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adu laa
after tomorrow, the one after the next one
bookmarkadugau daane
noun part of the plug of the pandanus
bookmarkalaa muhuu
how about those there
bookmarkaoaoa
verb habitually remain up until daybreak
bookmarkau doga
noun a confluence of ocean currents, or a circular current in which drifting objects remain stationary
bookmarkbaasi gi taiao
forenoon (from dawn to noon)
bookmarkbadii
noun fish sp., scad?
bookmarkbale-masevaseva
noun
bodubodu
verb particles of rotting wood or thatch, etc.
bookmarkbulubulu malo
noun rag
bookmarkbunehulu
adjective slow in running or walking
bookmarkbupubu
adjective make a lot of noise (not vocal)
bookmarkdaa hagapodo
verb
daakodolia
verb
be slept upon for a long time
daalea
adjective
tired
daalinga
noun an area near the flowering part of the coconut tree (where birds perch)
bookmarkdagaligiligi
adjective broken into small pieces
bookmarkdama-a-de-galabe
noun fishsp.: goby , sleeper
bookmarkdangada ngauda
adjective a person who rarely goes fishing, landlubber
bookmarkdau maagau
noun a period during which many people die
bookmarkdauulu
verb verdant (indicating growing well)
bookmarkdavage
noun birdsp.: white-tailedtropicbird(phaethon lepturus)
bookmarkdeainga
noun nothingness
bookmarkdegidegi
verb to jerk repeatedly; bawlout (speakharshly to)
bookmarkdele de maahaa
daybreak
bookmarkdoga
noun a (live) coral formation
bookmarkdoo me
verb plant things
bookmarkduuduu manu
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkduulale
noun a type of game
bookmarkeba
a sleeping mat (child’s)
bookmarkege age
raise up (something) from its previous trajectory
bookmarkga dae ai
until
bookmarkgaalauanga
gave
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkgolee bugaliaa
haau
verb suckle (at the breast)
bookmarkhagabungubungulia
verb cause to be expanded
bookmarkhagadamana
verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative
bookmarkhagadiingia saele
verb to go about exposing oneself to the sun’s rays
bookmarkhagadilimangali
verb to teach someone to dilimangali
bookmarkhagaduidui
adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe
bookmarkhagaida de gauvae
to bare one’s teeth (by opening the lips to expose the whole set of teeth)
bookmarkhagamaingaa
verb cause one to feel maingaa
bookmarkhagamoolaua
verb cause to hurry
bookmarkhai aabi
having many rooms or sections
bookmarkhai daina
adjective the relationship between siblings or cousins
bookmarkhai me balavini
to conduct oneself clumsily
bookmarkhai me hoosenga
somewhat hoosenga
bookmarkhakii adu
get out
bookmarkhano laa uda
adjective go on foot
bookmarkhasi
verb to cut off a taro corm from its stalk
bookmarkheloongoi
adjective fit together with (match) each other; have an understanding with one another (e.g., as do lovers); understand one another
bookmarkhudi
noun plantsp.: treesp.: bananatree
bookmarkhulu
noun reactive hostility
bookmarkilaage mai
free from
bookmarkkanamalie
adjective tasty (especially of taro)
bookmarklabua gee lodo
to have an upset stomach (being on the point of nausea)
bookmarklau de madila
a tuna of fair size
bookmarklava sili
adjective good enough; stop
bookmarkllea
adjective
say loudly
luu mada
noun face (of a person)
bookmarkmagimagiaa
adjective frequently magiaa
bookmarkmago de henua
noun monsoon winds (from the southwest)
bookmarkmahanasia
verb heated
bookmarkmamu-honga-dai
noun fishsp.: anchovy , silversides (small)
bookmarkmanu-solo-maanu
noun a jellyfish-like animal in the shape of a flower (burrows into the sand when touched)
bookmarkmanua
verb diseased
bookmarkmasoasoa
spacious
bookmarkme bouli
the deepest part of the lagoon
bookmarkmmene ono me
to be unable to go to the toilet, owing to the approach of people
bookmarkmoaga
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkmodimodi
adjective walk stealthily in a crouch
bookmarkmugamuga
noun first stage of a green coconut; youngest coconut; type of huaamee
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/16/15
bookmarkngaangailu
noun hair (on the head)
bookmarkngalubelube
verb tremble or vibrate in the air
bookmarkono
barracuda
bookmarkpala boo maasina
the time of the month when rain is most likely to occur (1st quarter)
bookmarkpulu
verb to be dry and smooth; satiated; be able to withstand
bookmarksagulaa-dagua
noun fishsp.
bookmarksali tae
adjective intractable watery diarrhea
bookmarksiia gi moana ngaadai
drift downwind, away from land
bookmarksoaa lodo
noun the paddlers of a canoe which is engaged in catching flying fish
bookmarksolo
verb to grate or file (something); to launch or beach a canoe by dragging it along the shore; a type of prepared food (made from grated taro)
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