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aagai
adjective continually wanting to eat
bookmarkalahage
adjective wake up (from sleep)
bookmarkalelo-hatuli
noun mollusk sp.: pearly nautilus shell
bookmarkbangulu
noun a part of a traditional loom
bookmarkbau ange
capable of, be the equal of
bookmarkbinge
adjective pink
bookmarkbuni lunga ma lalo
a pitch black night
bookmarkdaadaaligidanga
noun the way of being moved about in the air
bookmarkdaga
verb go from one place to another in a group
bookmarkdahidonga
noun grandfather
bookmarkdango
verb grab (in order to restrain, e.g., a person), fall upon
bookmarkdanuaa huu
it’s still ok no wonder
bookmarkdaungaangalu
noun high-watermark
bookmarkdee dolia
verb impossible to find the equal of(dehors concours)
bookmarkdelaa ai huu
that was it (as before)
bookmarkdenei maa
this is about (approximately)
bookmarkdili dai
adjective any current flowing away from the atoll
bookmarkdogi hulihuli
noun <= sauligi>
bookmarkdoli iho
adjective to obtain the biggest first
bookmarkdugi
verb scare away,chase away
bookmarkduulanga
noun the place of, the track of (something)
bookmarkduulua
noun fishsp.: jack (= large alaala)
bookmarkea gi lunga
to ride high in the water (e.g., of a canoe)
bookmarkgaa de malala
there is sufficient ; an argumentative and stubborn person; argumentative
bookmarkgaanunu
noun breast
bookmarkgai hagalongolongo
verb eat sparingly (to save some for others)
bookmarkgalo hilo
verb not cooked completely
bookmarkgaso
roof thatch rafters (of pandanus slats)
bookmarkgava-dea
reef heron - white phase
bookmarkgave
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkgili hano
verb separation of the hard interior parts of the tree trunk
bookmarkgolee bukaliaa
guboa
verb being used in connection with group activity
bookmarkhaaligi
verb wrap from under, wrap around; to wrap something (e.g., a present)
bookmarkhaanau
verb born, be
bookmarkhadi modu
adjective sheer drop-off (as at the edge of a cliff)
bookmarkhadu lunga
noun a stone used to crush hermit crabs(for bait)
bookmarkhagaalo-malie
verb cause to become alomalie
bookmarkhagabiigia
verb to make sticky
bookmarkhagadau doolohi
adjective chase each other
bookmarkhagadinoangahulu
verb make a total of ten people
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagamadamada ngaadahi
verb share equally among
bookmarkhagangadimee
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhagapogo
verb fold up (one fold); cause to crumple up
bookmarkhagausi mai
the appearance of rain clouds
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhai dama
adjective pregnant
bookmarkhai sseu
verb wasteful
bookmarkhaigamaiana
adjective effective,useful,worthwhile,important
bookmarkhakiia
verb move (something) away completely
bookmarkhesilihagi gee
to have hesilihagi by aconsiderable distance
bookmarkholia
verb to form (something); make (something)according to some model or plan
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
adjective rust
bookmarkhooholo
verb
hulidonu
adjective rightsideout (clothes)
bookmarkhungahunga a nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkio
noun a quarter of the body of a tuna when it is cut lengthwise
bookmarkkana adu
perhaps; watch yourself
bookmarkkano maailaba
noun the wood next to the core of a tree
bookmarklodo gaiaa
adjective competitive, envious, desirous of retaliating
bookmarkmaadau duiagi
noun a fishhook of a special type (for duiagi fishing)
bookmarkmaaniha
adjective strongly desirous of
bookmarkmada baubau
noun flirtatious
bookmarkmadalua maa ono
number twenty six
bookmarkmaege
verb raised up
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp. something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmanenga
noun fishsp. (= a very large balagia, 3-4 feet long)
bookmarkmanu-hai-hagahoa
noun millipede
bookmarkmasaova laohie o de ngadau
noun dry season
bookmarkme tao
noun dye
bookmarkmoahulu
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkmodomodo mada gii
the stage of development of the coconutbetween modomodo and gaadinga gaha de a
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more round, spherical
bookmarkmosongenge
a name children tease each other with
bookmarkmuli lele
the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkngae
mollusk
bookmarkpuni
adjective
closedup
saba
verb be in a precarious position
bookmarkse aha ga hai
it’s not possibledon’t worry about it (i don’t think so.)
bookmarkse me pilo aha
don’t bother
bookmarksingano
verb the flower of the pandanus tree
bookmarksolasola
not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarksoosobo
adjective
get up
ssee de hiigai
famished, ravenous
bookmarksuugulu
verb learn
bookmarkulu-davage
Indian coral tree
bookmarkulu-dugi
hawk fish
bookmarkulumonu
porpoise
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