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aabi
noun room (of a house)
bookmarkabi
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkanei ange maalie
these are exactly right
bookmarkaoao
adjective continuously sufficient
bookmarkbadabaataianga
noun
bapabu
adjective the staccato sound of one hard object being struck against another
bookmarkbasa hagasengasenga
adjective speak in riddles or aphoristically or in parables
bookmarkbibi-maadau
noun mollusk sp.: arcophagia scobinata
bookmarkbigibigia
verb covered with something sticky
bookmarkboo dolu de gulu
the third day after breadfruit has been picked (after which it is not good to eat)
bookmarkboo hagalele mouli
a night on which the making of noise is permitted (i.e., on certain holidays)
bookmarkbuu useahi
verb blurred
bookmarkbuuganga
noun a trip for a festive or recreational purpose
bookmarkdabula
noun lizardsp.
bookmarkdala mmea
verb redness or inflammation of the skin (e.g., a welt)
bookmarkdau
noun cover for an earth oven
bookmarkde aha
which is it
bookmarkdenei ai laa
this is that then
bookmarkdenei ange naa
about this
dili uda
adjective an ocean current which comes towards the shore (and carries in driftwood, etc.)
bookmarkdoha
verb to spreadout (something)
bookmarke muni
verb hidden, be
bookmarkee laa
so
bookmarkgadinibidi
a type of fishook made from pearl shell
bookmarkgammenge-maimai
noun mollusksp.: vasum turbinellus
bookmarkgasi
noun mollusksp.: asaphis dichotoma
bookmarkgelegele dea
verb sand
bookmarkgoloa duu biho
barber’s tools
bookmarkgoloa hesuihagi
noun goods which are bartered
bookmarkhaadenga
noun measurement
bookmarkhagababa
verb become engaged to marry; make level, make flat; prepare for, make ready
bookmarkhagaeligi
verb treat as an eligi
bookmarkhagahana ange
recook for a very little while
bookmarkhagalegunga
adjective showoff (esp. in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhagalili
noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo but without the immature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagamaamaane de lodo
cheer up (someone)
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhai maa
relationship of spouse’s sibling to sibling’s spouse
bookmarkhai me hagamadia
behave in a more-or-less show-off manner
bookmarkhai sumu
verb having a diamond-shaped decoration or form, etc.
bookmarkhakaa tuai
to sharpen a coconut grater blade
bookmarkhaonga i ode
noun urethra
bookmarkhhole
verb peel (something)
bookmarkhidu-malama
time noun july (’seventh month’)
bookmarkhoe gabegabe
noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)
bookmarkholehole
verb scrape off (with an object or one’s finger), to scale (fish)
bookmarklaalaa
verb having many branches
bookmarklau de madila
a tuna of fair size
bookmarkllaga
verb take a single step
bookmarklua-baaua
time noun the second number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkmada looloa
adjective longer in comparison with; extendingfarther than appears to be the case
bookmarkmadaali
adjective lacking in oil (of a ripe coconut)
bookmarkmadannia sisi
noun littlefinger
bookmarkmagi dee manava
asthma
bookmarkmalau ngudu
noun lips
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun land animal
bookmarkmasausau
verb goodat fighting
bookmarkmataia
verb soreness of the eyes after a fishing expedition (from the glare of the sun)
bookmarkmau ange huu
usually
bookmarkme dili uda
noun an ocean current which comes towards the atoll
bookmarkme duu
noun clitoris
bookmarkme hagasili
a plant which is allowed to grow extra large (for some reason)
bookmarkmoa
noun the blossom of the banana tree
bookmarkmodimodi
adjective walk stealthily in a crouch
bookmarkmoni kalo
noun a canoe with rounded sides (designed to ride easily in rough seas)
bookmarkmoomoa
noun the shoot from a germinating coconut
bookmarknengenenge
ngadi vai
noun a coconut shell used for water storage(on fishing trips)
bookmarkngae
noun mollusksp.: giantclam sp.
bookmarkngaue ange
increase (in price, etc.)
bookmarkngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a diving board in use)
bookmarkniho ngalo
noun molarteeth, wisdomteeth
bookmarknoganoga
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarknoho dodo
coagulation of blood
bookmarkoha de nnoho paba
disturb the peace
bookmarkpagola
noun bad luck, punishment
bookmarksaba
verb be in a precarious position
bookmarksai
verb wrap,cover up (with several layers)
bookmarksao gainga
adjective sweep or cleanup trash
bookmarkse me be hee
extraordinary or unusual (esp. in size)
bookmarksege de gauanga
dislocated thigh bone
bookmarksigisigi mai (adu, ange)
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarktainaahine o dogu damana
noun paternal aunt
bookmarkttea
adjective white
bookmarkunumanga
drinking party
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