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aloalo me
noun the current nearest to the (seaward) outer reef of the atoll
bookmarkbasa hagaeaea
adjective stutter
bookmarkbolebole
adjective
trembling
bulibuli
verb grab up one thing after another
bookmarkbuubuua
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkdaadaaia ange
adjective be in a hurry to
bookmarkdaadaanga sala
adjective ugly-looking
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkdaahaa mada balabala
the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa
bookmarkdaahaa modomodo
dada moni
adjective
to beach a canoe without using runners
dada soosoa
adjective to put soosoa on the canoe
bookmarkdaedae
verb to catch continuously with a hand net
bookmarkdagimomo
adjective few for each one
bookmarkdalodalo i de lodo
pray silently
bookmarkdanedane
verb an extensive infection of dane
bookmarkdao dahuuhuu
noun ridgepole (lower)
bookmarkdegidegi
verb to jerk repeatedly; bawlout (speakharshly to)
bookmarkdiadia
verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it
bookmarkdogodoganga
noun
plantsp.
dugidugi tugi lau
duu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkduuduu manu
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkduumaa de gelegele
numeral trillion (a million million)
bookmarke hanuhanu i de pronoun
know something about
bookmarkgaadinga gaha dea
a coconut which is nearly mature; the stage of development of the coconut between modomodo madagii and gaadinga
bookmarkgada-alaala
noun fishsp.: jack (like alaala)
bookmarkgalagalani
adjective come close to the end of
bookmarkgalegale
verb white matter (the sediment in palm toddy, or the powder-like substance on a pandanus key)
bookmarkgalele
verb a method of fishing (casting with a pole)for tuna)
bookmarkgalogalo malama
noun the last quarter of the moon (rising inthe east just before sunrise)
bookmarkgogo
adjective bent slightly (like a round-shoulderedperson)
bookmarkgugu ange
able to look after others; able towithstand
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhaduhadua
verb rocky (full of stones)
bookmarkhagabaabaagia
verb make no headway and be carried sideways(by a current or the wind) against a reef, etc.
bookmarkhagabadabaataianga
noun
hagadaulooloa
verb prolong,extend
bookmarkhagadibadiba
verb rock back and forth to one side
bookmarkhagaduidui
adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe
bookmarkhagagainga
verb litter up
bookmarkhagalagolagoa
verb cause to be numerous
bookmarkhagalodolodo
verb hope for (want)
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagamalemolemo
verb
hagamogomogo
verb take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagamomo
verb reduce in quantity
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhesilisilihagi
verb repeatedly hesilihagi
bookmarkhhagi de baa galele
jerking of a fishing lure to attract fish; a method of extracting a lure from the fish’s mouth
bookmarkhonu baabaa
adjective fill to the brim
bookmarkhuuhua
adjective pregnancy
bookmarkhuuhuaa mee
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkhuuhuli
verb
laagii baubau
noun hideous in appearance (as a ghost)
bookmarklaanganga
noun way of plaiting
bookmarklailai
noun fishsp. (= lae)
bookmarkliholiho
noun string twirled from coconut fiber, sennit
bookmarklolo manu de boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information, therefore, is false)
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkloolodo
noun deep holes in the lagoon reef
bookmarkmadamada a me
noun a miscellaneous assortment
bookmarkmagimagi
adjective prone to illness
bookmarkmainu daodao
malala
noun ashes
bookmarkmalulu
adjective cold (referring to temperature of something)
bookmarkmaluulu de me
the weather is cold
bookmarkmaomao
more and more; diminshing rainfall
bookmarkmaunuunusi
adjective
mogomogo
verb muscles (of the body)
bookmarkmoni hagadeledele
noun model (or toy) canoe
bookmarkmoni lele
noun airplane
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munamuna
adjective a short prayer
bookmarknaamulolo
noun
ramrod;
ohooho
verb frightened by noise
bookmarksasau
verb increasing in velocity (of wind)
bookmarksau aloalo
verb echo
bookmarksausaubaligi
verb always saubaligi
bookmarksausaunga
adjective continually saunga
bookmarksilisilivaahea
verb frequently silivaahea
bookmarksinasinaina
adjective white headed; old (of living things); big (of animals)
bookmarksinsia
sisi gaadinga
adjective to cut copra
bookmarktamana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandfather
bookmarkuaua nnui
noun larger blood vessels
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