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adu laa
after tomorrow, the one after the next one
bookmarkalaa ange maalie
those there are exactly right
bookmarkalualumia
verb
sendaway
anaa dagodo
those are the circumstances...
bookmarkbabaiangi
verb a type of cloud formation (dark but not threatening rain)
bookmarkbasa gelo
speak sagely
bookmarkbelu
noun lizard sp.
bookmarkbinaaina
adjective cowardly (owing to weak-mindedness); afraid to assert oneself; not live up to one’s obligations
bookmarkboo dabeo
verb a night which is rainy and stormy
bookmarkboo dolu de gulu
the third day after breadfruit has been picked (after which it is not good to eat)
bookmarkdaa age
go toward land (from the lagoon)
bookmarkdagahi
verb step on, kick with one’s heel
bookmarkdagodo hai sala
fornication
bookmarkdaia e sseni
very sleepy
bookmarkdama-a-de-galabe
noun fishsp.: goby , sleeper
bookmarkdangada duaagau
adjective an avid fisherman
bookmarkdao
noun a spear, branch of (part of)
bookmarkdaogubu
noun waist, circumference
bookmarkdau gulu
verb breadfruit season
bookmarkdauaabulu
verb nearly sunk
bookmarkdaula sele nui
noun a rope used to pull a coconut tree in the desired direction when felling it
bookmarkdelaa naa ()
that there will be it (will that be it)
bookmarkdiibuli
noun a doll representing a spirit
bookmarkdogi daadaa
noun adze with a small blade for light chipping
bookmarkdookalala
stilts; walk on stilts
bookmarkdulivai
noun a type of coconut (reddish in color)
bookmarkduu de ogaanga
having husked many coconuts (as evidenced by the many husks lying about)
bookmarkduu modu
adjective vertical cut
bookmarkduuhuli
verb
a type of wave
duula
noun the direction from which the wind blows
bookmarkgaahanga
noun a rope used to assist in climbing
bookmarkgagu
adjective well-mannered
bookmarkgai modo
verb eat when still unripe
bookmarkganimua
noun the eldest child of a couple
bookmarkgelegele malama
noun sand with disk-like particles
bookmarkgina
noun fishsp.: rainbowrunner
bookmarkgoloa haangoda
noun fishinggear
bookmarkhaa daha
noun the outer coconut palm frond
bookmarkhagabunibuni
verb add together from different sources
bookmarkhagadaemaha
verb put weight on, make unhappy
bookmarkhagadagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, and another, etc.
bookmarkhagadau vaasuu
adjective be attracted to or like each other(of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhagadino
verb provide a portion or share
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
noun a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagammene dua
verb go backwards (esp. a canoe)
bookmarkhagatevelia
verb cause to bristle
bookmarkhai gai
adjective prepared food; cook food
bookmarkhhui mai tai
flow of the tide
bookmarkhuga
noun fine threads or strands
bookmarkhulei
verb to have done the act of hhule
bookmarkhuuhuu
noun fishsp.: parrotfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkiga-adagahi
noun
fishsp.: hawkfish (2 sorts)
iho daahagi
a calm sea condition, in which the horizon disappears [the horizon being normally marked by surf]
bookmarkinai
noun a type of mat
bookmarklahu me
adjective inclined to be suspicious
bookmarklibolibo ange
drunk, dizzy, crazy
bookmarklluhi
adjective an access (of emotion or sensory impression)
bookmarklongo iho
adjective be aware of, experience, perceive, feel (in one’s mind or body)
bookmarkmaahaa ada
adjective dawn (first burst of light)
bookmarkmaamaanadu
verb keep thinking about
bookmarkmaanu
adjective to float in place (not drifting) on the surface of the water (with no anchor)
bookmarkmaanu iho
adjective to begin to fish while maanu
bookmarkmada-galadi
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarkmaleasa
noun fishsp. : tang (a kind of igauli)
bookmarkme hagalolo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro and coconut cream)
bookmarkme hagasili
noun a plant which is allowed to grow extra large (for some reason)
bookmarkme vae
noun shoes,slippers
bookmarkmmoli gee
haul away from
bookmarkmusumusu laa lalo
whisper softly
bookmarknebu
verb to do something so earnestly that one has no time to talk; be very busy
bookmarkngani mai
ngani toward oneself; fit (of clothes)
bookmarkniho hagadolo
noun incisor teeth
bookmarknuinui
noun a special kind of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net
bookmarkoaa
adjective a sound indicating disagreement ordispleasure; oh my gosh
bookmarksaagahinoa
noun fishsp. (= small saabudu)
bookmarksagea
verb to do something without regard for others (because one is excited)
bookmarksahudu
sea bass
bookmarksavini dua
adjective run backwards, move backwards fast
bookmarkse galubu
very fast
bookmarkseesee hagadaahao
adjective walk (for recreation)
bookmarksii valavala
spray
bookmarksua aaleloi
a wrestling maneuver
bookmarkubu loada
a coconut shell used for expectoration
bookmarkudo
the soft wood around the center of a tree trunk
bookmarkvalea
moldy; to have been in place for a long time
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