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aalanga
noun member (of the body, a house, etc.)
bookmarkadu-balebale-i-dai
noun fishsp.
bookmarkanataiao
this morning
bookmarkanei nei
these now
bookmarkanga iho
noun self-awareness
bookmarkau e dee gai naa loo
I’ll bet you can’t
bookmarkbaalanga
noun
metal (any kind)
balabalavini
adjective clumsy by nature; awkward by nature
bookmarkbasa senga
adjective speak senselessly
bookmarkbinga
adjective be named, be called; regarded as
bookmarkboaanga
noun a period (of time) during which many people require massage (for fractures)
bookmarkboo adu laa
day after tomorrow at night
bookmarkboolleiee
adjective a type of sound, made to frighten someone
bookmarkdaa iho
adjective go toward the lagoon (from land)
bookmarkdaabeduge adu ange
take a lot of
bookmarkdagi gee
lead away from
bookmarkdala mmea
verb redness or inflammation of the skin (e.g., a welt)
bookmarkdali
verb wait for,along with
bookmarkdanu de maasina
the setting of the moon
bookmarkdao bagu
verb dry out (fish or food to preserve it)
bookmarkdao beau
noun the wave following the highest one
bookmarkdao malui
noun a spear with a hinged barb
bookmarkdee mahana tae
stay for only a short time
bookmarkdelaa nei ()
that there is it (is that there it)
bookmarkdenei naa ()
this will be it. (will this be it)
bookmarkdiidii ange
urinate against
bookmarkdinana mai i daha
stepmother
bookmarkduu munimuni
adjective hideandseek (a game)
bookmarkelaa
a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgage de henua
invade
bookmarkgano agau
noun reef (including land thereon)
bookmarkgau anga
noun thigh
bookmarkgaunga
noun the partially burned wood or coconut husk which is left over after a fire
bookmarkgiivia
verb to have something in one’s eye
bookmarkhaa leu
noun a leaf which has turned yellowish-brown
bookmarkhadu goinga
noun boundarystone
bookmarkhagaahi
verb provide fire to or for; hungry; eatsomething
bookmarkhagamanida
verb lift (something) up
bookmarkhai daina
adjective the relationship between siblings or cousins
bookmarkhakino gee
filthy,disgusting
bookmarkhakolona
noun mollusksp.: augershell (terebridae sp.)
bookmarkhale baabaa
noun frame house
bookmarkhatahata
noun chest (body part)
bookmarkhhano
verb wash one’s own hands (or mouth)
bookmarkhoe
noun a canoepaddle
bookmarkhulo saele
wander around
bookmarkhuuhuge
verb open or uncover many things (by several persons)
bookmarkisi
verb to peel off in long thin strips
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarklabaai
verb the confluence, on the reef, of a big wave and the backwash
bookmarklaulau a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarklevango
adjective fight
bookmarklima-malama
time noun may (’fifth month’)
bookmarkllilo mai
decreasing (in number); becoming less
bookmarklou gulu
adjective pick breadfruit
bookmarkmaaileele
adjective die,dead (persons or animals)
bookmarkmada legalega
verb a small hole;having small openings
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmadalua maa lima
number twenty five
bookmarkmaea
noun a type of rope (the thickest sort)
bookmarkmalillili
adjective easily made malili; to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmanu de henua
noun nukuoro varieties of swamp taro(cyrtosperma)
bookmarkmanu hagadigedige
noun top (toy)
bookmarkmee
noun thing
bookmarkmogomogo
noun muscle
bookmarkngaangauda
verb habitually ngauda
bookmarkngalue mai
decrease
bookmarkngau hala
verb bite someone
bookmarkngudu ai
act as an interpreter
bookmarknoomeemea
a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave
bookmarkoia
adjective a sound used to communicate the tiredness of the speaker, or that the speaker recognizes his mistake
bookmarkpelaini
verb to fry
bookmarkpula luu mada
excited with joy
bookmarksaa
noun a share of food (esp. for children)
bookmarksalulu
adjective the noise of an explosion or loud report (as when two things collide)
bookmarksangatai
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarkseesee hagadaahao
adjective walk (for recreation)
bookmarksibasiba
verb to walk off-balance
bookmarksinga sogosogo
adjective do something (e.g., work) all by oneself
bookmarksongosongo
genitals (of males or females)
bookmarkssii
a hissing sound used to indicate disapproval
bookmarksuisui
become wet
bookmarktaadeu
pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for singular noun)
bookmarktala
rough in texture (as perceived at one time)
bookmarktangada adi longo
gossipy person, telltale
bookmarkula de gili
inflammation; red in the face; sunburned
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