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aasanga
verb a watercourse between islets on the atoll
bookmarkadu ange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkadu-balebale-i-dai
noun fishsp.
bookmarkaloha gelo
noun profound affection
bookmarkaugaua
verb infected
bookmarkbaa ssalu
adjective carom off violently
bookmarkbaasi madau
adjective right side, right-handed
bookmarkbaba age
be decided about
bookmarkbasa hagamalaia
adjective to curse (someone)
bookmarkbooi
noun a type of prepared food (made from mashed taro and coconut juice)
bookmarkbuaalali
verb flood tide
bookmarkbuusagi
verb an eddy caused by a current
bookmarkdaane dagidahi
noun a person having unique skills or traits of personality
bookmarkdabadaba
verb twinkling,flashing,winking
bookmarkdaemahadia
verb heavy, oppressive, hard to take
bookmarkdaga holiage
verb surrounding area; tocut or make a ring around
bookmarkdama adu hale
noun a child who wanders around to the homesof others
bookmarkdee dolia
verb impossible to find the equal of(dehors concours)
bookmarkdenaa muhuu
how about that one
bookmarkdiiloo
verb look after; look at attentively
bookmarkdilo
noun the immature leaf of any plant, except of the coconut; a coconut leaflet midrib after scraping, soaking and drying
bookmarkdinae o ssaiolo
<= dinae o de laa>
bookmarkdohu lodo
adjective full to capacity
bookmarkdungagi ange
nod one’s head toward (to beckon orindicate agreement, etc.)
bookmarkduu donu
adjective vertical
bookmarkduuhia ange
praised (by others)
bookmarkgaasia
noun coralsp.: (looks like a flower)
bookmarkgabetili
noun parent-in-law
bookmarkgai de baibu
smoke cigarettes
bookmarkgalababa
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit skin)
bookmarkgapese
verb a method of pole fishing at night(on the seaward reef)
bookmarkgau bini
noun a tool used in braiding rope
bookmarkguba-dee-gaina
noun fishsp.
bookmarkhaahaango
verb wakeup (someone) insistently
bookmarkhaaligi
verb wrap from under, wrap around; to wrap something (e.g., a present)
bookmarkhagaai
adjective be in a serious situation
bookmarkhagaao
verb intend to stay up until daybreak
bookmarkhagabaasi
verb do toward one side
bookmarkhagadanu
verb sink below the horizon, burrow into the sand
bookmarkhagadilimangali
verb to teach someone to dilimangali
bookmarkhagadodi
verb walk with a limp (permanently)
bookmarkhagadolodolongia
verb slack off on (a rope) little by little
bookmarkhagalaangaa
verb teach to plait (mats, etc.)
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
verb cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagamua
verb be first; get closer to
bookmarkhagangadimee
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhagatau
verb arrange (in order), a program; name one after another; refuse to do one’s part because of someone else’s actions
bookmarkhai dinana
adjective the relationship between mother (or other female elder) and child (or one treated as a child)
bookmarkhanu momo
adjective little bit,few
bookmarkhegai
adjective eat ravenously
bookmarkholau
canoe house
bookmarkhonu de maasina
noun full moon
bookmarkhuaamee mugamuga
husi
taro bag, swamp
bookmarki mua nei
beforehand
bookmarkianga
verb the span between the outstretched thumb and the little finger
bookmarkilaage
adjective free of (sickness, hardship)
bookmarkkano mouli
noun fresh meat (including fish)
bookmarklamu dada
verb a jerk (e.g., of a line)
bookmarklima-malama
time noun may (’fifth month’)
bookmarklluhi
adjective an access (of emotion or sensory impression)
bookmarkloeaa
noun a type of game
bookmarkma tuai
noun coconut grater blade
bookmarkmaalisa
noun an overhanging reef shelf
bookmarkmaamaanadu
verb keep thinking about
bookmarkmadangi
noun air
bookmarkmanavasaa
adjective worried, apprehensive,fearful
bookmarkmangeo
verb a large sore (on the body); a blemish (on the skin)
bookmarkmangila
noun plantsp. (a type of ngaungau)
bookmarkme duu
clitoris
bookmarkme hai dago
ritual acts,religious acts
bookmarkme-e-ligi
noun taro corm (small)
bookmarkmomme hagadaahao
noun playground
bookmarkmoni galele
a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarknanua
verb the object of a complaint
bookmarkngaaheahe
verb taro which is watery or gummy
bookmarkngadolia
verb to have ngado
bookmarkniho ngalo
molar teeth, wisdom teeth
bookmarknoomeemea
a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave
bookmarksaabai moni doo
carry a canoe (over the reef at low tide)
bookmarkseloo
numeral millions
bookmarkssii
a hissing sound used to indicate disapproval
bookmarktainadaane o dogu bodu
noun brother in law
bookmarkugu
rub (with pressure, as with sandpaper); the skin of the stingray used for sanding
bookmarkuso
umbilical cord
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