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aahee laa
which were those
bookmarkaahu
adjective the intense pain resulting from having one’s skin punctured by a poisonous fish
bookmarkadi saele
adjective disseminate information
bookmarkau taadaaia
verb don’t rush take it easy
bookmarkbaa iho
adjective low (in altitude)
bookmarkbauanga
noun worth, value
bookmarkboo mai ange laa
the second night following
bookmarkdae maduu
noun a method of pulling flying fish into the canoe with a hand net
bookmarkdagimomo
adjective few for each one
bookmarkdala-loa
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdami
verb close1 one’s jaws; closing of the two halves of a clam shell
bookmarkdangada vai gelegele
a person of filthy appearance or habits
bookmarkdatada
noun fishsp.: snapper (= small dada)
bookmarkdau namu
noun mosquitonet
bookmarkdau ngaadahi
adjective equally stretched (of two or more ropes)
bookmarkdaumaha hagatoo donu
noun church service of dedication (in whichthe members renew their vows)
bookmarkdee dolia
verb impossible to find the equal of(dehors concours)
bookmarkdee kai laa dangada
so, it’s not so after all (just as we believed at first); no wonder
bookmarkdenei ai laa
this is that then
bookmarkdenei ange naa
about this
diba
adjective not level, tipped to one side
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdino
adjective a share of, allotment, portion
bookmarkdoo de gai me
miss a meal or meals (leading tonausea when eating is resumed)
bookmarkdoo me
verb plant things
bookmarkduanui
noun hard middle ridge of the coconut palm leaf
bookmarkduudanga aheahe
noun refrain (of song)
bookmarkduudanga daahili
noun verse of a song
bookmarke hia
how much
bookmarkgaba de aasanga
a side of the watercourses between islets on the atoll
bookmarkgai me
adjective eat food
bookmarkgau ivi
verb skinny
bookmarkgiligili tai
noun horizon
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haa lodo
noun the inner coconut palm frond
bookmarkhagadabu
verb restrict
bookmarkhagadaguu
noun a small axe, hatchet
bookmarkhagadaina
verb to put (someone) into a sibling or cousin relationship (as by an adoption)
bookmarkhagadeeai
verb refuse to
bookmarkhagatala gee
wanting always to hagatala
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhanu me
secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhesuisuihagi
verb repeatedly hesuihagi
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
bookmarkhoea
verb covered with sunburn blisters
bookmarkhooia donu huu
at the best possible time or place
bookmarkhuaamee daahaa
huaamee mugamuga
i hee ai goe
you lose
bookmarkiloo me
adjective charlatanism
bookmarklaagei
noun
lama
a dry coconut leaf
bookmarklauasaasa
verb skinny
bookmarkleia
verb be jumped upon; be landed upon
bookmarkleuleu
adjective becoming leu (ripe)
bookmarkllava
verb
finished
llea
adjective
say loudly
lua lodo
adjective undecided
bookmarkma tua
besides
bookmarkmaadau duiagi
noun a fishhook of a special type (for duiagi fishing)
bookmarkmaagau
verb die (plural subj.)
bookmarkmaagila
verb to appear to be barely separated (as islets on the atoll when seen from a distance); parted slightly
bookmarkmadaa gai
noun firstfruits
bookmarkmadaangahulu maa haa
number fourteen
bookmarkmaga ahi
noun glowing embers (without a flame)
bookmarkmagamagalili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagaugau
adjective easily faint or lose consciousness;mortality-prone (e.g., of a family)
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
noun starfish
bookmarkmau
adjective
usual
me pasa
noun radio
bookmarkmounuunu
verb easily mounu
bookmarkngadi diinonga
noun pagan gods,idols
bookmarknoa
verb tied (as with rope)
bookmarknoho
verb stay, sit, stop; freeze,coagulate; live (at); remain(somewhere); be situated
bookmarkomaau
pronoun our (dual, exclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkoomea
adjective afternoon (late)
bookmarkosia
verb taken for planting
bookmarksele gi tonu
make sure of
bookmarksiili
a stick used in a children’s game
bookmarksuugulu
verb learn
bookmarkubu
noun cup
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