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aausa
verb wake (of a ship)
bookmarkaha goi
what next
bookmarkalaa ai laa
those there then were
bookmarkanaa ai loo
those then are
bookmarkanumia
verb bobbing in the water
bookmarkaugaunga
noun the appearance of an infected area
bookmarkava
noun fish sp. (= large tonu, also = large hagaodalolo)
bookmarkbaa ange
close to, near to
bookmarkbaa huu i --
just like
bookmarkbaabaa ama
verb to steer a canoe to its outrigger side (opp. of baabaa gadea)
bookmarkbaba
noun fish sp., squirrelfish
bookmarkbagibagi de me
all of a sudden (violent actions)
bookmarkbulubulu malo
noun rag
bookmarkdaa hagabodobodo
verb make a quick trip
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkdaasele
verb to swing a rope (in a jump rope game) so as to cause the jumper to trip
bookmarkdababa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkdamaa-manu
noun birdsp.: sharp-tailedsandpiper(erolia acuminata)
bookmarkdangage
verb raise one’s head up or back
bookmarkdenei ange maalie
this is exactly right
bookmarkdenei sili
this is enough
bookmarkduadae
verb gullible, be a sucker
bookmarkduu hagasabasaba
adjective to stand in a place from which one is liable to fall
bookmarkga dae laa huu
very, too much
bookmarkgada gimoo
adjective smile (esp. for no good reason or whenembarrassed)
bookmarkgada-laagau-ngauda
noun fishsp.: rudderfish
bookmarkgailingalinga
adjective continually wanting to eat
bookmarkgalogalo
adjective look around (with one’s eyes only)
bookmarkgili laa
verb suntanned
bookmarkgoo
noun taro spade
bookmarkgu hagaola loo
just missed catching
bookmarkhaale
verb adopt, raise (a child)
bookmarkhaangoda dua beau
noun a fishing method (used on the seaward reef during the day) employing a line, with hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhadu de gaanunu
noun nipple of breast
bookmarkhagaaugau
verb cause infection
bookmarkhagadaubulebule
verb to change coloring (esp. fish in anxiety states)
bookmarkhagaduulou
verb eat ravenously
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagamadua
verb act like a grown-up (when still a child)
bookmarkhagammidi
verb suction of a sea current, undertow
bookmarkhagasaele age
adjective make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)
bookmarkhagaseguli
verb make a total of one hundred thousand
bookmarkhai lodo
resentful
bookmarkhakaadia
verb make tightly packed
bookmarkhale hai niho
dentist’s office
bookmarkhallaba
noun the base of a palm frond spine; rifle
bookmarkhhanga de ngudu
open one’s mouth
bookmarkhonga de mouli
during the lifetime of
bookmarkhusi
noun tarobog, swamp
bookmarkilihia tinae
adjective a stomach distended by gas
bookmarkkii ange tanuaa
verb to make something better; to better
bookmarkkona odi
too much
bookmarklama
a dry coconut leaf
bookmarklau tulugi
a tuna of the size next largest to lau de ava
bookmarklodo baba
noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries
bookmarklodo lanea
adjective large in volume
bookmarklollolo
oily
bookmarkma te hakii
the uvula and adjacent portions of the oral cavity
bookmarkmada baubau
noun flirtatious
bookmarkmagimagi
adjective prone to illness
bookmarkmalamalama
verb shiny (reflects light)
bookmarkmalangalanga
adjective repeatedly (or becoming) malanga
bookmarkmami
noun papaya; papaya tree
bookmarkmanu-gadi-niho
noun
plantsp.
me hhadu
noun falsehood,lie
bookmarkmolomolo de biho
round-headed
bookmarkmomme
noun a place
bookmarkmua iho (age)
adjective next above (below)
bookmarkmuli madangi
verb sailing downwind
bookmarknamanama
noun fishsp. (like ngaa, but longer and thinner)
bookmarknebua
verb be nebu
bookmarkngalubelube
verb tremble or vibrate in the air
bookmarkngalue age
increased,augmented
bookmarkngudu maimai
adjective flattery or other communication by which one attempts to ingratiate oneself; unctuous,cloying,winsome
bookmarkniho vaiuu
noun milkteeth, deciduousteeth
bookmarkoda
noun grated coconut meat after the oil has been expressed
bookmarkogo
noun the attachment of a clam to the reef
bookmarkpaa i tua tinae
have an empty stomach
bookmarksai moni
noun a fleet of canoes
bookmarksavini gee
run away
bookmarkse mouli dangada
rascal
bookmarksisi baalasi
verb printing (block letters)
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarkttea
adjective white
bookmarktugi lima
noun elbow
bookmarkubu
noun cup
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