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aausa
verb wake (of a ship)
bookmarkagu age
say out loud
bookmarkalasala
adjective vicious
bookmarkalava
noun fish sp.: shark sp.
bookmarkbadabadai
adjective having a tendency to meddle in others’ affairs
bookmarkbae mamu
noun fish weir
bookmarkbalagia
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbe goai (naa huu)
whoever
bookmarkbigi
adjective close to (in meaning); about to (in time)
bookmarkbilibili-hadu
noun fish sp. (trachinotus bailloni)
bookmarkbinga
adjective be named, be called; regarded as
bookmarkbini
verb braid (rope or hair, etc.), wrap with rope
bookmarkboo hagalele mouli
a night on which the making of noise is permitted (i.e., on certain holidays)
bookmarkbuugani
adjective be (in fact) slow-moving (while attempting to hurry)
bookmarkdaaia
verb wash clothes completely; scoop upcompletely
bookmarkdaaligidanga
noun the slope of a canoe’s keel
bookmarkdaba de ganomada
instantaneous, in the blinking of an eye
bookmarkdagadagalia
verb heavily travelled
bookmarkdahuli sabonealo
adjective the odor of overripe breadfruit
bookmarkdalodalo i de lodo
pray silently
bookmarkdama legalega
noun baby, infant
bookmarkdangi daudau
adjective cry uncontrollably (for a long time)
bookmarkde gau duuli sou
gilbertese people
bookmarkdee ni dago
never mind
bookmarkdegi
verb to jerk; get something quickly
bookmarkdele de maahaa
daybreak
bookmarkdenei naa loo
this seems to be
bookmarkdoloa
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkdoo me
verb plant things
bookmarkdoonga pada
noun heavy-duty equipment or fishing gear; a large penis
bookmarkdui mamu
noun a string of fish
bookmarkduoi
noun parasites (intestinal) of fish
bookmarkduu i de liiliagi
equal in status
duu taelodo
obtain one’s quota
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkduulanga
noun the sector from which the wind blows
bookmarkgabea
verb (in angling) the failure of a bait bundle to come untied and release the bait
bookmarkgalabe
noun seacucumber sp. (several spp.)
bookmarkgaleu
adjective a change of wind direction
bookmarkgammenge-hai-gili-dabeo
noun mollusksp.: thais luteostoma
bookmarkgano agau
noun reef (including land thereon)
bookmarkgauligi daane
noun male child,boy
bookmarkgavaausu
noun plantsp.: treesp.: barringtoniatree (barringtonia asiatica (l.) kurz)
bookmarkgeesaa
noun mollusksp.: fimbria soverbii
bookmarkgelu-hai-usu
noun fishsp.: unicornfish
bookmarkgoede
noun octopus
bookmarkhaa-alaala
time noun the fourth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkhagadoa
verb act like a giant
bookmarkhagaduasala
verb suffer,punish
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagamaamaalama
verb shine on continuously
bookmarkhagapasa
verb cause several people to speak; mediate an argument so that the disputants will speak to each other
bookmarkhagi me
adjective pick coconuts
bookmarkhano ai huu
forever
bookmarkhesilihagi gee
to have hesilihagi by aconsiderable distance
bookmarkhhui age
eat a snack
bookmarkhonu kadi
adjective filled up completely (with solids); full up (and tightly packed)
bookmarkhoohoa laagau
adjective drill wood to make a hole in which toinsert the end of a pole (to make a joint)
bookmarkhoohonu
verb
hugahuga
noun a type of soft driftwood (used for plugs)
bookmarkkangi baasi lua
adjective double-edged
bookmarklanga
verb lift, raise up; copy out (by hand); ship from one place to another
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarkleba
verb flap in the wind (like a flag)
bookmarkliholiho
noun string twirled from coconut fiber, sennit
bookmark
madaa gai
noun firstfruits
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa lua
number twelve
bookmarkmadalua maa haa
number twenty four
bookmarkme abo (donu)
noun truth
bookmarkmoosugia ange
somewhat moosugia
bookmarkmouli danuaa
adjective easy living, a good life
bookmarkmuu
adjective utter (words or sounds), reply (tosomeone)
bookmarkngadi vai
noun a coconut shell used for water storage(on fishing trips)
bookmarkngago
egg
bookmarkngalongalo
adjective forgetful,absent-minded
bookmarkngalue age
increased,augmented
bookmarkniho gai
noun permanent teeth (appearing afterdeciduous teeth)
bookmarkohu
a depression in a tree trunk
bookmarksii
verb spill out (e.g. too much food in your mouth)
bookmarksilivaahea
verb wander about with no fixed abode
bookmarkssave
flying fish
bookmarkssema
jellyfish species
bookmarktea age laangi
noun dawn
bookmarkvogi
to shame someone by teasing or insulting them
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