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aada
adjective easily startled, skittish, wild (of animals)
bookmarkadugau
verb arrangement of things into a straight row
bookmarkbaa galele
noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing
bookmarkbalu daaea
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbebe de lodo
noun state of anxiety (psychological condition)
bookmarkbugu
noun mons veneris
bookmarkbuli
verb grab up
bookmarkbunaa
noun the trail left behind a canoe paddle in the water (or a similar disturbance of the water)
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daaligidanga
noun the slope of a canoe’s keel
bookmarkdaemaha
adjective heavy, oppressive, hard to take
bookmarkdagalonga
noun path, route
bookmarkdala malo
adjective change clothes
bookmarkdama doe
noun the fourth child born to a couple
bookmarkdangi de musu
hear whispering (of others)
bookmarkdauoni
noun fishsp.
bookmarkdee dau ia
it’s ok
bookmarkdelaa ai huu
that was it (as before)
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdohi lau
verb to strip pandanus leaves (to make mats, etc.)
bookmarkdohu lodo
adjective full to capacity
bookmarkdolona
verb flooded, washedout
bookmarkdonu
noun fishsp.: seabass (= small ava)
bookmarkdoo dai
appearing from lagoonward; to come from lagoonward; wind direction from the west
bookmarkdugi de lodo
to fish in various places (in the lagoon) in order to catch as many fish (of any kind) as possible
bookmarkgada
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarkgadigadi
verb have itch
bookmarkgannui mada balabala
gannui which is soft and mushy
bookmarkgasa
adjective run aground
bookmarkgau dagodo
noun the boom of a sail
bookmarkgiligili tai
noun horizon
bookmarkgodi
verb to trim
bookmarkhaa-laangi
time noun
thursday
haaele sala
verb spoil (children), bring up (children) badly
bookmarkhaahadi
verb
haduhadu
verb thick (not watery)
bookmarkhagaago
verb imitate; show, teach; to urge
bookmarkhagaau
verb to create an ocean current
bookmarkhagadabanimeeli
verb to make payment for medical treatment
bookmarkhagademo
verb
pout
hagadiba
verb incline to one side
bookmarkhagaedeede
verb balance precariously
bookmarkhagaholi
verb begin to form (something)
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhai daalanga
adjective talkative, chatterbox, talk animatedly
bookmarkhale denga manu
noun hive (house for animals)
bookmarkhau singano
noun garland of singano
bookmarkhidu laangi
noun Sunday
bookmarkhilo saele
adjective spread venereal disease
bookmarkholia
verb to form (something); make (something)according to some model or plan
bookmarkhoohoa
verb
ivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarkkabi
verb tight (of clothes),stuffed
bookmarklaagau-bala-uda
noun driftwoodsp. (very soft)
bookmarklaagii
noun decoration,ornamentation
bookmarklele tuli
childbirth
bookmarklele vae
adjective jump feet first
bookmarkmaahe
adjective decrease (in strength, rate of growth, etc.)
bookmarkmaalie ange
a little later
bookmarkmagau i de hiigai
ravenous
bookmarkmagi ssae aalanga
sore muscles (not associated with strain)
bookmarkmahaa de usu
to have encountered unexpected misfortune
bookmarkmala
bald
bookmarkmanu
noun animal, plant, insect (excludes fish and humans)
bookmarkmasalia
verb empty of water
bookmarkmasole ange
barely scratched
bookmarkngadi ubu
noun an empty coconut shell used as a container
bookmarkngu te
paa ono pagola
punished for his bad deeds
bookmarkpelaani
verb fry
bookmarksaga gi daha
saga away from; extend out in space
bookmarksalasalani
verb becoming salani in one part, butnot yet salani all over
bookmarksausaudia
verb continually blown upon (by the wind)
bookmarksausaunga
adjective continually saunga
bookmarksavini gee
run away
bookmarkse aha
what is it
bookmarkse goo
adept at
bookmarksigale saele
adjective search for
bookmarksingano
verb the flower of the pandanus tree
bookmarksio
noun waterspout (esp. the air causing it); whirlwind
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarktilo ange
verb nurse; look after
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vaaligiligi
adjective small (for a vast plural noun; used with dengaa)
bookmarkvai nui
coconut water from a mature brown coconut
bookmarkvogi
to shame someone by teasing or insulting them
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