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aahee donu
exactly which
bookmarkaahee maa
about when (future); about how much
bookmarkanei sili
these were enough
bookmarkaoaoa
verb habitually remain up until daybreak
bookmarkbaba ange
ready for
bookmarkbabaiangi
verb a type of cloud formation (dark but not threatening rain)
bookmarkbae mamu
noun fish weir
bookmarkbono aasanga
adjective a method of fishing (by blocking the channel at high tide)
bookmarkboolaa ange
say boolaa to
bookmarkbouli gee
an alternative mode of existence (such as the world of ghosts)
bookmarkbuugunga
noun conformation of a bugu
bookmarkdaadaa
noun sibling (mostly children’s talk)
bookmarkdababa-gabugabu-tai
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkdagadagalia
verb heavily travelled
bookmarkdahi tali
adjective depend on (e.g., to come), rely on
bookmarkdangi hagahadihadi
adjective wail loudly (when crying)
bookmarkdao huge
verb to open an earth oven as soon as the food is cooked
bookmarkdao o de nui
(topmost) roof support poles, wall plates(from the size of which one can estimate the maturity of those below)
bookmarkdau laohie
verb dry season
bookmarkdauaahe
adjective gather or pleat in material; feathers of a rooster standing out on its neck (when angry); festooned with (e.g., flags)
bookmarkdibo
noun infant
bookmarkdilo
noun the immature leaf of any plant, except of the coconut
bookmarkduu hakaa
noun a piece of coconut husk
bookmarkduudanga daahili
noun verse of a song
bookmarkduula
noun the direction from which the wind blows
bookmarkeba
noun a sleeping mat (child’s)
bookmarkgaahanga
noun a rope used to assist in climbing
bookmarkgaavadu
verb give
bookmarkgai haganamunamu
adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)
bookmarkgai lima lua
eat greedily (with both hands)
bookmarkgai mamu dua nnui
to eat fish up (not saving any for later)
bookmarkgai valaai
adjective take medicine
bookmarkgalasi
gu gide huu
spoiled (having acquired a bad habit)
bookmarkgubu madila
noun a joint of bamboo
bookmarkgulu bala
tree-ripened breadfruit
bookmarkhagabaa
verb cause to come into contact with; chase by trying to head off
bookmarkhagadaubulebule
verb to change coloring (esp. fish in anxiety states)
bookmarkhagadogoisi
verb reduce in number, make fewer
bookmarkhagahaahaanau
verb to help to deliver children on many occasions
bookmarkhagahidu (ina)
verb the name of a person in a traditional story
bookmarkhagahoa
noun a boil on the body
bookmarkhagahula
the sac in a fish which emerges from its mouth when it is brought up from a great depth
bookmarkhagakii dalinga
verb producing a high-pitched noise in the ear; the itch felt in the ear when something sweet is eaten
bookmarkhagamaasei mai
make smaller (toward one)
bookmarkhagamadagu
verb scare (someone); frighten (someone)
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamulimuli
verb "this is the end" (of a chant)
bookmarkhagao baubau
adjective low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagausi
verb darkening of the sky or clouds (a sign of impending rain)
bookmarkhaha
noun mouthodor
bookmarkhai de ama
to have a spouse
bookmarkhai de eidu
one of two children’s games
hai moumou
verb use wastefully
bookmarkhai naa hanu me
something will happen...
bookmarkhanu momo
adjective little bit,few
bookmarkhegai
adjective eat ravenously
bookmarkholehole
verb scrape off (with an object or one’s finger), to scale (fish)
bookmarkholiagi
verb
honu baabaa
adjective fill to the brim
bookmarkhua-dolo
noun plantsp.: vine (any sort)
bookmarkhuaa me
noun coconut (for drinking)
bookmarkkosi
noun mollusksp.: cardium sp.
bookmarklahulahu
noun birdsp.: wanderingtattler (heteroscelus incanus)
bookmarklala gaadinga
adjective to heat copra (to dry it)
bookmarklau henua
verb waves of sufficient size to wash overall land on the atoll; tidalwave
bookmarklavalava
noun wrap skirt; sarong
bookmarklele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarklie
noun lice eggs
bookmarklobaloba
verb
flapping (of a sail in the breeze)
lodo gaiaa
competitive, envious, desious of retaliating
bookmarkloloa
adjective tall; long
bookmarklongohio
verb feel
bookmarkmalogu
verb <= ngalogu>
bookmarkmanenga
noun fishsp. (= a very large balagia, 3-4 feet long)
bookmarkmanu de gabadanga
noun
the bird leading a flock (of ngongo) to a school of fish
mmahi
adjective strong, strength, force, power,energy
bookmarkmoeagi
verb do by stealth
bookmarkmolimoli ngaadai
adjective a distribution of the catch of a communal fishing expedition
bookmarkmoni dui
noun a canoe rigged for casting for tuna
bookmarkmouli danuaa
adjective easy living, a good life
bookmarknonu
noun plantsp.: tree sp. (the archaic name of bugaliaa)
bookmarkse aha au naa
you are wrong that’s not righti don’t agree
bookmarkseni
sleep
bookmarksongagi
a bad sort of person
bookmarktugi lima
noun elbow
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