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adaada age
first light of the moon
bookmarkanaa naa
these (there) only
bookmarkanga baabaa
noun mollusk sp., spider conch
bookmarkangeange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkangiangi
verb blow with increasing force (wind); blow continuously (wind); fan
bookmarkaugaua
verb infected
bookmarkbaba
noun fish sp., squirrelfish
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bigobigo
adjective bent up (having several bends)
bookmarkbongabonga
adjective bent up
bookmarkbugubugunga
noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance
bookmarkdaa hagalele
verb unscheduled,unplanned
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipper lobster
bookmarkdabadaba
verb twinkling,flashing,winking
bookmarkdada alohagi
adjective trolling
bookmarkdaladala
verb say again and again
bookmarkdao dahuuhuu
noun ridgepole (lower)
bookmarkdaubodobodo
adjective short (in duration)
bookmarkdaudali i lodo
follow another’s will
bookmarkdemee hagaangiangi
fan
bookmarkdenaa naa loo
that seems to be it; that could be it
bookmarkdiadia
verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdogi daadaa
noun adze with a small blade for light chipping
bookmarkdolodolona
verb often flooded
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkdulagi daudahi
adjective alike (in appearance)
bookmarke dee daadaaia
to be in no hurry
bookmarke hanohano
have diarrhea
bookmarkelaaelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgalababa
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit skin)
bookmarkgelu-uliuli
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkginigini loola
a game played by children
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhaangoda dugidugi
adjective a method of fishing (night fishing outside the reef, using hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhagaaugaua
verb cause to be infected
bookmarkhagabasabasalia
verb cause to be convinced
bookmarkhagabudubudu
verb accumulate repeatedly
bookmarkhagabunibuni
verb add together from different sources
bookmarkhagadaga ange
increase in
bookmarkhagadahadaha
verb keep staying away
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagahoohoo
verb to scare fish, etc.
bookmarkhagalili
noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo but without the immature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhai daadaa
adjective the relationship between siblings
bookmarkhalehale dangada
noun a suspicious character
bookmarkhebahebaa
adjective crowded together
bookmarkheboheboohagi
adjective fight frequently
bookmarkhilihili
verb choose carefully from among many,election
bookmarkholoholoi
verb the rope tied to palm fronds in belubelu fishing
bookmarkhonohono
verb having hono in several places
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collarbone
bookmarklaulau a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklolo
noun oil
bookmarkloolodo
noun deep holes in the lagoon reef
bookmarkloselose-uli
noun fishsp.: trumpetfish
bookmarkloulou
verb to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkluduludu
trembling
bookmarkluu dolodolo
noun the phosphorescence on both sides of the atoll channel, marking it at night
bookmarkmaadau belubelu
noun a type of fishhook (small, for belubelu fishing)
bookmarkmaaheahe
adjective decreasing
bookmarkmadavaivai
noun a type of knot used in net-making
bookmarkmagalili tai
adjective flow (of tide)
bookmarkmaholaholadage
adjective being holadage in several places
bookmarkmalamalama
adjective sparkly; glittery
bookmarkmalemalemo ~ malemolemo
noun a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmalibilibi
noun crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmanihaniha
adjective inclined to be maaniha
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmoa-a-daila
noun birdsp. (= large moa)
bookmarkmodomodo
mogomogo
verb muscles (of the body)
bookmarkmommomo
adjective a little at a time
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moo balabala
adjective barely cooked
bookmarkmoomodu
adjective
mugamuga
verb
the muscle of a bivalve; the first stage of development of the coconut, before daahaa; to crackle when chewed
nganangana
adjective loud (noise) repeatedly
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksasau
verb increasing in velocity (of wind)
bookmarksausau
lion-fish
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarkseesee hagadibabida
waddle
bookmarksii diidii
adjective urinate
bookmarksolasola
verb not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarksoosobo
adjective
get up
uaua
vein, tendon, nerve, plastic filament
bookmarkvaivai
intensifier too; overly
bookmarkvaivai daahili
a dirty song
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