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aalanga
noun member (of the body, a house, etc.)
bookmarkaha nei
let’s (now)
bookmarkalaa muna
word <= dalaa muna>
bookmarkamuamu iho
noun drizzle
bookmarkbaa galele
noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing
bookmarkbalaginagina
adjective be squashed
bookmarkbasa maalie
adjective speak moderately
bookmarkbigi
adjective close to (in meaning); about to (in time)
bookmarkdaadaanga
noun appearance of
bookmarkdaane abo donu
noun gentleman,person who is good
bookmarkdaane mada duulanga
noun a person able to do things others cannot
bookmarkdahuli de lodo
change of heart, change one’s mind, repent
bookmarkdahulihuli
adjective keep shifting direction
bookmarkdai sagana iho goe
watchout
bookmarkdaihadu
verb hardwood in the tree trunk
bookmarkdangau-sissisi
noun
dangidangi keli
adjective beg, apologize, or ask permission in an insistent manner; pray fervently; beseech
bookmarkdaula sele nui
noun a rope used to pull a coconut tree in the desired direction when felling it
bookmarkdaumaha daamada
noun the morning prayer service (before the major church service)
bookmarkdeainga
noun nothingness
bookmarkdee hai gee
be tied (e.g., in a footrace)
bookmarkdemeelaa
that one over there
bookmarkdidianga
noun the manner of wearing one’s didi
bookmarkdinoanga hulu
adjective a council (of ten) formerlyhaving broad legislative and judicialpowers on the atoll
bookmarkdolu llau
number three hundred
bookmarkdonadona
verb covered with dona
bookmarkdoopeva
verb trick, prank
bookmarkdubua
noun a person of extraordinary ability
bookmarkdumulu
noun july
bookmarkduu dalo
noun piece of soft taro
bookmarkgaalau-ango
noun plantsp.: tumeric plant (curcuma sp.)
bookmarkgabe
gouge out
bookmarkgai nnao
adjective eat messily
bookmarkgaiaa dau bodu
commit adultery
bookmarkgaimalie
adjective goodat food preparation (not wasteful)
bookmarkgalo sugi mada
glimpse
bookmarkgasigasia
verb rubbed against,scratched
bookmarkgede maduu
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgolo
verb remember an incident with a view toward revenge
bookmarkhaale
verb adopt, raise (a child)
bookmarkhagabidoa
verb be the last
bookmarkhagadabena iho
verb prepare oneself, make oneself
bookmarkhagadogo number
verb to join (to make up a group of a certain number)
bookmarkhagahebaa ngudu
adjective converse (conversation)
bookmarkhagaloosi
verb guard, watch, keep an eye on
bookmarkhagamaadau
noun a current which flows to the right
bookmarkhagammae manava
verb tease cruelly
bookmarkheui
verb question (something) carefully
bookmarkhhule
verb to expose the head of the penis by pulling back the foreskin
bookmarkhihi mata
noun eyelash
bookmarkhua nnui
adjective having large fruit or nuts (of trees)
bookmarkhua-dolo
noun plantsp.: vine (any sort)
bookmarkhuevini
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkhulo saaele
verb wander around
bookmarkhuna me
a habitual thief
bookmarkiga-adagahi
noun
fishsp.: hawkfish (2 sorts)
ilaila
verb having more than one ila
bookmarkilihia ssave
adjective the submerging of flying fish below the surface of the water (making them difficult to net)
bookmarkio
noun a quarter of the body of a tuna when it is cut lengthwise
bookmarkkosi-honga-agau
noun mollusksp.: trachycardium orbita
bookmarklaaladi
verb to scratch (an itch)
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)
bookmarklugu me
adjective having a tendency to take by force
bookmarkmaadau duiagi
noun a fishhook of a special type (for duiagi fishing)
bookmarkmaamaagila
adjective becoming slightly parted
bookmarkmada dabu
adjective
affinal relatives who are maa or saulaba to each other
magi haahine
adjective menstruation
bookmarkmagimagiaa
adjective frequently magiaa
bookmarkmasaova balalangi o lote ngadau
noun rainy season
bookmarkme gaha dea
a coconut which is nearly mature
bookmarkme ssalu lau
a scraper for leaves
bookmarkmmea be se gaagose
redhot (literally)
bookmarkmoe dige
adjective to roll away from one’s bedding while sleeping (on the floor)
bookmarkmogobuna
noun grandchild,descendant of
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
damselfish
bookmarkmui
verb gathered around (something)
bookmarkmuu-madagao
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkngadi hai bodu
common-law marriage, concubinage
bookmarkngaio
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarkoho adu
go early
bookmarksaava
skinny, thin (lacking in flesh)
bookmarksaavale ina
fish or meat which is watery in textureand bad-tasting
bookmarksala
noun mistake,error,accident
bookmarkvasu
timid, shy
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