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adugau daane
noun part of the plug of the pandanus
bookmarkaha goi
what next
bookmarkaho
noun fishing line of the sort used for adu fishing
bookmarkalaa ai huu
those there only then
bookmarkamoamo
verb keep lifting one thing after another
bookmarkangaanga
adjective measure by spans (anga)
bookmarkbaa lahalaha
adjective broad-chested
bookmarkbale-masevaseva
noun
balu-udu
noun fish sp.: snapper
bookmarkbigibigia
verb covered with something sticky
bookmarkboolaa ange
say boolaa to
bookmarkbungadogi
adjective unskillful (at difficult activities)
bookmarkdaa (dau)
chanting (of old chants)
bookmarkdaahaa modomodo
daane abo donu
noun gentleman,person who is good
bookmarkdaane sauaa
noun a person of extraordinary ability; shark (euphemism)
bookmarkdahea
adjective
drift
dahido lima
noun upper arm
bookmarkdalia
noun plantsp.
bookmarkdau gai
noun the season in which seasonally available food is abundant
bookmarkde aha
which is it
bookmarkdilo gaiaa
verb sneak a look
bookmarkdoi-lesi
noun
the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore
doloinui
adjective
a hard lump inside a female’s stomach
duu malaelae
an open field having no trees
bookmarkga dae laa huu
very, too much
bookmarkgabinivali
noun a kind of ancient song
bookmarkgadi
verb bite
bookmarkgai moumou
wasteful of food
bookmarkgailingalinga
adjective continually wanting to eat
bookmarkgalo de laa
the reddish sky at sunset
bookmarkgamai
adjective
bring to me, carry to me
gaunga
noun the partially burned wood or coconut husk which is left over after a fire
bookmarkhagabaabaagia
verb make no headway and be carried sideways(by a current or the wind) against a reef, etc.
bookmarkhagabinga
verb name (something)
bookmarkhagabuulei
verb put a ring on (someone)
bookmarkhagadolodolongia
verb slack off on (a rope) little by little
bookmarkhagadubu o de adu
the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagadubu o de adu
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagahaahaanau
verb to help to deliver children on many occasions
bookmarkhagahoou
verb make like new
bookmarkhagalua (ina)
verb make a total of two
bookmarkhagannagi
verb lean against
bookmarkhagatugu
verb crouch down
bookmarkhai aoa ina
verb bear misshapen fruit
bookmarkhai huaame
punctilious, be particular
bookmarkhenga
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkhine sala daane
noun nymphomaniac
bookmarkhonu baabaa
adjective fill to the brim
bookmarkhulo
verb
go
inau
verb to look for coconut crabs at night with a light
bookmarkkano de langi
noun a blue and cloudless sky
bookmarkkii gee
move away from
bookmarklaagii baubau
noun hideous in appearance (as a ghost)
bookmarklau henua
verb waves of sufficient size to wash overall land on the atoll; tidalwave
bookmarklele mouli
adjective
surprised
lima lele
adjective quick to fight,short-tempered
bookmarkllago
adjective mature (of a taro corm which can be used for food)
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’ conversation
bookmarkloulou
to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkluduludu
verb trembling
bookmarkluilui togo
a measurement of land along the shore
maalisa
noun an overhanging reef shelf
bookmarkmaalo age
have become maalo
bookmarkmada dabu
adjective
affinal relatives who are maa or saulaba to each other
mada legalega
verb a small hole;having small openings
bookmarkmadaaolo
noun capital of
bookmarkmanu-kono
noun
pigeon
manuhi
noun hemorrhage
bookmarkmeemouli
noun living thing
bookmarkmoele
noun a lie (an untruth)
bookmarkmomo dai sii
a very very little (in quantity)
bookmarkmoumousi
adjective repeatedly being mousi
bookmarkngaoloa
verb noisy (irregular repeated sounds)
bookmarknoho moso
able to support one’s weight (e.g., a branch of a tree)
bookmarkodi mai (adu, ange)
all (e.g., have come)
bookmarkoho mai
come early
bookmarkono-malama
time noun june (’sixth month’)
bookmarkpili
adjective be bored
bookmarkpoo
adjective grab or catch in a single act
bookmarksaavale ina
fish or meat which is watery in texture and bad tasting
bookmarksabanaana
a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksagea gee
extremely sagea
bookmarksausau
noun fishsp.: lion-fish
bookmarktainaahine o dogu damana
noun paternal aunt
bookmarkvalaai tao
dye
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