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aha naa
let’s (later)
bookmarkahee oo dagodo
how are you
bookmarkalaa loo
those (there) were the ones
bookmarkanga gi lodo
adjective an adze blade which is set at less than a right angle to its handle
bookmarkau dili dai
an ocean current flowing away from land
bookmarkau ga sano
I give up
bookmarkbaasanga
noun manner of speaking, idiolect, dialect
bookmarkbolebole
adjective
trembling
daalinga
noun an area near the flowering part of the coconut tree (where birds perch)
bookmarkdaamadaa-sele
noun insectsp.: waterbug
bookmarkdabaduu
noun fishsp.: (a small suulee or a var. ofsuulee)
bookmarkdabagau
noun a type of floor mat
bookmarkdaballahi
adjective
thin (of long flat object)
dahea
adjective
drift
daholaa/a
noun december
bookmarkdee daea donu
unexpectedly
bookmarkdee kasi
perhaps
bookmarkdenei donu
this is it for sure
bookmarkdingale
noun secretion of the genitalia (male or female); the milky sap on some pandanus plugs
bookmarkdino
adjective a share of, allotment, portion
bookmarkdogi
noun adze; a tapping movement
bookmarkduu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkduu-baeao
noun fishsp.: filefish
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plot
bookmarkgaaui i tao
a line (for retrieving) which is attached to a spear
bookmarkgaba aasanga
noun the sides of the watercourses between islets on the atoll
bookmarkgadagada doo me
laugh at
bookmarkgai hagalulu
adjective habituated to taking bait (fish); feed on bait
bookmarkgai haganamunamu
adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)
bookmarkgano
noun flesh of,meat of
bookmarkgau hadu
the board to which the metal grater for grating taro is attached
bookmarkgelgele dea
sand
bookmarkgiigii saele
giggle
bookmarkhadu muna
adjective lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarkhagaali
verb to mention or expose something just enough so that the remainder is obvious
bookmarkhagaaligi
verb install as a priest (of a cult)
bookmarkhagabahhaa
verb to exhale suddenly; making exhalation noises
bookmarkhagadaalea
verb
hagadau doo
verb to transfer a string figure from one person’s fingers to another’s
bookmarkhagadeeai
verb refuse to
bookmarkhagadino
verb provide a portion or share
bookmarkhagahana iho
adjective recook for a little while
bookmarkhagamaamaaiongi
adjective continually hagamaaiongi
bookmarkhagammae manava
verb tease cruelly
bookmarkhageli
verb a sort of sound in ancient chants
bookmarkhai bao
verb divided into compartments
bookmarkhai naa hanu me
something will happen...
bookmarkhakauanga
noun a handle of something
bookmarkhanu age
regain
bookmarkholo
verb
swallow
honua
verb filled with
bookmarkhoohoa laagau
adjective drill wood to make a hole in which toinsert the end of a pole (to make a joint)
bookmarkhugahuga
noun a type of soft driftwood (used for plugs)
bookmarkio
noun a quarter of the body of a tuna when it is cut lengthwise
bookmarkkono
adjective grunt (once)
bookmarklaagau aalo saelenga
noun thatch rafters on the ends of a house
bookmarklaanganga
noun way of plaiting
bookmarklagalaga
verb to put down one foot after the other (as in walking or marching in place)
bookmarklahhie
noun firewood
bookmarklangadala
noun (a piece of) thatch made from coconut palm frond
bookmarkluu agu
pronoun my (for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkmaadau dae ssae
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaanadu iho
adjective think about oneself
bookmarkmaanetonu
adjective act cautiously
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa haa
number fourteen
bookmarkmaduilau
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkmagi libolibo
dizziness or vertigo (as achronic condition or illness)
bookmarkmagulugulu
adjective to despair (of attaining success)
bookmarkmaholadage
adjective be holadage
bookmarkmahuge
mai moni
a type of fishhook (made from pearl shell)
bookmarkmalau ngudu
noun labia (vulva)
bookmarkmalui
adjective turned (in a direction), reversed, transpose
bookmarkmeemouli
noun living thing
bookmarkmoebili
adjective to long for another’s presence at bedtime
bookmarkmolomolo de biho
round-headed
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muli sua hadu
noun reefward of the storm beach; beach rock
bookmarkngaalulu
adjective a rattling or sloshing around inside(of something shaken)
bookmarkodi ai loo
that’s the end that’s all
bookmarksaelea
verb walked upon
bookmarksaganaa iho goe
watchout
bookmarksasa
adjective to talk or move in one’s sleep, or whendelerious
bookmarksigi
verb transfer (from one place to another),transplant; a technique of finishing a mat edge; to assist in the delivery of a baby (by manually extracting it from the birth canal); to tack a canoe (by transferring the mast from one end of the canoe to the other)
bookmarksugi de ngudu
the corner of the mouth
bookmarksugulu
noun school
bookmarksuuduuduu
defecate (children’s language)
bookmarkuila
lightning, electricity
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