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aalinga
adjective moving around just under the water
bookmarkadu ange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkagoago
noun taro fibers
bookmarkagu iho
say to oneself
bookmarkalaa dagodo
those there are the circumstances...
bookmarkanaa ange huu
that
bebea
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkbini gaahanga
verb three-ply braiding (of rope)
bookmarkboo adu laa
day after tomorrow at night
bookmarkbulu
noun the short fibers of the mature coconut husk
bookmarkdaba
adjective a flash of light, a blink of an eye
bookmarkdaedaea
adjective have reached many places
bookmarkdagisoa
adjective many (people) at each (time or place, etc.)
bookmarkdai beau
verb rough seas at a certain time
bookmarkdala
adjective
tame
dala-loa
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdalaa
noun (small) piece of, part of
bookmarkdangada dau duadae
a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)
bookmarkdangi hhadu
adjective cry for effect
bookmarkdanuaa ai loo
well, ok (this time, but next timewatch it)
bookmarkdau
noun chant (ancient)
bookmarkdau gadea
noun boom lanyard (of a canoe)
bookmarkdoloinui
adjective
a hard lump inside a female’s stomach
doo me (ai)
verb make fun of, ridicule
bookmarkduasivi
noun the back of the spine
bookmarkduiaanga
noun the way in which something is stuck by a sharp object
bookmarkduu malaelae
an open field having no trees
bookmarkduudangaa solo
noun a package of solo (food) wrapped in coconut leaves and heated; flashlightbattery
bookmarkduunga gima
half of a clam shell
bookmarke hanuhanu i de pronoun
know something about
bookmarkgaagose
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
early evening, late in the afternoon.
bookmarkgadigadi gauvae
adjective chattering of teeth (from cold)
bookmarkgalavalava
the grains in the trunk of wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgalo gila
goatfish
bookmarkgalo sugi mada
glimpse
bookmarkganae oo
threadfin fish
bookmarkgau
noun grouping (of people)
bookmarkgavia
noun crazy person; insane person
bookmarkgili dama
verb soft-skinned
bookmarkgiligilisau
adjective go around habitually without clothes
bookmarkgona
noun belly button
bookmarkgudua
verb abounding in lice
bookmarkgumedi hadu
noun
a bowl (pottery)
haangoda de agau
a method of fishing (with a line on the reef)
bookmarkhadu lunga
noun a stone used to crush hermit crabs(for bait)
bookmarkhagadagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, and another, etc.
bookmarkhagadinoangahulu
verb make a total of ten people
bookmarkhagaduu ngavesi
verb make boxes
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
noun a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagalongaa
adjective <= hagalongoaa>
bookmarkhai be se manu
promiscuous (especially if indiscreetor known to have sexual relations with one’s own relatives)
bookmarkhai ganabu
verb the stage in the development of a coconut tree in which ganabu begins to develop
bookmarkhai me madua
act grown up
bookmarkhaihai me
verb be doing something suspicious
bookmarkhale o de henua
community meeting house
bookmarkhale suunugi
noun
a house with eaves touching the ground
halehale gaiaa
adjective cloying insincere humility
bookmarkhebaledage
verb a confluence of currents (making the water choppy)
bookmarkhhali
verb scoop up (of solids only)
bookmarkhinangalomalie
adjective feel happy or contented or at peacewith the world
bookmarkhodo
noun the spine of the stingray
bookmarkhoohoa
verb
huda
noun
i dai nei
mortlockislands
bookmarkilaage
adjective free of (sickness, hardship, etc.)
bookmarkkaa
adjective a type of sound, made to attract birds
bookmarklaba ngaugau
noun a stalk of the elephant-ear plant (ngaungau)
bookmarklalo de langi
beyond the horizon, far away from theatoll
bookmarklangaa lodo
adjective a sudden access of emotion
bookmarklebelebe
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information is false)
bookmarkmaamaanadu
verb keep thinking about
bookmarkmadaali
adjective lacking in oil (of a ripe coconut)
bookmarkmoe dolo
verb to sneak into another’s house at night for the purpose of having sexual relations
bookmarkmomme
noun a place
bookmarkmui
verb gathered around (something)
bookmarkngae
noun mollusksp.: giantclam sp.
bookmarkniho
noun tooth, teeth
bookmarkniho vainu
milk teeth, deciduous teeth
bookmarknohoanga hodooligi
noun the place where the chief lives (at the moment)
bookmarkonoonogia
noun an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarkpala ivi
adjective work beyond one’s endurance
bookmarksaalua
verb scraped (a little taken away),scratched
bookmarkse galubu
very fast
bookmarksoosoa
noun outrigger float lashings (complementaryto the connecting pegs)
bookmarkssuilebelebe
completely wet all over
bookmark
unumanga
drinking party
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