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ago i me
copy, imitate
bookmarkahu
noun islet
bookmarkanaa ange
and these (there)
bookmarkanaa maa
those were about (approximately)
bookmarkbaa huu i --
just like
bookmarkbalapigi
verb drenched
bookmarkbasa pada
adjective speak harshly
bookmarkbeaha
adjective to be in a serious condition, critically ill or injured
bookmarkbebela
noun prowler
bookmarkbudu
noun the appearance of many fish (or birds, or animals which are good to eat) after a death
bookmarkbuu
noun bladder, balloon, ball; the head of the octopus; a net on a long handle; a conch shell trumpet; or any other round, hollow, inflatable object
bookmarkdaadaaia ange
adjective be in a hurry to
bookmarkdabagau
noun a type of floor mat
bookmarkdagilanea
adjective each having a lot
bookmarkdala-dalaa-moa
noun plantsp.: lycopodium phlegmaria l.
bookmarkdanu de bela
spade up taro plots, adding mulch
bookmarkdao hadu
verb cover up (by putting on layer after layer); give too much (e.g., work) to
bookmarkde heduu o taiao
noun morningstar
bookmarkdemee hagaangiangi
fan
bookmarkdiinonga-o-salo
noun fishsp.
bookmarkdoo me
verb plant things
bookmarkdookalala
stilts; walk on stilts
bookmarkdugi gee
chase away (in a certain direction)
bookmarkduu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkduugiva
adjective rough texture, of a plaited object such as a mat
bookmarkelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgaa gee de nnamu
having a strong odor
bookmarkgaba-moe
noun fishsp.: cardinalfish
bookmarkgana
noun bad person
bookmarkgano agau
noun reef (including land thereon)
bookmarkgidigidi
verb short
bookmarkgiivia
verb to have something in one’s eye
bookmarkgoigoi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler(heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagaalukaba
verb cause to leave quickly, force out
bookmarkhagaava
verb make a channel
bookmarkhagabiigia
verb to make sticky
bookmarkhagadoa
verb act like a giant
bookmarkhagaholi
verb begin to form (something)
bookmarkhagahoou
verb make like new
bookmarkhagalleo
verb to produce many sounds
bookmarkhagamaa
verb to rinse off salt water from the body (with fresh water)
bookmarkhagamua
verb be first; get closer to
bookmarkhagangadi me
verb treat as unimportant; to sacrifice (not thinking of oneself)
bookmarkhagasii lolo
noun wheel
bookmarkhakide
verb to reveal oneself to someone (of a ghost); to show (familiarize with)
bookmarkhanu me
adjective a secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhatuli
verb thunder
bookmarkhhedu
verb fold up (several folds), roll up
bookmarkhodo
noun the spine of the stingray
bookmarkhulo gee
go away
iganibongi
noun fishsp.
bookmarkivi-a-daea
noun shoulderblade
bookmarkkii ange
increase
bookmarklaosedi
noun seawater
bookmarklau de madila
a tuna of fair size
bookmarklau henua
verb waves of sufficient size to wash overall land on the atoll; tidalwave
bookmarkleba
verb flap in the wind (like a flag)
bookmarkllena luu mada
llibo ange luu vae
run
bookmarklo te vvela
the hottest part (of the day, of a fire, etc.)
bookmarklollolo
oily
bookmarkluu hua
noun labiamajora
bookmarkmadagauhala
noun the lower abdomen, crotch, pubic area
bookmarkmalino
adjective calm (weather), still (wind)
bookmarkmanu solo laagau
a file (for filing metal)
bookmarkmassagaila
verb incompletely cooked
bookmarkmuumuu kaiaa
adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)
bookmarkngadolo
adjective a landslide or similar movement of things
bookmarkniho
noun tooth, teeth
bookmarkolonoa
sea cucumber
bookmarksai
verb wrap,cover up (with several layers)
bookmarksiiviivii
verb a way of singing a child to sleep
bookmarksinga mai (adu, ange)
come carrying
bookmarksio
noun waterspout (esp. the air causing it); whirlwind
bookmarksobo
adjective rise up (as the sun), get up, jump up
bookmarksou
verb a gust of wind
bookmarksuugulu
verb learn
bookmarktangada adi longo
gossipy person, telltale
bookmarkuu duaa nui
broom.
bookmarkvaagia
found or caught doing something wrong
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