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aduhenua
noun group of islands or atolls; archipelago
bookmarkalaa laa
those (there) which were there
bookmarkalaala dangada
noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)
bookmarkalahenua
noun plot of (bush) land, acreage
bookmarkalili
noun mollusk sp.: turbo argyrostoma
bookmarkamoamo
verb keep lifting one thing after another
bookmarkau madua
verb a type of ocean current far from land in which drifting objects collect
bookmarkbaalanga sauaa
noun magnet
bookmarkbangi dua beau
a certain way of pinching with the fingers
bookmarkbangi mada aasanga
a certain way of pinching with the fingers
bookmarkbodubodu-o-uda
noun insect sp.
bookmarkbua leu
noun ovaries and fallopian tubes
bookmarkbugolo
noun coral sp.: faviid coral
bookmarkbulu
noun the short fibers of the mature coconut husk
bookmarkbuu useahi
verb blurred
bookmarkdali
noun fibers of the coconut leaf rachi
bookmarkdalia
noun plantsp.
bookmarkdama ssege
noun a foetus which has been aborted
bookmarkdangada haangoda
noun fisherman
bookmarkdangi buada
adjective the noise made by a fast-moving projectile
bookmarkdanngaho
noun stomach
bookmarkdaudali
adjective follow (someone)
bookmarkdaumaha de manu
noun christmas eve fete in the church at which "santa claus" appears
bookmarkdee baa tae
stay for only a very short time
bookmarkdee dau ia
it’s ok
bookmarkdeledele saele
adjective walk around aimlessly; be spread allover (of news)
bookmarkduu gaha
noun a large piece of gaha (used for mili gaadinga), or from which sennit fibers are obtained)
bookmarkduuduu manu
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkee laa
so
bookmarkege age
raise up (something) from its previous trajectory
bookmarkgadagada-a-vaga
noun a very small tuna
bookmarkgalamata
noun eye
bookmarkgavaausu
noun plantsp.: treesp.: barringtoniatree (barringtonia asiatica (l.) kurz)
bookmarkgu gide huu
spoiled (having acquired a bad habit)
bookmarkgubo
verb work with concentration in the midstof a group
bookmarkgubu dolo
noun a joint of the sugarcane
bookmarkhaele
verb bringup (children), discipline (children)
bookmarkhagaaoa
verb to have purposely stayed up until daybreak
bookmarkhagadolu (ina)
verb make a total of three
bookmarkhagamanavasaa
risky, dangerous
bookmarkhagapago sala
unfortunate result
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhaigabungi
adjective act strangely, act shyly
bookmarkhakiia
verb move (something) away completely
bookmarkhano muhuu loo
let’s see...
bookmarkhanu mee
noun secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhatahata
noun chest (body part)
bookmarkhhuge iho
adjective an opening in the clouds
bookmarkhiloa
noun fishsp.
bookmarkholasa
a type of mat [made especially for cult houses]
bookmarkhonga de mouli
during the lifetime of
bookmarkhonua
verb filled with
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
noun sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkilaage
adjective free of (sickness, hardship)
bookmarkkii age
move upward; reach a certain age
bookmarklalo ade
solar plexus (considered the seat of feeling)
bookmarklii
noun birdsp. (seen only over the ocean)
bookmarklodo laanui
adjective large in volume or capacity,spacious inside
bookmarklongaa
adjective annoyed by noise
bookmarkloongia
verb to lose one’s appetite after eating oily food
bookmarkmada ahodo
verb any place where seawater seeps into the taro bog
bookmarkmada-givi
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmadaangahulu maa lima
number fifteen
bookmarkmadaangahulu-malama
time noun october (’tenth month’)
bookmarkmagi i de makama
menstruation
bookmarkmagini
adjective a sudden pain while moving the body (as with a pinched nerve, or a muscle spasm); a sound like that made by snapping one’s fingers
bookmarkmahana
adjective hot
bookmarkmalo gulu
noun
barkcloth
mami age
taste (something) a little bit
bookmarkmanu-a-luga
noun insectsp.: fruitfly
bookmarkmanu-solo-maanu
jellyfish-like animal in the shape of a flower that burrows into the sand when touched
bookmarkmasimasi
noun dolphin
bookmarkme gu modu
decision
bookmarkmoloa
verb knotted (of hair)
bookmarknamuaa
verb a sore on the lips (believed to result from missing a meal)
bookmarkniho hagadolo
noun incisor teeth
bookmarksaa
a share of food (esp. for children)
bookmarksaba
verb capable (of a person)
bookmarksai
noun group of (e.g., agu sai ’my children’)
bookmarksai moni
a fleet of canoes
bookmarksaugalo
verb stir
bookmarkssuanga
stained in one place
bookmarksula
verb arrive
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tino boo
full moon (a period comprising two nights)
bookmarktubuna daane
noun grandfather
bookmarkvaivai
intensifier too; overly
bookmarkvasu
timid, shy
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