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abitala
noun eave (of a house)
bookmarkagu age
say out loud
bookmarkahe
verb return, go back
bookmarkaso
noun fish sp., white tip shark
bookmarkbaalasi saele
shine a flashlight indiscriminately on people
bookmarkboo gi dua
the period when the quarter moon appears in the east just before sunrise
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind of, sort of, variety of
bookmarkdabadaba
verb twinkling,flashing,winking
bookmarkdahi de gumigumi
shave one’s beard
bookmarkdalodaloa
verb pray for
bookmarkdangada abadai
noun european persons (including americans)
bookmarkdangada duaagau
adjective an avid fisherman
bookmarkdao o de nui
(topmost) roof support poles, wall plates(from the size of which one can estimate the maturity of those below)
bookmarkdaunadi
unclassified would it be better if (implyingdisagreement)...
bookmarkdee vaagidee
adjective ugly, awful; extremely disappointing
bookmarkdenaa huu
that is it still
bookmarkduha
verb divide among, division (in arithmetic)
bookmarkduu o de hine
noun anything sticky which pulls apart like jelly, as certain kinds of sea cucumbers etc.
bookmarkgaaui
verb take (someone) along (with one) (esp.carrying, etc.)
bookmarkgapese
verb a method of pole fishing at night(on the seaward reef)
bookmarkgauasa
noun the pectoral fin of a fish and the surrounding flesh
bookmarkgede aola
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgoinga o tai
noun high-watermark
bookmarkgoloa abasasa
noun european goods or tools
bookmarkgu odi ange ona
he has done all he could
bookmarkguuduma
noun a (dry) elevation in the taro bog; hillock (in the taro bog only)
bookmarkhaadenga
noun measurement
bookmarkhadi
adjective broken (as a stick), bent up
bookmarkhadu alo
noun the bottom portion of a fish
bookmarkhagaboongia
verb remain somewhere until dark
bookmarkhagadangada
verb treat someone as a human being
bookmarkhagaduu ssaalanga
adjective search intently for
bookmarkhagahaigamaiana
verb treat as important
bookmarkhagailaage
verb setfree
bookmarkhagalongaa
adjective <= hagalongoaa>
bookmarkhagaodea
the time at which it is midday
bookmarkhagasiilangaa mada
noun the appearance of fish or edible animals in great numbers (an omen of death)
bookmarkhai lodo
resentful
bookmarkhai me
verb industrious
bookmarkhai modo
verb eat (or pick) when still unripe
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhanngoda dua agau
fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll).
bookmarkhanu me
adjective a secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhau manu
noun a garland of flowers, headdress, necklace
bookmarkheboheboohagi
adjective fight frequently
bookmarkhongagelegele
huadia
noun fishingpole
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
noun the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkila
verb a mole (not raised) , or other permanent black spot on the skin
bookmarkkave dagi de momo
take a little (or few) at a time
bookmarkkosi-honga-agau
noun mollusksp.: trachycardium orbita
bookmarklava hadu
noun leader (between fishing line and hook)
bookmarklodo danuaa
adjective contented,happy
bookmarkmadohi lua
adjective middle (of something long and thin),halfway
bookmarkmagamagalil ~ magalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmai moni
noun a type of fishhook (made from pearl shell)
bookmarkmami
verb taste (of something)
bookmarkmanga
noun a branch, part of (something havingcoordinate parts)
bookmarkmasa bagubagu
adjective dry reef (at very low tide)
bookmarkmilo
noun plantsp.: treesp.: milotree (the spesiapopulnea sol. ex correa)
bookmarkmoni lele
airplane
bookmarkmouli-o-nono
noun <= malianoono>
bookmarkmuliagina
adjective last,final
bookmarkmuna madua
noun words used only by elders (which are not normally part of a child’s vocabulary)
bookmarkngaangailu
noun hair (on the head)
bookmarkngalullulu
adjective shaky
bookmarkngavesi
box, coffin, crate
bookmarknguu
adjective a faint sound, like humming
bookmarknngolo
adjective a steady sound (e.g., of a machine, of rain, or of vibration)
bookmarkono
noun fishsp.: barracuda
bookmarksalasalani
verb becoming salani in one part, butnot yet salani all over
bookmarksaniba
noun fishsp.: silversides
bookmarksege de gauanga
dislocated thigh bone
bookmarkseni tao
adjective sleep soundly
bookmarksiba
verb to move to one side (involuntarily) while walking
bookmarksii tae
adjective diarrhea which escapes without onerealizing (caused by eating oily fish)
bookmarksoesoe
adjective straight or level all over (as a playing field); somewhat level or straight
bookmarksou
a gust of wind
bookmark
too gili
wrinkled skin (from age)
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