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abulu
adjective sink (until submerged)
bookmarkadugau
verb arrangement of things into a straight row
bookmarkahu
noun islet
bookmarkaloalo me
noun the current nearest to the (seaward) outer reef of the atoll
bookmarkanei ai huu
these only then
bookmarkanumia
verb bobbing in the water
bookmarkbaabaa luu lima
clap hands
bookmarkbagibagi de me
all of a sudden (violent actions)
bookmarkbiho o de agoago
topic of a sermon
bookmarkbonga
adjective bent, curved, defective (of fruit)
bookmarkbuada
verb sling
bookmarkdaabui
verb enclose
bookmarkdabagau
noun a type of floor mat
bookmarkdagabuli
verb gather together in a group
bookmarkdagahi
verb step on, kick with one’s heel
bookmarkdagahia de agau
reef which has been trampled previously by lobster hunters (and therefore is poor for lobstering)
bookmarkdagu age
say out loud
bookmarkdalaehala
verb pricked
bookmarkdangada dau duadae
a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)
bookmarkdaohi ange dahi hai
argue against
bookmarkde eidu pale
fortunately, luckily
bookmarkdilongaagau
verb voyeurism
bookmarkdoi-avaava
noun the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore (used for making perfume)
bookmarkdoli age
adjective obtain the smallest first
bookmarkdoo tahulinga
adjective bad-mannered
bookmarkdua lligi
adjective thin (line or rope, etc.); fine (thread, etc.); tenderly
bookmarkduu-uli
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkduubulei
noun head of the penis
bookmarkelunga
noun top of, the position over (something)
bookmarkgabaduu
verb to sail a canoe against the wind; paddle or pole a canoe against the current
bookmarkgamu
verb coral (any kind)
bookmarkgana
noun bad person
bookmarkgano agau
reef (including land thereon)
bookmarkgau lama
noun rachis of the coconut leaf
bookmarkgili somo
noun the coconut meat of a germinating coconut (after the coconut apple has been removed)
bookmarkgoloa o taane
male genitalia
bookmarkhagabunidia
verb add up
bookmarkhagaduidui
adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe
bookmarkhagailonga
noun fishsp. : damselfish
bookmarkhagakona
verb become (or make) much worse
bookmarkhagalau
verb make a total of one hundred
bookmarkhagalilo
verb take shelter, to shelter (somethingfrom the elements); blockout (from sight)
bookmarkhai hagadubu
adjective to fashion a string figure
bookmarkhai huaabodu
treat someone (including one’s spouse) as a relative by not asking permission to use or borrow property; treat a relative as belonging to another family altogether
bookmarkhai me mulegi
to showoff (esp. in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhanga benu
adjective to extract pandanus seeds by splitting the fruit
bookmarkhano ai huu
forever
bookmarkhanu ange
some more
bookmarkholiholi
noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkilaila
verb having more than one ila
bookmarkkona ange
become much worse
bookmarklaaigi
noun a driftwood plant sp., with an aromaticsap which is used for perfume
bookmarklagolagoanga
noun way of being many
bookmarklele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarkllao
verb gouge out (with the hand only); take out of a hole
bookmarklodo aheahe
adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant
bookmarkloeaa
a type of game
bookmarklou aama
adjective the submerging of the outrigger float
bookmarkma te hakii
the uvula and the adjacent portions of the oral cavity
bookmarkmaadau duiagi
noun a fishhook of a special type (for duiagi fishing)
bookmarkmaanadu gelo
adjective profound thoughts
bookmarkmaanegabo
adjective energetic
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mada mmea
dark red
bookmarkmadohi boo
adjective midnight
bookmarkmanu de henua
noun nukuoro varieties of swamp taro(cyrtosperma)
bookmarkmanu solo laagau
file (for filing wood)
bookmarkmasi
verb to scrape or peel breadfruit when thebreadfruit is ripe
bookmarkmataia
soreness of the eyes after a fishing expedition (from the glare of the sun)
bookmarkme ne modu
decision
bookmarkme ssongo aha
useless thing
bookmarkmoana dabeo
rough seas
bookmarkmomme vaivaia o ssaalenga
noun puddle
bookmarkmuna o de henua
noun a community meeting (for listeningto speeches or instructions)
bookmarkngalue ange
increase
bookmarknigo
verb go around in a circle; wind around
bookmarknoho senga (adu)
adjective be ignorant (of what is happening)
bookmarknui hoohoa
noun
a coconut tree trunk incised with steps
olo
an area in which sand has accumulated; beach; sand spit
bookmarkpungu
adjective
plump
sabalia
verb be in a situation in which saba1
bookmarksaniba
noun fishsp.: silversides
bookmarksau aloalo
echo
bookmarksebu
adjective seen on the surface of the sea from time to time
bookmarksenga manu
adjective stupid (like an animal)
bookmarksiba
noun fishsp. (small flying fish)
bookmarksinga gee
lean away from
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