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abuabulu
adjective easily sinkable
bookmarkaha naa
let’s (later)
bookmarkanei loo
these (here) are the ones
bookmarkbagu
noun scab, crust
bookmarkbelu
noun lizard sp.
bookmarkbugu
noun mons veneris
bookmarkbungubungu
adjective
plump
buu de mama
air filled with mama
bookmarkdaane hebagi
adjective soldier
bookmarkdalodalo i de lodo
pray silently
bookmarkdangau-sissisi
noun
dau ange
depend upon (e.g., for sustenance)
bookmarkdau namu
noun mosquitonet
bookmarkdaumaha daamada
noun the morning prayer service (before the major church service)
bookmarkdee modu
adjective continually
bookmarkdilimangali
verb
to catch flying fish
doa
noun giant
bookmarkdoi-giva
noun
the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore
duu galeve
adjective to collect the sap of a coconut tree (from its inflorescence)
bookmarkduu uli
noun sea cucumber species
bookmarkgaadinga gaha paa
noun a coconut with an unusually small-sized kernel
bookmarkgano moana
noun open sea, far away from any land
bookmarkgau
noun grouping (of people)
bookmarkgauligi daane
male child, boy
bookmarkgaunga
noun the partially burned wood or coconut husk which is left over after a fire
bookmarkgava uli
reef heron - grey phase
bookmarkgede maduu
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgoononga
noun a record (set in competitive sports)
bookmarkhaaligi
verb wrap from under, wrap around; to line1 something (e.g., a box, with paper)
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate Europeans
bookmarkhagaagahi
verb call (someone)
bookmarkhagadanuaa
verb make good, lead a good life
bookmarkhagadau vaasuu
adjective be attracted to or like each other(of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhagaedeede
verb balance precariously
bookmarkhagamaadau
noun a current which flows to the right
bookmarkhagamaasei ange
make smaller (away from one)
bookmarkhagamaiana
adjective
hagamau
verb to strive to become acquainted with
bookmarkhagatevea
verb <= hagatevelia>
bookmarkhai dagelo
adjective deep-bottomed
bookmarkhaigamaiana
adjective effective,useful,worthwhile,important
bookmarkhano gi de maalama
transfiguration of ghosts or spiritsinto human form
bookmarkheboheboohagi
adjective fight frequently
bookmarkhhuge age malo
lift up one’s skirts (to expose one’s genitals)
bookmarkhua ligi
adjective having small fruit or nuts (of trees)
bookmarkhuaahai
verb expertise
bookmarkhuaamee daahaa
hugahuga
noun a type of soft driftwood (used for plugs)
bookmarkhulo
verb
go
huudanga
noun way of singing
bookmarki de baasi
concerning; at the behest of;under the auspices of
bookmarki ono daha
at his place, with him
bookmarkleva saele
adjective vagrant (having no fixed abode)
bookmarklodo mao lunga
characteristically hagamao lunga; egotistical, self-centered, arrogant inspirit
bookmarklongo iho
adjective be aware of, experience, perceive, feel (in one’s mind or body)
bookmarkmada mmea
dark red
bookmarkmadaa sele
noun loop of a lasso or noose
bookmarkmadaagi
verb the scout in belubelu fishing
bookmarkmai ange laa
the next (one) following the one in question
bookmarkmanu-solo-maanu
noun a jellyfish-like animal in the shape of a flower (burrows into the sand when touched)
bookmarkmassogosogolia
verb to have been by oneself
bookmarkme ssalu lau
a scraper for leaves
bookmarkmoni lele
airplane
bookmarkmuna maimai
noun <= ngudu maimai>
bookmarknengenenge
neveia
verb be neve
bookmarkngadi dangada
noun an ordinary person, commoner; a person of slight social value
bookmarkoha
verb break, break up, destroy;damage, ruin
bookmarkoso
verb smell (something) by sniffing,kiss(polynesian style)
bookmarkouou
adjective yes yes
bookmarksasa
adjective to talk or move in one’s sleep, or whendelerious
bookmarksebugi
numeral billions
bookmarksemuna
numeral hundreds of millions
bookmarksisi
verb write
bookmarksomo boi
grow abnormally (having defects)
bookmarksuisui
become wet
bookmarksussunubega
wrasse (fish)
bookmarktainadaane madua
noun elder brother
bookmarktoogili
adjective wrinkly
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