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aadea moana
adjective unobstructed
bookmarkaahee nei
then what (immediate future)
bookmarkaasolo
noun mollusk sp.: clam sp. (a type of baasua)
bookmarkadaada age
first light of the moon
bookmarkadugau daane
noun part of the plug of the pandanus
bookmarkalaange
adjective allowed to, permissible
bookmarkaloage
amoamo
verb keep lifting one thing after another
bookmarkanei maa
these were about (approximately)
bookmarkanga dua
adjective an adze blade which is set at a right angle to its handle
bookmarkbaa i de madangi
be hit (usually forcefully) by wind
bookmarkbaa sege
adjective carom off
bookmarkbaba
noun fish sp., squirrelfish
bookmarkbalagelage gee
severely crippled
bookmarkbalu-udu
noun fish sp.: snapper
bookmarkbuadalia
verb cast with a sling
bookmarkbulu
noun the short fibers of the mature coconut husk
bookmarkbuni
adjective closed up, be together (in a group, or of two individuals)
bookmarkdaadaa
noun sibling (mostly children’s talk)
bookmarkdaalonga
noun a wound on the body
bookmarkdagadagasala
verb be always blamed for
bookmarkdai seni
adjective sleepy
bookmarkdaiao age
the following morning
bookmarkdama gaiaa
adjective
to hangaround someone’s house in theexpectation of being served food
dangada abasasa
adjective european persons (including americans)
bookmarkdangada gai dangada
cannibal
bookmarkdao hadu
verb cover up (by putting on layer after layer); give too much (e.g., work) to
bookmarkdau dinae
noun a period during which many women arepregnant at the same time
bookmarkde hua nei
this size
bookmarkdeaamonga
noun
delaa ange
that there is another one
bookmarkdili
verb shoot at; shine (e.g., a flashlight) on; letgo, throwaway, lose something; disregard; steady beating (as of a heart); a steady stroke (as of an adze)
bookmarkdolo-mea
noun spinystarfish
bookmarkdona
verb wart,mole (raised)
bookmarkdubuna aahine
noun grandmothers
bookmarkdungu ibo
verb smell (oneself)
bookmarkduusaba
noun type of musical intrument which consists a stretched palm leaf that is blown in order to make sound
bookmarkgauligi ange
younger than
bookmarkgide eidu ina
to see a vision, hallucinate
bookmarkgii
adjective a high-pitched sound, soft, high-pitched crying (as by children)
bookmarkgili somo
noun the coconut meat of a germinating coconut (after the coconut apple has been removed)
bookmarkgoo
adjective a sound made to indicate one’s presence (in response to being called from afar); an owl-like hoot (of birds)
bookmarkhaangoda de agau
noun a method of fishing (with a line on the reef)
bookmarkhaangoda dua agau
fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll)
bookmarkhadu de gaanunu
noun nipple of breast
bookmarkhagabunibuni
verb add together from different sources
bookmarkhagassui, hang gainga, hagamamane
urinate (piss)
bookmarkhagatanu iho
adjective take a nap
bookmarkhai uaua
verb dilated veins
bookmarkhakki
noun esophagua; trachea
bookmarkhellumi
verb melee
bookmarkhenua monga
noun land (island) of mountains
bookmarkhilohilo me
adjective impure
bookmarkhine huuhua
noun pregnant woman
bookmarkhuaalavao
verb a strong wind
bookmarkialona
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkimu-mea
noun fishsp.: triggerfish
bookmarklaangaa
verb to plait completely
bookmarklaba
noun a dancingpaddle
bookmarklaba
verb flash (as of lightning)
bookmarklanibene
adjective separation in coconut oil (when it is aging)
bookmarklau de ava
a tuna of large size
bookmarklau tulugi
a tuna of the size next largest to lau de ava
bookmarklligi
adjective
fine (in grain, of hair, etc.); little, small
longo iho
adjective be aware of, experience, perceive, feel (in one’s mind or body)
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information is false)
bookmarklua lodo
adjective undecided
bookmarkmadaala
adjective loosely braided; good at twirling sennit
bookmarkmaimai sseni
adjective to sleep especially well or restfully
bookmarkmalanga age
lifted up from; come up (e.g., weeds)
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmalino
adjective calm (weather), still (wind)
bookmarkmamu-honga-dai
noun fishsp.: anchovy , silversides (small)
bookmarkmanuhi
noun hemorrhage
bookmarkmasaala
verb clear-headed
bookmarkmidia
verb dream about
bookmarkmmala dana (dagu) maanga
lose his (my) appetite
bookmarknebunebua
verb be nebunebu
bookmarkneveia
verb be neve
bookmarkngadi hanonga
noun a useless journey
bookmarkngadi seesee
walk barefoot, stroll
bookmarkngae
noun head
bookmarknigo
verb go around in a circle; wind around
bookmarknoho baba
live peacefully
bookmarkoia
adjective a sound used to communicate the tiredness of the speaker, or that the speaker recognizes his mistake
bookmarksasao
adjective escape one after the other
bookmarksau aloalo
echo
bookmarksugulu
noun school
bookmarktama hagai
poor fellow!
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