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angaanga
adjective aware, alert
bookmarkangeange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkaugaua
verb infected
bookmarkbaba iho
adjective recently settled
bookmarkbangabanga
adjective skinny, shrunken
bookmarkbee
noun flatus, the sound of flatulence
bookmarkbuni
adjective closed up, be together (in a group, or of two individuals)
bookmarkbuni de ua
to be very thirsty
bookmarkdaahaa mada balabala
the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa
bookmarkdabadaba
verb twinkling,flashing,winking
bookmarkdahi de gumigumi
shave one’s beard
bookmarkdaia e tulidaa
urgency in micturation
bookmarkdali hagavagavaga
verb <= hagavagavaga>
bookmarkdalinga bobo
noun having a runny ear (with pus)
bookmarkdamaa velo
adjective good at spearing fish
bookmarkdaua
verb war,battle
bookmarkdauaabulu
verb nearly sunk
bookmarkdaudu
noun fishsp.: spinypuffer
bookmarkdele de maahaa
daybreak
bookmarkdena
that
bookmarkdenei naa ()
this will be it. (will this be it)
bookmarkdenei naa loo
this seems to be
bookmarkdoo de hatuli
the’falling of thunder’
gabaea mai
found hanged (suicide)
bookmarkgai haganamunamu
adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)
bookmarkgai me
adjective eat food
bookmarkgave ala
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarkgave bae
noun a row of stones piled on top of each other
bookmarkgeesaama
noun outrigger cross boom (of a canoe)
bookmarkgelgele dea
sand
bookmarkgida ma gida
each individual...
bookmarkgide sala
adjective misidentify
bookmarkgiivia
verb to have something in one’s eye
bookmarkhaalala
verb stand leaning
bookmarkhadu-uli
noun coralsp.: bluecoral
bookmarkhagadaina
verb to put someone into a sibling or cousin relationship (as by an adoption)
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagaholi
verb begin to form (something)
bookmarkhagalongolongo ngadaa
adjective slow to respond to suggestions or commands (because resisting)
bookmarkhagaloosi
verb guard, watch, keep an eye on
bookmarkhagamomo
verb reduce in quantity
bookmarkhagapigi saele
adjective go around with someone constantly
bookmarkhai me hagamadia
behave in a more-or-less show-off manner
bookmarkhai me mudumudu
a habitually mudumudu
bookmarkhainoo
verb
permitted,open to the public,secular
hakii adu
get out
bookmarkhala a buadaia
noun a log used as a lever or fulcrum
bookmarkhedau
noun plantsp.: treesp.: alexandrianlaureltree (calophyllum inophyllum l.)
bookmarkhegai
adjective eat ravenously
bookmarkhemuu
adjective talk to one another
bookmarkhenua mounga
noun a land where there are mountains (a high island or a continental land mass)
bookmarkhenuu
placenta
bookmarkheui
verb question (something) carefully
bookmarkhua ai
be inchargeof
bookmarkhulu
noun
hair (on the body)
isiisi luu gauasa
to tear from limb to limb
bookmarkkanamalie
adjective tasty (especially of taro)
bookmarkkangi odi
adjective too sharp
bookmarkkano made
adjective slightly aged meat
bookmarklamallie
adjective bearing big nuts (of coconut trees)
bookmarklaosedi
noun seawater
bookmarklava i de goloa
having many goloa
bookmarklo te
lodo basa
adjective talkative
bookmarkmaahuge
mada gide
adjective sharp-eyed, goodat finding things
bookmarkmadaa gamu
noun the measurements and special techniquesused in manufacturing duai
bookmarkmadamataia
verb inclined to be (or easily) mataia
bookmarkmagi hanohano
adjective diarrhea
bookmarkmahole
adjective peeled (a great amount having been taken off)
bookmarkmanavanava
adjective breathing
bookmarkmanu-alioo
noun plantsp.: a variety of taro
bookmarkmau
adjective get,obtain,caught
bookmarkme bouli
noun the deepest part of the lagoon
bookmarkme dili dai
any current which flows away from the atoll
bookmarkmilomilosanga
the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmmae tinae
adjective convulsed with laughter
bookmarkmoana
noun open sea, the atmosphere
bookmarkmoomoa
noun balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkmougu
noun plantsp.: fleurya ruderalis (forst.f.) gaud. ex. wedd.
bookmarkmouli age
regain consciousness, rise from thedead
bookmarknengenenge
ngalue mai
decrease
bookmarkngaobo
verb easily bent out of shape
bookmarksali ssaavale
adjective salivate
bookmarkseguli
numeral hundreds of thousands
bookmarksese
verb walk
bookmarksingano
verb the flower of the pandanus tree
bookmarksumu ina
to make diamond-shaped designs in plaiting, or lashing
bookmarktaina aahine
noun sister
bookmarktangada mange
now you’ve done it!
bookmarktoo gee
clumsy, unskillful, awkward (not dexterous)
bookmarkunusaagi
deception
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