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adaada age
first light of the moon
bookmarkahe ina
wind around completely once
bookmarkaoa
verb misshapen fruit
bookmarkbasa degidegi
adjective speak disconnectedly with rage
bookmarkbuubuu
verb divination
bookmarkdaa
noun a bunch
bookmarkdaa de gaehala
to swing a jump rope made of gaehala
bookmarkdada moni
adjective
to beach a canoe without using runners
dagodo daudahi
adjective having the same characteristics, be alike
bookmarkdahedahea
adjective drift aimlessly
bookmarkdala mmea
verb redness or inflammation of the skin (e.g., a welt)
bookmarkdalaa
noun (small) piece of, part of
bookmarkdalaa umada
noun prow spray of a ship
bookmarkdali hagavagavaga
verb <= hagavagavaga>
bookmarkdama madua
noun eldest child
bookmarkdama ssala
noun an adopted child
bookmarkdau namu
noun mosquitonet
bookmarkdegidegi
verb to jerk repeatedly; bawlout (speakharshly to)
bookmarkdelaa muhuu
how about that one there
bookmarkdelaa sili
that there is enough
bookmarkdemeelaa
that one over there
bookmarkdenaa loo
that was the one
bookmarkdogai
noun
transverse tiebeam
dookalala
adjective stilts,walk on stilts
bookmarkduiaanga
noun the way in which something is stuck by a sharp object
bookmarkduna
noun larvae (of mosquito, etc.) found in water
bookmarkdungu
verb smell (something)
bookmarkduuaa
verb to be in trouble
bookmarkduudae baa
the dust produced by working pearl shell to make a hook
bookmarke lodo goe
watchout
bookmarkgaha dea
adjective having almost ripe coconuts (whose husk fibers are white)
bookmarkgai samusamu
verb eat left-overs (that most people wouldthrow out)
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ganimua
noun the eldest child of a couple
bookmarkgapua
verb large fissures or depressions in the reef (incomplete channels)
bookmarkgauea
noun birdsp.: white-rumpedswift1 (apus pacificus) (the native term applies possibly to several spp.)
bookmarkgili malanga
verb a type of skin disease
bookmarkgobagoba
verb bushy (of hair)
bookmarkgodi mai
adjective a certain type of manipulation inplaying with string figures
bookmarkhaa-dolo
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkhadu-i-de-ssala
noun
coralsp.: red organ-pipecoral
hadugolaa
noun
any stone of volcanic origin
hagadaubodobodo
verb shorten (time or rope)
bookmarkhagadeai
verb cause to become non-existent
bookmarkhagadubu gi se --
verb transfigure into a --
bookmarkhagammidi
verb suction of a sea current, undertow
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly, delay
bookmarkhagapogo
verb fold up (one fold); cause to crumple up.
bookmarkhagassui age
eat or drink just a little bit
bookmarkhai ngadaa
adjective difficult
bookmarkhai ngaohie
adjective easy
bookmarkhai sumu
verb having a diamond-shaped decoration or form, etc.
bookmarkhale neveneve
noun spiderweb
bookmarkhalehale me
adjective a developing situation
bookmarkhano ahe
echo
bookmarkheboohagi mai
found fighting
bookmarkhhanga lua
verb split in two
bookmarkhhola mai saiolo
to allow the sail to fill with wind, holding on to the boom sheet (after luffing)
bookmarkholau
canoe house
bookmarkhonga de masavaa
at the time of
bookmarkhui hala
noun the fruit of the pandanus
bookmarkhulu
verb apply liquid on,smear on
bookmarkhuna me
a habitual thief
bookmarki mua nei
beforehand
bookmarkila
verb a mole (not raised) , or other permanent black spot on the skin
bookmarkino gi mua
bend (one’s body) forward
bookmarkkangi odi
adjective too sharp
bookmarkkano siabo
noun the meat on the side of the fish’s head
bookmarkkumi tangi
to control one’s crying
bookmarkleanga
noun bad person
bookmarkleuleu
adjective becoming leu
bookmarklimamalie
good at massaging
bookmarkmagi ilihia
adjective gastritis (having one’s stomach full of gas)
bookmarkmangoo-senga
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkmasugi
adjective having a hole, pierced
bookmarkmuna e basa ange ai
noun answer
bookmarknabe
to look under the waistband or belt
bookmarkngaalulu
adjective a rattling or sloshing around inside(of something shaken)
bookmarkngadi daumaha
adjective religions which are not in the judaeo-christian tradition, pagan cults
bookmarkngalue mai
decrease
bookmarknoganoga
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarkogu
pronoun my (for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarksaa
noun a share of food (esp. for children)
bookmarksaidule
verb wrapped up or covered up completely
bookmarksoe age
straight up; decide (for oneself)
bookmarksui
change, replace
bookmarktama hagai
poor fellow!
bookmarkvasu ai
like it
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