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ama
noun outrigger float
bookmarkanaa ai huu
those only then
bookmarkbaa donu
adjective skillful at fighting (opp. of baa sala)
bookmarkbaagia age
to be carried to the shore (of a canoe) by a current or the wind
bookmarkbido dagi
follow in order to spy on
bookmarkdaalea
adjective
tired
daalonga
noun a wound on the body
bookmarkdaava
verb brackish (water); taste strange (of liquid)
bookmarkdada age
verb raise (a flag)
bookmarkdama dagidahi
noun the only child of a couple
bookmarkdama lalo
noun a person who has visited other far-awaylands
bookmarkdangi a beini
to have smelled ripe pandanus
bookmarkdanu de bela
spade up taro plots, adding mulch
bookmarkdaohi age
donate,contribute
bookmarkdatada
noun fishsp.: snapper (= small dada)
bookmarkdau
noun cover for an earth oven
bookmarkdaumaha hagatoo donu
noun church service of dedication (in whichthe members renew their vows)
bookmarkdebele
noun table
bookmarkdee gagu
adjective uncouth
bookmarkdeeai donu
positively no
bookmarkdeengaa gamalie
adjective let’s do it attentively
bookmarkdeledele hainga a me
rush because of an emergency
bookmarkdili uda
adjective an ocean current which comes towards the shore (and carries in driftwood, etc.)
bookmarkdoi-avaava
noun the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore (used for making perfume)
bookmarkdonu
noun fishsp.: seabass (= small ava)
bookmarkduu baeao
noun piece of coconut husk
bookmarkduu mugamuga
half of an unripe coconut; buttock
bookmarke dee haalo
refuse to accept (something)
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gaso
noun roof thatch rafters (of pandanus slats)
bookmarkgegeno
alligator, crocodile
bookmarkgoai ne siilia
who asked you
hagabela
verb provide bela for
bookmarkhagadubu o de ahi
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaedeede
verb balance precariously
bookmarkhagahaangoda
verb to teach to fish
bookmarkhagammae lodo
insult (someone)
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagamuli
verb be late, tarry
bookmarkhagasogosogoisi
verb
hagavaivai
verb cause to become watery, or less viscous
bookmarkhai huaame
punctilious, be particular
bookmarkhai me a leangi
bad-mannered
bookmarkhaigamaiana
adjective effective,useful,worthwhile,important
bookmarkhale hongagelegele
noun outhouse
bookmarkhangaabo
verb the fitting together of the two halves of something, so that it is closed
bookmarkhao
verb drill through,burrow
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
adjective rust
bookmarkhue
noun plantsp.: vine sp. (several spp.)
bookmarkkaba
adjective do prematurely
bookmarklegia
noun birdsp.: white-cappednoddy (anous minutus)
bookmarkloongia
verb to lose one’s appetite after eating oily food
bookmarkluuluu haha
gargle, wash one’s mouth out
bookmarkmaalie ange
a little later
bookmarkmaalie loo
much later
bookmarkmada-galisi
verb the stem of the coconut
bookmarkmadaviiga
verb the needle-like spines on daudu fish
bookmarkmaga ahi
noun glowing embers (without a flame)
bookmarkmalillili
adjective to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmamu-duagaa
noun fishsp.: stingray
bookmarkmatili
adjective come up quickly (like fast-sproutingplants or a quickly erupting skin disease)
bookmarkmau ange huu
usually
bookmarkme hhadu
noun falsehood,lie
bookmarkme mmilo
current (in the sea)
bookmarkmeamea --
adjective becoming red
bookmarkmoe iho
adjective sleep for a short time, nap; sleep overnight in place other than one’s usual sleeping place
bookmarkmonilele
noun airplane
bookmarkngadi duu
naked
bookmarkngole iho
adjective to use the biggest first
bookmarkniho
noun tooth, teeth
bookmarkpasalia
verb be talked about (many persons or things)
bookmarksabalabala
adjective always agreeing with
bookmarksae iho
adjective tear from the top down; break through the bush (coming downhill)
bookmarkse mouli dangada
rascal
bookmarksigi manu
adjective to transplant a plant
bookmarksisi
verb to move one end of something long and thin by pressure on the other end; to lift a fishing pole; to write (with a pen or pencil); cut copra
bookmarkulungaa iga
a pair of copulating fish, turtles, whales, stingrays, etc.
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