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amu ligi
fine threads or hairs or fibers (in feather or leaf); fine-feathered
bookmarkaoa
verb misshapen fruit
bookmarkau madua
verb a type of ocean current far from land in which drifting objects collect
bookmarkbigi
adjective be caught between two or more other things
bookmarkbii
adjective semen, ejaculate
bookmarkbolo iho
adjective to make oneself the beneficiary of a will which one has made for another
bookmarkbulabula
adjective testicles; look here and there; to have a lot of spots; twinkling (of many stars or phosphorescent insects, etc.)
bookmarkbusi
noun cat
bookmarkdahea gi lalo
sink (completely)
bookmarkdangada hagao me
storekeeper
bookmarkdangalebu
verb rough or choppy sea condition
bookmarkdangi a beini
to have smelled ripe pandanus
bookmarkdau looloa
adjective to tie at the end of a long tether
bookmarkdee beaha
all rightit’s nothing
bookmarkdeganoe
noun a part of the female genitalia
bookmarkdenei tagodo
this is the situation...
bookmarkdii de laa
the shining of the sun
bookmarkdiidiinga
noun manner of urinating
bookmarkdohu
adjective sufficient, enough; able to cover agiven area
bookmarkdoo de gai me
miss a meal or meals (leading tonausea when eating is resumed)
bookmarkdoo tahulinga
adjective bad-mannered
bookmarkdua nnui
adjective violence; a type of rope (thick, with thick strands)
bookmarkduu baebae
adjective to appear in the distance as a row of small objects (like adjacent islets on the atoll)
bookmarkduu-mmea
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkga dae ai
until
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gadagada-a-vaga
noun a very small tuna
bookmarkgai ngole
verb wasteful,improvident
bookmarkgalaanga
verb to look for members of the opposite sex by walking around at night
bookmarkgalo gila
goatfish
bookmarkgi hanu donu huu
any kind whatsoever
bookmarkgoo
adjective a sound made to indicate one’s presence (in response to being called from afar); an owl-like hoot (of birds)
bookmarkgoogoo
noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)
bookmarkgoosuu
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarkhagaaugaua
verb cause to be infected
bookmarkhagabasabasalia
verb cause to be convinced
bookmarkhagabido
verb
carrying (two persons), with each person carrying an end
hagadau bale
verb cooperate; help one another
bookmarkhagagaehala
verb to cause to have immature breadfruit
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
verb cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagasaosaohiaanga
noun
hagatugu tai
adjective ebbing of tide
bookmarkhagavaiduu
verb to act as though one were lazy
bookmarkhagavogi
verb a whistle (made with the lips)
bookmarkhai de eidu
one of two children’s games
hai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhala dudu
a noise like that of burning pandanus (loud crackling)
bookmarkhalehale dagodo
adjective guarded condition or prognosis (of a sick person); unsettled (of a situation, the weather, etc.)
bookmarkhedaadoi
adjective collide
bookmarkhegai
verb eat ravenously
bookmarkholi
shape of, form of
bookmarkhongagelegele
honu ssele
noun turtle of a size suitable for eating(not quite as big as honu tolo)
bookmarki de baasi
concerning; at the behest of;under the auspices of
bookmarkkave dagi de momo
take a little (or few) at a time
bookmarklabaai
verb the confluence, on the reef, of a big wave and the backwash
bookmarklau iho laa
those of small size
bookmarkllilo
adjective able to be hooked
bookmarkmaagaga
adjective industrious
bookmarkmaalava
the fatty part of the turtle
bookmarkmada mmea
adjective dark red
bookmarkmagamagalili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmalo gahu
adjective shirt
bookmarkmasana
verb good (quality)
bookmarkme abo donu
real, true
bookmarkme boogia e de eidu
a black spot on the skin (like a bruise) noticed after sleeping
bookmarkme dili dai
any current which flows away from the atoll
bookmarkmoe tao
adjective sleep soundly
bookmarkmouli
adjective living, alive; life; life-style; that on which life seems to depend (e.g., favorite food or activity); life-principle (spirit, soul, etc.)
bookmarkmulu gudu
verb grab while pulling; destroy by falling on or through; break through any obstacles in one’s path
bookmarkngongo
noun black bird species (eats fish)
bookmarkniigoi
verb wind around (of a rope, etc.)
bookmarkosi
a seedling; a shoot (of another plant) set aside for planting a seedling
bookmarkpaa de hatuli
rolling of thunder
bookmarkpee
adjective pass wind (flatus)
bookmarksaahea
adjective be caught (esp. fish) and secured
bookmarksaelea
verb walked upon
bookmarksassano
adjective becoming ssano
bookmarksisi galisi
verb striped (with thin lines)
bookmarktamana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandfather
bookmarktangada adi longo
gossipy person, telltale
bookmarkteve
adjective hair or feathers standing on end
bookmarkuaua
vein, tendon, nerve, plastic filament
bookmarkuludino
shed skin (as reptiles do)
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