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aahee ange
what else
bookmarkabongi baasi
adjective capsize sideways
bookmarkago i me
copy, imitate
bookmarkanga gee
turn one’s attention away from
bookmarkanuanumia age
adjective visibly bobbing up and down in the sea
bookmarkbakau doo
noun a dislocation of the shoulder joint
bookmarkbangoa
adjective slow down, be exhausted (physically), feel unenergetic
bookmarkbapabu
adjective the staccato sound of one hard object being struck against another
bookmarkbau iho
adjective capable only of looking after oneself (not others)
bookmarkbinga
adjective be named, be called; regarded as
bookmarkbulubuludi
verb keep hugging
bookmarkdaane ssili dala
special one,important one
bookmarkdada moni
adjective
to beach a canoe without using runners
dae de lodo
be satisfied completely
bookmarkdalaehala
verb pricked
bookmarkdalodalosia
verb pray for
bookmarkdangada ngauda
adjective a person who rarely goes fishing, landlubber
bookmarkdangadangalebu
verb becoming rougher (of seas)
bookmarkdangau-ngudu-aahua
noun
dauleelage
noun fishsp.: blenny
bookmarkdee hanga
adjective
don’t move away from the reef
delaa nei ()
that there is it (is that there it)
bookmarkdinana
noun mother, aunt; senior female relative, person in a mothering, or motherly, relationship
bookmarkdoga de manu
nesting of gadada, or gaalau, or gailulu
bookmarkdolodolo o de ava
noun <= luu dolodolo>
bookmarkdongi de lae
noun a spot on the forehead, worn in ancient religious ceremonies
bookmarkdua daabasi
noun the size of fishing line appropriate for tuna fishing
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plot
bookmarkduulua
noun fishsp.: jack (= large alaala)
bookmarkgaahanga
noun a rope used to assist in climbing
bookmarkgabaea
to hang oneself
bookmarkgalo de laa
the reddish sky at sunset
bookmarkgelegele gumi hue
fine-grained sand
bookmarkgelu-hai-usu
noun fishsp.: unicornfish
bookmarkgili malali
adjective
clean
gugu
adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to
bookmarkhaangoda dua agau
noun fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll)
bookmarkhagadoopeva
verb playatrickon
bookmarkhagadubu gina
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaduu ngavesi
verb make boxes
bookmarkhagaganimuli
verb to treat as a child younger than the eldest
bookmarkhagahaahine
adjective treat as women
bookmarkhagamaingaa
verb cause one to feel maingaa
bookmarkhagamau
verb to strive to become acquainted with
bookmarkhagasingano
verb cause to bear singano
bookmarkhagassui age
eat or drink just a little bit
bookmarkhanngoda dua agau
fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll).
bookmarkhhano
verb wash one’s own hands (or mouth)
bookmarkhoa lalo
noun anvil; or other hard object (such as astone) on which something can be struckhard; mortar stone
bookmarkhologemo
adjective
huaamee mugamuga
kava
adjective to feel uncomfortably warm
bookmarklahhie
noun firewood
bookmarklaudodole
noun smallness
bookmarklima lele
adjective quick to fight,short-tempered
bookmarkllidi
adjective dressup (esp. in new or very fancyclothes)
bookmarklodo danuaa
adjective contented,happy
bookmarkmaadau dae ssae
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaavae
adjective separated (two things),divorced
bookmarkmada mmea
adjective dark red
bookmarkmadavaivai
noun a type of knot used in net-making
bookmarkmaduilau
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkmainu daodao
mangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmasa bagubagu
adjective dry reef (at very low tide)
bookmarkme
mili
adjective fruitful, fructiferous
bookmarkmmenengia mai
discourage (someone) about something
bookmarkmoni galele
noun a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkmoomoa
noun the shoot from a germinating coconut
bookmarkmulo
verb rollup
bookmarkmuna o tangada
verb speak of the devil
bookmarknamanama
noun fishsp. (like ngaa, but longer and thinner)
bookmarkngadi gavadu
adjective a gift (to the hearer); a present (to the hearer)
bookmarkngadi vai
noun a coconut shell used for water storage(on fishing trips)
bookmarkngalue de gauvae
dislocated jaw
bookmarkngudu malie
adjective eloquent (of a person)
bookmarknohoa
verb occupied
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksali tae
adjective intractable watery diarrhea
bookmarktaadeu
pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for singular noun)
bookmarkubu loada
a coconut shell used for expectoration
bookmarkugu
rub (with pressure, as with sandpaper); the skin of the stingray used for sanding
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