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aha goi
what next
bookmarkalaa muhuu
how about those there
bookmarkaligi
adjective priest (of a cult)
bookmarkamo
verb lift up
bookmarkbaalasi mai (adu)
shine a flashlight toward me (you)
bookmarkbadabaatai
adjective
bangongo
noun fish sp.: rabbitfish
bookmarkbasabasalia
verb be talked about frequently
bookmarkbini
verb braid (rope or hair, etc.), wrap with rope
bookmarkbongaa manu
noun large, exposed roots (e.g., of the breadfruit tree)
bookmarkboobua
noun dragonfly
bookmarkbugolo
noun coral sp.: faviid coral
bookmarkbula
adjective a flash (e.g., of light); a quick glance; to light (a torch)
bookmarkdaane e manege
noun a person who is capable at almost anything
bookmarkdala
noun appendage, fin, spine
bookmarkdali
verb wait for,along with
bookmarkdama de gaehala
noun a raincloud (dropping its rain) seen in the distance
bookmarkdeai me ao ai
useless
bookmarkdee haaoa i de gai
gluttonous
bookmarkdelaa ange naa
about that
delaa huu
that was it just as before
bookmarkdemee hagaangiangi
fan
bookmarkdeua
noun back (body part)
bookmarkdoga
adjective landon (as a bird lands on the branch of a tree)
bookmarkdoha
verb to spreadout (something)
bookmarkdoo i hainga a me
wait for a long time (beyond the timeexpected)
bookmarkdooa
verb planted
bookmarkeu doo
noun a dislocation of the shoulder joint
bookmarkga dae ai
until
bookmarkga dae laa huu
very, too much
bookmarkgaiaa
verb steal, dishonest, cheat; to ask or accept too readily
bookmarkgaini
any lattice-like arrangement
bookmarkgalevaleva
bird species
bookmarkgamedi
noun
gau bini baalanga
an iron rod
bookmarkgavaausu
noun plantsp.: treesp.: barringtoniatree (barringtonia asiatica (l.) kurz)
bookmarkgiidagi
verb relish (meat or fish, or something substituting for meat or fish, eaten with taro, etc.)
bookmarkhaangoda de boo
a method of fishing (at night, beyond the reef)
bookmarkhadi de uga
the curvature of a fish line when angling (due to underwater currents)
bookmarkhagaaugau
verb cause infection
bookmarkhagabinga
verb name (something)
bookmarkhagabuni de henua
to call an all-island meeting
bookmarkhagadubu o de adu
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaheohi
verb to correct (someone or something)
bookmarkhagahi
verb call (someone) once
bookmarkhagailonga
noun fishsp. : damselfish
bookmarkhagamabu iho
adjective rest for a short time
bookmarkhagamanu
verb cause to have disease
bookmarkhai mee magua
sort of steal
bookmarkhakide gee
spoil (a child)
bookmarkhakolona
noun mollusksp.: augershell (terebridae sp.)
bookmarkhau manu
noun a garland of flowers, headdress, necklace
bookmarkhaunga
noun manner of wearing a flower garland
bookmarkhhanga lua
verb split in two
bookmarkholoholoi
verb the rope tied to palm fronds in belubelu fishing
bookmarkkena
noun pale; whitish yellow
bookmarkleanga
noun bad person
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)
bookmarkmadaa moni
noun prow of a canoe
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa lima
number fifteen
bookmarkmahanga
adjective be split open
bookmarkmasagage
adjective good at fighting
bookmarkmasavaa alodahi
noun always
bookmarkmasole ange
barely scratched
bookmarkmaua
adjective able to,obtained,gotten,caught
bookmarkme hanga dalogo
ingredients of dalogo
bookmarkmmala
adjective sour; bitter
bookmarkmolomolo de biho
round-headed
bookmarknabe
verb to hook under the waistband or belt
bookmarkngadi hanonga
noun a useless journey
bookmarkngago
noun brain; egg
bookmarkngaholu
adjective bent
bookmarkngalue ange
increase
bookmarknoho senga (adu)
adjective be ignorant (of what is happening)
bookmarkoo iho (age)
adjective able to enter, going up (down)
bookmarkpula
adjective open one’s eyes widely; to lightup suddenly; insectsp.: a phosphorescent insect
bookmarksabala
adjective willing to
bookmarksae de hadu
make a grater (by punching holes in sheet metal)
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksao de leo
clear in elocution or in one’s singing voice
bookmarkseevoivoi
adjective cry uncontrollably (hystericallyinaccessible)
bookmarksulu
dive, fall head first; anoint (hair with oil)
bookmarkvvala
a piercingly bright light; the cutting of a fast canoe through the water
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