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adi
verb relate news or gossip
bookmarkanaa dagodo
those are the circumstances...
bookmarkaneane
noun the physical desire of a member of the opposite sex
bookmarkanga dua
adjective an adze blade which is set at a right angle to its handle
bookmarkbaabaa gadea
verb to steer a canoe to the side away from its outrigger (opp. of baabaa ama)
bookmarkbini gaahanga
verb three-ply braiding (of rope)
bookmarkbunana
adjective conjunctivitis
bookmarkdaa de gaehala
to swing a jump rope made of gaehala
bookmarkdaasele
verb to swing a rope (in a jump rope game) so as to cause the jumper to trip
bookmarkdala
noun plantsp.: shrub sp. (ximenia americana l.)
bookmarkdalimasanga
verb way of tying (rope, etc.)
bookmarkdao dahuuhuu
noun ridgepole (lower)
bookmarkdau bodu
adjective married man or woman
bookmarkdaungaangalu
noun high-watermark
bookmarkdee anga
forgetful, absent-minded
bookmarkdee galo
perhaps
bookmarkdelaa tagodo
that there is the situation...
bookmarkdenei ange
this is another one
bookmarkdili ebuebu
verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)
bookmarkdinae o de laa
ballooning of a sail
bookmarkdogonogo
noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)
bookmarkdoo tahulinga
bad-mannered
bookmarkdoo togonogo
adjective separation of the tip (caudal vertebrae) of the spine
bookmarkdua duiagi
noun fishingline of the largest size (on which a whole belubelu is used as bait)
bookmarkdugu de uinga
to lay down a new cover of palm frondson uinga
bookmarkduu nui
adjective to lower a bunch of cut coconuts from a coconut tree with a rope
bookmarkgaaui i tao
a line (for retrieving) which is attached to a spear
bookmarkgabaea mai
found hanged (suicide)
bookmarkgai moumou
wasteful of food
bookmarkgaiaadia
verb stolen
bookmarkgede maduu
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgelu haiusu
unicorn fish
bookmarkgii talinga
tinnitus
bookmarkgili dabeo
verb a fungus infection of the skin, ringworm
bookmarkgini
verb pick with one’s fingers; to pinch off, or pinch and pull at the same time
bookmarkgini manu
adjective pick flowers
bookmarkguduaanga
noun abounding in lice
bookmarkhadu-mangeo
cushion starfish
bookmarkhagabala
verb allow to become soft; prostrate oneself (esp. to hide)
bookmarkhagadaula
verb to anchor
bookmarkhagaditidi mai de moni
a canoe going so fast it rides high in water (and is planing)
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagaligiligi
verb to speed up (to get over with)
bookmarkhagaoda tugi
noun a type of prepared food (made from mashed taro and grated coconut)
bookmarkhagaongaonga
verb moving one’s head back and forth in time to music
bookmarkhagasomo de alelo
stickout one’s tongue
bookmarkhahine
noun woman
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship (between kin)
bookmarkhai me mulegi
to showoff (esp. in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhhuu
adjective chuckle
bookmarkholadage
adjective laid out or spreadout all over
bookmarkhologemo
adjective
ina gi hale
noun a row of thatch
bookmarklabaai
verb the confluence, on the reef, of a big wave and the backwash
bookmarklaulau
llohi
verb erosion of sand or soil (esp. of the beach by wave action)
bookmarkmaanga booi
noun a fingerful of booi
bookmarkmada-umanga
noun the bud of a cyrtosperma taro corm
bookmarkmadalua maa dahi
number twenty one
bookmarkmademadea ange
feel sleepy
bookmarkmaga ahi
noun glowing embers (without a flame)
bookmarkmaga de hoe
to paddle vigorously
bookmarkmagalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmahu
adjective healed (of a sore)
bookmarkmai moni
a type of fishhook (made from pearl shell)
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmalingilingi
adjective spill out little by little
bookmarkmanu ea
noun coralhead (at or broaching the surface of the water)
bookmarkmau me
adjective successful in obtaining what one wants(things)
bookmarkme hagasili
noun a plant which is allowed to grow extra large (for some reason)
bookmarkmiili
adjective
a type of game
mmala luu mada
stinging of one’s eyes (e.g., from salt water)
bookmarkmoni galele
noun a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkmounuunu
adjective easily mounu
bookmarkmuna de henua
noun the nukuoro language
bookmarkngaage nei
Gilbert Islands
bookmarkngaue iho
adjective reduce (in rank, price, etc.)
bookmarknoholia
verb occupied
bookmarkodo
verb to roof (a house), to thatch (a house)
bookmarkpaa i tua tinae
have an empty stomach
bookmarkpuni
adjective
closedup
salaboli
noun may
bookmarksege gee
slip or slide away from
bookmarksinasinaina
adjective white headed; old (of living things); big (of animals)
bookmarksoasoa
adjective increasing in number (people)
bookmarktangada hagaai
poor fellow!
bookmarkvalagei
whip black coral
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