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ahi malo
noun mat wrapping for clothes
bookmarkamu
verb twirl fibers (with ina); fibers for the manufacture of rope or cloth, etc.
bookmarkanei dagodo
these are the circumstances...
bookmarkangeange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkangia
verb blow away, cause to move (in the water)
bookmarkaugau
verb pus
bookmarkbaalanga tugi
noun nail (of metal)
bookmarkbalagia
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbini dali gadaha
a method of braiding dali into string to make a bird snare; six-ply braiding (of rope)
bookmarkdaagami
noun bodyguard, soldier
bookmarkdahido vae
noun the back of the thigh
bookmarkdahidonga
noun grandfather
bookmarkdama-a-de-galabe
noun fishsp.: goby , sleeper
bookmarkdamaa dogi
adjective skillful in the use of an adze
bookmarkdamaa velo
adjective good at spearing fish
bookmarkdanedanea
verb be covered with dane
bookmarkdau age de inai
be in the lee of the atoll while fishing (i.e., in a place protected from the wind)
bookmarkdaumaha de manu
noun christmas eve fete in the church at which "santa claus" appears
bookmarkdele de longo
spread news or rumors
bookmarkdoa agalala
noun very big giant
bookmarkdoi
verb
stain (permanent); any of a number ofhardwood saps
doo de gauanga
dislocated thigh bone
bookmarkdoo me
verb plant things
bookmarkdugu dahi
verb accomplish or complete something in asingle effort; fishing with a single line
bookmarkduu hagasabasaba
adjective to stand in a place from which one is liable to fall
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkduudanga aheahe
noun refrain (of song)
bookmarkduulanga
noun the sector from which the wind blows; the place of, the track of
bookmarkea
adjective to surface (while swimming); to be on the surface of the water; stop swimming
bookmarkgaadinga hagaangiangi
copra dried in the wind (not in the sun or in an oven)
bookmarkgada-laagau-ngauda
noun fishsp.: rudderfish
bookmarkgasigi
noun plantsp.: hemp-leavedvitexshrub(vitex negundo var. bicolor (willd.) lam.)
bookmarkgau anga
noun thigh
bookmarkgau de henua
natives
bookmarkgau mai vaga
noun <= gau mai moni>
bookmarkgauanga mahagi
noun dislocated thighbone
bookmarkgave hua podo
sprint (footrace of short distance)
bookmarkgini manu
adjective pick flowers
bookmarkhadi modu
adjective sheer drop-off (as at the edge of a cliff)
bookmarkhagadabu
verb restrict
bookmarkhagadaga ange
increase in
bookmarkhagadaudoo
adjective compete to see who is stronger
bookmarkhagadibadiba de lima
hagahaahine
adjective treat as women
bookmarkhagamalo
verb provide clothes for
bookmarkhagamanida
verb lift (something) up
bookmarkhagammidi
verb suction of a sea current, undertow
bookmarkhagamulimuli
verb "this is the end" (of a chant)
bookmarkhagapago donu
fortunate result
bookmarkhagassoga
verb
hagausi
verb darkening of the sky or clouds (a sign of impending rain)
bookmarkhai damana
adjective the relationship between father (or other male elder) and child (or one treated as child)
bookmarkhai de biho
verb act smart (deviously)
bookmarkhai me mudumudu
a habitually mudumudu
bookmarkhano mouli
adjective disappear alive (esp. into another world)
bookmarkhenga
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkhodo
noun the spine of the stingray
bookmarkieiangi
adjective recovered from illness
bookmarkkaba donu
wait!
bookmarkkave gi de mahi
obtain by force
bookmarkkoe se aha
who do you think you are
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklaulau hoe
noun the blade of the canoe paddle
bookmarklodo gi lunga
ambitious for a superior position
bookmarklodo senga
adjective to have unrealistic self-confidence (e.g., in one’s capacity to do something impossible); to be foolishly desirous (of the impossible)
bookmarkmaanadu gelo
adjective profound thoughts
bookmarkmaangalo
sweet
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa lima
number fifteen
bookmarkmagi luduludu
adjective the tremor (as though chilled) of a sick person
bookmarkmaimai sseni
adjective to sleep especially well or restfully
bookmarkmalo gahu
adjective shirt
bookmarkmalumalu de me
cloudy day (not bright)
bookmarkmanu hagadigedige
noun top (toy)
bookmarkmanu vaaligi
noun insect (small)
bookmarkmasavaa de gauligi
childhood
bookmarkmoni deledele
noun sailing canoe
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
damselfish
bookmarkngago
noun brain; egg
bookmarkngudu leelee
verb talkative,loquacious
bookmarkniho gaina
teeth with cavities
bookmarknngao dalinga
adjective hurting in the ears from noise
bookmarkovea
verb disheveled (as the chicken feathers on a much-used trolling lure)
bookmarksalasalani
verb becoming salani in one part, butnot yet salani all over
bookmarkseni gi de ao
sleep late (into daytime)
bookmarktahi-malama
noun January (’first month’)
bookmarkubu
noun cup
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