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anei loo
these (here) are the ones
bookmarkanga gee
turn one’s attention away from
bookmarkangeange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkaoaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkbaa ssalu
adjective carom off violently
bookmarkbooi
noun a type of prepared food (made from mashed taro and coconut juice)
bookmarkbula de ganomada
get mad
bookmarkdaane honu
noun a person of many accomplishments
bookmarkdagisoa
adjective many (people) at each (time or place, etc.)
bookmarkdahola
verb fish, hunt (at night)
bookmarkdala gaogao
noun the part of the human body between the hip and the ribs
bookmarkdangada gai dangada
cannibal
bookmarkdao bagu
verb dry out (fish or food to preserve it)
bookmarkdao ssanga
noun roof support (top) poles, wall plates
bookmarkdaumaha daahili
noun song service (in church)
bookmarkdeai ange
no more, no other
bookmarkdeai donu
adjective none at all
bookmarkdee heloongoi
adjective misunderstand one another; mismated (not matched properly); not fit; not able to get along with
bookmarkdii de laa
the shining of the sun
bookmarkdili de lima
to swing one’s arms (when walking)
bookmarkdodi
adjective have a limp (physical condition)
bookmarkdogi hulihuli
noun <= sauligi>
bookmarkdogoduli
adjective crouch on all fours
bookmarkduu de --
adjective having plenty of
bookmarkduulanga
noun the sector from which the wind blows
bookmarkduusaba
noun a type of musical instrument (a stretched palm leaf jiggled while blown against)
bookmarkga vaa laa dangada
oh dear (that’s not good)
bookmarkgaalau-ango
noun plantsp.: tumeric plant (curcuma sp.)
bookmarkgaaui
verb take (someone) along (with one) (esp.carrying, etc.)
bookmarkgadinibidi
a type of fishook made from pearl shell
bookmarkgaini
noun any lattice-like arrangement
bookmarkgannui ngadaa
adjective a coconut which has less gannui than would be expected at its stage of maturity
bookmarkgauligi ange
younger than
bookmarkgili dama
verb soft-skinned
bookmarkgina
noun fishsp.: rainbowrunner
bookmarkgulu daladala
breadfruit with rough skin
bookmarkhagaalahenua
verb provide land for
bookmarkhagabasaa
verb be talked into
bookmarkhagadania
verb a type of prepared food made from breadfruit
bookmarkhagadotodi
verb walk with a limp (temporarily)
bookmarkhagaduu eidu
superstitious; to believe in ghosts.
bookmarkhagaduu ssaalanga
adjective search intently for
bookmarkhagaduulanga
noun method of construction; appearance (e.g., of a ship, house, or other construction)
bookmarkhagaduulou
verb eat ravenously
bookmarkhagamaingaa
verb cause one to feel maingaa
bookmarkhagassogalia
verb
hagatau
verb arrange (in order), a program; name one after another; refuse to do one’s part because of someone else’s actions
bookmarkhagatoo donu
verb promise, contract1 with; swear to the truth of
bookmarkhai dangada
adjective the relationship between relatives, related (of persons)
bookmarkhanngoda dua agau
fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll).
bookmarkhelelei
adjective fly at the same time
bookmarkhilo
verb mix; braid strands of sennit
bookmarkhuadia
noun fishingpole
bookmarkhuahua ai
be in charge of, control, lead
bookmarkhungi
verb tricks of self-defense (some of which are like judo or karate)
bookmarkkano mouli
adjective fresh meat (including fish)
bookmarkkena
adjective pale; whitish-yellow
bookmarklalaa
verb sizzling noise (as in frying)
bookmarklao
noun the posterior portion of the coconut crab
bookmarkleba
verb flap in the wind (like a flag)
bookmarkleia
verb be jumped upon; be landed upon
bookmarklele age
regain consciousness; epilepsy; surfacing (of flying fish)
bookmarkllingi
verb pour out,spill out (sand)
bookmarklodo baageaa
adjective weak-willed, easily tempted; excitedeasily by the opposite sex
bookmarkloha
verb fathom (the span of one’s outstretched arms)
bookmarkloiho
adjective
go or come down (or toward the lagoon)
mada ahodo
verb any place where seawater seeps into the taro bog
bookmarkmada ligiligi
adjective having small eyes or holes
bookmarkmada mmea
dark red
bookmarkmagamagalili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmaluulu
adjective cool
bookmarkmama
noun dust, gas, steam,vapor, fumes, spray (e.g., of waves)
bookmarkmanenga
noun fishsp. (= a very large balagia, 3-4 feet long)
bookmarkmanu-de-bua
noun birdsp.: sacredkingfisher (halcyon sancta) (the native term applies possibly to several spp.)
bookmarkmau goloa
rich in material possessions
bookmarkmodimodi
adjective walk stealthily in a crouch
bookmarkmunamuna
adjective a short prayer
bookmarknebu
verb to do something so earnestly that one has no time to talk; be very busy
bookmarkngadi ubu
noun an empty coconut shell used as a container
bookmarknnoo
adjective covetous,envious
bookmarkoga
to husk (a coconut) with a sharp stick
bookmarkolaadeu
pronoun their (for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkoohia
verb (for a canoe) to be able to navigate on the reef (i.e., the tide not being so low that it is too shallow)
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksauligi
noun a type of adze (with a rotatable head)
bookmarkseisei
pipefish
bookmarksomo boi
grow abnormally (having defects)
bookmarktabuvae
noun toe
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