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anaa ai laa
those then were those
bookmarkanei ai huu
these only then
bookmarkbaalanga
noun
metal (any kind)
baieu
noun mollusk sp.: clam sp.
bookmarkbasabasalia
verb be talked about frequently
bookmarkbige
noun a strip of land extending into the sea or a swamp
bookmarkbogobogo
verb pushed out of shape (as a tin can), rumpled, crumpled
bookmarkbona
noun a knot tied at the end of a rope or a string to prevent its unravelling
bookmarkdaane mada daua
noun bravest in war
bookmarkdabuvae sisi
noun little toe
bookmarkdahinga
noun way of shaving
bookmarkdalodalo i de lodo
pray silently
bookmarkdangada henua gee
noun foreigners, strangers
bookmarkdangada mai i daha
relatives by marriage or adoption, etc.
bookmarkdangau-dongi
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdao bou
noun ridgepole support (end)
bookmarkdao malui
noun a spear with a hinged barb
bookmarkdaula
verb rope (heavy); anchored (of ship)
bookmarkdeai donu angaanga
nothing at all
bookmarkdee hemuu
not on speaking terms
bookmarkdee modu
adjective continually
bookmarkdeganoe
noun part of the female genetalia
bookmarkdenaa donu
that is it for sure
bookmarkdoi-avaava
noun the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore (used for making perfume)
bookmarkdonadona
verb covered with dona
bookmarkduu lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkduugau
noun legs at the base of the canoe mast
bookmarkga noho
after a time
bookmarkgaa lava
and then
bookmarkgadoi
verb
a type of coconut with an edible husk
gai ngaadahi
adjective a distribution of fish to the whole island population
bookmarkgalavagu
noun spongesp.
bookmarkgalevaleva
noun birdsp.
bookmarkgaleve
noun the sap of the coconut tree (taken from the inflorescence)
bookmarkgaloa
verb attractive to members of the opposite sex
bookmarkgamalie
adjective do attentively
bookmarkganaudogo
noun
an abundance of fish, birds, or otheranimals which are good to eat
goe iloo
it’s up to you
bookmarkgosigosi
verb to scratch (slightly) repeatedly
bookmarkhaa-malama
time noun
april
haadenga
noun measurement
bookmarkhadu me llanga
lay out plaited work
bookmarkhagabigobigo
verb wiggle
bookmarkhagagabugabu
verb create a channel through land(by wind or wave action)
bookmarkhagaholau
verb banish from the island (in a canoe with no paddle or food)
bookmarkhagahula
the sac in a fish which emerges from its mouth when it is brought up from a great depth
bookmarkhagalleo
verb to produce many sounds
bookmarkhagalodo
verb to stimulate a desire for
bookmarkhagamaalama
verb brighten,illuminate
bookmarkhagamalo
verb provide clothes for
bookmarkhagammae lodo
verb insult (someone)
bookmarkhagasaele age
adjective make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)
bookmarkhagasee
adjective
just barely;
hagasegelia
verb let slip or slide
bookmarkhaha
noun mouthodor
bookmarkhai daadaa
adjective the relationship between siblings
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun fishsp.: flatfish
bookmarklabagau
adjective carpenter; skillful (at a craft); craftsman
bookmarklalo ade
noun solarplexus (considered the seat of feeling)
bookmarklama
a dry coconut leaf
bookmarklanga de ivi
a method of repositioning the bones of the ribcage
bookmarklaosedi
noun seawater
bookmarkliiliagi daudahi
be of the same status
bookmarklima llau
five hundred
bookmarklodo danuaa
adjective contented,happy
bookmarkloongia
verb to lose one’s appetite after eating oily food
bookmarkmaalava
the fatty part of the turtle
bookmarkmada tea gee
white as a sheet (of a person)
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa dolu
number thirteen
bookmarkmadaviiga
verb the needle-like spines on daudu fish
bookmarkmaduilau
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkmagakaga
adjective firmly attached
bookmarkmanaunau
verb act crazy or insane
bookmarkmanavasaa
adjective scared; afraid
bookmarkmaua laa
nevermind
bookmarkmmala
adjective bitter, sour; unlucky
bookmarkmuimuia
verb be muimui
bookmarkngadi seesee
adjective walk barefoot,stroll
bookmarkngavesi
noun box,coffin,crate
bookmarkodi mai (adu, ange)
all (e.g., have come)
bookmarksae de hadu
make a grater (by punching holes in sheet metal)
bookmarksali
adjective flow, seep
bookmarkse galubu
very fast
bookmarkse me pilo aha
don’t bother
bookmarksoodo
noun
lead1 (metal), bullet;
ssabe
adjective leave,go away
bookmarkssomo
suck one’s finger
bookmarksuunibongi
a coral formation resembling a man at the bottom of the lagoon; a method of pole fishing at night
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