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alaa sili
those there were enough
bookmarkaliali
noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut
bookmarkaloalo gaadinga
noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap
bookmarkamuamu iho
noun drizzle
bookmarkanei ange huu
this
baba age
be decided about
bookmarkbangoa
adjective slow down, be exhausted (physically), feel unenergetic
bookmarkbau
adjective to be worth it
bookmarkdaatugu
verb to curse (someone)
bookmarkdada mamu
adjective an impatient fisherman
bookmarkdalepagi
adjective fight hand-to-hand
bookmarkdama ssala
noun an adopted child
bookmarkdaumaha hagadaahao
noun social activities which are held in the church under church auspices
bookmarkdeai ange loo soo savaa
now i’ve got you
bookmarkdelaa ai laa
that there was it
bookmarkdenaa ange
this there is another one
bookmarkdiiloo
verb look after; look at attentively
bookmarkdubuna aahine
noun grandmothers
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkduuduu manu
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkduumaa
unclassified remainder (less than the preceding number); about, approximately
bookmarkduunga gima
half of a clam shell
bookmarkgaalau-ango
noun plantsp.: tumeric plant (curcuma sp.)
bookmarkgahaalava
adjective orange-colored (like a certain variety of coconut)
bookmarkgaibea lausedi
trapezeid crab
bookmarkgea
hawksbill turtle
bookmarkgede gabi de husi
noun
a type of basket
goloa o de hine
female genitalia
bookmarkgumedi
noun bowl (wooden)
bookmarkhadi bala
adjective to rely on others for the things one should provide for oneself
bookmarkhagabasaa
verb be talked into
bookmarkhagabiiginga
noun way of making sticky
bookmarkhagadagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, and another, etc.
bookmarkhagadodi
verb walk with a limp (permanently)
bookmarkhagamaa
verb to rinse off salt water from the body (with fresh water)
bookmarkhagamuliagi
verb cause to be last
bookmarkhagapago iho
adjective to descend suddenly
bookmarkhagatanu iho
adjective take a nap
bookmarkhai daina
adjective the relationship between siblings or cousins
bookmarkhai dama
adjective pregnant
bookmarkhai me galasi
to steal after having sort of asked for
bookmarkhai me magua
sort of steal
bookmarkhai samu
verb to gossip
bookmarkhedogi
verb the sound of tapping
bookmarkhesilihagi gee
to have hesilihagi by aconsiderable distance
bookmarkhhano gi daha
to wash one’s hands in such a way that the dirty water does not fall back into the basin or well
bookmarkhhuna
verb hide at one time
bookmarkhiehie
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkise-ngaio
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarkkobu
adjective splash (once)
bookmarklabua gee lodo
to have an upset stomach (being on the point of nausea)
bookmarklalaa
verb sizzling noise (as in frying)
bookmarklegalega
noun smallness
bookmarkllao
verb gouge out (with the hand only); take out of a hole
bookmarklodo kabi
verb filled to capacity
bookmarklodo malangilangi
adjective happy
bookmarkloha
noun birdsp. (never seen live)
bookmarkmaadau belubelu
noun a type of fishhook (small, for belubelu fishing)
bookmarkmaagaga
adjective industrious
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa ono
number sixteen
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmadangi
noun storm
bookmarkmagi dabeo
menstruation
bookmarkmagimagi
adjective prone to illness
bookmarkmanavanava
adjective breathing
bookmarkmanigangi
adjective satisfied completely in sexual intercourse
bookmarkmanu somo
noun tree, plant
bookmarkmataodao
noun fishsp.: cornetfish
bookmarkmau
adjective
usual
me dili dai
any current which flows away from the atoll
bookmarkme hagalolo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro and coconut cream)
bookmarkme pilo aha
what’s the point of doing this
bookmarkmmogo
verb insist upon
bookmarkmodimodi
adjective walk stealthily in a crouch
bookmarkngago
noun brain; egg
bookmarkniho vainu
milk teeth, deciduous teeth
bookmarkpagola
noun bad luck; punishment
bookmarkpala boo maasina
the time of the month when rain is most likely to occur (1st quarter)
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salulu
adjective the noise of an explosion or loud report (as when two things collide)
bookmarksao de leo
clear in elocution or in one’s singing voice
bookmarksiga de mamu
an escape of fish from a fishing net (through its holes)
bookmarksigisigi mai (adu, ange)
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksobo
adjective rise up (as the sun), get up, jump up
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tao o de moso
coconut frond spine which has fallen and stuck upright in the ground
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ubu hhoa
type of prepared food dish made from taro cooked in a half coconut shell
bookmarkuludino
shed skin (as reptiles do)
bookmarkvaivai basa
dirty or obscene language; foulmouthed, swear
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