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adu-balebale-i-dai
noun fishsp.
bookmarkanei ange maalie
these are exactly right
bookmarkbalagia
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbao
noun room, compartment
bookmarkbasa pada
adjective speak harshly
bookmarkbudu
noun the appearance of many fish (or birds, or animals which are good to eat) after a death
bookmarkdaa de masavaa
time’s up it is time for...
bookmarkdagahi
verb step on, kick with one’s heel
bookmarkdahuli
adjective turn back; change one’s mind
bookmarkdao dahuuhuu
noun ridgepole (lower)
bookmarkdaudonu
adjective if, in the case that; gentle, mild-mannered, soft-spoken
bookmarkdee abo
uncomfortable (esp. socially)
bookmarkdee gagu
adjective uncouth
bookmarkdegi
adjective kind, generous, forgiving
bookmarkdenga meenei
these ones (plural)
bookmarkdoolonga
noun a track left by a crawling thing
bookmarkduu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkduudae
noun feces
bookmarkea gi lunga
to ride high in the water (e.g., of a canoe)
bookmarkgaba-moe
noun fishsp.: cardinalfish
bookmarkgabaduu
verb to sail a canoe against the wind; paddle or pole a canoe against the current
bookmarkgage gaahanga
verb to climb a coconut tree, using gaahanga
bookmarkgainanga
verb a person having special powers (occult powers, strength, status, or knowledge)
bookmarkgano dea
the soft wood just under the bark of a tree
bookmarkgini
verb pick with one’s fingers; to pinch off, or pinch and pull at the same time
bookmarkgini manu
verb pick flowers
bookmarkgu soe donu
unmistakably, for certain
bookmarkgumedi de henua
noun a type of bowl
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagaaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkhagadagodo
verb cause to lie down or remain; illustrate by examples
bookmarkhagadau gavange
adjective compete (between groups)
bookmarkhagadodi
verb walk with a limp (permanently)
bookmarkhagamadamada ngaadahi
verb share equally among
bookmarkhagamanavasaa
adjective risky,dangerous
bookmarkhagapunidia
verb add up (many things)
bookmarkhagassoe
verb straighten out; decide an issue (byhigher authority)
bookmarkhagausi age
appearance of rain clouds on the horizon
bookmarkhai me mudumudu
a habitually mudumudu
bookmarkhai modo
verb eat (or pick) when still unripe
bookmarkhaigabungi
adjective act strangely, act shyly
bookmarkhanolia
verb suitable for a trip (e.g., a car, a road, etc.)
bookmarkhelau
verb sorcery
bookmarkhenua gelegele
atoll.
bookmarkhoohanga
adjective a nest (of birds); pumice stone (found as driftwood)
bookmarkkano made
adjective slightly aged meat
bookmarklaagau lui
noun a cross (e.g., of wood)
bookmarklangadia
verb able to remain afloat with a load
bookmarklaomalie
adjective big
bookmarkllahi
adjective thin (pl.)
bookmarkllidi
adjective dressup (esp. in new or very fancyclothes)
bookmarkmaakau loo dangada
now we’re in trouble
bookmarkmaanuga
verb a wound1 or large sore (on the body)
bookmarkmada gapua
noun lagoonward part of a gapua
bookmarkmadaagi
verb the scout in belubelu fishing
bookmarkmadamada a me
noun a miscellaneous assortment
bookmarkmadaniiga
verb ingrown callus
bookmarkmadohi iho
adjective to reach halfway down
bookmarkmaga tau hoe
to paddle (a canoe) vigorously
bookmarkmagi haahine
adjective menstruation
bookmarkmaluulu de me
the weather is cold
bookmarkmanaunaua
verb crazy,insane
bookmarkmanu de henua
noun nukuoro varieties of swamp taro(cyrtosperma)
bookmarkmanu lalo tai
noun seashell
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligi
noun small bird
bookmarkmateedea
verb pustular
bookmarkme naa gi...
I wish that...
bookmarkmmala
adjective sour; bitter
bookmarkmmule
adjective slow,late
bookmarkmolimoli i tuu gaha
to express coconut oil out of the residue (oda) from which some oil has already been expressed
bookmarkmoomoa
noun the shoot from a germinating coconut
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
damselfish
bookmarkmulu gudu
verb grab while pulling; destroy by falling on or through; break through any obstacles in one’s path
bookmarknoho maadai
adjective sit quietly
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksagulaa-saamono
noun fishsp.
bookmarksamu
verb gossip,slander
bookmarksaugalo saele
adjective search for here and there,wander around looking for
bookmarkse gava
know (how to do something) well
bookmarksii tae
diarrhea which escapes without one realizing (caused by eating oily fish)
bookmarksseu
push violently
bookmarktaiseni
adjective sleepy
bookmarktolu-laangi
Wednesday (’third day’)
bookmarkuaua
noun vein or artery (blood vessel)
bookmarkuu
milk
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