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aahee naa
then what (distant future)
bookmarkadiadi
verb relate repeatedly
bookmarkalaa ai loo
those there then are
bookmarkalobagi
verb a lagoonward sandspit next to a channel between islets on the atoll
bookmarkanei ange huu
this
anei naa loo
these seem to be
bookmarkau dili dai
an ocean current flowing away from land
bookmarkbaabuu
adjective
lie down
baagia age
to be carried to the shore (of a canoe) by a current or the wind
bookmarkbaba donu
adjective properly settled
bookmarkbangi dua beau
a certain way of pinching with the fingers
bookmarkbe...be
either...or
bookmarkbogi
verb to plant taro slips
bookmarkboi a eidu
temporarily abnormal
bookmarkbonga
adjective bent, curved, defective (of fruit)
bookmarkbulubuludi
verb keep hugging
bookmarkdaane dee lahilahia
noun a very special one (rarely seen)
bookmarkdada gaehala
verb picking even small breadfruit (to avoidhaving to change one’s position, whichwould be necessary in order to pick breadfruit of the proper size)
bookmarkdagodo mai
appear from yonder
bookmarkdaina ahine
noun sisters
bookmarkdali
noun fibers of the coconut leaf rachi
bookmarkdali hagavagavaga
verb <= hagavagavaga>
bookmarkdamadaa
verb to have started it; to have begun it
bookmarkdaodao
noun fishsp.: wahoo
bookmarkdaudali
adjective follow (someone)
bookmarkdaumaha hagatoo donu
noun church service of dedication (in whichthe members renew their vows)
bookmarkdee adagaigaina
a great many; serious
bookmarkdenei nei ()
this is it (is this it)
bookmarkdohu de gili
covered all over (skin) with
bookmarkdoli de henua
to defeat all comers
bookmarkdoo lalo
verb unsuccessful
bookmarkdoo me (ai)
verb make fun of, ridicule
bookmarkduu beleala
noun immature coconutapple
bookmarkduu-baeao
noun fishsp.: filefish
bookmarkgabola
flatten out something mushy
bookmarkgadi
verb bite
bookmarkgadinibidi
noun a type of fishhook (made from pearl shell)
bookmarkgaleve
noun the sap of the coconut tree (taken from the inflorescence)
bookmarkgalu
noun viscous sputum
bookmarkgammenge-baabaa
noun mollusksp.: bursidae spp.
bookmarkgau anga
noun thigh
bookmarkgide malie
adjective get in the habit of
bookmarkgideu
noun plantsp.: fern sp.
bookmarkgiidada
verb misfortune which will occur in the future (as ascertained through divination)
bookmarkgili maalama
verb light-skinned
bookmarkgio
noun mollusksp.: charonia spp.
bookmarkgoloa lalo
noun gear obtained from foreign lands
bookmarkgu soe donu
unmistakably, for certain
bookmarkhaa lodo
noun the inner coconut palm frond
bookmarkhadugolaa
any stone of volcanic origin [imported from volcanic islands].
bookmarkhagaaligi
verb install as a priest (of a cult)
bookmarkhagabasa
verb cause someone to speak; convince
bookmarkhagadibalia
verb cause to tip to one side
bookmarkhagadubu o de adu
the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaduu me
miserly
bookmarkhagamaalama
verb brighten,illuminate
bookmarkhagamaanadu
verb remember,remind
bookmarkhagamabu
verb rest, relax, quit (a job)
bookmarkhedangisi
verb make a noise by scraping things together, e.g. the grinding sound of jaws
bookmarkhesilihaginga haiava
noun intersection
bookmarkhhao
verb fill,stuff (something into or full of)
bookmarkhulo saaele
verb wander around
bookmarkhuluhulu mata
noun eyebrow
bookmarkhune
noun core of the breadfruit; the flower of the breadfruit tree
bookmarkkaa
noun mangrovecrab
bookmarkkano mouli
noun fresh meat (including fish)
bookmarklaagau lui
noun a cross (e.g., of wood)
bookmarklalo de langi
beyond the horizon, far away from theatoll
bookmarklanga
verb weave
bookmarklau manu
noun leaf of a plant
bookmarklodo mao lalo
characteristically hagamao lalo; self-effacing, meek in spirit
bookmarkmada dahi
adjective having a single point or blade
bookmarkmadaangahulu maa haa
number fourteen
bookmarkmadalua maa hidu
number twenty seven
bookmarkmadannia madua
noun thumb
bookmarkmanu-gili-maau
noun plantsp.: heliotrope(tournefortia argentea l.,= messerschmidia argentea l.)
bookmarkme abadai
European things (gear, etc)
bookmarkme hagaahulu
prepared food
bookmarkmomme
noun a place
bookmarknoonogia
verb bloated from ingesting too much fat
bookmarksaavale
verb spit,drool,sputum
bookmarkseni magau
adjective sleep soundly (owing to exhaustion)
bookmarksoe lodo modu
to remain (or sit, or stand) motionless (as when praying)
bookmarksugimada
the outer corner of the eye
bookmarktainaahine madua
noun elder sister
bookmarkvvala
a piercingly bright light; the cutting of a fast canoe through the water
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