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abo sala
adjective mean (by nature), unkind
bookmarkaheahe
verb keep returning
bookmarkalohanga
noun a streak of smooth water in the sea
bookmarkanaa laa
these (there) which were there
bookmarkau madua
verb a type of ocean current far from land in which drifting objects collect
bookmarkbaalanga
noun
metal (any kind)
basa maalie
adjective speak moderately
bookmarkbili makaga
love
bookmarkbole
adjective bawl out, be angry; be mad (as indicated by one’s movements)
bookmarkboo gi de gai
continually wanting to eat
bookmarkboo hagadanu malama
the nights on which the quarter moon is obscured by rain
bookmarkdaa de hia
what time is it
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipperlobster
bookmarkdabadaba
verb twinkling,flashing,winking
bookmarkdagadagalia
verb heavily travelled
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dangada baoa
noun dead person buried at sea who washesback up on shore
bookmarkdao
noun spear, branch of
bookmarkdaogave
noun a type of coconut tree
bookmarkdau maagau
noun a period during which many people die
bookmarkdaubasa
a great many
bookmarkdaubulebule
adjective spotted (covered with spots)
bookmarkdeai me ao ai
useless
bookmarkdenei ai huu
this is it still
bookmarkdogo
verb to punt (propel a canoe by poling); puntpole
bookmarkduu saba
unstable, poorly balanced
bookmarkgai nnao
adjective exaggerate (esp. in storytelling)
bookmarkgalo
noun fishsp.: goatfish (= small vede)
bookmarkgaua
verb to have enlarged lymph nodes
bookmarkgaugau dalinga
noun exterior of the ear; a loop-like handle
bookmarkgelu-uliuli
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkhaalo
verb extend one’s hand, reach out; to expect things from others, and accept too readily
bookmarkhadu-uli
noun coralsp.: bluecoral
bookmarkhagaahe mai
adjective return to the fold
bookmarkhagaalo-mea
verb cause to be red (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagaduu ngae
adjective earnestly; to the limits of one’s capacity; struggle (e.g., to complete work)
bookmarkhagagalele
verb teach to galale
bookmarkhagahaunu
verb cause to drink alcoholic beverages
bookmarkhagaida
verb to bare one’s teeth (by opening the lips)
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
verb cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagatoo donu
verb promise, contract1 with; swear to the truth of
bookmarkhagatugu tai
ebbing of tide
bookmarkhai gaavenga
verb restless (of a child)
bookmarkhai muna
adjective public meeting
bookmarkhakide
verb to reveal oneself to someone (of a ghost); to show (familiarize with)
bookmarkhale gai
noun restaurant
bookmarkhalehale dagodo
adjective guarded condition or prognosis (of a sick person); unsettled (of a situation, the weather, etc.)
bookmarkhhali
verb scoop up (of solids only)
bookmarkhhudi
verb pull
bookmarkhinangalomalie
adjective feel happy or contented or at peacewith the world
bookmarkhuna me
a habitual thief
bookmarkina
verb to light up an area at night (esp. for hunting land crabs)
bookmarklaagei
noun
laangi hagadaahao
noun fieldday
bookmarklanga
verb weave
bookmarklebidi
noun birdsp.: whitetern
bookmarklibolibo ange
drunk, dizzy, crazy
bookmarklodo dagidahi
have differing views (within a group of people)
bookmarkloua ama
verb to sail with the outrigger float partially submerged
bookmarkmaakau loo dangada
now we’re in trouble
bookmarkmaamaanadu
verb keep thinking about
bookmarkmagona
adjective extraordinary,outstanding,unusual
bookmarkmalo lau manu
cloth with a flowered pattern
bookmarkmalu gohu
adjective becoming darker (as when the sky becomes overcast)
bookmarkmanu-de-boo
noun centipede
bookmarkmaoli
noun a suspicion which proves to be true
bookmarkmasagage
adjective good at fighting
bookmarkme gee
a coconut without any meat
bookmarkmoni lele
noun airplane
bookmarkmother
tinana
bookmarkmusumusu laa lalo
whisper softly
bookmarknebu
verb to do something so earnestly that one has no time to talk; be very busy
bookmarkngudu aahua
islet shore (except that facing the lagoon)
bookmarknngaoa
verb noisy (a loud, individually perceived, noise)
bookmarknoho hagamaaiongi
adjective to sit as though stunned (i.e., as though hagamaaiongi)
bookmarknooligi
a small knife
bookmarknuinui
noun a special kind of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net
bookmarkono
noun fishsp.: barracuda
bookmarkpee
adjective pass wind (flatus)
bookmarksaabai
verb lift up and carry; carry (a burden)
bookmarksaba
verb be in a precarious position
bookmarksao de leo
clear in elocution or in one’s singing voice
bookmarkseseu
verb
push (now and into the future)
soe age
straight up; decide (for oneself)
bookmarksoe lodo modu
to remain (or sit, or stand) motionless (as when praying)
bookmarksomo
adjective grow, develop; coconutapple
bookmarkssuanga
stained in one place
bookmarktugi lima
noun elbow
bookmarkubu haohao
type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream
bookmarkvinivini
noun wrinkle (fabric)
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