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abo donu
adudau
noun sandspit
bookmarkaduhenua
noun group of islands or atolls; archipelago
bookmarkbaa iho
adjective low (in altitude)
bookmarkbaba ange
ready for
bookmarkbalu
verb to bring one’s hands and arms (or wings) down or back once (as in waving, swimming, or the flapping of a bird’s wings)
bookmarkbauanga
noun worth, value
bookmarkbelubelu
noun fish sp.: scad
bookmarkbouli
adjective darkness (of or pertaining to)
bookmarkbunibuni
adjective be more-or-less together
bookmarkdaa hagabodobodo
verb make a quick trip
bookmarkdaaganga
noun way of travelling
bookmarkdaagina
verb towing; dragging
bookmarkdagoobala
verb fall on something and smash it
bookmarkdai deeai donu
almost none at all
bookmarkdale pilo
verb a game (like tag), to leave something unfinished after having tried only slightly
bookmarkdama muli bee
noun the twelfth child born to a couple
bookmarkdaumaha hagaulu
noun the church service at which new members are accepted
bookmarkdee adahaia
very; very bad
bookmarkdoi-avaava
noun the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore (used for making perfume)
bookmarkdoi-giva
noun
the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore
doo
noun an evil scheme
bookmarkduudae
noun feces
bookmarkduudanga daahili
noun verse of a song
bookmarkeba
noun a sleeping mat (child’s)
bookmarkege iho
adjective lower (something)
bookmarkgage saali
verb to climb a breadfruit tree using saali
bookmarkgaligi
adjective covered all over with
bookmarkgalu
noun viscous sputum
bookmarkgano dae
noun the net of a hand net (not including the net’s handle)
bookmarkgaugau dalinga
noun exterior of the ear; a loop-like handle
bookmarkgaveaa
verb
taken;
gede aola
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgoa
noun termite
bookmarkhagadanuaa
verb make good, lead a good life
bookmarkhagagalauna
verb teach to use galauna
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hagamalibi
verb rush,speed up
bookmarkhagasengaa
verb make a total of ten million
bookmarkhagasugi ange
to use an abbreviated name or acronym
bookmarkhai donu
adjective
do properly by accident; do on purpose
hainamanilaluoo
noun secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhaiva
noun work,activity,occupation
bookmarkhasi made
verb to cut a taro corm from its stalk so far up the stalk that it won’t grow a new corm when it is planted
bookmarkhedogi
noun the sound of tapping
bookmarkhelau
noun sorcery
bookmarkhelau
verb sorcery
bookmarkhevaalogi
the screaming of many people at the same time
bookmarkhiehie
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkhiihidi
verb
hudaa moni
noun a fleet of canoes
bookmarkhuevini
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
noun sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkialona
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkkano malie
adjective a tasty tuber of good quality
bookmarkkumi tangi
adjective to control one’s crying
bookmarklagolagoanga
noun way of being many
bookmarklau hadihadi
verb having wavy hair
bookmarklau henua
verb waves of sufficient size to wash overall land on the atoll; tidalwave
bookmarklauali
verb immature leaves
bookmarklaulau a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarkluei
verb spit out (esp. food)
bookmarkmada giivia
verb dim light
bookmarkmada-galisi
verb the stem of the coconut
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa siva
number nineteen
bookmarkmadaangahulu
numeral ten (objects)
bookmarkmadannia
noun finger
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmago de henua
noun monsoon winds (from the southwest)
bookmarkmanu-mmala
noun plantsp.: glorybower(clerodendrum inerme (l.) gaertn.)
bookmarkmanu-solo-maanu
jellyfish-like animal in the shape of a flower that burrows into the sand when touched
bookmarkme de lodo
noun a fishing place (in the lagoon)
bookmarkmiili
adjective
a type of game
molimoli
verb to take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled
bookmarkmonilele
noun airplane
bookmarkmounuunu
verb easily mounu
bookmarkmuna hhadu
noun lie (falsehood)
bookmarkniho kangi
noun tusk
bookmarknngaolia
verb noise (a loud, individually perceived, noise)
bookmarksaalinga
noun street; road
bookmarksavasavaa
verb getting closer to the time (of happening)
bookmarksio
waterspout (esp. the air causing it); whirlwind
bookmarksivi
adjective giveup
bookmarksugi-laagoo
goatfish
bookmarktoo gee
clumsy, unskillful, awkward (not dexterous)
bookmarkubu haohao
type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream
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