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abasasa
noun European
bookmarkabiabi
verb pull up slowly or gently with one’s fingers
bookmarkaha goi
what next
bookmarkaloha gelo
noun profound affection
bookmarkanaa maa
those were about (approximately)
bookmarkbaasi lua
having two useful sides
bookmarkbani-gegeva
noun
bee
noun flatus, the sound of flatulence
bookmarkbiihingi
verb having flat buttocks, ugly (because not plump)
bookmarkboongia
verb be caught by darkness unexpectedly
bookmarkbulu giidagi
noun a type of caulking compound, made from bulu and sap
bookmarkbulubuludi
verb keep hugging
bookmarkbuni de ua
to be very thirsty
bookmarkbunua
noun a young bird (of any sp. suitable for being raised as a pet)
bookmarkdaa de alelo
cluck one’s tongue
bookmarkdaane dau
noun a person of importance (speciallyaccomplished)
bookmarkdabanimeeli
adjective payment for medical treatment
bookmarkdagodolia
verb
be slept upon for a long time
dao bou
noun ridgepole support (end)
bookmarkdau gai
noun the season in which seasonally available food is abundant
bookmarkdau makaga
adjective tightly stretched (not slack)
bookmarkde ahi
noun the fire
bookmarkde huu de henua
noun the layer of consolidated sand (without coral rubble) next to the reef base under the island
bookmarkdenei ai
therefore (with respect to this here)
bookmarkdidianga
noun the manner of wearing one’s didi
bookmarkdiimadamadanoa
noun the ninth child of a couple
bookmarkdoi
noun stain (as for wood)
bookmarkdoonga
noun tools,equipment (incl. fishing gear)
bookmarkdua haangoda de boo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate forhaangoda de boo
bookmarkduu taelodo
obtain one’s quota
bookmarke hanu ana dama
have children
bookmarkelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgaigai a usu
flatus
bookmarkgali ange
wound around or tied or fastened very tightly
bookmarkgalisi
noun lizardsp.
bookmarkgamai
adjective
bring to me, carry to me
gaso
roof thatch rafters (of pandanus slats)
bookmarkgau-me
noun gill (of a fish)
bookmarkgelegele malama
noun sand with disk-like particles
bookmarkgubu vae
foot, ankle
bookmarkgulu daladala
breadfruit with rough skin
bookmarkhaangoda de agau
a method of fishing (with a line on the reef)
bookmarkhagammidi
verb suction of a sea current, undertow
bookmarkhagatanu iho
verb take a nap
bookmarkhalehale dagodo lodo
nauseated
bookmarkhalehale me
adjective a developing situation
bookmarkhano ai
attend (e.g., church services)
bookmarkhhole
verb peel (something)
bookmarkhoea
verb covered with sunburn blisters
bookmarkhongagainga
adjective urinate
bookmarkhonu tolo
noun a turtle of the largest size
bookmarkhudaa moni
noun a fleet of canoes
bookmarkhugahuga
noun a type of soft driftwood (used for plugs)
bookmarkhuuhuaa mee
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkkana adu
perhaps; watch yourself
bookmarklau de ava
a tuna of large size
bookmarklebidi
noun birdsp.: whitetern
bookmarklegia
noun birdsp.: white-cappednoddy (anous minutus)
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lodo baba
noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries
bookmarklodo basa
adjective talkative
bookmarklodo gi lunga
ambitious for a superior position
bookmarkloolodo
noun deep holes in the lagoon reef
bookmarkluu odaadeu
pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for dual, inalienable noun)
bookmarkma de hia e doe
a chanted expression, on the last word of which a work group chanting it lifts a heavy object
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa hidu
number seventeen
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa valu
number eighteen
bookmarkmadaangahulu
numeral ten (objects)
bookmarkmadamada o dangada
noun in public
bookmarkmadannia
noun finger
bookmarkmala
bald
bookmarkmanu hao vai
noun a bottle (of glass)
bookmarkmanu-mmala
noun plantsp.: glorybower(clerodendrum inerme (l.) gaertn.)
bookmarkmoana
noun open sea, the atmosphere
bookmarkmoosugia
verb ripened unevenly (of breadfruit only)
bookmarkpaa
adjective explode,burst
bookmarkpaa ono maahana
receive one’s punishment, suffer
bookmarksau aloalo
verb echo
bookmarksavasavala
adjective becoming interested in; getting to enjoy
bookmarksavini gee
run away
bookmarkse aha ga hai
it’s not possibledon’t worry about it (i don’t think so.)
bookmarksemada
numeral tens of thousands
bookmarksiba
verb move to one side (involuntarily) whilewalking
bookmarksoa hagaaloha
noun a good friend
bookmarksobaga
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarktabuvae
noun toe
bookmarkulumonu
porpoise
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