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adaada age
first light of the moon
bookmarkanei ai
these (here) only
bookmarkbabaiangi
verb a type of cloud formation (dark but not threatening rain)
bookmarkbagi mada lagolago
machine gun
bookmarkbalavini
adjective clumsy, awkward (e.g., in carriage)
bookmarkbuubuu
verb divination
bookmarkbuugani
adjective be (in fact) slow-moving (while attempting to hurry)
bookmarkdaa
noun fish sp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdaa age
go toward land (from the lagoon)
bookmarkdali hagavagavaga
verb <= hagavagavaga>
bookmarkdama lalo
noun a person who has visited other far-awaylands
bookmarkdangaligi
noun a type of basket
bookmarkdaohi i tua
learn by heart
bookmarkde aha
which is it
bookmarkdee ahe mai
adjective incurably ill
bookmarkdegi
verb to jerk; get something quickly
bookmarkdiidegaehala
noun the sixth child of a couple
bookmarkduu bale
verb not quite vertical
bookmarkduudae baa
the dust produced by working pearl shell to make a hook
bookmarkduula
noun the direction from which the wind blows
bookmarkduulagi
verb to sail crosswind (for maximum speed)
bookmarkgainga
verb trash, garbage; braided dead coconutfronds used in buttressing the sides of uinga
bookmarkgalo sugi mada
glimpse
bookmarkgamalie
adjective do attentively
bookmarkgammenge-maimai
noun mollusksp.: vasum turbinellus
bookmarkgave hua podo
sprint (footrace of short distance)
bookmarkgave lodo
adjective attract attention
bookmarkgii age
cry out softly
bookmarkhadu mangeo
noun cushion starfish
bookmarkhagabuulinga
noun group of animate things
bookmarkhagaduumaa
verb add a portion
bookmarkhagaedeede
verb balance precariously
bookmarkhagamaingaa
verb cause one to feel maingaa
bookmarkhagasaa
adjective quarrel (like children)
bookmarkhagasengaa
verb make a total of ten million
bookmarkhagausi
darkening of the sky or clouds (a sign of impending rain)
bookmarkhai maa
relationship of spouse’s sibling to sibling’s spouse
bookmarkhanga-mea
noun
hegai
adjective eat ravenously
bookmarkhuadia
noun fishingpole
bookmarkialona
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkianga
verb the span between the outstretched thumb and the little finger
bookmarkkii
verb move away
bookmarkkivi
adjective thin (bony)
bookmarklabodo-tea
noun eelsp.: morayeel
bookmarklangi moni
noun the sort of rain which is an omen that a ship will come
bookmarklau ligi
verb having small leaves
bookmarklele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarkllobo
verb to put something in something else
bookmarkma de hia e doe
a chanted expression, on the last word of which a work group chanting it lifts a heavy object
bookmarkmaadegadega
noun birdsp.: a young bird (still unable to fly) of any bird sp.
bookmarkmaamaanadu
verb keep thinking about
bookmarkmaanadu age
decide (arrive at a decision), make upone’s mind; think up
bookmarkmabu
adjective rested
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mada saosao
adjective sharp-pointed
bookmarkmada tea gee
white as a sheet (of a person)
bookmarkmaholehole
adjective scraped,scaled (fish)
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp. something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
noun riddle,parable
bookmarkmili
adjective fruitful, fructiferous
bookmarkmoahulu
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkmomme
noun a place
bookmarkmoo balabala
adjective barely cooked
bookmarkmouli-o-nono
noun <= malianoono>
bookmarkmuli mai ange
a little later, by and by
bookmarkmuna o tangada
verb speak of the devil
bookmarkngadi seesee
walk barefoot, stroll
bookmarkngalue de gauvae
dislocated jaw
bookmarknoho hhanga
adjective sit with one’s legs spread apart
bookmarkoho adu
go early
bookmarkohua
verb characterized by having ohu
bookmarkpee
adjective pass wind (flatus)
bookmarkpena
verb take precautions
bookmarksiba
noun fishsp. (small flying fish)
bookmarksigi manu
adjective to transplant a plant
bookmarksigo de muna
remember what one has heard
bookmarksii
verb spill out (e.g. too much food in your mouth)
bookmarktamana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandfather
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