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abadai
european
adi longo
adjective to tattle
bookmarkalaa donu
those there only
bookmarkau doga
noun a confluence of ocean currents, or a circular current in which drifting objects remain stationary
bookmarkbalagelage
adjective crippled and unable to walk
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baoa age
wash up on shore and beach thereon
bookmarkbasa dua nnui
speak undiplomatically
bookmarkbasa hagassee
verb speak so as to change the impression one’s previous words have made
bookmarkdaalinga
noun an area near the flowering part of the coconut tree (where birds perch)
bookmarkdaemahalia
verb heavy, oppressive, hard to take
bookmarkdahuli de lodo
change of heart, change one’s mind, repent
bookmarkdaleba
verb flap briskly in the wind
bookmarkdama adu hale
noun a child who wanders around to the homesof others
bookmarkdao malui
noun a spear with a hinged barb
bookmarkdaogave
noun a type of coconut tree
bookmarkdaula luu hadu
noun testicle cords
bookmarkdenei naa ()
this will be it. (will this be it)
bookmarkdevedeve
adjective standing out all over (of feathers, etc.)
bookmarkdihidihi
noun fishsp.: butterflyfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkdiibanga goo dii
a game played by children (to determinewho is "it")
bookmarkdiingia
verb to be exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkdola
adjective erection (of penis)
bookmarkdonu huu
only,just (no more than)
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkdunu madamada
verb rare (not cooked thoroughly)
bookmarkduudane
noun buttock
bookmarkduulanga
noun the sector from which the wind blows; the place of, the track of
bookmarke aha goe
how about
bookmarkga noho
after a time
bookmarkgaahanga
noun a rope used to assist in climbing
bookmarkgadigadi
verb have itch
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gai lima lua
eat greedily (with both hands)
bookmarkgaleve sali
noun a coconut tree which produces much galeve
bookmarkgalo sugi mada
glimpse
bookmarkgau anga
noun thigh
bookmarkgoloa baalanga
noun metal-working tools
bookmarkgolomagi lodo
adjective self-controlled
bookmarkgoogoo
noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)
bookmarkhadu goinga
noun boundary stone
bookmarkhagabau
verb measure, calculate,estimate
bookmarkhagadau bale
verb cooperate; help one another
bookmarkhagadige de madaangudu
a prolonged conversation (on subjects of little importance)
bookmarkhagahidu (ina)
verb the name of a person in a traditional story
bookmarkhagaloosi
verb guard, watch, keep an eye on
bookmarkhagamabu iho
adjective rest for a short time
bookmarkhagamaiana
adjective
hageli
verb a sort of sound in ancient chants
bookmarkhhuda
adjective open one’s eyes; awaken for a short time
bookmarkhhule
verb to expose the head of the penis by pulling back the foreskin
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
rust
bookmarkkano maailaba
noun the wood next to the core of a tree
bookmarklagalagai
verb a method of plating coconut palm fronds
bookmarklailai
noun fishsp. (= lae)
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklevango
adjective fight
bookmarkllonga
verb muscle fatigue
bookmarklua llau
number two hundred
bookmarkma gi
in order to
bookmarkmaadau daodao
noun a type of fishhook (large, for using a piece of fish as bait)
bookmarkmaadau mada bodobodo
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaalisa
noun an overhanging reef shelf
bookmarkmada udua
noun the point of a promontory or peninsula (esp. if large)
bookmarkmadaangahulu-ma-lua-malama
time noun december (’twelfth month’)
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmadaniiga
verb ingrown callus
bookmarkmaga tau hoe
to paddle (a canoe) vigorously
bookmarkmagamagalil ~ magalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagau danuaa
die peacefully (shown by a beatific facial expression on the corpse and the calmness of the weather)
bookmarkmalamalau
adjective repeatedly or continuously malau1
bookmarkmami
verb taste (of something)
bookmarkmanu vaaligi
noun insect (small)
bookmarkmmade gimoo
adjective to die in great numbers
bookmarkmoomada
adjective half-cooked
bookmarkmougu
noun plantsp.: fleurya ruderalis (forst.f.) gaud. ex. wedd.
bookmarkmoumou
verb wasteful,waste (something)
bookmarkmuli moni
noun stern
bookmarkmulumulu aamanu
verb moss (on rocks or coral)
bookmarkngaengae
verb to become dizzy in the water
bookmarkngudu malie
adjective eloquent (of a person)
bookmarksaugalo saele
adjective search for here and there,wander around looking for
bookmarksebaga
numeral tens of billions
bookmarksilivaahea
verb wander about with no fixed abode
bookmarksou
verb a gust of wind
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too gili
wrinkled skin (from age)
bookmarkvaga
noun sailing vessel, large canoe, ship
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