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aneane
noun the physical desire of a member of the opposite sex
bookmarkango
noun pearl
bookmarkbadii
noun fish sp., scad?
bookmarkbao
noun room, compartment
bookmarkbuuganga
noun a trip for a festive or recreational purpose
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denga meelaa
those ones over there (plural)
bookmarkdoa agalala
very big giant
bookmarkdogi hakolona
noun adze with a curved blade of the Terebra shell
bookmarkdogi hoda
noun a heavy adze, used for hollowing out logs and the like
bookmarkduu-o-de-hine
noun anything sticky which pulls apart like jelly, as certain kinds of sea cucumbers etc.
bookmarkgaa, ula
verb burn (intransitive)
bookmarkgaadu
verb give (colloquial)
bookmarkgapese
a method of pole fishing at night (on the seaward reef)
bookmarkgelu haiusu
unicorn fish
bookmarkhada
shelf, platform, raft, floor (of planks); car: a clam nursery, men’s house
bookmarkhagahana iho
record for a little while
bookmarkhagamogomgo
cause to be muscular
bookmarkhaiva dee agona
sexual activity; ’the activity which is not taught’
bookmarkhanu mee
noun secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhhanga
split open, open up, or separate, all at once.
bookmarkhhoda
gasp for breath
bookmarkhua bugaliaa
hudaa lolo
flood-like waves on the reef; tidal wave
bookmarkhuna me
a habitual thief
bookmarkina gi hale
noun a row of thatch
bookmarkinau
to look for coconut crabs at night
bookmarkkii ange tanuaa
verb to make something better; to better
bookmarklimasisi
noun pinky finger
bookmarkmadaanga hulu
number ten
bookmarkmagini
a sudden pain while moving the body (as with a pinched nerve, or a muscle spasm); a sound like that made by snapping one’s fingers
bookmarkmahedua
sneeze
bookmarkmalili
noun fish sp.: goatfish
bookmarkmassogosogo
verb go or do by oneself; a one-man canoe
bookmarkmolimoli
to carry things repeatedly / in multiple trips from one place to another
bookmarkmoolau
verb hurry
bookmarkmuli lele
the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkngadi hanonga
a useless journey
bookmarkniho
teeth
bookmarkniho vainu
milk teeth, deciduous teeth
bookmarksae de hadu
make a grater (by punching holes in sheet metal)
bookmarksangatai
mollusk, Spondylus
bookmarksenga
crazy; dumb, foolish, ignorant; senseless, drunk
bookmarkssunu
suck, smoke (cigarettes)
bookmarksua bagu
a stain which has left a dry residue
bookmarksumu ina
to make diamond-shaped designs in plaiting, or lashing
bookmarksussunubega
wrasse (fish)
bookmarktabuvae
noun toe
bookmarktama legalega
infant
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tegi
adjective around (sexually); tickled (esp. sexually)
bookmarktibitibi
noun ball woven from coconut palm, used for sport
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bookmarktolu-laangi
Wednesday (’third day’)
bookmarktubuna daane
noun grandfather
bookmarktuugili
noun goosebumps
bookmarkuli
adjective dark (in color), blackened; covered with (people, flies, etc.)
bookmarkuludino
shed skin (as reptiles do)
bookmarkvaaligiligi
adjective small (for a vast plural noun; used with dengaa)
bookmarkvasu ai
like it
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Anderson, Gregory D.S., Johnny Rudolph, Maynard Henry, Kurt Erwin and K. David Harrison. 2103.
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