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adiadi
verb relate repeatedly
bookmarkaloha gelo
noun profound affection
bookmarkaloo anahee
for how long has this been going on
bookmarkbaanabu
noun
stone (from banaba
bei
adjective be like, be the same as
bookmarkbeluu
noun lizard; gecko
bookmarkbido gamu
uselessly short
bookmarkbubu
adjective move about
bookmarkbulubulu dangada
noun unimportant person
bookmarkbusi
noun cat
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipper lobster
bookmarkdagu hahine
my "daughter" or "mother" (not one’s natural mother)
bookmarkdale gaiaa
verb provoke a fight by banging againstsomeone (as children do); hit and run
bookmarkdanea
verb to have dane
bookmarkdangada agoago
adjective teacher,preacher
bookmarkdao o de nui
(topmost) roof support poles, wall plates(from the size of which one can estimate the maturity of those below)
bookmarkdauoni-baabaa
noun fishsp. (a rare school fish which looks like saniba)
bookmarkdelaa nei ()
that there is it (is that there it)
bookmarkdenaa ai huu
that is it then
bookmarkdenaa tagodo
that is the situation...
bookmarkdenga meelaa
those ones over there (plural)
bookmarkdiibuli
noun a doll representing a spirit
bookmarkdohu
adjective sufficient, enough; able to cover agiven area
bookmarkdonu gee
misunderstand
bookmarkdoo sala
adjective accidentally
bookmarkduu-uli
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkduudangaa solo
noun a package of solo (food) wrapped in coconut leaves and heated; flashlightbattery
bookmarkgaba de aasanga
a side of the watercourses between islets on the atoll
bookmarkgai haganamunamu
adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)
bookmarkgaini
noun any lattice-like arrangement
bookmarkgalagala
noun spongesp. (several spp.)
bookmarkgana
noun bad person
bookmarkgave ala
a method of planting mats
bookmarkgoogoo
noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)
bookmarkhagaava
verb make a channel
bookmarkhagabasabasalia
verb cause to be convinced
bookmarkhagadabena iho
adjective prepare oneself, make oneself ready
bookmarkhagadaguu
noun a small axe, hatchet
bookmarkhagaditidi vae dahi
hop on one foot
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagahidi i tege
to throw a wrestler using one’s hip
bookmarkhagalaudodole
verb cause to grow small
bookmarkhagalodolodo
verb hope for (want)
bookmarkhhou
insist upon
bookmarkhili gee
sortout from; setaside (be chosen from a group)
bookmarkhinangalosaa iho
adjective self-pity
bookmarkhobulaa
adjective a sound uttered esp. when liftingsomething
bookmarkhulo saele
wander around
bookmarkhulu made
noun the fading of one’s hair color (becoming white)
bookmarkila
verb? a mole (not raised), or other permanent black spot on the skin
bookmarkkoli
verb scrape off (with one’s finger), scratch up
bookmarklanga de moana
becoming stormy (of the sea)
bookmarkllidi
adjective dressup (esp. in new or very fancyclothes)
bookmarklodo dama
verb immature in affect
bookmarkmaadau dae ssae
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaadau mangoo
noun a type of fishhook (for sharks)
bookmarkmaanadu bodobodo
adjective limited in intelligence
bookmarkmaanga booi
noun a fingerful of booi
bookmarkmada dotodo
verb an abrasion of the skin (red but not bleeding)
bookmarkmadaa ua
noun drop (of liquid or rain)
bookmarkmaido
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmalinolino
verb <= malimalino>
bookmarkmanadu
verb think
bookmarkmanomano
numeral thousands and thousands
bookmarkmanu hale moni
noun a pottery bottle or jar
bookmarkmee hai ada
camera
bookmarkmeemaagau
noun non-living thing
bookmarkmidia ange
dream about
bookmarkmiili
adjective
a type of game
moe iho
adjective sleep for a short time, nap; sleep overnight in place other than one’s usual sleeping place
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
damselfish
bookmarkmuna hhadu
noun lie (falsehood)
bookmarkngadi vai
noun a coconut shell used for water storage(on fishing trips)
bookmarkngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a divingboard in use)
bookmarkoho iho
adjective come ashore early in the morning
bookmarkpasalia
verb be talked about (many persons or things)
bookmarkpoo mai
a unit of measurement (from the end of the extended thumb to the other side of the clenched fist)
bookmarkpuugunga
noun the slopes of swellings or protuberances
bookmarksagulaa-dagua
noun fishsp.
bookmarksaibo
adjective rush around (of a group of people)
bookmarksaulaba
noun parent-in-law, child-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law
bookmarkseesee hagadaahao
adjective walk (for recreation)
bookmarksenga maido
adjective stupidly unafraid of danger (likemaido)
bookmarksiisiia
verb fished in (place)
bookmarksili
adjective drawing to an end
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