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verb learn, teach
bookmarkau hebaledage
noun a confluence of ocean currents (on the surface only)
bookmarkbalu gauanga
adjective trembling of legs
bookmarkbani-gegeva
noun
bigi
adjective close to (in meaning); about to (in time)
bookmarkbinga
adjective be named, be called; regarded as
bookmarkbole
adjective bawl out, be angry; be mad (as indicated by one’s movements)
bookmarkboo gi dua
the period when the quarter moon appears in the east just before sunrise
bookmarkbuusagi
verb an eddy caused by a current
bookmarkdaahanga ange
give pleasure to someone by giving himsomething
bookmarkdabadaballahi
adjective more-or-less thin
bookmarkdabui
verb to splash water on something with the hand
bookmarkdahinga
noun way of shaving
bookmarkdai sagana iho goe
watchout
bookmarkdamaa-manu
noun birdsp.: sharp-tailedsandpiper(erolia acuminata)
bookmarkdangadanga
adjective
loose (not tight)
danuaa ange
goodfor, better than
bookmarkdao beau
noun the wave following the highest one
bookmarkdau looloa
adjective to tie at the end of a long tether
bookmarkdavage
noun birdsp.: white-tailedtropicbird(phaethon lepturus)
bookmarkde hua nei
this size
bookmarkdebedebe
verb the folds of skin around the waist
bookmarkdoe
adjective leftover, remain
bookmarkdoi-giva
noun
the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore
galo sugi mada
glimpse
bookmarkgasigi
noun plantsp.: hemp-leavedvitexshrub(vitex negundo var. bicolor (willd.) lam.)
bookmarkgau
noun grouping (of people)
bookmarkhagaahee
adjective when (near future)
bookmarkhagaalahenua
verb provide land for
bookmarkhagaaloalo-mea
verb cause to become red(of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagaavaava
verb provide or receive support continually
bookmarkhagabahhaa
verb to exhale suddenly; making exhalation noises
bookmarkhagadiidii
verb help to urinate (e.g., by taking a baby outside)
bookmarkhagadubu gi se --
verb transfigure into a --
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hagaida
verb to bare one’s teeth (by opening the lips)
bookmarkhagalanu
verb rinse off salt water from the body (with fresh water)
bookmarkhagamabu
verb rest, relax, quit (a job)
bookmarkhagamao lunga
verb arrogant,haughty,overbearing,proud
bookmarkhagamogomogo
take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagasaagule
verb teach how to saagule
bookmarkhagasebaga
verb make a total of ten billion
bookmarkhagasenga
verb fool (someone),deceive,trick (someone)
bookmarkhai damana
adjective the relationship between father (or other male elder) and child (or one treated as child)
bookmarkhai mee magua
sort of steal
bookmarkhauhausanga
noun
kau donu
adjective usedto, easy to
bookmarkkii ange
increase
bookmarklaaladi
verb to scratch (an itch)
bookmarklaamaloo
noun a divination result indicating bad fortune
bookmarklabagau
adjective carpenter; skillful (at a craft); craftsman
bookmarklamu dada
verb a jerk (e.g., of a line)
bookmarklanea
adjective much,plenty
bookmarklauvinivini
verb having kinky hair
bookmarklingilingia
verb pour little by little
bookmarkllingi
verb pour out,spill out (sand)
bookmarkmaamaasina
verb repeatedly lighted (esp. by moonlight)
bookmarkmadaanga hulu
number ten
bookmarkmahanga
adjective be split open
bookmarkmalillili
adjective to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmalinolino
verb <= malimalino>
bookmarkmalo-ngiso
noun
driftwoodsp.
mami
noun papaya; papaya tree
bookmarkmanu gaugau
noun plantsp.: a variety of taro
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga-i-lote-aasanga
noun serpentcucumber
bookmarkmasa bagubagu
adjective dry reef (at very low tide)
bookmarkmasagi
a dance (an ancient type)
bookmarkmau goloa
adjective rich in material possessions
bookmarkmaunuunusi
adjective
me hagasili
a plant which is allowed to grow extra large (for some reason)
bookmarkmilo gee
to turn the opposite way
bookmarkmuna daemaha
noun words which hurt
bookmarkne hia
how many has it been
bookmarkngadi biho
noun head
bookmarkngadi gai
verb eat taro without fish (or fish without taro)
bookmarkngau hala
verb bite someone
bookmarksausau
lion-fish
bookmarkseloo
numeral millions
bookmarksenga
adjective crazy; dumb, foolish, ignorant; senseless, drunk
bookmarksobo de laa
rising of the sun
bookmarksugimada
the outer corner of the eye
bookmarktegi
adjective around (sexually); tickled (esp. sexually)
bookmarkvalu llau
number eight hundred
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