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aboo nei
tonight (future)
bookmarkbaa galele
noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing
bookmarkbaa hagasalau
adjective make contact with while not aligned
bookmarkbagibagi
noun
basa soe
adjective say what is on one’s mind; speak directly (so that one’s meaning is clear)
bookmarkbido dagi
follow in order to spy on
bookmarkboo gi dai
the period when the quarter moon appears in the west just after sunset
bookmarkdadango
verb repeatedly fall upon
bookmarkdagabuli
verb gather together in a group
bookmarkdaladala
verb say again and again
bookmarkdalangasau
verb be quick-witted in an emergency
bookmarkdangada dau duadae
a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)
bookmarkdangidangi
adjective cry a lot; beg, apologize; a type of aboriginal chant
bookmarkdaogili
noun
dau de madangi
be hit by (usually a strong) wind
bookmarkdau looloa
adjective to tie at the end of a long tether
bookmarkdauoni-baabaa
noun fishsp. (a rare school fish which looks like saniba)
bookmarkdee vaaseegina
hardly able to wait for
bookmarkdenei donu
this is it for sure
bookmarkdudu de niho
a method of treating toothaches in which a burning root (of the aoa tree) is applied to the tooth (which later disintegrates)
bookmarkduuduu manu
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkgadunga
fire-plow
bookmarkgai baalau
verb eat messily (getting food on one’s face); make a mess (esp. involving liquid or organic material)
bookmarkgai me hagadau doa
eat as though competing against othereaters in a test of manliness(e.g., to eat fish with the scales and all)
bookmarkgai ngaadai
adjective <= gai ngaadahi>
bookmarkgalagala
noun spongesp. (several spp.)
bookmarkgannui mada balabala
gannui which is soft and mushy
bookmarkgau looloa gaadinga
noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts
bookmarkgini manu
verb pick flowers
bookmarkgosigosi
verb to scratch (slightly) repeatedly
bookmarkhagaalukaba
verb cause to leave quickly, force out
bookmarkhagaaneane
verb console; excite sexually
bookmarkhagabolo
verb to include in one’s will
bookmarkhagadae
verb to give a hand net to
bookmarkhagadania
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagasegesege ange
allow someone to do as he pleases
bookmarkhagasogosogoisi
verb
hai me
industrious
bookmarkhebaledage
verb a confluence of currents (making the water choppy)
bookmarkhhali lo te laagau
a depression in a log (an abnormal growth)
bookmarkhhano gi daha
to wash one’s hands in such a way that the dirty water does not fall back into the basin or well
bookmarkhhao tuula
adjective to sail so as to fill one’s sails with wind (sailing crosswind)
bookmarkhhuge iho
adjective an opening in the clouds
bookmarkhina
noun ability,capacity (of person),resourcefulness
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
adjective rust
bookmarkhono
verb a patch (on clothes, or a canoe, etc.)
bookmarkhua bugaliaa
hugahuga
noun a type of soft driftwood (used for plugs)
bookmarkhulu made
noun the fading of one’s hair color (becoming white)
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
noun the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarki ono daha
at his place, with him
bookmarkkai laanui
adjective show-off; a legend concerning the founding of nukuoro
bookmarkkii ange
verb increase
bookmarkkii gee
move away from
bookmarklaa tua
besides
bookmarklabua gee lodo
to have an upset stomach (being on the point of nausea)
bookmarklimamalie
good at massaging
bookmarklluu
adjective mad or angry (but not showing it)
bookmarklongo
adjective hear, feel; news
bookmarklongohie
adjective big around, fat
bookmarkmalianoono
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligiligi
noun flying insect
bookmarkmao lunga
high, high-ranking
bookmarkmavaevae
adjective scattered
bookmarkmmala
adjective sour; bitter
bookmarkmmulu
verb stroke,rub gently
bookmarkmoe tao
adjective sleep soundly
bookmarkmoigaga
noun fibers of the coconut husk
bookmarkmomo dai sii
a very very little (in quantity)
bookmarkmomo loo huu
just a very little
bookmarknebua
verb be nebu
bookmarknui hoohoa
noun
a coconut tree trunk incised with steps
olonoa
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkpelaani
verb fry
bookmarkpoo mai
a unit of measurement (from the end of the extended thumb to the other side of the clenched fist)
bookmarksaagule
pick head lice
bookmarksahe
noun any material used to absorb a menstrual flow
bookmarksai moni
noun a fleet of canoes
bookmarksavali
verb hungry
bookmarkseesee hagadaahao
adjective walk (for recreation)
bookmarksiisiia
verb fished in (place)
bookmarksinsia
sugi-laagoo
goatfish
bookmarktao tangada
to immerse a person in medication
bookmarktinana o dogu bodu
noun mother-in-law
bookmarkuubiho
head-first presentation of a fetus at birth
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