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abaabai
verb carry a canoe in shallow water; carry half lifting
bookmarkau taadaaia
verb don’t rush take it easy
bookmarkbalabalagula
adjective habitually clumsy
bookmarkbasa madua
adjective speak as an elder (treating the hearer as a child)
bookmarkbe goai (naa huu)
whoever
bookmarkbolo ange
bequeath
bookmarkboo gi dai
the period when the quarter moon appears in the west just after sunset
bookmarkbuulou
verb cover up (by wrapping up with one layer); to catch by scooping up (e.g., with a net or basket)
bookmarkdabuvae sisi
noun little toe
bookmarkdagaanga
noun way of tying the leader to a fish hook
bookmarkdalaa umada
noun prow spray of a ship
bookmarkdangada agoago
adjective teacher,preacher
bookmarkdauaalu
verb always borrowing or begging
bookmarkdavaia
noun the largest sort of tuna
bookmarkday
laangi
bookmarkdeaamonga
noun
dinoanga hulu
adjective a council (of ten) formerlyhaving broad legislative and judicialpowers on the atoll
bookmarkdugu de laa
noun lower sail
bookmarkduguagi
verb be suspicious of (someone)
bookmarkdumanu sala
adjective bad situation; poor in appearance
bookmarkdumuagi
noun top of the head, bare hilltop
bookmarkduuhua
adjective single, unmarried
bookmarkea age
stop swimming (and come up on land)
bookmarkee laa
so
bookmarkgai boo
adjective eat early in the morning
bookmarkgai lima dahi
to eat taro without fish (or fish without taro)
bookmarkgaloa
verb attractive to members of the opposite sex
bookmarkgegeli
adjective struggle
bookmarkgii talinga
tinnitus
bookmarkgoai ne siilia
who asked you
goinga
noun a boundary marker (of stone)
bookmarkgolo age
continually golo voluntarily
bookmarkgu oo ina mai
shout to announce important news (e.g., to announce the arrival of a ship)
bookmarkgugu
adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to
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gulu bala
tree-ripened breadfruit
bookmarkguuduma
noun a (dry) elevation in the taro bog; hillock (in the taro bog only)
bookmarkhagabadabaatai
verb
hagadoodoo denga muna
boast foolishly about one’s ability (when it is obvious that one is inept)
bookmarkhagalooloa
verb lengthen,prolong
bookmarkhagamadagu
scare (someone); frighten (someone).
bookmarkhagamoolau
verb hurry,rush
bookmarkhai dama
adjective pregnant
bookmarkhai damaahine
adjective the relationship between parent and daughter
bookmarkhano de mama
escaping fumes (from a poorly sealedcontainer)
bookmarkhuadia
noun fishing pole
bookmarkhuuhua
adjective pregnancy
bookmarkilihia ssave
adjective the submerging of flying fish below the surface of the water (making them difficult to net)
bookmarkisiisi luu gauasa
to tear from limb to limb
bookmarklabua gee (lodo)
having an upset stomach; to be on the point of nausea
bookmarklalo de langi
beyond the horizon, far away from theatoll
bookmarklangadala tohi
noun
a dead coconut leaf torn by the wind
lie
noun lice eggs
bookmarklima llau
five hundred
bookmarklodo lagolago
adjective indecisive,undecided
bookmarklulu
verb to shake (something) rapidly
bookmarkluu ana
pronoun his/her (for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkluu mada
noun face (of a person)
bookmarkmaailaba
noun axis (or long thing through the center of something)
bookmarkmaakau loo dangada
now we’re in trouble
bookmarkmaanadu gelo
adjective profound thoughts
bookmarkmada dabuvae
noun toenail
bookmarkmadangi
verb wind,gas,flatus
bookmarkmadavaivai
noun a type of knot used in net-making
bookmarkmakaga lodo
adjective stubborn
bookmarkmalui
adjective turned (in direction),reversed,transposed
bookmarkmangoo-senga
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmasoasoa
spacious
bookmarkmau
adjective get,obtain,caught
bookmarkmesde-gelee
noun mollusksp.: oliveshell <"mr. grey">
bookmarkmoumousi
adjective repeatedly being mousi
bookmarkmuna o de henua
a community meeting (for listening to speeches or instructions)
bookmarknao baasua
verb to collect baasua
bookmarkngadolo
adjective a landslide or similar movement of things
bookmarkngani adu
ngani toward others; fit around one as a belt etc.
bookmarkodea
noon, midday
bookmarkolaadeu
pronoun their (for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarksaava
skinny, thin (lacking in flesh)
bookmarksaavale ina
fish or meat which is watery in texture and bad tasting
bookmarksangatai
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarkse me be hee
extraordinary or unusual (esp. in size)
bookmarkseesee hagadaahao
adjective walk (for recreation)
bookmarkseni gi de ao
sleep late (into daytime)
bookmarksiva llau
number nine hundred
bookmarkssabe age
eat
bookmarkvaaligi
adjective small (for plural noun)
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