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aamua ange
higher
bookmarkalobagi
verb a lagoonward sandspit next to a channel between islets on the atoll
bookmarkbaguu de laa
past noon
bookmarkbiihingi
verb having flat buttocks, ugly (because not plump)
bookmarkbula
adjective a flash (e.g., of light); a quick glance; to light (a torch)
bookmarkdaa de masavaa
time’s up it is time for...
bookmarkdabeo
verb unclean,unkempt
bookmarkdahi i daho dangada
very popular
bookmarkde ngago
noun brain
bookmarkdee galo
perhaps
bookmarkdihidihi
noun butterfly fish
bookmarkdoo ade
a joking expression; literally, ’your liver!’
bookmarkduu baebae
adjective to appear in the distance as a row of small objects (like adjacent islets on the atoll)
bookmarkgaahanga
noun a rope used to assist in climbing
bookmarkgalo
noun fishsp.: goatfish (= small vede)
bookmarkgamugamua
verb covered all over (or here and there)with gamu
bookmarkgelemea
noun a by-product of the tumeric-making process
bookmarkgolo age
continually golo voluntarily
bookmarkgulu malali
breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhaa daha
noun the outer coconut palm frond
bookmarkhagaalahenua
verb provide land for
bookmarkhagadau aaloha
adjective love each other (esp. of persons of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhagaduu ngavesi
verb make boxes
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagahhano
verb show someone how to wash his hands (or mouth)
bookmarkhagahonu age lodo
feel uncomfortably sated with food and unable to eat
bookmarkhagaidaida
verb cry uncontrollably (hysterically); a disturbance of breathing
bookmarkhagamadagu
verb scare (someone); frighten (someone)
bookmarkhagamagua
verb to cause someone to steal
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagammau
adjective poisonous
bookmarkhagaobe
verb cause to have obe
bookmarkhagapunidia
verb add up (many things)
bookmarkhagausi mai
the appearance of rain clouds
bookmarkhai dagelo
adjective deep-bottomed
bookmarkhai modo
verb eat (or pick) when still unripe
bookmarkhaiadaligi
noun the eldest child of the eldest child
bookmarkhalehale me donu huu
surprisingly, it turned out to be possible
bookmarkhanohano dua
adjective suffer a setback; almost fall; gorge oneself; stagger backwards (e.g., under load)
bookmarkhanonga
noun trip1, journey
bookmarkhhudi
verb pull
bookmarkhiloa
noun fishsp.
bookmarkhonu ssele
noun turtle of a size suitable for eating(not quite as big as honu tolo)
bookmarkhune
noun core of the breadfruit; the flower of the breadfruit tree
bookmarkkano avaavaa
adjective porous
bookmarklabodo-daubulebule
noun eelsp.
bookmarklagolagohia
verb wounded in several places or all over
bookmarklalo ade
solar plexus (considered the seat of feeling)
bookmarklede
noun penetrating cold
bookmarkloma
adjective very calm, silent
bookmarklou de gaugau dalinga
pull the trigger (of a gun)
bookmarkmaakau laa loo dangada
what a shame
bookmarkmadaa duge
noun the tip of a duge
bookmarkmadau-dalinga
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkmagamagalil ~ magalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmai ange laa
the next (one) following the one in question
bookmarkmalo haahine
noun dress
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turnedover and over
bookmarkmanamanadua
verb keep remembering
bookmarkmanu-hagadigedige
noun mollusksp.: coneshell
bookmarkme dili dai
any current which flows away from the atoll
bookmarkme naa gi...
I wish that...
bookmarkmoana dabeo
rough seas
bookmarkmoe dolo
verb to sneak into another’s house at night for the purpose of having sexual relations
bookmarkmoni dui
a canoe rigged for casting for tuna
bookmarkmoni hagadeledele
noun model (or toy) canoe
bookmarkmoosugia
verb ripened unevenly (of breadfruit only)
bookmarkmuli lele
the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkmulo
verb rollup
bookmarkmuumuu kaiaa
adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)
bookmarkngalue ange
increase
bookmarkngaue mai
to reduce (in price, etc.)
bookmarknguua
verb be nguu
bookmarkodo
verb thatch
bookmarkpala de langi
it’s raining
bookmarkpono
verb to close
bookmarkpoo ange
touch (someone or something with the hand)
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksali ssavale
salivate
bookmarkse galubu
very fast
bookmarksibasiba
verb to walk off-balance
bookmarktino boo
full moon (a period comprising two nights)
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