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agoago
noun taro fibers
bookmarkalili
noun mollusk sp.: turbo argyrostoma
bookmarkao
verb daylight
bookmarkbaba age
be decided about
bookmarkbahhaa
adjective to make a sound, like that of a turtle gasping for breath; the sound of air exhaled suddenly
bookmarkboobua
noun dragonfly
bookmarkdaahaa mada balabala
the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa
bookmarkdaane abo donu
noun gentleman,person who is good
bookmarkdababa-gabugabu-tai
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkdabuia
verb to dabui at one time
bookmarkdagahi ange gi de --
serve as a side dish for
bookmarkdahuli de vae
dislocated ankle
bookmarkdalaa
noun (small) piece of, part of
bookmarkdama lalo
noun a person who has visited other far-awaylands
bookmarkdangoa
verb grabbed,fallen upon
bookmarkdanngaho
noun stomach
bookmarkday
laangi
bookmarkdebedebe
verb the folds of skin around the waist
bookmarkdebele
noun table
bookmarkdee vasu
fearless (socially); inconsiderate
bookmarkdenei ange
this is another one
bookmarkdili dai
adjective any current flowing away from the atoll
bookmarkdogi daadaa
noun adze with a small blade for light chipping
bookmarkdona
verb wart,mole (raised)
bookmarkduudangaa solo
noun a package of solo (food) wrapped in coconut leaves and heated; flashlightbattery
bookmarkeba
a sleeping mat (child’s)
bookmarkga noho
after a time
bookmarkgaalauanga
gadaha
noun birdsp.: greatfrigatebird(fregata minor)
bookmarkgainga o de moana
fish (when abundant in the ocean nearby)
bookmarkgasa
adjective run aground
bookmarkgauvae
noun jaw; a set of false teeth
bookmarkgava-dea
reef heron - white phase
bookmarkgavaligi
noun fishsp.
bookmarkgenu
verb a movement of the hips, as in the act of sexual intercourse
bookmarkgidee iho
adjective be aware of oneself
bookmarkgoloa o taane
male genitalia
bookmarkgonogono
adjective grunt (like a pig) repeatedly
bookmarkguuduma
noun a (dry) elevation in the taro bog; hillock (in the taro bog only)
bookmarkhaanau
verb born, be
bookmarkhadi modu
adjective sheer drop-off (as at the edge of a cliff)
bookmarkhadu de moana
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkhagaduu me
adjective miserly
bookmarkhagamaa
verb to treat (someone) as maa2
bookmarkhagatangohi
verb the fading of light after sunset
bookmarkhai galauna
adjective fish with the galauna net
bookmarkhalehale me donu huu
surprisingly, it turned out to be possible
bookmarkhhango
verb wakeup (someone)
bookmarkhhola mai saiolo
to allow the sail to fill with wind, holding on to the boom sheet (after luffing)
bookmarkhhuda
adjective open one’s eyes; awaken for a short time
bookmarkholomanga
noun throat
bookmarkholomanga
noun throat (inside)
bookmarkhua ai
be inchargeof
bookmarkieiangi
adjective recovered from illness
bookmarkino gi mua
bend (one’s body) forward
bookmarkise
noun fishsp.: halfbeak
bookmarkivi a duimogo
pelvic bone
bookmarkkino made
adjective hate vehemently, completely disgusted
bookmarklabua gee lodo
to have an upset stomach (being on the point of nausea)
bookmarkllou
verb hang down or bent down (of branches, palm fronds, or fishing poles)
bookmarklodo gi lunga
ambitious for a superior position
bookmarkluungagi
verb to be in a place protected from the wind, lee
bookmarkmaadegadega
noun birdsp.: a young bird (still unable to fly) of any bird sp.
bookmarkmaamaane
adjective light1 (in weight)
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmanu-hagadigedige
noun mollusksp.: coneshell
bookmarkme abasasa
noun european things (gear, etc.)
bookmarkme balabala
noun the soft spot on an infant’s head; genitals (of males or females)
bookmarkmogo
noun coconutapple (young and edible)
bookmarkmonilele
noun airplane
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
damselfish
bookmarkmulumulu aamanu
verb moss (on rocks or coral)
bookmarknau
noun plantsp. (the archaic name of manu-gaba-aasanga)
bookmarkngaue mai
to reduce (in price, etc.)
bookmarknngie
noun plantsp.: crepemyrtleshrub(pemphis acidula forst.)
bookmarknoho
verb settle somewhere; live somewhere
bookmarknui hoohoa
noun
a coconut tree trunk incised with steps
nuinui
noun a special kind of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net
bookmarksaibo
adjective rush around (of a group of people)
bookmarksavali
verb hungry
bookmarksavini
verb run
bookmarksiva-dahanga
time noun the ninth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarksoaa lodo
noun the paddlers of a canoe which is engaged in catching flying fish
bookmarkssee de hiigai
famished, ravenous
bookmarkssuugulu
noun school
bookmarksulu
dive, fall head first; anoint (hair with oil)
bookmarkuhi daguu
turtle ribs, used as knives in rituals
bookmarkuila
lightning, electricity
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