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aliali
noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut
bookmarkangaanga
adjective measure by spans (anga)
bookmarkaugau
verb pus
bookmarkaugaua
verb infected
bookmarkbaba ange
ready for
bookmarkbaba donu
adjective properly settled
bookmarkbagi mada lagolago
machine gun
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boo hagalele mouli
a night on which the making of noise is permitted (i.e., on certain holidays)
bookmarkbulabula
adjective testicles; look here and there; to have a lot of spots; twinkling (of many stars or phosphorescent insects, etc.)
bookmarkbuubuu a lada
a type of puzzle
bookmarkdada manu
adjective to snare birds (with a loop on the end of a pole)
bookmarkdadau
adjective hit repeatedly (on one occasion)
bookmarkdama moemoe sala
noun a foetus out of the proper position (in the womb) for delivery
bookmarkdaudai
adjective skillful fisherman
bookmarkdee lahilahia
big (and therefore good),strong,tremendous
bookmarkdeehehee
verb to make a certain pattern of sounds tocall attention to oneself
bookmarkdenei nei ()
this is it (is this it)
bookmarkdengadenga
verb having many denga
bookmarkdevedeve
adjective standing out all over (of feathers, etc.)
bookmarkdonudonu
adjective understand somewhat
bookmarkdoo de lolomango
separated (of crude coconut oil)
bookmarkduga de gumigumi
verb allow one’s beard to grow
bookmarkgai busibusi
verb take the bait tentatively (of fish)
bookmarkgai haganamunamu
adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)
bookmarkgai hilihili
adjective eat only certain foods prepared incertain ways by certain people; fussy (about food)
bookmarkgamugamu
verb coralsp.
bookmarkgegeno
alligator, crocodile
bookmarkgelegele uli
verb
black soil
ginigini loola
a game played by children
bookmarkhaahaa saele
adjective search here and there
bookmarkhaahaangoda ange
prowl around (to attack)
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate europeans
bookmarkhagaaduisiisi
verb to treat someone as a first husband or wife
bookmarkhagabulubulu ange
make do with
bookmarkhagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagadangidangi
verb play music; make someone keep crying
bookmarkhagagaagaa
verb behave like a baby
bookmarkhagagaehala
verb to cause to have immature breadfruit
bookmarkhagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly, delay
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly,delay
bookmarkhagasoesoe saele
adjective to walk about without greeting others
bookmarkhala dudu
a noise like that of burning pandanus (loud crackling)
bookmarkholiholi
noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)
bookmarkhoohoa
verb
huaalaangi
noun noon; the whole day; a certain day only
bookmarkkaianeane
adjective show-off
bookmarklabelabe-uliuli
noun fishsp.: wrasse
bookmarklagolagoaa
verb destroy or abuse property (for no goodreason); vandalism
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)
bookmarkluu dolodolo
noun the phosphorescence on both sides of the atoll channel, marking it at night
bookmarkluuluu haha
adjective wash one’s mouth out, gargle
bookmarkmaaloolo
adjective refreshed (e.g., after a rest, or a shower)
bookmarkmaamaanadu
verb keep thinking about
bookmarkmada dahi
adjective having a single point or blade
bookmarkmada madangi
adjective able to point (into the wind) well (of a sailing canoe)
bookmarkmadahuuhua
verb pimple
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalemolemo
adjective a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmalili gelegele
adjective producing hard crumbs when eaten orbroken
bookmarkmalillili
adjective easily made malili; to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmanavanava
adjective breathing
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun land animal
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
noun plantsp.: pacofern (athyrium sp.)
bookmarkmimi
adjective urinate
bookmarkmoni galele
noun a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkmoomoa-ganoango
noun fishsp.: boxfish (yellow)
bookmarkmoomoa-uliuli
noun fishsp.: boxfish (dark blue)
bookmarknaamulolo
noun
ramrod;
nebunebua
verb be nebunebu
bookmarkngaalulu
adjective a rattling or sloshing around inside(of something shaken)
bookmarkngaangauda
verb habitually ngauda
bookmarknoho baba
live peacefully
bookmarknoho dodo
coagulation of blood
bookmarknoomeemea
a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave
bookmarknuinui
noun a sp. of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksavasavaa
verb getting closer to the time (of happening)
bookmarkseesee hagadibadiba
adjective waddle
bookmarksisi
mollusk, sp. Neritidae
bookmarksoesoe
adjective straight or level all over (as a playing field); somewhat level or straight
bookmarkssuonioni
sand
bookmarksuuduuduu
defecate (children’s language)
bookmarkvaaligiligi
adjective small (for a vast plural noun; used with dengaa)
bookmarkvaivai
intensifier too; overly
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