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aalo dahi
verb do at one time
bookmarkadaada age
first light of the moon
bookmarkanaa laa
these (there) which were there
bookmarkanaa loo
these (there) were the ones
bookmarkanei ai laa
these then were those
bookmarkanei muhuu
how about these
bookmarkbaalanga uli
noun cast iron
bookmarkbaba iho
adjective recently settled
bookmarkbalabalagula
adjective habitually clumsy
bookmarkbedibedi
adjective getting fat
bookmarkboo hagadanu malama
the nights on which the quarter moon is obscured by rain
bookmarkdaa gaiaa
verb to murder someone so that others don’t see
bookmarkdaemahadia
verb heavy, oppressive, hard to take
bookmarkdaemahalia
verb heavy, oppressive, hard to take
bookmarkdago
noun ritual activities,religious activities
bookmarkdahola
verb fish, hunt (at night)
bookmarkdalaa
noun (small) piece of, part of
bookmarkdamaa tili
adjective sharpshooter
bookmarkdangage dua
verb bend one’s head backwards
bookmarkdangau-paava
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdange
noun mollusksp.: giantclam (tridacnasquammosa)
bookmarkdatada
verb to jerk repeatedly; an intermittent sharp pain
bookmarkdau maagau
noun a period during which many people die
bookmarkdee ahe mai
adjective incurably ill
bookmarkdee manava age
do earnestly
bookmarkdeeai donu
positively no
bookmarkdelaa donu
that there is it for sure
bookmarkdenei sili
this is enough
bookmarkdoolohi
verb chase,run after
bookmarkduugau
noun legs at the base of the canoe mast
bookmarkgaa gee de nnamu
having a strong odor
bookmarkgadoa
verb to be overdue for parturition
bookmarkgai aha
and then what
bookmarkgai ngaadahi
adjective a distribution of fish to the whole island population
bookmarkgaiaa dau bodu
commit adultery
bookmarkgalogalo malama
noun the last quarter of the moon (rising inthe east just before sunrise)
bookmarkgau looloa gaadinga
noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts
bookmarkgeu de madangi
a change of wind direction
bookmarkgili laa
verb suntanned
bookmarkgina
noun fishsp.: rainbowrunner
bookmarkgogo gi mua
bent forward
bookmarkhagadau doa
adjective to show one’s strength by doing something difficult
bookmarkhagadau kino
verb hate each other
bookmarkhagadoa
verb act like a giant
bookmarkhagadolu (ina)
verb make a total of three
bookmarkhagaduugau
verb to make a handle for (e.g., a knife); to fasten with pegs
bookmarkhagaloma de me
calm weather, with no noise
bookmarkhagamaadau
noun barb
bookmarkhagaoanga gi lunga
good wages; a good price
bookmarkhagapago sala
adjective unfortunate result
bookmarkhagasoosoa
verb to put soosoa on a canoe
bookmarkhahine
noun woman
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
verb to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhakide gee
spoil (a child)
bookmarkhebuihagi
verb provide an abundance of bait to keep fish in close
bookmarkhelii-lausedi
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkhhau
verb tie up,fasten by tying (wrapping)
bookmarkhologemo
adjective
honu-uda
noun insectsp. (small and turtle-like)
bookmarkhuubuudoi
adjective fat and squat and ugly
bookmarkiillangi
noun mollusksp.: conus litteratus
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarklangi maakau
noun the sort of rain which is an omen of death
bookmarklima llau
five hundred
bookmarkmaangalo
sweet
bookmarkmaava
yawn
bookmarkmada-galadi
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarkmalemalemo ~ malemolemo
noun a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmaomao
adjective more and more; diminishing rainfall
bookmarkmaua
adjective able to,obtained,gotten,caught
bookmarkmulegi
verb showoff (in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkmuna abo donu
truth
bookmarknaba
adjective a slip of the tongue
bookmarkngadolia
verb to have ngado
bookmarkngaue age
increase (in rank or price, etc.)
bookmarksae mai
break through the bush (toward one)
bookmarksobaga
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarksolasola
not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarkssigo
clever, a fast learner; catch on to, understand
bookmarktangada hai sauaa
magician, sorcerer
bookmarkudua
promontory, peninsula
bookmarkuhi daguu
turtle ribs, used as knives in rituals
bookmarkvaagia
found or caught doing something wrong
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