagasaele
a quick-witted person (who realizes his goals fast)
bookmarkkii ange
increase
bookmarklau hadihadi
verb having wavy hair
bookmarklau ligi
verb having small leaves
bookmarklele biho
adjective dive head first
bookmarklibi
verb do rapidly (esp. a repeated action done energetically)
bookmarkllingi
verb pour out,spill out (sand)
bookmarklodo bigede
adjective feel cowardly
bookmarkluu oluu
pronoun your (plural; for dual noun)
bookmarkmaalisa
noun an overhanging reef shelf
bookmarkmaanetonu
adjective act cautiously
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madaanga hulu
number ten
bookmarkmadania
noun finger
bookmarkmalui
adjective turned (in a direction), reversed, transpose
bookmarkmanu-gadi-niho
noun
plantsp.
manu-kono
noun
birdsp.
masa bagubagu
adjective dry reef (at very low tide)
bookmarkmasaia
verb trapped by low water (e.g., canoes, or fish on the reef at low tide)
bookmarkmassanganga
adjective apart, widely spaced
bookmarkmoolau lodo
noun having a shorttemper
bookmarknaa huu
when,if
bookmarknaamulolo
noun
ramrod;
ngaoloa
verb noisy (irregular repeated sounds)
bookmarkngavesi
noun box,coffin,crate
bookmarknngao
verb loud (sound)
bookmarkoluu
pronoun your (plural; for plural noun)
bookmarkoomea
adjective afternoon (late)
bookmarksaava
skinny, thin (lacking in flesh)
bookmarksalaa
noun fishsp.: flyingfish
bookmarksaunoa
intensifier very
bookmarkseni iho
adjective take a nap, stay overnight (away fromhome)
bookmarksoaa lodo
noun the paddlers of a canoe which is engaged in catching flying fish
bookmarksou
a gust of wind
bookmarkssii
broken into many pieces (as glass when dropped)
bookmarksuugulu
verb learn
bookmarktangada hai sauaa
magician, sorcerer
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