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aalali
noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom
bookmarkagilau
verb pugnacious
bookmarkanataiao
this morning
bookmarkaude haia
no kidding
bookmarkbadii
noun fish sp., scad?
bookmarkboo gi dai
the period when the quarter moon appears in the west just after sunset
bookmarkboolaa ange
say boolaa to
bookmarkbuu ili
daatugu
verb to curse (someone)
bookmarkdalaa muna
noun word,phrase
bookmarkdeaamonga
noun
delaa maa
that there was about (approximately)
bookmarkdili dangada
adjective to fail to discharge one’s obligations to help (esp. one’s kin)
bookmarkdongi ange
appoint
bookmarkdugu de laa
lower sail
bookmarkduu gili somo
the coconut meat remaining in a germinated coconut after the coconut apple has been removed
bookmarkduuaa
verb to be in trouble
bookmarkduugiva
adjective rough texture, of a plaited object such as a mat
bookmarkgalogalo malama
noun the last quarter of the moon (rising inthe east just before sunrise)
bookmarkgano siga
noun strands (of cloth)
bookmarkgavia
noun crazy person; insane person
bookmarkgeugeu
verb shake one’s head back and forth;
bookmarkgii age
cry out softly
bookmarkgoede
noun octopus
bookmarkgubo
verb work with concentration in the midstof a group
bookmarkgubu vae
foot, ankle
bookmarkhagaali
verb to mention or expose something just enough so that the remainder is obvious
bookmarkhagaamuli
verb treat as junior
bookmarkhagadai
verb furnish salt to
bookmarkhagadau hai me ai
use jointly or collectively
bookmarkhagadubu o de adu
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagahoa
noun a boil on the body
bookmarkhagakii dalinga
adjective producing a high-pitched noise in the ear; the itch felt in the ear when something very sweet is eaten
bookmarkhagapago donu
adjective fortunate result
bookmarkhagasabala
verb talk (someone) into (something)
bookmarkhagasogoisi
verb
hagassogalia
verb
hagavaivai
verb cause to become watery, or less viscous
bookmarkhau manu
noun a garland of flowers, headdress, necklace
bookmarkheboohagi lima
adjective fistfight
bookmarkhidi
verb
to topple over
hidu laangi
noun Sunday
bookmarkhuluhulu-manenga
time noun the tenth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it" (= the person who becomes "it")
bookmarkhune
core of the breadfruit; the flower of the breadfruit tree
bookmarkiga-loa
noun fishsp. (a small flying fish)
bookmarkiloo me
adjective charlatanism
bookmarklaanganga
noun way of plaiting
bookmarklabodo-sisi
noun eelsp.: snakeeel
bookmarklangadala
noun (a piece of) thatch made from coconut palm frond
bookmarkleuleu
adjective becoming leu
bookmarklima-pilo
time noun the fifth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkllahi
noun fishsp. (= small hagaudalolo)
bookmarklligi
adjective
fine (in grain, of hair, etc.); little, small
llou
verb hang down or bent down (of branches, palm fronds, or fishing poles)
bookmarkloha
verb fathom (the span of one’s outstretched arms)
bookmarkluei
verb spit out (esp. food)
bookmarkmaamaalo
adjective becoming more and more maalo
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madangi
verb wind,gas,flatus
bookmarkmahedua
sneeze
bookmarkmaholahola danuaa age
revitalized (by a shower or rest, etc.)
bookmarkmalamalama
adjective sparkly; glittery
bookmarkmanuia
adjective fortunate,lucky,blessed
bookmarkmee duu
noun clitoris
bookmarkmmaunga
noun way of memorizing, (way of havingmemorized)
bookmarkmoana dugidugi
noun far from any land, in the open sea
bookmarkmolimoli ange
take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled (e.g., a ship stuck on the reef during the moments when it is floated by waves)
bookmarkngadi ngavesi
noun an empty box
bookmarkngaue ange
increase (in price, etc.)
bookmarknoganoga
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarkodaau
pronoun our (dual, inclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkolaa
adjective a sound expressing surprise or disapproval
bookmarksaabai
verb lift up and carry; carry (a burden)
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksaga gi daha
saga away from; extend out in space
bookmarksaulaba
noun parent-in-law, child-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law
bookmarksausaunga
adjective continually saunga
bookmarkseisei
noun fishsp.: pipefish
bookmarkseni tao
sleep soundly
bookmarksiilinga a muna
trial or formal inquiry
bookmarkssuanga
stained in one place
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