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aasanga
verb a watercourse between islets on the atoll
bookmarkau e dee gai naa loo
I’ll bet you can’t
bookmarkbaaua
noun fish sp., rabbitfish
bookmarkbili makaga
love
bookmarkboo mai ange laa
the second night following
bookmarkdaa (dau)
chanting (of old chants)
bookmarkdaa de hia
what time is it
bookmarkdaelodo gi lunga
a large number of
bookmarkdahidonga
noun grandfather
bookmarkdalebu
verb turbulent (air or seas)
bookmarkdama ssege
noun a foetus which has been aborted
bookmarkdamaa dae
adjective skillful at catching flying fish
bookmarkdamaa dogi
adjective skillful in the use of an adze
bookmarkdangi buada
adjective the noise made by a fast-moving projectile
bookmarkdau duadae
be a sucker, be fooled easily
bookmarkdeeai donu
positively no
bookmarkdenei au
it is i
bookmarkdenga hhuge --
upward current
bookmarkdenga meelaa
those ones over there (plural)
bookmarkdiba
noun portion, share, part, fraction
bookmarkdiibanga goo dii
a game played by children (to determinewho is "it")
bookmarkdoga
noun a (live) coral formation
bookmarkdolo-mea
noun spinystarfish
bookmarkdoo lodolodo
risky,unreliable
bookmarkduusaba
noun type of musical intrument which consists a stretched palm leaf that is blown in order to make sound
bookmarkeligi
adjective
chief of the island ()
gaadinga hagaangiangi
noun copra dried in the wind (not in the sunor in an oven)
bookmarkgaleva
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkgaloi
gamu
verb cut (something)
bookmarkgango
adjective burned (overcooked food)
bookmarkgano dea
the soft wood just under the bark of a tree
bookmarkgaso
noun roof thatch rafters (of pandanus slats)
bookmarkgeesaa
noun mollusksp.: fimbria soverbii
bookmarkgolomagi lodo
adjective self-controlled
bookmarkhaaina dangada
adjective stare at people indiscreetly (esp.strangers)
bookmarkhagaaduisiisi
verb to treat someone as a first husband or wife
bookmarkhagaduulou
verb eat ravenously
bookmarkhagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagahoohanga
verb allow birds to nest, or prepare a placefor their nesting
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
verb attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhai maadua
adjective mention of one’s elders by others
bookmarkhai me
industrious
bookmarkhai sogosogo
verb masturbate
bookmarkhaoli
verb cover up
bookmarkhelii-lausedi
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkhhagi gee
turn away from (to avoid),veer
bookmarkhhali
verb scoop up (of solids only)
bookmarkhoe
verb blisters on the skin caused by sunburn
bookmarkholiage
verb go about something in a complete circle
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
adjective rust
bookmarkhuevini
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
noun sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkieiangi
adjective recovered from illness
bookmarkkave dagi de momo
take a little (or few) at a time
bookmarkkave gi de mahi
obtain by force
bookmarklaangai sahole
noun a fishing condition in which tuna are jumping and biting
bookmarklongoaa
adjective <= longaa>
bookmarkluu odaadeu
pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for dual, inalienable noun)
bookmarkmaadau mada bodobodo
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaakau loo dangada
now we’re in trouble
bookmarkmaalioso
adjective die,dead (persons or animals)
bookmarkmagi gobegobe
adjective cold (sickness)
bookmarkmalulu
adjective cold (referring to temperature of something)
bookmarkmassogosogo
adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe
bookmarkmaunga
noun way of becoming accustomed to
bookmarkmogomogo
noun muscle
bookmarkmouli
adjective living, alive; life; life-style; that on which life seems to depend (e.g., favorite food or activity); life-principle (spirit, soul, etc.)
bookmarkmuna o de henua
a community meeting (for listening to speeches or instructions)
bookmarkngali
grind
bookmarknoho dodo
coagulation of blood
bookmarknounu
saa
a share of food (esp. for children)
bookmarkse aha goe
you’re a nobody
bookmarkseni
seni iho
adjective take a nap, stay overnight (away fromhome)
bookmarksigo ina uavesi
don’t forget
bookmarktamana o dogu bodu
noun father-in-law
bookmarktangada mange
now you’ve done it!
bookmarkuubiho
head-first presentation of a fetus at birth
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