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aalohi modu
noun lagoonward of the islets of the atoll
bookmarkabo manu
adjective to correct someone without justification
bookmarkagilau
verb pugnacious
bookmarkanaa laa
these (there) which were there
bookmarkbaabaa ama
verb to steer a canoe to its outrigger side (opp. of baabaa gadea)
bookmarkbaalasi saele
shine a flashlight indiscriminately on people
bookmarkbae
verb an arrangement of rocks to make a retaining wall or pier, etc.; push aside (in all directions)
bookmarkbaieu
noun mollusk sp.: clam sp.
bookmarkbasa hagasengasenga
adjective speak in riddles or aphoristically or in parables
bookmarkbasaa
verb be talked into
bookmarkbini daubeemala
verb a method of making flower headdresses
bookmarkboo dolu de gulu
the third day after breadfruit has been picked (after which it is not good to eat)
bookmarkdaane hai moni
sailor,seaman
bookmarkdaane hebagi
adjective soldier
bookmarkdada me
adjective to obtain taro (by pulling up the tubers)
bookmarkdagalia
verb trampled down (from people walking on); thoroughfare
bookmarkdalodalo keli
adjective pray earnestly
bookmarkdangada dau duadae
a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)
bookmarkdangau-sissisi
noun
dau maagau
noun a period during which many people die
bookmarkdee beaha
all rightit’s nothing
bookmarkdenaa donu
that is it for sure
bookmarkdenei au
it is i
bookmarkdiidegaehala
noun the sixth child of a couple
bookmarkdogaa
adjective bashful, ashamed, shy, embarrassed
bookmarkdoo me (ai)
verb make fun of, ridicule
bookmarkduiagi
verb fishing using a whole fish as bait
bookmarkduu modu
adjective vertical cut
bookmarkgagai
verb propensity of fish to bite (one at a time)
bookmarkgage
verb climb; climb up on
bookmarkgai de henua
native food (not imported)
bookmarkgaligi
adjective covered all over with
bookmarkgau bini
noun a tool used in braiding rope
bookmarkgoli manu
adjective pick flowers
bookmarkhaaide
verb measure (exactly)
bookmarkhaangoda de agau
a method of fishing (with a line on the reef)
bookmarkhadu lunga
noun a stone used to crush hermit crabs(for bait)
bookmarkhagabasabasalia
verb cause to be convinced
bookmarkhagadaga ange
increase in
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hagadege
verb cause to wiggle the hips once
bookmarkhagadonu
verb trust, believe; interpret; support as a witness
bookmarkhagadubu o madaligi
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaduidui
adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe
bookmarkhagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagagubenga
verb to teach someone to use a gubenga
bookmarkhagamaadau
noun barb
bookmarkhagamabua
verb cause to hagamabu
bookmarkhagamalo
verb provide clothes for
bookmarkhagapale
verb teach to steer, allow to steer, lean against
bookmarkhakide gauligi
adjective spoil children
bookmarkhelii-baalanga
noun plantsp.: grasssp.
bookmarkhulu
noun reactive hostility
bookmarkhuugaabungubungu
very plump
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkivi a duimogo
pelvic bone
bookmarkkaba donu
wait!
bookmarkkano maalama
noun a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarkkii
verb move away
bookmarklalo de langi
beyond the horizon, far away from theatoll
bookmarklau kena
noun leaves (or hair) that have lost their natural healthy color
bookmarklaulaunga
noun able to be hooked
bookmarkloiho
adjective
go or come down (or toward the lagoon)
longoaa
adjective <= longaa>
bookmarkluu au
pronoun your (singular; for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkmadaangahulu-ma-dahi-malama
time noun november (’eleventh month’)
bookmarkmadaoaligi
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkmage
magimagiaa
adjective frequently magiaa
bookmarkmanamanadua
verb keep remembering
bookmarkmaomao
more and more; diminshing rainfall
bookmarkmasaova laohie o de ngadau
noun dry season
bookmarkmimi
adjective urinate
bookmarkmoni galele
a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkmuimuia
verb be muimui
bookmarknabe
verb to hook under the waistband or belt
bookmarkpaa de mahedua
sneeze loudly
bookmarkpaa ono maahana
receive one’s punishment, suffer
bookmarksaabai
verb lift up and carry; carry (a burden)
bookmarkse me pilo aha
don’t bother
bookmarksee boiboi saele
stagger about (from a head injury), move as though unconscious
bookmarksenga maido
adjective stupidly unafraid of danger (likemaido)
bookmarkseni alaala
adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety
bookmarksoe age
straight up; decide (for oneself)
bookmarksomo
adjective grow, develop; coconutapple
bookmarkssuonioni
sand
bookmarkvaivai daahili
a dirty song
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