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aduhale
adjective village, compound (aggregation of houses); go from house to house
bookmarkago i me
copy, imitate
bookmarkahi tugi
noun ignite a fire by making sparks with a stone
bookmarkbasa gi lunga
speak loudly
bookmarkbodu
noun spouse
bookmarkdangada vai gelegele
a person of filthy appearance or habits
bookmarkdanuaa huu
it’s still ok no wonder
bookmarkdaohi i tua
learn by heart
bookmarkdau namu
noun mosquitonet
bookmarkdaula luu hadu
noun testicle cords
bookmarkdauoni
noun fishsp.
bookmarkdee anga
forgetful, absent-minded
bookmarkdee masae de leo
lose one’s voice (from straining one’s vocal cords)
bookmarkdiidiingia
verb be frequently exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkdiingia
verb to be exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkdino
adjective a share of, allotment, portion
bookmarkdoga de manu
nesting of gadada, or gaalau, or gailulu
bookmarkdoonga
noun tools,equipment (incl. fishing gear)
bookmarkduilaa
verb to be unable to attract members of the opposite sex
bookmarkeba
a sleeping mat (child’s)
bookmarkgaa gee de nnamu
having a strong odor
bookmarkgabaea mai
found hanged (suicide)
bookmarkgai hagassii
verb eat messily (letting the food fall from one’s hands and mouth)
bookmarkgaleve sali
noun a coconut tree which produces much galeve
bookmarkgammenge-baabaa
noun mollusksp.: bursidae spp.
bookmarkgano niho
gums of mouth
bookmarkgau bini
noun a tool used in braiding rope
bookmarkgelu-hai-usu
noun fishsp.: unicornfish
bookmarkgeu
verb shake one’s head (once) to one side
bookmarkgodi
verb to trim
bookmarkhadi bodo
noun breaking of waves at short intervals
bookmarkhagaalahenua
verb provide land for
bookmarkhagaasanga
verb to create aasanga
bookmarkhagabibi
verb to cook food in an earth oven for a short time (just to heat it up)
bookmarkhagabuua
verb crowd away from
bookmarkhagadabanimeeli
verb to make payment for medical treatment
bookmarkhagaduulanga
noun method of construction; appearance (e.g., of a ship, house, or other construction)
bookmarkhagaheiloo
verb make the acquaintance of
bookmarkhagahoohoo
verb to scare fish, etc.
bookmarkhagailangi-bangi
noun a type of prepared food (bangi soaked in coconut milk)
bookmarkhagamaaiongi
adjective depressed (mentally); unable to think,move, or talk (as a result of psychic depression or trauma)
bookmarkhagammuni
verb hide (something) from
bookmarkhagapuuninga
noun a total of
bookmarkhagasiilangaa mada
noun the appearance of fish or edible animals in great numbers (an omen of death)
bookmarkhainamanilaluoo
secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhhanga de ngudu
open one’s mouth
bookmarkkano mouli
noun fresh meat (including fish)
bookmarkkano mouli
adjective fresh meat (including fish)
bookmarkkona ange
become much worse
bookmarkkumi
verb calculate (do arithmetic),figure out
bookmarklabua
verb knead thoroughly
bookmarklaho
aerial foot of the pandanus tree
bookmarklou aama
adjective the submerging of the outrigger float
bookmarkluungagi
verb to be in a place protected from the wind, lee
bookmarkmaava
yawn
bookmarkmada dao
noun prow of a fast ship
bookmarkmagau baubau
adjective die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmagi hongagelegele todo
to have bloody stools
mahana age
heartburn <>
bookmarkmamu-madohi-lua
noun fishsp.: parrotfish
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manu lalo tai
noun seashell
bookmarkmanu solo maadau
file (for filing metal)
bookmarkmassaa (ina)
verb despised by others
bookmarkmatili mai
remember vividly (after having forgotten); the sprouting of plants, etc., in great numbers
bookmarkme hagasaga
noun a toy (made from a dried breadfruit leaf or a disk of coconut shell) which slides when thrown
bookmarkmoana dabeo
verb rough seas
bookmarkmoigaga
noun fibers of the coconut husk
bookmarknamuaa
verb a sore on the lips (believed to result from missing a meal)
bookmarknebunebua
verb be nebunebu
bookmarkngaage nei
Gilbert Islands
bookmarkngadi moana
noun <= laangai ngadi moana>
bookmarkngalubelube
verb tremble or vibrate in the air
bookmarkngudu leelee
verb talkative,loquacious
bookmarkogo
verb pick up one at a time (by hand)
bookmarkpasalia
verb be talked about (many persons or things)
bookmarksaga gee
saga away from; extend out inspace
bookmarksausaunga
adjective continually saunga
bookmarkse aha au naa
you are wrong that’s not righti don’t agree
bookmarksivi
adjective giveup
bookmarksolo
verb grate, make into small pieces
bookmarksomo dae
noun fully mature coconutapple
bookmarkssae de manava
struggle to breathe
bookmarksuisui
become wet
bookmarktinana o dogu damana
noun paternal grandmother
bookmarkvvede
to massage
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