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aagonga i lunga
noun social class of chiefs and priests
bookmarkanaa ai
these (there) only
bookmarkau dili dai
an ocean current flowing away from land
bookmarkbaalanga uli
noun cast iron
bookmarkbalagelage
adjective crippled and unable to walk
bookmarkbangi
verb pinch (with the fingers)
bookmarkboogia mai
be caught doing something wrong
bookmarkdaabeduge adu ange
take a lot of
bookmarkdaalinga
noun an area near the flowering part of a coconut tree (where birds perch)
bookmarkdaangenge
verb meaty (not having much fat)
bookmarkdaedae
verb to catch continuously with a hand net
bookmarkdagahia de agau
reef which has been trampled previously by lobster hunters (and therefore is poor for lobstering)
bookmarkdangi a beini
to have smelled ripe pandanus
bookmarkdangi daudau
adjective cry uncontrollably (for a long time)
bookmarkdanuaa huu
it’s still ok no wonder
bookmarkdaogili
noun
dau gai
noun the season in which seasonally available food is abundant
bookmarkdau hala
verb the season during which pandanus fruit of the same type matures
bookmarkdau laagii
adjective to put on an ornament for a special purpose
bookmarkdaulooloa
adjective long time
bookmarkdeganoe
noun part of the female genetalia
bookmarkdoli
verb to obtain as many as one can; to defeatall comers
bookmarkdoli age
adjective obtain the smallest first
bookmarkdolodolona
verb often flooded
bookmarkdongidongi
verb spotted (covered with spots); to keep pointing at or peeking at
bookmarkdonu iho
adjective realize, understand
bookmarkdoo me (ai)
verb make fun of, ridicule
bookmarkduu gaha
noun a large piece of gaha (used for mili gaadinga), or from which sennit fibers are obtained)
bookmarkga vaa laa dangada
oh dear (that’s not good)
bookmarkgai aha
and then what
bookmarkgai lima dahi
to eat taro without fish (or fish without taro)
bookmarkgaleve sali
noun a coconut tree which produces much galeve
bookmarkganae-oo
threadfin fish
bookmarkgango
adjective burned (overcooked food)
bookmarkgau looloa gaadinga
noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts
bookmarkgavia
noun crazy person; insane person
bookmarkgolomagi lodo
adjective self-controlled
bookmarkhadi aho
adjective
hagaaugaunga
noun state of becoming infected
bookmarkhagabasalia
verb convince someone completely
bookmarkhagadaguu
noun a small axe, hatchet
bookmarkhagadubu gi se --
verb transfigure into a --
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagahana iho
adjective recook for a little while
bookmarkhagailoo
verb announce
bookmarkhagakolili
verb to use the word kolili
bookmarkhagamanu
verb cause to have disease
bookmarkhagamoe
verb put to bed
bookmarkhakaligali
verb grooved
bookmarkhili gee
sortout from; setaside (be chosen from a group)
bookmarkhoohoa laagau
adjective drill wood to make a hole in which toinsert the end of a pole (to make a joint)
bookmarkhoolu
noun prow (bottom part)
bookmarkhulidonu
adjective rightsideout (clothes)
bookmarki mua nei
beforehand
bookmarkkii gee
move away from
bookmarklamallie
adjective bearing big nuts (of coconut trees)
bookmarkma te hakii
the uvula and the adjacent portions of the oral cavity
bookmarkmaamaalo
adjective becoming more and more maalo
bookmarkmaga de hoe
to paddle vigorously
bookmarkmagi dehenua
verb have fever
bookmarkmahu
adjective healed (of a sore)
bookmarkmasole ange
barely scratched
bookmarkmassaganga
verb to be very dry
bookmarkmateedea
verb pustular
bookmarkme aha ai
what for
bookmarkme hagaahulu
prepared food
bookmarkme hagaodi
noun last one
bookmarknaa gaalava
so what
bookmarknaa huu
when,if
bookmarkngalue mai
decrease
bookmarkniho
noun tooth, teeth
bookmarkoga
to husk (a coconut) with a sharp stick
bookmarkolaa
adjective a sound expressing surprise or disapproval
bookmarkpaa de hoa
happy (lit., ’to slap one’s sides’)
bookmarkpono age de manava
be unable to breathe
bookmarksali de usu
runny nose
bookmarksali dodo
bleed
bookmarksali gee
flow away
bookmarksebaga
numeral tens of billions
bookmarkseisei
pipefish
bookmarksii talaa umada
a wash of waves at the prow of a canoe, when it is sailing fast
bookmarksilisilivaahea
verb frequently silivaahea
bookmarksoodo
noun
lead1 (metal), bullet;
sou
a gust of wind
bookmarkuila
lightning, electricity
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