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adu
noun fishclub (priest)
bookmarkagilau gee
extremely pugnacious
bookmarkatangada
noun generation, age set
bookmarkbangi mada aasanga
a certain way of pinching with the fingers
bookmarkbaoa age
wash up on shore and beach thereon
bookmarkbonabona age
become fearful
bookmarkbugolo
noun coral sp.: faviid coral
bookmarkdaadaanga
noun appearance of
bookmarkdaba de ganomada
instantaneous, in the blinking of an eye
bookmarkdababa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkdae maduu
noun a method of pulling flying fish into the canoe with a hand net
bookmarkdagua-bodo
noun fishsp.: tuna sp.
bookmarkdahea gee
drift away
bookmarkdahi-malali
time noun the first number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkdahido mada
noun inner corner of the eye
bookmarkdaia e tulidaa
urgency in micturation
bookmarkdao o de nui
(topmost) roof support poles, wall plates(from the size of which one can estimate the maturity of those below)
bookmarkdingale
noun secretion of the genitalia (male or female); the milky sap on some pandanus plugs
bookmarkdona
verb wart,mole (raised)
bookmarkdookalala
adjective stilts,walk on stilts
bookmarkdugu gee
put aside, setaside; treat (a person) differently from others
bookmarkduilaa
verb to be unable to attract members of the opposite sex
bookmarkdungu
verb smell (something)
bookmarkduu lua
verb to have the strength or capacity of two persons; to take on two persons in a fight
bookmarkduu-baeao
noun fishsp.: filefish
bookmarkduugau
noun legs at the base of the canoe mast
bookmarkduuhia ange
praised (by others)
bookmarkgaha
noun the portion of the coconut husk from which long fibers are obtained
bookmarkgai moumou
wasteful of food
bookmarkgaleve
alcoholic beverage made from the coconut palm
bookmarkgaloa
verb attractive to members of the opposite sex
bookmarkgau henua gee
foreigners (lit., ’people from other lands’)
bookmarkgelu haiusu
unicorn fish
bookmarkgogo gi mua
bent forward
bookmarkhaangodalia
verb a suitable (place) for fishing
bookmarkhagaaigoli
noun a food tree on another’s land
bookmarkhagabasa
verb cause someone to speak; convince
bookmarkhagabiigia
verb to make sticky
bookmarkhagadalabaimanugadele
verb
hagadali
verb accumulate (bring together); gather up; imprisonment (short term)
bookmarkhagadodi
verb walk with a limp (permanently)
bookmarkhagangadimee
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhagauea
verb a sleeping mat
bookmarkhaoli
verb cover up
bookmarkhedau
noun plantsp.: treesp.: alexandrianlaureltree (calophyllum inophyllum l.)
bookmarkhhali
verb scoop up (of solids only)
bookmarkhonu kadi
adjective filled up completely (with solids); full up (and tightly packed)
bookmarkhuugaabungubungu
very plump
bookmarkkalo gee
strabismus (esp. the form in which one eye is turned outward from the nose); cross-eyed
bookmarkkau gee
adjective not usedto; hard to
bookmarkkeli
adjective root around (disturbing the coral layer of a yard by shuffling, or by pawing the ground)
bookmarklaaigi
noun a driftwood plant sp., with an aromaticsap which is used for perfume
bookmarklaangai sahole
noun a fishing condition in which tuna are jumping and biting
bookmarklabelabe-uliuli
noun fishsp.: wrasse
bookmarklalau
adjective one after another becoming lau1
bookmarklalo de langi
beyond the horizon, far away from theatoll
bookmarklangi moni
noun the sort of rain which is an omen that a ship will come
bookmarklau iho laa
those of small size
bookmarklavasi
noun a leader (between the hook and the fishing line)
bookmarklie
noun lice eggs
bookmarklo te vvela
the hottest part (of the day, of a fire, etc.)
bookmarklongohie
adjective big around, fat
bookmarkluu dolodolo
noun the phosphorescence on both sides of the atoll channel, marking it at night
bookmarkluuluu
verb to shake (something) back and forth
bookmarkmada-galisi
the stem of the coconut
bookmarkmaga de hoe
to paddle vigorously
bookmarkmagi eaea
adjective
an eruption in a child’s mouth, said to result from improper feeding
mala
bald
bookmarkmalamalama
adjective sparkly; glittery
bookmarkmmilosanga
noun a confluence of currents (from below the surface of the sea)
bookmarkmoni dui
a canoe rigged for casting for tuna
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muna daemaha
noun words which hurt
bookmarknanua
verb the object of a complaint
bookmarknau
noun plantsp. (the archaic name of manu-gaba-aasanga)
bookmarkngahui
noun
tens of coconuts
ngudu malie
adjective eloquent (of a person)
bookmarkniho
noun tooth, teeth
bookmarknoa
verb tied (as with rope)
bookmarksaaluanga
a scratch (on the skin)
bookmarksaiolo
noun
a sail
sali ssaavale
adjective salivate
bookmarksango
adjective wild (of animals scared of humans)
bookmarkseleia
verb to cut one’s hand by a hand-held fish line, when it is taken by a fish
bookmarksugulu
noun school
bookmarktaiseni
adjective sleepy
bookmarkubu
kneecap; the shell of a coconut
bookmarkugu
rub (with pressure, as with sandpaper); the skin of the stingray used for sanding
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