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aapulu
adjective sink all at once
bookmarkadumua
verb pregnant and almost ready to deliver; first among a group of pregnant women to deliver
bookmarkalaa laa
those (there) which were there
bookmarkaloalo me
noun the current nearest to the (seaward) outer reef of the atoll
bookmarkbaa huu i --
just like
bookmarkbaalanga tugi
noun nail (of metal)
bookmarkbaanabu
noun
stone (from banaba
babu
adjective the noise of one hard object struck against another (as the snapping of fingers)
bookmarkbadotodi
verb move jerkily
bookmarkbe aha naa huu
whatever; if ever
bookmarkbugubugunga
noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance
bookmarkdaane sauaa
noun a person of extraordinary ability; shark (euphemism)
bookmarkdabuia
verb to dabui at one time
bookmarkdagu age
say out loud
bookmarkdahola
verb a method of fishing (night fishing on the reef with torches)
bookmarkdama doo
noun a foetus which has been aborted
bookmarkdee adagaigaina
a great many; serious
bookmarkdee sao age
always fail or be defeated
bookmarkdiibanga o de henua
the categories of ancient custom
bookmarkdilongaagau
verb voyeurism
bookmarkdoi
verb
stain (permanent); any of a number ofhardwood saps
dongidongi
verb spotted (covered with spots); to keep pointing at or peeking at
bookmarkdugidugi tugi lau
duu de ogaanga
having husked many coconuts (as evidenced by the many husks lying about)
bookmarkgai me hagadau doa
eat as though competing against othereaters in a test of manliness(e.g., to eat fish with the scales and all)
bookmarkgaloi
ganaudogo
noun
an abundance of fish, birds, or otheranimals which are good to eat
ganimago
noun mollusksp.: malea pomum
bookmarkganimuumuni
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkgannui koi
noun gannui which has been scraped out of the shell to be eaten
bookmarkgasi
noun mollusksp.: asaphis dichotoma
bookmarkgeu de madangi
a change of wind
bookmarkgolomagi lodo
adjective self-controlled
bookmarkgu gide huu
spoiled (having acquired a bad habit)
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb lesson, make learn, cause to teach
bookmarkhagaava ange
lean on someone for support
bookmarkhagabudubudu
verb accumulate repeatedly
bookmarkhagadaina
verb to put (someone) into a sibling or cousin relationship (as by an adoption)
bookmarkhagadidi
verb to put a grass skirt on someone else
bookmarkhagadogoisi
verb reduce in number, make fewer
bookmarkhagao ngaohie
inexpensive
bookmarkhagapuunia
verb add up (many things)
bookmarkhagasegea
verb let slip or slide
bookmarkhagasele age
verb make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)
bookmarkhai madangi
adjective passwind (flatus)
bookmarkhala goobai
noun a wooden form used in making hats
bookmarkhegabidi
verb packed closely together; crowdedtogether in a small place
bookmarkhenga
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkheohi ange
suited to,fit (with),appropriate to
bookmarkhhadu
adjective invented, made-up (e.g., a story)
bookmarkhidi bido dane
slow-moving or slow-working person
bookmarkhonoa
verb patched
bookmarkhonu ssele
noun turtle of a size suitable for eating(not quite as big as honu tolo)
bookmarkhuna me
adjective a habitual thief
bookmarkila
verb a mole (not raised) , or other permanent black spot on the skin
bookmarkkano avaavaa
verb porous
bookmarklau kena
adjective leaves (or hair) which have lost theirnatural healthy color
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklenga
noun a preparation made from ango and doidoi (q.v.)
bookmarklima-pilo
time noun the fifth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarklodo gaiaa
adjective competitive, envious, desirous of retaliating
bookmarklodo kabi
verb filled to capacity
bookmarklodo mao lunga
characteristically hagamao lunga; egotistical, self-centered, arrogant inspirit
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’conversation
bookmarkmaalava
verb the fatty part of the turtle
bookmarkmaduilau
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkmagulu
adjective defeated
bookmarkmanava bodo
adjective shortness of breath
bookmarkmanomano
numeral thousands and thousands
bookmarkmanu hale moni
noun a pottery bottle or jar
bookmarkmanua
verb diseased
bookmarkme
me duu
clitoris
bookmarkme hanga dalogo
ingredients of dalogo
bookmarkmee mmala
noun gallbladder
bookmarknaba
adjective a slip of the tongue
bookmarkngadi seesee
walk barefoot, stroll
bookmarkngalubelube
verb tremble or vibrate in the air
bookmarkngisi
verb a squeaking sound
bookmarkodo
verb to roof (a house), to thatch (a house)
bookmarkpago
adjective the sound of any sudden violent contact; the sound of an explosion
bookmarksege de gauanga
dislocated thigh bone
bookmarksigi manu
adjective to transplant a plant
bookmarksoaa lodo
noun the paddlers of a canoe which is engaged in catching flying fish
bookmarksui
change, replace
bookmarktao tangada
to immerse a person in medication
bookmarkuli
adjective dark (in color), blackened; covered with (people, flies, etc.)
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