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alaa loo
those (there) were the ones
bookmarkalaala
noun fish sp.: jack (2 sorts) (= small tulua)
bookmarkalohaha
noun throat (of fish only)
bookmarkbaasi madau
adjective right side, right-handed
bookmarkbaulia
verb figure out, determine
bookmarkbelabela
verb dirty (like bela)
bookmarkbungubungu
adjective
plump
daabeduge adu ange
take a lot of
bookmarkdaane hebagi
adjective soldier
bookmarkdaasugi
verb struggle to get free; jerking of the tail
bookmarkdale gaiaa
verb provoke a fight by banging againstsomeone (as children do); hit and run
bookmarkdaledale
verb repeatedly touch lightly
bookmarkdama donu
noun a natural child
bookmarkdama-a-de-galabe
noun fishsp.: goby , sleeper
bookmarkdangada ssigo
noun clever person
bookmarkdau
pronoun your (singular; for singular, alienable noun)
bookmarkde ngago
noun brain
bookmarkdoadoa
verb the sound made to attract chickens
bookmarkdoli age
adjective obtain the smallest first
bookmarkdungu iho
adjective smell oneself
bookmarkga dae laa huu
very, too much
bookmarkgaiaadia
verb stolen
bookmarkgalo
adjective to show signs of being pregnant; a color change of fruit indicating ripening
bookmarkgaveaa
verb
taken;
gelu-hai-usu
unicorn fish
bookmarkgubu dao
noun a join of the spear shaft which is made of two pieces of wood
bookmarkhaangoda de lodo
to fish in the lagoon
bookmarkhaangoda dua agau
noun fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll)
bookmarkhadihadi
verb break many times or in many places
bookmarkhagaau gee
bashful, shy (timid about attendingsocial affairs), timid
bookmarkhagabala
verb allow to become soft; prostrate oneself (esp. to hide)
bookmarkhagabasaa
verb be talked into
bookmarkhagabinga
verb name (something)
bookmarkhagaboongia
verb remain somewhere until dark
bookmarkhagabuni de henua
to call an all-island meeting
bookmarkhagadino
verb provide a portion or share
bookmarkhagaditidi mai de moni
a canoe going so fast it rides high in water (and is planing)
bookmarkhagaduu eidu
superstitious; to believe in ghosts.
bookmarkhagaduugau
verb to make a handle for (e.g., a knife); to fasten with pegs
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagaligiligi
verb to speed up (to get over with)
bookmarkhagamadagu
verb scare (someone); frighten (someone)
bookmarkhagaoomea
verb to wait until oomea
bookmarkhagassui, hang gainga, hagamamane
urinate (piss)
bookmarkhagaui gee
avoid
bookmarkhagi me
adjective pick coconuts
bookmarkhale hongagelegele
noun outhouse
bookmarkhanuhanu
adjective few; gaining in
bookmarkhine dau bodu
noun married woman
bookmarkhoe pale
noun a type of canoe paddle designed for steering
bookmarkhoohoo
adjective repeatedly hoo, as when tryingto scare something
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
noun sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkianga
verb the span between the outstretched thumb and the little finger
bookmarkinaho
noun a school consisting of a certain reef fish sp. (laumele)
bookmarkivi a duimogo
pelvic bone
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarkkivi
adjective thin (bony)
bookmarklagohia
verb wounded
bookmarklegalega
noun smallness
bookmarklele mouli
adjective
surprised
leva saele
adjective vagrant (having no fixed abode)
bookmarklilo
adjective disappear, vanish; sheltered(from the elements)
bookmarkllao
verb gouge out (with the hand only); take out of a hole
bookmarkmaahuge
maanga-de-langi
noun wormsp. (makes a spider-like thread)
bookmarkmaeva
adjective move from one place to another
bookmarkmagi nngali
verb any sickness leading to emaciation (e.g., t.b.); a wasting illness (terminal)
bookmarkmagini
a sudden pain while moving the body (as with a pinched nerve, or a muscle spasm); a sound like that made by snapping one’s fingers
bookmarkmahi bodo
adjective easily tired
bookmarkmahole
adjective peeled (a great amount having been taken off)
bookmarkmalau
adjective free from (esp. hardship or illnessafter having had it)
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (generic term; children’s speech only)
bookmarkmanihaniha
adjective inclined to be maaniha
bookmarkmanu
noun animal, plant, insect (excludes fish and humans)
bookmarkmau ange huu
usually
bookmarkme abo (donu)
noun truth
bookmarkngavesi
noun box,coffin,crate
bookmarknnoa nounu
verb tied in such a way that pulling the end of the string will undo it
bookmarknnoo hagamau me
insatiably acquisitive
bookmarkolaa
a sound expressing surprise or disapproval
bookmarkomada
noun eye region (including eyes, eyelids, eyebrows)
bookmarkpula
adjective open one’s eyes widely; to lightup suddenly; insectsp.: a phosphorescent insect
bookmarksese
verb walk
bookmarksou
a gust of wind
bookmarkssaga bau
tiimaa
noun ship
bookmarktoogili
adjective wrinkly
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