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aasanga
verb a watercourse between islets on the atoll
bookmarkaduhenua
noun group of islands or atolls; archipelago
bookmarkalaa sili
those there were enough
bookmarkalohaai
verb love intensely
bookmarkalohi lima
noun palm (of hand)
bookmarkbaba donu
adjective properly settled
bookmarkbadioda
verb the residue remaining after coconut oil has been heated; the residue remaining after arrowroot starch-making
bookmarkbaluu
noun coconut crab
Example: Crancs dels cocoters a Bora-Bora. by Brocken Inaglory, 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0 via ca.wikipedia.org
bookmarkbasa lilo
adjective speak indirectly (so that the meaning is vague)
bookmarkbige
noun a strip of land extending into the sea or a swamp
bookmarkbogi
verb to plant taro slips
bookmarkbulaga
noun plant sp.: swamp taro (cyrtosperma chamissonis)
bookmarkdaadaaligidanga
noun the way of being moved about in the air
bookmarkdaaea
noun fishsp.: snapper (= large babudaea)
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkdagasisi
verb scoop out by inserting a knife between the meat and the shell (e.g., in cutting copra)
bookmarkdagimomo
adjective few for each one
bookmarkdahidonga
noun grandfather
bookmarkdahola
verb a method of fishing (night fishing on the reef with torches)
bookmarkdahuli de vae
dislocated ankle
bookmarkdama moemoe sala
noun a foetus out of the proper position (in the womb) for delivery
bookmarkdangada ssigo
noun clever person
bookmarkdee sao age
always fail or be defeated
bookmarkdeeai
adjective
delaa ai huu
that was it (as before)
bookmarkdenei ai laa
this is that then
bookmarkdilimangali
verb
to catch flying fish
dinae o ssaiolo
<= dinae o de laa>
bookmarkdinihu
verb industrious, hardworking
bookmarkdonu gee
misunderstand
bookmarkdoo i hainga a me
wait for a long time (beyond the timeexpected)
bookmarkduai lalo vae
noun a type of coconut grater which is placed under the leg
bookmarkgalabe-duiduia
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgalisi
noun lizardsp.
bookmarkgii age
cry out softly
bookmarkgoloa hesuihagi
noun goods which are bartered
bookmarkgoloa labagau
noun carpenter’s tools
bookmarkhaa-dolo
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkhaahaa
verb to search for in the dark; to seek blindly using only one’s hands to locate something; similarly, any action that is tentative
bookmarkhaahaangodalia
verb a place which has been fished in over and over
bookmarkhagaago
verb imitate; show, teach; to urge
bookmarkhagaaliali
verb to attempt to attract a member of the opposite sex through exhibitionism
bookmarkhagaamua
verb accord honor to
bookmarkhagabunia
verb closeup, bringtogether
bookmarkhagadaina
verb to put (someone) into a sibling or cousin relationship (as by an adoption)
bookmarkhagadegi
verb praise (god only)
bookmarkhagadibadiba
verb rock back and forth to one side
bookmarkhagahana ange
recook for a very little while
bookmarkhagaluelueia
verb repeatedly hagalueia
bookmarkhagamommomo
verb reduce a little at a time
bookmarkhagamuli
verb be late, tarry
bookmarkhagangadinei
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhagatugu tai
ebbing of tide
bookmarkhai
verb do
bookmarkhai aabi
having many rooms or sections
bookmarkhala dudu
a noise like that of burning pandanus (loud crackling)
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun fishsp.: flatfish
bookmarkhano mouli
verb disappear alive, especially into another world
bookmarkheboohagi
adjective fight
bookmarkhhela
verb spread one’s legs wide apart at one time
bookmarkhiehie
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkhine sala daane
noun nymphomaniac
bookmarkhoohoa
verb
laangi dabeo
verb a day which is rainy and stormy
bookmarklalo de langi
beyond the horizon, far away from theatoll
bookmarklima-laangi
time noun friday (’fifth day’)
bookmarkloonaa
verb the sticking of food in the throat (which is cleared by washing it down with liquid)
bookmarkluu gili
noun labiaminora
bookmarkluu hadu a moidigi
noun stone-like organs in the top of the head of flying fish
bookmarkmaanu iho
adjective to begin to fish while maanu
bookmarkmadaangahulu-ma-lua-malama
time noun december (’twelfth month’)
bookmarkmadamataia
verb inclined to be (or easily) mataia
bookmarkmahaa
adjective broken up, cracked, burst
bookmarkmami
verb taste (of something)
bookmarkmatoloia
noun a type of prepared food (made from dried breadfruit)
bookmarkme abadai
noun european things (gear, etc.)
bookmarkmui
verb gathered around (something)
bookmarkmulo
verb rollup
bookmarkngadi seesee
adjective walk barefoot,stroll
bookmarkngadi vai
noun a coconut shell used for water storage(on fishing trips)
bookmarknoho donu
adjective properly situated or loaded (of a canoe)
bookmarkouaa
adjective yes certainly
bookmarkpono
verb to close
bookmarksaavale
noun spit, saliva
bookmarkse gainga
adjective abundant
bookmarksii mada daahaa
a fine jet of water
bookmarksio
noun waterspout (esp. the air causing it); whirlwind
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
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