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aloalo-uli
adjective becoming dark (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkanaa ange
and these (there)
bookmarkanaa donu
those only
bookmarkanei ange
and these (here)
bookmarkanei laa
these (here) which were there
bookmarkanei sili
these were enough
bookmarkaoaoa
verb habitually remain up until daybreak
bookmarkau madua
verb a type of ocean current far from land in which drifting objects collect
bookmarkbaani
adjective lie down
bookmarkbaba donu
adjective properly settled
bookmarkbadabaataianga
noun
bagua
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: pandan tree (pandanus dubius Spreng.)
bookmarkbalu malau
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbasalia
verb seep (of water)
bookmarkbole
adjective bawl out, be angry; be mad (as indicated by one’s movements)
bookmarkbunibuni
adjective be more-or-less together
bookmarkdababa-gabugabu-tai
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkdaubulebule
adjective spotted (covered with spots)
bookmarkde gai i mua
favorite food
bookmarkdenei ange
this is another one
bookmarkdiba iho
adjective to tip down; go away from the atoll
bookmarkduusaba
noun a type of musical instrument (a stretched palm leaf jiggled while blown against)
bookmarke hanuhanu i de pronoun
know something about
bookmarkgai niivoi
verb to eat food without washing one’s hands after having prepared a corpse for burial
bookmarkgaiaa dau bodu
commit adultery
bookmarkgaini
any lattice-like arrangement
bookmarkgango
adjective burned (overcooked food)
bookmarkgano dae
noun the net of a hand net (not including the net’s handle)
bookmarkgiado
outrigger boom
bookmarkgide sala
adjective misidentify
bookmarkgoloa haangoda
noun fishinggear
bookmarkgona
noun belly button
bookmarkgoogoo
noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)
bookmarkguanga
noun a type of basket
bookmarkhaalala
verb stand leaning
bookmarkhada
hagaaoaoa
verb cause to have been continuouslysufficient; aid (by giving something); help (with provisions)
bookmarkhagabiho
verb cause to become a leader
bookmarkhagabuu ange
blame (someone), incriminate (someone)
bookmarkhagadogo number
verb to join (to make up a group of a certain number)
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagahaibodu
verb wedding; perform a wedding
bookmarkhagahana iho
adjective recook for a little while
bookmarkhagaioo
verb cause to give
bookmarkhagalloba ange
to slacken the boom sheet (of a sailing canoe)
bookmarkhagasogosogoisi
verb
hagavvale
verb spiritpossession
bookmarkhai de hilihili
verb hold an election
bookmarkhalaasola
noun mollusksp.: clam sp. (a type of baasua)
bookmarkhhoa
verb crack open; break into pieces; cut a hole in
bookmarkhonga de mouli
during the lifetime of
bookmarkhuuhuli
verb
kave gi de mahi
obtain by force
bookmarkkumi
verb calculate (do arithmetic),figure out
bookmarklaalaa
verb having many branches
bookmarklama
a dry coconut leaf
bookmarklangi maadolu
noun heavy rain
bookmarklimamalie
adjective good at massaging
bookmarklluhe
noun plantsp.: swordfern (the native term applies possibly to several spp.)
bookmarklodo mao lunga
characteristically hagamao lunga; egotistical, self-centered, arrogant inspirit
bookmarkmaagoda
adjective jealous (sexual jealousy)
bookmarkmaalioso
adjective die,dead (persons or animals)
bookmarkmaanadu bodobodo
adjective limited in intelligence
bookmarkmadaladala de leo
a clear and high-pitched singing voice
bookmarkmadalua maa haa
number twenty four
bookmarkmala
bald
bookmarkmangoo-biho-lua
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkmanu lauligi
me hhadu
noun falsehood,lie
bookmarkme pasa
noun radio
bookmarkmee mmala
noun gallbladder
bookmarkmesde-gelee
noun mollusksp.: oliveshell <"mr. grey">
bookmarkmounuunu
adjective easily mounu
bookmarkngadi laangi
noun a day other than sunday; a day on whichnothing is accomplished
bookmarkngaolo
adjective to make noise (irregular repeated sounds)
bookmarkngole iho
adjective to use the biggest first
bookmarkngudu leia
verb be the object of continual gossip; scorned
bookmarknugu
noun land,islet
bookmarkono
numeral six
bookmarksabisabini
verb wrap up or tie up over and over
bookmarksausaunga
adjective continually saunga
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarktaiseni
adjective sleepy
bookmarktangada mange
now you’ve done it!
bookmarkunuunu
nurse (at the breast)
bookmarkvaalanga
made up (of a story only)
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