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aau
verb remove
bookmarkaloage
alualumia
verb
sendaway
anei ange huu
this
bahhaa
adjective to make a sound, like that of a turtle gasping for breath; the sound of air exhaled suddenly
bookmarkbalu-udu
noun fish sp.: snapper
bookmarkbe aha naa huu
whatever; if ever
bookmarkbige
noun a strip of land extending into the sea or a swamp
bookmarkdaa
verb
to make a sharp turn
dabula
noun lizardsp.
bookmarkdagisoa
adjective many (people) at each (time or place, etc.)
bookmarkdala-loa
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdamaa-manu
noun birdsp.: sharp-tailedsandpiper(erolia acuminata)
bookmarkdane
verb a fungus infection of the skin (consisting of superficial white spots)
bookmarkdangi hagaeaea
adjective wail (when crying)
bookmarkdao
noun a spear, branch of (part of)
bookmarkdee hagabaulia
underestimate,misjudge
bookmarkdiidii
adjective penis; urinate
bookmarkdoga
adjective landon (as a bird lands on the branch of a tree)
bookmarkdolo mea
noun spiny starfish
bookmarkdona
verb wart,mole (raised)
bookmarkduiaanga
noun the way in which something is stuck by a sharp object
bookmarkea
adjective to surface (while swimming); to be on the surface of the water; stop swimming
bookmarkgabaea
to hang oneself
bookmarkgabia
verb held firmly (under the arm or between the fingers, etc.)
bookmarkgabola
flatten out something mushy
bookmarkgadebega
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgalamata
noun eye
bookmarkgalubu
noun a type of toy
bookmarkgano niho
gums of mouth
bookmarkgiigii saele
giggle
bookmarkgoloa duu biho
barber’s tools
bookmarkhadi bodo
adjective breaking of waves at short intervals
bookmarkhagaalo-malie
verb cause to become alomalie
bookmarkhagaduu gaiaa
adjective suspicious by nature
bookmarkhagapogo
verb fold up (one fold); cause to crumple up
bookmarkhagasaalunga de lungi
a member of the Christian Endeavor Society
bookmarkhagassege i hegau
procrastinate (about work); refuse toparticipate in work
bookmarkhai daahili
adjective to compose songs
bookmarkhai me dogaa
behave with embarrassment or shyness
bookmarkheiangi
adjective smart, intelligent, clever
bookmarkhhanga
split open, open up, or separate, all at once.
bookmarkhiidagi
verb
hine duuhua
noun unmarried girl
bookmarkhoe gabegabe
noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)
bookmarkhonu ssele
noun turtle of a size suitable for eating(not quite as big as honu tolo)
bookmarkina gi hale
noun a row of thatch
bookmarkkabi
verb tight (of clothes),stuffed
bookmarklaanganga
noun way of plaiting
bookmarklau henua
verb waves of sufficient size to wash overall land on the atoll; tidalwave
bookmarklili baasi gee
accuse someone (in an argument, usually between spouses) of taking sides withanother family member
bookmarklima lele
adjective quick to fight,short-tempered
bookmarklollolo
oily
bookmarkluuluu
verb to shake (something) back and forth
bookmarkmaagaga dua
to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmaamaasina
verb repeatedly lighted (esp. by moonlight)
bookmarkmaangoa
adjective to be dry
bookmarkmadaala
adjective loosely braided; good at twirling sennit
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmagi hongagelegele todo
to have bloody stools
magi labua gee
upset stomach (nausea)
bookmarkmai i daha
from outside
bookmarkmalinolino ~ malimalino
verb becoming more and more calm (of weather)
bookmarkmanu solo laagau
file (for filing wood)
bookmarkmanu-daa-uga
noun <= goehau>
bookmarknaba
adjective a slip of the tongue
bookmarknagonago
verb the sound of sloshing water (or of sexual intercourse)
bookmarknebua
verb be nebu
bookmarkngago
brain; egg
bookmarkngalubelube
verb tremble or vibrate in the air
bookmarkngaue ange
increase (in price, etc.)
bookmarkngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a diving board in use)
bookmarkngii
verb a high-pitched sound
bookmarkonoonogia
verb an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarkoohia
verb (for a canoe) to be able to navigate on the reef (i.e., the tide not being so low that it is too shallow)
bookmarksaavale ina
fish or meat which is watery in textureand bad-tasting
bookmarksao de leo
clear in elocution or in one’s singing voice
bookmarksao de looloa
rectangular (not square),oval
bookmarksauligi
a type of adze (with a rotatable head)
bookmarkseni ange
rest up for (e.g., the next day’s work)
bookmarksigale
scull (a boat)
bookmarksingano
the flower of a pandanus tree
bookmarksomo boi
grow abnormally (having defects)
bookmarkuhe
wasteful of taro when peeling it
bookmarkvaivai
intensifier too; overly
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