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aabida
verb make a coil of dried pandanus leaves
bookmarkaahee ange
what else
bookmarkaahulu
verb to leave food cooking overnight
bookmarkabo
adjective capable, correct (suitable), true; feel comfortable
bookmarkaha ai
what for
bookmarkalaa naa loo
those there seem to be
bookmarkalo-uli
adjective dark color (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkanaa muhuu
how about those
bookmarkanataiao
this morning
bookmarkbaadunga
noun punishment
bookmarkbaagava
noun violent in word or action
bookmarkbabu
adjective the noise of one hard object struck against another (as the snapping of fingers)
bookmarkbae
verb an arrangement of rocks to make a retaining wall or pier, etc.; push aside (in all directions)
bookmarkbasalia
verb be talked about (one person or thing only)
bookmarkbinga
adjective be named, be called; regarded as
bookmarkbingabinga
adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation
bookmarkdabeo
verb unclean,unkempt
bookmarkdagaa de maadau
to tie a leader to a fish hook
bookmarkdagalonga
noun path, route
bookmarkdahola
verb a method of fishing (night fishing on the reef with torches)
bookmarkdali hagavagavaga
verb <= hagavagavaga>
bookmarkdama lalo
noun a person who has visited other far-awaylands
bookmarkdamaa velo
adjective good at spearing fish
bookmarkdango
verb grab (in order to restrain, e.g., a person), fall upon
bookmarkdee hanga
adjective
don’t move away from the reef
degedege
verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly
bookmarkdele de gada
smile
bookmarkdeleulu
verb good at catching tuna
bookmarkdiinei mai dege
to round off a sharp edge
bookmarkdogia
verb be wet from the rain
bookmarkdoo
noun an evil scheme
bookmarkdoo i de ubu
too big in size (of clothes)
bookmarkdungagi
verb nod (one’s head)
bookmarkduu molomolo
adjective visible clearly
bookmarkduu ngavesi
cover of a box
bookmarkgabaea
verb to hang oneself (suicide)
bookmarkgai modo
verb eat when still unripe
bookmarkgammenge-maimai
noun mollusksp.: vasum turbinellus
bookmarkganabu
noun the base of a coconut tree trunk
bookmarkgano siga
noun strands (of cloth)
bookmarkgau lama
noun rachis of the coconut leaf
bookmarkgiigii
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu
bookmarkgohu de lodo
ignorant
bookmarkgoogoo
noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)
bookmarkguao
noun
the hard sap of a non-native tree which is occasionally washed up on shore
hadiugu
verb a unit of linear measure (from the end of an outstretched hand to the bent elbow of the other arm)
bookmarkhadu mada
noun eyeball
bookmarkhagabuulei
verb put a ring on (someone)
bookmarkhagadangada
verb treat someone as a human being
bookmarkhagamalemolemo
verb
hai modo
verb eat (or pick) when still unripe
bookmarkhalehale dagodo
adjective guarded condition or prognosis (of a sick person); unsettled (of a situation, the weather, etc.)
bookmarkhano gi oona
very,exceedingly
bookmarkhaunga
noun manner of wearing a flower garland
bookmarkhologumu
adjective (for a fish) to swallow a hook so that it becomes stuck in the throat
bookmarkhuadia
noun fishing pole
bookmarki hee ai goe
you lose
bookmarkkaianeane
adjective show-off
bookmarkkano avaavaa
adjective porous
bookmarkkanosaa
adjective a tasteless tuber of poor quality
bookmarkkobu dango
adjective the splash of a small object (like a dango) hitting the water at high velocity
bookmarklaagii
noun decoration,ornamentation
bookmarklabodo-uli
noun eelsp.: morayeel
bookmarklau maalie
verb neat-appearing hair or feathers
bookmarklodo lagolago
adjective indecisive,undecided
bookmarklodo llidi
adjective a dandy (always wanting to llidi)
bookmarkmaadau mangoo
noun a type of fishhook (for sharks)
bookmarkmaahuge
maalioso
adjective die,dead (persons or animals)
bookmarkmada nnui
adjective having big holes (or entrances, etc.)
bookmarkmadalua maa lima
number twenty five
bookmarkmaga tau hoe
to paddle (a canoe) vigorously
bookmarkmaido
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmilo
verb twist, turn (something, as a faucet),wind, wring
bookmarkmoumousi
adjective repeatedly being mousi
bookmarkmusu
verb whisper(ing)
bookmarkngadaa mai
difficult for me; difficult to come
bookmarkoho mai
come early
bookmarkolo
an area in which sand has accumulated; beach; sand spit
bookmarkoo
noun a ration of food for a long canoe voyage
bookmarksabo
verb do slowly
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksambagidaa
sangatai
mollusk, Spondylus
bookmarksasa
adjective to talk or move in one’s sleep, or whendelerious
bookmarkuu
milk
bookmarkvaenga o de langi
Milky Way
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