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aahee huu
then which
bookmarkaboabongi
adjective easily capsizable
bookmarkaboo nei
tonight (future)
bookmarkalahage
adjective wake up (from sleep)
bookmarkanaa nei
those now
bookmarkbaagia age
to be carried to the shore (of a canoe) by a current or the wind
bookmarkbadodi gee
to jerk violently
bookmarkboibala
adjective watery (of prepared food)
bookmarkbula de ganomada
get mad
bookmarkbuu-ili
noun fish sp.
bookmarkdaaea
noun fishsp.: snapper (= large babudaea)
bookmarkdahuli de madangi
a change of wind direction
bookmarkdai bigi
adjective almost (finished or done, etc.); justabout
bookmarkdaia e sseni
very sleepy
bookmarkdangi iho
adjective cry to oneself
bookmarkdangidangi
adjective cry a lot; beg, apologize; a type of aboriginal chant
bookmarkdao dahuuhuu
noun ridgepole (lower)
bookmarkdeainga
noun nothingness
bookmarkdiba
noun portion, share, part, fraction
bookmarkdoo ade
a joking expression; literally, ’your liver!’
bookmarkdoo mai de malino
completely calm
bookmarkdoopeva
verb trick, prank
bookmarkgadebega
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgadiou
gahuduna
noun ridgepole cover
bookmarkgaiaadia
verb stolen
bookmarkgalababa
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit skin)
bookmarkgima
noun mollusksp.: horsehoofclam (hippopus hippopus)
bookmarkginogino
adjective inclined not to enjoy something (esp. food) by being overly sensitive to filth
bookmarkgoononga
noun a record (set in competitive sports)
bookmarkgulunieli
noun plantsp.
bookmarkhagaaigoli
noun a food tree on another’s land
bookmarkhagaavaava
verb provide or receive support continually
bookmarkhagabinga
verb name (something)
bookmarkhagabulubulu ange
make do with
bookmarkhagaditidi
verb to skip a stone across the water
bookmarkhagamalangilangi
verb please1 (someone), cheer up (someone); cheerful by nature, joyous
bookmarkhagamalibi
verb rush,speed up
bookmarkhagamouli
verb give life to, bring back life; food(prepared for a meal)
bookmarkhagaodea
verb the time at which it is midday
bookmarkhagavogi
verb a whistle (made with the lips)
bookmarkhai de hilihili
hold an election
bookmarkhai soa
friendship
bookmarkhano goe
see what i told you
bookmarkhano mouli
adjective disappear alive (esp. into another world)
bookmarkhhoda
gasp for breath
bookmarkhhuge
verb open (something),uncover
bookmarkhidi taelodo
adjective the weight (on a balance) used as a standard measurement
bookmarkhuaalavao
a strong wind
bookmarki dai nei
mortlockislands
bookmarkiga
noun fish (archaic, except in compounds)
bookmarkkano mouli
adjective fresh meat (including fish)
bookmarklaamasee
noun a divination result indicating good fortune
bookmarklagolagoaa
verb destroy or abuse property (for no goodreason); vandalism
bookmarklau hadihadi
verb having wavy hair
bookmarklaumele
noun fishsp.: tang (2 sorts)
bookmarklauvinivini
verb having kinky hair
bookmarklili baasi gee
accuse someone (in an argument, usually between spouses) of taking sides withanother family member
bookmarkllago
adjective mature (of a taro corm which can be used for food)
bookmarkllahi
adjective thin (pl.)
bookmarkllao
verb gouge out (with the hand only); take out of a hole
bookmarkmadalama
noun Nukuoro (colloquial term)
bookmarkmalau ngudu
noun lips
bookmarkmaoli
noun a suspicion which proves to be true
bookmarkmasavaa danuaa
noun a time of peace
bookmarkmasoasoa
spacious
bookmarkmau me
adjective successful in obtaining what one wants(things)
bookmarkme abo (donu)
noun truth
bookmarkmmasi
adjective the ripened condition of the fruit of the pandanus (when the keys begin to fall)
bookmarkmolimoli ange
take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled (e.g., a ship stuck on the reef during the moments when it is floated by waves)
bookmarkmommomo
adjective a little at a time
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moni kalo
noun a canoe with rounded sides (designed to ride easily in rough seas)
bookmarkmouli age
regain consciousness, rise from thedead
bookmarkmuli mai ange
a little later, byandby
bookmarknamanama
noun fishsp. (like ngaa, but longer and thinner)
bookmarkngali
grind
bookmarkoha
verb break, break up, destroy;damage, ruin
bookmarksabalia
verb be saba2
bookmarksili muna
adjective inquisitive (prone to ask too many questions)
bookmarksinasinaina
adjective white headed; old (of living things); big (of animals)
bookmarksinsia
vasu
like
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