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abi
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkaha goi
what next
bookmarkalaa ange maalie
those there are exactly right
bookmarkalaa dagodo
those there are the circumstances...
bookmarkaloalo-mea
adjective becoming red (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkanaa ai laa
those then were those
bookmarkanei muhuu
how about these
bookmarkau e dee gai naa loo
I’ll bet you can’t
bookmarkbalagula
adjective clumsy
bookmarkboaa
verb be caught in a storm
bookmarkbooi
noun a type of prepared food (made from mashed taro and coconut juice)
bookmarkdaaia
verb wash clothes completely; scoop upcompletely
bookmarkdabaduu
noun fishsp.: (a small suulee or a var. ofsuulee)
bookmarkdabuvae madua
noun big toe
bookmarkdada de ava
a strong current in the channel
bookmarkdadangi
adjective make noise repeatedly
bookmarkdalaa umada
noun prow spray of a ship
bookmarkdeai ange soo laangi
i’ll get you
bookmarkdemeelaa
that one over there
bookmarkduu o de hine
noun anything sticky which pulls apart like jelly, as certain kinds of sea cucumbers etc.
bookmarkgaba aasanga
noun the sides of the watercourses between islets on the atoll
bookmarkgaleve sali
noun a coconut tree which produces much galeve
bookmarkgalo sugi mada
glimpse
bookmarkgelgele dea
sand
bookmarkhada
hagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb lesson, make learn, cause to teach
bookmarkhagaaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkhagadabu
verb restrict
bookmarkhagadanu
verb sink below the horizon, burrow into the sand
bookmarkhagadeeai
verb refuse to
bookmarkhagadino
verb provide a portion or share
bookmarkhagadodi
verb walk with a limp (permanently)
bookmarkhagadogoisi
verb reduce in number, make fewer
bookmarkhagadubu o manu
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaholi
verb begin to form (something)
bookmarkhagalegunga
adjective showoff (esp. in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhagamadagu
scare (someone); frighten (someone).
bookmarkhagamagua
verb to cause someone to steal
bookmarkhagamalo
verb provide clothes for
bookmarkhagamommomo
verb reduce a little at a time
bookmarkhagaola
verb save from
bookmarkhagasebugi
verb make a total of one billion
bookmarkhagavalu (ina)
verb make a total of eight
bookmarkhagavvale
verb spiritpossession
bookmarkhai gaiaa
verb use without permission
bookmarkhai me dua nnui
do violently
bookmarkhai muna
adjective public meeting
bookmarkhakaunuunu
verb to nurse (an infant at the breast)
bookmarkhilohilo ma eidu
a sorcerer able to take human or non-human shapes
bookmarkhono
verb a patch (on clothes, or a canoe, etc.)
bookmarkhuligee
turn away from, turn inside out (of clothes)
bookmarkhulu i de lenga
to paint one’s body with tumeric
bookmarkise ngaio
noun needlefish
bookmarklagolagohia
verb wounded in several places or all over
bookmarklangadia
verb able to remain afloat with a load
bookmarklongoaa
adjective <= longaa>
bookmarkloomosi
verb kill someone by holding him under the water until he is drowned
bookmarkluuluu haha
adjective wash one’s mouth out, gargle
bookmarkmada hoou
adjective brand new
bookmarkmagi dabeo
verb menstruation
bookmarkmahuge
malaungudu
noun lip, lips
bookmarkmalingalinga
noun sideburns (of hair)
bookmarkmamu-lalo-beau
noun fishsp.: wrasse
bookmarkmanamanava
adjective <= manavanava>
bookmarkmanu hao vai
noun a bottle (of glass)
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga-i-lote-aasanga
noun serpentcucumber
bookmarkmasole ange
barely scratched
bookmarkme dili uda
noun an ocean current which comes towards the atoll
bookmarkmodomodo
moe danuaa
die in piece
bookmarkmoni hagadeledele
noun model (or toy) canoe
bookmarkmoomoa
noun the shoot from a germinating coconut
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkngaoheohe
verb easily bent (impermanently)
bookmarkpee
adjective pass wind (flatus)
bookmarksaavale
noun spit, saliva
bookmarksaavale ina
fish or meat which is watery in texture and bad tasting
bookmarksaelea
verb walkedupon
bookmarksaibo
adjective rush around (of a group of people)
bookmarksali tae
adjective intractable watery diarrhea
bookmarktahi-laangi
noun Monday (’first day’)
bookmarktangada ssele
stupid ass!
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