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aahee laa
which were those
bookmarkalaa naa loo
those there seem to be
bookmarkalaala
noun fish sp.: jack (2 sorts) (= small tulua)
bookmarkbaasanga
noun manner of speaking, idiolect, dialect
bookmarkbobo
adjective rotten
bookmarkbodubodu
verb particles of rotting wood or thatch, etc.
bookmarkbouli
adjective darkness (of or pertaining to)
bookmarkbuni ange
agree with; join, close up (something, e.g., a hole); close up to
bookmarkbuu useahi
verb blurred
bookmarkdaane gasia
noun a person who is useful to others
bookmarkdada saiolo
adjective to hoist a sail
bookmarkdahido lima
noun upper arm
bookmarkdahulihuli
adjective keep shifting direction
bookmarkdaia e de hegau
overworked
bookmarkdangada ssigo
noun clever person
bookmarkdau manu
verb flock of birds (feeding on a school of fish)
bookmarkdaubasa
a great many
bookmarkdaula baalanga
noun cable,wire (heavy)
bookmarkdiinei de madangi
a decrease of wind velocity
bookmarkdogo duu
verb to punt while standing up on the stern gunwales of a canoe
bookmarkdonu huu
only,just (no more than)
bookmarkdoo de --
transfer of a string figure from hand to hand
bookmarkdua gi lunga
thicker (line or rope, etc.)
bookmarkduunga gima
noun half of a clam shell
bookmarkgaalauanga
gage de henua
invade
bookmarkgai de baibu
smoke cigarettes
bookmarkgamagama
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkgasia
verb worthwhile,important,valuable
bookmarkgi daha
to the outside; in the environs of
bookmarkgili solasola
verb leathery black skin (of humans)
bookmarkginogino
adjective inclined not to enjoy something (esp. food) by being overly sensitive to filth
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun a type of prepared food (ripe breadfruit which has been cooked in an umu)
bookmarkhaahaanialo
verb to put haanialo on in several places
bookmarkhaangoda de agau
noun a method of fishing (with a line on the reef)
bookmarkhagadania
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
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hagaheohi
verb to correct (someone or something)
bookmarkhagahidu (ina)
verb the name of a person in a traditional story
bookmarkhagahoou
verb make like new
bookmarkhagakolili
verb to use the word kolili
bookmarkhagaongaonga
verb moving one’s head back and forth in time to music
bookmarkhagapigi saele
adjective go around with someone constantly
bookmarkhagatevea
verb <= hagatevelia>
bookmarkhai ngadaa
adjective difficult
bookmarkhebaa
adjective be close
bookmarkhevaalogi
adjective the screaming of many people at the same time
bookmarkhhali lo te laagau
a depression in a log (an abnormal growth)
bookmarkhhoa de usu
to encounter unexpected misfortune as aresult of one’s evil deeds
bookmarkhilo hagamaasui
verb
to braid sennit with the left hand;
laosedi
noun seawater
bookmarklodo baba
calmness, tranquility, freedom from worries
bookmarklolo hai haahine
noun a lovepotion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarklongo
adjective hear, feel; news
bookmarklou de gaugau dalinga
pull the trigger (of a gun)
bookmarkmaaguluaa
adjective dislocated (joint of the body)
bookmarkmadalama
noun Nukuoro (colloquial term)
bookmarkmadannia sisi
noun littlefinger
bookmarkmaege
verb raised up
bookmarkmahaa de usu
to have encountered unexpected misfortune
bookmarkmalemalemo ~ malemolemo
noun a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmalingi
adjective spilled, poured out
bookmarkmanu solo laagau
a file (for filing metal)
bookmarkme gee
a coconut without any meat
bookmarkmmasa bagubagu
adjective hard and curled up owing to dryness
bookmarkmodu taalonga
adjective to escape (of fish, after having been speared)
bookmarkmother
tinana
bookmarkmudumudu-odaoda
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkmuna o de henua
a community meeting (for listening to speeches or instructions)
bookmarkngaage nei
Gilbert Islands
bookmarkngalue mai
decrease
bookmarkngongo
noun birdsp.: commonnoddy (anous stolidus)
bookmarkohu
a depression in a tree trunk
bookmarkpagola
noun bad luck, punishment
bookmarksabanaana
a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksaiolo
noun
a sail
saudia
verb be exposed to the wind (not sheltered)
bookmarkse aha
what is it
bookmarkse aha au naa
you are wrong that’s not righti don’t agree
bookmarksolasola
verb not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarkuila
lightning, electricity
bookmarkului
turn inside out
bookmarkunahi
scale (of a fish)
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