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aahee nei
then what (immediate future)
bookmarkabasasa huu
European in manner or appearance
bookmarkabo sala
adjective mean (by nature), unkind
bookmarkagoago
noun taro fibers
bookmarkahi malo
noun mat wrapping for clothes
bookmarkaloalo me
noun the current nearest to the (seaward) outer reef of the atoll
bookmarkanaa nei
those now
bookmarkanailaa laa
it was today that
bookmarkanei naa loo
these seem to be
bookmarkau dili uda
an ocean current flowing toward land
bookmarkau ga sano
I give up
bookmarkbaa ssalu
adjective carom off violently
bookmarkbaabuu
adjective
lie down
baasi lua
having two useful sides
bookmarkbae
verb an arrangement of rocks to make a retaining wall or pier, etc.; push aside (in all directions)
bookmarkbangabanga
adjective skinny, shrunken
bookmarkbooboo me
adjective massage (as a medical treatment)
bookmarkdaabeduge adu ange
take a lot of
bookmarkdaagami
noun bodyguard, soldier
bookmarkdaahanga
verb fool (someone), deceive
bookmarkdagilagolago
adjective many for each
bookmarkdahi tali
adjective depend on (e.g., to come), rely on
bookmarkdahuli de vae
dislocated ankle
bookmarkdamana
noun father, uncle, senior male relative, male elder, person in a fatherly relationship
bookmarkdaubeemala
verb a method of braiding flower headdressesor necklaces made from manu-mala
bookmarkdiingia
verb to be exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkdoli iho
adjective to obtain the biggest first
bookmarkdongi de gelegele
to peck at the sand (as do some kinds of fish when they are searching for food)
bookmarkdoo ma gu...
fall into the bad habit of; do something which is difficult to rectify
bookmarkduu molomolo
adjective visible clearly
bookmarkduudae goede
noun the inky excretion of the octopus
bookmarkgaavadu
verb give
bookmarkgau-me
noun gill (of a fish)
bookmarkgauasa
noun the pectoral fin of a fish and the surrounding flesh
bookmarkgi hanu donu huu
any kind whatsoever
bookmarkgida ma gida
each individual...
bookmarkgidigidi laa lalo
a very short person,midget; miniature, diminutive
bookmarkgudua
verb abounding in lice
bookmarkhaa lodo
noun the inner coconut palm frond
bookmarkhagaamua
verb accord honor to
bookmarkhagadaane
verb to act like a human
bookmarkhagadaemaha
verb put weight on, make unhappy
bookmarkhagademo
verb
pout
hagahanahana
verb recook over and over
bookmarkhagalongaa
adjective <= hagalongoaa>
bookmarkhagammae lodo
insult (someone)
bookmarkhagassoga
verb
hagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhai de hagamaanadu
remembrance, observance of (e.g., a holiday)
bookmarkhai hagadubu
adjective to fashion a string figure
bookmarkhai huaabodu
treat someone (including one’s spouse) as a relative by not asking permission to use or borrow property; treat a relative as belonging to another family altogether
bookmarkhaiva dee agona
sexual activity,
hala dudu
a noise like that of burning pandanus (loud crackling)
bookmarkhanngoda dua agau
fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll).
bookmarkhano ai huu
forever
bookmarkhedau
noun plantsp.: treesp.: alexandrianlaureltree (calophyllum inophyllum l.)
bookmarkhenua gee
foreign lands
bookmarkhilo hagamaasui
verb
to braid sennit with the left hand;
honu baabaa
fill to the brim
bookmarkhugadoo
unclassified all (of things)
bookmarkise ngaio
noun needlefish
bookmarkkave e hakide
take someone in order to train or teach him
bookmarkkono
adjective grunt (once)
bookmarklabagau
adjective carpenter; skillful (at a craft); craftsman
bookmarklanga de ivi
a method of repositioning the bones of the ribcage
bookmarklangi maadolu
noun heavy rain
bookmarklangona iho maahana
feel punished or victimized
bookmarklauasaasa
verb skinny
bookmarklodo baba
calmness, tranquility, freedom from worries
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarkmaalioso
adjective die,dead (persons or animals)
bookmarkmadangi
noun storm
bookmarkmagamagalil ~ magalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagi sali usu
headcold,runny nose
bookmarkmainu
noun bait (on the hook)
bookmarkmalemalemo
adjective
masausau
verb goodat fighting
bookmarkmatili mai
remember vividly (after having forgotten); the sprouting of plants, etc., in great numbers
bookmarkmenemene
noun male genital organ
bookmarkmisi
adjective
a sound made by sucking through pursedlips
moana dabeo
verb rough seas
bookmarkmouli age
regain consciousness, rise from thedead
bookmarkmule
adjective slow; late
bookmarkmuna abo donu
truth
bookmarknao
verb to extract by gouging out with a finger
bookmarkngadi hanonga
a useless journey
bookmarkngadi seesee
adjective walk barefoot,stroll
bookmarkngaoheohe
verb easily bent (impermanently)
bookmarkni aha
what are these
bookmarkodi ai loo
that’s the end! that’s all!
bookmarkpelaani
verb fry
bookmarkpii
adjective splashed,sprinkled
bookmarksau alohenua
verb eddying of the wind (constantly changing direction) close to land
bookmarkseni alaala
adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety
bookmarktainaahine o dogu bodu
noun sister-in-law
bookmarktuugili
noun goosebumps
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