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aamanu
verb coral (growing live on the reef); coralhead
bookmarkabiabi
verb pull up slowly or gently with one’s fingers
bookmarkadi longo
adjective to tattle
bookmarkbaalanga tugi
noun nail (of metal)
bookmarkbebela
noun prowler
bookmarkbonga
adjective bent, curved, defective (of fruit)
bookmarkboolonga
noun testament
bookmarkbuu tangada
noun an omen of death (when a certain kind or size of fish is caught)
bookmarkbuu-ili
noun fish sp.
bookmarkdada saele
adjective always being borrowed
bookmarkdagabe
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdagimomo
adjective few for each one
bookmarkdau
noun chant (ancient)
bookmarkdegi
verb to jerk; get something quickly
bookmarkdenei laa ()
this is that (is this that)
bookmarkdibo
noun infant
bookmarkdilo
noun the immature leaf of any plant, except of the coconut
bookmarkdongi de gelegele
to peck at the sand (as do some kinds of fish when they are searching for food)
bookmarkduu ngavesi
noun a cover of a box
bookmarkduudanga daahili
noun verse of a song
bookmarkeba
noun a sleeping mat (child’s)
bookmarkga dae ai
until
bookmarkgabaea mai
found hanged (suicide)
bookmarkgai boo
adjective eat early in the morning
bookmarkgai nnao
adjective eat messily
bookmarkgaleve maimai
noun fresh (unfermented) galeve
bookmarkgaolama
noun spine of the coconut palm
bookmarkgidee iho
adjective be aware of oneself
bookmarkgidigidi laa lalo
a very short person,midget; miniature, diminutive
bookmarkgiivada
adjective good fortune in the future, as revealed by divination
bookmarkgoobai dada
noun umbrella
bookmarkguuduma
noun a (dry) elevation in the taro bog; hillock (in the taro bog only)
bookmarkhagabuulinga
noun group of animate things
bookmarkhagadogo number
verb to join (to make up a group of a certain number)
bookmarkhagadotodi
verb walk with a limp (temporarily)
bookmarkhagaduu me
miserly
bookmarkhagaduu ssaalanga
adjective search intently for
bookmarkhagalaangaa
verb teach to plait (mats, etc.)
bookmarkhagallongo de lau nui
to obtain oracular information bylistening to the sounds made by coconut leaves
bookmarkhagamagua
verb to cause someone to steal
bookmarkhagame ange laa
a little later
bookmarkhoea
verb covered with sunburn blisters
bookmarkholi ange
resemble
bookmarkhuahua ai
be in charge of, control, lead
bookmarkhue
noun plantsp.: vine sp. (several spp.)
bookmarkisiisi luu gauanga
to tear off (a person’s) legs
ivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarkkona ange
become much worse
bookmarkkumi tangi
to control one’s crying
bookmarklaba ngaugau
noun a stalk of the elephant-ear plant (ngaungau)
bookmarklamu
verb do some bad deed suddenly or by surprise
bookmarklele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarkllao
verb gouge out (with the hand only); take out of a hole
bookmarkloonaa
verb the sticking of food in the throat (which is cleared by washing it down with liquid)
bookmarkmaagau
verb die (plural subj.)
bookmarkmaanu
adjective to float in place (not drifting) on the surface of the water (with no anchor)
bookmarkmada luu mada
noun in the presence of someone
bookmarkmadaa gai
noun firstfruits
bookmarkmadabiebie
noun fishsp.: seabass (2 sorts: 1 large, 1 small)
bookmarkmahaa de usu
to have encountered unexpected misfortune
bookmarkmahagi
adjective (fruit) picked off (or caused to fall by wind)
bookmarkmaidigi
noun august
bookmarkmanga
noun a branch, part of (something havingcoordinate parts)
bookmarkmanu solo maadau
file (for filing metal)
bookmarkmasana
verb good (quality)
bookmarkmasole ange
barely scratched
bookmarkmassala
clear-headed
bookmarkmmenengia mai
discourage (someone) about something
bookmarkmmulu
verb stroke,rub gently
bookmarkmomme hai lua
a fishing spot (beyond the seaward reef) where either reef or ocean fish canbe found
bookmarkmoumousi
adjective repeatedly being mousi
bookmarkmuna maimai
noun <= ngudu maimai>
bookmarkngadi ngavesi
noun an empty box
bookmarkngago
egg
bookmarknonu
verb filter,sift
bookmarkodaoda
noun driftwood (any sort)
bookmarkoomea
adjective afternoon (late)
bookmarksabanaana
a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksabini
verb to wrap around
bookmarksae de hadu
make a grater (by punching holes in sheet metal)
bookmarkseni ange
rest up for (e.g., the next day’s work)
bookmarkseni gi de ao
sleep late (into daytime)
bookmarksigale
verb scull (a boat)
bookmarksii tae
adjective diarrhea which escapes without onerealizing (caused by eating oily fish)
bookmarksingano
verb the flower of the pandanus tree
bookmarksiva-dahanga
time noun the ninth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
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