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aagai
adjective continually wanting to eat
bookmarkahi dangada
noun a (mat) wrapping for dead persons who are disposed of in the sea (precontact custom)
bookmarkanaa ai huu
those only then
bookmarkbaa ange
close to, near to
bookmarkbaba
noun fish sp., squirrelfish
bookmarkbaoa
verb wash up on shore
bookmarkbau ange
capable of, be the equal of
bookmarkbodubodu-o-uda
noun insect sp.
bookmarkbuliaamou
adjective long for, homesick
bookmarkdaalea
adjective
tired
daangenge
verb meaty (not having much fat)
bookmarkdahulihuli
adjective keep shifting direction
bookmarkdala-hagalulu-madangi
noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
bookmarkdama dagidahi
noun the only child of a couple
bookmarkdama doo
noun a foetus which has been aborted
bookmarkdama ulungi
noun a man good at catching tuna with a fishing pole
bookmarkdaula sele nui
noun a rope used to pull a coconut tree in the desired direction when felling it
bookmarkdauulu
verb verdant (indicating growing well)
bookmarkdee vaaseegina
hardly able to wait for
bookmarkdenei ange
this is another one
bookmarkdilo
noun the immature leaf of any plant, except of the coconut; a coconut leaflet midrib after scraping, soaking and drying
bookmarkdongi de lae
noun a spot on the forehead, worn in ancient religious ceremonies
bookmarkdua lligi
adjective thin (line or rope, etc.); fine (thread, etc.); tenderly
bookmarkdui mamu
noun a string of fish
bookmarkduu-uli
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkduulanga
noun the sector from which the wind blows; the place of, the track of
bookmarkduumaa de gelegele
numeral trillion (a million million)
bookmarkea
adjective to surface (while swimming); to be on the surface of the water; stop swimming
bookmarkgabigabidia
verb repeatedly held
bookmarkgaha biigi
noun a rope for tying pigs
bookmarkgai busibusi
verb take the bait tentatively (of fish)
bookmarkgai mamu dua nnui
to eat fish up (not saving any for later)
bookmarkgaibea-lausedi
trapezeid crab
bookmarkgalamata
noun eye
bookmarkgaso
noun roof thatch rafters (of pandanus slats)
bookmarkgau
noun handle,appendage
bookmarkgauanga mahagi
noun dislocated thighbone
bookmarkgidee iho
adjective be aware of oneself
bookmarkgieuli
noun lizardsp.
bookmarkgili hano
verb separation of the hard interior parts of the tree trunk
bookmarkgolomagi
verb patient, (not impetuous); restrained (not prone to act on impulse)
bookmarkhagadaga ange
increase in
bookmarkhagadaina
verb to put (someone) into a sibling or cousin relationship (as by an adoption)
bookmarkhagadili
verb produce offspring
bookmarkhagaida
verb to bare one’s teeth (by opening the lips)
bookmarkhagalolo
verb to add oil (esp. coconut cream) to food
bookmarkhagaodia
verb finish up, be last
bookmarkhagapago sala
unfortunate result
bookmarkhagasae gili
verb pierce the skin superficially
bookmarkhagasaohia
verb make oneself available
bookmarkhakii adu
get out
bookmarkhano muhuu loo
let’s see...
bookmarkhhagi
verb make a sharp turn; hagi at one time
bookmarkhuaa bodu
noun family
bookmarkhune
noun core of the breadfruit; the flower of the breadfruit tree
bookmarkhusi
taro bag, swamp
bookmarkili luu bongaa usu
kena
noun pale; whitish yellow
bookmarklau de madila
a tuna of fair size
bookmarklodo baba
noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries
bookmarkmaagaga dua
adjective to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmaamaane
adjective light1 (in weight)
bookmarkmaanadu gelo
adjective profound thoughts
bookmarkmada-galadi
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarkmadabiebie
noun fishsp.: seabass (2 sorts: 1 large, 1 small)
bookmarkmagi iviivi
adjective any illness characterized by wasting of the body (esp. t.b.), consumption
bookmarkmahagi
adjective (fruit) picked off (or caused to fall by wind)
bookmarkngalue mai
decrease
bookmarkngani mai
ngani toward oneself; fit (of clothes)
bookmarknoho hagamaaiongi
adjective to sit as though stunned (i.e., as though hagamaaiongi)
bookmarknoonogia
verb bloated from ingesting too much fat
bookmarkosi
a seedling; a shoot (of another plant) set aside for planting a seedling
bookmarksangatai
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarksaunga
adjective having an unpleasant bodyodor
bookmarksiia gi moana ngaadai
drift downwind, away from land
bookmarksilasila
verb look around for
bookmarksuunibongi
a coral formation resembling a man at the bottom of the lagoon; a method of pole fishing at night
bookmarktainadaane madua
noun elder brother
bookmarkuludino
shed skin (as reptiles do)
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