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aboo nei
tonight (future)
bookmarkadugau daane
noun part of the plug of the pandanus
bookmarkboa
noun record catch (of fish) by an individual during his lifetime on any one fishing expedition
bookmarkboo manu
adjective to weed (a garden)
bookmarkbulaga-a-leo
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkdaabeduge mai
bring a lot of
bookmarkdaalinga
noun an area near the flowering part of the coconut tree (where birds perch)
bookmarkdaane ssili dala
special one,important one
bookmarkdaasissisi
verb striped (with stripes)
bookmarkdaelodo dee odi ange
oddnumber
bookmarkdahuli de madangi
a change of wind direction
bookmarkdale pilo
verb a game (like tag), to leave something unfinished after having tried only slightly
bookmarkdangada vai gelegele
a person of filthy appearance or habits
bookmarkdangi a beini
to have smelled ripe pandanus
bookmarkdanuaa ange
goodfor, better than
bookmarkdao dahuuhuu
noun ridgepole (lower)
bookmarkdaogave
noun
a type of coconuttree
dau ange
depend upon (e.g., for sustenance)
bookmarkdaudonu
adjective if, in the case that; gentle, mild-mannered, soft-spoken
bookmarkdaumaha daahili
noun song service (in church)
bookmarkdiidegaehala
noun the sixth child of a couple
bookmarkdoga
adjective landon (as a bird lands on the branch of a tree)
bookmarkdogonogo
noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)
bookmarkdolo
adjective creep (a very slow movement over the ground)
bookmarkduu malaelae
an open field having no trees
bookmarkgai mamu dua nnui
to eat fish up (not saving any for later)
bookmarkgalubu
a type of toy
bookmarkgasigasia
verb rubbed against,scratched
bookmarkgiebu
noun plantsp.: spiderlily(hymenocallis littoralis (jacq.) salisb.)
bookmarkgili laa
verb suntanned
bookmarkgili malanga
verb a type of skin disease
bookmarkgubenga
noun large net for fishing
bookmarkguboa
verb being used in connection with group activity
bookmarkgubu daahili
noun verse of a song
bookmarkhagabiiginga
noun way of making sticky
bookmarkhagadaemaha
verb put weight on, make unhappy
bookmarkhagadau-me
adjective enemy; dispute (with someone), argue
bookmarkhagadubu o de moe
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagadubu o manu
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaduu eidu
adjective superstitious; to believe in ghosts
bookmarkhagakii dalinga
adjective producing a high-pitched noise in the ear; the itch felt in the ear when something very sweet is eaten
bookmarkhagapuunia
verb add up (many things)
bookmarkhagategi kano
adjective tickled (not sexually)
bookmarkhagausi mai
the appearance of rain clouds
bookmarkhai me dagi
work slowly
bookmarkhili gee
sortout from; setaside (be chosen from a group)
bookmarkhonu baabaa
fill to the brim
bookmarkhua-dolo
noun plantsp.: vine (any sort)
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidalwave
bookmarkhulu i de lenga
to paint one’s body with tumeric
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
noun sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarki hee ai goe
you lose
bookmarkibu
noun
ilihia ssave
the submerging of flying fish below the surface of the water (making them difficult to net)
bookmarkina-gi-hale
a row of thatch
bookmarkkaba donu
wait!
bookmarklaalaa
verb having many branches
bookmarklaangai sahole
noun a fishing condition in which tuna are jumping and biting
bookmarklaho
aerial foot of the pandanus tree
bookmarklodo gapua
noun seaward part of a gapua
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarkloloa
adjective tall; long
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa ono
number sixteen
bookmarkmadannia sisi
noun littlefinger
bookmarkmadohi iho
adjective to reach halfway down
bookmarkmagi iviivi
adjective any illness characterized by wasting of the body (esp. t.b.), consumption
bookmarkmanege ma de --
better than (nothing, etc.)
bookmarkmanu-hai-hau
me hagaahulu
prepared food
bookmarkmmala luu mada
stinging of one’s eyes (e.g., from salt water)
bookmarkmoana ngaadai
noun far from land (the place from which the atoll is just barely visible)
bookmarkmoni deledele
noun sailing canoe
bookmarkmuu
noun fishsp.: snapper (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkmuu
adjective utter (words or sounds), reply (tosomeone)
bookmarkngadau iho
younger
bookmarkngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a divingboard in use)
bookmarkngole
verb use up, use unwisely (not saving some for later), waste
bookmarknoho lalo
adjective overloaded (almost to the point of sinking)
bookmarkodea
noon, midday
bookmarkolaa
adjective a sound expressing surprise or disapproval
bookmarksali de usu
runny nose
bookmarksiga de mamu
an escape of fish from a fishing net (through its holes)
bookmarksomo
noun sprouting coconut; white meat of a sprouting coconut
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/10/15
bookmarksomo boi
grow abnormally (having defects)
bookmarksuunibongi
a coral formation resembling a man at the bottom of the lagoon; a method of pole fishing at night
bookmarktamana o dogu damana
noun paternal grandfather
bookmarkvinivini
noun wrinkle (fabric)
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