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abongi baasi
adjective capsize sideways
bookmarkaigimea
noun plant sp.: wedelia creeper (wedelia biflora (l.) dc.)
bookmarkalaa ange maalie
those there are exactly right
bookmarkalaa naa loo
those there seem to be
bookmarkaonga
noun sort or degree of daybreak
bookmarkau hebaledage
noun a confluence of ocean currents (on the surface only)
bookmarkbaa galele
noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing
bookmarkbaalasi mai (adu)
shine a flashlight toward me (you)
bookmarkbedage ina
shallow on the inside
bookmarkbili i de lodo
unforgotten
bookmarkbona
noun a knot tied at the end of a rope or a string to prevent its unravelling
bookmarkbongabonga
adjective bent up
bookmarkbuaalali
verb flood tide
bookmarkbulu
noun the short fibers of the mature coconut husk
bookmarkdaagami
noun bodyguard, soldier
bookmarkdaogave
noun
a type of coconuttree
dele de maahaa
daybreak
bookmarkdenaa naa ()
that will be it. (will that be it)
bookmarkdenei au
it is i
bookmarkdiingia
verb to be exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkdoi-giva
noun
the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore
doo i de ubu
too big in size (of clothes)
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarke galemu
it’s alright
bookmarkgadoi
verb
a type of coconut with an edible husk
gaha biigi
noun a rope for tying pigs
bookmarkgaha dea
adjective having almost ripe coconuts (whose husk fibers are white)
bookmarkgiivada
adjective good fortune in the future, as revealed by divination
bookmarkgoloa lalo
noun gear obtained from foreign lands
bookmarkhaangoda de agau
noun a method of fishing (with a line on the reef)
bookmarkhagabasalia
verb convince someone completely
bookmarkhagadanu
verb sink below the horizon, burrow into the sand
bookmarkhagadau gaiaa
adjective steal from one another
bookmarkhagadau hai me ai
use jointly or collectively
bookmarkhagadubu o de adu
the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagalau
verb make a total of one hundred
bookmarkhagalegunga
adjective showoff (esp. in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhagamaasui
noun a current which flows to the left
bookmarkhagatau
verb arrange (in order), a program; name one after another; refuse to do one’s part because of someone else’s actions
bookmarkhagauea
verb a sleeping mat
bookmarkhagausi mai
the appearance of rain clouds
bookmarkhai me madua
act grown up
bookmarkhano ai huu
forever
bookmarkhaula ngongo
adjective to roast ngongo (in a fire)
bookmarkhegau
noun work,activity,occupation
bookmarkhhagi gee
turn away from (to avoid),veer
bookmarkhie unu
thirsty
bookmarkhodu
adjective sighted, appear
bookmarkkangi odi
adjective too sharp
bookmarklanga de ivi
a method of repositioning the bones of the ribcage
bookmarklima llau
five hundred
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarkluu hadu a moidigi
noun stone-like organs in the top of the head of flying fish
bookmarkmadaangahulu-ma-lua-malama
time noun december (’twelfth month’)
bookmarkmadohi age
adjective reach halfway up
bookmarkmagi kino
adjective loss of appetite
bookmarkmagi libolibo
dizziness or vertigo (as achronic condition or illness)
bookmarkmaleasa
noun fishsp. : tang (a kind of igauli)
bookmarkmalibilibi
noun crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmalogahu
noun collared shirt
bookmarkmami
verb taste (of something)
bookmarkmasoasoa
adjective spacious
bookmarkmeemouli
noun living thing
bookmarkmomme
a place
bookmarkngadi basa
small talk; idle conversation
bookmarkngadi seesee
walk barefoot, stroll
bookmarkngadi ubu
noun an empty coconut shell used as a container
bookmarkngaoloa
verb noisy (irregular repeated sounds)
bookmarkngisi
verb a squeaking sound
bookmarknngaoa
verb noisy (a loud, individually perceived, noise)
bookmarknoho mai (adu, ange)
resist me (you, them), oppose me (you, them)
bookmarknohu
noun fishsp.: stone-fish
bookmarkomaau
pronoun our (dual, exclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkosi
verb a seedling; a shoot (of another plant) set aside for planting a seedling
bookmarkoso
verb smell (something) by sniffing,kiss(polynesian style)
bookmarkpada
adjective be coarse in texture, grain, weave, etc.
bookmarksabini
verb to wrap around
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarktangada hagaai
poor fellow!
bookmarkubu loada
a coconut shell used for expectoration
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