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alaa ange huu
that there
alo-mea
adjective reddish color (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkalukaba
verb leave quickly (usually under duress)
bookmarkanga dua
adjective an adze blade which is set at a right angle to its handle
bookmarkaoa
verb misshapen fruit
bookmarkaoa-laosedi
noun gorgonian (coelenterate), false blackcoral
bookmarkbonabona age
become fearful
bookmarkboo i lalo o tangada
the last days of a person’s life
bookmarkbudubudu
adjective crowded together
bookmarkbugolo
noun coral sp.: faviid coral
bookmarkbulaga-a-leo
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkdagahi ange gi de --
serve as a side dish for
bookmarkdama doo
noun a foetus which has been aborted
bookmarkdangage age
adjective raise up one’s head from a lowered position
bookmarkdanu de maasina
the setting of the moon
bookmarkdatada
verb to jerk repeatedly; an intermittent sharp pain
bookmarkdelaa sili
that there is enough
bookmarkdongi ange
appoint
bookmarkdungudungu
verb have a good sense of smell
bookmarkduu beleala
noun immature coconutapple
bookmarkduu-baeao
noun fishsp.: filefish
bookmarkga aha
and then did what
bookmarkgada-ahai
noun fishsp.: jack (an oceanic fish)
bookmarkgai lima lua
eat greedily (with both hands)
bookmarkgammenge-baabaa
noun mollusksp.: bursidae spp.
bookmarkgelegele malama
noun sand with disk-like particles
bookmarkgii talinga
adjective tinnitus
bookmarkgili langi
verb a type of cloud (not associated with rain)
bookmarkgili maalama
verb light-skinned
bookmarkgiligili tai
noun horizon
bookmarkhaangoda de boo
a method of fishing (at night, beyond the reef)
bookmarkhagadagodo
verb cause to lie down or remain; illustrate by examples
bookmarkhagadaina
verb to put someone into a sibling or cousin relationship (as by an adoption)
bookmarkhagadau tugi
adjective punch each other
bookmarkhagalaagii
verb
decorate, adorn; ornament
hagalolo
verb to add oil (esp. coconut cream) to food
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
adjective cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagamalibi
verb rush,speed up
bookmarkhagamao lalo
verb humble,modest
bookmarkhagapale
verb teach to steer, allow to steer, lean against
bookmarkhagasomo de alelo
stickout one’s tongue
bookmarkhagassui, hang gainga, hagamamane
urinate (piss)
bookmarkhai
verb do
bookmarkhainamanilaluoo
secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhalehale dagodo
adjective guarded condition or prognosis (of a sick person); unsettled (of a situation, the weather, etc.)
bookmarkhodahoda
adjective gasp for breath (more than once)
bookmarkhongagainga
adjective urinate
bookmarkhuligee
turn away from, turn inside out (of clothes)
bookmarkhulu
noun
hair (on the body)
iloo iho
adjective realize, know
bookmarkise-ngaio
needlefish
bookmarklangi moni
noun the sort of rain which is an omen that a ship will come
bookmarklaohie age
improving condition (of weather)
bookmarklausamua
verb untidy in appearance (esp. unshaven, with one’s hair in disorder); unkempt
bookmarkllou
hang down or bent down (of branches, palm fronds, or fishing poles)
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkmaadau daodao
noun a type of fishhook (large, for using a piece of fish as bait)
bookmarkmada giivia
verb dim light
bookmarkmadagabubu de maanadu
slow-witted
bookmarkmadaoaligi
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkmagau baubau
die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmagi luduludu
adjective the tremor (as though chilled) of a sick person
bookmarkmahaahaa
adjective
manu solo maadau
file (for filing metal)
bookmarkmanu-a-luga
noun insectsp.: fruitfly
bookmarkmaua
verb to be able to
bookmarkmolomolo de biho
round-headed
bookmarknanua
verb the object of a complaint
bookmarkngadi diinonga
noun pagan gods,idols
bookmarkngadi laangi
noun a day other than sunday; a day on whichnothing is accomplished
bookmarkngali
grind
bookmarkngudu leia
be the object of continual gossip
bookmarknoogele
verb to tie a knot so that it is difficult to untie
bookmarkoho age
the following morning
bookmarkolongaa
noun plantsp.: treesp.: a shrubbytree sp. (pipturus argenteus (forst.f.) wedd.)
bookmarkpelaani
verb fry
bookmarksaalingaa nui
noun the rainwater which flows down a bent coconut tree (collected for drinking)
bookmarksigo de muna
remember what one has heard
bookmarksii talaa umada
a wash of waves at the prow of a canoe, when it is sailing fast
bookmarksisi galisi
verb striped (with thin lines)
bookmarktangada sisi
secretary
bookmarkuaua
crave (for food)
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